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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

People visit at the site of Monday's suicide bombing after authorities finished the rescue operation, in Peshawar, Pakistan, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023. A suicide bombing that struck inside a mosque at a police and government compound in northwest Pakistan reflects "security lapses," current and former officials said as the death toll from the devastating blast climbed to 100 on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Muhammad Sajjad)

Peshawar, the city of flowers, becomes epicenter of violence

By Riaz Khan and Munir Ahmed - Associated Press

Security officials and rescue workers search bodies at the site of suicide bombing, in Peshawar, Pakistan, Monday, Jan. 30, 2023. A suicide bomber struck Monday inside a mosque in the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar, killing multiple people and wounding scores of worshippers, officials said. (AP Photo/Zubair Khan)

Pakistan blames ‘security lapse’ for mosque blast; 100 dead

By Riaz Khan - Associated Press

Army soldiers and police officers clear the way for ambulances rushing toward a bomb explosion site, at the main entry gate of police offices, in Peshawar, Pakistan, Monday, Jan. 30, 2023. A powerful bomb went off Monday near a mosque and police offices in the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar, killing at least a few people and wounding some 70 worshippers, police and government officials said. (AP Photo/Muhammad Sajjad)

Suicide bomber kills 59, wounds over 150 at Pakistan mosque

By Riaz Khan - Associated Press

Security officials and rescue workers search bodies at the site of suicide bombing, in Peshawar, Pakistan, Monday, Jan. 30, 2023. A suicide bomber struck Monday inside a mosque in the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar, killing multiple people and wounding scores of worshippers, officials said. (AP Photo/Zubair Khan)

Suicide bomber kills 47, wounds over 150 at Pakistan mosque

By Riaz Khan - 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

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Virginia family sentenced for conspiracy to compel forced labor of Pakistani woman for 12 years

By Brad Matthews - The Washington Times

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

Police car lights. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Police break up organ-trafficking ring after missing teen found with kidney removed

By Matt Delaney - The Washington Times

People visit a shopping mall in Peshawar, Pakistan, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023. Authorities on Wednesday ordered shopping malls and markets to close by 8:30 p.m. as part of a new energy conservation plan aimed at easing Pakistan's economic crisis, officials said. The move comes amid talks with the International Monetary Fund. (AP Photo/Muhammad Sajjad)

Pakistan orders malls to close early amid economic crisis

By Munir Ahmed - Associated Press

Security officials stand guard on a blocked road leading to a counter-terrorism center where several Pakistani Taliban detainees have taken police officers and others hostage inside the compound, in Bannu, a district in the Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Monday, Dec. 19, 2022. Several Pakistani Taliban detainees have managed to overpower their guards at the counter-terrorism center, snatching police weapons and taking control of the facility, officials said Monday. (AP Photo/Muhammad Hasib)

Officials say Pakistan raid kills all Taliban hostage-takers

By Riaz Khan and Munir Ahmed - Associated Press

Investigators collect evidence at the site of a suicide bombing on the outskirt of Quetta, Pakistan, Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2022. A suicide bomber blew himself up near a truck carrying police officers on their way to protect polio workers outside Quetta, killing few people and wounding more than 20 others, mostly policemen, officials said. (AP Photo/Arshad Butt)

Pakistan demands Taliban prevent attacks, after suicide bomb

By Munir Ahmed - Associated Press

Pakistani security officials inspect at damaged truck at the site of suicide bombing on the outskirts of Quetta, Pakistan, Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2022. A suicide bomber blew himself up near a truck carrying police officers on their way to protect polio workers outside Quetta, wounding more than 20 others, mostly policemen, officials said. (AP Photo/Arshad Butt)

4 dead as bomber hits Pakistan police protecting polio teams

By Abdul Sattar and Munir Ahmed - Associated Press

China, Pakistan, and the CPEC curse illustration by Linas Garsys / The Washington Times

China, Pakistan and the CPEC curse

By Jianli Yang and Bradley A. Thayer

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

Chadians pose for a photograph at the entrance of the COP27 U.N. Climate Summit, Sunday, Nov. 6, 2022, in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. Nearly 50 heads of state or governments on Monday will take the stage on the first day of “high-level” international climate talks in Egypt with more to come in the following days. (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty, File)

COP27: U.N. chief tells climate summit to cooperate or perish

By Seth Borenstein - Associated Press

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, center right, and United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, center left, leave after a group photo at the COP27 U.N. Climate Summit, in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, Monday, Nov. 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty)

U.N. chief at COP27 tells climate summit: Cooperate or perish

By Seth Borenstein - 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

FILE - In this photo, reviewed by a US Department of Defense official, detainees stand together at a fence, one holding Islamic prayer beads, at Camp Delta prison, at the Guantanamo Bay U.S. Naval Base, Cuba, on Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2006. A 74-year-old from Pakistan who was the oldest prisoner at the Guantanamo Bay detention center was released and returned to Pakistan on Saturday, the foreign ministry in Islamabad said Saturday, Oct. 29, 2022. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley, File)

Pakistan: Oldest prisoner freed from Guantanamo, back home

By Zarar Khan - Associated Press

President Joe Biden speaks about lowering costs for American families at the East Portland Community Center in Portland, Ore., Saturday, Oct. 15, 2022. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Pakistan fumes over Biden’s ‘most dangerous nation’ comment

By David R. Sands - The Washington Times