Charges Dropped Against Bhutto Widower

Charges Dropped Against Bhutto WidowerThe Associated Press - 1 hour agoISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) — A Pakistani court on Wednesday dropped five corruption cases against a leader of the opposition party that won last month's …

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Death Penalty for Militant in Pakistan

A court on Wednesday convicted and sentenced to death a militant involved in a suicide bombing that killed an American diplomat, lawyers said.
David Foy and three Pakistanis died when an attacker rammed an explosives-laden vehicle into his car on March 2, 2006, near the U.S. Consulate in the southern city of Karachi.
The following August, […]

Secular Pakistani wins Taliban support - MSNBC

Secular Pakistani wins Taliban supportMSNBC - 2 hours agoIn Pakistan’s Feb. 18 parliamentary elections, Khan ran as a secular candidate on an independent ticket – and won. He defeated his opponent – a hard-line …

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Cricket: Pakistan await verdict

Cricket Australia will decide in the next few days whether to go ahead with a tour of Pakistan later this month.
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American Perceptions of Pakistan

Polls concerning U.S.-Pakistan relations tend to focus on how Pakistanis view the United States.  A new Gallup survey provides a look at the flip side.  How do Americans view Pakistan?
Pakistan is one of the most unfavorably viewed countries.  Seventy two percent of Americans polled have negative views on Pakistan.  It trails Saudi Arabia and Venezuela, […]

Violence spirals as Pakistan awaits new government

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - A spate of suicide attacks by Islamist militants could spark a war of revenge among ethnic Pashtun tribesmen in Pakistan’s northwest just as moderate, secular political parties appear poised for power, analysts say. The region is already regarded as the main battleground in the fight against the Taliban and al Qaeda, and […]

Pakistan: Militants Lash Out

After a lull during Pakistan’s elections, militants have reasserted themselves with a string of deadly suicide blasts that have killed more than 90 people, including an army general and tribal leaders fed up with the violence
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Pakistan: 11 detained in bombing probe

Police detained 11 alleged Islamic militants, including eight in connection with a suicide attack on a navy college that marked the latest in a wave of deadly bombings in Pakistan since the elections, an official said Wednesday.
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Extremist Accused in Bhutto Killing

“Police submitted preliminary charges in the Bhutto case before an anti-terrorism court, and the judge issued non-bailable warrants of arrest against Baitullah Mehsud and four other accused”
Pakistani police on Saturday formally accused the top Taliban leader in the country and four others of planning the assassination of opposition leader Benazir Bhutto.
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Bhutto’s niece slams Western media

“To say there was rigging in the elections is an understatement”
Benazir Bhutto’s niece on Monday accused Western media of irresponsibility in their reporting of Pakistan, saying they disregarded heavy rigging in last month’s polls - including that conducted by Bhutto’s … via Independent Online
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