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Pakistanis head to the polls amid explosions
Millions of Pakistanis headed to the polls Saturday in a landmark national election,will bring the first transition between civilian governments in a country ruled by the military for more than half of its turbulent history.
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Stronger, not silenced
Karāchi :: Pakistan | 9 days ago
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CNN Films' "Girl Rising" tells the stories of extraordinary girls from across the globe and the power of education to change the world. Watch June 16 on CNN. (CNN) -- Six months ago, Malala Yousafzai was lying in a hospital bed, recovering from a
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Pakistan's late Bhutto still leads her party in campaign
Islamabad :: Pakistan | 19 days ago
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The most popular politician in Pakistan's largest party won't be staging any rallies or participating in debates as May's historic national election nears...Yet Benazir Bhutto, assassinated more than five years ago, is still the standard bearer of
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Iraqi officials crack down on TV
Baghdad :: Iraq | 20 days ago
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Iraqi authorities suspended the operating licenses of pan-Arab broadcaster Al-Jazeera and nine Iraqi TV channels on Sunday after accusing them of escalating sectarian tension. The move signaled the Shiite-led government's mounting worries over
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Three Taliban bombs target Pakistani politicians
Murree :: Pakistan | 20 days ago
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Pakistan Taliban bombs targeting politicians in northwestern Pakistan on Sunday killed 11 people, the latest in a series of attacks meant to disrupt next month's parliamentary election, police said. The wave of political violence has killed at least
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Sharifs hope to ride transit scheme to victory
Lahore :: Pakistan | 23 days ago
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When Pakistan's second largest city, Lahore, inaugurated its new rapid bus transit system in February with free service to the city's transit-starved 10 million residents, the idea backfired. Several generations of Lahori families packed the red 18-
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Islamic militants were caught out when Microsoft Word saved backups of deleted plans
Karāchi :: Pakistan | 24 days ago
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Suggested Topics Two militants who tried to evade MI5 and police surveillance by holding a "silent conversation" on a laptop were caught out when the software programme automatically saved their deleted words. Richard Dart, 30, the son of Dorset
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FBI initial assessment: Pressure cooker bombs used in Boston Marathon bombing
The initial assessment of the FBI investigation into the sudden bomb blasts in the Boston Marathon shows evidence that pressure cooker bombs packed with shrapnel were used in the attack. The sudden explosions at the last leg of the
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Scored killed in fierce clashes in Pakistan
Peshawar :: Pakistan | 1 month ago
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05 Twenty-three Pakistani soldiers and 110 fighters have been killed in fierce fighting in a strategic area of northwest Pakistan, according to a Pakistani military official. The army, backed by fighter planes and helicopter gunships, launched an
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Pakistan Taliban captures rival militant group's headquarters
Islamabad :: Pakistan | 2 months ago
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Militants of the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan captured the headquarters of the Ansar-ul-Islam and hoisted their flag on the building in Bagh area of Tirah valley yesterday, several media reports said today. Tribesmen were quoted by The News daily as
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