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five killed, dozens injured as supporters of Ex-Pakistani PM clash with security forces

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At least five police and paramilitary personnel have been killed and dozens of people wounded in Pakistan as thousands of supporters of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan forced their way through security barriers and entered the capital Islamabad.
Asia

Over 80 killed in three days of violence in northwest Pakistan

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Three days of bitter sectarian gunfights in northwestern Pakistan have killed more than 80 people and wounded dozens more, a local official stated Sunday.
Asia

Several killed, injured in Pakistan train station bomb explosion

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At least 24 people were killed and more than 40 wounded in a bomb blast at a railway station in Quetta in southwestern Pakistan on Saturday, police and other officials told Reuters.
Asia

Thousands rally in Pakistan to demand former PM Imran Khan’s release

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Thousands of people have taken to the streets in Islamabad, demanding the release of former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan, who has been behind bars for more than a year over what his party calls politically motivated charges.
Middle East

Islamabad claims 50,000 Pakistani pilgrims disappeared in Iraq

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Almost 50,000 Pakistani pilgrims have disappeared in Iraq, Islamabad's minister for religious affairs has claimed.
Asia

Pakistan seeking to ban Imran Khan’s party

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The Pakistani government has announced it plans to ban Pakistan Terheek-e-Insaf (PTI), the party of jailed former Prime Minister, Imran Khan.
Asia

UN rights panel describes Pakistan’s Imran Khan detention arbitrary and calls for his release

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A United Nations human rights panel has urged the immediate release of former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, saying he has been detained “arbitrarily in violation of international laws”.
Asia

Pakistan court rejects appeals by Imran Khan, wife in illegal marriage case

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A Pakistani court has rejected an appeal by former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife to suspend a ruling that their 2018 marriage violated Islamic law.
Asia

Pakistani court acquits ex-PM Imran Khan in state secrets case

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A high court in Pakistan acquitted jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday from a conviction on charges of leaking state secrets, his lawyer and his party stated, but the politician will remain in prison for now due to a conviction in another case.
Asia

Pakistan court suspends ex-PM Imran Khan’s Jail sentence

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A Pakistani court has suspended former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s jail sentence in a case related to “illegal selling of state gifts.”
Asia

Afghanistan’s Taliban government accuses Pakistan of bombing civilians

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Afghanistan’s Taliban government has accused Pakistan of killing eight civilians in an air raid on Monday. The group responded by opening fire on Pakistani targets, allegedly wounding seven people.
Asia

Asif Ali Zardari voted Pakistan’s president for second time

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Asif Ali Zardari, the widower of Pakistan's slain first female leader Benazir Bhutto and the father of former foreign minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari, was voted in as president for a second time Saturday.
Asia

Shehbaz Sharif elected Pakistan’s Prime Minister for second time

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Pakistani legislators have elected Shehbaz Sharif as the country’s prime minister for a second time following a controversial election last month which was marred by allegations of large-scale rigging and delayed results.
Asia

Pakistan releases official results of election

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Pakistan’s official election results were announced by the election commission on Sunday, with independent candidates affiliated with former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party securing the most seats in the parliament.
Asia

Pakistan shuts borders, suspends mobile services on voting day

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Pakistan temporarily shut some of its land borders and suspended mobile phone services on Thursday as it beefed up security for voters in a general election that has seen a surge in militant violence in the Asian country.
Asia

Explosions near Pakistan candidates’ offices kill several on election eve

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Two blasts near electoral candidates' offices in Pakistan's southwestern province of Balochistan killed 26 people and wounded dozens on Wednesday, officials confirmed, raising concerns over security on the eve of a general election.
Asia

Ex-Pakistan’s PM, wife get 7-year jail for marriage law violation

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A court in Pakistan has jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi for seven years, ruling their 2018 marriage violated the Islamic law.
Asia

Ex-Pakistani PM Imran Khan, wife jailed in corruption case

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Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife have been sentenced to 14 years in jail in a corruption case. This comes after another court ruling in which Khan was given ten years for leaking state secrets.
Asia

Ex-Pakistan PM Imran Khan, top aide get 10-year jail term for leaking state secrets

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A Pakistan court has sentenced former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his close aide, former Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi, to 10 years in prison in a case related to the leaking of state secrets.
Asia

Former Pakistani PM Imran Khan, his wife indicted on graft charges

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A Pakistani court has indicted imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife on graft charges of retaining state gifts from when Khan was in power, including jewelry from Saudi Arabia's government, authorities announced.
Asia

Pakistan electoral body rejects ex-premier Imran Khan’s nomination for 2024 vote

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Pakistan’s election body rejected former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s nomination to contest the 2024 parliamentary elections, with the Tahreek-e Insaf (PTI) party accusing authorities of stopping most of its candidates from participating in the elections due in February.
Asia

Ex-Pakistan PM’s party picks new head before election

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Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan, currently in jail facing what he states are more than 150 cases filed to prevent him from contesting elections next year, has been replaced as head of the party he founded, officials have announced.
Asia

Pakistan seeking BRICS membership despite India roadblock

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Pakistan has formally sought membership in BRICS, the grouping of five emerging economies that includes rival India alongside Brazil, Russia, China and South Africa. It comes at a time the body is fast gaining the status as the leading bloc of the Global South.
Asia

Thousands of Afghan refugees flee Pakistan as deadline looms

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Thousands of Afghan refugees and migrants in Pakistan are heading to the border to return home as a Pakistani deadline to leave the country expires.
Asia

Pakistan plan for mass deportations of migrants draws UN criticism

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The United Nations has warned Islamabad that its plans for the “phased and orderly” mass deportations of migrants, including up to 1.7 million Afghans, could threaten their safety after Pakistan announced a crackdown on people living in the country illegally.
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