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In this handout photo released by Pakistan Foreign Ministry Press Service, Pakistan's Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, right, shakes hands with Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, July 20, 2023. (Pakistan Foreign Ministry Press Service via AP)

Ukraine and Pakistan call for restoring the Black Sea grain deal after talks in Islamabad

By Munir Ahmed - Associated Press

In this photo released by Press Information Department, Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, center, unveils plaque during the groundbreaking ceremony of 5th Unit of Chashma Nuclear Power Plant (Chashma-5) in Chashma, Mianwali, Pakistan, Friday, July 14, 2023. Sharif launched the construction of a 1,200-megawatt Chinese-designed nuclear energy project, which will be built at a cost of $3.5 billion as part of the government efforts to generate more clean energy in the Islamic nation. (Press Information Department via AP)

Pakistan’s Prime Minister Sharif launches $3.5 billion Chinese-designed nuclear energy project

By Munir Ahmed - Associated Press

The Elkhorn River had no one tubing down the river on Thursday, Aug. 18, 2022, in Omaha, Neb. Health officials say a child likely died from a rare infection caused by a brain-eating amoeba after swimming in the Elkhorn River in eastern Nebraska on Sunday. If confirmed, it would be the second death in the Midwest this summer from primary amebic meningoencephalitis, a usually fatal infection caused by the naegleria fowleri amoeba. (Chris Machian/Omaha World-Herald via AP)

‘Brain-eating amoeba’ kills man in Pakistan

By Matt Delaney - The Washington Times

Motorcyclists drive through a flooded road caused by heavy rainfall, in Lahore, Pakistan, Monday, June 26, 2023. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary)

Pakistan’s premier says he hopes the IMF will decide on the bailout for his country in a day or two

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FILE - Law Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar, left, speaks to media outside the Supreme Court in Islamabad, Pakistan, Tuesday, April 4, 2023. Tarar says he expects a tougher armed response in the event of any repeat of political violence in the country, Tuesday, June 27, accusing followers of former Prime Minister Imran Khan of exploiting the initial “motherly” response to fiery rampages last month.(AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)

Pakistan learned to respond with ‘iron hands’ after deadly political violence, official says

By Ellen Knickmeyer - Associated Press

Survivors of a shipwreck sleep at a warehouse at the port in Kalamata town, about 240 kilometers (150 miles) southwest of Athens, June 14, 2023. Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday, June 18, declared a national day of mourning for citizens who died when the fishing trawler packed with migrants they were in sank off the Greek coast. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis, file)

Pakistan collects DNA samples from 200 families of those missing after migrant boat sank off Greece

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In this photo released by Press Information Department, Prime Minister Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif, right, chairs a meeting regarding ongoing crackdown against human smugglers, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Wednesday, June 21, 2023. Pakistani police said Wednesday they have arrested seven alleged key figures in a migrant smuggling ring following last week's sinking that sank off Greece leaving more than 500 missing, including Pakistanis, authorities said on Wednesday.(Press Information Department via AP)

7 Pakistanis arrested for alleged key role in migrant ship that sank off Greece, leaving 500 missing

By Munir Ahmed - Associated Press

People wait for their turn to receive free food distributed by volunteers outside a camp for internally displaced people from coastal areas, as Cyclone Biparjoy was approaching, in Sujawal, Pakistan's southern district in the Sindh province, Thursday, June 15, 2023. A vast swath of western India and neighboring southern Pakistan that suffered deadly floods last year are bracing for a new deluge as fast-approaching Cyclone Biparjoy whirls toward landfall Thursday. (AP Photo/Pervez Masih)

Cyclone Biparjoy kills 2, uproots power lines after landfall in India, churns toward Pakistan

By Ajit Solanki, Sibi Arasu and Munir Ahmed - Associated Press

A villager moves with his flock of cows on a highway as he shifting them on higher place following fled from coast area due to Cyclone Biparjoy approaching, near Thatta, Pakistan's southern district in the Sindh province, Wednesday, June 14, 2023. The coastal regions of India and Pakistan were on high alert Wednesday with tens of thousands being evacuated a day before Cyclone Biparjoy was expected to make landfall. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)

India, Pakistan brace for winds, flash flooding as Cyclone Biparjoy heads for evening landfall

By Ajit Solanki, Sibi Arasu and Munir Ahmed - Associated Press

People wait their turn to get free food distributed by volunteers outside a camp of internally displaced people from coastal areas due to Cyclone Biparjoy approaching, in Sujawal, Pakistan's southern district in the Sindh province, Thursday, June 15, 2023. A vast swath of western India and neighboring southern Pakistan that suffered deadly floods last year are bracing for a new deluge as fast-approaching Cyclone Biparjoy whirls toward landfall Thursday. (AP Photo/Pervez Masih)

IMF slams new Pakistan budget proposal, says government failing to implement a more fair tax system

By Munir Ahmed - Associated Press

A tractor unloads stones to prevent sea water entering on the Arabia Sea coast at Mandvi in Kutch district of Gujarat state, India, Wednesday, June 14, 2023. With Cyclone Biparjoy expected to make landfall Thursday evening, coastal regions of India and Pakistan are on high alert. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki)

Indian, Pakistani coasts on high alert a day before Cyclone Biparjoy is expected to make landfall

By Ajit Solanki and Sibi Arasu and Munir Ahmed - Associated Press

Fascist Biden Administration Mimics Pakistan Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

Biden admin turned American democracy into Pakistani fascism

By Peter Navarro

High tide waves hit the Arabian Sea coast in Porbandar, India, Sunday, June 11, 2023. Cyclone Biparjoy, the first severe cyclone in the Arabian Sea this year is set to hit the coastlines of India and Pakistan Thursday. (AP Photo)

India, Pakistan brace for severe cyclone, deploy rescuers to coastal regions

By Sibi Arasu and Munir Ahmed - Associated Press

People go up and down the escalators. at the centaurus mall, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Wednesday, June 7, 2023. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

Cash-strapped Pakistani government proposes budget, complete with funds to fight climate change

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Paramilitary troops and police officers stand guard outside a court where Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan is appeared in Islamabad, Pakistan, Tuesday, May 23, 2023. Khan on Tuesday pressed his legal battle before a court in the capital, Islamabad, which granted him protection from arrest until early next month in several cases where he faces terrorism charges for inciting violence. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)

Pakistan to try 33 supporters of former Premier Imran Khan in military courts over recent violence

By Munir Ahmed - Associated Press

Paramilitary troops and police officers stand guard outside a court where Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan is scheduled to appear in Islamabad, Pakistan, Tuesday, May 23, 2023. Khan on Tuesday pressed his legal battle before a court in the capital, Islamabad, which granted him protection from arrest until early next month in several cases where he faces terrorism charges for inciting violence. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)

Pakistan’s ex-premier Imran Khan softens demand for snap vote amid crackdown on party

By Munir Ahmed - Associated Press

An Indian policeman is seen on top of a police vehicle leading a cavalcade of delegates from the Group of 20 nations as they arrive to participate in a tourism meeting in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Monday, May 22, 2023. The meeting scheduled for later Monday is the first significant international event in Kashmir since New Delhi stripped the Muslim-majority region of semi-autonomy in 2019. (AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan)

G20 officials arrive in disputed Kashmir as India largely puts region’s intense security out of view

By Aijaz Hussain - Associated Press

Supporters of Pakistan Muslim League take part in a rally to show solidarity with Pakistan's army in Karachi, Pakistan, Saturday, May 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)

Pakistan frees Imran Khan associate even as authorities plan to prosecute thousands of his followers

By Munir Ahmed - Associated Press

Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan, arrives to appear before a court in Lahore, Pakistan, Friday, May 19, 2023. Khan dialed down his campaign of defiance Friday, saying he would allow a police search of his residence over allegations he was harboring suspects wanted in recent violence and appearing before a court in his hometown to seek protection from arrest in multiple terrorism cases. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary)

Pakistan ex-PM Imran Khan dials down campaign of defiance, allows police search of home for suspects

By Babar Dogar - Associated Press

Police officers search a man at a temporary checkpoint around the home of Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan, in Lahore, Pakistan, Wednesday, May 17, 2023. Police surrounded the home of former Prime Minister Khan on Wednesday, claiming he was sheltering dozens of people allegedly involved in violent protests over his recent detention. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary)

Pakistani police besiege Imran Khan’s home as deadline for him to hand over suspects expires

By Babar Dogar - Associated Press