Pakistan

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There’s no greater feminist cause than the climate fight – and saving each other
When my country, Pakistan, flooded last year, women faced particular suffering. That’s true around the world

Fatima Bhutto

26, Mar, 2023 @5:00 AM

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Pakistan delays Punjab election despite supreme court ruling
Former prime minister Imran Khan says election commission’s move is violation of Pakistan’s constitution

Shah Meer Baloch

23, Mar, 2023 @2:14 PM

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‘Bulldozer politics’: Modi’s demolition drive fuels Muslims’ fears in Kashmir
Violence and censorship rife among citizens and the media, as push to reclaim state land belies Indian government’s claims of peace in disputed region

Aakash Hassan in Srinagar and Hannah Ellis-Petersen in Delhi

19, Mar, 2023 @5:00 AM

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Pakistan court orders police to halt efforts to arrest Imran Khan
High court move follows violent clashes between police and supporters outside former PM’s house in Lahore

Shah Meer Baloch in Islamabad

15, Mar, 2023 @2:00 PM

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Kashmir letters cast doubt on claims Nehru blundered by agreeing ceasefire
Exclusive: papers kept classified for decades reveal India’s first PM acted on advice from most senior general

Anisha Dutta

08, Mar, 2023 @5:00 AM

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Pakistanis are leaving our country in droves due to inflation and job losses – who can blame them? | Moni Mohsin
After decades on the edge, Pakistan is now fully in crisis. And a general election later this year is unlikely to bring change, says London-based Pakistani writer Moni Mohsin

Moni Mohsin

07, Mar, 2023 @11:14 AM

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Anger grows over Afghan journalists still stranded by Home Office inaction
Press members living under the Taliban, and living uncertain lives in Pakistan, must be given clarity say campaign groups

Mark Townsend Home Affairs Editor

04, Mar, 2023 @4:00 PM

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Pakistan crackdown on Afghan refugees leaves ‘four dead’ and thousands in cells
Asylum seekers in Karachi tell of terror of being sent back to the Taliban and despair at being shackled and held in Pakistani jails

Shah Meer Baloch in Pakistan

02, Mar, 2023 @12:00 PM

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Speaking a mother tongue fosters a sense of cultural identity | Letters
Letters: Shakeel Suleman, Penny Salter, Jamila Begum and Richard Lamsdale respond to an article by Saima Mir on how language can become lost through generations of immigrants

27, Feb, 2023 @5:55 PM

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Pakistan’s fresh £580m loan from China intensifies debt burden fears
Loan is on top of £25bn that cash-strapped Islamabad already owes Beijing and Chinese commercial banks

Amy Hawkins Senior China correspondent

23, Feb, 2023 @10:33 AM

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Joyland review – subtle trans drama from Pakistan is remarkable debut
Saim Sadiq’s film explores the unsettled social and sexual identities of a widower and his children with delicacy and tenderness

Peter Bradshaw

22, Feb, 2023 @9:00 AM

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My children don’t speak my mother tongue – as a second-generation migrant, it fills me with sadness | Saima Mir
Which language immigrant parents should speak at home has been endlessly debated. For now, we have not passed Urdu onto our children, says freelance journalist and author Saima Mir

Saima Mir

21, Feb, 2023 @3:12 PM

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