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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...
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...
Malaysian prime minister arrives in Pakistan on a 3-day visit to discuss bilateral ties
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Malaysia’s prime minister arrived in Pakistan's capital Wednesday on his first official visit which authorities say is aimed at strengthening ties between the two countries and boosting bilateral economic and trade ties. Anwar Ibrahim was received by Pakistani...
Gunmen storm a house and kill 7 workers in Pakistan’s southwest
QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — Gunmen stormed a house and killed seven laborers and wounded an eighth in Pakistan’s southwest Balochistan province, a police official said Saturday. The workers were all from the same town in Punjab, which is in Pakistan’s east. There...
Pakistani Taliban deny attacking a convoy of foreign ambassadors
ISLAMABAD (AP) — The Pakistani Taliban on Monday denied involvement in a bombing attack on a police convoy that was escorting foreign ambassadors in the restive northwest, as authorities said they were still trying to determine who was behind it. Most of the ambassadors and senior...
Bomb targeting foreign diplomats’ convoy kills policeman in Pakistan’s restive northwest
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — A roadside blast caused by an improvised explosive device, targeting a convoy of foreign diplomats, killed a policeman and injured four others, an official said Sunday. The diplomats were traveling to a tourist area in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, which...
Moscow will support Islamabad's bid to join BRICS, says Russian deputy prime minister
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Moscow will support Islamabad's bid to join the BRICS bloc of developing economies, the Russian deputy prime minister said on Wednesday while visiting the Pakistani capital. Pakistan applied last year for membership in the alliance that has a stated aim to amplify...
IS militants kill 14 in a Shiite area of Afghanistan in one of the deadliest attacks this year
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Islamic State militants killed 14 people in a Shiite-majority area in central Afghanistan in one of the deadliest attacks in the country this year. The militant group claimed responsibility for the shooting, which took place on Thursday and targeted a group of...