Pakistan

News Hour: Pakistan has the second highest prevalence of hepatitis C in the world, up to 5 percent, just after Egypt. People struggle to be diagnosed and get access to treatment because of the high costs...

News Hour: The Ministry of Federal Education and Professional Training and the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) have launched the fifth edition of the Pakistan Education Atlas. “The updated, credible and detailed information can assist...

News Hour: A Pakistan Air Force jet crashed on Saturday while on a training mission in the country’s northwest, killing the pilot, the military said. The F-7 aircraft went down near the town of Jamrud, near...

News Hour: Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq hopes international cricket will soon return to the country as he celebrated the team’s climb to the top of the test rankings by being awarded the ceremonial mace to mark the...

News Hour: IOM is appealing for USD 21 million to provide life-saving assistance to the most vulnerable among the 400,000-plus undocumented Afghans likely to return home from Pakistan before the end of 2016. The funding request...

News Hour: At least six people were killed and over 150 others injured when a passenger train collided with a cargo train in Pakistan’s central Multan district on Thursday morning, local officials said. City police officer...

News Hour: Pakistan Cricket Board announces Mr Wasim Bari as the Team Manager for the West Indies Tour of Pakistan to be played in the UAE. Former Pakistan Test Captain Mr. Wasim Bari will take over...

News Hour: Hundreds of thousands of people are crossing into Afghanistan from Pakistan, prompting warnings of a major humanitarian crisis. As many as 600,000 Afghans – registered refugees and undocumented returnees – will return to Afghanistan...

News Hour: Police in Pakistan charged the ex-husband and father of a British woman believed to have been the victim of an “honour killing” with her murder on Saturday, reports BSS. Samia Shahid, a dual national,...

News Hour: At least 14 people were killed and more than 50 wounded after a suicide bomber attacked a court in the Pakistani city of Mardan on Friday, police said, the latest assault targeting Pakistan’s legal...