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    Pakistan's Interior Minister Survives Suspected Assassination Attempt

    Ahsan Iqbal was shot after leaving a political gathering in his hometown of Narowal, in Pakistan's state of Punjab. The attacker is reportedly a member of a hard-line Muslim group.
    by Diaa Hadid May 07, 2018 1 minute

    Updated at 4:40 a.m. ET

    Pakistan's Interior Minister Ashan Iqbal was shot and wounded on Sunday by a gunman reportedly linked to a hard-line Muslim group. It was the most serious act of violence since campaigning began for

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