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Pakistan seals off its capital ahead of a planned rally by Imran Khan supporters
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan has sealed off capital Islamabad ahead of a planned rally by supporters of imprisoned former premier Imran Khan. It’s the second time in as many months that authorities have imposed such measures to thwart tens of thousands of people from gathering in...
Pakistani court bars party of jailed former PM from rallying on eve of visit by Belarus president
ISLAMABAD (AP) — A court in Pakistan's capital has barred the party of imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan from holding a planned rally in Islamabad on Sunday on the eve of an official visit by the president of Belarus. The ruling Thursday was a setback for supporters of...
Suicide car bomb kills 12 troops at a security post in northwestern Pakistan
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — A suicide bomber killed 12 members of the security forces and wounded several others after detonating an explosive-laden vehicle at a security post in northwestern Pakistan, officials said Wednesday. The attack, one of the deadliest in recent months,...
Pakistan reports new polio case in northwest, raising nationwide tally to 50 cases this year
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan detected one more polio case in the restive northwest bordering Afghanistan, raising the country's tally of the infectious disease to 50 cases this year, officials said Wednesday. Pakistan and Afghanistan are the only two countries in the world where the...
Pakistan PM approves military operation against separatists following surge in violence in southwest
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan's Prime Minister on Tuesday approved a long-awaited “comprehensive military operation” against separatist groups in the restive southwest, more than a week after an outlawed group killed 26 people in a suicide bombing at a train station, officials said. ...
Pakistan bans large gatherings in the capital ahead of a rally by Imran Khan's party
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistani authorities on Tuesday banned gatherings of five or more people in the capital ahead of a planned march by the supporters of former Prime Minister Imran Khan, who has been held in prison for more than a year after being convicted in multiple cases. The...
Pakistan's top cleric says use of VPNs is against Islamic laws as the government seeks to ban them
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan's top body of clerics has declared the use of virtual private networks, or VPNs, against Islamic laws, officials said Monday, as the Ministry of Interior sought a ban on the service that helps people evade censorship in countries with tight internet controls. ...
Pakistan court rejects plea for acquittal from former premier Imran Khan and his wife in graft case
ISLAMABAD (AP) — A Pakistani court on Thursday rejected a plea for acquittal from former Prime Minister Imran Khan, who has been held in prison for more than a year in a graft case, a defense lawyer said. The court order was another blow to Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi, who were...
Pakistani security forces kill 12 insurgents in 2 raids hours apart
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistani security forces faced off with insurgents in two separate raids hours apart on their hideouts in two troubled areas in the country killing 12 militants and wounding six others, the military said Wednesday. Four insurgents were killed in the first raid in...
Pakistan suspends railway services in the country's southwest after deadly train station bombing
QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistan's railways suspended all train services on Monday to and from a restive southwestern province where a suicide bombing at a train station over the weekend killed 26 people, including soldiers and railway staff. The train services would be suspended...
