Pakistani Shiite Muslim women hold candlelight vigil for slain Iranian commander Soleimani

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Pakistani Shiite Muslim women hold a candlelight vigil in Islamabad for top Iranian commander Qasem Soleimani after his assassination at the age of 62 in a US drone strike in Baghdad. The powerful Iranian commander was hailed as a "living martyr" in the Islamic republic for his military and strategic exploits that included halting the Islamic State group as it rampaged across Iraq and Syria.