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Security officials and rescue workers gather at the site of suicide bombing, in Peshawar, Pakistan
Violence
Suicide bomber kills 34, wounds 150 at mosque in NW Pakistan
A health worker administers the Chinese Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine to his colleague while the prime minister's adviser on health issues Faisal Sultan, second right, and other officials watch during a ceremony to start the vaccination campaign in Islamabad
Health & Medicine
The biggest challenge for vaccine workers in Pakistan? Staying alive.
Pashtun women in Pakistan hold posters of their missing family members
Global Politics
Is Pakistan poised for a Pashtun Spring?
Farzana Jan, a member of the transgender community, applies makeup
Lifestyle
Pakistan issues its first transgender passport
A girl cries before receiving polio vaccine drops at a government children's hospital in Peshawar on March 3, 2015. Pakistan authorities have arrested hundreds of parents who refuse to vaccinate their children against polio.
Health
Facing a determined opposition, Pakistani officials tell parents to vaccinate their kids or go to jail
Matee Ullah Khan and members of his ski school at the Malam Jabba ski area in Pakistan's Swat Valley.
Sports
Pakistan’s only ski school is back in business, in the ‘Switzerland of Pakistan’
A competitor crawls beneath barbed wire during the Tough Guy event in Perton, central England February 1, 2015. The annual event to raise cash for charity challenges thousands of international competitors in a cross country run followed by an assault cour
Culture
Winning the Super Bowl might have been easier than completing the Tough Guy competition — at least less dirty
An army soldier stands by blood on the floor at the Army Public School, which was attacked by Taliban gunmen, in Peshawar on December 17, 2014.
Conflict
A survivor of Pakistan’s school massacre tells how his teacher saved his life
A man lights candles to mourn the victims from the Army Public School in Peshawar, which was attack by Taliban gunmen, in Karachi, December 16, 2014.
Conflict
A Pakistani girl survives a Taliban attack on her school by playing dead
Palestinian school girls attend a class at their school that witnesses said was damaged by Israeli shelling during the most recent conflict between Israel and Hamas.
Conflict
There’s an international effort to make safe schools in conflict zones
Hallelujah performs at an annual prayer event in Kasur, Pakistan.
Arts, Culture & Media
Hallelujah? Christian rock is gaining popularity in Pakistan — under the radar
The Madrassa Myth: In Pakistan, public schools may be the problem
students praying at madrassa
Development & Education
The Madrassa Myth: in Pakistan, Public Schools may be the Problem
New details emerge about bin Laden’s time in Pakistan after 9/11
Arts, Culture & Media
A Hit Song in Peshawar: “My Gaze is as Fatal as a Drone Attack”
Lifestyle & Belief
Beloved Pakistani Singer Ghazala Javed Killed Trying to Pursue Career
Top of the Hour: Suicide Bombs Kill 80 in Pakistan, Morning Headlines
Two Explosions Rock Police Training Center in Pakistan, Killing 80
Global Politics
Pakistan’s Taliban battles for power in Peshawar
Environment
US increases humanitarian military presence in Pakistan
Global Politics
For US, a diplomatic opportunity in sending Pakistan flood relief
Militants target US consulate in Pakistan
Global Politics
Another bomb attack in Pakistan
Conflict & Justice
American aid worker killed in Pakistan
Sports
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