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  • Rescue workers and volunteers take part in the rescue operation at the site of a roof collapse at a private school, in Peshawar, Pakistan, on Thursday.

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    Pakistan school roof collapse kills at least 28 children and one teacher

  • King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on September 19, 2026.

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    Pakistan confirms it has troops in Saudi as conflict with Yemen’s Houthi rebels escalates

  • A man consoles a grieving father as his child's coffin is carried after a fire outside the Mother and Child Health (MCH) ward at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences Hospital in Islamabad, on August 26.

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    8 officials suspended after probe into Pakistan hospital fire that killed 14 newborns

  • Police officers move past an ambulance outside an intensive care unit after a fire broke out at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) hospital in Islamabad, Pakistan, August 26, 2026.

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    ‘No one can understand the pain:’ Fire in maternity ward kills at least 14 newborn babies in Pakistan’s capital

  • US reasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks during a press conference to outline further sanctions against Iran, at the Treasury Department in Washington, DC, on Monday, August 24.

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    Live Updates1 hr ago August 24, 2026 — US threatens sanctions on countries that don’t cut economic ties to Tehran

  • Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan gives a press conference at his home, in Lahore, Pakistan, on May 18, 2023.

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    Pakistan’s former leader Imran Khan taken back to prison after hospital check-up

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  • Saudi Arabia turns to Muslim military heavyweights in landmark defense pact as Iran war closes in

  • Sons of jailed Pakistani leader Imran Khan fear for his health

  • World-renowned mountaineer Nirmal Purja among 10 killed in Pakistan avalanche

  • Suicide bomber strikes antimilitant rally in northwestern Pakistan, killing at least 14

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  • Roof of tutoring center collapses in eastern Pakistan, killing at least 14 children, police say

  • Pakistan moves to slash period tax, after legal challenge by two young lawyers

  • Bomb attack near railway station in southwest Pakistan kills at least 23

  • Trump says agreement with Iran has ‘been largely negotiated’ and Strait of Hormuz will be opened

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  • A boat sails past a tanker anchored on the Strait of Hormuz off the coast Qeshm island, Iran, Saturday, April 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Asghar Besharati)

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  • ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN - APRIL 12: U.S. Vice President JD Vance speaks as Jared Kushner (C) and Steve Witkoff, Special Envoy for Peace Missions, listen during a news conference after a meeting with representatives from Pakistan and Iran on April 12, 2026 in Islamabad, Pakistan. The proposed meeting marks a rare direct engagement between senior U.S. and Iranian officials, as Washington and Tehran seek to advance stalled negotiations over Iran's nuclear programme, with Pakistan serving as neutral ground amid persistent tensions between the two countries. (Photo by Jacquelyn Martin - Pool/Getty Images)

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  • People cross a street near a billboard on the facade of a building depicting the Strait of Hormuz with a caption in Persian reading

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    US and Iran closing in on agreement aimed at ending war, source says

  • President Donald Trump listens to speeches before signing an executive order in the Oval Office of the White House, Saturday, April 18, 2026, in Washington.

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    Why President Trump extended his ceasefire with Iran

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    Even Trump’s most basic claims about the Iran war can’t be trusted

  • President Donald Trump is seen through a window into the Oval Office, on Monday.

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    US eyes potential second round of in-person talks with Iran as blockade takes hold

  • A vessel at the Strait of Hormuz, off the coast of Oman’s Musandam province, April 12, 2026.

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    Deadlock on Strait of Hormuz and Iran’s nuclear stockpile led to impasse, officials say

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  • Spectators queue to enter the National Stadium in Karachi, Pakaistan on February 19, 2025, ahead of the ICC Champions Trophy one-day international cricket match between Pakistan and New Zealand.

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    This cricket-mad country spent years convincing international teams it was safe to come play. Now the party is in full swing

  • Arshad Nadeem of Team Pakistan celebrates after winning gold in the men's javelin throw final in Paris, France, August 8, 2024.

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    Pakistan celebrates its first Olympic medal in decades as javelin hero breaks Games record

  • DALLAS, TEXAS - JUNE 06: Saurabh Netravalkar of USA celebrates with teammate Harmeet Singh after USA defeat Pakistan in a super over during the ICC Men's T20 Cricket World Cup West Indies & USA 2024 match between USA and Pakistan at Grand Prairie Cricket Stadium on June 06, 2024 in Dallas, Texas. (Photo by Matt Roberts-ICC/ICC via Getty Images)

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    Against the odds, the USA cricket team has captured hearts and minds with historic run at Men’s T20 Cricket World Cup

  • India's Jasprit Bumrah celebrates after dismissing Pakistan's Mohammad Rizwan.

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    Pakistan succumbs to heartbreaking defeat against archrival India in T20 Cricket World Cup

  • United States' Muhammad Ali-Khan, second right, celebrates with teammates after the dismissal of Pakistan's Fakhar Zaman during the ICC Men's T20 World Cup cricket match between United States and Pakistan at the Grand Prairie Stadium in Grand Prairie, Texas, Thursday, June 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

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