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This Friday, July 7, 2017 photo, shows a Facebook site that features one of India’s most wanted, Hafiz Saeed, the founder of Lashkar-e-Taiba, a banned organization and a U.S. declared terrorist group, in Islamabad, Pakistan. A senior Pakistani government official says more than 40 of 65 organizations banned in Pakistan operate flourishing social media sites, communicating on Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp and Telegram to recruit, raise money and demand a rigid Islamic system. Meanwhile Pakistan is waging a cyber war against activists and journalists who use social media to criticize the government and its agencies. (AP Photo/B.K. Bangash)
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Manchester United legend Ryan Giggs, right, speaks next to Brazilian soccer star Ronaldinho, during a press conference in Lahore, Pakistan, Sunday, July 9, 2017. Ronaldinho and Giggs were among the soccer stars that arrived in Pakistan to play exhibition matches which organizers hope will boost the sport in the country. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary)
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Pakistani workers install advertising boards featuring Ronaldinho, Ryan Gigs and other soccer stars at a stadium ahead of exhibition soccer match in Karachi, Pakistan, Saturday, July 8, 2017. Ronaldinho and Ryan Giggs were among soccer stars to arrive in Pakistan on Saturday to play exhibition matches which organizers hope will boost the sport in the country. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)
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In this photo released by the Inter Services Public Relation Department, the media wing of the Pakistan Armed Forces, Saturday, July 8, 2017, Brazilian soccer star Ronaldinho, left, and Pakistan Army Chief Gen. Qamar Javed Bajwa pose for photograph after their meeting in Rawalpindi, Pakistan. Ronaldinho and Ryan Giggs were among soccer stars to arrive in Pakistan on Saturday to play exhibition matches which organizers hope will boost the sport in the country. (Inter Services Public Relations via AP)
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Pakistan army escort vehicles carrying Ronaldinho, Ryan Giggs and other soccer stars upon their arrival for an exhibition soccer match in Karachi, Pakistan, Saturday, July 8, 2017. Ronaldinho and Ryan Giggs were among soccer stars to arrive in Pakistan on Saturday to play exhibition matches which organizers hope will boost the sport in the country. (AP Photo/Shakil Adil)
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In this photo released by Pakistan's Press Information Department, Friday, July 7, 2017, Pakistani Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan, left, meets Vice President of Facebook Joel Kaplan in Islamabad, Pakistan. Pakistan???s interior ministry says that Kaplan has met with a Khan to apprise him about steps taken by popular networking site to remove content which authorities in this Islamic nation claim is against Islam. (Press Information Department via AP)
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Pakistani rescue workers gather at the site of an oil tanker explosion at a highway near Bahawalpur, Pakistan, Sunday, June 25, 2017. An overturned oil tanker burst into flames in Pakistan on Sunday, killing more than one hundred people who had rushed to the scene of the highway accident to gather leaking fuel, an official said. (AP Photo/Iram Asim)
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Pakistan army soldiers stands guard while rescue workers examine the site of an oil tanker explosion at a highway near Bahawalpur, Pakistan, Sunday, June 25, 2017. An overturned oil tanker burst into flames in Pakistan on Sunday, killing more than one hundred people who had rushed to the scene of the highway accident to gather leaking fuel, an official said. (AP Photo/Iram Asim)
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Pakistani rescue workers examine the site of an oil tanker explosion at a highway near Bahawalpur, Pakistan, Sunday, June 25, 2017. An overturned oil tanker burst into flames in Pakistan on Sunday, killing more than one hundred people who had rushed to the scene of the highway accident to gather leaking fuel, an official said. (AP Photo/Iram Asim)
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A Pakistan army soldier stands guards while rescue workers examine the site of an oil tanker explosion at a highway near Bahawalpur, Pakistan, Sunday, June 25, 2017. An overturned oil tanker burst into flames in Pakistan on Sunday, killing over one hundred people who had rushed to the scene of the highway accident to gather leaking fuel, an official said. (AP Photo/Iram Asim)
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Pakistani hospital staff transport a victim of an oil tanker explosion at a hospital in Multan, Pakistan, Sunday, June 25, 2017. An overturned oil tanker burst into flames in Pakistan on Sunday, killing scores of people who had rushed to the scene of the highway accident to gather leaking fuel, an official said. (AP Photo/Adeel Khan)
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Pakistani rescue worker and hospital staff transport a victim of an oil tanker explosion at a hospital in Multan, Pakistan, Sunday, June 25, 2017. An overturned oil tanker burst into flames in Pakistan on Sunday, killing scores of people who had rushed to the scene of the highway accident to gather leaking fuel, an official said. (AP Photo/Adeel Khan)
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In this image taken from video, black smoke rises from oil tanker on road in Bahawalpur, Pakistan, Sunday, June 25, 2017. An overturned oil tanker burst into flames in Pakistan on Sunday, killing people who had rushed to the scene of the highway accident to gather leaking fuel, an official said. (AAJ News via AP Video)
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In this image taken from video, black smoke rises from oil tanker on road in Bahawalpur, Pakistan, Sunday, June 25, 2017. An overturned oil tanker burst into flames in Pakistan on Sunday, killing people who had rushed to the scene of the highway accident to gather leaking fuel, an official said. (AAJ News via AP Video)
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Pakistani police officers examine the site of an explosion in Quetta, Pakistan, Friday, June 23, 2017. A powerful bomb went off near the office of the provincial police chief in southwest Pakistan on Friday, causing casualties, police said. (AP Photo/Arshad Butt)
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In this Wednesday, May 31, 2017 photo, a Pakistani official shows a list of banned organizations, issued by the National Counter Terrorism Authority (NACTA), in Islamabad, Pakistan. Pakistan has frozen the accounts of 5,000 suspected terrorists taking roughly $3 million out of their pockets, all in an attempt to curb terrorism financing, but Islamabad could still come under scrutiny at a crucial June 2017 meeting of the Financial Action Task Force, an international watchdog tracking terrorist financing. (AP Photo/B.K. Bangash)
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FILE - In this Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2016 file photo, a worker sits in stall set up by the charity, Falah-e-Insaniat Foundation, waiting for donations for Indian Kashmiris, in Islamabad, Pakistan. The group has been put on a government watchlist to curb terrorism financing. Pakistan has frozen the accounts of 5,000 suspected terrorists taking roughly $3 million out of their pockets, all in an attempt to curb terrorism financing, but Islamabad could still come under scrutiny at a crucial June 2017 meeting of the Financial Action Task Force, an international watchdog tracking terrorist financing. (AP Photo/B.K. Bangash, File)
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Pakistani police officers stand guard on a truck carries copies of budget 2017-18, arrived at the Parliament in Islamabad, Pakistan, Friday, May 26, 2017. Pakistan's Finance Minister introduced a $50 billion development-heavy budget that also promises a 7 per cent increase in military spending. (AP Photo/B.K. Bangash)
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A vehicle carries the copies budget 2017-18 for a budget session at the Parliament in Islamabad, Pakistan, Friday, May 26, 2017. Pakistan's Finance Minister introduces a $50 billion development-heavy budget that also promises a 7 per cent increase in military spending. (AP Photo/B.K. Bangash)
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Pakistan's Foreign Ministry spokesman Nafees Zakaria speaks to the media at the Foreign Office in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, May 18, 2017. Islamabad says Afghanistan has detained two Pakistani diplomats in Kabul. Pakistan's foreign ministry says it handed over a protest note to the Afghan deputy head of mission in Islamabad over the incident. (AP Photo/B.K. Bangash)
