Can Pakistan save the last two of its four captive African elephants?
Of four elephants brought to Pakistan in 2009, two have died. Now, two others are ill, raising welfare concerns.

Of four elephants brought to Pakistan in 2009, two have died. Now, two others are ill, raising welfare concerns.





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Parents are demanding accountability after a school roof collapse in Pakistan’s Peshawar killed 34 children.
Russia has close ties with the Taliban and is courting Islamabad, but analysts say its leverage remains uncertain.
Families demand justice for the 35 people killed; relatives say they had warned that the roof was leaking.

Thousands gather for funeral prayers in Pakistan’s Peshawar after a school rooftop collapse killed at least 34 children.

At least 29 people, mostly children, have been killed after the school collapsed on them in Pakistan’s Peshawar.
At least 34 students and a teacher killed in incident at Al-Khair Education Centre, a private school in Peshawar.
Iran says ‘terrorist groups’ supported from outside the country are targeting security forces.

Protesters in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province clashed with police over emergency and governor’s rule.
Islamabad says the PTI failed to lead the fight against armed groups, but analysts question the takeover.
Pakistan has taken control of a province governed by Imran Khan’s PTI. Here’s what the move means and what happens next.