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A man films with his mobile phone to a burning police vehicle following the clashes between police and the supporters of former Prime Minister Imran Khan, at outside the a court, in Islamabad, Pakistan, March 18, 2023. Pakistani police stormed former Prime Minister Khan's residence in the eastern city of Lahore on Saturday and arrested 61 people amid tear gas and clashes between Khan's supporters and police, officials said. (AP Photo/W.K. Yousafzai)

Pakistani police file terrorism charges against ex-PM Khan

By Zarar Khan - Associated Press

Supporters of former Prime Minister Imran Khan throw stones toward riot police officers firing tear gas to disperse them during clashes, in Lahore, Pakistan, Wednesday, March 15, 2023. Clashes between Pakistan's police and supporters of Khan persisted outside his home in the eastern city of Lahore on Wednesday, a day after officers went to arrest him for failing to appear in court on graft charges. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary)

More clashes in Pakistan as police try to arrest Imran Khan

By Babar Dogar and Munir Ahmed - Associated Press

Supporters of former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan move with a vehicle, center, carrying their leader Khan arriving for his court appearance, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023. A Pakistani court approved bail for Khan after he appeared before a judge in Islamabad amid tight security, officials said, months after police filed terrorism charges against the country's popular opposition leader for inciting people to violence. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)

Pakistan’s ex-PM Imran Khan no-show in court, avoids arrest

By Munir Ahmed - Associated Press

Pakistani President Gen. Pervez Musharraf addresses the U.N. General Assembly on Nov. 10, 2001, at the United Nations headquarters in New York. An official said Sunday, Feb. 5, 2023, Gen. Pervez Musharraf, Pakistan military ruler who backed the U.S. war in Afghanistan after 9/11, has died. (AP Photo/Beth Keiser, File)

Pervez Musharraf, Pakistan martial ruler in 9/11 wars, dies

By Jon Gambrell and Munir Ahmed - Associated Press

Motorcyclists and cars drive on a road during a national-wide power breakdown, in Lahore, Pakistan, Monday, Jan. 23, 2023. Much of Pakistan was left without power Monday as an energy-saving measure by the government backfired. The outage spread panic and raised questions about the cash-strapped government's handling of the country's economic crisis. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary)

Pakistan’s premier apologizes to nation for power outage

By Munir Ahmed - Associated Press

Shopkeepers and workers wait for electric power at a market following a power breakdown across the country, in Lahore, Pakistan, Monday, Jan. 23, 2023. Much of Pakistan was left without power for several hours on Monday morning as an energy-saving measure by the government backfired. The outage spread panic and raised questions about the cash-strapped government’s handling of the crisis. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary)

Lights out in Pakistan as energy-saving move backfires

By Munir Ahmed - Associated Press

Supporters of former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan's party, 'Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf' block a main road during a protest to condemn a shooting incident on their leader's convoy, in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022. Khan postponed the resumption of his protest march on the country's capital meant to challenge his successor's government, his party said Tuesday. (AP Photo/W.K. Yousafzai)

Imran Khan urges followers to march on Islamabad without him

By Munir Ahmed - Associated Press

A woman places bouquet over the wall of a hospital where former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan is being treated for a gunshot wound in Lahore, Pakistan, Friday, Nov. 4, 2022. Khan who narrowly escaped an assassination attempt on his life the previous day when a gunman fired multiple shots and wounded him in the leg, is listed in stable condition after undergoing surgery at a hospital, a senior leader from his party said Friday. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudhry)

Pakistan’s ex-PM Khan pauses protest march after shooting

By Munir Ahmed and Riazat Butt - Associated Press

Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan speaks during a news conference in Islamabad on April 23, 2022. Pakistani officials said Thursday, Nov. 3, 2022, that a gunman opened fire at a container truck carrying Khan, wounding him slightly and also some of his supporters. Party official Asad Umar and police say Khan was wounded in the foot and was not seriously hurt in the Wazirabad district in the eastern Punjab province. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul, File)

Pakistan’s ex-PM Imran Khan wounded in shooting at protest

By Munir Ahmed and Riazat Butt - Associated Press

Pakistani Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari smiles during an interview with the Associated Press at the Pakistan Embassy, in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Pakistani FM says water receded 50% in flood-ravaged Sindh

By Munir Ahmed - Associated Press

Victims of unprecedented flooding from monsoon rains line up to receive relief aid organized by the Edhi Foundation, in the Ghotki District of Sindh Pakistan, Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)

U.N. chief asks world to ‘massively’ help flood-hit Pakistan

By Munir Ahmed - Associated Press

Homes are surrounded by floodwaters in Sohbat Pur city, a district of Pakistan's southwestern Baluchistan province, Monday, Aug. 29, 2022. Disaster officials say nearly a half million people in Pakistan are crowded into camps after losing their homes in widespread flooding caused by unprecedented monsoon rains in recent weeks. (AP Photo/Zahid Hussain)

U.N. to seek $160 million in emergency aid for Pakistan floods

By Munir Ahmed - Associated Press

Frontier constabularies load food to a helicopter for flood-affected people, in Swat valley, Pakistan, Sunday, Aug. 28, 2022. International aid for flood victims has started arriving in Pakistan, as military helicopters, troops and rescuers evacuated marooned people and delivered food after a summer deluge killed over 1,000, authorities said Monday.(AP Photo/Naveed Ali)

Pakistan floods leave wrecked lives, half million in camps

By Munir Ahmed - Associated Press

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan speaks during a joint news conference with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2020. Pakistani police have filed terrorism charges against Khan, authorities said Monday, Aug. 22, 2022, escalating political tensions in the country as he holds mass rallies seeking to return to office. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul, File)

Police file terrorism charges against Pakistan’s Imran Khan

By Munir Ahmed - Associated Press

Pakistan's opposition leader Shahbaz Sharif, center, speaks while other opposition parties leader watch during a press conference after the Supreme Court decision, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday blocked Prime Minister Imran Khan's bid to stay in power, ruling that his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal. That set the stage for a no-confidence vote by opposition lawmakers, who say they have enough support to oust him. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)

Pakistani lawmakers elect Shahbaz Sharif as new premier

By Kathy Gannon - Associated Press

A motorcyclist rides past the National Assembly where the session to choose the new prime minister continues in Islamabad, Pakistan, Monday, April 11, 2022. Pakistani lawmakers are to choose a new prime minister on Monday, capping a tumultuous week of political drama that saw the ouster of Imran Khan as premier and a constitutional crisis narrowly averted after the country's top court stepped in. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)

Pakistani lawmakers to elect new PM after Imran Khan ouster

By Kathy Gannon - Associated Press

People walk while vehicle move through historical Khyber Pass in Jamrud, the main town of Pakistan's Khyber district bordering Afghanistan, Monday, Oct. 11, 2021. (AP Photo/Muhammad Sajjad)

Pakistan announces 1-month cease-fire with Pakistani Taliban

By Munir Ahmed - Associated Press

Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi speaks during a press conference with his German counterpart Heiko Maas after their meeting in Islamabad, Pakistan, Tuesday, August 31, 2021. Maas arrived in Islamabad on two-day visit to hold talks with Pakistani leadership to discuss bilateral matters, international issues and the current situation in Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)

Short-term gains: Pakistan a strategic winner with Taliban triumph — for now

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Pakistan decries EU parliament’s move on blasphemy laws

By MUNIR AHMED - Associated Press

A car drives past the French Embassy, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, April 15, 2021. The French embassy in Pakistan on Thursday advised all of its nationals and companies to temporarily leave the country after anti-France violence erupted in the Islamic nation over the arrest of a radical leader. Saad Rizvi was arrested Monday for threatening the government with mass protests if it did not expel French envoy Marc Baréty over the publication depictions of Islam’s Prophet Muhammad. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)

France asks citizens to leave Pakistan amid violent protests

By BABAR DOGAR ABD MUNIR AHMED - Associated Press