Pakistan

Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country in South Asia. It has a population exceeding 212.2 million, including the world’s second-largest Muslim population. It has an area of 881,913 square kilometres (340,509 square miles).

Pakistan has a 1,046-kilometre (650-mile) coastline along the Arabian Sea and Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by India to the east, Afghanistan to the west, Iran to the southwest, and China to the northeast. It is separated narrowly from Tajikistan by Afghanistan’s Wakhan Corridor in the northwest, and also shares a maritime border with Oman.

HIV families still struggling two years after mass outbreak in Pakistan

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South China Morning Post published this video item, entitled “HIV families still struggling two years after mass outbreak in Pakistan” – below is their description. Hundreds of children who tested HIV positive during a mass outbreak in Pakistan’s Sindh province in 2019 are still struggling to get adequate support. A whistle-blower exposed the scandal that … Read more HIV families still struggling two years after mass outbreak in Pakistan

Pakistan town hit with HIV outbreak among hundreds of children | DW News

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DW News published this video item, entitled “Pakistan town hit with HIV outbreak among hundreds of children | DW News” – below is their description. The town of Rato Dero, in southern Pakistan’s Sindh province, is struggling to deal with an outbreak of HIV. The cluster was reported in April 2019. Most of those affected … Read more Pakistan town hit with HIV outbreak among hundreds of children | DW News

Pakistan’s prime minister calls for action against anti-Muslim racism

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CBC News published this video item, entitled “Pakistan’s prime minister calls for action against anti-Muslim racism” – below is their description. Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan talks to CBC’s chief political correspondent Rosemary Barton about the need for Western nations to take action again Islamophobic “hate websites,” his thoughts on Quebec’s religious symbols ban … Read more Pakistan’s prime minister calls for action against anti-Muslim racism

Public service held for London, Ont. family killed in anti-Muslim attack | FULL

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Global News published this video item, entitled “Public service held for London, Ont. family killed in anti-Muslim attack | FULL” – below is their description. A public service and prayer session was held Saturday for the Muslim family police say were targeted in a premeditated attack that left a nine-year-old boy in hospital and his … Read more Public service held for London, Ont. family killed in anti-Muslim attack | FULL

Pakistan set to implement Islamized school reform | DW News

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DW News published this video item, entitled “Pakistan set to implement Islamized school reform | DW News” – below is their description. The Pakistani government is planning to implement a uniform education system in the country – with a strong focus on an Islamized curriculum. Critics call it part of the Islamization of education. Pervez … Read more Pakistan set to implement Islamized school reform | DW News

Deadly London, Ont. attack: Muslim family killed remembered as “remarkable”

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Global News published this video item, entitled “Deadly London, Ont. attack: Muslim family killed remembered as “remarkable”” – below is their description. Deadly London, Ont. attack: Muslim family killed remembered as “remarkable” More friends of Madiha Salman, one of the four people killed in an attack in London, Ont. are sharing stories about what made … Read more Deadly London, Ont. attack: Muslim family killed remembered as “remarkable”

Global Polio Eradication Initiative – Strategy Launch Event

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World Health Organization (WHO) published this video item, entitled “Global Polio Eradication Initiative – Strategy Launch Event” – below is their description. Delivering on the Promise of a Polio-free World: Launch of the new Polio Eradication Strategic Plan 2022-2026, on 10 June 2021. The new Strategic Plan has been developed in close consultation across the … Read more Global Polio Eradication Initiative – Strategy Launch Event

Trudeau pays tribute to Canadian Muslim family killed in ‘terror attack’

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Guardian News published this video item, entitled “Trudeau pays tribute to Canadian Muslim family killed in ‘terror attack’” – below is their description. Three generations of the same family who migrated from Pakistan 14 years ago died on Sunday after a 20-year-old man drove his pickup truck at them in London, Ontario. Speaking in parliament … Read more Trudeau pays tribute to Canadian Muslim family killed in ‘terror attack’

What is behind the targeting of India’s BJP members in Kashmir?

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Al Jazeera English published this video item, entitled “What is behind the targeting of India’s BJP members in Kashmir?” – below is their description. Several members of India’s governing Bharatiya Janata party have been killed in Indian-administered Kashmir in the past year. The most recent death was on Wednesday last week. Rakesh Pandit was shot … Read more What is behind the targeting of India’s BJP members in Kashmir?

Dozens of elephants in India tested for Covid-19 after zoo outbreak

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South China Morning Post published this video item, entitled “Dozens of elephants in India tested for Covid-19 after zoo outbreak” – below is their description. At least 28 elephants were tested for the coronavirus on June 8, 2021, in southern India’s Mudumalai National Park. The precautionary measures taken in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu … Read more Dozens of elephants in India tested for Covid-19 after zoo outbreak

Basmati rice EU trademark steams up India-Pakistan rivalry

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South China Morning Post published this video item, entitled “Basmati rice EU trademark steams up India-Pakistan rivalry” – below is their description. India and Pakistan’s long-simmering rivalry has spilled over into a trademark dispute over basmati rice. India has applied for protected geographical indication (PGI) status from the European Commission that would grant it sole … Read more Basmati rice EU trademark steams up India-Pakistan rivalry

China’s 7,500-Mile Undersea Cable to Europe Fuels Internet Feud

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Bloomberg Technology published this video item, entitled “China’s 7,500-Mile Undersea Cable to Europe Fuels Internet Feud” – below is their description. Jun.08 — An undersea cable will soon emerge near a popular sunbathing spot in the French port of Marseille. The cable, known as Peace, will travel overland from China to Pakistan, where it heads … Read more China’s 7,500-Mile Undersea Cable to Europe Fuels Internet Feud

Dozens people were killed in Pakistan train crash

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CGTN published this video item, entitled “Dozens people were killed in Pakistan train crash” – below is their description. For more: https://news.cgtn.com/news/2021-06-08/Dozens-killed-in-Pakistan-train-crash-10VFGq3nsvm/index.html Dozens of people were killed in a head-on collision between two passenger trains in southern Pakistan on Monday. Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan has ordered a comprehensive investigation into railway safety. CGTN YouTube … Read more Dozens people were killed in Pakistan train crash

Pakistan train crash survivors describe ordeal as rescue work continues

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South China Morning Post published this video item, entitled “Pakistan train crash survivors describe ordeal as rescue work continues” – below is their description. Survivors have been recounting what happened during a train crash in Pakistan that killed at least 63 people and left more than 100 injured on June 7, 2021. The accident in … Read more Pakistan train crash survivors describe ordeal as rescue work continues

At least 38 killed, over 100 injured in Pakistan train accident

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CGTN published this video item, entitled “At least 38 killed, over 100 injured in Pakistan train accident” – below is their description. For more: https://www.cgtn.com/video A collision between two passenger trains in Pakistan’s southern Sindh province has left at least 38 people dead and over 100 others injured on Monday. The reasons for the initial … Read more At least 38 killed, over 100 injured in Pakistan train accident