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An Afghan army soldier stands guard as smoke rises from a burning fuel tanker after a road accident on the Jalalabad-Kabul highway, east of Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, April 21, 2021. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul) ** FILE **

China, neighbors weigh options and hedge bets as Biden prepares Afghan exit

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Supporters of Tehreek-e-Labiak Pakistan, a radical Islamist political party, chant slogans during a protest against the arrest of their party leader, Saad Rizvi, in Lahore, Pakistan, Thursday, April 15, 2021. The French embassy in Pakistan on Thursday advised all of its nationals and companies to temporarily leave the country, days after violent anti-France violence erupted in this Islamic nation over the arrest of Rizvi who wants expulsion of French envoy over the publication in France of depictions of Islam's Prophet. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary)

Pakistan briefly blocks social media amid anti-France rally

By BABAR DOGAR AND 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

FILE - In this Thursday, Jan. 25, 2018 file photo, Emirati Ambassador to the U.S. Yousef al-Otaiba gestures during an event in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The United Arab Emirates played a role in getting longtime Asian rivals India and Pakistan to agree to a cease-fire amid tensions over the disputed region of Kashmir, the Emirati ambassador to Washington said. (AP Photo/Jon Gambrell, File)

Ambassador: UAE played part in India-Pakistan cease-fire

By JON GAMBRELL - Associated Press

A banner with the portraits of Khadim Hussein Rizvi, top, and Saad Rizvi, leaders of Tehreek-e-Labiak Pakistan, a radical Islamist political party, hang on a bridge while their supporters block a road during a sit-in protest against the arrest of Rizvi, the head of their party, in Lahore, Pakistan, Wednesday, April 14, 2021. Pakistani security forces swinging batons and firing teargas moved before dawn Wednesday to clear sit-ins by protesting Islamists in the garrison city of Rawalpindi and elsewhere after five people died in earlier clashes, officials said. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary)

Pakistan interior minister recommends ban on Islamist party

By MUNIR AHMD and BABAR DOGAR - Associated Press

Pakistan visit to Kabul called off after explosives’ find

By RAHIM FAIEZ - Associated Press

In this photo handout photo released by Pakistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, left, bumps elbows with his Pakistani counterpart Shah Mahmood Qureshi prior their meeting, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Wednesday, April 7, 2021. Russia's foreign minister is in Pakistan for a two-day visit expected to focus on efforts to bring peace to neighboring Afghanistan. Lavrov's visit comes as a May 1 deadline for U.S. troops to leave Afghanistan in line with a deal Washington signed a year ago with the Taliban seems increasingly unlikely. (Pakistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs via AP)

Russia to boost ties with Pakistan, supply military gear

By KATHY GANNON - Associated Press

In this photo released by the Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs, visiting Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, center left, talks with his Pakistani counterpart Shah Mahmood Qureshi, on his arrival to Islamabad, Pakistan, Tuesday, April 6, 2021. Lavrov arrived for a two-day visit expected to focus on efforts to bring peace to neighboring Afghanistan as a May 1 deadline for U.S. troops to leave Afghanistan in line with a deal Washington signed a year ago with the Taliban seems increasingly unlikely. (Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs via AP)

Russian FM in Pakistan, Afghan talks to dominate agenda

By KATHY GANNON - Associated Press

Gunmen kill Pakistani anti-terrorism court judge and family

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Pakistanis clash with police at shrine shut over coronavirus

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FILE - In this Aug. 13, 2019, file photo, an Indian Border Security Force (BSF) soldier keeps vigil near the India Pakistan border at Garkhal in Akhnoor, about 35 kilometers (22 miles) west of Jammu, India. Guns have fallen silent along the Line of Control, a de facto border that divides the Himalayan region of Kashmir between India and Pakistan after the rivals in February, 2021 reaffirmed their 2003 cease-fire accord. The somewhat surprising decision has prompted a thaw in the otherwise turbulent relations between the nuclear-armed South Asian neighbors, raising questions about how long the fragile peace will last. (AP Photo/Channi Anand, File)

Pakistan, India peace move silences deadly Kashmir frontier

By AIJAZ HUSSAIN and SHEIKH SAALIQ - Associated Press

Pakistan cancels decision about allowing trade with India

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Pakistan lifts weekslong ban on TikTok over racy content

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As tensions ease, Pakistan allows partial trade with India

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Pakistan PM to India PM: We too want peaceful relations

By MUNIR AHMED - Associated Press

Pakistani court commutes death sentence, after 23 years

By BABAR DOGAR - Associated Press

A health worker administers a polio vaccine to a child in Lahore, Pakistan, Monday, March 29, 2021. Despite a steady rise in coronavirus cases, Pakistan on Monday launched a five-day vaccination campaign against polio amid tight security, hoping to eradicate the crippling children's disease this year. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary)

Pakistan launches anti-polio drive amid surge in coronavirus

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FILE - In this Aug. 27, 2018 file photo, Arif Alvi, then a lawmaker from Imran Khan's Tehreek-e-Insaf ruling party waves to media after filing his nomination papers in the presidential election, in Islamabad, Pakistan. President Arif Alvi took to Twitter Monday, March, 29, 2021 posting that he has tested positive for the coronavirus after having his first dose of the vaccine. The latest development comes nine days after the country’s prime minister Imran Khan tested positive for coronavirus. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed, File)

Pakistan’s president says he’s positive for coronavirus

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Pakistani police: Attackers damage Hindu temple in Pakistan

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FILE - In this Dec. 16, 1971, file photo, Pakistan’s Gen. Niazi, second from left, signs the surrender document as chief of India’s Eastern command Gen. Aurora, left, looks on surrounded by other commanders in Dacca, Bangladesh. Bangladesh is celebrating 50 years of independence this year. (AP Photo, File)

AP Photos: Bangladesh celebrates 50 years of independence

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