Cows were hoisted from the roof of a building ahead of today's Eid al-Adha, or 'Feast of Sacrifice', in Karachi; the animals are kept on the roof for a year, cared for by their owners, before celebrating Eid al-Adha with the slaughter of the animal

A nationwide campaign to vaccinate more than 30 million children under 5 against polio has begun to contain the spread of the virus in the country: Pakistan, along with Afghanistan, was the only country where it was circulating until recent times

Amendments to the Pakistan Penal Code that make necrophilia an official crime after years of a legislative vacuum on the subject have been approved unanimously by the Senate

Two police officers were suspended for displaying irresponsible behaviour while on duty after posting videos on social media

Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan, currently in prison, has applied to become the next chancellor of the prestigious British University of Oxford