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Hayfever sufferers, be warned — avoid at all costs the allergy capital of the world

Health & Medicine

If you suffer from spring allergies, take heart that you aren’t in Islamabad, Pakistan, where pollen counts are some of the highest in the world. Reporter Bina Shah just visited the city and couldn’t wait to get out.

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Hayfever sufferers, be warned — avoid at all costs the allergy capital of the world

Health & Medicine

Islamabad: Capital City Created from Whole Cloth

The World

Della Mae Bluegrass in Pakistan

Arts, Culture & Media

Pakistani Christian Girl Jailed for Blasphemy, Recognized by Authorities to be a Minor

Lifestyle & Belief
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A Return to Pakistan and Patience

Flying into Islamabad in the middle of the night, I braced myself for the upcoming rituals of customs and baggage. “Patience,” I kept repeating to myself, as I descended the steps from the plane and onto a bus crowded with other passengers, including a lot of sleepy children […]

Why the US is Evaluating Aid to Pakistan

Global Politics

The US is suspending about a third of its annual aid to the Pakistani military.

The World

Severe flooding continues in Pakistan

Environment

As the monsoons keep coming, flooding continues to destroy infrastructure and cause panic in Pakistan. Lyse Doucet, BBC correspondent in Islamabad describes the scene.

The World

Bomb blast at UN World Food Office in Pakistan

Business, Economics and Jobs

A bomb exploded in the lobby of the offices of the United Nations’ World Food Programme in Pakistan’s capital, Islamabad. At least three people have been killed and several others injured.

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Searching for motives in the bombing that killed more than 50 in Islamabad

Though analysts suspect that that a truck bomb attack in Pakistan was a warning to the new leadership of Pakistan to end its collaboration with the United States, South Asian and military affairs analyst Christine Fair sees things differently.