Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif resigns from his post hours after the country’s Supreme Court disqualified him over corruption claims against his family. Ryan Brooks reports. Continue reading
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Child abuse scandal shocks Pakistan, families angry at police
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Pakistan heat wave deaths reach 780
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