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Pakistan’s new PM, Imran Khan, visits Saudi Arabia
Middle East

Pakistan’s new PM, Imran Khan, visits Saudi Arabia

  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Pakistan’s new prime minister, former cricket player Imran Khan, is in Saudi Arabia…
Pakistan’s Ex-PM Sharif returns to prison after furlough
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Pakistan’s Ex-PM Sharif returns to prison after furlough

  ISLAMABAD (AP) — A provincial government in Pakistan has returned former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, as well as his…
Pakistan military ‘quietly’ stifles press with intimidation: group
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Pakistan military ‘quietly’ stifles press with intimidation: group

  ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistan’s military is using fear and intimidation to stifle the media and undermine press freedom even…
Political rows, worsening security greet Mattis in Afghanistan
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Political rows, worsening security greet Mattis in Afghanistan

  KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — US Defense Secretary James Mattis arrived on a surprise visit to Afghanistan’s war-shattered capital on…
Pompeo lands in Pakistan seeking ‘reset’ in ties with Islamabad
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Pompeo lands in Pakistan seeking ‘reset’ in ties with Islamabad

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo landed in Islamabad Wednesday to meet new Prime Minister Imran Khan, saying he was…
Pentagon moves to scrap $300 million in aid to Pakistan
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Pentagon moves to scrap $300 million in aid to Pakistan

  The US military plans to cancel $300 million in aid to Pakistan due to Islamabad’s lack of “decisive actions”…
Pakistan rally ends after Dutch cartoon contest is canceled
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Pakistan rally ends after Dutch cartoon contest is canceled

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Thousands of Pakistan’s hard-line Islamists have called off their rally after reaching near Islamabad following the cancellation…
India’s Modi calls for talks with Pakistan in letter to new PM Khan
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India’s Modi calls for talks with Pakistan in letter to new PM Khan

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called for dialogue with Pakistan in a letter to its newly…
Cricket hero Khan set to be sworn in as Pakistan PM
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Cricket hero Khan set to be sworn in as Pakistan PM

  Pakistan’s World Cup cricket hero Imran Khan was set to be sworn in as prime minister of Pakistan Saturday,…
Caged Lion of Punjab: the fall of Pakistan’s ex-PM Sharif
Middle East

Caged Lion of Punjab: the fall of Pakistan’s ex-PM Sharif

  Three times he has ruled Pakistan, and three times he has been deposed. Now Nawaz Sharif, the “Lion of…
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