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Pakistan police arrest 3 men who stabbed and killed 2 transgender women at their home
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistan's police arrested three men on suspicion of killing two transgender women with daggers at their home in the country's conservative northwest, police said on Wednesday. District police chief Zahur Babar Afridi told reporters that the men were...
Pakistani parliamentary panel picks a judge third on seniority list to head Supreme Court
ISLAMABAD (AP) — A parliamentary panel on Tuesday recommended a judge who was third on the seniority list of a panel of judges to head the Supreme Court of Pakistan, government officials said, a move which virtually blocked the elevation of the senior-most judge and is likely to further deepen a...
2 transgender women stabbed to death at home in northwest Pakistan
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Two men armed with daggers killed two transgender women at their home in conservative northwest Pakistan overnight before fleeing the scene, police said, a sign of increasing violence against trans people in the country. The killings happened Sunday night...
Gunmen kill 7 people working on a strategic tunnel project in Indian-controlled Kashmir
SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Gunmen fatally shot at least seven people working on a strategic tunnel project in Indian-controlled Kashmir and injured at least five others, officials said on Monday. Police blamed militants who have been fighting against Indian rule for decades for the...
Polio is rising in Pakistan ahead of a new vaccination campaign
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Polio cases are rising ahead of a new vaccination campaign in Pakistan, where violence targeting health workers and the police protecting them has hampered years of efforts toward making the country polio-free. Since January, health officials have confirmed 39 new...
Pakistan's Punjab province shuts schools for 2 days to contain protests over alleged on-campus rape
LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — Authorities in Pakistan's eastern Punjab province shut all schools and universities for two days on Friday in an attempt to contain the spread of protests by students over an alleged on-campus rape. The closures in Pakistan's most populous province affect an...
Pakistan's leader calls on Biden to secure release of a woman serving lengthy prison term
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan's prime minister has written to U.S. President Joe Biden to request the release of a Pakistani woman who is serving an 86-year prison sentence in the U.S. for terrorism charges, a government lawyer told a court on Friday. The letter from Prime Minister...
Bangladesh court issues arrest warrant for ex-Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina over deaths of protesters
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — A special court in Bangladesh issued arrest warrants on Thursday for former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and 45 others, including her close aides, on charges of crimes against humanity during a student-led uprising in July and August that forced her to flee the country, a...
Moscow and Beijing announce further cooperation during international group meeting in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Leaders and top officials from an international group founded to counter Western alliances met in Pakistan's capital Wednesday, with Moscow and Beijing announcing they will boost cooperation. The 23rd meeting of the China-and Russia-founded Shanghai Cooperation...
Violence-hit Pakistan locks down its capital for an Asian security meeting
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Shaken by multiple militant attacks, Pakistani authorities have locked down the capital in a major security move as senior officials from several nations arrive for an Asian security group meeting. A three-day holiday started Monday in normally bustling Islamabad...
