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Pakistan protests: How powerful are religious groups? - Aljazeera.com Mon, 27 Nov 2017 19:47:36 GMT

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Pakistan protests: How powerful are religious groups?
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The Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan political party, (TLP), said the words "I believe", which replaced the clause "I solemnly swear" in a proclamation of Muhammad as Islam's last prophet, amounted to blasphemy. Hamid apologised on Monday, and called the ...
Pakistan Strikes Deal With Islamist Protesters in IslamabadNew York Times
Pakistani law minister quits after weeks of anti-blasphemy protestsThe Guardian
Pakistan law minister resigns; blasphemy protests disperse - CNNCNN
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Pakistan arrests journalist whose rental car was rigged with bomb - CPJ Press Freedom Online Mon, 27 Nov 2017 23:48:33 GMT

Pakistan arrests journalist whose rental car was rigged with bomb
CPJ Press Freedom Online
New York, November 27, 2017-- The Committee to Protect journalists today called on Pakistani security forces to immediately release journalist Khalil Afridi, who police are holding without charge in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. Authorities detained ...


Pakistan minister resigns, ending Islamabad standoff - Aljazeera.com Mon, 27 Nov 2017 07:47:07 GMT

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Pakistan minister resigns, ending Islamabad standoff
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Islamabad - Pakistan's federal law minister has resigned, acceding to a key demand made by thousands of protesters who have blocked a major highway into the Pakistani capital for weeks, the state radio broadcaster reported. An agreement has been signed ...
Pakistan Islamists call off protests after minister resigns - BBC NewsBBC News
Pakistan Criticized for 'Surrendering' to Protesting Islamist GroupVoice of America
Pakistani Islamists call off protests over blasphemy claim as govt. backs downReuters
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Pakistan Islamist protests bolster army's strength - Financial Times - Financial Times Mon, 27 Nov 2017 11:12:09 GMT

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Pakistan Islamist protests bolster army's strength - Financial Times
Financial Times
Islamist protesters have called a halt to their three-week siege of the Pakistani capital, following a deal that officials admit has humiliated the civilian government ...
PM, COAS agree to not use force to disperse Islamabad protestersGeo News, Pakistan

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Pakistan: Relatives kill newlyweds for free-will marriage - Fox News Mon, 27 Nov 2017 15:15:09 GMT

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Pakistan: Relatives kill newlyweds for free-will marriage
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KARACHI, PakistanPakistani police say they have arrested ten people for killing a newly-wed couple who entered into a free-will marriage in the southern port city of Karachi. Officer Qasim Hameed said Monday that Abdul Hadi, 24, and Hasina Bibi, 19, ...
Newlyweds Killed In Pakistan For Contracting Freewill MarriageRadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
Pakistani police exhume couple's bodies suspecting honor killingReuters

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Pakistan Islamists Continue Rally After Deadly Clashes with Police - TIME Sun, 26 Nov 2017 15:13:13 GMT

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Pakistan Islamists Continue Rally After Deadly Clashes with Police
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(ISLAMABAD) — Pakistani Islamists pressed ahead with their rally near Islamabad in even larger numbers on Sunday, a day after clashes with police left six dead and dozens wounded. Angry protesters gathered on the edge of Pakistan's capital torched a ...

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Islamists in Pakistan Reverse Counterterrorism Efforts | The Diplomat - The Diplomat Mon, 27 Nov 2017 21:15:43 GMT

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Is Pakistan China's Venezuela? - Bloomberg Mon, 27 Nov 2017 07:02:30 GMT

Is Pakistan China's Venezuela?
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Beijing's frenzied drive to create a modern Silk Road puts Pakistan front and center, much as Venezuela was once a target of lending by China Development Bank as the nation sought to secure oil supplies. Of the $6 billion to $7 billion of current ...

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Pope Francis, Sinai Attack, Pakistan: Your Monday Briefing - The ... - New York Times Sun, 26 Nov 2017 18:59:34 GMT

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Pope Francis, Sinai Attack, Pakistan: Your Monday Briefing - The ...
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Good morning. Here's what you need to know: Photo. Credit Lillian Suwanrumpha/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images. • Pope Francis arrives in Myanmar ...

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Pakistan 'going through turbulent times': Tahir ul Qadri addresses media in Lahore - Geo News, Pakistan Tue, 28 Nov 2017 01:30:29 GMT

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Pakistan 'going through turbulent times': Tahir ul Qadri addresses media in Lahore
Geo News, Pakistan
LAHORE: The country is "going through turbulent times", Dr. Tahir ul Qadri — the chief of Pakistan Awami Tehrik (PAT) — warned as he spoke to reporters early Tuesday morning at Allama Iqbal International Airport after reaching the city only minutes ...

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