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Four Pakistanis migrants missing after Italy shipwreck - foreign office

Pakistan's foreign office said on Monday that four Pakistani citizens were missing and 16 had survived after a boat carrying migrants to Europe crashed on rocks near the southern Italian coast, killing dozens.

Reuters

Islamist militants have Pakistan's police in their crosshairs

Atop a police outpost in northwest Pakistan, Faizanullah Khan stands behind a stack of sandbags and peers through the sight of an anti-aircraft gun, scanning the terrain along the unofficial boundary with the country's restive former tribal areas.

Reuters

Afghan refugees in Pakistan protest delay in US resettlement

Hundreds of Afghan refugees facing extreme delays in the approval of U.S. visas are protesting in Pakistan’s capital on, as an American program to help relocate at-risk Afghans fleeing Taliban rule stalls

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Blast kills four at crowded market in Pakistan’s Balochistan

No group claimed responsibility for attack in Barkhan, about 500km east of the provincial capital Quetta.

Al Jazeera

At least 60 migrants including newborn dead after boat falls apart off coast of Italy

WARNING: DISTRESSING IMAGES Around 30 bodies were seen floating in the rough seas off the southern coast of Italy this morning, with rescue officials saying they expect the death toll to rise through the day. The victims, who were from Afghanistan, Iran and Pakistan, included a number of children, officials…

Daily Mirror

David Pratt: Israeli democracy 'on the brink' as Ukraine war reaches grim milestone

THIS weekend saw the passing of the one-year mark since the Russian invasion and its war in Ukraine.

The National (Scotland)

She put Taliban members behind bars for their crimes. Now she’s in fear for her life – and the UK won’t help

Exclusive: Afghan judge, Yousa, has had death threats, been shot at and is a Taliban target after putting many behind bars. She is now ‘stateless’ in Pakistan and the UK government won’t help, as Maya Oppenheim reports

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Trade resumes as Pakistan, Afghanistan reopen Torkham border

Officials say the normal trade and movement of people between Pakistan and Afghanistan has fully resumed after the two sides reopened a key border crossing that was shut down a week ago by Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers

The Independent UK

Two Pakistani brothers released from Guantanamo Bay after being held by US for 20 years

Abdul and Mohammed Rabbani are freed from the Guantanamo Bay detention facility after being held for decades by the US under suspicion of aiding Al Qaeda.

ABC News

Kind-hearted Glasgow restaurant owner heading to Pakistan to help families in need

On this year's trip to Lahore in Pakistan, Muhhamad Sultan has so far donated 650 food packages and is serving food to anywhere between 450 and 500 people every day.

Glasgow Live

Brothers freed from Guantanamo Bay after 20 years despite never being charged

Abdul and Mohammed Rabbani were seized in Karachi, Pakistan, in 2002 and handed over to US authorities. They claim they were tortured by CIA operatives before winding up in the notorious internment camp

Daily Mirror

2 Pakistanis reach home after being freed from Guantanamo

Officials say two Pakistani brothers who were held by the United States at the Guantanamo Bay military prison for two decades have been freed and returned home

The Independent UK

Two Pakistanis leave Guantanamo after 20 years without charges

Abdul and Mohammed Rabbani, arrested from Karachi in 2002, are the latest inmates to be released from US custody.

Al Jazeera

Saim Sadiq on his banned trans love story, Joyland: ‘We spend our lives trying to hide our desires’

The director’s debut won the Cannes Jury prize, yet was denounced in his native Pakistan. He discusses masculinity, religious censorship and challenging the patriarchy

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2 Pakistanis leave Guantanamo after 20 years without charges

U.S. officials at Guantanamo Bay prison in Cuba have returned two Pakistani brothers to their home country

The Times of India

India slams Pakistan after it rakes up J&K during UNGA session on Ukraine

UNITED NATIONS: Exercising its "Right of Reply" during a special session of the United Nations General Assembly on Ukraine, India on Thursday slammed Pakistan for raking up Jammu and Kashmir issue and advised the neighboring state to examine its track record of harbouring and providing safe havens to terrorists with…

Reuters

U.S. transfers two Guantanamo Bay detainees to Pakistan

The United States has transferred two brothers from the Guantanamo Bay U.S. detention facility in Cuba to Pakistan, bringing the total number of people held at Guantanamo down to 32, the Pentagon said on Thursday.

360info

Pakistan’s debt is a teetering house of cards

Pakistan faces a wave of problems on multiple fronts, but its growing debt can no longer be overlooked as inflation soars and foreign reserves crumble.

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The Independent UK

Wes Streeting challenges SNP leadership favourite for missing key gay marriage vote

‘Everyone knows Hamsa Yousaf was in the Scottish Parliament that day,’ says Streeting

The Independent UK

Pressure is all on South Africa: Danni Wyatt relaxed ahead of T20 semi-final

England go into Friday’s match on the back of four wins from four in the group stage and a dominant performance against Pakistan.

Al Jazeera

Afghanistan reopens key Pakistan trade route, Islamabad to follow

Decision to reopen Torkham crossing came a day after high-level Pakistani delegation met Taliban officials in Kabul.

The Guardian - UK

Pakistan’s fresh £580m loan from China intensifies debt burden fears

Loan is on top of £25bn that cash-strapped Islamabad already owes Beijing and Chinese commercial banks

The Independent UK

Afghanistahn's Taliban reopen key trade route with Pakistan

Officials say Afghanistan’s ruling Taliban have reopened the key Torkham border crossing with Pakistan after keeping it shut for four days

The Times of India

Fly economy: Pakistan’s belt-tightening begins in high places

ISLAMABAD: Pakistani ministers can no longer fly business class or stay in five-star hotels abroad. And the government thanks them for taking salary cuts.

France 24

Microsoft lobbies EU to approve Activision Blizzard deal

Microsoft is lobbying European regulators to approve its $69 billion takeover bid for video game giant Activision Blizzard. To allay concerns about competition, it's agreed to let Nintendo and Nvidia users access some of its titles. But there are still plenty of roadblocks for what could be the tech industry's…

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