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A Pakistani court acquits ex-PM Khan but supporters' hopes of his release are dashed
ISLAMABAD (AP) — A Pakistani court on Saturday overturned the convictions and seven-year sentences of former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife, but officials quickly moved to prevent his release from prison. The acquittal in a case relating to the legality of the couple's 2018...
100 Muslims arrested for attacking 2 Christian men on allegations of desecrating Quran in Pakistan
LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — Police in eastern Pakistan arrested more than 100 Muslim men and charged them under anti-terrorism laws for attacking a Christian father and son over allegations they desecrated pages of Islam’s holy book, officials said Monday. The mob went on a rampage...
Hundreds of people suffer heatstroke in Pakistan, and dangerous heat is forecast to stay a while
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Doctors treated hundreds of victims of heatstroke at hospitals across Pakistan on Thursday after an intense heat wave sent temperatures above normal levels due to climate change, officials said. Temperatures soared as high as 49 degrees Celsius (120 degrees...
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...
