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First War, Then Floods Drive Pakistani Families From Their Homes

Near the Indian border, many people who fled the recent India-Pakistan conflict have had to leave again, this time because of rising waters.

A makeshift camp for displaced people in Chung, a community on the outskirts of Lahore, Pakistan, not far from the Indian border, on Sunday.
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Afghanistan Earthquake Leaves More Than 800 Dead

The quake, near the border with Pakistan, injured more than 2,500 people in mountainous areas that rescue workers took hours to reach.

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Preparing to evacuate injured victims in Mazar Dara on Monday.
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Punjab Floods Devastate Pakistan’s Breadbasket

Housing communities and businesses that rely on agriculture have been destroyed in the country’s largest province.

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Hundreds Languish in Pakistan’s Prisons on Blasphemy Charges

In Pakistan, hundreds are in jail on charges of blaspheming Islam. Rights groups say some of these cases are due to bad actors’ entrapping victims online.

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Family members of people accused of online blasphemy at a news conference in October in Islamabad, Pakistan.
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Once a Source of Life and Renewal, Monsoon Brings Death to Pakistan

With villages swept away and Pakistan’s largest city assailed by monsoon floods, climate change has brought a catastrophic new normal to the country.

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The funeral for Abdul Samad’s mother in Beshonai, a village in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa region of Pakistan, on Monday.
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A Pakistani Village Devastated by Flooding: ‘Like Death Visited Every Home’

At least 660 people have died in rain-related incidents across Pakistan since monsoon season began in late June, and 935 more have been injured.

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Flash Floods in Pakistan Kill at Least 150 People in a Single Day

The country has endured heavier rain during monsoon seasons, which scientists have attributed to climate change. The authorities said that at least 194 people died on Friday.

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Residents and rescue workers at an area hit by flash flooding in Salarzai, in Bajaur District, northern Pakistan, on Friday.
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