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Pakistan's Imran Khan calls off planned 'lockdown' of Islamabad
Nov 01, 2016 10:56Pakistani opposition leader Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party has abruptly called off a planned "lockdown" of the capital Islamabad in the wake of a court ruling that paved the way for an investigation into allegations of corruption against Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s family.
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Clashes ‘kill 19’ on India-Pakistan border
Nov 01, 2016 10:56New clashes have erupted between Indian and Pakistani forces in the disputed Kashmir, reportedly leaving a total of 19 people dead.
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Expired tear gas kills two protesters in Pakistan: Opposition
Nov 01, 2016 10:56Opposition members in Pakistan say police have killed two protesters and arrested many more during a massive anti-government sit-in in the capital, Islamabad.
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Pakistan police arrest 1,500 supporters of Imran Khan
Oct 31, 2016 11:54Pakistani police have arrested at least 1,500 supporters of opposition leader Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party ahead of a massive rally planned later this week in the capital Islamabad.
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Pakistan court allows opposition sit-in
Oct 31, 2016 08:47A top court in Pakistan has given permission to opposition protesters to stage a highly-anticipated anti-government sit-in in the capital this week.
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Pakistan police arrest over 100 supporters of Imran Khan
Oct 31, 2016 03:07Pakistani police have arrested more than 100 supporters of opposition leader Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party who entered Islamabad ahead of a planned protest in the capital, the interior minister says.
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Pakistan minister resigns for suspected role in leaking info to daily
Oct 30, 2016 05:51A key Pakistani minister “has been directed to step down” for his suspected role in leaking government information to media that implicates the country’s powerful military in acts of extremism overseas.
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Pakistan: At least five Shias Muslims martyred in terror attack
Oct 30, 2016 02:14At least five Shia Muslims have been martyred in and several more injured as terrorists opened fire on a mourning ceremony of Imam Husain (AS) in Pakistan's port city of Karachi.
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Two Indian soldiers killed in ambush near Kashmir borderline
Oct 29, 2016 11:11Two Indian soldiers have been killed during battles with Pakistani troops and suspected militants along the tense borderline in the disputed Indian-controlled Kashmir region, military authorities say.
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Pakistan expels India diplomat in tit-for-tat move
Oct 28, 2016 07:05Pakistan has declared an Indian diplomat persona non grata and given him 48 hours to leave the country, in a thinly-veiled tit-for-tat attempt that comes a day after India said it would deport a Pakistani consular official.