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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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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Suicide bomber hits naval school

“There was smoke everywhere. Three blasts occurred in front of me. I saw five dead bodies in front of me. I don’t know how many are inside.”
A suicide bomber kills himself and others near a naval college in Pakistan’s eastern city of Lahore. via Reuters
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String of suicide bombings unsettles Pakistan

String of suicide bombings unsettles PakistanChristian Science Monitor, MA - 1 hour agoBy Mark Sappenfield – | Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor NEW DELHI; and LAHORE, PAKISTAN - Four suicide bomb attacks in five days have added …

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4 killed in Pakistan suicide bomb

Two suicide bombers blew themselves up at a naval college on Tuesday, killing four people and underlining the security challenge facing the winners of Pakistan’s landmark elections.
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Suicide bombers kill 5 in Pakistan

Twin suicide bombers set off explosives at a naval college in Pakistan Tuesday, killing at least five other people and wounding at least 16, one critically, the government said.
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