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An Afghan refugee has been convicted of murder in a case that shocked Albuquerque’s Muslim community

Mar. 18, 2024 17:48 PM EDT

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — An Afghan refugee was found guilty Monday of first-degree murder in one of three fatal shootings that shook Albuquerque's Muslim community during the summer of 2022. Muhammad Syed faces life in prison for killing 41-year-old Aftab Hussein on July 26, 2022....

Pakistani jets target suspected Pakistani Taliban hideouts in Afghanistan, killing 8 people

Mar. 18, 2024 08:58 AM EDT

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistani airstrikes targeted multiple suspected hideouts of the Pakistani Taliban inside neighboring Afghanistan early on Monday, the foreign ministry said. The Afghan Taliban said the attacks killed at least eight people and prompted return fire from their forces. ...

7 soldiers killed in a suicide truck bombing and shootout in northwest Pakistan

Mar. 16, 2024 06:45 AM EDT

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — A suicide bomber rammed his explosive-laden truck into a sprawling military post in northwest Pakistan on Saturday, the military and security officials said. At least seven soldiers were killed in the bombing and ensuing shootout. Troops responding to the...

IMF to hold crucial talks with Pakistan over release of final $1.1B tranche of $3B bailout

Mar. 13, 2024 21:10 PM EDT

ISLAMABAD (AP) — The International Monetary Fund will hold a crucial round of talks with Pakistan's newly elected government this week to determine whether the country has met conditions for receiving the much needed final $1.1 billion tranche of a $3 billion bailout, officials said Wednesday. ...

A 3-story building collapses in central Pakistan, killing 9 people and injuring 2 others

Mar. 12, 2024 11:47 AM EDT

MULTAN, Pakistan (AP) — A three-story residential building collapsed in central Pakistan early on Tuesday, killing nine people and injuring at least two others, authorities said. The collapse took place in Multan, a city in the eastern Punjab province, and the rubble from the...

Pakistan swears in newly elected Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif's 19-member Cabinet

Mar. 11, 2024 15:44 PM EDT

ISLAMABAD (AP) — The 19-member Cabinet of Pakistan’s newly elected Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif was sworn into office on Monday and held its first meeting. The prime minister appointed several top government posts and promised to tackle the country's unrelenting economic crisis. ...

Pakistan's lawmakers pick Asif Ali Zardari as the country's president for a second time

Mar. 09, 2024 11:19 AM EST

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan's lawmakers elected Asif Ali Zardari on Saturday as the country’s president for the second time. He is the widower of assassinated former premier Benazir Bhutto and the father of former foreign minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari. Zardari...

AP Month in Pictures: Middle East

Mar. 04, 2024 23:07 PM EST

February 2024 Israel’s offensive in the Gaza Strip entered its fifth month as the toll on Gaza’s civilians mounted. Israel and the Lebanese militant Hezbollah group continued exchanging of fire over the border. The United States mounted retaliatory strikes against...

Shehbaz Sharif sworn in as Pakistan’s prime minister after contentious vote

Mar. 04, 2024 20:33 PM EST

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Shehbaz Sharif was sworn in as Pakistan’s new prime minister on Monday after being elected a day earlier in a raucous parliamentary session. He held the same position from April 2022 to August 2023, replacing archrival Imran Khan who was kicked out of the job...

Shehbaz Sharif returns as Pakistan's new premier as Imran Khan allies in parliament allege rigging

Mar. 04, 2024 07:25 AM EST

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Lawmakers in Pakistan’s National Assembly have elected Shehbaz Sharif for a comeback term as prime minister, as parliamentary allies of imprisoned former premier Imran Khan shouted in protest, alleging rigging in last month’s election. Sharif, who held the same...