Pakistan
‘I go through a can of hairspray a week’: The humid reality of expat life in Asia
Whether you make the move for love, work or adventure, creating a new life in another country is equal parts exhilarating and challenging.
- by Dilvin Yasa
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‘I just ran toward the guy’: Security guard who saved 11-year-old Australian speaks out
Abdullah has told how he jumped on the alleged attacker before kicking the knife away, after witnessing the stabbing of young girl in London’s bustling theatre district.
- by Amber Schultz
Man held in psychiatric hospital after trying to set up Pakistan’s first gay club
The man had filed an application to set up the club in Abbottabad, the conservative northern city where Osama bin Laden was found and killed.
- by Mohammad Zubair Khan
Is the gold mime spying on us? In Pakistan, it’s not a strange question
In Pakistan, where people live in fear of powerful security services, conspiracy theories have long been embraced. Did you know Osama Bin Laden was Jewish?
- by Christina Goldbaum
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Crime
Money man caught after syndicate flew ‘mules’ into Sydney to build $1m fraud web
Fake bank accounts created by the mules were used to siphon money conned from Australians out of the country – until detectives nabbed central player Muhammad Abdullah Cheema.
- by Perry Duffin
The Lord’s jibe that hurt Usman Khawaja the most
As a rising star, Australia’s first Muslim Test cricketer kept his thoughts in check. Then he found his voice – and used it.
- by Daniel Brettig
Chinese in Pakistan told to stay alert after six killed in suicide bombing
It is the third major attack on Chinese interests in the South Asian country in a week.
- by Mushtaq Ali
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Asylum seekers
Police, Border Force investigate boat arrival in WA as Sovereign Borders commander warns Dutton
About 30 Pakistani nationals were spotted by locals near the remote community of Beagle Bay, about 100 kilometres north of Broome, on Friday morning.
- by Hamish Hastie, Angus Thompson and James Massola
Imran Khan uses AI video to claim election victory from inside jail cell
Jailed for selling state secrets, graft and unlawful marriage, the former cricketer has claimed victory with an audiovisual message created using artificial intelligence.
- by Ariba Shahid and Gibran Naiyyar Peshimam
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World elections
Pakistan shuts phone network on election day after bombings kill dozens
The move comes less than 24 hours after two bomb blasts targeted the offices of different political leaders in north-west Balochistan province.
- by Ismail Dilawar, Betsy Joles and Kamran Haider
Former Pakistan PM Imran Khan jailed again, this time for 14 years
The jailing of Khan and his wife comes a day after he was imprisoned for 10 years after he was convicted of selling state secrets.
- by Asif Shahzad
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