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Five killed in attack on Pakistan military post near Afghan border

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian · Saturday, 16 March - 10:39

Unnamed militant group drove vehicle laden with explosives into post and detonated suicide bombs

Militants have attacked a military post in Pakistan near Afghanistan using a vehicle laden with explosives, killing five security force members, Pakistan’s military said.

The incident in north-west Pakistan was carried out by six attackers, the military’s media wing said in a statement, without naming the militant group responsible for the attack.

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From the archive: How western travel influencers got tangled up in Pakistan’s politics – podcast

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian · Wednesday, 13 March - 05:00

We are raiding the Guardian Long Read archives to bring you some classic pieces from years past, with new introductions from the authors.

This week, from 2020: Travel bloggers have flocked to Pakistan in recent years – but have some of them become too close to the authorities? By Samira Shackle

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Asif Ali Zardari elected Pakistan president for second time

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian · Saturday, 9 March - 15:13

Zardari played a key role in talks to form a coalition government after February’s disputed parliamentary election

Pakistan’s lawmakers have elected Asif Ali Zardari as the country’s president for the second time.

Zardari is the widower of the assassinated former premier Benazir Bhutto and the father of former foreign minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari.

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Pakistan election: coalition against Imran Khan says deal reached to form government

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian · Wednesday, 21 February - 00:51

Shehbaz Sharif expected to become prime minister again after plans for coalition government announced between PML-N and PPP parties

Imran Khan’s political rivals have announced details of a coalition agreement, naming Shehbaz Sharif as their joint candidate for prime minister amid continuing concerns about the legitimacy of the recent elections .

Khan’s rivals said at a news conference of party leaders late on Tuesday that they had secured the required majority of votes to form a coalition government. The parliament will elect Sharif of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) as the new prime minister when the inaugural session of the National Assembly is convened later this month, the party leaders said.

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Protests take place across Pakistan amid election vote-rigging allegations

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian · Sunday, 11 February - 17:29

Country remains in a state of turmoil as several parties claimed they would be forming government

Protests have broken out across Pakistan amid allegations of widespread vote-rigging against former prime minister Imran Khan’s political party and other nationalist groups in the country’s general election.

The results of the election, which took place on Thursday, gave a surprise first place to Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party, which won the most seats despite facing a stringent crackdown by the country’s powerful military establishment.

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Pakistan army chief calls for unity as election fails to produce clear winner

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian · Saturday, 10 February - 15:33

Country faces uncertainty after strong performance by independent candidates loyal to former PM Imran Khan

Pakistan’s army chief has told feuding politicians to show “maturity and unity” after an election failed to produce a clear winner, leaving the military’s favoured party having to cobble together a coalition in order to rule.

The country faces days of political horse-trading after a strong performance by independent candidates loyal to the jailed former prime minister, Imran Khan, scuppered the chances of the army-backed Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) from winning a ruling majority.

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Pakistan: shopping mall fire in Karachi kills at least 11 people

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian · Saturday, 25 November - 10:31

Deadly blaze that began on fourth floor of six-storey building in southern port city leaves another 35 people injured

At least 11 people have been killed and 35 injured by a fire at a shopping mall in Pakistan’s commercial capital of Karachi, officials said.

More than 60 people were inside the mall when the fire broke out on the fourth floor of the six-storey building in the southern port city.

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Pakistan Demands Deportations of Over Million Afghans

news.movim.eu / TheNewYorkTimes · Monday, 9 October, 2023 - 02:48

Migrants from Afghanistan living illegally in Pakistan, many of whom fled the Taliban takeover, have been given four weeks to leave.

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With Surge in Attacks, Militants Begin New Era of Bloodshed in Pakistan

news.movim.eu / TheNewYorkTimes · Tuesday, 3 October, 2023 - 04:01

For nearly a decade, the country had seemingly broken the cycle of violence, but extremist groups have bounced back since the Taliban regained control in neighboring Afghanistan.