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Murderers, Kidnappers Sell Art From Pakistani Prison

Karachi's colonial-era prison is adorned with murals of rural Pakistani life, painted by convicted murderers and kidnappers locked away from the world but learning their craft inside its walls.

International Business Times

From power cuts to PM tweet: Beyond clickbait, Dawood debacle underlines media’s poor Pak understanding

It wasn’t the first time that rumours of Dawood Ibrahim’s death set sections of the Indian media abuzz. And it was so bad that even OpIndia did a fact-check.

Newslaundry

3 killed at massive fire in Pakistan's largest southern city of Karachi, officials say

Officials say a massive fire has swept through a multi-story commercial building in Pakistan’s largest southern port city of Karachi, killing at least three people and damaging several shops

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Dubai-bound SpiceJet flight diverted to Karachi after medical emergency

According to the airlines, a SpiceJet Boeing 737 aircraft operating flight SG-15 (Ahmedabad-Dubai) was diverted to Karachi. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Five grassroots climate justice movements COP28 could learn from

From Pakistan to Paraguay, these campaigns are trying to bring out changes in communities at front line of the crisis

Al Jazeera

Pakistani shopping mall blaze kills at least 10 people and injures 22 others

Pakistani police say a blaze has killed at least 10 people in a shopping mall

The Independent UK

At least 10 killed in shopping mall blaze in Pakistan’s Karachi

Officials say more than 20 people have been injured in the fire, the cause of which is yet to be determined.

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Delhi continues to see spike in pollution levels

Delhi’s air quality worsens as unfavourable meteorological conditions and firecracker bursting push pollution levels to very poor category.

The Hindu

Air India Express’ Dubai-Amritsar flight lands in Pakistan after medical emergency

According to the statement, the flight departed from Dubai at 8.51 a.m. local time and landed in Karachi at 12.30 p.m. local time. Later, the flight departed for Amritsar at 2.30 p.m. (Karachi local time).

The Hindu

‘Unprecedented’: Pakistan journalists face visa uncertainty for Cricket World Cup despite ICC accreditation

In over two decades of his career as a Karachi-based sports journalist, Javed Iqbal has always been in the stadium stands to cover the Pakistan cricket team’s matches. The senior journalist’s reportage of the game has taken him to several countries, including five visits to India.

Newslaundry

Pakistan officials consider a new way to boost polio vaccination: prison

Authorities in one province of Pakistan are turning to a controversial new tactic in the decades-long initiative to wipe out polio: prison

The Independent UK

Parents in Pakistan could be jailed for polio vaccine refusal

New law in Sindh introduces ‘extraordinary measures’ to ensure vaccination of children against range of infectious diseases

The Guardian - UK

Pakistan in uproar as protests over soaring energy prices turn violent

Traders close shops, electricity bills are set alight and utility firm staff are attacked as anger rises over living costs and political strife

The Guardian - UK

‘I can’t just sit there’: the doctor on a mission to win justice for rape survivors in Pakistan

Sexual violence is rife across the country, but Dr Summaiya Syed’s newly opened centre in Karachi offers a ‘groundbreaking’ facility that aims to help turn the tide

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Pak: Over 80 killed while resisting robberies in Karachi this year

Over 80 people were killed while resisting robberies in Pakistan's Karachi during the first seven months of this year, ARY News reported quoting the Citizens Police Liaison Committee (CPLC) report. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Pakistan: 20 killed, 80 injured after 10 coaches of Hazara Express derail near Sindh

At least 20 people lost their lives and 80 others suffered injuries on Sunday after nearly 10 bogies of Hazara Express derailed near Sahara Railway Station, 275 kilometres away from Karachi. Read further on Dynamite News:

The Guardian - UK

Best of Friends by Kamila Shamsie audiobook review – women driven apart

The close friendship between two women from Karachi who are high flyers in London is put to the test when a figure from their past reappears

The Guardian - AU

Cyclone Biparjoy: more than 100,000 evacuated in India and Pakistan as storm nears

Cyclone Biparjoy, which means ‘disaster’ in Bengali, is expected to make landfall on Thursday evening

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Nabihah Iqbal: "I got a vintage harmonium in Karachi. It’s the most ‘analogue’ synth you can get"

The Ninja Tune artist on how a run of setbacks helped her shake up her workflow for the creation of excellent new album Dreamer

Newslaundry

‘Picked up by armed men’: Pakistani TV journalist returns home after 24 hours

About 24 hours after being “picked up at gunpoint”, Pakistani TV journalist Zubair Anjum returned home in Karachi in the wee hours of Wednesday, Dawn reported.

The Independent UK

Rally demands release of Pakistani human rights lawyer taken by armed men in Karachi

Dozens of protesters are holding a rally in Pakistan’s biggest city of Karachi to demand the release of a top rights lawyer, after he was abducted by armed men the previous day

Reuters

Pakistani human rights activist abducted in Karachi

Prominent Pakistani human rights activist and lawyer Jibran Nasir was abducted late on Thursday night in the southern city of Karachi, his wife said, prompting widespread outcry in the country.

Al Jazeera

Pakistani lawyer and activist Jibran Nasir abducted, wife says

Prominent lawyer and rights activist picked up by unidentified men amid ongoing crackdown on ex-PM Imran Khan’s party.

The Hindu

Pak says it is ready for talks ‘with open mind’

New Delhi, May 29: Pakistan, in its latest communication to India, is believed to have expressed its willingness to discuss “with an open mind” every proposal or alternative that may be put forward at the talks to resolve the deadlock, according to the Karachi newspaper “Dawn.” A special representative of…

Al Jazeera

Second Pakistani journalist missing, family alleges abduction

Both Sami Abraham’s family and Karachi-based independent BOL television, where he works, say he has been kidnapped.

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