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'Father' of Pakistan's nuclear weapons program dies of COVID-19 at age 85
Abdul Qadeer Khan, a Pakistani atomic scientist known for making his country the world’s first Islamic nuclear power, has died of COVID-19.
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Taliban claims final Afghan holdout province
The Taliban says it has claimed victory in Panjshir, Afghanistan’s last holdout province, as more visible changes are showing up in the country — especially for women.
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Afghans try to flee by swarming Pakistan border
As people rush to get out of Afghanistan, they are swarming the border with Pakistan. Some families are paying smugglers to get there only to be forced to turn around.
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Afghan refugees crowd border with Pakistan
Groups of Afghan refugees are crowding the border crossings with Pakistan, as U.S. evacuation flights are reduced. Other neighbouring countries such as Turkey and Iran are also preparing for an influx of refugees crossing over land.
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Afghans camp out along Pakistan border as they try to flee
As people rush to get out of Afghanistan, they are crowding the border with Pakistan. Some families are paying smugglers to get there only to be forced to turn around.
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India locks down Kashmir after quiet burial of separatist Geelani
Authorities blanket disputed region with troops and clamp down on communications to prevent protests over Syed Ali Shah Geelani’s death.
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Trade resumes at Afghanistan-Pakistan border
Lines of trucks at the border signal the resumption of trade between Afghanistan and Pakistan following the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan.
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Taliban announce interim cabinet for Afghan government
The Taliban announced an interim cabinet dominated by the group's old guard that will govern Afghanistan for the near future. There was no evidence of non-Taliban members in the lineup, a big demand of the international community.
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Terrified Afghans flee to Pakistan as U.S. completes troop withdrawal
A drone strike with reported civilian casualties ended the U.S. presence in Afghanistan after 20 years and fear of the Taliban’s power continues to push more people to the borders of neighbouring countries.
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Afghans in limbo while waiting for Canada’s help
An Afghan man who helped Canadian media is scared for his life as he hides in Pakistan with his family. He’s among those in a terrifying limbo as they wait for help from Canada.
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Pakistan warns of increasing ISKP threat and Pakistan Taliban
Cross-border attacks from Afghanistan have been intensifying as US-led coalition forces withdraw.
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More than 10,000 waiting to be evacuated at Kabul airport: US
US says it evacuated 19,000 people from Afghanistan in the past 24 hours as Biden’s August 31 withdrawal deadline looms.
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Canada needs to ‘step up’ and clarify Afghanistan response, says expert
Many Afghans are anxious about the Taliban rule and are figuring out ways to get out of Afghanistan. Ali Mirzad, senior adviser at Canadian Hazara Humanitarian Services, who also has family trying to flee Afghanistan, says Canada needs...
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Minister Bill Blair responds to India, Pakistan flight ban
Minister of Public Safety Bill Blair reflects in an interview about his government's decision to suspend all direct passenger flights from India and Pakistan for the next 30 days.
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Clashes in Pakistan after TLP takes several police hostage
Police say they launched a security operation after a right-wing group took six security personnel hostage in Lahore.
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Federal government bans passenger flights from India and Pakistan to Canada for 30 days
The federal government is imposing a ban on passenger flights from India and Pakistan to Canada for 30 days starting April 22.
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Pakistan’s winter sports festival attracts thousands
Thousands of tourists and skiers head to snow-covered northern Pakistan
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Canada should engage anti-Taliban resistance in Afghanistan: Majumdar
Shuvaloy Majumdar, who served as policy director for successive Conservative foreign affairs ministers, joined Power & Politics Wednesday to discuss the fall of Afghanistan and Pakistan's alleged involvement.
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Pakistan’s Water Crisis | 101 East
With water wars predicted to escalate amid worsening climate change, we go undercover in Pakistan, where water thieves are proliferating.
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Pakistanis protest against ISIL killings of coal miners
They're refusing to go ahead with burials or end their sit-in until arrests are made and Prime Minister Imran Khan agrees to meet them.
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Friends say Karima Mehrab recently received death threats
A well known Pakistani activist living in exile in Toronto has been found dead. Police don’t suspect foul play in the death of Karima Mehrab, also known as Karima Baloch, but friends and fellow Balochi-Independence activists say she...
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Opposition supporters rally to demand Pakistan PM Imran Khan quit
Alliance of 11 opposition parties defies coronavirus curbs to hold a rally in the central city of Lahore.
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Pakistan's disabled: Artificial limbs to help hundreds walk again
A local charity is giving artificial limbs to more than a hundred people.
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Mobile library reaches Pakistan's children in remote villages
Humera Parveen is a Pakistani university student who is running a small mobile library in the northern village of Passu in the Gilgit Baltistan region.