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The female car mechanic driving change in patriarchal Pakistan
Middle East

The female car mechanic driving change in patriarchal Pakistan

Since picking up a wrench as one of the first female car mechanics in conservative Pakistan, Uzma Nawaz has faced…
Fourteen Iranian security forces kidnapped on border with Pakistan
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Fourteen Iranian security forces kidnapped on border with Pakistan

  LONDON (Reuters) – Fourteen Iranian security forces, including members of the Revolutionary Guards, were kidnapped on the border with…
US envoy on Afghan peace takes his mission to Pakistan
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US envoy on Afghan peace takes his mission to Pakistan

  ISLAMABAD (AP) — Washington’s newly named point man tasked with finding a peaceful end to Afghanistan’s 17-year war is…
Pakistani Islamists warn of ‘terrible consequences’ over blasphemy appeal
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Pakistani Islamists warn of ‘terrible consequences’ over blasphemy appeal

  ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – A hardline Pakistani Islamist group has warned of “terrible consequences” if a Christian woman sentenced to…
India, Pakistan clash in UN over support for terrorists
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India, Pakistan clash in UN over support for terrorists

  UNITED NATIONS (AP) — India’s foreign minister accused neighboring Pakistan of harboring terrorists in an angry speech Saturday before…
Pakistan court orders release of former PM Nawaz on bail
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Pakistan court orders release of former PM Nawaz on bail

  A Pakistani court on Wednesday ordered the release of former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his daughter, suspending their…
Pakistan’s new PM, Imran Khan, visits Saudi Arabia
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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…
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