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Security Council June 6, 2024

5 countries elected to serve term on UN Security Council

Denmark, Greece, Pakistan, Panama, and Somalia were all elected in uncontested slates to serve a two-year term on the United Nations Security Council.

Pakistan June 3, 2024

Police officer protecting polio workers fatally shot in Pakistan's northwest

Pakistani police say gunmen opened fire on polio workers in the country's northwest, killing a police officer assigned to protect them. One of the attackers died.

Pakistan May 31, 2024

Improving energy resilience in Pakistan could avert 175,000 deaths by 2030, UNICEF says

A new study by the United Nations children’s agency said more than 175,000 deaths in Pakistan could be averted by 2030 by developing resilient energy systems for health facilities.

Pakistan May 29, 2024

28 confirmed dead in Pakistan after bus plunges into rocky ravine

Officials say a speeding passenger bus fell off a highway into a ravine on Wednesday in southwest Pakistan, killing at least 28 people and injuring 20.

Pakistan May 23, 2024

Hundreds treated for heatstroke in Pakistan as country faces severe heat wave

A severe heat wave in Pakistan has led to hundreds of heat stroke cases across the country, prompting health officials to advise staying indoors and hydrated.

Pakistan May 17, 2024

Pakistan hit by suspected militant bombing of girl's school in former Taliban stronghold

Police say suspected militants have bombed a girl's school in a former Pakistani Taliban stronghold, destroying the structure. The attack happened on Friday.

Pakistan May 15, 2024

Pakistan's military conducts successful test-fire of newly developed rocket system, army says

Pakistan's military has announced the successful test-firing of the Fatah-II Guided Rocket System, a short-range weapon developed for defense from India.

Pakistan May 14, 2024

Family of 4, including children, killed by missile strike in Pakistan

In Pakistan, a drone-launched missile hit a house in a former Pakistani Taliban stronghold near the Afghan border on Tuesday, killing at least four villagers.

United Kingdom May 10, 2024

'Mastermind' of robbery that killed UK officer sentenced to life nearly 2 decades later

A 75-year-old man was sentenced to life in prison for the 2005 killing of a U.K. police officer during an armed robbery. Piran Ditta Khan fled to Pakistan after committing the crime.

Pakistan May 9, 2024

Suspected militants blow up all-girls' school in Pakistan

Suspected militants blew up a private, girls-only school in the North Waziristan district of Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, officials said Thursday.

Pakistan May 8, 2024

Pakistani forces kill 6 militants in volatile Afghan border region

Pakistani security forces executed twin raids on Wednesday, killing six militants in operations targeting hideouts along the Afghan border.