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Two wounded in attack on Karachi police compound claimed by Pakistan Taliban

Karachi (AFP) - A gun battle raged Friday night inside a police compound in Pakistan's port city of Karachi, just weeks after a bomb blast at a police mosque in the country's northwest killed over 80 officers.

AFP

Three Islamists, two others killed in storming of Karachi police station

Islamists stormed a police station in the southern Pakistani city of Karachi on Friday, killing two people in a hail of gunfire and a series of loud explosions before they themselves were killed, officials said.

Reuters

Gunbattle raging after attack on police compound in Pakistan's Karachi

Karachi (AFP) - A gunbattle was raging Friday night inside a Pakistan police compound in the port city of Karachi, officials and witnesses said, just weeks after a bomb blast at a police mosque in the country's northwest killed over 80 officers.

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Taliban attacks police compound in Pakistan’s Karachi

Three members of security forces and one civilian killed in Pakistani Taliban attack in the southern Pakistani city.

Al Jazeera

Rising panic over blocked imports in crisis-hit Pakistan

Islamabad (AFP) - Pakistan business chiefs are clamouring for the cash-strapped government to allow manufacturing materials stuck at the key port of Karachi into the country, warning that a failure to lift a ban on imports will leave millions jobless.

AFP

Zia Mohyeddin, legendary Pakistani artist and orator, dies at 91

The celebrated performer died in a hospital in Karachi where he was on life support.

Al Jazeera

Pakistan's former President Musharraf buried in Karachi

Pakistani former President Pervez Musharraf, a key U.S. ally in the campaign against al Qaeda following the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the United States, was buried in his hometown of Karachi on Tuesday.

Reuters

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Pervez Musharraf, ex-military ruler of Pakistan, laid to rest

Pervez Musharraf, who backed the US invasion of Afghanistan, wasburied at a cemetery in Karachi with ‘military honours’.

Al Jazeera

Hundreds attend funeral of Pakistan's ex-President Musharraf

Pakistan’s former President Pervez Musharraf has been buried in his family’s hometown, the southern port city of Karachi, a day after a special plane transported his body from the United Arab Emirates where he died over the weekend

The Independent UK

Former Pakistan military ruler Musharraf's funeral to be held

Karachi (AFP) - Pakistan's exiled former military ruler Pervez Musharraf, who became a key US ally during the "war on terror", was due to be buried on Tuesday, according to officials.

AFP

Pakistan hope to put women's cricket on map at T20 World Cup

Karachi (AFP) - Pakistan captain Bismah Maroof says the Twenty20 World Cup is a "big opportunity to showcase our talent" and boost recognition of women's cricket in the country.

AFP

Officials: Plane carrying Musharraf's body lands in Pakistan

Officials say a plane transporting the body of Pakistan’s former president Pervez Musharraf from the United Arab Emirates arrived in Karachi amid tight security

The Independent UK

Can Karachi’s women-only pink buses drive change in Pakistan?

Harassment by men on public transport is one reason why female participation in the workforce stands at only 20%

The Guardian - UK

Teenage leg-spinner Rehan Ahmed handed England white-ball call-up

Ahmed became England’s youngest men’s Test cricketer when he lined up against Pakistan in Karachi

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Pakistan inflation hits 48-year high as IMF visits

Karachi (AFP) - Inflation has risen to a 48-year high in crisis-hit Pakistan, according to government data released Wednesday, as IMF officials visit for urgent talks on a stalled bailout package.

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Pakistan inflation rises to 48-year high as IMF visits

Karachi (AFP) - Inflation has risen to a 48-year high in crisis-hit Pakistan, where the International Monetary Fund is visiting for urgent talks, according to data released on Wednesday by the country's statistics bureau.

Al Jazeera

Toxic chemicals allegedly kill 18 people in Pakistan’s Karachi

At least 18 people, most of them children, die within 16 days as residents report foul smell from two factories.

AFP

IMF announces visit to crisis-hit Pakistan

Karachi (AFP) - The IMF will send a team to Pakistan next week to discuss reviving a desperately needed bailout programme, with a foreign exchange crisis bringing imports almost to a standstill.

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Pakistanis make light of frequent power blackouts

Pakistan's worst power outage in months became a source of humour for some in the country of 220 million, where an energy network desperately in need of an upgrade can lead to frequent blackouts and electricity rationing.

AFP

Power restoration underway in Pakistan nationwide outage, govt says

Islamabad (AFP) - A massive power cut across Pakistan Monday affected most of the country's 220 million residents, including in big cities like Karachi and Lahore, but with communities in the dark authorities signalled a restoration of electricity had begun.

Al Jazeera

Pakistani court acquits police in Naqeebullah Mehsud murder case

Family says it will appeal verdict in 2018 killing of aspiring model in Karachi that sparked protests.

AFP

Pakistan nationwide power outage continues into night

Islamabad (AFP) - A massive power cut across Pakistan continued after night fell on Monday, affecting most of the country's 220 million residents, including in the metropolises of Karachi and Lahore.

Reuters

Factbox-Why were millions of Pakistanis without electricity?

Millions of Pakistanis were left without electricity for the second time in three months after a grid failure on Monday, affecting nearly all parts of the country - from the capital Islamabad in the north to Karachi in the south.

The Independent UK

Pakistan acquits all policemen in killing of aspiring model

A Pakistani lawyer says a court in the southern port city of Karachi has acquitted a retired senior police officer and 17 others, mostly policemen still serving on the force, in the 2018 killing of a 27-year-old aspiring model

Evening Standard

Pakistan suffers power outage across all major cities

Blackouts are being reported in large swathes of the country including Karachi and Lahore

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