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In this Jan. 6, 2020, file photo, rescue workers and family members carry the casket of Khursheed Bibi, who died due to coronavirus, for her burial at a cemetery in Hyderabad, Pakistan. Pakistan ranks among countries hardest hit by the coronavirus with infections soaring beyond 18,000, while the government, which has opened up the country hoping to salvage a near collapsed economy, warns a stunning 1.2 million Pakistanis could be infected by the end of August. (AP Photo/Pervez Masih, File)

As virus spikes, Pakistan says there’s no choice but to open

By Kathy Gannon - Associated Press

Pakistani students shout slogans against Indian government during a rally to express solidarity with Indian Kashmiris struggling for their independence, in Karachi, Pakistan, Friday, March 6, 2020. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)

Indian fire kills Pakistani girl, wounds family in Kashmir

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Pakistan sentences 3 men over politician’s killing in London

By MUNIR AHMED - Associated Press

A health worker wearing protective gear prepares to take swab samples from people queuing in their cars to test for the coronavirus at a drive-through COVID-19 screening center at Ain Shams University in Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, June 17, 2020. (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty)

Rights group: Egypt authorities shouldn’t harass doctors

By KATHY GANNON - Associated Press

Pakistan army says Indian fire kills 4 civilians in Kashmir

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Officials: Noises on PIA flight to Pakistan scare passengers

By ASIM TANVEER - Associated Press

FILE - In this March 16, 2020 file photo, a health worker gives a polio vaccine to a child in Lahore, Pakistan. Pakistan’s army chief has told Microsoft co-founder and billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates that despite the challenge of COVID-19, Pakistan plans to restart polio vaccination campaigns across the country. The military said late Wednesday, June 10, that Gen. Qamer Javed Bajwa spoke by phone with Gates who has worked to try and eradicate polio worldwide. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary, File)

Pakistan army chief says anti-polio campaign to restart soon

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In this May 6, 2020 photo, Tariq Nawaz holds his 10-month-old baby daughter Tuba who suffers from polio, in Suleiman Khel, Pakistan. For millions of people like Nawaz who live in poor and troubled regions of the world, the novel coronavirus is only the latest epidemic. They already face a plethora of fatal and crippling infectious diseases: polio, Ebola, cholera, dengue, tuberculosis and malaria, to name a few. The diseases are made worse by chronic poverty that leads to malnutrition and violence that disrupts vaccination campaigns. (AP Photo/Muhammad Sajjad)

COVID-19 just the latest epidemic in areas struck by disease

By KATHY GANNON - Associated Press

In this Oct. 16, 2016, file photo, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, front and Chinese President Xi Jinping shake hands with leaders at the BRICS summit in Goa, India. Tensions along the China-India border high in the Himalayas have flared again in recent weeks. Indian officials say the latest row began in early May when Chinese soldiers entered the Indian-controlled territory of Ladakh at three different points, erecting tents and guard posts. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup, File)

India, China border flare-up sparks fears of wider clash

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

In this Oct. 10, 2019 file photo, an Indian schoolgirl wears a face mask of Chinese President Xi Jinping to welcome him on the eve of his visit in Chennai, India. Tensions along the China-India border high in the Himalayas have flared again in recent weeks. (AP Photo/R. Parthibhan, File) **FILE**

U.S. seeks role as China, India face off at border

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Official: 7 Pakistani kids killed when school roof collapses

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India expels 2 Pakistani embassy officials on spying charges

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Locusts swarm above a mango tree orchard in Muzaffargarh, Pakistan, Friday, May 29, 2020. Pakistani officials say an outbreak of desert locusts is spreading across the country posing a threat to food security. (AP Photo/Tariq Qureshi)

Locust invasion wreaks havoc on Pakistan’s crops, orchards

By ASIM TANVEER and MUNIR AHMED - Associated Press

People attend the funeral for victims of the crash of a state-run Pakistan International Airlines plane on Friday near the southern port city of Karachi, in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Monday, May 25, 2020. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)

Airbus experts probe plane crash that killed 97 in Pakistan

By ADIL JAWAD - Associated Press

Fire brigade staff try to put out fire caused by plane crash in Karachi, Pakistan, Friday, May 22, 2020. An aviation official says a passenger plane belonging to state-run Pakistan International Airlines carrying more than 100 passengers and crew has crashed near the southern port city of Karachi. There were no immediate reports on the number of casualties. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)

Pakistan plane with 98 on board crashes near Karachi

By Adil Jawad - Associated Press

Pakistani police say armed men damage church in land dispute

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Thousands rally against fatal attack on Pashtun leader in NW

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India says 2 soldiers killed in Pakistani firing in Kashmir

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FILE - In this March 8, 2020 file photo Activists of the Pakistani religious party Minhaj-ul-Quran observe International Women's Day at a rally in Islamabad, Pakistan. An annual human rights report released this week gives Pakistan a failing grade, charging that too little is being done to protect the country's most vulnerable, including women and children. (AP Photo/B.K. Bangash, File)

Report gives Pakistan failing grade on human rights

By KATHY GANNON - Associated Press

3 Pakistanis, 1 Indian killed in exchange of fire in Kashmir

By ROSHAN MUGHAL - Associated Press