MUZAFFARABAD, PAKISTAN (REUTERS) – A 12-year-old girl was found alive on Wednesday (Jan 15) after being buried for 18 hours when an avalanche in Pakistan-controlled…
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Pakistan court revokes coup leader Musharraf's death sentence, guilty verdict
LAHORE (Reuters) – A Pakistani high court on Monday revoked a guilty verdict and death sentence handed down to former military ruler Pervez Musharraf for…
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Pakistan court annuls Pervez Musharaf's death sentence: prosecutor
LAHORE (AFP) – A Pakistan court Monday (Jan 13) annulled the death sentence handed to former military ruler Pervez Musharraf, ruling that the special court…
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Pakistan arrests police officers after shooting that left 4 dead
Counterterrorism officers arrested over killing of a couple, their teenage daughter and another man in Punjab province. Authorities in Pakistan have arrested counterterrorism police officers…
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'Arbitrary': Pakistan rejects US religious freedom designation
US State Department last week said it was re-designating Pakistan a ‘country of particular concern’ over violations. Islamabad, Pakistan – Pakistan has rejected a US…
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Pakistan lecturer sentenced to death for blasphemy
A university lecturer in Pakistan has been sentenced to death for blasphemy. Junaid Hafeez, 33, was arrested in March 2013 and accused of posting derogatory…
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Earthquake rattles Afghanistan, Pakistan and Indian Kashmir
ISLAMABAD/KABUL (REUTERS) – An earthquake shook some buildings in Pakistan, Afghanistan and Kashmir state in India on Friday (Dec 20), witnesses said. The 6.1-magnitude quake…
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'Neutral' Pakistan pulls out of Malaysia summit of Muslim nations
Pakistan’s Gulf allies, Saudi Arabia and the UAE, had expressed reservations over Islamabad joining the summit. Islamabad, Pakistan – Pakistan has pulled out of an international…
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Police raid Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan's nephew's house
Police raid Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan’s nephew’s house after video shows him taking part in deadly hospital riots that killed three patients Officials said…
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Pakistan tycoon hands over $248m to settle UK corruption probe
Britain’s National Crime Agency said assets and cash frozen in the UK will be handed over to Pakistani government. Malik Riaz Hussain, a Pakistani real…
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Funerals begin as town mourns victims of Pakistan train fire
Mourners gather in Mirpurkhas as burials begin for victims of train inferno, which left at least 73 people dead. Distraught relatives have gathered for the…
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Pakistan protests block roads but fail to oust prime minister Imran Khan
ISLAMABAD (REUTERS) – Thousands of anti-government protesters blocked highways across Pakistan on Thursday (Nov 14) in a bid to oust prime minister Imran Khan, though…
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India-Pakistan corridor set to open for Sikh pilgrims
About 5,000 devotees will be able to use the corridor to visit Sikh shrines dedicated to Guru Nanak in Pakistan. After decades of diplomatic tensions,…
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Record-high 44,000 dengue cases reported in Pakistan
Mosquito-borne infections soar to record-high number in the country this year with 66 deaths so far. A record-breaking 44,000 people have been infected with mosquito-borne…
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