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Pakistan’s Supreme Court To Rule On Fate of PM Sharif

Pakistan's Supreme Court was set to announce a new judgement Friday that could topple Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif who...

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Pentagon Blocks Some Pakistan Military Payments

The US Defense Department has withheld $50 million in Pakistan military payments after Pentagon chief Jim Mattis...

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India Defends Shelling After 4 Pakistan Troops Killed

India has defended shelling across a disputed border that allegedly killed four Pakistani soldiers, saying Monday it...

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‘Taliban’ Suicide Bomber Kills Two In NW Pakistan

A suicide bomber struck a vehicle carrying members of the paramilitary Frontier Corps (FC) in Pakistan's northwest on...

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Dizzying Rise of Afghan Cricket

The manicured emerald pitch at Lord's in London, where Afghanistan played for the first time ever Tuesday, is a world...

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McCain Calls For Pakistani ‘cooperation’ Against Extremists

US Senator John McCain visited Kabul Tuesday and warned neighbouring Pakistan that Washington was counting on its...

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Pakistan Appoints Sarfraz Test Captain

Pakistan Tuesday rewarded Sarfraz Ahmed with the country's Test captaincy, a fortnight after he led the national team...

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McCain-Led Delegation Visits Pakistan For Security Talks

A high-level US Senate delegation met Pakistan's top foreign affairs official and powerful military chief in Islamabad...

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Ten Killed In Pakistan Chairlift Accident

Ten people were killed and two others injured when a chairlift cable broke, sending riders plunging into a ravine in a...

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Wealth, Poverty Propping Up Pakistan’s Illegal Kidney Trade

When Pakistani authorities burst into a makeshift hospital in Lahore this year, doctors were caught mid-way through two...

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Scores Killed In Tanker Fire Near Bahawalpur

At least 153 people have been burnt alive and dozens of others injured after a fuel tanker overturned and exploded...

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Pakistan Deploys 15,000-Strong Force For Chinese Security

Pakistan has deployed a 15,000-strong military force to protect Chinese nationals working on energy and infrastructure...

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120 Killed When Oil Tanker Explodes In Pakistan

At least 123 people were killed and more than 100 injured in a fire that broke out after an oil tanker overturned in...

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123 Dead, More Than 100 Wounded In Pakistan Oil Tanker Fire

At least 123 people have died and scores more were injured in a fire that broke out after an oil tanker flipped over in...

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Indian ‘spy’ On Death Row In Pakistan Seeks Clemency

An Indian national facing execution after being convicted of spying in Pakistan has sought clemency from the country's...

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Pakistani Citizens Gasp For Clean Air

Furhan Hussain moved to Islamabad seeking fresher air, only to find Pakistan's leafy capital in a semi-permanent haze....

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IMF Says Pakistan Outlook ‘favourable’, Warns of Risks

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said the outlook for Pakistan's economy was "favourable", citing Chinese...

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Pakistan’s Population Booms

Three men who have fathered nearly 100 children among them are doing their bit for Pakistan's skyrocketing population,...

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Indian Soldiers Kill Five Rebels In Kashmir

Indian soldiers killed five suspected rebels Friday in a shoot-out near the de facto border that divides disputed...