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Rohingya refugees in Pakistan fear for relatives in Myanmar
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Rohingya refugees in Pakistan fear for relatives in Myanmar

For an estimated 300,000 Rohingya Muslims living in squalor in Pakistan’s largest city, the news from Myanmar in the past…
China, Pakistan take swipes at Trump’s Afghan policy
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China, Pakistan take swipes at Trump’s Afghan policy

The top diplomats from China and Pakistan took swipes at President Donald Trump’s newly unveiled Afghanistan policy on Friday as…
Gunmen kills 2 in attack on opposition lawmaker in Pakistan
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Gunmen kills 2 in attack on opposition lawmaker in Pakistan

Pakistani police say two gunmen targeting an ethnic party lawmaker after Eid prayers instead gunned down two others, including a…
Pakistan court convicts 2 policemen in Bhutto’s murder case
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Pakistan court convicts 2 policemen in Bhutto’s murder case

A prosecutor says a Pakistani court has sentenced two former police officers to 17 years in prison for failing to…
Pakistani police fire tear gas to disperse anti-US crowd
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Pakistani police fire tear gas to disperse anti-US crowd

Pakistani police used tear gas and batons Sunday to disperse anti-US protesters in the southern port city of Karachi, while…
Census shows Pakistan’s population rises to 207.7 million
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Census shows Pakistan’s population rises to 207.7 million

Pakistan’s government says results from a recently conducted national census show the country’s population has risen to 207.7 million. Friday’s…
Study: Arsenic poisoning a risk for 50M in Pakistan
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Study: Arsenic poisoning a risk for 50M in Pakistan

Some 50 million people are at risk of arsenic poisoning from contaminated groundwater in Pakistan’s Indus Valley — far more…
Dengue outbreak kills 5 people in northwest Pakistan
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Dengue outbreak kills 5 people in northwest Pakistan

A Pakistani health official says an outbreak of dengue fever in the country’s northwest has killed five people in the…
Bomb kills at least 15 in Pakistani city of Quetta
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Bomb kills at least 15 in Pakistani city of Quetta

A bomb exploded near a crowded market in the Pakistani city of Quetta on Saturday, killing at least 15 people,…
Pakistani court recommends parliament review blasphemy Law
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Pakistani court recommends parliament review blasphemy Law

A court is recommending that parliament review Pakistan’s controversial blasphemy law and make changes that will prevent people from being…
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