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01.03.2026 - 10:38 [ Daily Pakistan ]

Skardu in Flames as protesters burn UN Office, Govt Buildings after Khamenei’s killing

Violence erupted in Pakistan’s picturesque region Skardu as enraged demonstrators reportedly torched multiple government and international buildings while protesting the alleged assassination of Iranian leader Ali Khamenei.

Massive flames engulfed the regional UN office, damaging parts of the complex. Reports claim Army Public School, the office of the Superintendent of Police, a high-tech software park, and the headquarters of the Aga Khan Rural Support Programme were all attacked and set ablaze in a wave of destruction.

01.03.2026 - 10:34 [ Hindustan Times ]

Windows smashed, clash with police: Protestors storm US Consulate in Karachi after Khamenei‘s death; 8 killed

Amid the outrage over the killing of Iran‘s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, hundreds of protestors in Pakistan stormed the US Consulate in Karachi on Sunday. As per a report by AP, the protest came hours after Iran confirmed the death of Ayatollah Khamenei in the joint strikes conducted by the US and Israel

17.08.2021 - 18:38 [ DNA ]

Meet Taliban co-founder Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, who may become next president of Afghanistan

Baradar, who was reported to have been one of Taliban founder Mullah Omar`s most trusted commanders, was captured in 2010 by security forces in the southern Pakistani city of Karachi and released in 2018 and was relocated to Qatar.

16.10.2020 - 00:40 [ The Balochistan Post ]

14 killed in a convoy attack in Ormara, BRAS claims responsibility

The convoy of the state-run Oil and Gas Development Authority was reportedly travelling from Gwadar to Karachi when it was attacked on the way.

22.05.2020 - 16:48 [ Al Jazeera ]

Pakistan passenger plane crashes in southern city of Karachi

The flight, confirmed as PK8303, was due to land in Karachi at 14:45 local time (09:45 GMT). The Airbus A320 plane was operated by state-run Pakistan International Airlines.

27.11.2018 - 05:03 [ CNBC ]

China defends alliance with Pakistan after Karachi consulate attack

The bilateral alliance is „higher than (the) mountains and deeper than (the) sea,“ Lijian Zhao, deputy chief of mission at the Chinese Embassy in Islamabad, said on Twitter days after the terror attack. „The friendship has never been empty talks, but deeply imprinted in hearts of Chinese and Pakistani people,“ Zhao said, noting how Chinese civilians made donations to the families of Pakistani security officers who died on Friday.

19.11.2018 - 00:16 [ The Express Tribune ]

Uzbekistan proposes trilateral trade commission

Uzbekistan Ambassador Furqat Sidikov has stated that his country desires a trilateral trade commission comprising Pakistan, Afghanistan and Uzbekistan in an effort to steer trade, logistics and investment. “Uzbekistan has extended its rail line up to Mazar-e-Sharif in Afghanistan and is willing to further extend it up to the Torkham border in a bid to bolster trade ties with Pakistan,”

30.08.2018 - 18:36 [ TASS ]

Russia to supply radar for protecting nuclear power plant in Pakistan

Russia will supply a civilian radar station to Pakistan to protect facilities of the nuclear power plant in Karachi, the press office of RTI hi-tech company said on Thursday.

„A memorandum of cooperation in the field of organizing the delivery of the civilian radar Surok was signed at the Army-2018 international military and technical forum between RTI Group and the Pakistani company TechWin Enterprise. The radar is set to control and protect the Karachi NPP’s facilities, and also some other installations of Pakistan’s critically important infrastructure,“ the press office said.