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Dozens dead after blast in southwestern Pakistan at a rally celebrating birthday of Islam's prophet
QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — A suspected suicide bomber blew himself up among a crowd of people celebrating the Prophet Muhammad’s birthday in southwestern Pakistan on Friday, killing at least 52 people and wounding nearly 70 others, authorities said, in one of the country's deadliest attacks...
The centuries-old card game of bridge offers a sharp contrast to esports at the Asian Games
HANGZHOU, China (AP) — If you're looking for another kind of esport to follow from the Asian Games, try the centuries-old card game of bridge. Here the “e” would stand for “elderly” to represent the game's aging demographic — not for “electronic” as in the...
Pakistan's Imran Khan remains behind bars as cases pile up. Another court orders he stay in jail
ISLAMABAD (AP) — A Pakistani court on Tuesday ordered that former Prime Minister Imran Khan remain in custody for two more weeks as authorities investigate charges that he had revealed state secrets after his 2022 ouster. The development is the latest in an unprecedented pileup of...
After 4 months, Pakistan resumes issuing ID cards to transgender people, officials say
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistani authorities resumed issuing ID cards to transgender people, officials and activists said Tuesday, after a four-month pause and following an Islamic court's controversial ruling that gutted a law aimed at protecting trans rights. The national database and...
Pakistani raid on a militant hideout near Afghanistan leaves 3 militants dead, the military says
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistani troops raided a suspected militant hideout in a former Pakistani Taliban stronghold near the border with Afghanistan, triggering a shootout that killed three militants, the military said Tuesday. A militant commander was among those killed in the shootout...
Pakistani journalist who supported jailed ex-Prime Minister Imran Khan is freed by his captors
ISLAMABAD (AP) — A prominent Pakistani television journalist who went missing after his arrest more than four months ago was freed Monday and returned home, police and his colleagues said. It was widely believed that security agencies had held Imran Riaz Khan, who is known for...
Pakistan recalls an injectable medicine causing eye infection, sight loss and orders a probe
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan's health minister said Sunday that an injectable medicine that was causing a severe eye infection and sight loss in diabetic patients in the province of Punjab has been recalled and an investigation ordered while police are looking for the suppliers. ...
UNGA Briefing: There's one more day to go after a break — but first, here's what you missed
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — It's almost the end of the U.N. General Assembly high-level meeting that brings world leaders together at U.N. headquarters in New York. Here are the highlights of what happened Saturday at the United Nations and what to keep an eye on Tuesday, the last day (Monday's off for...
Pakistan's prime minister says manipulation of coming elections by military is 'absolutely absurd'
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Pakistan’s interim prime minister said he expects parliamentary elections to take place in the new year, dismissing the possibility that the country’s powerful military would manipulate the results to ensure that jailed former premier Imran Khan’s party doesn’t win...
Authorities in Indian-controlled Kashmir free a key Muslim cleric after years of house arrest
SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Indian authorities released a key Muslim cleric after four years of house arrest and allowed him to lead Friday prayers in Srinagar, the main city of Indian-controlled Kashmir, according to mosque authorities. Mirwaiz Umar Farooq has been spearheading...
