Pakistan

• Record-breaking heatwaves hit India, Pakistan bringing extreme April weather

  More than a billion people are at risk of heat-related impacts in the region, scientists have warned, linking the early onset of an intense summer to climate change.

  Environment

  Apr 30
  
• Pakistan PM Imran Khan ousted after losing no-confidence vote in parliament

  The vote means Imran Khan will no longer hold office and the country's lower house will now elect a new prime minister and government.

  Politics

  Apr 9
  
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• Suicide bombing kills at least 63 at Shi’ite Muslim mosque in Pakistan

  The Islamic State claimed responsibility for the bombing in a statement, which would make it one of the biggest attacks carried out by the group inside Pakistan.

  World

  Mar 5
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• Afghan refugees, ‘very resilient’ human rights workers arrive in Edmonton

  The refugees fled Afghanistan when the Taliban took over in August 2021 and had been in hiding until earlier this week, when a flight could be booked.

  Canada

  Jan 14
• Cold kills 22 stranded tourists amid heavy snow at Pakistan’s mountain resort

  Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed said thousands of vehicles had been pulled from the snow but more than a thousand were still stuck in the area Saturday.

  World

  Jan 8
• At least 17 killed after sewer gas explosion in south Pakistan

  Senior police officer Sarfaraz Nawaz Shaikh said the loss of lives and property could be blamed on human errors of construction over the sewer.

  World

  Dec 18, 2021
• U.S., Russia, China discuss path forward for Afghanistan at Pakistan-hosted summit

  Afghanistan's Taliban-appointed foreign minister, Amir Khan Muttaqi, did not attend the meeting but later met with the special envoys in Islamabad.

  World

  Nov 11, 2021
• 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
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• After years apart, refugee family finally settles in their new Saskatoon home

  Rashid and Virdah married three years ago, but the pandemic, politics and prejudice kept them apart. They finally reunited, for good, in Saskatoon on Wednesday.

  Canada

  Oct 14, 2021
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• Powerful earthquake rocks southwest Pakistan, at least 20 dead

  The quake was centered about 14 kilometers (8 miles) north-northeast of Harnai in Baluchistan province, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

  Environment

  Oct 6, 2021