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Pakistani man wanted in Daniel Pearl slaying arrested
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — A crackdown on Sunni Muslim militants in Karachi has netted a man wanted in connection with the kidnapping and slaying of American journalist Daniel Pearl, Pakistani authorities say. Qari Abdul Hayee was arrested Sunday...
Tags: Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, Kidnapping, Islam, Bombings, Iraq
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Attack on Pakistani Shiites kills at least 30
This post has been updated. See the note below for details.ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — At least 30 people were killed and dozens injured Sunday when either one or two bombs exploded in a Shiite-majority neighborhood of Karachi, local officials said. Initial reports said that two blasts had detonated near a...Tags: Television Networks, Emergency Incidents, Explosions, Islamabad (Pakistan), Politics
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Talk of peace with Pakistan Taliban angers victims
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Hazratullah Khan, who lost his right leg below the knee in a car bombing, answers immediately when asked whether the Pakistani government should hold peace talks with Taliban leaders responsible for attacks like the one...Tags: Al-Qaeda, Religious Conflicts, Peace Negotiations, Taliban, Murder
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Pakistan militants kill 5 in attack on tribal official's compound
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- Militants disguised as policemen stormed the compound of a top tribal region official in the northwest city of Peshawar on Monday and killed five police officers, the latest outbreak of violence to rattle the country as its civilian...
Tags: Emergency Incidents, Islam, Justice and Rights, Executive Branch, Crime, Law and Justice
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CIA deception threatens global effort to eradicate polio
The news that the Central Intelligence Agency had been running a fake vaccination program in Pakistan first surfaced in 2011 and quickly ignited fears that the covert operation could compromise the global campaign to eradicate polio. Late last month, a...
Tags: R. Sargent Shriver, U.S. Congress, Elections, Osama bin Laden, Politics
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Gunmen kill 5 anti-polio workers in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- Five female anti-polio workers in Pakistan were slain Tuesday by gunmen on motorcycles, police said, on the second day of a three-day national immunization campaign. Four of the women were killed in Karachi, the nation's largest...
Tags: Health and Safety at Work, Vaccines, Islamabad (Pakistan), Preventative Medicine, Asif Ali Zardari
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Pakistani protests against anti-Islamic film leave at least 1 dead
World NowProtests in Pakistan against a film mocking the prophet Muhammad intensified Monday as demonstrators set ablaze buildings in the northwest and hurled stones at riot police in the southern city of Karachi, the country’s commercial hub.... -
Pakistan declares Friday a day of protest against anti-Islam film
World NowPakistan continued to seethe Wednesday over the release in the U.S. of a movie trailer mocking Islam, as legions of protesters rallied in several large cities for a sixth day and the government signaled its own discontent by declaring Friday as a national... -
Death toll in Pakistani factory fires rises to 314
World NowAuthorities Wednesday raised to 314 the death toll from two massive fires that engulfed factories in Pakistan’s largest cities and renewed questions about a lack of adherence to fire safety measures in the South Asian nation.... -
Pakistani girl shot by Taliban being moved to Britain for treatment
World NowThe 14-year-old Swat girl shot by Taliban gunmen because of her advocacy for girls education is being flown to Great Britain for treatment likely to include surgery to repair damage to her skull and neurological rehabilitation, the Pakistani military said... -
Arrests made in attack on Pakistani girl Malala Yousafzai
World NowPakistani authorities have arrested three brothers suspected of involvement in the attack on Malala Yousafzai, the 14-year-old Swat Valley girl shot in the head last week.... -
U.S. ad rejecting film fails to persuade Pakistani protesters
World NowAs violent demonstrations swept through Pakistani cities on Friday, protesters infuriated by a video made in Southern California that mocked Muhammad said they were unconvinced by U.S. efforts to tamp down the anger created by the film. Washington spent...
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