Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif has been Prime Minister of Pakistan three times and was removed each time before his term ended. This plain-English biography covers his family, education, his three governments, the coup, exile,…
Syed Ameer Abbas is a Pakistani television anchor and news executive who has worked for Express, Dunya, Waqt, Dawn and BOL and has reported from abroad. This plain-English profile sets out what is on…
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See all Politics Explained →On 23 February 2025 Pakistan met India in Dubai needing to win to stay in their own tournament. They lost by six…
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…
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…
