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Roadside bomb in southwest Pakistan kills 4, wounds 5
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Roadside bomb in southwest Pakistan kills 4, wounds 5

A Pakistan government official says a roadside bomb has struck a vehicle carrying villagers in a southwestern border town near…
Pakistan party holds meeting to consider PM successor
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Pakistan party holds meeting to consider PM successor

A top leader from the ruling party of deposed Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif says a meeting of the party’s lawmakers…
Nawaz Sharif formally steps down as Pakistan’s PM
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Nawaz Sharif formally steps down as Pakistan’s PM

Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has stepped down despite having reservations about the court order that disqualified him from serving,…
Strike by Pakistan fuel tankers enters third day; long queues at stations
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Strike by Pakistan fuel tankers enters third day; long queues at stations

A strike by Pakistani fuel tanker owners entered a third day on Wednesday, with panicked buyers forming huge queues around…
Pakistani police say the death toll has risen to 22 in suicide bombing
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Pakistani police say the death toll has risen to 22 in suicide bombing

Update: Pakistani police say the death toll has risen to 22 in suicide bombing attack in eastern city of Lahore.…
Pakistan court ends hearing on corruption allegations of PM
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Pakistan court ends hearing on corruption allegations of PM

Pakistan’s top court on Friday concluded its hearing into corruption allegations against Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s family, but it wasn’t…
Christian teenager detained in Pakistan for blasphemy
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Christian teenager detained in Pakistan for blasphemy

Pakistani police say a Christian teenager has been detained on blasphemy charges for allegedly using derogatory remarks against Islam’s prophet…
India puts Kashmir in lockdown on rebel’s death anniversary
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India puts Kashmir in lockdown on rebel’s death anniversary

Residents in Indian-controlled Kashmir clashed with government forces Saturday as they defied a stringent curfew on the anniversary of the…
Burn victims overwhelm Pakistani hospitals after tanker fire kills 146
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Burn victims overwhelm Pakistani hospitals after tanker fire kills 146

Pakistani hospitals on Monday struggled to treat scores of severely burned victims of a fuel tanker explosion that killed at…
Pakistan oil tanker explosion kills at least 120
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Pakistan oil tanker explosion kills at least 120

At least 120 people died and 130 were injured when an oil tanker truck exploded in Bahawalpur city in eastern…
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