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August 29, 2023

Dutch prosecutors want 12-year sentence for cricketer accused of placing bounty on populist figurehead Wilders

Dutch prosecutors on Tuesday demanded a 12-year prison sentence for Khalid Latif, who is accused of offering a $23,000 bounty to anyone who killed right-wing politician Geert Wilders.

August 29, 2023

Pakistani court suspends former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s conviction, sentencing

An appeals court in Pakistan has suspended the conviction and sentencing of former Prime Minister Imran Khan, who was earlier found guilty of concealing assets and selling state gifts.

August 25, 2023

Millions of children in Pakistan still in need of support following last year’s catastrophic floods, UN says

Pakistan’s River Sutlej has been overflowing, raising concerns among residents who still have not yet recovered from last year’s monsoon rains and devastating floods.

August 25, 2023

Pakistani prime minister honors rescuers who saved 6 children, 2 adults from broken cable car

A ceremony was held in Islamabad, Pakistan, to honor the rescue team and survivors of a broken cable car that dangled over a river valley for 16 hours.

August 23, 2023

Pakistani boy rescued from trapped gondola says 'we thought all of us were going to die'

The eight onboard a gondola that became stuck over a ravine in Pakistan have been saved, with one survivor describing the rescue as “miraculous."

August 23, 2023

'We Christians are like animals': Pakistani seminary student shares firsthand account of extremist violence

A witness to the attacks on churches in Pakistan last week filmed buildings being looted and burned and said Christians are treated like animals by extremists in the Asian nation.

August 21, 2023

Deadly exchange of fire at disputed Indo-Pakistani border in Kashmir raises tensions

Pakistan's military alleged that Indian troops initiated gunfire that killed a villager Monday along their contested border in the Himalayan region of Kashmir.

August 21, 2023

Pakistan gives cash to nearly 100 homeless Christian families following destructive Muslim-led riot

A cash payment of $6,800 is being given out to nearly 100 Christian families in Pakistan after a riot sparked by the possible desecration of the Quran destroyed several Christian homes.

August 17, 2023

129 Muslims arrested in Pakistan following mob attacks on churches, homes of minority Christians

Over a hundred Muslims were arrested overnight for attacking Pakistan’s community of minority Christians in response to the desecration of a Quran by a Christian suspect.

August 16, 2023

Pakistan board criticized for leaving former PM Imran Khan out of Independence Day video

The Pakistan Cricket Board, which released an Independence Day video that didn’t feature World Cup-winning cricket captain Imran Khan, is facing severe backlash.