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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...
Pakistan will hold parliamentary elections at the end of January, delaying a vote due in November
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s election oversight body announced on Thursday that it will hold the next parliamentary elections in the last week of January, delaying the vote which was to be held in November under the constitution. However, the announcement by the Election...
From London, Pakistan's former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif blames ex-army chief for his 2017 ouster
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is claiming that the country’s former powerful military and spy chiefs orchestrated his ouster in 2017, when he was forced to step down after being convicted of corruption. Sharif spoke on Monday to leaders of his...
Father, stepmother and uncle of dead girl appear in UK court on murder charge after Pakistan arrests
LONDON (AP) — The father, stepmother and uncle of a 10-year-old girl found dead in her U.K. home appeared in court on murder charges Friday after being arrested and deported from Pakistan after an extensive police search. Sara Sharif was found dead with extensive injuries at her...
Key trade crossing between Afghanistan and Pakistan reopens after 9 days
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — A key northwestern border crossing between Pakistan and Afghanistan reopened Friday after a nine-day closure due to clashes between border forces, officials from both sides said. Pakistan shut the Torkham border with its neighbor on September 6 after...
3 family members sought in death of 10-year-old girl arrested in the UK after arriving from Pakistan
LONDON (AP) — Three family members of a 10-year-old girl who was found dead in her U.K. home were arrested in Pakistan on Wednesday on suspicion of murder and flown to Britain, where they were taken into police custody on arrival. Sara Sharif was found dead with extensive injuries...
Rebels kill 3 Indian soldiers and police officer in separate gunfights in Indian-controlled Kashmir
SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Three Indian soldiers and a police officer were killed in separate gunfights with rebels over the past two days in the mountainous Indian-controlled portion of Kashmir, officials said Wednesday. Indian government forces launched a joint operation against the...
Taliban reject Pakistani claims of unlawful structures, indiscriminate firing at key border crossing
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Taliban on Tuesday rejected Pakistani government accusations that they're to blame for the closure of a key border crossing. Pakistan shut the vital commercial artery of Torkham in its northwest last Wednesday after guards from the two countries...
Pakistan court orders 5 siblings of girl found dead near London put into child protection center
LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — A Pakistani court on Tuesday ordered the five siblings of a 10-year-old girl who was found dead with extensive injuries near London put into a children’s protection center after they were located by police. The police are continuing their search for the...
Dutch court sentences ex-Pakistani cricketer to 12 years over reward for death of far-right lawmaker
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A Dutch court on Monday sentenced a former Pakistani cricketer to 12 years in prison over allegations that he had offered a reward for the death of firebrand anti-Islam Dutch lawmaker Geert Wilders. The suspect, identified by Wilders as Khalid Latif,...
