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The residential block crumbled on Friday morning in the impoverished Lyari neighbourhood of Karachi, which was once plagued by gang violence and considered one of the most dangerous areas in Pakistan

World

Search continues after Pakistan building collapse kills 14

Rescue teams pulled more bodies from the rubble of a five-storey building collapse in Pakistan overnight, taking the toll on Saturday to 14 as...

AFPJuly 5, 2025

Rescuers and city residents worked together to pull people from the debris of the rundown building in the mega port city of Karachi

World

Search on for survivors of Pakistan building collapse

A five-storey building collapsed in Pakistan on Friday, killing at least eight people and injuring nine others, officials said, with rescuers searching through the...

AFPJuly 4, 2025

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At least five dead in Pakistan building collapse: police

A five-storey building collapse in Pakistan on Friday killed at least five people and left six injured, with more victims trapped under the rubble,...

AFPJuly 4, 2025

Indian security personnel stand guard as Hindu pilgrims await their registration ahead of the the annual Amarnath pilgrimage

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India Hindu pilgrimage begins in contested Kashmir

Hindus began a vast month-long pilgrimage in contested Indian Kashmir on Thursday, with many of the faithful starting from near the site where a...

AFPJuly 3, 2025

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India Hindu pilgrimage begins in contested Kashmir

Hindus began a vast month-long pilgrimage in contested Indian Kashmir on Thursday, with many of the faithful starting from near the site where a...

AFPJuly 3, 2025

Pakistani singer Annural Khalid says her Indian following dropped off after the two nations' fought a deadly four-day conflict

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India-Pakistan conflict hits shared love of film, music

The deadly fighting in early May -- the worst in decades -- affected artists previously untouched by animosity between their leaders.

AFPJune 30, 2025

Thousands of Pakistanis, including many students, have begun returning home from Iran as Israel and Tehran trade heavy strikes in an escalating conflict

World

Relieved Pakistanis recall ‘horrifying nights’ as Israel, Iran trade strikes

Mohammad Hassan anxiously returned to Pakistan from neighbouring Iran this week after witnessing drones, missiles, and explosions tear through Tehran’s sky during what he...

AFPJune 19, 2025