World Oct 12 Over 90 percent of people killed by western Afghanistan quake were women and children, UN says The chief of the UNICEF field office in the province said Thursday that women and children were more likely to have been at home when the morning quake struck.
World Oct 08 Afghan communities reel after powerful quakes, dig out dead and injured from rubble Men dug through rubble with their bare hands and shovels in western Afghanistan Sunday in desperate attempts to pull victims from the wreckage left by powerful earthquakes that killed at least 2,000 people.
World Aug 15 Taliban says they are in Afghanistan to stay as they mark 3 years in power They marked their second anniversary as rulers of Afghanistan on Tuesday, which was declared a public holiday. Women, largely barred from public life, didn’t take part in the festivities.
World Aug 05 Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan arrested after court conviction The political future of Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan was thrown into doubt Saturday when police arrested him at home after a court handed him a three-year jail sentence for asset concealment.
World Jun 26 2 million begin Hajj as pilgrimage returns to full capacity for first time since pandemic The Hajj pilgrimage has officially started in Saudi Arabia.
World May 11 Pakistan’s Supreme Court orders the release of former Prime Minister Imran Khan Pakistan’s Supreme Court has ordered the release of former Prime Minister Imran Khan, whose arrest earlier this week sparked a wave of violence across the country by his supporters.
Politics May 11 Why the arrest of Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan could push the country into chaos Pakistan is in turmoil following the arrest of popular opposition leader and former Prime Minister Imran Khan. His detention has triggered protests and violence unseen since 2007, when another ex-premier, Benazir Bhutto, was assassinated during an election campaign.
World May 10 Pakistan deploys troops to halt unrest after ex-leader Khan ordered held on new corruption charges Pakistan's government has called out the military in provinces roiled by violence following the arrest of former Prime Minister Imran Khan.
World May 09 Imran Khan, Pakistan’s former prime minister, arrested in court The arrest, which marks a dramatic escalation on Pakistan's political scene, drew nationwide condemnation from supporters of the popular opposition leader and former cricket star turned Islamist politician.
World Jan 12 Taliban ban on women workers hurts humanitarian aid for Afghans Aid workers say the Taliban's ban on women working for non-governmental organizations is already starting to hurt the massive humanitarian campaign that is keeping Afghanistan alive.