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3 protesters are killed in clashes with police after Pakistan banned an ethnic rights group
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — At least three people were killed in clashes Wednesday between Pakistani police and supporters of a rights group advocating for the Pashtun ethnic minority, angered by a government ban imposed on the organization this week, local officials said. Officers...
Pakistan records spike in new polio cases, hampering efforts to make the country polio-free
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan has witnessed a spike in new polio cases since March, officials said Wednesday, in a troubling sign as the government seeks to eradicate the disease in the country. The nation has recorded 32 new cases since March, said Anwarul Haq of the National...
Today in History: October 8, the Great Chicago Fire breaks out
Today is Tuesday, Oct. 8, the 282nd day of 2024. There are 84 days left in the year. Today in history: On Oct. 8, 1871, the Great Chicago Fire began; more than 300 people died and more than 17,000 structures were destroyed during the three-day blaze. ...
A Pakistani separatist group claims bombing that killed 2 Chinese near Karachi airport
KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — A Pakistani separatist group claimed responsibility for a late-night bombing that targeted a convoy with Chinese nationals outside the country's largest airport, killing two workers from China and wounding eight people, officials and the insurgent group said Monday. ...
An explosion outside the Karachi, Pakistan, airport kills 2 workers from China and injures others
KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — A massive blast outside the Karachi airport in southern Pakistan killed two workers from China on Sunday and injured at least eight others in the latest deadly attack on Chinese in the country. Police and the provincial government said a tanker exploded...
Militants kill 6 Pakistani soldiers in a shootout
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Militants killed six Pakistani soldiers in a shootout, the army said Saturday, the latest unrest in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province bordering Afghanistan where armed groups including the Pakistani Taliban are active. The troops died in an overnight operation...
Pakistan capital locked down to thwart a rally to support ex-leader Imran Khan
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Authorities suspended cellphone service and blocked key roads into Pakistan’s capital with shipping containers Friday to try to thwart a rally by tens of thousands of activists seeking the release of imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan. Khan’s...
Bus full of wedding guests plunges into a ravine in southwestern Pakistan, killing 7
QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — A speeding bus carrying wedding guests plunged into a ravine in southwestern Pakistan on Thursday, killing at least seven people, officials and rescuers said. The cause of the accident near Quetta, the capital of restive Balochistan province, was not...
Malaysian and Pakistani prime ministers agree to boost trade and economic ties
ISLAMABAD (AP) — The prime ministers of Malaysia and Pakistan agreed in talks Thursday to increase bilateral trade and boost economic ties between their nations. The announcement by Anwar Ibrahim and his Pakistani counterpart, Shehbaz Sharif, followed talks in Islamabad on how to...
6 migrants shot dead near Guatemalan border when Mexican army troops open fire
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Six international migrants are dead after Mexican soldiers opened fire on a truck carrying a group near the border with Guatemala, Mexico's Defense Department said Wednesday. The department said in a statement that soldiers claimed they heard shots as the trucks...
