Niaz Ali Khan is a journalist with RFE/RL's Radio Mashaal.
Two Chinese citizens were killed in a large blast near the airport of Karachi, Pakistan's largest city. The attack took place late on October 6 and was claimed by the separatist Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) in a statement.
Police in Karachi fired tear gas and warning shots after some protesters threw stones and tried to cross barriers blocking access to the U.S. Consulate. The protesters on September 29 rallied against the killing of Hassan Nasrallah, chief of Hezbollah, designated as a terrorist group by the U.S.
Hospitals in the city of Karachi are preparing for an influx of patients suffering from heat stroke amid sweltering temperatures in Pakistan. For those braving the stifling heat wave, volunteers are pouring water on pedestrians as street vendors provide ice-cold beverages to help locals cool off.
Pakistani students in the homeland have protested attacks on their compatriots in Kyrgyzstan. The rallies held on May 18 urged Pakistan to ensure safety for its students in the Central Asian country. Late on May 18, a special flight arrived in Lahore with Pakistani students from Bishkek.
The recent deaths of several women in northwestern Pakistan have put the spotlight on so-called honor killings in the South Asian country. Human rights groups say hundreds of girls and women are killed every year, often by relatives who say they are defending the family’s honor.
Pakistani demonstrators have slammed the government's crackdown on undocumented Afghan nationals. Slogans on some banners warned of the hardships awaiting women and minorities deported to Afghanistan. In October, the Pakistani government ordered undocumented Afghans to leave by the end of the month.
Islamabad's order that all illegal immigrants leave the country has prompted harsh criticism by rights watchdogs and the large Afghan community that has long sought refuge in Pakistan.
