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At least 12 killed in blast outside court in Islamabad, Pakistan

Islamabad — A rare explosion in Pakistan’s capital city of Islamabad on Tuesday has left 12 dead and 20 injured, the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences Hospital told reporters. A security source in Pakistan told CNN that the explosion near the city’s High Court early on Tuesday afternoon is being investigated as a suicide attack. …

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Egypt Independent November 12, 2025

India says “understanding reached” between New Delhi and Islamabad to stop military action, sources say

India said an “understanding” was reached between New Delhi and Islamabad to stop the military action that erupted between the two neighbors earlier this week, according to sources on the Indian side. “The stoppage of firing and military action between India and Pakistan was worked out directly between the two countries,” a source said. They …

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Egypt Independent May 10, 2025

CHAOS IN ISLAMABAD: CAPITAL SEALED OFF AMID PTI PROTEST DURING MALAYSIAN PM’S VISIT

[Islamabad was not just hosting the Malaysian Prime Minister, but the city was also preparing to welcome a high-profile Saudi

Syed Atiq ul Hassan October 5, 2024

Islamabad court frees convicted rapist after ‘agreement’ to marry his victim

Islamabad, PakistanCNN — A court in Pakistan on Monday freed a convicted rapist after it was “agreed” he would marry his victim, his lawyer said, enraging rights activists who say the ruling risks normalizing sexual violence in the South Asian country. Daulat Khan, 23, was convicted in May of raping the deaf woman, 36, in 2020 …

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Egypt Independent December 31, 2022