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Iran’s foreign minister in Pakistan amid tensions with US
May 24, 2019

Iran’s foreign minister in Pakistan amid tensions with US

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Iran’s foreign minister lashed out at President Donald Trump on Friday during a critically timed visit to Pakistan amid a simmering crisis between Tehran and Washington and ahead of next week’s emergency Arab League meeting called by Saudi Arabia over the region’s tensions.…READ MORE

Pakistani woman acquitted of blasphemy headed to Canada
May 8, 2019

Pakistani woman acquitted of blasphemy headed to Canada

ISLAMABAD (AP) — A Christian woman acquitted of blasphemy after spending eight years on death row in Pakistan, but who still faced death threats from Islamic extremists upon her release, flew to Canada on Wednesday to join her daughters, Pakistani officials and others involved in the case said.…READ MORE

Pakistani girls trafficked to China in new “bride market”
May 7, 2019

Pakistani girls trafficked to China in new “bride market”

GUJRANWALA, Pakistan (AP) — Muqadas Ashraf was just 16 when her parents married her off to a Chinese man who had come to Pakistan looking for a bride. Less than five months later, Muqadas is back in her home country, pregnant and seeking a divorce from a husband she says was abusive.…READ MORE