Pakistan
Javelin throwers sharing Olympic podium make Pakistan, India proud
Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem made history by winning the men’s javelin throw with an Olympic record-breaking 92.7 meters, while India’s Neeraj Chopra secured silver with a season-best 88.94 meters. This…
Pakistani British teen with IQ higher than Einstein’s calls for more support for gifted students
Mahnoor Cheema, a 17-year-old student in Britain with an IQ of 161, is advocating for better support for gifted students in state schools. About the student: Cheema, who arrived in Britain from…
11 countries sign declaration to halt extinction of world’s 6 remaining river dolphin species
The Chinese river dolphin, or baiji, the first dolphin species driven to extinction by human activities in 2007
Neeraj Chopra’s mom wins the internet for comments about her son’s victory over Pakistani player
“A player is a player, it doesn’t matter where he comes from, I am glad that the Pakistani player (Arshad Nadeem) won as well,” Saroj Devi, Chopra’s mother said
Judge grants bail to Indian, Pakistani ‘PUBG’ couple days after their arrest
A Pakistani and Indian couple who has made headlines for meeting while gaming online and were arrested for violating India’s immigration laws have been granted bail. What happened: Seema Ghulam…
Climate change linked to increase in domestic violence in South Asia, study finds
Rising temperatures caused by climate change has been linked to the substantial rise in domestic violence against women in South Asia, according to a study published in the journal JAMA Psychiatry on…
Meet Aitzaz Hasan, the Pakistani teen who died saving thousands of children from a bomber
Pakistani teenager Aitzaz Hasan was hailed as a hero for sacrificing himself to save his school from a suicide bomber nine years ago. The incident occurred on Jan. 6, 2014, after the 15-year-old…
Pakistani billionaire who died in Titanic sub would ‘never have put family at risk,’ friend says
A friend of Pakistani billionaire Shahzada Dawood, one of the passengers who died during the recent Titanic submersible incident, recently declared that Dawood would have never knowingly put his…
Teen son of Pakistani billionaire ‘terrified’ of Titanic sub trip but went for Father’s Day, aunt says
Suleman Dawood, the 19-year-old son of one of Pakistan’s richest men, only went on the deep-sea journey to the Titanic wreckage to please his dad over Father’s Day weekend, according to his aunt.…
Chinese man arrested in Pakistan after angry mob targets him for ‘insulting Allah’ amid Ramadan
A Chinese man is facing prosecution in Pakistan after an angry mob swarmed to attack him due to blasphemous comments he had allegedly made against Islam. The man, identified only as Mr. Tian, was…
Pakistani brothers return home after being held almost 20 years at Guantanamo Bay without charges
Two Pakistani brothers held by the United States government at the Guantanamo Bay military prison for nearly 20 years have been repatriated back to Pakistan, the U.S. Defense Department announced…
Malala Yousafzai visits Pakistan 10 years after Taliban shot her
Pakistani activist Malala Yousafzai flew to Pakistan on Tuesday to meet the victims of recent floods that have displaced around eight million people and killed around 1,700 residents. This marks her…
Pakistani journalist reporting on deadly floods while neck-deep in water goes viral
A Pakistani news anchor has gone viral for reporting on the country’s flooding while immersed in neck-deep waters. A video clip shows only the reporter’s head above water as he reports on the…
Nearly 6,000 glaciers in China have disappeared due to global warming
Scientists reported that 5,956 miniature alpine glaciers have disappeared in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, also known as the Tibetan Plateau in China, in the past 50 years because of global warming.…
‘Fire erupts wherever I am’: Pakistani TikToker accused of starting forest fire for views
Pakistani TikToker Humaira Asghar, also known to her 11.5 million TikTok followers as Dolly, is facing severe criticism for filming in front of a forest fire amid one of South Asia's intense heat…
Group behind Karachi suicide bombing warns China of more deadly attacks if ‘exploitation’ continues
The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA), the Pakistani separatist group who claimed responsibility for Tuesday’s bombing at China's Confucius Institute at the University of Karachi, has warned Beijing of…
Woman suicide bomber kills 4, including 3 Chinese nationals, outside Confucius Institute in Karachi
The Baloch Liberation Army’s Majeed Brigade claimed responsibility for the attack on a van that killed three Chinese nationals and a Pakistani driver at the University of Karachi’s Confucius…
Pakistan PM condemns mob who stoned mentally ill man to death for alleged Qur’an burning
Pakistani police have arrested dozens of people in connection to the death of a mentally ill man who allegedly burned pages of the Quran inside a mosque in the province of Punjab province on Saturday…
Women’s rights activist Ayesha Malik becomes first female Supreme Court justice in Pakistan
Gender equality activists are celebrating Ayesha Malik’s appointment to the Supreme Court in light of gender disparities in Pakistan and Malik’s own robust track record as a women’s rights advocate.…
Pakistan’s blasphemy laws, culture lead to another vigilante justice death after man beaten by mob of hundreds
The murder of a Sri Lankan Christian man in Pakistan has sparked a national conversation around controversial blasphemy laws and the surrounding culture, which leads many religious extremists to take…
