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October 19, 2020 at 3:33 am

Pakistan police detain son-in-law of exiled former premier

KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani police briefly detained the son-in-law of exiled former prime minister Nawaz Sharif on Monday, accusing him of leading a crowd...

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Local residents wade through a flooded street during a heavy monsoon rain in Yar Mohammad village near Karachi, Pakistan, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020. Pakistan’s military said it will deploy rescue helicopters to Karachi to transport some 200 families to safety after canal waters flooded the city amid monsoon rains. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan) ISL105 ISL105

August 28, 2020 at 1:29 am

Monsoon rains wreak havoc across Pakistan, killing 63 people

Heavy rains hit parts of Pakistan including the financial capital Karachi for a fifth straight night, bringing more flooding and and killing dozens. Rescuers evacuated...

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August 26, 2020 at 2:15 am

Army helicopters to pluck people from flooded Karachi city

KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistan’s military said Wednesday it will deploy rescue helicopters to Karachi to transport some 200 families to safety after canal waters...

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August 25, 2020 at 3:05 am

3 days of rains in Pakistan kill 90, disrupt life in Karachi VIEW

KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — Three days of monsoon rains have killed at least 90 people and damaged at least a thousand homes across Pakistan, the...

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Motorcyclists drive through a road flooded by heavy rainfall in Karachi, Pakistan, Sunday, Aug. 9, 2020. Three days of heavy monsoon rains triggering flash floods killed at least dozens people in various parts of Pakistan, as troops with boats rushed to a flood-affected district in the country’s southern Sindh province Sunday to evacuate people to safer places. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan) ISL102 ISL102

August 9, 2020 at 12:38 am

3 days of heavy monsoon rains kill 58 people across Pakistan VIEW

KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — Three days of heavy monsoon rains triggering flash floods killed at least 58 people in various parts of Pakistan, as troops...

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June 12, 2020 at 9:33 am

Pakistani truck artist paints George Floyd mural on his home

KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — The brutal killing of George Floyd by police in the United States has sent shock waves across the world, even reaching...

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May 28, 2020 at 6:43 am

Cockpit voice recorder of crashed Pakistani plane recovered

KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — The cockpit voice recorder of the Pakistani airliner that crashed last week was found on Thursday, six days after the passenger...

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A Pakistani mother kisses her son Ali Raza, 10, infected with HIV in a village near Ratodero, a small town in southern province of Sindh in Pakistan, Thursday, May 16, 2019. Officials say about 500 people, mostly children, have tested positive for HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, in a southern Pakistani provincial district. A local doctor who has AIDS has since been arrested and is being investigated for possibly intentionally infecting patients. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan) ISL105 ISL105

May 16, 2019 at 11:36 am

About 500 people test positive for HIV in Pakistani district VIEW

Authorities say the HIV outbreak in Larkana was apparently started when a local physician, who has AIDS, infected patients in early April. The doctor was...

July 17, 2017 at 7:58 pm

Building in Pakistan collapses, killing at least 5 residents

KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — A dilapidated, three-story building in a poorer neighborhood of Pakistan's port city of Karachi collapsed before dawn on Tuesday, killing at...

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November 1, 2016 at 1:49 am

Explosion at Pakistani ship breaking yard kills 11 laborers

GADANI, Pakistan (AP) — An explosion at a ship breaking yard in southwest Pakistan on Tuesday killed at least 11 laborers and wounded dozens of...

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