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Pakistan, backs against the wall, begin to show a little steel at last against Australia
18 декабря, 2016
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Pakistan, backs against the wall, begin to show a little steel at last against Australia

Pakistan were in a backs-to-the-wall struggle to save the day-night first Test as Australia took a strangle-hold on the third day at the Gabba on Saturday. At the close, the tourists were hanging in at 70 for two with Azhar Ali not out 41 and 112-Test veteran Younis Khan not off the mark after facing 19 balls. Pakistan trailed...

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Pakistan: Mob attacks and torches mosque of persecuted Ahmadi sect
12 декабря, 2016
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Pakistan: Mob attacks and torches mosque of persecuted Ahmadi sect

Thousands of Sunni Muslims marking the birthday of the Prophet Mohammed attacked a mosque belonging to the persecuted Ahmadi minority and set fire to it, Pakistani officials said. Those inside the mosque reportedly refused to obey mob demands to hand over the building to them, and barricaded themselves inside. The mob of around...

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Pakistan Airlines crash: Pop star turned cleric Junaid Jamshed feared among 47 victims
07 декабря, 2016
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Pakistan Airlines crash: Pop star turned cleric Junaid Jamshed feared among 47 victims

A Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) plane is feared to have crashed shortly after taking off from the northern city of Chitral on Wednesday (7 December), according to officials. 42 passengers and five crew were on board the aircraft, which was reportedly bound for Islamabad. "We regret to inform that PIA's ATR-42...

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Pakistan row over future of Bin Laden’s compound
22 июля, 2016
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Pakistan row over future of Bin Laden’s compound

A row has erupted over what to do with the land in Pakistan's Abbottabad city where former al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden lived and was killed. Local authorities want to construct a children's playground there, while the military wish to build a graveyard. The two sides have tussled over control of the land — and...

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Qandeel Baloch: Pakistan social media celebrity ‘killed by brother’
16 июля, 2016
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Qandeel Baloch: Pakistan social media celebrity ‘killed by brother’

Pakistani social media celebrity Qandeel Baloch has been killed by her brother in an apparent 'honour killing' in the province of Punjab, police say. Ms Baloch, 26, recently caused controversy by posting controversial pictures of herself on social media, including one with her alongside a Muslim cleric. Police say she...

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За что убил пакистанку Baloch ее брат
11 июля, 2016
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За что убил пакистанку Baloch ее брат

Брат убитой пакистанской "звезды соцсетей" Qandeel Baloch, в воскресенье признался, что это он задушил ее в так называемом "убийстве чести". Мухаммад Васим сказал, что сначала...

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Mother, brother burn Pakistani woman to death, police say
09 июня, 2016
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Mother, brother burn Pakistani woman to death, police say

A young Pakistani woman was burned to death by her mother and brother Wednesday, apparently because she married a man against her family's wishes, police said. Zeenat Rafique, 18, had eloped and moved away, but returned to her family's home in Lahore because she was under the impression a reconciliation could occur,...

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Pakistani woman dies after being set on fire for rejecting marriage proposal
02 июня, 2016
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Pakistani woman dies after being set on fire for rejecting marriage proposal

Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN)An 18-year-old Pakistani schoolteacher died Wednesday from injuries after her body was set on fire for refusing a marriage proposal, police said. The perpetrators beat Maria Abbasi, then drenched her in petrol and set her body ablaze before leaving her for dead, her family members told. "Maria was...

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US Drone Strike in Pakistan Renews Calls for Transparency
01 июня, 2016
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US Drone Strike in Pakistan Renews Calls for Transparency

The strike was unprecedented. For the first time, a U.S. drone struck Pakistan outside its lawless border area with Afghanistan, killing the leader of the Afghan Taliban in the country’s southwestern province of Baluchistan. “It would have been better if Pakistan had targeted him inside its own territory,”...

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Pakistan: Dozens of young lives lost in Lahore blast
29 марта, 2016
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Pakistan: Dozens of young lives lost in Lahore blast

It was a treat for passing their exams. Twelve-year-old Sahil and his cousin Aman John, 13, had been studying hard for weeks. Their parents had promised them an Easter weekend trip to a popular park, with amusement rides, a lake and a zoo, in the Pakistani city of Lahore. But the family outing ended in tragedy, according to CNN...

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Lahore attack: Pakistan PM Sharif demands swift action on terror
28 марта, 2016
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Lahore attack: Pakistan PM Sharif demands swift action on terror

Pakistan's PM has urged better co-ordination between security agencies against terror, a day after a suicide bomb killed more than 70 in Lahore. At a meeting of security officials, Nawaz Sharif said the nation's resolve to deal with militants was growing. A number of arrests were made and weapons seized in five raids by...

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Pakistan Taliban faction claims park attack on Lahore Christians
28 марта, 2016
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Pakistan Taliban faction claims park attack on Lahore Christians

A Taliban splinter group says it carried out a suicide attack on a park in Lahore, Pakistan, which killed more than 70 people, including children. Jamaat-ul-Ahrar said it had targeted Christians celebrating Easter, though police have said they are still investigating the claim. There were scenes of carnage as parents searched...

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