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Pakistan army called in to quell unrest following ex-PM’s arrest, death toll rises to 8

The Pakistani army has been called in by the government to help end the deadly unrest in the wake of the arrest of former Prime Minister Imran Khan. The government has warned protesters against any further attacks on state installations.

Pakistan court indicts former PM in state gifts case; violent protests escalating across the country

Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan, already in custody, has been indicted for allegedly selling state gifts during his four years in power. Dozens of people have been killed or wounded after demonstrations broke out across the country following Khan’s arrest. Hundreds are arrested.

Pakistan court says ex-PM arrest legal; social media platforms blocked as one killed in protests

A court in Pakistan has ruled the arrest of former Prime Minister Imran Khan legal. At least one person was killed after demonstrations broke out across the country following Khan’s arrest.

Former Pakistani PM, Imran Khan, arrested

Imran Khan, Pakistan’s former prime minister, was arrested on Tuesday during a court appearance in the capital, Islamabad. The 70-year-old was arrested by agents from the country’s anti-corruption body, the National Accountability Bureau.

Media: Pakistan’s most wanted Baloch terrorist leader killed by rival group over looted money

Pakistani media reports say the country’s most wanted Baloch terrorist leader, Muhammad Asa, accused of attacking Iranian convoys, was shot dead in clashes between rival terror groups erupted over the distribution of looted money.

Several killed in two blasts at Pakistan police station

Two explosions have rocked a counterterrorism facility in northwest Pakistan, killing at least 12 people and injuring more than 50 others, police have confirmed.

Pakistan sees sharp drop in Eid al-Fitr shopping amid soaring inflation

Retailers say sales in Pakistan have witnessed a sharp drop compared with previous years in the run-up to the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr, as shoppers feel the pinch of decades-high inflation.

Landslide in Pakistan kills, injures several people

A huge landslide in northwestern Pakistan has killed at least three people, wounding several others and burying nearly two dozen vehicles, officials have announced.

Ex-Pakistani PM says his would-be assassins still in office

Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan says death threats will remain a constant part of his life until he can return to power and hold his would-be killers accountable.

Quake rocks Afghanistan, Pakistan and India, over a dozen killed

At least 13 people have been killed and hundreds injured after a magnitude 6.5 earthquake hit areas across Afghanistan and Pakistan, with the tremor felt as far as the Indian capital New Delhi.

Ex-Pakistani PM charged with terrorism over recent unrest

Police in Islamabad have filed terrorism charges against former Prime Minister Imran Khan. The development comes after crowds of his supporters rioted outside a courthouse in the Pakistani capital. Khan was due to appear at the court on Saturday to answer corruption charges.

Pakistan court postpones police action against Imran Khan until Friday

A high court has ordered the Pakistani police to stop an operation to arrest Imran Khan to Friday, defusing a surge in violence that saw supporters of the former prime minister clashing with security forces.

Pakistan police use tear gas, water cannon to disperse Imran Khan supporters

Clashes have erupted between Pakistani police and supporters of former Prime Minister Imran Khan ahead of his potential arrest in the eastern city of Lahore. Pakistan riot police used water cannon and tear gas to push back his supporters.

Pakistan police attempt to arrest Imran Khan

Pakistani officers have arrived at the residence of former Prime Minister Imran Khan in a bid to arrest him in a case related to the purchase and sale of gifts.

Ex-Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf dies at 79

Former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf died on Sunday following a prolonged illness at a hospital in Dubai after years in self-imposed exile.

Dozens killed in Blast at mosque in Pakistan’s Peshawar

Around three dozen people have been killed and scores more wounded in an explosion at a mosque in the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar, according to officials.

Dozens killed in Pakistan bus crash

At least 41 people were killed when a bus careered into a ditch and caught fire in the southern Pakistani city of Bela on Sunday.

Pakistan Taliban threatens to target top political leaders, including PM and FM

Armed group Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has warned the country’s main ruling parties of “concrete action” against their top leadership in the government for “declaring war” against it.

Pakistan says won’t allow others to shelter militants amid tensions with Afghanistan

Pakistan's political and military leadership has vowed no country will be allowed to shelter militants staging attacks against Pakistani soil, as the Asian country is engaged in rising tensions with neighboring Afghanistan.

Officials say Pakistani forces kills all Taliban hostage-takers in north

Pakistan’s special forces have raided a counterterrorism centre in a remote northwestern district, killing all of the 33 Taliban fighters who overpowered guards at the facility, seized arms and took hostages, officials confirmed.

Bomb blast kills 3, injures several in Pakistan border area

A roadside bomb targetting security forces killed three people and wounded more than a dozen in Pakistan’s northwest near the Afghan border on Wednesday, police confirmed.

Three killed, dozens injured in bomb blast in Pakistan’s Quetta

A suicide bomb blast has struck a police vehicle in the southwestern Pakistani city of Quetta, killing at least one police officer and two civilians and wounding dozens, according to police.

Pakistan’s ex-PM vows to fight to ‘last drop of blood’

Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has vowed to keep up his struggle to return to the country's political sphere. Imran Khan made the remarks in his first public speech since surviving an assassination attempt earlier this month.

Pakistan’s Imran Khan says “long march” to resume after assassination attempt

Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan said his supporters’ “long march” towards the capital ,demanding early elections, will re-start on Tuesday after it was disrupted by an attempt on his life by a gunman.

Pakistani PM denies involvement in assassination attempt on Imran Khan

Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has rejected allegations that he was involved in the assassination attempt on opposition leader Imran Khan. It comes as supporters of the former prime minister continue to protest, demanding an investigation into the recent shooting that led to Khan's injury.

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