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PAKISTAN

Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 17, 2022
How authoritarian regimes hunt their opponents abroad
According to U.S. watchdog Freedom House, there were at least 735 direct, physical incidents of transnational repression between 2014 and 2021, carried out by 36 governments.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 13, 2022
Terror in Pakistan's north as melting glaciers cause severe floods
While responsible for less than 1% of global greenhouse gas emissions, the country's 220 million people are disproportionately impacted by climate change.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 15, 2022
On climate change’s front lines, hard lives grow even harder
Hundreds of millions of humanity's most vulnerable live in South Asia, where rising temperatures make it more difficult to address poverty, food security and health challenges.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 14, 2022
Europe's plan to quit Russian fuel plunges Pakistan into darkness
Parts of Pakistan are experiencing planned blackouts of more than 12 hours, limiting the effectiveness of air conditioning to offer relief during the ongoing heatwave.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jun 14, 2022
In hottest city on Earth, mothers bear brunt of climate change
Pregnant women exposed to heat for prolonged periods of time have a higher risk of suffering complications, an analysis of 70 studies conducted since the mid-1990s on the issue found.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 6, 2022
Death toll during pandemic far exceeds totals reported by countries, WHO says
Nearly 15 million more people died during the pandemic than would have in normal times, the WHO has said, a staggering measure of COVID-19's true toll.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 27, 2022
In Pakistan, Afghan refugees face hardship and a frosty reception
After decades of providing refuge to Afghans displaced by conflict, ordinary Pakistanis increasingly see them as a drain on limited public resources.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 14, 2022
China hesitates on bailing out Sri Lanka and Pakistan as debt soars
Often accused by the U.S. of using 'debt diplomacy” for political advantage, Xi Jinping's government is becoming more reluctant to pull out the checkbook.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 12, 2022
Derided by Imran Khan as U.S. puppet, new Pakistan prime minister bets on centrism
Sharif's ability to reset Pakistan's foreign policy will be much harder after Khan accused the U.S. of pushing for his ouster, stoking anti-Americanism.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 11, 2022
Pakistan to vote in new leader as ousted PM Imran Khan rallies supporters
A united opposition bloc cobbled together 174 lawmakers to vote against Khan — two more than required to remove him from office — after midnight on Sunday in Islamabad.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / FOCUS
Apr 4, 2022
Growing ties between Pakistan and China raise concern in Washington and New Delhi
China's supply of advanced military equipment to Pakistan is part of an intensifying military and intelligence cooperation that reflects the growing level of trust between the two sides.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 4, 2022
What political upheaval in Pakistan means for rest of the world
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan's actions have created huge uncertainty in Islamabad, fueling anger among the opposition and deepening the country's political crisis.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 12, 2022
India says it accidentally fired missile into Pakistan
Military experts have in the past warned of the risk of accidents or miscalculations by the nuclear-armed neighbors, which have fought three wars.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 1, 2021
Biden’s democracy summit is a South Asian diplomatic flub
As in many parts of the world, including in South Asia, the Biden's Summit for Democracy summit is likely to do more harm than good
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 24, 2021
Taliban turning Afghanistan into narco-terrorist state
Afghanistan accounts for 85% of the global acreage under opium cultivation, making the Taliban the world's largest drug cartel.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 11, 2021
Diplomats dither while millions of people starve
Afghans are trapped between a radical Islamist group and a global community apparently content to sit back and let their aid-dependent country plunge into crisis.
Japan Times
EDITORIALS
Oct 15, 2021
A.Q. Khan: A hero in Pakistan, a nuclear villain elsewhere
Western governments believe Khan was instrumental in advancing Pyongyang's nuclear program, trading his enrichment technology for North Korea's ballistic missiles.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 6, 2021
India’s Taliban problem
With the Taliban government desperately in need of patronage, China seems ideally suited to fill the breach.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 26, 2021
Pakistan OKs visas for Japan-bound Afghan evacuees without passports
The developments followed weeks of negotiations with Pakistani authorities. Many of the family members of the embassy and JICA staff lacked valid travel documents, causing a big problem.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 10, 2021
A crippling blow to the global 'war on terror'
The U.S. has come full circle by ceding control of Afghanistan to the same organization that gave Osama bin Laden the base from which to plot the 9/11 attacks.

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