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December 12, 2023

Suicide bomber attacks Pakistani police station, killing at least 23 officers and wounding 32 others

A suicide bomber detonated his explosive-laden vehicle at a police station in Pakistan on Tuesday, killing at least 23 officers and wounding 32 others.

December 6, 2023

3 dead in southern Pakistan as fire tears through commercial building

Three people were reported dead and a fourth injured Wednesday after a large fire broke out in a multi-story commercial building in Karachi, Pakistan.

November 30, 2023

Pakistani province looks to deport 10,000 Afghans per day

Officials in southwestern Pakistan's Baluchistan province are reportedly aiming to deport 10,000 Afghans per day, hundreds of thousands of whom they claim are in Pakistan illegally.

November 30, 2023

Pakistan arrests 4 in 'honor killing' of woman, 18, who appeared with boyfriend in viral photo

Pakistani authorities have arrested four people in the "honor killing" of an 18-year-old woman who went viral after a photo of her sitting with her boyfriend circulated online.

November 27, 2023

Pakistani army kills 8 militants in Afghan border raid

Pakistan's army reportedly killed eight militants along the Afghan border Sunday in an intelligence-based operation likely targeting Taliban-allied forces.

November 25, 2023

At least 10 dead, 22 injured as fire rips through Pakistan mall

At least 10 people have been killed after a fire tore through a shopping mall in Pakistan on Saturday and at least 22 others have been injured.

November 23, 2023

5 Indian soldiers, 2 suspected militants dead after exchanging gunfire in Kashmir

Five Indian soldiers and two suspected militants were killed following an exchange of gunfire with rebels in the disputed, Indo-Pakistani Kashmir territory.

November 15, 2023

Pakistan, IMF reach deal to release $700M in bailout funds

Pakistan reached a preliminary agreement Wednesday with the International Monetary Fund to release $700 million from a previously-approved $3 billion bailout fund.

November 9, 2023

Heavy smog in Pakistan's capital leaves thousands sick, forces school closures

Toxic smog has sickened tens of thousands of people in Pakistan’s cultural capital of Lahore, forcing authorities to shut schools, markets and parks for four days.

November 4, 2023

Pakistan launches crackdown on illegal immigration, echoing US debate amid terror concerns

Pakistan authorities are launching raids against illegal immigrants as part of a crackdown that targets mostly Afghans after warning last month of deportations.