Pakistan
Global eradication of polio ‘tantalisingly close’ with UK urged to keep up funding
After no reported cases of wild polio for 19 weeks, vaccination efforts boosted at last endemic spots in Pakistan and Afghanistan
Shaoni Bhattacharya
16, Mar, 2024 @1:00 PM
Weather tracker: Much of southern Australia on heatwave alert
Adelaide expected to be worst affected with average temperatures forecast to be up by 10C
Faye Hulton and James Parrish for MetDesk
08, Mar, 2024 @9:30 AM
Shehbaz Sharif elected as prime minister of Pakistan
Nominated candidate of eight-party coalition takes office after gathering of national assembly
Hannah Ellis-Petersen in Delhi
03, Mar, 2024 @11:07 AM
Senior Pakistan official admits election rigging as protests grip country
Confession by Punjab commissioner exacerbates tension over legitimacy of February general election results
Shah Meer Baloch in Karachi
17, Feb, 2024 @2:43 PM
Pakistan’s generals’ elections: inside the 16 February Guardian Weekly
How the people pushed back against the military. Plus: Is Britain running low on royals?
Graham Snowdon
15, Feb, 2024 @11:00 AM
Pakistan: coalition agrees to form government and shut out Imran Khan’s party
Rival parties will make Shehbaz Sharif prime minister, despite Khan’s party getting most votes at election
Hannah Ellis-Petersen South Asia correpsondent
13, Feb, 2024 @7:53 PM
Election turmoil leaves Pakistan with a weak and unpopular coalition
Government will be formed by Nawaz Sharif’s party but it may not survive long given the popularity of the jailed Imran Khan’s PTI
Hannah Ellis-Petersen South Asia correspondent
13, Feb, 2024 @6:35 PM
Who can form a government in Pakistan’s post-election chaos? The answer isn’t straightforward | Hameed Hakimi
Young and urban Pakistanis are dismayed by the state of their country, which they blame on the ruling class’s incompetence, says researcher Hameed Hakimi
Hameed Hakimi
12, Feb, 2024 @1:42 PM
Revealed: the 1,200 big methane leaks from waste dumps trashing the planet
The huge leaks of the potent greenhouse gas will doom climate targets, experts say, but stemming them would rapidly reduce global heating
Damian Carrington, environment editor, and Seán Clarke, visual projects editor
12, Feb, 2024 @12:00 PM
Protests take place across Pakistan amid election vote-rigging allegations
Police fire teargas on supporters of Imran Khan amid turmoil as several parties claim they would be forming government
Hannah Ellis-Petersen and Shah Meer Baloch in Lahore
12, Feb, 2024 @1:51 AM
The Observer view on Pakistan voters’ rejection of military rule | Observer editorial
Last week’s elections are a cause for celebration in light of the military’s decades-long stranglehold on power
Observer editorial
11, Feb, 2024 @6:00 AM
Imran Khan claims victory in Pakistan poll but military might have final say
Jailed leader says he has support to form next government but analysts say results only suit the army
Hannah Ellis-Petersen and Shah Meer Baloch in Islamabad
10, Feb, 2024 @11:13 PM
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