Pakistan PM Imran Khan accused of blaming women’s dress for rape

Pakistan PM Imran Khan accused of blaming women’s dress for rape

Pakistani rights groups are criticising Prime Minister Imran Khan after he claimed that wearing traditional Islamic veil will protect women from sexual assault and not lead men into temptation.

  • byKathy Gannon

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Young Pakistanis rush to purchase Russian vaccine as private sales open

Young Pakistanis rush to purchase Russian vaccine as private sales open

Thousands of Pakistanis rushed to get inoculated in the first round of commercial sales of COVID-19 vaccines that began over the weekend,with vaccination sites in the southern city of Karachi saying they had already sold out.

  • bySyed Raza Hassan
Man who died in Sydney floods was on his way to dream job

Man who died in Sydney floods was on his way to dream job

Ayaz Younus,from Pakistan,was a software engineering graduate,but was very excited to start his dream job as a truck driver,his housemate said.

  • byLaura Chung
Pakistan PM Imran Khan tests positive for COVID-19,urges people to vaccinate

Pakistan PM Imran Khan tests positive for COVID-19,urges people to vaccinate

Health officials say Imran Khan tested positive for coronavirus two days after receiving his first vaccine dose,but it’s likely he was positive before then.

Pakistani,Indian militaries agree to stop firing in Kashmir

Pakistani,Indian militaries agree to stop firing in Kashmir

India and Pakistan’s militaries have agreed to stop firing along their disputed border in Kashmir - a move that would be a major step in defusing tensions in the highly militarised Himalayan region.

  • byMunir Ahmed
Academic tussle as ancient relics from black market brought into country

Academic tussle as ancient relics from black market brought into country

A Sydney academic is using an Indiana Jones-type defence for bringing the “Dead Sea Scrolls of Buddhism” into Australia for research.

  • byMichaela Boland
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Foreign students are our fourth largest export,even with the pandemic

Foreign students are our fourth largest export,even with the pandemic

International education supports at least 250,000 jobs around the country.

  • byJohn Brumby
Three climbers missing on K2 are dead,Pakistan officials say

Three climbers missing on K2 are dead,Pakistan officials say

The announcement brings closure to a dramatic tragedy on one of the most dangerous mountains to climb in the world.

  • byMunir Ahmed
Indian cyber-spy ‘Confucius’ targets Pakistan,Kashmir:security report

Indian cyber-spy ‘Confucius’ targets Pakistan,Kashmir:security report

The group,which is said to have ties to the Indian military,has targeted Pakistani military officials and the country’s top nuclear regulator.

  • byKartikay Mehrotra
Massive power outage leaves Pakistan in the dark

Massive power outage leaves Pakistan in the dark

A major technical fault in Pakistan's power generation and distribution system caused a massive power outage that plunged the country into darkness.

  • byZarar Khan
Pakistani dissident found dead as activists call for investigation

Pakistani dissident found dead as activists call for investigation

Canadian police said Karima Baloch's body was found in Toronto on Monday evening,after she went missing the previous day.

  • byBen Farmer