Jan 10 Minister: Massive power outage leaves Pakistan in the dark By Zarar Khan, Associated Press Hours after the late Saturday outage, Energy Minister Omar Ayub said on Twitter that power was being restored in phases, starting with Islamabad. He said later Sunday that power had been restored to much of the country. Continue reading
Dec 24 Watch 3:48 News Wrap: California becomes first state to surpass 2 million COVID infections In our news wrap Thursday, the COVID-19 death toll topped 327,000 as California becomes the first state to surpass 2 million infections, a powerful winter storm barrels toward the East Coast, Ethiopian forces killed 42 armed men accused of massacring… Continue watching
Dec 24 Court orders release of man charged in Daniel Pearl killing By Kathy Gannon, Adil Jawad, Associated Press A provincial court in Pakistan on Thursday ordered the release of a British-born Pakistani man charged in the 2002 murder of American journalist Daniel Pearl. Continue reading
Nov 13 Watch 7:31 In Pakistan, 1 of 20 kids dies before age 5. This group is trying to change that By Fred de Sam Lazaro, Sarah Clune Hartman In Pakistan, one out of every 20 children dies before age five. Now, childhood immunization rates -- already low -- have dropped sharply during the pandemic, raising fears of a looming increase in infant mortality. Special correspondent Fred de Sam… Continue watching
Oct 27 Watch 4:28 News Wrap: Barrett formally sworn in to U.S. Supreme Court In our news wrap Tuesday, Amy Coney Barrett was formally sworn in as the newest member of the U.S. Supreme Court. Chief Justice John Roberts administered the oath in private, a day after Barrett’s Senate confirmation. Also, firefighters in Southern… Continue watching
Oct 27 Bomb at seminary in Pakistan kills 8 students, wounds 136 By Riaz Khan, Associated Press A powerful bomb blast ripped through an Islamic seminary on the outskirts of the northwest Pakistani city of Peshawar on Tuesday morning, killing at least eight students and wounding 136 others, police and a hospital spokesman said. Continue reading
Sep 05 ‘World’s loneliest elephant’ okayed to quit zoo for new life By Kathy Gannon, Associated Press Dubbed the ‘world’s loneliest elephant’ by his supporters, Kaavan has languished at a zoo in the Pakistani capital of Islamabad for more than 35 years. Kaavan will be allowed to leave his Pakistani zoo and be transferred to better conditions,… Continue reading
Aug 28 Monsoon rains wreak havoc across Pakistan, killing 63 people By Muhammad Farooq, Associated Press Heavy rains hit parts of Pakistan including the financial capital Karachi for a fifth straight night bringing more flooding to towns and villages and leaving at least 36 people dead, officials said Friday. Rescuers evacuated people from flooded neighborhoods. Continue reading
Jun 29 Watch 4:57 News Wrap: Golden State Killer will serve life in prison In our news wrap Monday, the man known as the Golden State Killer pled guilty to 13 counts of first-degree murder. Former police officer Joseph DeAngelo will be spared the death penalty but will serve life in prison without parole. Continue watching
Jun 29 Militants attack Karachi stock exchange, killing at least 3 By Adil Jawad, Associated Press Militants attacked the stock exchange in the Pakistani city of Karachi on Monday, killing at least three people. Continue reading