With the arrival of cooler temperatures, perpetually poor air quality has reached hazardous levels causing disruptions in daily activities. As VOA Pakistan bureau chief Sarah Zaman reports, experts say the problem that keeps returning every winter will get worse over time.
Pakistan and neighboring Afghanistan are the only two polio-endemic nations, reporting 49 and 23 cases respectively, so far this year
President’s coalition will likely win a majority, according to political analysts
A little over 17 million Sri Lankans are eligible to elect lawmakers to the 225-member parliament for a five-year term
This was the sixth public execution of an alleged murderer since Taliban returned to power in 2021
Both Iranian-backed terror groups remain resilient — with Hezbollah retaining significant military and terrorism capabilities — according to the top US counterterrorism official
The punishment will be carried out Wednesday at a sports stadium in the country's eastern Paktia province, according to an official announcement
Strong support that Dissanayake secured in the presidential election will likely stay with his party in Thursday’s election, analysts say
Air pollution levels broke records in the provincial capital, Lahore, and several other districts this past week, surpassing the World Health Organization's air quality guidelines by more than 100 times
Tensions ran high throughout Sunday with anti-Hasina protesters saying that they wouldn't allow party to hold any public rally under any circumstances
Poverty-stricken Afghanistan is ranked as one of the most vulnerable countries to climate crisis
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