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2 Sentenced to Hang for Deadly Garment Factory Fire in Pakistan

September 23, 2020Zia ur-Rehman and Salman MasoodComments Off on 2 Sentenced to Hang for Deadly Garment Factory Fire in Pakistan

The country’s worst industrial fire killed more than 260 people in 2012. Victims’ relatives said the real culprits had escaped justice.

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Suspension From European Airspace Is Latest Blow to Pakistan’s Troubled Airline

July 1, 2020SALMAN MASOODComments Off on Suspension From European Airspace Is Latest Blow to Pakistan’s Troubled Airline

Pakistan International Airlines has come under fire after a May 22 crash that left 97 people dead, with an inquiry underway into 150 pilots’ credentials.

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Pakistan Stock Exchange Attack in Karachi Leaves Several Dead

June 29, 2020June 29, 2020SALMAN MASOODComments Off on Pakistan Stock Exchange Attack in Karachi Leaves Several Dead

Police and paramilitary forces surrounded the exchange in Karachi during an hourlong firefight in which at least three security officers and four attackers were killed.

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Pilots Discussed Coronavirus, Ignoring Alerts Before Pakistan Crash, Officials Say

June 24, 2020June 25, 2020SALMAN MASOODComments Off on Pilots Discussed Coronavirus, Ignoring Alerts Before Pakistan Crash, Officials Say

The pilots ignored repeated warnings that they were flying too high approaching Karachi’s airport, and failed to lower the landing gear, according to a preliminary report.

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Pakistan Plane Crash Leaves Grim Task: Identifying Victims From DNA

May 23, 2020May 23, 2020Zia ur-Rehman and Salman MasoodComments Off on Pakistan Plane Crash Leaves Grim Task: Identifying Victims From DNA

Officials were using samples from relatives to identify many of the remains pulled from the rubble and smoldering wreckage after the flight went down in a congested neighborhood of Karachi.

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Celebratory Flight Ends in Tragedy as Plane Crashes in Pakistan, Killing Scores

May 22, 2020May 22, 2020SALMAN MASOODComments Off on Celebratory Flight Ends in Tragedy as Plane Crashes in Pakistan, Killing Scores

The plane, an Airbus A320, crashed in a residential area near the Karachi airport. At least 80 are dead, but the toll may climb.

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Sewer Cleaners Wanted in Pakistan: Only Christians Need Apply.

May 4, 2020May 4, 2020ZIA ur-REHMAN and MARIA ABI-HABIBComments Off on Sewer Cleaners Wanted in Pakistan: Only Christians Need Apply.

In Pakistan, descendants of lower-caste Hindus who converted to Christianity centuries ago still find themselves marginalized, relegated to dirty jobs and grim fates.

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Health Workers Under Attack During Coronavirus Pandemic

April 27, 2020KIRK SEMPLEComments Off on Health Workers Under Attack During Coronavirus Pandemic

Stigmatized as vectors of contagion in some countries, health care workers have been assaulted, abused and ostracized.

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Pakistani Court Overturns Conviction in 2002 Killing of Daniel Pearl

April 2, 2020April 2, 2020SALMAN MASOODComments Off on Pakistani Court Overturns Conviction in 2002 Killing of Daniel Pearl

The court found there was sufficient evidence to convict Ahmed Omar Sheikh of abducting Mr. Pearl, a Wall Street Journal reporter, but not of killing him.

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14 Die and Hundreds Sickened in Pakistan, and the Cause Is a Mystery

February 19, 2020SALMAN MASOODComments Off on 14 Die and Hundreds Sickened in Pakistan, and the Cause Is a Mystery

Officials are giving conflicting explanations of the cause of the trouble, which may stem from a gas leak at Karachi’s port.

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