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Azadeh Moshiri

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Correspondent and Anchor at BBC

@BBCNews Pakistan Correspondent • Fmr Anchor • Producer @BBCYaldaHakim & @Amanpour @CNN

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  • 3 weeks ago | bbc.com | Azadeh Moshiri

    Mr Yousaf said she had never mentioned Hayat, nor any threatening behaviour, before she was killed. He said Ms Yousaf's aunt was at the family home when the suspect broke in, and that he had also threatened to shoot her before fleeing. Ms Yousaf died before she could be taken to the hospital. Police said the "brutal" murder caused "a wave of concern" across the country, and that there was "immense" pressure to find the killer.

  • 3 weeks ago | bbc.com | Azadeh Moshiri

    More than 200 inmates escape Pakistan jail after earthquakeReutersInmates broke down doors and locks of their cells and shattered windows before storming the prison gates. More than 200 prisoners escaped from a jail in Pakistan's largest city following an earthquake in the early hours of Tuesday, police said. Thousands of inmates broke down doors and the locks of their cells and shattered windows after they felt tremors shake the walls at Malir Jail in Karachi.

  • 1 month ago | bbc.com | Azadeh Moshiri

    School bus attack caught in tensions between Pakistan and IndiaAzadeh MoshiriAnadolu via Getty ImagesForty schoolchildren were on the bus which exploded in Balochistan"When I heard the attack happened, the ground fell from beneath my feet. All the parents started running towards the bus, no-one could understand what was going on," Nasir Mehmood, a sergeant in Pakistan's army tells us.

  • 2 months ago | bbc.com | Azadeh Moshiri |Usman Zahid |Kamil Khan Dayan

    Could AI text alerts help save snow leopards from extinction? Azadeh Moshiri, Usman Zahid and Kamil Khan DayanReporting fromGilgit-BaltistanBBCLovely is one of between 4,000 and 6,000 snow leopards on the planetSnow leopards cannot growl. So when we step towards one of these fierce predators, she's purring. "Lovely," as she's called, was orphaned and rescued 12 years ago in Pakistan-administered Gilgit-Baltistan.

  • 2 months ago | bbc.co.uk | Azadeh Moshiri |Vicky Wong

    Image source, EPAImage caption, Police have been stationed outside KFCs across major citiesPolice in Pakistan have made dozens of arrests following a string of protests targeting KFC branches across the country which led to one man being killed. Protesters, angry at the war in Gaza, have been urging a boycott of the chain, claiming it's a symbol of the United States and its ally Israel. At least 11 incidents have been confirmed in major cities such as Lahore, Karachi and Islamabad.

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Azadeh Moshiri
Azadeh Moshiri @Azadeh_Moshiri
17 Jun 25

RT @BBCWorld: Trump's order to leave Tehran adds to fear as Iranians share 'last photo of home' https://t.co/mvcJKBX3kR

Azadeh Moshiri
Azadeh Moshiri @Azadeh_Moshiri
17 Jun 25

Pres Trump says people in Tehran should evacuate 'immediately'. Some have already heeded this advice, but others feel it’s simply impossible. 📌One person told me they've made it to Armenia — a journey that should take about an hour and a half from #Iran took 5h.   📌With nearly

Azadeh Moshiri
Azadeh Moshiri @Azadeh_Moshiri
5 Jun 25

Reax to the travel ban on our live page. @shawnjvandiver @afghanevac said they welcome exemptions but they “don’t undo the damage of shutting the door on those who've risked everything”. US says it's to "protect Americans from dangerous foreign actors". Also spoke to Afghans 👇 https://t.co/fZF3W8xgTG