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Pakistan to allow banned Islamist group to contest votes to end clashes

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistan is to free more than 2,000 jailed activists of a banned Islamist militant group and allow the movement to contest elections, under a deal with the government struck to end weeks of violent clashes, negotiators on both sides said. Read full story

Source : https://www.thestar.com.my/news/world/2021/11/03/pakistan-to-allow-banned-islamist-group-to-contest-votes-to-end-clashes

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