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Afghans retrieve useful stuff from their damaged mud homes demolished by authorities during a crackdown against an illegal settlement and immigrants, on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan, Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2023. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)

Dozens of Afghans who were illegally in Pakistan are detained and deported in nationwide sweeps

By Munir Ahmed and Riaz Khan - Associated Press

Afghans wait for transport to depart for their homeland, in Karachi, Pakistan, Monday, Oct. 30, 2023. U.N. agencies have reported a sharp increase in Afghans returning home since Pakistan launched a crackdown on people living in the country illegally. Pakistan earlier this month said it will arrest and deport undocumented or unregistered foreigners after Oct. 31. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)

Afghans in droves head to border to leave Pakistan ahead of a deadline in anti-migrant crackdown

By Riaz Khan and Abdul Sattar - Associated Press

Members of a social group, Aurat March, hold a signs during a demonstration against the Pakistani government, in Lahore, Pakistan, Sunday, Oct. 29, 2023. Pakistan says it has recently announced plans to deport all migrants who are in the country illegally, including 1.7 million Afghans, who will be implemented in a "phased and orderly manner." (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary)

Thousands rally in Pakistan against Israel’s bombing in Gaza, chanting anti-American slogans

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Former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif leaves a court in Lahore, Pakistan, on Oct. 8, 2018. Officials say Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has sought protection from arrest from a court days before his planned return to the country. Sharif is expected to return home on Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023 from the United Arab Emirates, where he's been living in self-imposed exile. He is currently a fugitive from justice. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary, File)

Pakistan court grants protection from arrest to ex-leader Nawaz Sharif, allowing his return home

By Munir Ahmed - Associated Press

In this photo released by Pakistan's President Office, President Arif Alvi, right, administrates oath from Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar as caretaker Prime Minister during a ceremony, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Monday, Aug. 14, 2023. Kakar was sworn in as the country's prime minister to head a caretaker national government that will oversee parliamentary elections amid one of the worst economic crises the Islamic nation has faced, officials said. (Pakistan President Office vis AP)

Pakistani premier claims U.S. military equipment left behind in Afghanistan is now in militant hands

By Munir Ahmed - Associated Press

In this photo released by Pakistan's President Office, President Arif Alvi, right, administrates oath from Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar as caretaker Prime Minister during a ceremony, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Monday, Aug. 14, 2023. Kakar was sworn in as the country's prime minister to head a caretaker national government that will oversee parliamentary elections amid one of the worst economic crises the Islamic nation has faced, officials said. (Pakistan President Office vis AP)

Pakistan elections could be delayed as election body needs 4 months to draw new constituencies

By Munir Ahmed - Associated Press

Afghan refugees hold an indoor rally to demand their U.S. visa to be processed in Islamabad, Pakistan, Friday, July 21, 2023. When the U.S. pulled out of Afghanistan in August 2021, it carried tens of thousands of Afghans to safety. But two years later, many others are still waiting to be resettled. Those are Afghans who helped the war effort by working with the U.S. government and military or Afghan journalists and aid workers whose former work puts them at risk under the Taliban. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

Two years after fall of Kabul, tens of thousands of Afghans languish in limbo waiting for U.S. visas

By Rahim Faiez and Rebecca Santana - Associated Press

Pakistan's former prime minister Imran Khan listens to a member of media during talk with reporters regarding the current political situation and the ongoing cases against him at his residence, in Lahore, Pakistan, Thursday, Aug. 3, 2023. A top Pakistani court Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2023, said it wanted to hear from the government before deciding over former Prime Minister Imran Khan's appeal against his imprisonment on corruption charges. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary, File)

Pakistan’s imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan is allowed a brief visit by his wife

By Munir Ahmed - Associated Press

Naeem Haider Panjutha, center, a lawyer of Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan's legal team, arrives at a court to file petition against Khan's conviction, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2023. The lawyers for Khan petitioned a top court in the capital, Islamabad, on Tuesday, seeking the suspension of his conviction and sentencing of three years in jail in a graft case and requesting his release, a spokesman for the former premier's legal team said. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)

Pakistan’s former premier appeals his conviction and 3-year sentence in graft case, seeks release

By Munir Ahmed - Associated Press

In this photo released by Pakistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, visiting Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian, left, meets with his Pakistani counterpart Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, Aug. 3, 2023. Amirabdollahian is in Islamabad for two-day visit to discuss with Pakistani top officials a range of issues, including the completion of the gas pipeline project, improving trade and economic ties between the two sides and ensuring security at a long border which the two nations share in the South Asian region. (Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs via AP)

Iran’s top diplomat urges Pakistan to complete its part of a long-delayed Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline

By Munir Ahmed - Associated Press

Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan arrives to sign documents as he submits surety bond over his bails in different cases at an office of Lahore High Court in Lahore, Pakistan, Tuesday, July 18, 2023. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary)

Pakistan’s Supreme Court rejects Imran Khan’s request to halt his concealing assets trial

By Munir Ahmed - Associated Press

Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan, sign documents as he submits surety bond over his bails in different cases at an office of Lahore High Court in Lahore, Pakistan, Tuesday, July 18, 2023. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary)

Pakistan’s interior minister accuses Imran Khan of exposing official secrets for political gains

By Munir Ahmed - Associated Press

A member of the media takes photos of the burning building of the Radio Pakistan that was set on fire by angry supporters of Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan protesting against the arrest of their leader, in Peshawar, Pakistan, on May 10, 2023. Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday, May 25, 2023 vowed stern action against all those rioters who burned down an ancient radio station in the northwestern city of Peshawar earlier this month, drawing a nationwide condemnation. (AP Photo/Muhammad Sajjad) **FILE**

Pakistani journalist, supporter of former Prime Minister Imran Khan goes missing, second in 2 weeks

By Munir Ahmed - Associated Press

Paramilitary troops and police officers stand guard outside a court where Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan is scheduled to appear in Islamabad, Pakistan, Tuesday, May 23, 2023. Khan on Tuesday pressed his legal battle before a court in the capital, Islamabad, which granted him protection from arrest until early next month in several cases where he faces terrorism charges for inciting violence. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)

Pakistan’s ex-premier Imran Khan softens demand for snap vote amid crackdown on party

By Munir Ahmed - Associated Press

Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan, arrives to appear before a court in Lahore, Pakistan, Friday, May 19, 2023. Khan dialed down his campaign of defiance Friday, saying he would allow a police search of his residence over allegations he was harboring suspects wanted in recent violence and appearing before a court in his hometown to seek protection from arrest in multiple terrorism cases. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary)

Pakistan ex-PM Imran Khan dials down campaign of defiance, allows police search of home for suspects

By Babar Dogar - Associated Press

Supporters of Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan celebrate after Supreme Court decision, in Peshawar, Pakistan, Thursday, May 11, 2023. Pakistan’s Supreme Court has ordered the release of Khan, whose arrest earlier this week sparked a wave of violence across the country by his supporters. (AP Photo/Muhammad Sajjad)

Islamabad high court gives ex-PM Imran Khan reprieve from arrest in graft case, grants bail

By Munir Ahmed - Associated Press

Police officers stand guard to ensure security at the vicinity of police headquarters, where Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan is held and will appear in a temporary court set up by authorities for security reasons, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Wednesday, May 10, 2023. The opposition party of Pakistan's former Prime Minister Khan called for demonstrators to remain peaceful, hours after mobs angered over the dramatic mid-trial arrest set fire to the residence of a top army general in the eastern city of Lahore. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)

Imran Khan appears in court as Pakistan braces for violence

By Munir Ahmed and Riazat Butt - Associated Press

In this photo provided by Afghanistan Embassy in Pakistan, the Taliban-appointed Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi, center, walks with other officials upon his arrival in airport, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Friday, May 5, 2023. Muttaqi arrived in Islamabad on Friday to attend a meeting. The three-way meeting on Saturday is also seen as an outreach to the Taliban by Pakistan, who has acted as a mediator with Afghanistan's new rulers, and China, which is eager to expand its influence in the region. (Afghanistan Embassy in Pakistan via AP)

Pakistan, Afghan Taliban agree to boost trade, lower tension

By Munir Ahmed - Associated Press

In this photo released by Pakistan's President office, visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang, left, shakes hand with Pakistani President Arif Alvi prior to their meeting, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Friday, May 5, 2023. The Pakistani president on Friday assured Beijing's top diplomat that his country will boost security for all Chinese nationals working on multi-billion dollar projects in cash-strapped Pakistan. (Pakistan President Office via AP)

After attacks on Chinese, Pakistan pledges more security

By Munir Ahmed - Associated Press

Rescue worker unload earthquake victims from an ambulance at a hospital in Saidu Sharif, a town Pakistan's Swat valley, Tuesday, March 21, 2023. A magnitude 6.5 earthquake rattled much of Pakistan and Afghanistan on Tuesday, sending panicked residents fleeing from homes and offices and frightening people even in remote villages. (AP Photo/Naveed Ali)

11 killed as strong earthquake rattles Pakistan, Afghanistan

By Munir Ahmed - Associated Press