Hundreds Languish in Pakistan’s Prisons on Blasphemy Charges

In Pakistan, hundreds are in jail on charges of blaspheming Islam. Rights groups say some of these cases are due to bad actors entrapping victims online.

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Documenting the Effects of Extreme Heat in Pakistan

A reporter followed a ride-hailing motorcycle driver in Karachi, where temperatures regularly exceed 104 degrees Fahrenheit.

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Quietly, Pakistan Wages a Deadly Drone Campaign Inside Its Own Borders

As it strikes militants, the country’s security services are adopting a tactic that Pakistan once criticized the United States for using.

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School Bus Bombing in Pakistan Kills at Least 6, Including 4 Students

The vehicle was carrying dozens of children to a military-run school in southwestern Balochistan Province, a region long roiled by rebel activity.

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Fighting India Helps Revive the Pakistani Military’s Popularity

As Pakistan declares victory, confidence in the troubled country’s state institutions is re-emerging, at least for now.

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Families Are Split as Pakistan Deports Thousands of Afghan Refugees

Many undocumented Afghan migrants have Pakistani spouses and have lived in the country for years. Nevertheless, the government says they must leave.

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India Accuses Pakistan of Supporting Terrorism. Here’s What We Know.

India renewed its claims after a deadly terror attack last week in Kashmir, a territory that it has long fought over with Pakistan.

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Uncertainty Torments Afghan Refugees Facing Deportation from Pakistan

Monday marks the deadline for Afghans sheltering in Pakistan to leave the country, with the prospect of a dangerous future in Taliban-led Afghanistan ahead.

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Pakistan Is Trying to Integrate the ‘Most Dangerous Place’ on Earth. It’s Failing.

The country’s former tribal areas bordering Afghanistan are plagued by escalating militancy, leading to widespread disillusionment.

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Separatists Are Still Holding Hundreds of Hostages in Pakistan Train Standoff

Security forces were trying to rescue passengers a day after Baloch ethnic fighters seized a train carrying more than 400 people.

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