Pakistan

The US is being ravaged by a major clean air crisis as toxic fumes from Canadian wildfires blanket the nation.Americans across the Northeast and Upper Midwest were urged to stay indoors and even wear masks, with authorities warning that…

A Dutch woman and her friend were allegedly kidnapped, tortured and gang-raped after travelling to Pakistan to meet a group of crypto investors.The 35-year-old woman from Zaanstad claimed she had travelled to the South Asian country at…

By JADA BAS, REPORTER Published: 09:19 EDT, 24 June 2026 | Updated: 12:08 EDT, 24 June 2026 <!-- --> <!-- --> <!-- --> <!--…

An 18-year-old girl who fell pregnant after being gang raped multiple times has died from complications linked to a botched abortion in a case that has shocked Pakistan. Ayesha worked as a housemaid for a wealthy family in Lahore, and…

When a mob of armed Taliban fighters arrived at the front door of 22-year-old Tahmina, the model was home alone.It was nearly midnight in early September 2021, shortly after the militant group conquered Kabul and began to implement a…

By IMOGEN GARFINKEL - SENIOR FOREIGN NEWS REPORTER and SABRINA PENTY, FOREIGN NEWS REPORTER Published: 03:01 EDT, 4 June 2026 | Updated: 17:12 EDT, 4 June 2026 <!-- --> <!--…

A desperate Afghan father says he is planning to sell his seven-year-old daughter into marriage because it will feed his family for four years. Abdul Rashid Azimi, from the Ghor province of Afghanistan, told the BBC that the economic…

Despite their seven-year age gap, sisters Sabah and Saima Khan were so close their neighbours thought they were twins.The siblings were inseparable and would do everything together from shopping trips to picking up Saima's children from…

By PHILLIP NIETO, US POLITICAL REPORTER Published: 07:54 EDT, 21 April 2026 | Updated: 08:32 EDT, 21 April 2026 <!-- --> <!-- --> <!-- -->…

By ADAM POGRUND, REPORTER Updated: 08:27 EDT, 15 April 2026 <!-- --> <!-- --> <!-- --> <!-- …