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Islamic State claims responsibility for suicide bombing on memorial service in northeast Afghanistan
ISLAMABAD (AP) — The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing on a memorial service in northeast Afghanistan that killed at least 13 people and wounded 30 others. In a statement late Friday, the IS regional affiliate — known as the Islamic State in...
Pakistan urged to stop arresting Afghan refugees after 250 detained recently
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Afghanistan urged Pakistan on Wednesday to stop arresting Afghan refugees, after 250 were detained by counterterrorism officials and other agencies for not having travel documents. Millions of Afghans fled to Pakistan during the 1979-1989 Soviet occupation of...
Pakistan's military says 2 soldiers killed in militant attack near border with Iran
QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — Militants attacked a Pakistani security post near the country's border with Iran on Thursday, triggering a shootout that killed two soldiers, the military said. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack in the area of Singwan in restive...
Pro-Imran Khan Pakistani TV journalist returns home after being freed
ISLAMABAD (AP) — A prominent Pakistani television journalist who went missing last week, apparently because of his public support to former Prime Minister Imran Khan, returned home early Tuesday after being released by his captors, his family and his employer said. Sami Abrahim’s...
Pakistan to try 33 supporters of former Premier Imran Khan in military courts over recent violence
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s government said Friday that 17 more supporters of Imran Khan would be tried in military courts over recent anti-government violence, bringing the overall number of followers of the former prime minister facing military tribunals so far to 33. The...
Pakistani journalist, supporter of former Prime Minister Imran Khan goes missing, second in 2 weeks
ISLAMABAD (AP) — A prominent Pakistani television journalist known for his public support of former Prime Minister Imran Khan has gone missing, the police, his family and his employer said. Sami Abrahim's disappearance was first announced in a police tweet late Wednesday, hours...
Pakistan's ex-premier Imran Khan softens demand for snap vote amid crackdown on party
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s embattled former Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday softened his year-long demand for early elections and said he is forming a committee for talks with the government to end the country's lingering political turmoil. The offer, if accepted by the...
Pakistan's Imran Khan presses legal fight, gets protection from arrest in multiple terrorism cases
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday pressed his legal battle before a court in the capital, Islamabad, which granted him protection from arrest until early next month in several cases including terrorism charges for inciting violence. The...
Pakistan re-arrests Imran Khan's key associate amid crackdown on his followers
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistani authorities Monday arrested a key associate of former Prime Minister Imran Khan just hours after she was released from custody as authorities pressed on with a crackdown on Khan's supporters. Shireen Mazari, who served as rights minister under Khan...
Pakistani police surround Imran Khan's home, claim former leader is hiding suspects in recent riots
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Police surrounded the home of former Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday, claiming he was sheltering dozens of people allegedly involved in violent protests over his recent detention. The police deployment was likely to anger Khan's many...
