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Protesters from Pakistan's Sunni Tehreek group chant slogans during a sit-in near the parliament building in Islamabad, Pakistan, Tuesday, March 29, 2016. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)

Hundreds of Islamic extremists protest in Pakistan’s capital

By Munir Ahmed - Associated Press

Pakistani police officers stand guard at the site of a bomb blast in a park in Lahore, Pakistan, Sunday, March, 27, 2016. A bomb blast in a park in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore has killed tens of people and wounded scores, a health official said. (AP Photo/K.M. Chuadary)

Pakistan PM vows to fight terror after 70 died in Lahore

By Zarar Khan and Kathy Gannon - Associated Press

An unidentified Indian actor dressed as Jesus Christ reenacts the crucifixion during Good Friday in Hyderabad, India, Friday, March 25, 2016. Christians are marking the solemn period of Easter. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.)

War on Christianity feared as radical Islamists warn of more attacks

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

"Another radical Islamic attack, this time in Pakistan, targeting Christian women & children. At least 67 dead,400 injured. I alone can solve," Donald Trump tweeted, to some incredulous reactions. (Associated Press)

Donald Trump says ‘I alone can solve’ problem of radical Islam

By Victor Morton - The Washington Times

A Pakistani woman fetches clean water for her family in Lahore, Pakistan, Monday, March 7, 2016. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary) ** FILE **

Pakistan religious leaders call for repeal of ‘un-Islamic’ domestic violence protection law

By Bradford Richardson - The Washington Times

An Afghan female witness talks to the media at the site of a suicide attack near the Defense Ministry compound in Kabul on Feb. 27. The Afghan Taliban say they will not participate in a peace process with Kabul's government until foreign forces in Afghanistan stop attacking their positions and leave the country. (Associated Press)

Afghanistan braces for bloody summer as Taliban reject peace talks with government

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

In this undated file photo, Osama bin Laden is seen in Afghanistan. (AP Photo) ** FILE **

Osama bin Laden document dump: His will shows he wanted to use $29M for jihad

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

"The madrassas create their own social studies books that divide the world into Darul Islam and Darul Kufr," said Tariq Rahman, liberal arts dean at Beaconhouse National University near Lahore, referring to terms that mean "land of Islam" and "land of disbelief." (Associated Press)

Pakistan’s radical madrassas retain clout despite crackdown on extremism

By Naila Inayat - Special to The Washington Times

Illustration on worldwide Islamist terror by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

CLIFFORD MAY: Skirmishes on the Indian front

By Clifford D. May

Reporters stand in a corridor at the Bacha Khan University in Charsadda town, some 35 kilometers (21 miles) outside the city of Peshawar, Pakistan, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2016. Gunmen stormed Bacha Khan University named after the founder of an anti-Taliban political party in the country's northwest Wednesday, killing many people, officials said. (AP Photo/Mohammad Sajjad)

Syed Husain, Pakistani professor, dies in shootout protecting students from Taliban militants

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times

An ambulance transports the body of a victim while Pakistani troops gather at the main gate of Bacha Khan University in Charsadda town, some 35 kilometers (21 miles) outside the city of Peshawar, Pakistan, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2016. Gunmen stormed Bacha Khan University named after the founder of an anti-Taliban political party in the country's northwest Wednesday, killing some people, officials said. (AP Photo/Mohammad Sajjad)

Taliban kill 20 in attack at northwest Pakistani university

By Riaz Khan and Zarar Khan - Associated Press

Muslim protesters burn a U.S. flag during a protest against the film “Innocence of Muslims” that ridicules Islam and the Prophet Muhammad, outside the U.S. Embassy in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Monday. The film has spurred widespread protests. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

YouTube returns to Pakistan after 3-year ban imposed in response to anti-Muslim video

By Andrew Blake - 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)

EDITORIAL: Hope in Pakistan

By 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)

Suicide attack on Pakistan polio vaccination center kills 15

By ABDUL SATTAR - Associated Press

In this photo released by Inter Services Public Relations, Saudi Deputy Crown Prince and Defense Minister Mohammed bin Salman, left, meets with Pakistan army Chief Gen. Raheel Sharif in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Sunday, Jan. 10, 2016. Pakistani army Chief has reiterated that any threat to Saudi Arabia's territorial integrity will evoke a response from Islamabad. (Inter Services Public Relatins via AP)

Pakistan says it will respond to any threat to Saudi Arabia

By ASIF SHAHZAD - Associated Press

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi waves to the audience as he arrives to inaugurate the International Conference on Frontiers in Yoga Research and its Applications in Jigani, near Bangalore, India, Sunday, Jan. 3, 2016. The conference aims to make an effort to integrate Ayurveda, Naturopathy, Yoga, Unani, Siddha, Homeopathy and modern medicine by bringing prominent researchers and doctors from all these fields on one platform. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)

EDITORIAL: Islamic terrorists open a new front in India, Pakistan

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Indian army soldiers conduct a search operation in a forest area outside the Pathankot air force base in Pathankot, India, Sunday, Jan. 3, 2016. Combing operations to secure the Indian air force base where a group of militants started an attack before dawn on Saturday were continuing late Sunday morning. (AP Photo/Channi Anand)

At least 1 gunman still remains at Indian air force base

By CHANNI ANAND and MUNEEZA NAQVI - Associated Press