Pakistan

• June 06, 2025

  Teenage TikTok Star's Killing Sparks Outrage Over Violence Against Women In Pakistan

  Women in Pakistan are protesting the killing of a 17-year-old social media influencer. On June 3, police in the Pakistani capital, Islamabad, said they arrested a 22-year-old man for killing Sana Yousaf a day earlier.

• June 01, 2025

  A Doctor's Mission To Help At-Risk Infants And Mothers In Rural Pakistan

  Dr. Shazia Khpalwak visits remote areas of Pakistan's Balochistan Province to provide care for mothers and newborns. Her work touches many lives, but factors like water shortages and poor nutrition create widespread health risks beyond one doctor’s reach.

• June 01, 2025

  Pakistan Doctor Fights To Bring Neonatal Care To Remote Villages

  Dr. Shazia Khpalwak says her patients in rural Balochistan lack clean drinking water, have poor nutrition, and don't have access to vaccines. Khpalwak works to improve lives by getting medication and advice to struggling mothers.

• May 27, 2025

  Pakistani Police Officer Killed In Attack On Polio Vaccine Team

  A Pakistani police officer was killed when gunmen opened fire on a delegation of health workers carrying out a polio vaccination drive in the volatile Balochistan province.

• May 21, 2025

  Explosion Near School Bus in Balochistan Kills 5, Including 3 Children

  At least five people, including three children, were killed and 35 others injured when an explosion occurred near a school bus in Balochistan Province, a vast mineral-rich province in southwestern Pakistan that has been the scene of a simmering separatist insurgency for nearly a quarter-century.

• May 21, 2025

  Afghan Female Athletes Flee Taliban Only To Face New Hurdles In Pakistan

  Afghan women athletes who fled to Pakistan to escape Taliban restrictions now face poverty, lack of training facilities, and stalled asylum cases. Stranded in limbo for years, many are calling out the UN refugee agency for inaction as they struggle to survive and pursue their passion in exile.

• May 12, 2025

  Indian Prime Minister Warns Pakistan Against 'Terrorist Attacks' As US-Brokered Cease-Fire Appears To Hold

  Pakistan and India both declared victory in a recent flare-up of violence as a US-mediated cease-fire appeared to largely hold on May 11, with the nuclear-armed neighbors stepping back from a potential full-scale war over the disputed Kashmir region.

• May 11, 2025

  India-Pakistan Cease-Fire Appears To Be Holding After Accusations Of Early Violations

  A US-mediated cease-fire between India and Pakistan seems to be largely holding, despite both sides accusing the other of violating the truce hours after it was signed.

• May 10, 2025

  Blasts Heard Ahead of Pakistan-India Cease-Fire Deal

  Explosions rocked the border areas of India and Pakistan on the morning of May 10, but a cease-fire was announced hours later. The last attacks came after Pakistan accused India of launching missile strikes on three Pakistani air bases.

• May 10, 2025

  Pakistan, India Agree To 'Immediate Cease-Fire,' Even As Early Violations Reported

  India and Pakistan agreed to an immediate cease-fire, US President Donald Trump and officials from both South Asian countries said, after the biggest flare-up of fighting between the nuclear-armed neighbors in years sparked fears of a full-scale war.

• May 08, 2025

  Pakistan, India Fighting Persists In Wake Of Kashmir Killings

  Pakistan and India traded accusations of attacks on May 8, as tensions persisted amid the worst flare-up of fighting between the nuclear-armed neighbors in more than 20 years.

• May 07, 2025

  India's Deadly Strikes On Pakistan Spark Protests

  Protesters took to the streets of the Pakistani city of Peshawar on May 7 after India launched overnight strikes on Pakistan in retaliation for attacks on Hindu tourists in Kashmir two weeks ago.

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