China April 27, 2023 China's railroad to world domination: $58 billion rail link with Pakistan will reduce reliance on West China has proposed its most expensive Belt and Road Initiative yet with a $58 billion railway system that would connect Pakistan to western China in a move to further reduce Western trade dependence.
Pakistan April 25, 2023 Pakistan reports first monkeypox case A Pakistani man has tested positive for monkeypox, making him the first confirmed case of the disease in the country. Authorities have been advised to watch for further cases.
Pakistan April 25, 2023 Deadly blasts that struck Pakistan’s counterterrorism facility caused by electrical shorts A deadly explosion that struck a counterterrorism facility in Pakistan was not a terror attack. The blasts that killed 16 people and injured 50 others were caused by short circuits.
Pakistan April 24, 2023 Pakistani police say 2 blasts at counterterrorism facility kill at least 12 Pakistani police said that two blasts Monday at a northwestern counterterrorism police facility killed at least 12 people. Police said they rescued nearly 30 of the wounded people.
Pakistan April 18, 2023 Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai working on new memoir, her ‘most personal book yet' Malala Yousafzai, a Pakistani Nobel laureate who escaped an assassination attempt from the Taliban, announced that she is working on a new book.
Pakistan April 18, 2023 Massive landslide in Pakistan buries 2 dozen trucks, kills 2 A massive mudslide near a highway in Pakistan has buried several trucks and killed at least two people. More than 100 first responders arrived to save the victims.
Pakistan April 17, 2023 Chinese national arrested in Pakistan after allegedly insulting Islam, Prophet Muhammad A Chinese national was arrested in Pakistan for allegedly insulting Islam and the Prophet Mohammad. The offenses carry the death penalty under Pakistan's controversial blasphemy laws.
Pakistan April 14, 2023 Pakistani police arrest woman for claiming to be Islam's prophet Pakistani police arrested a woman Friday for claiming to be an Islamic prophet. The Muslim woman was taken into custody from her home on charges of blasphemy.
Pakistan April 10, 2023 Pakistanis living overseas sent $2.5 billion back home in March as country grapples with economic crisis Pakistan’s central bank said its citizens living abroad sent $2.5 billion back to their home country in March as the economy battles with one of its worst economic crises.
Pakistan April 5, 2023 International veterinarians save ailing elephant at Pakistani zoo after video sparks widespread concern Veterinarians from Austria, Egypt, and Bulgaria helped save an ailing elephant at a Pakistani zoo. The team was able to help the elephant stand with a crane and a fire truck.
Pakistan April 5, 2023 International veterinarians visit sickly elephant in Pakistani zoo amid widespread concern Veterinarians from Austria and Egypt visited a Pakistani zoo to treat a 17-year-old ailing elephant who suffers from arthritis and was seen struggling to stand on her own.