Pakistan Fights Its Fiercest Taliban Insurgency in a Decade

Pakistan uprooted the Taliban with U.S. help in the 2010s. But the insurgency has resurfaced with assistance from the Afghan Taliban.

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Car Bomb Hits Quetta, a City in Pakistan’s Balochistan Province

The blast outside the local headquarters of a Pakistani paramilitary force in the city of Quetta could be heard miles away.

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Car Bomb Hits Quetta, a City in Pakistan’s Balochistan Province

The blast outside the local headquarters of a Pakistani paramilitary force in the city of Quetta could be heard miles away.

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Pakistan’s Floods Are a Climate Change Warning

Pakistan, among the countries most vulnerable to climate change, has been battered by floods and extreme heat as critics say its government needs to do more.

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Hundreds Languish in Pakistan’s Prisons on Blasphemy Charges

In Pakistan, hundreds are in jail on charges of blaspheming Islam. Rights groups say some of these cases are due to bad actors entrapping victims online.

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Once a Source of Life and Renewal, Monsoon Brings Death to Pakistan

With villages swept away and Pakistan’s largest city assailed by monsoon floods, climate change has brought a catastrophic new normal to the country.

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A Pakistani Village Devastated by Flooding: ‘Like Death Visited Every Home’

At least 660 people have died in rain-related incidents across Pakistan since monsoon season began in late June, and 935 more have been injured.

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Flash Floods in Pakistan Kill at Least 60 People in a Single Day

The country has faced heavier rain during monsoon seasons, which scientists have attributed to climate change.

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Pakistan Is in Trump’s Good Graces, but for How Long?

President Trump hosted the South Asian nation’s army chief and seeks deals on critical minerals and crypto. But Pakistan is also tightening its military partnership with China.

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Video Forces Pakistan to Confront ‘Honor Killings’ and Gender Violence

Women in Pakistan die every day for supposedly dishonoring their families, and arrests are rare. But Bano Bibi’s defiant last words were caught on video.

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