In March 2025 China agreed to leave two billion dollars with Pakistan for another year instead of taking it back. This plain-English guide explains what that means, why Pakistan needs such favours every year,…
On 6 February 2025 gunmen attacked a police post in the Karak district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Three officers were killed and six wounded after a two-hour fight. This plain-English guide sets out what is…
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See all Politics Explained →For forty years Pakistan sheltered more Afghans than any other country. Since late 2023 it has been sending them home, first the…
In early 2025 American engineers described carbon-cloth electrodes that strip boron from seawater without the acids and alkalis desalination plants normally use.…
On 14 February 2025 New Zealand beat Pakistan by five wickets in Karachi to win a three-team one-day series. It was meant…
Each year, days before the fast begins, Punjab's education department shortens the school day. This plain-English guide sets out the hours announced…
On 8 February 2024 Pakistanis voted in the most disputed election in a generation. This plain-English guide sets out the road to…
Aitzaz Hasan was a 15-year-old student from Hangu who died on 6 January 2014 while stopping a suicide bomber at the gate…
