Xi welcomes India,Pakistan to authoritarian-led Central Asian bloc

Xi welcomes India,Pakistan to authoritarian-led Central Asian bloc

Chinese leader Xi Jinping hailed the entry of India into a Chinese-led bloc at a gathering that stood in contrast to the G7 summit that ended in disarray.

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Pakistan heatwave kills dozens in Karachi

Pakistan heatwave kills dozens in Karachi

A heatwave has killed at least 65 people in Pakistan over the past three days,a social welfare organisation said,amid fears the death toll could climb.

  • bySaad Sayeed
Pakistani authorities bar US diplomat from leaving country

Pakistani authorities bar US diplomat from leaving country

A Pakistani court determined that the United States official does not have full diplomatic status and thus does not have immunity from prosecution.

Assassination attempt on minister deepens divisions as Pakistan nears elections

Assassination attempt on minister deepens divisions as Pakistan nears elections

An Islamist party has denied involvement and an opposition figure has blamed it on fiery rhetoric by the ousted premier.

  • bySaad Sayeed
Death toll rising after Pakistan mine collapse

Death toll rising after Pakistan mine collapse

The roof of the mine caved in following an explosion triggered by an accumulation of methane gas.

Cricket Australia won't consider Pakistan matches switch

Cricket Australia won't consider Pakistan matches switch

Cricket Australia has indicated it won't consider allowing any matches to be moved to Pakistan for their tour later this year to the United Arab Emirates.

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Man pleads guilty over 2017 attack on student in Perth apartment block

Man pleads guilty over 2017 attack on student in Perth apartment block

Mehreen Ahmad was left fighting for her life in a Perth hospital last year after she was attacked in the stairwell of a Murray Street apartment block.

  • byPhil Hickey
'They roll you out':Bank CEO sick of being seen as the'token'woman

'They roll you out':Bank CEO sick of being seen as the'token'woman

As one of the very few women leading companies in the country,Sima knows she has a responsibility that goes beyond her job.

  • byChris Kay&Faseeh Mangi
Malala returns to Pakistan six years after she was shot by Taliban

Malala returns to Pakistan six years after she was shot by Taliban

Earlier this month,a new girls'school built with her Nobel prize money opened in Shangla,near her home district of Swat.

  • byKay Johnson&Asif Shahzad
Lahore massacre's depravity is a political story,but it challenges Islam too
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Lahore massacre's depravity is a political story,but it challenges Islam too

An attack on Christian families observing the Easter holiday at a public park. It doesn't get much more repugnant than this.

  • byMaher Mughrabi
Divide-and-conquer politics could fatally destabilise Pakistan

Divide-and-conquer politics could fatally destabilise Pakistan

Fighting militant fire with fire could bring unstable Pakistan to its knees.

  • byMaher Mughrabi