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May 18, 2022 at 3:42 am

Pakistan Taliban extend truce for more talks with government

The Pakistani Taliban say they are extending a cease-fire with the government in Islamabad until May 30, after the two sides held an initial round... Updated 8:58 am

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April 29, 2022 at 8:17 am

Aid group reports surging numbers in child abuse in Pakistan

An aid group dedicated to child protection says assaults and sexual abuse of children have surged in Pakistan.

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April 20, 2022 at 7:44 am

U.S. Congresswoman Ilhan Omar meets with Pakistani leaders

U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar has met with Pakistani leaders in the first visit by a member of Congress since a new coalition government came into...

FILE – Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan attends a military parade to mark Pakistan National Day, in Islamabad, Pakistan on March 23, 2022. Pakistanâ€™s embattled prime minister faces a tough no-confidence vote Saturday, April 9, 2022, waged by his political opposition, which says it has the numbers to defeat him. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed, File) TKMY101 TKMY101

April 9, 2022 at 1:11 pm

Pakistan’s embattled PM ousted in no-confidence vote VIEW

Pakistan’s political opposition has toppled Prime Minister Imran Khan in a no-confidence vote in Parliament after several political allies and a key party in his...

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April 7, 2022 at 4:50 am

Pakistan’s top court blocks PM’s move to stay in power VIEW

Pakistan’s Supreme Court has blocked Prime Minister Imran Khan’s bid to stay in power, ruling that his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections...

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April 2, 2022 at 9:25 pm

Pakistan in political turmoil as leader dissolves parliament VIEW

Pakistan’s prime minister has thrown the country into political limbo, accusing the United States of attempting to oust him and cancelling a no-confidence vote he...

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March 22, 2022 at 5:40 am

Pakistani PM urges Islamic nations to mediate in Ukraine war

Pakistan’s prime minister has urged foreign ministers from Muslim-majority nations to help end Russia’s war in Ukraine, appealing also to China’s top diplomat to join...

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March 21, 2022 at 3:48 am

Pakistan’s Khan rallies supporters ahead of parliament vote

Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has turned to grassroot supporters, lobbying the poor and promising better hospital care as he faces a no-confidence motion in...

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March 8, 2022 at 8:07 am

Pakistan opposition holds major rally, demanding PM’s ouster VIEW

Thousands of supporters of Pakistan’s key opposition party have held a big anti-government rally in the capital, Islamabad, to demand Prime Minister Imran Khan step...

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February 24, 2022 at 3:21 am

Pakistan court sentences man to death over woman’s beheading

A Pakistani court has sentenced a man from a prominent industrialist family to death after finding him guilty of beheading a childhood friend who had...

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