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Deaths of lions, ostriches in Islamabad zoo sparks probe

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 31 08:17 AM

ISLAMABAD - Pakistani officials on Thursday began a new probe into Islamabad's notorious zoo, already under scrutiny over its treatment of a famous elephant, following the recent deaths of several animals including lions and ostriches. Read more »

Pakistan virus deaths drop, but government warns of Eid spike

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 27 08:15 AM

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Pakistan has seen an 80-per cent drop in coronavirus deaths but risks a spike in new cases after the upcoming Eid festival, a government health official said Sunday. Read more »

22 Sikh pilgrims killed as train rams van in Pakistan

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 04 06:14 AM

At least 22 Sikh pilgrims -- 19 from the same family -- were killed on Friday when a train smashed into a van in eastern Pakistan, authorities said. Read more »

WHO says Middle East at 'critical threshold' in coronavirus numbers

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 02 05:54 AM

The World Health Organization warned Wednesday the Middle East was at a decisive moment in the fight against the novel coronavirus, with cases surging as countries ease lockdown measures. Read more »

Gunmen wage deadly battle at Pakistan stock exchange

Salman Masood, The New York Times
Posted at Jun 30 04:15 AM

Armed with assault rifles and hand grenades, separatist militants tried to storm Pakistan’s stock exchange in the city of Karachi on Monday, killing three people and wounding several others before security officers shot and killed the attackers, officials said. Read more »

Pakistan prime minister lambasted for bin Laden 'martyr' remark

Kyodo News
Updated as of Jun 26 10:27 PM

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan faced mounting criticism Friday for having called Osama bin Laden, the founder of the al-Qaida terrorist group, a "martyr" in a speech in the lower house of parliament the previous day.   Read more »

30% of Pakistani pilots have fake licenses: aviation minister

Kyodo News
Posted at Jun 26 03:48 AM

Pakistani airlines on Thursday appeared caught by surprise by the aviation minister's disclosure that about 30 percent of commercial pilots in the country possess fake licenses, some of whom are even flying for foreign carriers.   Read more »

Report blames human error for Pakistan plane crash that killed 97

Zain Zaman Janjua and Sajjad Tarakzai, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jun 24 06:39 PM

The pilots had been discussing the coronavirus pandemic as they attempted to land the Airbus A320. Read more »

Pakistan battles plague of locusts by turning them into chicken feed

Kaneez Fatima, with Ashraf Khan in Karachi, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 10 01:37 PM

LAHORE - Chickens in Pakistan have been feasting on captured locusts under an initiative to combat swarms of the insects that are threatening food supplies in the impoverished country.   Read more »

Cockpit voice recorder found in debris of Pakistan crash

Asif Shahzad and Tim Hepher, Reuters
Posted at May 28 07:01 PM

ISLAMABAD - Search teams on Thursday recovered the cockpit voice recorder from the wreckage of a Pakistani airliner that crashed into a city neighbourhood last week killing 97 people on board, a spokesman for the airline said.   Read more »

Pakistan uses militant-tracking tech to hunt virus

Nasir Jaffry, Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 28 01:58 PM

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Pakistan's intelligence services are deploying secretive surveillance technology normally used to locate militants to instead track coronavirus patients and the people they come into contact with. Read more »

Survivor recalls horror of Pakistan plane crash that killed 97

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 23 03:54 PM

KARACHI, Pakistan - One of the two people to survive a plane crash in Pakistan that killed 97 people has described jumping from the burning wreckage of the aircraft after it hurtled into a residential neighborhood. Read more »

97 dead, 2 survivors from Pakistan plane crash: health ministry

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 23 10:45 AM

The bodies of the passengers and crew killed had been recovered from the site near the city's airport, the Sindh Health Ministry said. Read more »

40 bodies recovered, dozens more feared dead in Pakistan plane crash

Ashraf Khan, Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 23 03:04 AM

At least 40 dead bodies have been recovered after a Pakistani plane crashed with nearly 100 people on board in the southern city of Karachi on Friday, according to rescue officials, with dozens more feared dead.   Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: May 22, 2020

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 23 12:37 AM

Here are the big stories today in photos. Read more »

Pakistan International Airlines plane crashes in Karachi

Fareed Khan, AP
Posted at May 22 08:44 PM

Fire brigade staff try to put out a fire caused by a plane crash in Karachi, Pakistan on Friday. Read more »

Plane crashes in Pakistan, many feared dead

Reuters and Associated Press
Updated as of May 22 10:48 PM

A passenger plane of state-run Pakistan International Airlines with over 100 passengers and crew crashed near Karachi in southern Pakistan Friday, officials said. Read more »

Pakistan starts repatriating UAE-based nationals stranded by coronavirus

Reuters
Posted at Apr 20 09:30 AM

DUBAI - Pakistan has started repatriating some of its citizens from the United Arab Emirates, which had threatened to review labor ties with countries refusing to take back their nationals during the novel coronavirus pandemic. Read more »

Pakistan re-arrests four men acquitted in Daniel Pearl murder case

Syed Raza Hassan and Gibran Naiyyar Peshimam, Reuters
Posted at Apr 04 05:09 PM

KARACHI/ISLAMABAD - Pakistani authorities on Friday ordered the detention of four men set to be released after being acquitted by a court over the murder of US journalist Daniel Pearl, and the government said it would challenge the acquittal next week. Read more »

Pakistan says Facebook to help in fight against polio

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 17 03:04 AM

Pakistan says Facebook will help the country in its fight against polio after authorities blamed anti-vaccine content posted last year on the social network site for a leap in the number of cases. Read more »