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3 weeks ago | 
washingtonpost.com | Christian Shepherd |Haq Nawaz Khan |Shaiq Hussain
As Afghanistan and Pakistan mend ties, China could be the real winner (washingtonpost.com) As Afghanistan and Pakistan mend ties, China could be the real winner By Rick Noack; Christian Shepherd; Haq Nawaz Khan; Shaiq Hussain 2025060506001200 As Pakistan and India exchanged strikes last month, bringing the nuclear-armed nations to the brink of all-out war, regional diplomats worked quietly to end a different conflict — with help from China.
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1 month ago | 
washingtonpost.com | Niha Masih |Shaiq Hussain
India-Pakistan ceasefire holds. But the battle lines have changed. (washingtonpost.com) India-Pakistan ceasefire holds. But the battle lines have changed. Pakistani officials have said Saturday’s ceasefire with India reestablished deterrence. But New Delhi insists the rules of engagement have irrevocably changed.
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1 month ago | 
newsindiatimes.com | Ela Dutt |Shaiq Hussain |Karishma Mehrotra
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1 month ago | 
washingtonpost.com | Shaiq Hussain |Karishma Mehrotra |Shams Irfan |Haq Nawaz Khan
Pakistan claims to have downed Indian warplanes, vows response to strikes (washingtonpost.com) Pakistan claims to have downed Indian warplanes, vows response to strikes By Shaiq Hussain; Rick Noack; Karishma Mehrotra; Shams Irfan; Haq Nawaz Khan 2025050707335300 ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — India and Pakistan were on the brink of direct conflict Wednesday for the first time since 2019, after India launched its deepest and deadliest strikes inside Pakistan in decades and Islamabad claimed to have...
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1 month ago | 
infobae.com | Shaiq Hussain |Karishma Mehrotra |John Hudson
El ejército indio dijo el miércoles temprano que había lanzado una ofensiva contra Pakistán en represalia por el ataque militante del mes pasado en Cachemira administrada por la India, poniendo a los vecinos con armas nucleares en conflicto directo por primera vez en seis años. Las fuerzas armadas de la India afirmaron haber atacado nueve lugares desde donde se planearon y dirigieron ataques terroristas contra la India.
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1 month ago | 
washingtonpost.com | Shaiq Hussain |Shams Irfan |Karishma Mehrotra |John Hudson |Maham Javaid
India strikes Pakistan after Kashmir attack, raising fears of war (washingtonpost.com) India strikes Pakistan after Kashmir attack, raising fears of war By Shaiq Hussain; Shams Irfan; Karishma Mehrotra; John Hudson; Maham Javaid 2025050621004700 ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — The Indian military said early Wednesday it had launched strikes against Pakistan in retaliation for last month's militant attack in Indian-administered Kashmir, putting the nuclear-armed neighbors in direct conflict for the...
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1 month ago | 
washingtonpost.com | Shaiq Hussain
Pakistan warns of an Indian attack, while quietly urging de-escalation (washingtonpost.com) Pakistan warns of an Indian attack, while quietly urging de-escalation By Shaiq Hussain; Rick Noack 2025050102544200 ISLAMABAD — More than a week after a shocking militant attack in Indian-administered Kashmir — prompting the worst crisis between India and Pakistan in at least half a decade — Islamabad is awaiting its archrival's next move.
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2 months ago | 
washingtonpost.com | Alex Horton |Haq Nawaz Khan |Shaiq Hussain
U.S. weapons from Afghan war give Pakistani militants a deadly advantage (washingtonpost.com) U.S. weapons from Afghan war give Pakistani militants a deadly advantage By Rick Noack; Alex Horton; Haq Nawaz Khan; Shaiq Hussain 2025041406003300 PESHAWAR, Pakistan — On Jan. 9, 2018, an M4A1 carbine rifle left the Colt's Manufacturing plant in Connecticut, bound for Afghanistan.
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Mar 12, 2025 | 
washingtonpost.com | Haq Nawaz Khan |Shaiq Hussain
By Haq Nawaz Khan, Shaiq HussainISLAMABAD, Pakistan — A battle between separatist militants and Pakistani soldiers over a hijacked passenger train entered its second day on Wednesday, with dozens of people killed in clashes and an unknown number of passengers still believed to be held hostage by the militants. Militants belonging to a Baluch separatist group, the Baluch Liberation Army, or BLA, stopped and boarded the train, the Jaffar Express, in a mountainous part of Baluchistan on Tuesday.
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Jan 29, 2025 | 
washingtonpost.com | Haq Nawaz Khan |Shaiq Hussain
PESHAWAR, Pakistan — After years of decline, polio is surging again in this populous South Asian nation, dimming hopes that the viral disease — eradicated nearly everywhere else on Earth — can be stamped out here.
