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90 migrants feared drowned after boat capsizes off Libya: UN
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90 migrants feared drowned after boat capsizes off Libya: UN

About 90 people are feared drowned after a smugglers’ boat carrying mostly Pakistani migrants capsized off Libya’s coast early Friday,…
Earthquake of 6.1 magnitude strikes Afghanistan
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Earthquake of 6.1 magnitude strikes Afghanistan

An earthquake of magnitude 6.1 shook the Afghan capital, Kabul, on Wednesday but there were no immediate reports of any…
Q&A: Why Afghanistan suffers unrelenting attacks
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Q&A: Why Afghanistan suffers unrelenting attacks

Afghanistan has endured a month of relentless attacks claimed by the Taliban and a rival Islamic State affiliate, capped by…
‘IS’ claims deadly attack on Save the Children office in Afghanistan
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‘IS’ claims deadly attack on Save the Children office in Afghanistan

An attack on Save the Children’s office in the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad has ended with at least two people…
Doctor who aided hunt for bin Laden languishes, forgotten
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Doctor who aided hunt for bin Laden languishes, forgotten

Shakil Afridi has languished in jail for years — since 2011, when the Pakistani doctor used a vaccination scam in…
Ahead of elections, Pakistan heads toward more political chaos
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Ahead of elections, Pakistan heads toward more political chaos

Pakistan’s top political parties have joined hands to topple the government, holding a major demonstration in Lahore city. But apart…
Gunmen kill mother, daughter polio workers in Pakistan
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Gunmen kill mother, daughter polio workers in Pakistan

Pakistani officials say gunmen have shot and killed a mother and her daughter who were taking part in an anti-polio…
Pakistan clerics issue fatwa against ‘un-Islamic’ suicide bombings
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Pakistan clerics issue fatwa against ‘un-Islamic’ suicide bombings

More than 1,800 Pakistani Muslim clerics have issued an Islamic directive, or fatwa, forbidding suicide bombings, a book due to…
US suspends ‘security assistance’ to Pakistan after Donald Trump calls it terrorist ‘haven’
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US suspends ‘security assistance’ to Pakistan after Donald Trump calls it terrorist ‘haven’

The US State Department on Thursday announced the White House’s decision to suspend security assistance to Pakistan worth significantly more…
Skepticism in Gilgit-Baltistan over China-Pakistan Economic Corridor
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Skepticism in Gilgit-Baltistan over China-Pakistan Economic Corridor

The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor initiative created euphoria in Pakistan, but in Gilgit-Baltistan, a disputed northern region, the locals are concerned…
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