Islamabad

• Fearful of Taliban, targeted by ISIS, persecuted Hazaras flee Afghanistan

  The return of the Taliban to power in August has stoked fears among Hazaras, who have long been targeted for their ethnicity and Shia faith.

  Canada

  Oct 16, 2021
  
• Pakistan blocks social media access, restricts news coverage of anti-blasphemy protests

  The Pakistani government has blocked access to Facebook, Twitter and YouTube and ordered private news channels off the air, as Islamist protests that began in the capital Islamabad began to spill into other parts of the country. 

  World

  Nov 25, 2017
  
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• Pakistan freezes accounts of 5,000 suspected terrorists collectively worth $3 million

  Government officials say political foot-dragging and sympathetic supporters in Pakistan makes it difficult to cut funds to terrorist groups.

  News

  Jun 3, 2017
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• Heavy snow, rain snap dry spell in parts of Pakistan

  Heavy snowfall and blizzard-like conditions blanketed parts of Pakistan on Wednesday, prompting many local residents to rush outside.

  Environment

  Jan 4, 2017
• Pakistan passenger plane crashes with 48 people on board

  A plane belonging to Pakistan's national carrier crashed on Wednesday with 48 people on board, apparently killing all of them, police and an airline spokesman said.

  World

  Dec 7, 2016
• Major earthquake rattles Middle East

  A powerful earthquake has rattled Pakistan's capital and other cities across the country.

  World

  Apr 10, 2016
• Monsoon, floods kill more than 230 in Pakistan, India

  Heavy monsoon rains and flash floods washing across have killed 128 people in Pakistan and 108 in India.

  Weather

  Sep 6, 2014
• Anti-government protesters clash with police in Pakistani capital

  At least three people were killed and nearly 400 admitted to hospitals in clashes that started Saturday night and continued to boil over Sunday, officials said.

  World

  Aug 31, 2014
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• Bomb blast in Pakistani capital kills 21

  A bomb ripped through a fruit and vegetable market on the outskirts of the Pakistani capital of Islamabad on Wednesday morning, killing at least 21 people.

  World

  Apr 9, 2014
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• Musharraf survives assassination attempt in Pakistan

  A Pakistani police official says a bomb exploded near a convoy carrying former President Pervez Musharraf in the capital of Islamabad but the former ruler was not harmed.

  World

  Apr 3, 2014