Shehbaz Sharif elected Pakistan PM for second term after controversial vote
Sharif returns to the role he held until August last year when parliament was dissolved ahead of the February 8 election.
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Heavy winter rains in Pakistan kill at least 29 as buildings collapse and landslides block roads
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani authorities said Sunday at least 29 people died and 50 others injured due to heavy rains that swept across the country in the past 48 hours, causing several houses to collapse and landslides to block roads, particularly in the northwest.
Blasphemy Is a Crime in Pakistan. Mobs Are Delivering the Verdicts.
Late last month, hundreds of people protested in major Pakistani cities over a blasphemy ruling by a top judge, who also faced an online backlash and threats. Two days later, a police officer in Punjab Province rescued a woman from attack by people who had mistaken Arabic script on her dress for Quranic verses.
Are snakebites rising in South Asia — and what’s responsible?
A study from Sri Lanka suggests climate change will spark a rise in the numbers of people receiving snakebites.
Nepal’s devastating 2021 floods show need for early warning systems in the Himalayas: ‘I lost everything’
“We have never seen such floods here. I lost everything I had saved until now. My hotel is gone, and so is my shop”, he said, pointing towards the debris of his multi-storied hotel in Melamchi Bazaar, beyond which lies massive boulders and rubble, even two years after the disaster, on lands that had once been lush paddy fields and trout farms.
Australia closing in on gender pay parity but more work needed to empower women in Asia
However, in the Asia-Pacific, Australia and New Zealand’s pay gaps are among the smallest, according to the World Economic Forum (WEF).
Pakistan swears in new parliament amid chaotic scenes, as Imran Khan’s party protests vote count
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s National Assembly swore in newly elected members on Thursday in a chaotic scene, as allies of jailed former Premier Imran Khan protested what they claim was a rigged election.