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India's Modi and Pakistan's Khan discuss regional peace in post-election call
Khan, widely seen as Pakistan’s prime minister-in-waiting, is now courting independent candidates and minor parties to form a coalition government in a nation that has fought three wars with India.
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Pakistan's Imran Khan declares victory in disputed election
Supporters of jailed ex-premier Nawaz Sharif said there were problems with the vote count and the process was an assault on democracy in a country that has a history of military rule.
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‘No SA nationals affected’ in deadly Quetta attack
Deputy High Commissioner Manzoor Chaudhry says they hope the incoming government will bring peace to the country.
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[UPDATE] Suicide bomber kills 29 as Pakistanis vote in cliffhanger election
Geo TV put the death toll at 18, while rival Samaa TV put it at 20, adding a 'suicide attacker' was responsible.
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Pakistan's Imran Khan seeks election win over jailed ex-PM's party
Wednesday’s vote features competing narratives of democracy amid Sharif’s accusations elements of the powerful army are working to throw the race to Khan, which he denies.
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Death toll in Pakistan election rally attack rises
The bombing was the deadliest attack in Pakistan in over three years and is the third incident of election-related violence this week.
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[UPDATE] Suicide bomber kills 85 in attack on Pakistani election rally
The bombing was the most deadly attack in Pakistan in over a year and is the third incident of election-related violence this week.
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Afghan forces kill 10 Taliban as ceasefire is announced
The 10 included five Pakistanis killed in the clash in the eastern province of Nangarhar,
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Rain prevents play between England and Pakistan
England are currently 106 for two, trailing by 68 runs after bowling Pakistan out for 174 on the first day.
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Pakistan to hold general election on 25 July – officials
Pakistan’s government and parliament is due to be dissolved on 31 May, when a new interim prime minister and an interim administration is meant to take over.
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City in Pakistan may have endured the hottest April day ever recorded
Local reports described deserted streets and multiple cases of severe heat stroke on 30 April in Nawabshah.
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Earthquake shakes buildings in Afghanistan
Workers left buildings in Kabul and Pakistani media reported the quake was felt in Islamabad, the capital, and the north-western city of Peshawar.
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Gun attack on minister deepens political divisions as Pakistan nears elections
A gunman on Sunday shot interior minister Ahsan Iqbal as he was leaving a constituency meeting in Punjab province.
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Pakistan’s interior minister Iqbal survives assassination attempt - officials
Maik Ahmad Khan, a government spokesperson, said Ahsan Iqbal was out of danger, and that the attacker was arrested.
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Pakistan bars former PM Sharif from holding office for life
Sharif, 67, resigned in July after the Supreme Court disqualified him from holding office over an undeclared source of income.
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Joy in Nobel winner Malala's hometown, though some Pakistanis decry her
Yousafzai flew into Swat on Saturday by helicopter during her first visit to Pakistan since the Pakistani Taliban - now on the run but still able to launch attacks - shot her in the head in 2012 over her advocacy for girls’ education and opposition to Islamist militancy.
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Nobel winner Malala in tears on emotional return to Pakistan
Malala Yousafzai, traveling with her father and younger brother, met Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi in the capital, Islamabad, before giving a brief speech on national television.
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Pakistan court sentences child killer, rapist to death
The girl’s murder ignited nationwide protests over allegations of government inaction, and a media campaign led to his arrest after years of him being on the loose.
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India says Pakistan 'will pay' after Kashmir army camp attack
Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman told reporters on Monday evening that the Indian army has ample evidence to prove that “the handlers of the terrorists were back in Pakistan.”
