Pakistan

• Pakistan elections: U.S., Europe urge probe into alleged interference, violence

  The U.S. and the EU both mentioned allegations of interference, including arrests of activists, and added that claims of irregularities and fraud should be fully investigated.

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  Feb 9
  
• Ex-Pakistan PM Imran Khan gets 10-year jail sentence for leaking state secrets

  A Pakistani court convicted former prime ninister Imran Khan of revealing official secrets on Tuesday and sentenced him to 10 years.

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  Jan 30
  
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• Pakistan says it doesn’t want to escalate dispute with Iran

  Pakistan said on Friday it did not want to escalate a standoff with Iran, as Islamabad's top civilian and military leadership gathered to review the situation.

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  Jan 19
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• Pakistan carries out retaliatory airstrikes in Iran after an earlier attack by Tehran

  Pakistan’s air force launched retaliatory airstrikes early Thursday in Iran, allegedly targeting militant hideouts, an attack that killed at least nine people.

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  Jan 18
• Twin blasts at mosques in Pakistan kill at least 57 people

  A suicide bombing and another blast ripped through two mosques in Pakistan amid events marking the birthday of the Prophet Mohammed, police and health officials said.

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  Sep 29, 2023
• All 8 people rescued from cable car dangling 275 m above Pakistan ravine

  Six children and two adults were on their way to a local school when one of the cable car lines snapped, leaving them stranded half way across a ravine.

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  Aug 22, 2023
• Pakistan resumes some rail service after derailment kills at least 30

  After the crash, many passengers complained that they were waiting for the resumption of the train service from Karachi to the eastern Punjab province.

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  Aug 7, 2023
• Suicide bombing kills at least 54 people at political rally in Pakistan

  The victims were attending a rally organized by the Jamiat Ulema Islam party, headed by hard-line cleric and politician Fazlur Rehman.

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  Jul 31, 2023
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• People around the world are dying in ‘unprecedented’ heavy rains this week

  Countries around the globe are seeing heavy rainfall and flooding, just days after a heat wave last week smashed global heat records.

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  Jul 11, 2023
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• Pakistan police claim former PM Imran Khan hiding suspects in recent riots

  Last week, Khan supporters had attacked public property and military installations after he was dragged out of a courtroom and detained.

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  May 17, 2023