Abdul Sattar appears in the following:
Pakistan is planting lots of mangrove forests. So why are some upset?
Friday, November 10, 2023
Pakistan is reforesting its river delta with mangrove forests nearly the size of Rhode Island. But why are some upset?
All passengers are safe after rescue of dangling Pakistan cable car
Tuesday, August 22, 2023
In a remote Northwestern part of Pakistan, a cable car dangled high over a ravine. Inside, school children were trapped for hours. Now, all eight of the passengers have been rescued.
Pakistani forces surround Imran Khan's home as political crisis escalates
Thursday, May 18, 2023
The security forces' action came after authorities demanded that Khan hand over dozens of protesters believed to have been among those who smashed and set fire to army installations last week.
A Pakistani court orders former Prime Minister Imran Khan to be released on bail
Friday, May 12, 2023
A Pakistani court has granted former Prime Minister Imran Khan bail in multiple cases against him, allowing for his release following his dramatic arrest earlier this week.
Pakistan's Supreme Court orders release of former Prime Minister Imran Khan
Thursday, May 11, 2023
The court ruled that Khan's arrest on Tuesday was illegal and said he should be released. Khan's arrest has sparked violence in major Pakistani cities.
Imran Khan, Pakistan's former prime minister, is arrested in Islamabad
Tuesday, May 09, 2023
Paramilitary forces arrested Khan at a court in Islamabad, where he was facing corruption charges. The arrest has triggered rare pushback against the military, the country's most powerful institution.
The fate of a teenage zoo elephant in Pakistan was tragic — and a symbol of much more
Saturday, May 06, 2023
As details of Noor Jehan's neglect came to light, the revelations sparked a national conversation about the neglect and abuse of animals in Pakistan — and of vulnerable humans as well.
The fate of a teenage zoo elephant in Pakistan was tragic — and a symbol of much more
Saturday, May 06, 2023
As details of Noor Jehan's neglect came to light, the revelations sparked a national conversation about the neglect and abuse of animals in Pakistan — and of vulnerable humans as well.
Is a 1960 treaty between Pakistan and India killing the mighty Ravi River?
Thursday, April 27, 2023
A water treaty has survived three wars between India and Pakistan. Now the agreement is in trouble, but some say a new is treaty needed for both political and environmental reasons.
Pakistan police ordered to halt arrest of Imran Khan until Thursday after clashes
Wednesday, March 15, 2023
Police were trying to arrest Pakistan's former prime minister over corruption charges but his supporters fought back, and a court eventually ordered the arrest be postponed until Thursday morning.
Police try to stop International Women's Day protests in Pakistan. Protesters persist
Wednesday, March 08, 2023
Women marched on International Women's Day to demand equal rights in Pakistan. But their slogans, like "my body, my choice," are red meat for conservatives who see the protesters as un-Islamic.
The glam makeovers of Pakistan's tractors show how much farmers cherish them
Saturday, February 11, 2023
Marian Lewyeka's delightful novel, A Short History Of Tractors In Ukrainian spurred NPR correspondent Diaa Hadid to tell another tractor story — the history of Belarusian tractors in Pakistan.
Ex-Pakistan leader Pervez Musharraf, who aided U.S. war in Afghanistan, has died
Sunday, February 05, 2023
Gen. Pervez Musharraf, who seized power in a bloodless coup and later led a reluctant Pakistan into aiding the U.S. war in Afghanistan against the Taliban, has died. He was 79.
Pakistan is roiled by multiple crises at once, with little end in sight
Thursday, February 02, 2023
A storm of global issues, from the Russian invasion of Ukraine to the Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan, has exposed and exacerbated Pakistan's political, economic and security fault lines.
An explosion at a Pakistan mosque leaves dozens dead and more than 150 injured
Monday, January 30, 2023
A powerful blast struck on Monday inside a mosque in the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar, killing at least 59 people, according to hospital and police officials official.
YouTube videos are helping reunite loved ones separated by the India-Pakistan border
Friday, August 12, 2022
Two Pakistani friends make videos in which those who lived through India's 1947 Partition describe loved ones they lost at the time. With viewers' help, siblings and others are reunited after decades.
Floating in a rubber dinghy, a filmmaker documents the Indus River's water woes
Tuesday, June 28, 2022
Pakistani filmmaker Wajahat Malik pulled together an expedition to raft down the 2,000-mile river. He hopes to reconnect people with the Indus, which is being threatened by overuse and climate change.
After a week of political chaos in Pakistan, more turmoil lies ahead
Friday, April 08, 2022
The country's Supreme Court said a move by Prime Minister Imran Khan to dissolve parliament rather than face a no-confidence vote was unconstitutional. What happens next isn't entirely clear.
Pakistan is thrown into crisis after the prime minister dissolves parliament
Sunday, April 03, 2022
The nation's politics was thrust into disarray after Prime Minister Imran Khan dissolved parliament ahead of a vote on a no-confidence motion in which he was widely expected to lose.
Pakistan's Imran Khan faces a political showdown — without the army for support
Saturday, March 26, 2022
Amid a series of missteps, the cricket star-turned-politician faces a no confidence vote after the country's all-powerful generals signaled that they would no longer back him.