Pakistan

U.S. missile strike kills 20 militants in Pakistan (Reuters)

November 16th, 2010

Reuters - Unmanned U.S. drone aircraft Tuesday fired four missiles into North Waziristan, a major sanctuary for al Qaeda and Taliban militants in Pakistan, killing at least 20 insurgents, local…

Massive explosion hits Pakistan security compound (Reuters)

November 11th, 2010

Reuters - A massive explosion ripped through a security compound on a busy commercial street in Pakistan’s largest city, Karachi, on Thursday, killing at least 15 people and injuring more…

Musharraf outlines his political strategy for Pakistan (Reuters)

November 9th, 2010

Former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf addresses members of Britain's Pakistani community at the New Bingley Hall, in Birmingham in central England October 2, 2010. REUTERS/Toby MelvilleReuters - Exiled former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf, who plans to return home and head a new political party, on Tuesday brought the case for his political revival to some…

Murdered politician buried in Pakistan (AFP)

November 6th, 2010

Supporters of Pakistan's Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) gather for the funeral of murdered Pakistani politician Imran Farooq in Karachi on November 6. More than 200,000 mourners packed the streets for the ceremony, amid heightened security in the bustling port city.(AFP/Rizwan Tabassum)AFP - More than 200,000 mourners packed the streets of Karachi on Saturday for the burial of murdered politician Imran Farooq, amid heightened security in the bustling port city.


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Body of murdered politician returned to Pakistan (AFP)

November 6th, 2010

Supporters of Pakistan's Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) follow an ambulance carrying the coffin of slain Pakistani politician Imran Farooq's body during a funeral ceremony in Karachi on November 6. Farooq's body was flown into the port city of Karachi from Britain amid heavy security almost two months after he was killed outside his London home.(AFP/RIZWAN TABASSUM)AFP - The body of a slain Pakistani politician was flown into the port city of Karachi from Britain on Saturday amid heavy security almost two months after he was…

Charter plane crash kills 21 in Pakistan (Reuters)

November 5th, 2010

Reuters - A small plane chartered to international oil company ENI crashed after taking off from Pakistan’s Karachi airport on Friday, killing all 21 on board, officials said.

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Charter plane crashes in Pakistan, no survivors (Reuters)

November 5th, 2010

Reuters - A small plane with at least 21 people on board chartered to international oil company ENI crashed after taking off from Pakistan’s Karachi airport on Friday, killing all on…

At Odds with the U.S., Pakistan Deepens Ties with China (Time.com)

November 2nd, 2010

Time.com - Pakistan’s security establishment, under pressure from Washington over its failure to back the war in Afghanistan, seeks alternative benefactor

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Corrupt Pakistan launches anti-graft campaign (Reuters)

October 31st, 2010

Reuters - Pakistan, ranked as one of the most corrupt countries in the world, says it will turn itself around with results of an anti-graft drive seen within a couple…

Bomb kills 5 people at Sufi shrine in Pakistan (AP)

October 25th, 2010

Map locating Pakpattan in Pakistan where at several people have been killed in a bomb blast after dawn prayers at a Sufi shrine.(AFP Graphic)AP - A bomb planted on a motorcycle exploded at the gate of a famous Sufi shrine in central Pakistan during morning prayers Monday, killing at least five people, said…