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

Place · 445 stories · 3,216 articles · earliest story we hold Oct 3, 2023

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The 2025 India-Pakistan clash after the Kashmir tourist massacre

10 stories · gone quiet

A tourist massacre in Kashmir is escalating tensions between India and Pakistan. Here’s what we know · 13 articles, Apr 23India and Pakistan troops exchange fire in Kashmir · 18 articles, Apr 25Pakistan test-fires ballistic missile as tensions with India rise · 6 articles, May 3India fires missiles into Pakistani territory in what Islamabad calls ‘act of war’ - Boston News, Weather, Sports · 45 articles, May 5Pakistan has vowed to respond after India’s missile strikes. Here’s what we know · 19 articles, May 6India-Pakistan military reprisals escalate: what we know so far · 42 articles, May 6India and Pakistan have fought many wars in the past. Are we on the precipice of a new one? · 9 articles, May 7Pakistan says India fired missiles at 3 air bases inside country, Pakistan retaliates · 33 articles, May 7Pakistan and India say they'd consider de-escalation if the other reciprocates · 8 articles, May 7Indian and Pakistan troops swap intense artillery fire overnight · 8 articles, May 9
Pakistan's clashes with Afghanistan and the militant attacks inside Pakistan

4 of 19 stories this year

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

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

Everything else38 stories in 2025 not part of any arc, newest first

Stories about Pakistan that are not part of any arc yet

  1. Dec 20Pakistan court hands Imran Khan, wife 17-year jail terms in another corruption case7 articles · 7 independent sources
    3 left, 1 center, 1 right
  2. Oct 15– 19Afghanistan and Pakistan have agreed to an immediate ceasefire, Qatar says31 articles · 27 independent sources
    3 left, 10 center, 2 right
  3. Sep 18– 19Saudi Arabia Signs a Mutual Defense Pact with Nuclear-Armed Pakistan After Israel's Attack on Qatar14 articles · 12 independent sources
    2 left, 4 center, 2 right
  4. Aug 27– 28Floods affect 1.2 million, displace nearly 250,000 in eastern Pakistan5 articles · 4 independent sources
    2 left, 1 center, 1 right
  5. Aug 27Flash floods leave 32 dead in Indian-controlled Kashmir as over 150,000 are displaced in Pakistan5 articles · 5 independent sources
    1 left, 3 center, 0 right
  6. Aug 14– 15Sudden, heavy rain in Indian Kashmir leaves dozens dead, more than 200 missing10 articles · 9 independent sources
    1 left, 3 center, 1 right
  7. Aug 14– 18Pakistan: Rescue efforts following flash floods continue – DW27 articles · 16 independent sources
    4 left, 5 center, 1 right
  8. Jul 30Olympic champ Laura Dahlmeier dies in climbing accident in Pakistan, official says15 articles · 11 independent sources
    2 left, 4 center, 2 right
  9. Jul 29India says it has killed three militants behind Kashmir tourist massacre9 articles · 9 independent sources
    0 left, 5 center, 0 right
  10. Jul 6– 7Owners of pet lion arrested after it jumped a wall and attacked a woman and two children in Pakistan9 articles · 9 independent sources
    0 left, 4 center, 0 right

Stories that name Pakistan

  1. Nov 24– 25This volcano erupted for the first time in 10,000 years sending ash clouds across continents23 articles · 16 independent sources
    0 left, 7 center, 0 right
  2. Nov 2– 3Trump’s Testing Plans for US Nuclear Weapons Won’t Include Explosions, Energy Secretary Says14 articles · 14 independent sources
    2 left, 2 center, 4 right
  3. Sep 1– 2Afghanistan earthquake kills nearly 800, injures thousands as survivors dig through rubble73 articles · 40 independent sources
    6 left, 18 center, 4 right
  4. Sep 1– 4Death toll from Afghan earthquake jumps to 2,205 as aid agencies plead for funds37 articles · 19 independent sources
    3 left, 9 center, 1 right
  5. May 11– 12Leo calls for peace in Ukraine, Gaza ceasefire59 articles · 36 independent sources
    4 left, 12 center, 2 right
  6. Apr 22– 23Militants kill at least 26 tourists at a resort in Indian-controlled Kashmir49 articles · 27 independent sources
    7 left, 12 center, 4 right
  7. Mar 11Majority of the world's population breathes dirty air, report says14 articles · 9 independent sources
    1 left, 2 center, 1 right
  8. Mar 5Trump announces capture of 2021 Kabul airport bombing suspect18 articles · 15 independent sources
    3 left, 5 center, 3 right
  9. Mar 1Lawyers sue to block Trump administration from sending 10 migrants to Guantanamo Bay10 articles · 9 independent sources
    0 left, 2 center, 1 right
  10. Feb 9They Helped US Order Airstrikes Against Taliban. Now Trump's Moves Have Left Those Afghans in Limbo9 articles · 9 independent sources
    0 left, 3 center, 2 right

Local coverage

  1. Aug 18Over 150 still missing, death toll nearing 300 after flooding in northwest Pakistan6 articles · 3 independent sources
    2 left, 1 center, 0 right
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