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Wikipedia ordered to remove ‘blasphemous’ content in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: Wikipedia will be blocked in Muslim-majority Pakistan if the platform fails to take down content deemed to be sacrilegious within 48 hours, the country’s telecoms regulator said.

The Times of India

Pakistan mosque attacker wore police uniform, breached security - police chief

Pakistani police have identified the suicide bomber who attacked a mosque in Peshawar this week, the provincial police chief said on Thursday, adding that the attacker had breached security by wearing a police uniform.

Reuters

Is terrorism returning to Pakistan?

Earlier this week, a suicide blast ruptured the relative calm that had returned to Pakistan in recent years. The attack at a mosque in the northwestern city of Peshawar killed more than 100 people and stunned many Pakistanis who thought the days of such horrific suicide bombings were long behind…

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Moeen Ali to withdraw from Pakistan Super League to focus on England ahead of World Cup

EXCLUSIVE: Moeen Ali is set to pull out of a stint in the Pakistan Super League with Islamabad United to focus on England ahead of their 50-over World Cup defence

Daily Mirror

Usman Khawaja granted visa to travel to India; to fly out on Thursday

MELBOURNE: Australia opener Usman Khawaja was granted the visa late on Wednesday to travel to India for the Test series after the Pakistan-born cricketer was forced to miss the morning flight due to delay in the issuance of travel documents.

The Times of India

Pakistan mosque blast: Security breach or negligence?

Questions abound over how someone managed to sneak in explosives and blow himself up inside Peshawar’s red zone.

Al Jazeera

Never considered coaching Pakistan team because of hate and abuse: Wasim Akram

KARACHI: Former Pakistan captain Wasim Akram has said he has never considered coaching the national team because of the criticism, abuse and hate that are directed at coaches and captains in the country.

The Times of India

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Pakistan-born Australia batter "stranded" with visa issues preventing entry to India

Australia's preparation for their Test series against India has suffered a major setback, with opener Usman Khawaja "stranded" in Sydney over visa issues

Daily Mirror

Cannot rule out internal assistance for Pakistan mosque bombing -police

Major arrests have been made in connection with the Pakistan mosque bombing that killed over 100 people on Monday, Peshawar police chief Ijaz Khan told Reuters on Wednesday.

Reuters

Peshawar, the city of flowers, becomes epicenter of violence

The Pakistani city of Peshawar was once known as “the city of flowers” but has borne the brunt of rising militancy in the region for the past decades

The Independent UK

Analysis: Pakistan moves toward deal-or-default endgame

Pakistan's full-blown economic turmoil, from its biggest ever currency devaluation to a rash of emergency spending cuts, offers the clearest sign yet that the nuclear-armed nation faces the risk of a default unless it receives massive support.

Reuters

Pakistan mosque bombing survivors traumatised but undeterred

At least 100 people killed and more than 225 wounded in a suicide attack in the northwestern Pakistani city.

Al Jazeera

Pakistan army: Boating accident death toll rises to 51

The military says the death toll from a boating accident in a lake in northwest Pakistan over the weekend has reached 51

The Independent UK

Pakistan blames 'security lapse' for mosque bombing as death toll reaches 100

Pakistani authorities scrambled Tuesday to determine how a suicide bomber was able to carry out one of the country’s deadliest militant attacks in years, unleashing an explosion in a crowded mosque inside a highly secured police compound in the city of Peshawar. The death toll from the blast climbed to…

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Daily Dose Ep 1265: Budget session begins, GDP growth slows down, Pak toll rises

Gurmehar Kaur brings you the news from Delhi, Andhra Pradesh, Supreme Court, Parliament, and Pakistan.

Daily Mirror

"Outstanding" England star tipped as "next Babar Azam or Virat Kohli" by Pakistan legend

Babar Azam and Virat Kohli are two of the best players in world cricket and England star Harry Brook has been told he could emulate their success after enjoying an impressive start to his international career

Reuters

Factbox-Peshawar, Pakistan's 'city of flowers', long marred by militant violence

Pakistan's northwestern city of Peshawar, where a suicide bomber attacked a crowded mosque during Monday prayers, has been marred by militant violence for decades.

Reuters

Factbox-Islamist militants present fresh challenge to Pakistan

Monday's mosque bombing in northwestern Pakistan has underscored a resurgence in militant attacks in recent months in the South Asian nation.

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The Guardian - UK

North-west Pakistan in grip of deadly Taliban resurgence

Misguided government efforts to rehabilitate militants have helped fuel recent terrorist activity

Reuters

Cash-strapped Pakistan talks to IMF in bid to unlock $7 billion bailout

Cash-strapped Pakistan on Tuesday held a first round of talks with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in a bid to unlock stalled funds from a $7 billion bailout to ward off economic meltdown.

Al Jazeera

Death toll from Pakistan mosque bombing rises to 100

Most of those killed in the suicide bombing in Peshawar were police. More than 225 people were injured.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Pakistan Buries Mosque Blast Victims as Death Toll Passes 90

Distraught relatives thronged hospitals in Pakistan's Peshawar on Tuesday to look for their kin a day after a suicide bombing ripped through a crowded mosque in a heavily fortified area of the city, killing more than 90 people, mostly policemen. The attack, in the Police Lines district follows a surge…

Reuters

Pakistan says mosque bomber wore police uniform, breached security on motorbike

The suicide bomber who killed more than 100 people at a mosque in a police compound in the Pakistan city of Peshawar this week wore a police uniform and entered the high security area on a motorbike, a provincial police chief said on Thursday.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Saudi Arabia Strongly Condemns Pakistan Terror Attack

Saudi Arabia strongly condemned on Monday the terrorist attack that targeted a crowded mosque in Pakistan’s northwestern city of Peshawar. The Saudi Foreign Ministry underscored the Kingdom’s firm rejection of attacks against places of worship the terrorization of worshippers and the shedding of innocent blood. Saudi Arabia stands by the…

Tribune News Service

Mosque bombing in Pakistan kills at least 70, wounds 150 others

At least 70 people were killed and more than 150 wounded in a bomb blast at a mosque in a security compound in northwestern Pakistan, officials said. It was the nation’s worst such attack in almost 11 months.

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