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Pakistani humanitarian Bilquis Edhi has died

6:11pm April 15, 2022

by Hannah Bloch

She was the widow of Abdul Sattar Edhi, founder of Pakistan's best-known social services network. A nurse, she worked alongside her husband and focused especially on the welfare of children and women.

Soldiers and volunteers search the wreckage at the site of the Pakistan International Airlines crash in Karachi, Pakistan, on Friday.

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Mass Casualties Expected After Passenger Jet Crashes In Karachi, Pakistan

12:54pm May 22, 2020

by Jason Slotkin

Karachi's mayor says there were no survivors on the plane — reported to be carrying about 100 people — that crashed into a neighborhood in Pakistan's most populated city.

Daniel Pearl, a Wall Street Journal reporter, was killed by militants in Pakistan in 2002.

Pakistani Court Overturns Murder Conviction In Killing Of Journalist Daniel Pearl

4:42pm April 02, 2020

by Brakkton Booker

Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh faced the death penalty for the 2002 kidnapping and murder of a Wall Street Journal reporter. A court in Pakistan reduced his sentence to seven years.

A little girl fills two jerry cans with water in the Korangi slum in Karachi. Fetching water is a duty that often falls on very young children.

For Karachi's Water Mafia, Stolen H2O Is A 'Lucrative Business'

4:46pm September 10, 2018

In Pakistan's port city, gangs siphon off water from government pipes and resell it to residents. Surprisingly, the municipal water board is now partnering with the mafia to distribute it.

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Attendees peruse the books available at last weekend's Karachi Literary Festival.

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Liberal Pakistanis Reclaim 'Shrinking Space' For Expression At Karachi Lit Fest

3:49pm February 13, 2018

by Diaa Hadid

The annual, Oxford University Press-produced literature festival showcases books, music and open debate of Pakistan's problems.

Ghulam Siddique, a goat herder from Pakistan's Sindh province, has been forced to increase the price of his goats to offset the rising cost of the animals' feed.

Why Some Muslims In Pakistan Won't Be Able To Buy A Goat This Year

5:08pm August 31, 2017

by Meher Ahmad

Buying a sacrificial goat for the Muslim holiday of Eid l-Adha is the sign of a strong household. But harsh droughts in the Karachi area are making it hard for families to afford one.

Pakistani security officials inspect the site of an explosion in Quetta on Friday. All told, dozens of people were killed Friday in several cities across Pakistan.

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Dozens Of People Killed In A Bloody Day Of Attacks Across Pakistan

7:35pm June 24, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

Between twin bombings at a Parachinar market, a car bombing near a police office in Quetta and a shooting in Karachi, Pakistan is reeling from attacks claimed by several extremist groups.

Parvez Henry Gill, a devout Christian, is building a 140-foot cross in Karachi, Pakistan. Christians are a tiny minority in mostly Muslim Pakistan and are sometimes targeted in violent attacks. Gill says he has received many threats, but calls the cross a

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In Combustible, Muslim Karachi, A Christian Erects A 140-Foot Cross

2:14pm June 18, 2015

by Philip Reeves

Parvez Henry Gill says the cross is intended as a "symbol of peace." But in a city where sectarian violence is common, the cross could become a target. Gill acknowledges that death threats are common.

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