Pakistan in February 2026: the most important developments in society
In Pakistan in February 2026, the most reported social story was the health of the imprisoned former prime minister Imran Khan, who was reported to have suffered severe vision loss in jail.
Other developments included earthquakes of magnitude 5.6 felt in Islamabad and parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, with a quake of the same magnitude reported in Afghanistan. A Punjab Home Department report told the Lahore High Court that seventeen people died during Basant celebrations in Lahore. Rights groups, including the Committee to Protect Journalists, expressed concern over what they called a deterioration of media freedom. The United Kingdom launched an e-visa system for Pakistani students and workers, and Italy announced plans to issue 10,500 work visas for skilled workers from Pakistan.
by WorldBrief & Maksim Micheliov | AI-generated summary
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