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Vehicles carrying Afghan nationals, travel through Pakistan's famous Khyber Pass en route to neighboring Afghanistan in Pakistan, Tuesday, March 7, 2017. Thousands of Afghans gathered at the Pakistani border to return home on Tuesday as Pakistan temporarily reopened two main crossings that had been closed last month after a wave of militant attacks. (AP Photo/Muhammad Sajjad)

Pakistan says it closed Afghan border to avoid more attacks

By MUNIR AHMED - Associated Press

Pakistan executes 5 ‘terrorists’ at prison in northwest

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Taliban say senior commander dies in suspected US strike

By KATHY GANNON - Associated Press

A Pakistani police officer stands guard at an entry gate of Gaddafi stadium ahead of the final cricket match of Pakistan Super League, in Lahore, Pakistan, Thursday, March 02, 2017. It is supposed to be just a domestic Twenty20 final. But for the Pakistan Cricket Board it's a challenge to showcase the world that it's safe to play international sports in Pakistan. With just three days to go before Sunday's Pakistan Super League final at the Gaddafi Stadium, still nobody is sure which eight foreign players will put aside their security fears and will eventually play the marquee match at the Gaddafi Stadium. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary)

Sammy among foreign stars ready if Peshawar plays PSL final

By RIZWAN ALI - Associated Press

Pakistani women take key first step in rugby sevens debut

By RIZWAN ALI - Associated Press

Afghan children play in a refugee camp situated in the suburbs of Islamabad, Pakistan, Monday, Feb. 20, 2017. Authorities have also rounded up nearly 100 Afghan refugees in the southwestern city of Quetta, saying they were residing in the country illegally. Pakistan is home to an estimated 2.5 million Afghan refugees who have fled decades of conflict in their country. (AP Photo/B.K. Bangash)

Pakistan says airstrikes have killed ‘dozens’ of militants

By RIAZ KHAN - Associated Press

Dead bodies of alleged militants killed in a crackdown operation by security forces are laid at a mortuary in Karachi, Pakistan, Friday, Feb. 17, 2017. Pakistani security forces arrested dozens of suspects in sweeping raids a day after a massive bombing claimed by the Islamic State group killed dozens of worshippers at a famed Sufi shrine in a southern province. (AP Photo/Shakil Adil)

Pakistan cracks down on militants after IS shrine attack

By KATHY GANNON - Associated Press

A Pakistani police officer stands guard during a Friday's prayers in Karachi, Pakistan, Feb. 17, 2017. Pakistani forces killed and arrested dozens of suspects in sweeping raids overnight and into Friday, a day after a massive suicide bombing by the Islamic State group killed dozens of worshippers at a famed Sufi shrine in the country's south. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)

Pakistan reeling after ISIS bombing at Sufi shrine killed 88

By Muhammad Farooq and Adil Jawad - Associated Press

India denies Pakistan claim of building secret nuclear city

By MUNIR AHMED - Associated Press

Former Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari advises critics of President Trump to give his foreign policy a chance. (Associated Press)

Asif Zardari, Pakistan’s former president, urges Donald Trump to send envoy to region

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Pakistani court stays execution of mentally ill convict

By MUNIR AHMED - Associated Press

Pakistan says it test-fired first submarine-launched missile

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Fake news story sets off Israel-Pakistan Twitter feud

Associated Press

In this Dec. 17, 2016, photo, President-elect Donald Trump speaks during a rally at the Ladd–Peebles Stadium in Mobile, Ala. Trump will be the first U.S. president to have ever owned a casino, and the gambling industry is wondering how he will handle three major issues: internet gambling, sports betting and daily fantasy sports. The industry has sent its wish list to the president-elect. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

Trump must get tough with Pakistan

By Fulvio Martusciello

Pakistan appoints new spy agency chief in military reshuffle

Associated Press

People stand outside a hotel on fire in Karachi, Pakistan, Monday, Dec. 5, 2016. A massive fire swept through a four-star hotel in the southern port city of Karachi on Monday, officials said. (AP Photo/Shakil Adil)

Pakistan national carrier’s plane crashes after takeoff

By Asif Shahzad and Munir Ahmed - Associated Press

Syed Tariq Fatemi, special assistant on foreign affairs to Pakistan's prime minister, said his country is in constant contact with Iran about prospects for commercial ties. (Associated Press)

Tariq Fatemi, Pakistani aide, sees opening for better ties with Trump administration

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

Pakistani police officer and rescue workers gather at the site of suicide bombing in Quetta, Pakistan, Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2016. The suicide attack on a polio vaccination center in southwestern Pakistan killed more than a dozen people and wounded many, officials said. (AP Photo/Arshad Butt)

New Pakistan army chief faces tensions with Kabul, India

By MUNIR AHMED - Associated Press