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The suicide bombing in Islamabad occurred during Friday prayers, when mosques are packed with worshippers

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Funerals for victims of suicide blast at Islamabad mosque that killed at least 31

Funerals will take place on Saturday for some of the victims of a suicide blast at a Shiite mosque in Pakistan’s capital Islamabad that...

AFP6 days ago

A security personnel stands guard at a mosque in Islamabad following a suicide blast that killed at least 31 people and injured dozens more

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Terror at Friday prayers: witness describes ‘extremely powerful’ blast in Islamabad

A worshipper at the Shiite mosque in Islamabad where dozens of people were killed in a suicide blast on Friday described an “extremely powerful”...

AFPFebruary 6, 2026

Around a dozen sites where the attacks took place, including Balochistan's provincial capital Quetta, remain sealed off with troops combing the area

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Pakistan combing for perpetrators after deadly separatist attacks

Pakistan forces were hunting on Sunday for the separatists behind a string of coordinated attacks in restive Balochistan province, with the government vowing to...

AFPFebruary 1, 2026

More than five million Afghans have returned since September 2023, as neighbouring Iran and Pakistan stepped up deportations

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Afghan returnees in Bamiyan struggle despite new homes

Sitting in his modest home beneath snow-dusted hills in Afghanistan’s Bamiyan province, Nimatullah Rahesh expressed relief to have found somewhere to “live peacefully” after...

AFPJanuary 31, 2026

Paramedics shift an injured man at a hospital in Quetta following an attack by Baloch separatists

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Ten security officials, 37 militants killed in SW Pakistan attacks: official

At least 10 security officials and 37 militants were killed as ethnic Baloch separatists launched “coordinated” attacks across Pakistan’s Balochistan province on Saturday, an...

AFPJanuary 31, 2026

Imaan Mazari's willingness to take on sensitive cases has earned her a reputation as Pakistan's top human rights lawyer

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Defiance as a profession: Pakistan’s jailed lawyer Imaan Mazari

No amount of pressure, cyberbullying or arrest warrants has so far succeeded in silencing one of Pakistan’s most prominent dissidents, the human rights lawyer...

AFPJanuary 25, 2026

Human rights lawyer Imaan Mazari (R) with her husband and fellow lawyer Hadi Ali Chattha (L) were handed 10-year prison terms for anti-state social media posts

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Pakistani court jails rights activist and husband for 10 years

A Pakistani court on Saturday jailed a prominent rights activist and her husband for 10 years over “anti-state” social media posts, just one day...

AFPJanuary 24, 2026

Families have criticised authorities for the slow recovery operation at the mall

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Pakistan rescuers scour blaze site for dozens missing

Pakistani rescuers scoured the charred remains of a Karachi mall Wednesday for dozens missing after a huge blaze destroyed the complex, while relatives gave...

AFPJanuary 21, 2026