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Kashmir attack: Why Pakistan’s threat to suspend Simla Agreement matters | Conflict News
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Kashmir attack: Why Pakistan’s threat to suspend Simla Agreement matters | Conflict News

Islamabad, Pakistan – Tensions between India and Pakistan have soared since the April 22 attack on tourists in the scenic resort town of...

Despite crackdown, Afghan refugees remain rooted in Pakistan’s northwest | Refugees News
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Despite crackdown, Afghan refugees remain rooted in Pakistan’s northwest | Refugees News

Akber Khan is seeing a brisk trade at his restaurant in the northwest Pakistani city of Peshawar. Staff fan skewers of grilled meats...

Dead or alive? Surviving Pakistan’s 28-hour train hijack in an engine | Armed Groups
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Dead or alive? Surviving Pakistan’s 28-hour train hijack in an engine | Armed Groups

Quetta, Pakistan — On the cold morning of March 11, Saad Qamar wore his white and blue uniform, said goodbye to his parents and...

Why is Pakistan’s new canal project sparking water shortage fears? | Water News
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Why is Pakistan’s new canal project sparking water shortage fears? | Water News

Islamabad, Pakistan – The Pakistan government has launched an ambitious agricultural project with the aim of boosting food security in the South Asian...

Despite rising prices, Pakistan’s love for sugar remains unshaken | Business and Economy
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Despite rising prices, Pakistan’s love for sugar remains unshaken | Business and Economy

Islamabad, Pakistan – When Ayesha Khan, a mother of four, was buying groceries for her family this week, sugar was high on her shopping...

Pakistan’s ‘war on terror’ approach is dangerous | Opinions
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Pakistan’s ‘war on terror’ approach is dangerous | Opinions

Refusing to see the roots of insurgencies, using ‘terrorism’ labels, and scapegoating neighbours are not winning strategies. On March 11, fighters from the...

Swallowed by the sea, Pakistan’s Indus delta now threatened by canals | Water News
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Swallowed by the sea, Pakistan’s Indus delta now threatened by canals | Water News

Thatta, Pakistan – On a sunny afternoon at Dando Jetty, a small fishing village in Pakistan’s sprawling Indus Delta, a boat is being...

‘A rain of rockets and bullets’: Survivors of Pakistan’s train hijacking | Armed Groups News
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‘A rain of rockets and bullets’: Survivors of Pakistan’s train hijacking | Armed Groups News

Quetta, Pakistan – Survivors of Tuesday’s deadly train hijacking by Baloch separatists have described how they watched fellow passengers being executed and fled...

Who are the BLA – the group behind Pakistan’s deadly train hijack? | Conflict News
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Who are the BLA – the group behind Pakistan’s deadly train hijack? | Conflict News

Islamabad, Pakistan – Security forces in Pakistan’s southwestern province of Balochistan say they have concluded a military operation against armed separatists who hijacked...