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Double land mine blasts kill one person and wound at least 18 in Pakistan’s southwest
QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — Double land mine blasts killed one person and wounded at least 18 on Thursday in Pakistan’s southwest, a police officer said. The first mine exploded when a truck was passing through a valley in coal-rich Duki district in Baluchistan province. The second...
Pakistan investigating the shooting death of a suspect in the 2013 killing of an accused Indian spy
LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani authorities are investigating the shooting death of a man who had been acquitted of killing accused Indian spy Sarabjit Singh in a Lahore prison in 2013, a police official said Sunday. Pakistan has previously accused India’s intelligence agency...
A Pakistani court sentences a woman to life in prison for burning pages from Islam's holy book
LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — A Pakistani court sentenced a Muslim woman to life in prison after finding her guilty of burning pages of Islam's holy book, a prosecutor said Friday. Under Pakistan’s blasphemy laws, anyone found guilty of insulting the religion or religious figures can...
Pakistani ex-Premier Nawaz Sharif's daughter takes over top provincial post. Rivals boycott her
LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — The eldest daughter and close aide of Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Monday became the country’s first-ever female chief minister in eastern Punjab province. Her rivals accused authorities of nepotism and boycotted the session of the provincial...
