Pakistani officials say unidentified gunmen have shot and killed a transgender woman in the northwest city of Peshawar, in the latest violence to target the long-oppressed community.
Pakistani officials say a rockslide at a marble mine in the country's northwest has killed at least 19 miners and left five others still trapped as rescuers comb the scene.
A Pakistani court has sentenced a Christian man to death after convicting him of sending text messages containing "blasphemous" content.
The United Nation voiced alarm on September 8 at growing attacks on journalists and activists in Pakistan, often amid cries of blasphemy, urging Islamabad to protect those facing threats and probe any violence.
Pakistani officials say a landslide at a marble mine in the country's northwest has killed at least 19 miners and left five others trapped as rescuers comb the scene.
Police in Pakistan have filed blasphemy charges against at least 40 people in the past month, a surge that rights activists say is extremely troubling.
Pakistan is seeking the reversal of a $5.8 billion penalty imposed by an international tribunal for denying a mining lease to an Australian company, saying that paying the fine would hinder its handling of the coronavirus pandemic.
A Pakistani official says a roadside explosion in the northwestern South Waziristan tribal district has left three soldiers dead and another wounded.
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on September 2 ordered authorities to release from prison all female prisoners who suffer from physical or mental illness or who are age 55 or older.
Pakistan on September 1 blocked access to Tinder and several other dating apps in a bid to control "immoral" and "indecent" content just days after regulators threatened to shut down YouTube for similar reasons.
Water-borne diseases like cholera, typhoid, hepatitis, and Dengue fever have hit the largest Pakistani city of Karachi after flooding caused by record heavy rains, officials and rescuers said on September 1.
A Pakistani court on September 1 warned the country's ailing former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to return home by September 10 to face a corruption hearing or risk being declared a fugitive from justice.
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