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Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan speaks during a joint news conference with Afghan president at the Presidential Palace in Kabul in 2020.

After a week of political chaos in Pakistan, more turmoil lies ahead

The country's Supreme Court said a move by Prime Minister Imran Khan to dissolve parliament rather than face a no-confidence vote was unconstitutional. What happens next isn't entirely clear.

Pakistani paramilitary troops stand guard with riot gears outside the National Assembly, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Sunday, April 3, 2022.

Pakistan is thrown into crisis after the prime minister dissolves parliament

The nation's politics was thrust into disarray after Prime Minister Imran Khan dissolved parliament ahead of a vote on a no-confidence motion in which he was widely expected to lose.

Students sit in class at Jamia Muhammadia, a madrassa in the Pakistani capital Islamabad.

Pakistan Wants To Reform Madrassas. Experts Advise Fixing Public Education First

The government hopes to reform seminaries, which are often seen as places where students are indoctrinated with extreme interpretations of Islam. Experts argue the entire education system must change.

Wajahat Malik, right, and a Pakistan Navy seaman navigate the Indus River. Malik organized a 40-day expedition down the 2,000-mile river to document "the peoples, the cultures, the biodiversity and just whatever comes our way," he says — including the impact of climate change and pollution.

Floating in a rubber dinghy, a filmmaker documents the Indus River's water woes

Pakistani filmmaker Wajahat Malik pulled together an expedition to raft down the 2,000-mile river. He hopes to reconnect people with the Indus, which is being threatened by overuse and climate change.

Saleem Abbas, a 17-year-old from northern Pakistan, sits front and center in his Chinese language class taught by Nayyar Nawaz at Pakistan's National University of Modern Languages.

In Pakistan, Learning Chinese Is Cool — And Seen As A Path To Prosperity

China's billions in infrastructure investment have led to growing number of Pakistanis eager to learn Mandarin and study in China. Beijing is giving thousands of scholarships to Pakistanis.

President Trump says he called off talks with the Taliban and Afghan leaders at Camp David. Above, he speaks in the White House's Roosevelt Room on Sept. 4.

Trump Says He Called Off Secret Talks At Camp David With Taliban, Afghan Leaders

President Trump says the Taliban admitted to an attack in Kabul that killed an American soldier, so he canceled a planned meeting at Camp David and called off peace negotiations.

A convoy carrying captured Indian pilot Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman arrives at the border post of Wagah in Pakistan on Friday ahead of his release.

Pakistan Hands Over Captured Indian Pilot At Tense Border Checkpoint

The pilot was captured this week after his MiG-21 fighter jet was shot down over the Pakistani-administered part of disputed Kashmir.

'The Angel Maker' is a thrilling question mark all the way to the end

In Alex North's skilled hands, this narrative that juggles so many elements becomes a very cohesive, enthralling ride into some of the darkest corners of extreme religiousness and human nature.

Delta aircraft with 61 passengers goes off taxiway at Syracuse airport

Delta Airbus A220-100 operating as flight number DAL1718 went off a taxiway shortly after 7:30 a.m.

A security guard at Silicon Valley Bank monitors a line of people outside the office in Santa Clara, Calif., on March 13, 2023. The Fed will now need to factor in the impact of the collapse of the lender, along with Signature Bank, as it makes its next decision on interest rates.

The Fed already had a tough inflation fight. Now, it must deal with banks collapsing

Consumer prices in February were 6% higher than a year ago, as inflation continues to ease. The data comes just days after the collapse of two regional lenders is roiling the banking system.

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