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title: "U.S. returns 36 smuggled antiquities to Pakistan"
description: "Most outlets reported the return of 36 smuggled antiquities from the U.S. to Pakistan, with the Associated Press of Pakistan specifying that the items had been stolen and smuggled to the United States. Minute Mirror briefly mentioned the event but provided fewer details."
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# U.S. returns 36 smuggled antiquities to Pakistan

world · updated 16 Sep 2026, 5:16 PM PKT · 16 Sep 2026 · 3 articles from 3 outlets

**HarZaviya summary** — how 3 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts:

> Most outlets reported the return of 36 smuggled antiquities from the U.S. to Pakistan, with the Associated Press of Pakistan specifying that the items had been stolen and smuggled to the United States. Minute Mirror briefly mentioned the event but provided fewer details.

## Same story from 3 outlets

Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source.

- **ProPakistani** — [US Returns 36 Artifacts Stolen From Pakistan](https://propakistani.pk/2026/09/16/us-returns-36-artifacts-stolen-from-pakistan/) · 16 Sep 2026, 5:16 PM PKT
  > Thirty-six antiquities stolen from Pakistan and smuggled to the United States have been legally returned to the Pakistani government. The… Read More
- **Associated Press of Pakistan** — [U.S. hands back 36 smuggled antiquities to Pakistan](https://www.app.com.pk/global/u-s-hands-back-36-smuggled-antiquities-to-pakistan/) · 16 Sep 2026, 10:43 AM PKT · 91% identical wording to the newest filing
  > Thirty-six antiquities stolen from Pakistan and smuggled to the United States were returned to the Government of Pakistan on Monday, and they will now be brought back home.
- **Minute Mirror** — [36 smuggled Pakistani antiquities to be returned f...](https://minutemirror.com.pk/36-smuggled-pakistani-antiquities-to-be-returned-from-us-630760/) · 16 Sep 2026, 7:28 AM PKT · 80% identical wording to the newest filing

## Part of a bigger story

Other stories whose coverage resembles this one, nearest first. "% related" compares whole stories, not single articles — see [what the percentages mean](https://harzaviya.com/methodology).

- [Pakistan recovers smuggled antiquities from abroad](https://harzaviya.com/stories/697-pakistan-repatriates-513-smuggled-antiquities-from-us) · 30 Jul 2026 · 4 outlets · 3 developments · 88% related
- [National Assembly committee discusses recovery of 1,252 stolen Pakistani artefacts](https://harzaviya.com/stories/10027-na-panel-told-1-252-stolen-pakistani-artefacts-recovered) · 23 Sep 2026 · 3 outlets · 2 developments · 73% related
- [Lebanon returns 37 artefacts smuggled out of Egypt](https://harzaviya.com/stories/8877-lebanon-returns-37-artefacts-smuggled-out-of-egypt) · 16 Sep 2026 · 2 outlets · 72% related

3 articles from 3 outlets, 16 Sep 2026. Headlines and links belong to their outlets — HarZaviya links out and never copies article text.

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