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Sharif sworn in as Pakistan's new PM after week of drama

Pakistan’s parliament has elected opposition lawmaker Shahbaz Sharif as the new prime minister, following a week of political turmoil that led to the weekend ouster of Premier Imran Khan.

Pakistan's PM vows to fight on after Parliament ousts him

The ouster of Prime Minister Imran Khan in a parliamentary no-confidence vote has set Pakistan on an uncertain political path.

First woman judge sworn into Pakistan's Supreme Court

Pakistan has a woman on its highest court for the first time.

Islamic world pitches ways to aid desperately poor Afghans

Islamic countries are scrambling to find ways to help Afghanistan avert an imminent economic collapse they say would have a “horrendous” global impact.

Pakistan to rally Muslim countries to help Afghanistan

Pakistan is rallying Muslim countries to help Afghanistan stave off an economic and humanitarian disaster.

Pakistan hosts US, Russia, China for talks on Afghanistan

Envoys from the United States, Russia and China have met in Pakistan to discuss the path forward in Afghanistan since the Taliban takeover.

US, Pakistani officials in strained talks over Afghanistan

The United States and Pakistan have held difficult talks over the path forward in Taliban-ruled Afghanistan at a time when relations between the two countries are shaky.

US, Pakistan face each other again on Afghanistan threats

The Taliban’s takeover of Kabul has deepened the mutual distrust between the U.S. and Pakistan, two putative allies who have tangled over Afghanistan.

Imran Khan paints Pakistan as victim of US ungratefulness

Prime Minister Imran Khan sought to cast Pakistan as the victim of American ungratefulness and an international double standard in his address to the United Nations General Assembly.

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The AP Interview: Don't isolate the Taliban, Pakistan urges

Pakistan's top diplomat has some ideas from his country on how to engage the new Taliban government in Afghanistan.

The Latest: US envoy praises Qatar for Afghanistan flights

Washington’s special envoy and the architect of an often criticized deal with the Taliban says more than 250 foreign nationals have left Afghanistan in the past three days.

The Latest: UN: Afghanistan on brink of “universal poverty”

The United Nations development agency says Afghanistan is teetering on the brink of “universal poverty” which could become a reality in the middle of next year unless urgent efforts are made to bolster local communities and their economies.

The Latest: Taliban decrees end to unapproved demonstrations

The interior ministry of the new Taliban government is seeking to end protests in Afghanistan after days of demonstrations that have brought heavy-handed assaults on protesters.

The Latest: Australia flies out 26 from Kabul, plans more

Prime Minister Scott Morrison says Australia evacuated the first 26 people, including Australian and Afghan citizens, from Kabul since the Taliban overran the Afghan capital.

Bomb targeting Islamist leader's car kills 6 in Pakistan

Pakistan's police say six people have been killed by a roadside bomb that exploded near a vehicle carrying a local leader of an Islamist political party in the southwestern border town of Chaman.

The Latest: France seeks UN Security Council resolution

China’s U.N. ambassador says France is seeking a U.N. Security Council resolution calling for a cease-fire between Israel and Palestinian militants who control Gaza.

The Latest: Israeli jets stage heavy airstrikes in Gaza City

Israeli warplanes have unleashed a series of heavy airstrikes at several locations of Gaza City.

Afghan cease-fire ends amid calls for fresh peace talks

A three-day cease-fire marked by violent attacks claimed mostly by the Islamic State group has ended in Afghanistan amid calls for renewed peace talks.

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The Latest: Philippine president eases lockdown in capital

The Philippine president has eased a coronavirus lockdown in the bustling capital and adjacent provinces to fight economic recession and hunger but still barred public gatherings this month, when many Roman Catholic summer religious festivals are held.

Pakistan's iconic human rights defender I.A. Rehman dies

An iconic Pakistani human rights defender and former editor has died in the eastern city of Lahore after a brief illness.

Russia to boost ties with Pakistan, supply military gear

Russia’s foreign minister says Moscow and Islamabad will boost ties in the fight against terrorism.

The Latest: California prisons to resume in-person visits

The state health department said nearly 17,000 people had filled up four days of appointments for the speedway clinic being held Friday through Monday. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- California state prisons will soon resume limited in-person visits with inmates more than a year after they were halted because of the coronavirus pandemic. Museums, aquariums, retail businesses and shops, hair salons and personal care businesses can operate at 100% capacity indoors and outdoors. The three joined neighboring Santa Mateo County on Tuesday as the latest Bay Area counties to move into California’s “moderate” tier for coronavirus restrictions. Chicago Department of Public Health Commissioner Dr. Allison Arwady says the biggest driver behind the increase is young adults.

Pakistan's PM wins vote of confidence after Senate setback

Prime Minister Khan handily won a vote of confidence from the National Assembly on Saturday, March 6, 2021, days after the embarrassing defeat of his ruling partys key candidate in Senate elections. The need for the confidence vote arose after former Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani in Senate elections Wednesday defeated Hafeez Sheikh, the finance minister in Khan’s Cabinet. AdThe Senate vote was seen as a test for Khan, who came to power in the 2018 parliamentary elections. AdKhan said his party members went through agony after the Senate vote but now he wants to make the country great. Outside Parliament, opposition leaders from the former ruling party Pakistan Muslim League argued heatedly with Khan’s supporters.

Russia steps in, trying to aid stalled Afghan peace process

Kabulov was in Pakistan, a key regional player in efforts to find a peaceful end to Afghanistan's protracted war. Few details came out of the meeting except that Afghanistan and getting to a peace deal dominated talks. Zamir Kabulov, Russian President Vladimir Putin’s special envoy for Afghanistan, was in Pakistan on Friday for talks with officials. AdWashington and Kabul have been pressing for a cease-fire while the Taliban say they will negotiate it as part of peace talks with the Afghan government. Few details came out of Kabulov's meetings except a statement saying that Afghanistan and efforts to reach a peace deal dominated the discussions.

Pakistan asks UN to probe fake pro-India NGOs, media

The extensive report was published earlier this week by EU DisinfoLab, a Brussels-based nongovernmental organization. The EU DisinfoLab report, entitled “Indian Chronicles,” did not explicitly attribute the campaign to the Indian government or its intelligence agencies. “The scope and extent of India’s operations against Pakistan under their hybrid war is now apparent for the world to see. The EU DisinfoLab report comes less than a month after Pakistan accused India of sponsoring “terrorism” aimed at destabilizing the country and targeting its economic partnership with China. India has likewise accused Pakistan of sponsoring militant groups that have carried out attacks inside its borders in recent years.

Shiite Muslims mark holy day of mourning in virus' shadow

A health worker sprays disinfectant to sanitize the inside of the holy shrine of Imam Abbas during Muharram procession in Karbala, Iraq, Saturday, Aug. 29, 2020. Muharram, the first month of the Islamic calendar, is a month of mourning for Shiites in remembrance of the death of Hussein, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, at the Battle of Karbala in present-day Iraq in the 7th century. (AP Photo/Anmar Khalil)

Shiite Muslims mark holy day of mourning in virus' shadow

(AP Photo/Anmar Khalil)Shiite Muslims are observing the solemn holy day of Ashoura that they typically mark with large, mournful gatherings, in the shadow of the coronavirus pandemic. In Iraq, pilgrims ordinarily converge on the holy city of Karbala, site of the battle and home to a shrine to Imam Hussein. In Pakistan, thousands of minority Shiite Muslims rallied in various parts of the country ahead of tomorrow’s Day of Ashoura amid a decline in coronavirus deaths and infections. In interviews with The Associated Press, several Shiite Muslims told of how they are observing commemorations this year. On Ashoura Day — which in Iraq falls on Sunday — at least one tradition of his will remain unchanged: donating blood.

US envoy forges ahead with troubled Taliban peace deal

FILE - In this March 9, 2020 file photo, Washington's peace envoy Zalmay Khalilzad, attends Ashraf Ghani's inauguration ceremony at the presidential palace in Kabul, Afghanistan. The U.S. signed a peace deal with the Taliban in February to end 19 years of war in Afghanistan. Khalilzad has sought to stress the economic benefits of the peace deal throughout his tour. Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid denied contacts with Al-Qaida in the Indian Subcontinent, saying the insurgents were committed to the peace deal. The peace deal called for the Afghan government to free 5,000 Taliban prisoners, in exchange for the Taliban releasing 1,000 government personnel.

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