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Listeners are enthralled by Pakistan's first true crime podcast
Monday, August 07, 2023
Over 50 years ago, a poet was found dead in Karachi, Pakistan. The incident triggered a media frenzy, but the murder mystery faded from memory — until now.
Pakistan's former Prime Minister has been arrested after being sentenced to prison
Saturday, August 05, 2023
Police in Pakistan have arrested that country's former Prime Minister, Imran Khan, after a court sentenced him to three years in prison for concealing assets.
Pakistan's government vows to find those behind a deadly bombing
Monday, July 31, 2023
Pakistan is vowing to hunt down those behind a massive suicide bombing on Sunday that targeted a rally of a pro-Taliban cleric. Dozens of people were killed and nearly 200 wounded.
'I am crying at my salon': Taliban orders Kabul beauty parlors to shut down
Friday, July 14, 2023
All beauty salons in Kabul must close by the end of July. These businesses are one of the few places where women can work and congregate under the Taliban regime.
The Taliban are banning women's beauty salons in Afghanistan
Tuesday, July 11, 2023
Since returning to power nearly two years ago, the Taliban have resumed pushing women and girls out of public life. The Taliban now say they're shutting down women's beauty salons.
Effects of a dangerous cyclone are already hitting parts of India and Pakistan
Thursday, June 15, 2023
Authorities in Pakistan and India have been evacuating people from coastal areas ahead of the storm. Schools and government buildings have been converted into shelters.
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.
Pakistani security forces have surrounded Khan's compound and threaten to storm it
Thursday, May 18, 2023
Authorities accuse former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan of sheltering a few dozen men that they call terrorists. It's the latest in a political crisis that has engulfed Pakistan for over a year.
Pakistan's ex-Prime Minister Imran Khan says the country is under undeclared martial law
Saturday, May 13, 2023
Pakistan's ex-prime minister Imran Khan talked with NPR about his arrest this week over alleged property fraud.
Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan granted bail after dramatic arrest
Friday, May 12, 2023
A Pakistani court has granted former Prime Minister Imran Khan bail in multiple cases against him. The 70-year-old politician still faces corruption charges.
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.
In Pakistan, supporters of ex-prime minister show rare pushback against powerful army
Wednesday, May 10, 2023
Supporters of former Prime Minister Imran Khan attacked army installations following his arrest, in rare pushback against Pakistan's powerful military.
Protests erupted in Pakistan after arrest of former prime minister
Tuesday, May 09, 2023
Pakistan's paramilitary forces arrested former Prime Minister Imran Khan inside a courthouse in the capital Islamabad on Tuesday. The move escalated political tensions at a time of economic distress.
Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan is arrested in Islamabad
Tuesday, May 09, 2023
Paramilitary forces smashed into a courthouse in Pakistan's capital Islamabad to detain former Prime Minister Imran Khan, escalating a political crisis that has paralyzed the country for over a year.
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.
In Pakistan, political and economic problems have many fearful of history repeating
Tuesday, April 25, 2023
Some in Pakistan say conditions are ripe for a coup amid multiple crises. There's visceral fear in the country, where the military has long ruled. But how likely will history repeat itself?