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Brazil Football Legend Ronaldinho To Visit Pakistan

Brazilian football legend Ronaldinho is set to visit Pakistan as part of a goodwill mission to promote the game in the...

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Pakistan Threatens To Block Social Media Over ‘blasphemy’

A Pakistani court has ordered the government to open an investigation into online "blasphemy", threatening to ban...

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Pakistan Gunfights Kill 15 Militants, Two Soldiers

At least 15 militants and two soldiers have been killed in two separate gun battles in a relatively peaceful district...

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Five Troops, 10 Militants Dead In Pakistan Border Raid

Five Pakistani soldiers and 10 militants were killed in a coordinated overnight raid at several border posts on the...

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Pakistan Plans To End Separate Status For ‘tribal Areas’

Pakistan on Thursday announced plans to bring its militancy-wracked tribal areas into the mainstream political fold by...

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US Drone Kills Two On Motorbike In Pakistan

A US drone on Thursday killed two men riding a motorbike in Pakistan's northwest tribal region, officials said, the...

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Karachi Down PSL Champions As Fearful Stars Snub Final

Karachi Kings upset defending Pakistan Super League champions Islamabad by 44 runs in Sharjah on Wednesday as a host of...

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Shrine To Islamist Murderer Reveals Pakistan’s Challenges

Pakistan has renewed its vow to root out extremism after a fresh wave of attacks, but a rose-covered shrine in...

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Play-Offs In PSL, Lahore Final Security Fears

The Pakistan Super League entered the play-offs on Sunday with title-holders Islamabad, Peshawar, Quetta and Karachi...

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Pakistan Airline Denies Passengers Forced To Stand

Pakistan's national carrier said Sunday it would investigate allegations that a plane flew from Karachi to Saudi Arabia...

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5 Dead, 30 Injured In Bomb Attack In Lahore

At least five people were killed and 30 injured after a blast ripped through a building in an upscale shopping area of...

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Pakistan Launches Nationwide Anti-Militant Offensive

Pakistan's military on Wednesday launched a nationwide anti-terrorist operation days after a series of bloody extremist...

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Families Flee As Pakistan Cracks Down Along Afghan Border

Hundreds of families were fleeing from both sides of Pakistan's border with Afghanistan Monday, officials said, as...

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Afghan Villagers Flee Pakistani Cross-Border Firing

Hundreds of Afghan families have been displaced by cross-border rocket and artillery fire by Pakistani troops, an aid...

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Timeline of Deadliest Insurgent Attacks In Pakistan

At least 70 people were killed and hundreds more wounded in Pakistan Thursday when a suicide bomber blew himself up...

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Islamic State-Claimed Bomb Kills 70 At Pakistan Shrine

At least 70 people were killed and hundreds wounded Thursday when a bomb ripped through a revered Sufi shrine in...

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Court Acquits Three Over 2005 Delhi Bomb Blasts

An Indian court Thursday cleared three defendants over a series of bomb blasts in New Delhi in 2005 that killed 62...

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Pakistan Bans Valentine’s Day

A Pakistani court banned public and online celebration of Valentine's Day nationwide on Monday. The move came after...

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Pakistan Capital Bans Valentine’s Day

A court in Pakistan has banned public celebrations of Valentine’s Day in the capital, Islamabad, on the grounds that...