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- Study eyes US cooperation with Pakistan amid China rise
Economically troubled Pakistan has forged increasingly close relations with China.
Straits Times. Wed, 05 Oct 2022 04:31:57 +0800. - US Secret Service responds to possible security breach at Pakistani embassy in Washington
The U.S. Secret Service have an individual in custody in connection with a suspected security breach at the Pakistan Embassy in Washington, D.C.
Bradford Betz. Fox News. Mon, 03 Oct 2022 23:35:21 GMT. - England in Pakistan: Dawid Malan guides tourists to Twenty20 series win
Dawid Malan hits an unbeaten 78 as England beat Pakistan by 67 runs in the seventh T20 international to clinch a 4-3 series win.
BBC News. Sun, 02 Oct 2022 20:17:29 GMT. - England in Pakistan: Phil Salt stars as tourists level Twenty20 series
Phil Salt smashes an unbeaten 88 from 41 balls as England storm to an eight-wicket win over Pakistan in the sixth T20 international.
BBC News. Fri, 30 Sep 2022 17:57:08 GMT. - Pakistan launches transgender harassment hotline
Pakistan has launched a hotline for transgender people in an effort to protect them from discrimination and harassment.
Sky News. Fri, 30 Sep 2022 16:40:00 +0100. - Pakistani court acquits Maryam Nawaz in corruption case
Ruling means daughter of former prime minister and vice president of Pakistan Muslim League can run for election.
Al Jazeera. Thu, 29 Sep 2022 13:49:32 +0000. - Women left especially vulnerable after flooding in Pakistan
Pakistan was recently hit by the worst floods in its history. Hundreds of thousands of people are now living in dire conditions in the flooded areas, with little to no access to clean drinking water or sanitary facilities. ...
Sonia Ghezali. France 24. Wed, 28 Sep 2022 17:36:06 GMT. - Pakistan appoints new finance minister amid economic crisis
Pakistan has appointed a new finance minister as the country struggles with an economic crisis
Via Ap News Wire. The Independent. Wed, 28 Sep 2022 08:05:11 GMT. - Pakistan floods raise fears of hunger after crops wrecked
Yahoo. 2022-09-26T06:15:07Z. - Angelina Jolie visits flood-ravaged Pakistan and calls for more international aid
Pakistan has been lashed by unprecedented monsoon downpours that flooded a third of the country - an area the size of the United Kingdom - and killed nearly 1,600 people.
Daily Mail. Fri, 23 Sep 2022 13:55:55 +0100. - Deadly Floods In Pakistan Linked To Climate Change
How UNICEF is working with the Government of Pakistan and other partners to build climate resilience in the country and mitigate future impacts.
By Maryanne Murray Buechner, Unicef Usa. Forbes. Wed, 21 Sep 2022 16:03:30 -0400. - Climate change, other factors worsened Pakistan floods, study finds
Climate change likely worsened rainfall by up to 50 per cent late last month in two southern Pakistan provinces.But global warming wasn't the biggest cause of the country's catastrophic flooding that has killed more than 1,500 ...
New Zealand Herald. Fri, 16 Sep 2022 12:09:16 +1200.
Facts About Pakistan
The Islamic Republic of Pakistan is an Asian country, located between
India to the east, Afghanistan and Iran to the west, and China to the
north. Its capital city is Islamabad, and its largest city is
Karachi. Pakistan's currency is the Pakistan Rupee.
The primary languages used in Pakistan are Urdu and English, and in 2020, Pakistan's estimated population was 220,892,340. Approximately 55% of Pakistanis are Punjabi, 14% are Pashtun, 14% are Sindhi, 8% are Mohajir, and 9% are other ethnicities.
For more news and information about Pakistan, visit the official Pakistan government website.
Click on the small Pakistan map shown at right to display a full-size map of Pakistan.