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Islamabad

Arcs in and about Islamabad from the outlets we track, each followed from its first story to its last, with who covered it.

Place · 147 stories · 605 articles · earliest story we hold Oct 4, 2023

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All arcs1 named arc in 2025

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Pakistan's clashes with Afghanistan and the militant attacks inside Pakistan

4 of 19 stories this year · 4 about Islamabad

New Pakistan-Afghanistan border clashes kill dozens, officials say · 17 articles, Oct 12Suicide bombing kills 12 in Pakistan · 28 articles, Nov 11Suicide bombers in northwest Pakistan kill at least 3 at security force headquarters · 5 articles, Nov 24Pakistan strikes Afghanistan, kills 9 children, Taliban says – DW · 10 articles, Nov 25

Coverage over timeindependent sources per week, by side, every year we hold

2023323 articles2024700 articles2025407 articles20261876 articles

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Oct 2, 2023921481
Oct 9, 202311232101
Oct 16, 202358235
Oct 23, 202320211
Oct 30, 202348129
Nov 6, 202344214
Nov 20, 20230316
Dec 11, 20230226
Dec 18, 202315212
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Jan 15, 20249191293
Jan 22, 202406014
Jan 29, 20241117573
Feb 5, 2024417558
Feb 12, 202496335
Feb 19, 20242209
Feb 26, 202479335
Mar 4, 20242319
Mar 18, 202476326
Mar 25, 202445214
Apr 15, 20242219
Apr 22, 20240011
Apr 29, 20241014
May 6, 2024512548
May 13, 202419227
Jun 3, 20241405
Jun 10, 20240328
Jul 29, 202412111
Aug 19, 202432210
Aug 26, 20240128
Sep 2, 202412215
Sep 9, 20240205
Sep 16, 20241104
Oct 28, 20241216
Nov 4, 202449226
Nov 11, 20240304
Nov 18, 20240101
Nov 25, 202455323
Dec 9, 202407113
Jan 13, 202544214
Jan 20, 2025810654
Apr 21, 202524221
Apr 28, 202533117
May 5, 2025213314175
Sep 22, 20251428
Sep 29, 20250303
Oct 6, 202533312
Oct 13, 2025410228
Nov 10, 202558324
Feb 2, 202677327
Feb 23, 2026813552
Mar 16, 202636522
Mar 23, 2026618671
Mar 30, 202633010
Apr 6, 2026194419317
Apr 13, 2026172212155
Apr 20, 2026142513145
May 18, 20266151095
May 25, 202629132
Jun 15, 2026510947
Jun 22, 202627127
Jul 6, 2026497106
Jul 13, 202621012
Jul 20, 2026162215189
Jul 27, 2026319277
Aug 3, 20265121165
Aug 10, 2026510560
Aug 17, 2026010024
Aug 24, 2026217461
Aug 31, 20261025
Sep 21, 2026511331
Sep 28, 20260203

Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.

Everything else16 stories in 2025 not part of any arc, newest first

Stories about Islamabad that are not part of any arc yet

  1. May 5– 7India fires missiles into Pakistani territory in what Islamabad calls ‘act of war’ - Boston News, Weather, Sports45 articles · 31 independent sources
    8 left, 15 center, 3 right

Stories that name Islamabad

  1. Oct 15– 19Afghanistan and Pakistan have agreed to an immediate ceasefire, Qatar says31 articles · 27 independent sources
    3 left, 10 center, 2 right
  2. Sep 28– 29Taliban releases US citizen after visit by envoy14 articles · 14 independent sources
    1 left, 6 center, 2 right
  3. May 11India and Pakistan ceasefire shaken by overnight fighting in disputed Kashmir region7 articles · 7 independent sources
    2 left, 0 center, 3 right
  4. May 10India and Pakistan agree to a ceasefire in US-mediated talks42 articles · 26 independent sources
    3 left, 13 center, 0 right
  5. May 8India fires attack drones into Pakistan, several shot down: Pakistani military10 articles · 10 independent sources
    1 left, 5 center, 2 right
  6. May 7– 10Pakistan says India fired missiles at 3 air bases inside country, Pakistan retaliates33 articles · 27 independent sources
    5 left, 11 center, 3 right
  7. May 6– 7Pakistan has vowed to respond after India’s missile strikes. Here’s what we know19 articles · 13 independent sources
    2 left, 3 center, 4 right
  8. May 6– 10India-Pakistan military reprisals escalate: what we know so far42 articles · 27 independent sources
    8 left, 8 center, 7 right
  9. May 3Pakistan test-fires ballistic missile as tensions with India rise6 articles · 6 independent sources
    1 left, 1 center, 1 right
  10. Apr 30Pakistan claims it has ‘credible intelligence’ India will strike within 36 hours12 articles · 12 independent sources
    2 left, 2 center, 0 right
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