Pakistan

‘It was heaven nearly everywhere’: Veteran traveller shares his incredible photo album from a 1970s road trip in a Citroen 2CV through Syria, Iran, Pakistan and Afghanistan before the Taliban

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‘It was heaven nearly everywhere’: Veteran traveller shares his incredible photo album from a 1970s road trip in a Citroen 2CV through Syria, Iran, Pakistan and Afghanistan before the Taliban

Syria, Iran and Afghanistan are considered high-risk for Westerners to visit today – but when one European travelled around them in the 1970s, he discovered ‘heaven nearly everywhere’. Dutch native Frank van den Berge, 73, took incredible photographs of his time in these countries, showing Afghanistan before the Taliban, Iran in an era when people … Read more

Pakistan election body rejects ex-PM Imran Khan’s nomination for 2024 elections

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Pakistan election body rejects ex-PM Imran Khan’s nomination for 2024 elections

KARACHI: Pakistan’s election body has rejected former prime minister Imran Khan’s nomination to contest the 2024 national elections in two constituencies, officials and his party’s media team said on Saturday (Dec 30). The 71-year-old former cricket star has been embroiled in a tangle of political and legal battles since he was ousted as prime minister … Read more

India’s gold stars: From a 24-carat temple to a mountain retreat with hypnotic views, prepare to be dazzled

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India’s gold stars: From a 24-carat temple to a mountain retreat with hypnotic views, prepare to be dazzled

As far as first days go, this one will be hard to beat. I’m in Amritsar, northern India – at a farm where, after milking cows, I am dressed in a turban. Then I’m taken to the Golden Temple, a holy Sikh shrine with a marble exterior dripping with 24-carat gold. At night, it glitters, … Read more

Meet Oscar, the Canadian-built, AI-driven recycling system helping governments go green

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Meet Oscar, the Canadian-built, AI-driven recycling system helping governments go green

Standing in the middle of a cafeteria at Global Affairs, Soren Antosz was testing Oscar, a new, high-tech tool popping up in federal government buildings. Antosz holds up a paper napkin. That’s compostable, flashes the message on Oscar’s screen. Next is a plastic bottle. Oscar tells him to empty the liquid then drop it into … Read more

Pakistan Uses Artificial Rain To Fight Air Pollution

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Pakistan Uses Artificial Rain To Fight Air Pollution

Pakistan has been forced to artificially induce rain as it tries to curb pollution levels in cities like Lahore. This comes weeks after the authorities were forced to shut down schools and public places due to poor air quality. The city, which is located in the Punjab province of the country, is one of the … Read more

Pakistani Couple In Italy Gets Life Sentence For Killing Their Daughter

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Pakistani Couple In Italy Gets Life Sentence For Killing Their Daughter

A court in Italy has given the life sentence to the parents of an 18-year-old Pakistani girl for murdering their daughter after she refused to marry her cousin. The deceased, identified as 18-year-old Saman Abbas, was living in Novellara, near Bologna, when she disappeared in May 2021. Her body was found in 2022 in an … Read more

Imran Khan Deploys AI Clone To Campaign From Behind Bars In Pakistan

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Imran Khan Deploys AI Clone To Campaign From Behind Bars In Pakistan

Pakistan’s former prime minister Imran Khan used AI to release a campaign speech from behind bars today. The 71-year-old, who remained Pakistan’s most popular politician as of March, was toppled in April 2022 by the country’s powerful military establishment. He was arrested in August and sentenced to three years in jail for illegally selling gifts … Read more

Pakistan Uses Artificial Rain Against Hazardous Smog for First Time

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Pakistan Uses Artificial Rain Against Hazardous Smog for First Time

Lahore, Pakistan —  Artificial rain was used for the first time in Pakistan on Saturday in a bid to combat hazardous levels of smog in the megacity of Lahore, the provincial government said. In the first experiment of its kind in the South Asian country, planes equipped with cloud seeding equipment flew over 10 areas … Read more

As temperatures rise, dengue fever infections keep surging around the world

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As temperatures rise, dengue fever infections keep surging around the world

This story is part of CBC Health’s Second Opinion, a weekly analysis of health and medical science news emailed to subscribers on Saturday mornings. If you haven’t subscribed yet, you can do that by clicking here. In Bangladesh, roughly 300,000 people have been infected with dengue this year during the country’s worst-ever outbreak of the mosquito-transmitted disease. … Read more