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

Place · 18 stories · 121 articles · earliest story we hold Jan 23, 2023

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

17 of 64 stories this year · 2 about Karachi

Pakistan forces kill 145 militants after attacks in Balochistan · 9 articles, Jan 31Suicide bombing at a Shiite mosque on Islamabad’s outskirts kills at least 31 and wounds scores · 30 articles, Feb 6Pakistan military claims to have killed at least 70 militants in Afghan border strikes · 8 articles, Feb 22Pakistan claims dozens of Afghan Taliban troops killed · 5 articles, Feb 28Afghanistan says 400 people killed in Pakistan strike on Kabul hospital · 26 articles, Mar 17Suicide bombing near railway track in Pakistan kills at least 23 · 27 articles, May 24Pakistan military says insurgents killed 18 abducted policemen and 11 soldiers in separate attacks · 7 articles, Jul 7Pakistani troops kill 24 militants in raids as violence escalates in region near Afghanistan · 6 articles, Jul 17Militants attack a Pakistani police post and kill 5 officers in a northwestern province · 6 articles, Jul 29Suicide bomber strikes antimilitant rally in northwestern Pakistan, killing at least 14 · 15 articles, Aug 2Bombing at mosque near police offices in Pakistan kills at least 21 · 26 articles, Sep 18Pakistani forces end 20-hour standoff with militants in the northwest · 6 articles, Sep 19Pakistani forces kill 5 militants and free 23 hostages in operation in the southwest · 2 articles, Sep 20Pakistan strikes Afghanistan after accusing it of attacks · 34 articles, Sep 21Afghanistan says 28 fighters killed, 32 captured after crossing from Pakistan · 7 articles, Sep 25Suicide bombing at police checkpoint in northwestern Pakistan kills at least 11 · 17 articles, Sep 26Pakistani airstrikes in Afghanistan kill 9 civilians, Kabul says; Pakistan says only militants hit · 11 articles, Oct 1

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Jan 23, 202347145
Jan 30, 20232329
Feb 6, 20231317
Feb 20, 202327018
Mar 27, 20231105
May 8, 20232228
Jul 31, 202367334
Aug 7, 20230304
Nov 20, 20231226
Feb 26, 202467125
Apr 15, 202421110
Sep 30, 20240305
Oct 7, 202424111
Jun 2, 20252204
Jun 30, 20251103
Jan 12, 20262003
Jan 19, 20261309
Feb 23, 202617825
Mar 2, 20261439
Jul 6, 202627692
Aug 3, 20265101056
Aug 10, 20260112

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

Everything else4 stories in 2026 not part of any arc, newest first

Stories about Karachi that are not part of any arc yet

  1. Jan 18– 22Death toll from Karachi mall fire rises above 6018 articles · 9 independent sources
    3 left, 3 center, 0 right

Stories that name Karachi

  1. Aug 7– 10Pakistan says new defense pact with Saudi and Turkey is ‘purely defensive’ and open to others69 articles · 32 independent sources
    5 left, 10 center, 10 right
  2. Jul 7– 10Cargo plane wreckage found off Pakistan’s coast as search continues for 5 missing crew99 articles · 33 independent sources
    2 left, 7 center, 6 right
  3. Mar 1– 2At least 22 people killed and more than 120 injured in Pakistan after Iran supporters try to storm a U.S. Consulate37 articles · 29 independent sources
    2 left, 10 center, 8 right