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Pakistan has recorded its wettest April since 1961, with more than double the usual rainfall for the month, the country’s national weather centre has announced. The Asian nation experienced days of extreme weather in April that killed scores of people as well as destroying property and farmland. Experts said Pakistan witnessed heavier rains because of climate change. Last month’s rainfall for Pakistan was a 164 per cent increase from the usual level for April, Pakistan’s national weather centre says. The intense downpours affected the country’s northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and the southwest...
Euronews (English)
By Shrouq TARIQ Islamabad (AFP) - Avant, derrière les barreaux du zoo d'Islamabad, des éléphants neurasthéniques et des lions affamés tournaient en rond. Aujourd'hui, le site transformé par des amoureux des animaux aide d'anciennes bêtes de foire à se refaire une santé. "Cet endroit a radicalement changé d'ambiance depuis que le zoo a été vidé", affirme à l'AFP Rina Saeed, patronne du Bureau des animaux sauvages à Islamabad (IWMB). Après plus de quarante ans d'existence, le zoo a fermé ses portes en 2020 sous le feu des critiques: ses derniers résidents, deux ours bruns de l'Himalaya, ont été ...
AFP (Français)
Islamabad (AFP) - Le réseau social X, bloqué depuis deux mois au Pakistan officiellement pour des raisons de sécurité, a dit jeudi collaborer avec le gouvernement pakistanais afin de "comprendre ses préoccupations". "Nous continuons de travailler avec le gouvernement pakistanais pour comprendre ses préoccupations", a indiqué sur X (ex-Twitter) l'équipe de communication du réseau, commentant pour la première fois le blocage en vigueur depuis le 17 février. La plateforme est difficilement accessible depuis cette date, lorsque le parti de l'ancien Premier ministre, actuellement emprisonné, Imran ...
AFP (Français)
By Hazel Gandhi A video purporting to show Pakistani flags being raised at a recent rally in Hyderabad, Telangana is viral online with the false claim that the incident took place under the Congress government's rule in the state. BOOM found that the video is at least six months old and was taken before the Congress came to power in the state. Further, the video does not show Pakistani flags and was taken during the celebrations of Milad un Nabi. The video shows Islamic flags being raised in a rally near the Tank Bund area in Hyderabad, Telangana. News outlet Asianet reported on the video base...
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Quetta (Pakistan) (AFP) - Une demi-douzaine d'hommes armés a tué 11 personnes, dont neuf travailleurs pendjabis, au Baloutchistan, province du sud-ouest du Pakistan en proie à des violences, ont annoncé samedi les autorités locales. Six hommes armés ont arrêté vendredi en début de soirée un autocar près de la ville de Naushki, vérifié les papiers d'identité des occupants puis emmené neuf travailleurs pendjabis, ethnie majoritaire au Pakistan. Leurs corps sans vie ont été ensuite retrouvés à deux kilomètres de l'autoroute. "Ils leur ont tiré dessus à bout portant", a expliqué à l'AFP un respons...
AFP (Français)
By Hazel Gandhi A video showing a woman being groped by a man at a political rally is viral online with the false claim that the woman is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) being groped by workers of the same party. BOOM found that the claims are false, the video is from 2007 and shows a rally organised in Pakistan by the Pakistan People's Party (PPP). The viral clip shows a woman in a pink salwar kameez participating in a rally as slogans of Jai Shree Ram are heard in the background. A man standing next to her is seen touching her inappropriately while they are campaigning. A user o...
BOOM Live
By Hazel Gandhi A photo showing a sea of green flags at a Congress road show is viral online with the false claim that the image shows Pakistani flags at the party's recent rally. BOOM found that the claims are false, the photo is from 2019 in Wayanad and shows flags of the Kerala-based political party, Indian Union Muslim League, not Pakistan. A user on X shared the photo with the caption, "This is not Pakistan, Its congress raily in India itself. Their message is very clear. I hope now your choice will be very clear. 🙏 #LokSabhaElections2024 #Elections2024 #BJP4India" Click here to view the ...
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By Srijit Das An old video showing a crowd holding green flags has resurfaced on social media with a false claim that it shows Pakistani flags were waved at a rally in support of Rahul Gandhi in Wayanad, Kerala. BOOM found that the flags featured in the video do not show the national flag of Pakistan. Rather, they are green flags displaying a half crescent moon and a star, which represent the party flag of the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML), a political party based in Kerala. Moreover the video is from 2019 and not recent. Several news outlets reported the flags of both the Congress party a...
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By Lehaz ALI Peshawar (Pakistan) (AFP) - Cinq ressortissants chinois travaillant à la construction d'un barrage et leur chauffeur pakistanais ont été tués mardi dans un attentat-suicide visant leur véhicule, dans le nord-ouest du Pakistan, la Chine condamnant une "action terroriste". La sécurité du personnel chinois travaillant sur différents projets d'infrastructure au Pakistan est depuis longtemps une préoccupation pour Pékin, qui a investi des milliards de dollars dans ce pays. "Cinq Chinois et leur chauffeur local ont été tués dans l'attaque", survenue dans la province du Khyber Pakhtunkhw...
AFP (Français)
Washington (AFP) - The United States said Wednesday that relations with Pakistan will suffer if it does not probe irregularities in last month's election and rerun votes if needed. Donald Lu, the top US diplomat for South Asia, told lawmakers that the United States had "serious concerns" about the conduct of the February 8 election and ongoing disruptions of media and social media, including a prolonged shutdown of X, formerly known as Twitter. "The Election Commission of Pakistan, should it find that these irregularities are substantiated, should rerun elections where there's been interferenc...
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