Pakistan

• All 8 people rescued from cable car dangling 275 m above Pakistan ravine

  Six children and two adults were on their way to a local school when one of the cable car lines snapped, leaving them stranded half way across a ravine.

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  Aug 22
  
• Pakistan resumes some rail service after derailment kills at least 30

  After the crash, many passengers complained that they were waiting for the resumption of the train service from Karachi to the eastern Punjab province.

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  Aug 7
  
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• Suicide bombing kills at least 54 people at political rally in Pakistan

  The victims were attending a rally organized by the Jamiat Ulema Islam party, headed by hard-line cleric and politician Fazlur Rehman.

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  Jul 31
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• People around the world are dying in ‘unprecedented’ heavy rains this week

  Countries around the globe are seeing heavy rainfall and flooding, just days after a heat wave last week smashed global heat records.

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  Jul 11
• Pakistan police claim former PM Imran Khan hiding suspects in recent riots

  Last week, Khan supporters had attacked public property and military installations after he was dragged out of a courtroom and detained.

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  May 17
• Imran Khan’s release ordered by Supreme Court of Pakistan

  The Supreme Court ruled Khan's arrest on Tuesday -- that sparked widespread unrest in the country as well as protests in other countries -- was illegal.

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  May 11
• Violent protests in Pakistan after former PM Imran Khan’s arrest

  Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan appeared in court Wednesday, a day after he was dragged from another court and arrested in Islamabad

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  May 10
• At least 11 dead after 6.5 magnitude earthquake rattles Pakistan, Afghanistan

  Dozens of others were injured in the quake, which was centered in Afghanistan and also felt in bordering Tajikistan, and more were taken to hospital suffering shock.

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  Mar 21
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• Pakistan police storm Imran Khan’s home as former PM heads to court

  Imran Khan was not in the home, having traveled to Islamabad to appear before a judge to face charges he sold state gifts while in office and hid his assets.

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  Mar 18
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• Pervez Musharraf, Pakistan’s martial ruler who aided U.S. in 9/11 wars, dies

  Gen. Pervez Musharraf, who seized power in a bloodless coup and later led a reluctant Pakistan into aiding the U.S. war in Afghanistan against the Taliban, has died.

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  Feb 5