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Pakistan's Imran Khan backs off from threat to shut down capital INTERNATIONAL

Pakistan's Imran Khan backs off from threat to shut down capital

Pakistani opposition leader Imran Khan backed down from a threat to paralyse the capital on Wednesday, a move likely to ease tension that has spilled over into violence in the run-up to the planned protests.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Pakistan police arrest more than 100 opposition activists INTERNATIONAL

Pakistan police arrest more than 100 opposition activists

Pakistani police Sunday arrested more than 100 supporters of opposition politician Imran Khan who entered Islamabad days before a planned protest shutdown of the capital, the interior minister said.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Afghan Taliban leadership is in Pakistan, Islamabad says INTERNATIONAL

Afghan Taliban leadership is in Pakistan, Islamabad says

A top Pakistani official has said for the first time publicly that the Afghan Taliban's leadership enjoys a safe haven inside his country, which Islamabad uses as a "lever" to pressure the group into talks with Kabul.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Taliban suicide bomber kills 20 police outside Kabul base INTERNATIONAL

Taliban suicide bomber kills 20 police outside Kabul base

A Taliban suicide bomber struck a police base in central Kabul, killing at least nine people just days before a fresh round of international talks aimed at reviving dialogue with the Islamist group.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Pakistan executed 332 after reinstating death penalty INTERNATIONAL

Pakistan executed 332 after reinstating death penalty

Pakistan announced this week that authorities have executed 332 criminals and militants since lifting a moratorium on the death penalty in 2014, marking the first time an official tally has been released.

4:45 AM November 25 2016