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March 22, 2023
Pashtun Community Revives Norouz Celebrations In Pakistan

Norouz festivities are making a comeback among Pashtun communities in northwestern Pakistan. The spring celebrations marking the arrival of the new year died down a century ago due to calendar changes and imperial borders that limited contacts with fellow Pashtuns in Afghanistan and elsewhere.

March 21, 2023
Earthquake Kills At Least 13 In Pakistan, Afghanistan

A 6.5-magnitude earthquake with an epicenter in the northeastern Afghan region of Hindukush has killed at least 13 people and injured dozens in Pakistan and Afghanistan, authorities and local officials say.
March 21, 2023
UNICEF Warns That Millions In Pakistan Still Lack Safe Water Following Floods

The United Nations children's agency UNICEF says that six months after catastrophic floods struck Pakistan, more than 10 million people, including children, living in flood-affected areas still have no access to safe drinking water.
March 21, 2023
HRW Urges Pakistan To Drop Terrorism Charges Against Opposition Supporters

Human Rights Watch (HRW) says authorities in Pakistan have committed abuses while confronting supporters of ex-Prime Minister Imran Khan during recent protests.
March 21, 2023
Local Pakistani Official Among 11 People Killed In Attack On Car

Eleven people were killed on March 20 in an armed attack on a vehicle in Abbottabad, Pakistan. The dead included Atif Munsif Jadoon, chairman of the Havelian area of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Province.
March 20, 2023
Pakistani Police Arrest Dozens Of Supporters Of Former Prime Minister

Pakistani police have arrested dozens of supporters and aides of former Prime Minister Imran Khan as part of a crackdown on those involved in recent clashes with the security forces, Khan's party and police said on March 20.
March 19, 2023
Pakistani Police File Terrorism Charges Against Ex-PM Khan

Police in the Pakistani capital filed charges on March 19 against former Prime Minister Imran Khan, 17 of his aides, and scores of supporters, accusing them of terrorism and several other offenses after the ousted premier's followers clashed with security forces in Islamabad the previous day.
March 18, 2023
Arrest Warrant Against Former Pakistani Prime Minister Dropped After Judge Marks Court Appearance

A Pakistani judge has dropped an arrest warrant against former Prime Minister Imran Khan after he traveled to court in Islamabad to comply with an official order that he appear.
March 17, 2023
Pakistani Athlete Who Died In Migrant Boat Crash Laid To Rest

Mourners attended the March 16 funeral of a Pakistani female field hockey player who died in a migrant boat crash off Italy’s coast last month.
March 17, 2023
Former Pakistani PM Khan Asks Court To Hear Request To Stop Arrest Warrant, May Appear At Hearing

A lawyer for Imran Khan says the former prime minister has asked a Pakistani court to hear his request on March 17 to stop a police operation to arrest him after violent clashes this week between his supporters and security forces trying to detain him at his residence in Lahore.
March 16, 2023
Pakistani Court Extends Pause In Arresting Former Prime Minister Khan

A Pakistani court on March 16 extended a pause in the effort to arrest former Prime Minister Imran Khan, a sign of easing tension in the country's cultural capital after clashes erupted this week when police tried to detain him.
March 15, 2023
Court Pauses Attempt To Arrest Pakistan Ex-PM Imran Khan After Fresh Clashes

Fresh clashes took place between Pakistani police and supporters of Imran Khan as security forces on March 15 tried for a second day to arrest the former prime minister at his residence in the northeastern city of Lahore.

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Wednesday 22 March 2023

Pashtun Community Revives Norouz Celebrations In Pakistan

Earthquake Kills At Least 13 In Pakistan, Afghanistan

UNICEF Warns That Millions In Pakistan Still Lack Safe Water Following Floods

HRW Urges Pakistan To Drop Terrorism Charges Against Opposition Supporters

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Pakistani Athlete Who Died In Migrant Boat Crash Laid To Rest

Former Pakistani PM Khan Asks Court To Hear Request To Stop Arrest Warrant, May Appear At Hearing

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Wednesday 22 March 2023

Pashtun Community Revives Norouz Celebrations In Pakistan

Earthquake Kills At Least 13 In Pakistan, Afghanistan

UNICEF Warns That Millions In Pakistan Still Lack Safe Water Following Floods

HRW Urges Pakistan To Drop Terrorism Charges Against Opposition Supporters

Local Pakistani Official Among 11 People Killed In Attack On Car

Pakistani Police Arrest Dozens Of Supporters Of Former Prime Minister

Pakistani Police File Terrorism Charges Against Ex-PM Khan

Arrest Warrant Against Former Pakistani Prime Minister Dropped After Judge Marks Court Appearance

Pakistani Athlete Who Died In Migrant Boat Crash Laid To Rest

Former Pakistani PM Khan Asks Court To Hear Request To Stop Arrest Warrant, May Appear At Hearing

Pakistani Court Extends Pause In Arresting Former Prime Minister Khan

Court Pauses Attempt To Arrest Pakistan Ex-PM Imran Khan After Fresh Clashes

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