Once the subject of online abuse, Indian bowler Mohammed Shami is celebrated ahead of Cricket World Cup final
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Who Created Butter Chicken? India’s Great Curry Clash.
In 1947, two men, both named Kundan, fled Peshawar during the bloody partition that carved Pakistan out of British India. They landed in Delhi and soon became partners in a restaurant called Moti Mahal serving food from the Punjab region.
Pakistan on edge as old dynasties vie for power and populist Imran Khan languishes in prison
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Pakistan election: ex-PM Nawaz Sharif’s party in close race with allies of jailed Imran Khan
Former Pakistan prime minister Nawaz Sharif’s party was slightly ahead in early election results on Friday, after vote counts were hit by unusual delays that the government ascribed to a suspension of mobile phone services.
Pakistan cuts mobile service on election day, PTI slams 'cowardly act'
ISLAMABAD -- Pakistan suspended mobile services across the country on Thursday just as voters went to the polls for the country's general elections, adding to the controversy swirling around the process.
Pakistan cuts mobile phone services as voting begins in national polls, citing terrorism
The government’s decision comes amid a rise in militant attacks in the run-up to the election and a day after jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan urged his supporters to wait outside polling booths after voting until results are announced.
Pakistan votes in elections clouded by violence, Imran Khan exclusion
ISLAMABAD -- Pakistanis are voting Thursday in long-awaited elections marred by concerns over possible manipulation and violence, including deadly bombings on the eve of the polls.
Pakistan's election tainted by military meddling as ex-PM Sharif set to win
ISLAMABAD -- With 167 parties competing in national parliamentary and local legislative elections this Thursday, Pakistan's domestic media -- newspapers, TV and radio -- have been saturated with political coverage of the polls that will ultimately determine the country's new prime minister.