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Islamabad hospital fire kills at least 14 infants, Pakistan PM says

The fire was reportedly caused by a fault in air conditioning systems.

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Pakistani nurses take care of newborn babies at the Neonatal intensive care unit of Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) in Islamabad on February 20, 2018
Syria's Foreign Minister Asaad Hassan Al-Shaibani speaks during a joint press conference with Lebanon's Prime Minister Nawaf Salam (not pictured) in Beirut, Lebanon, July 2, 2026.

Syrian FM says Damascus mulling Mecca Joint Defense pact, but rejects strengthening Iran ties

Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Hassan al-Shaibani visited Islamabad for the first visit by a Syrian foreign minister to Pakistan since the fall of the Assad regime in December 2024.

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Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan speaks with Reuters during an interview, in Lahore, Pakistan March 17, 2023.

Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan returned to prison after court ordered hospital visit

His lawyers say his health has deteriorated in prison and that he lost significant vision in his right eye. The government has said medical reports disclosed nothing requiring immediate treatment.

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Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan pauses as he speaks with Reuters during an interview, in Lahore, Pakistan March 17, 2023.

Imran Khan transferred from prison to hospital as court raises serious health concerns

The court also directed the formation of a medical board to assess his health and ordered that he be kept under tight security at the hospital.

|ByARSHAD MEHMOOD/THE MEDIA LINE

Police raid home of Pakistani Muslim man suspected of Bondi Beach terror attack - report

According to his Facebook page, viewed by the Post, Akram studied at Central Queensland University in Sydney and Hamdard University in Islamabad.

DECEMBER 14, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
One of the suspected shooters in the Bondi Beach mass shooting, December 14, 2025.

Gaza plan could force breakthrough between Israel and Pakistan, journalist tells 'Post'

Talking to The Post from Islamabad, Ahmed Quraishi reflects on the backlash to his 2022 trip, Pakistan’s long-hidden points of contact with Israel, and the Gaza deal's historic opportunities.

DECEMBER 12, 2025ByAMICHAI STEIN
Pakistani journalist Ahmed Qureshi,