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Stampede at food distribution center kills 11 in Pakistan

Pakistani police say 11 women and children have been killed in a deadly stampede at a Ramadan food distribution center in the southern port city of Karachi

The Independent UK

Stampede at Ramadan food distribution centre kills 11 in Pakistan

Women and children die when people panic and push each other to collect food in Karachi, officials say.

Al Jazeera

At least two killed in stampede for food aid in southern Pakistan

At least two people were killed in a stampede at a distribution site for food aid in the southern Pakistani city of Karachi on Friday, a health official said, one of several such incidents in recent weeks as the country's economic crisis bites.

Reuters

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Pakistani parliament approves new law to curtail chief justice's powers

Pakistan's parliament has passed a new law to curtail the powers of the Supreme Court's chief justice, Law Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar said on Friday, a move that comes amid a row between the higher judiciary and the government.

Reuters

Punjab Congress leaders making big preparations for Navjot Sidhu’s release from jail

AMRITSAR: Congressmen in Amritsar have made big preparations to visit Patiala to receive Navjot Singh Sidhu who is likely to be released from jail on April 1.

The Times of India

Najam Sethi never spoke to ICC about playing World Cup matches in Bangladesh: PCB

LAHORE/NEW DELHI: The Pakistan Cricket Board on Friday clarified that its chairman Najam Sethi never floated the idea at the ICC Board meeting about the national men's team intending to play its World Cup matches in Bangladesh instead of India.

The Times of India

China rolls over $2 billion loan to Pakistan as it struggles with external liquidity

Pakistani Finance Minister Ishaq Dar said on Friday China had rolled over a $2 billion loan that matured last week, providing relief during the South Asian nation's acute balance of payment crisis.

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Herefordshire doctor suspended after making ‘porky sausages’ comments to Muslim colleague

Tribunal rules doctor’s behaviour was inappropriate and had potential to cause offence

The Independent UK

Pakistan’s female agriculture workers suffering since 2022 floods

Seven months after catastrophic deluge destroyed homes and crops, millions of women continue to live in debt and penury.

Al Jazeera

US Appoints New Ambassador to Somalia

US President Joe Biden has nominated Richard Riley to be the next US Ambassador to Somalia, according to the Somali National News Agency. Riley will serve as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, replacing Larry Andre, who has served as the US Ambassador to Somalia since January 2022. Previously, Riley worked at…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Pakistani court strikes down sedition law in win for free speech

Ruling says the colonial-era law, which governments have used against their political opponents, is ‘unconstitutional’.

Al Jazeera

Killing, smuggling of rare sheep could land Northern California hunter in prison for 26 years

A Northern California man who attempted to enter San Francisco airport customs with eight full or partial animal corpses in his personal baggage was indicted last week for conspiring to violate the Endangered Species Act.

Los Angeles Times

Pakistan ups security as 11 killed in Ramadan food stampedes

Pakistan says 11 people have been killed in stampedes at free wheat distribution centers for the poor across the country since the start of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan last week

The Independent UK

Pakistani Taliban target police, kill 4 in roadside bombing

Pakistani officials say militants targeted police in two attacks in the country's volatile northwest, killing four officers and wounding six

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One Pakistani woman’s battle to marry of her own free will

In 1996, a court case between a father and daughter would ask: Could Pakistani women choose their own husbands?

Reuters

Five killed in stampedes at flour distribution sites in Pakistan

At least five people have been killed in recent weeks and more injured in Pakistan in stampedes at sites distributing free flour under a government-backed scheme to help families struggling with soaring costs of basic staples.

Al Jazeera

HRW report on Pakistan’s overcrowded prisons highlights abuses

Some jail cells, the report says, are holding as many as 15 prisoners when they were designed for just three people.

The Week

Imran Khan takes on the army in Pakistan

He was once an international cricketer, then a politician, then Pakistan’s prime minister. Now, after being deposed as PM by a no-confidence motion last year, Imran Khan is emerging as the leader of a “grassroots political revolution” in his home country, said Azeem Ibrahim in Foreign Policy (Washington).

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The Times of India

Pakistan won't play World Cup in India, wants Sri Lanka or Bangladesh to host its matches: Source

NEW DELHI: Pakistan threatened to not take part in ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 scheduled to be held in India later this year if the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) would not allow Men in Blue to participate in Asia Cup 2023, as per a source.

Reuters

Chinese loan rollover of $2 billion to Pakistan in process -govt source

The rollover of a $2-billion Chinese loan to Pakistan that matured on March 23 is in process, a top government source told Reuters.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Saudi Arabia Boosts Ties with China, Eurasian Countries

Saudi Arabia has approved a memorandum on granting the kingdom the status of a dialogue partner in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), state news agency SPA said. The SCO is a political and security union of countries spanning much of Eurasia, including China, India and Russia. Formed in 2001 by…

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Pakistan Militants Kill 4 Police Officers, Hurt 6 in Attacks

Taliban militants killed four police officers by targeting a police vehicle with a roadside bomb and wounded six in an attack on a police station in northwest Pakistan early Thursday, police and the insurgents said. The bomb killed four officers in a police vehicle carrying reinforcements sent to respond to…

Reuters

Twitter blocks Pakistan govt's account for viewing in India - notice

Twitter has blocked the Pakistan government's account from being viewed in India in response to a legal demand, according to a notice on the social media platform on Thursday.

Al Jazeera

EU removes Pakistan from list of high-risk countries

Government says move will ease cost and time of legal and financial transactions by Pakistani entities and individuals.

Al Jazeera

Why is Pakistan government trying to clip Supreme Court’s powers?

Government tables bill in National Assembly as PM Shehbaz Sharif accuses top court of creating ‘political instability’.

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