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Military fans out across Pakistan ahead of elections
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Military fans out across Pakistan ahead of elections

  Pakistan’s military fanned out across the country ahead of Wednesday’s election, deploying hundreds of thousands of troops to oversee…
Turkish attack helicopter deal with Pakistan worth around $1.5 billion: sources
Middle East

Turkish attack helicopter deal with Pakistan worth around $1.5 billion: sources

Turkey’s deal with Pakistan to sell 30 Turkish T129 attack helicopters is worth around $1.5 billion, sources with knowledge of…
Taliban defeated by the quiet strength of Pakistan’s Buddha
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Taliban defeated by the quiet strength of Pakistan’s Buddha

  The Buddha of Swat, carved on a cliff in the seventh century, was dynamited by the Pakistani Taliban in…
Pakistani interior minister shot by man linked to new religious party: report
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Pakistani interior minister shot by man linked to new religious party: report

Pakistani Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal was wounded on Sunday in an apparent assassination attempt by a gunman linked to a…
For Pakistani dockworkers in Dubai, kushti is a way of life
Middle East

For Pakistani dockworkers in Dubai, kushti is a way of life

Every Friday evening in Dubai’s bustling Deira district, a sandy lot is transformed into the ring of champions. It is…
Anti-India protests erupt in Kashmir amid deadly fighting
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Anti-India protests erupt in Kashmir amid deadly fighting

Massive anti-India protests erupted in several parts of the Indian-controlled portion of Kashmir on Sunday amid fierce fighting between rebels…
Nobel winner Malala visits hometown in Pakistan for first time since shooting
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Nobel winner Malala visits hometown in Pakistan for first time since shooting

Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai visited her hometown in Pakistan’s Swat Valley on Saturday for the first time since…
Returning to Pakistan, Malala is overwhelmed by her emotions
World

Returning to Pakistan, Malala is overwhelmed by her emotions

As Malala Yousafzai spoke of coming home to Pakistan for the first time since being shot by the Taliban five…
Militant leader, ex-bin Laden ally roams freely in Pakistan
Middle East

Militant leader, ex-bin Laden ally roams freely in Pakistan

He is crisscrossing Pakistan championing a fatwa, or Islamic religious decree, forbidding militant violence inside the country. But the mere…
Pakistan’s first transgender anchor: ‘I struggled a lot to be accepted’
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Pakistan’s first transgender anchor: ‘I struggled a lot to be accepted’

Marvia Malik is Pakistan’s first transgender news presenter. In a DW interview, Malik says she had to work hard to…
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