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Eight school staff shot dead in northern Pakistan | TheStarsHub

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Eight school staff shot dead in northern Pakistan | CNN

TheStarsHub  —  An attack by unknown gunmen at a school in Pakistan’s northern province of Khyber Pakhtunkwa has left eight school staff dead and two others injured. The attack took place after exams at a local high school. According to district police officer Muhammad Imran, the dead include five schoolteachers and three members of the … Read more

Critically ill elephant Noor Jehan dies at Pakistan zoo | TheStarsHub

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Critically ill elephant Noor Jehan dies at Pakistan zoo | CNN

A 17-year-old critically ill elephant called Noor Jehan has died at Pakistan’s Karachi Zoo, with the animal welfare charity that had been treating her calling for the zoo’s closure. The elephant was suffering from preexisting serious ailments before falling in a pond last week, Four Paws said in a statement. The elephant’s health had deteriorated … Read more