Pakistan
Pakistan airstrikes on Taliban hideouts kill 15
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February 20, 2014
Pakistan airstrikes on Taliban hideouts kill 15
Pakistani jets launched multiple strikes on Taliban holdouts in the northwest on Thursday, killing at least 15 in retaliation for…
Car bomb kills at least 11 policemen in Karachi
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February 13, 2014
Car bomb kills at least 11 policemen in Karachi
Eleven Pakistani policemen were killed Thursday when a suicide car bomber struck their bus, the latest in a series of…
Gunmen kill nine at Pakistani policeman’s home as peace talks proceed
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February 12, 2014
Gunmen kill nine at Pakistani policeman’s home as peace talks proceed
Gunmen tossed hand grenades into the house of a slain Pakistani police officer on Wednesday, police said, killing nine men…
Pakistani sectarian leader added to US global terrorist list
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February 7, 2014
Pakistani sectarian leader added to US global terrorist list
The United States has added the founder of a banned Pakistani militant group to its list of global terrorists, blaming…
Pakistan-Taliban peace talks due to start
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February 4, 2014
Pakistan-Taliban peace talks due to start
Negotiators representing the Pakistani government and Taliban insurgents are to meet for preliminary peace talks later Tuesday following a spate…
Family of Pakistan ‘blasphemy’ Briton appeal for help
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January 28, 2014
Family of Pakistan ‘blasphemy’ Briton appeal for help
The family of a mentally ill British man sentenced to death in Pakistan for blasphemy have urged London to intervene…
Six of Spanish cyclist’s 12 guards killed in Pakistan’s wild west
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January 22, 2014
Six of Spanish cyclist’s 12 guards killed in Pakistan’s wild west
Gunmen on Wednesday shot dead six guards protecting a Spanish cyclist in a violent and remote area of western Pakistan where…
Pakistan’s Musharraf suffers ‘heart problem’ on way to treason hearing
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January 2, 2014
Pakistan’s Musharraf suffers ‘heart problem’ on way to treason hearing
Pakistan's former military ruler Pervez Musharraf was rushed to hospital Thursday after suffering a "heart problem" on his way to…
Pakistan’s ex-military ruler Musharraf goes on trial for alleged treason
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January 1, 2014
Pakistan’s ex-military ruler Musharraf goes on trial for alleged treason
Former Pakistani military ruler Pervez Musharraf went on trial for treason on Wednesday, a case that could test the relationship…
Pakistani army launches offensive near Afghan border
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December 23, 2013
Pakistani army launches offensive near Afghan border
Residents of Pakistan's ethnic Pashtun region of North Waziristan accused government troops on Monday of killing dozens of civilians during…