Pakistan continued to be hit by torrential rains with more than 20 people dying on August 20 in fresh flooding that has crippled several parts of the country over the last weeks.
Recovery crews looked for bodies and dug through debris in Pakistan's northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province after deadly floods killed more than 350 people in the region. RFE/RL spoke to people in villages hit by flash flooding and landslides that were triggered by heavy monsoon rains.
Amid a major diplomatic push by China across South Asia, Beijing is looking to strengthen ties between the two neighbors at an August 20 trilateral meeting in Kabul where it will discuss integrating Afghanistan into the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).
More than 340 people have been killed in northwestern Pakistan, where thousands of rescuers struggled through rain and mud following deadly landslides and flooding that buried villages.
Scores of people have been killed in Pakistan after torrential rain caused flash floods that destroyed dozens of houses and left roads covered in water and debris as emergency responders struggled to deliver aid and carry out evacuations.
In 2023, Bosnia was shaken by the brutal live-streamed murder of Nizama Hecimovic by her ex-partner. Her killing was part of a wider global trend where technology is weaponized to promote and spread violence against women.
At least 11 suspects have been arrested in connection with the brutal killing of a Pakistani couple in a remote mountainous area of Balochistan.
The death of Maulana Khan Zeb highlights the risk peace activists in Pakistan face amid ongoing violence and political instability in tribal regions. It also has raised accusations the country’s intelligence agencies are propping up various militant outfits.
Following Israel’s strikes on Iran, Pakistan finds itself having to delicately navigate diplomatic rivalries and international alliances, as well as sectarian tensions at home.
At least 13 soldiers were killed when a suicide bomber rammed his explosive-laden car into a military convoy in northwestern 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.
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.
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