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Pakistan re-elects former PM Sharif amid election violence

22 killed as violence, intimidaton and vote rigging mar poll many had feared would never be held Fourteen years after he was overthrown and exiled by a military dictator, the former Pakistani prime minister known to his supporters as “the Lion” claimed victory on Saturday night in one of most…

Former cricket captain turned politician Imran Khan detained and ‘interrogated over drone views’ by U.S. immigration

Former cricket captain turned politician detained on flight from Canada to New York to be questioned over his views on jihad Imran Khan, the former Pakistan cricket captain turned politician, was taken off an international flight from Canada to New York and questioned by US immigration officials over his views…

Pakistani cricketer turned politician leads U.S. drone protest in Pakistan

Pakistani cricketer turned politician Imran Khan led Western activists and thousands of supporters Saturday on a defiant march to the tribal belt to protest against US drone strikes. Crowds lined the road to greet Khan, and scrums of media and well-wishers thronged his 4X4 as the convoy of more than…

Pakistani Taliban announces kill plan for drone strike protest leader Imran Khan

A planned protest march against US drone strikes in Pakistan, due to go through one the world’s most dangerous hotbeds of Islamic militancy, has hit a major snag after the Pakistani Taliban announced they would try to kill the leader of the procession, the former cricket star turned politician Imran…