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Pakistan court overturns former PM Nawaz Sharif’s graft conviction
ISLAMABAD: A Pakistan high court on Wednesday (Nov 29) quashed a graft conviction against three-time Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, who…
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Fire in Pakistan shopping mall kills at least 11
KARACHI, Pakistan: At least 11 people were killed and 35 injured on Saturday (Nov 25) by a fire at a…
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Deportation drive sparks ‘sense of panic’ among Afghan refugees in Pakistan: UNHCR
In the southern port city of Karachi, where hundreds of thousands of Afghans live, police carried out door-to-door searches in…
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Afghanistan urges Pakistan to release thousands of containers from port
ISLAMABAD: Afghanistan urged Pakistan on Tuesday (Nov 14) to release thousands of containers of imports it said were stuck at…
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Pakistan PM says expulsion of Afghans a response to Taliban non-cooperation
Kakar said 15 suicide bombings in recent months had been carried out by Afghans, and dozens of Afghans had been…
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Pakistan speeds up Afghans’ repatriation as deadline expires
Those arriving in Afghanistan complained of hardships. “We spent three days on (the) border in Pakistan. We had a very…
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Mass exodus of Afghans as deadline to leave Pakistan arrives
PESHAWAR: Hundreds of thousands of Afghans living in Pakistan faced detention and deportation on Wednesday (Nov 1), as a government…
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Afghans return to Taliban rule as Pakistan moves to expel 1.7 million
They will be processed at “holding centres” and then deported, he told reporters, adding that women, children and the elderly…
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Pakistan’s ex-leader Nawaz Sharif regains right to appeal convictions, opening a path to election
ISLAMABAD: A federal court in Pakistan’s capital on Thursday (Oct 26) restored the right of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif…
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