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Death toll mounts to 38 in riot-hit Karachi

December 1st, 2008 - 3:27 pm ICT by ANI -
Karachi, Dec.1 (ANI): At least 38 people were killed and over 100 have been injured in three days of violence that erupted on Saturday here. Dozens of vehicles were torched in ...

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17 killed in violence in Karachi

November 30th, 2008 - 9:28 pm ICT by IANS -
Islamabad, Nov 30 (Xinhua) Seventeen people have been killed in various incidents of violence in Pakistan's Karachi city, Geo TV reported Sunday.The violence erupted Saturday evening in Banaras Chowk area and continued ...

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Eight killed in suicide attack in Pakistan (Lead)

November 6th, 2008 - 7:20 pm ICT by IANS -
Islamabad, Nov 6 (Xinhua) At least eight people were killed and 45 others injured in a suicide attack in northwest Pakistan's Bajaur tribal district Thursday, a TV channel reported. A suicide bomber ...

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Three killed in bomb blast in Pakistan

November 6th, 2008 - 7:12 pm ICT by IANS -
Islamabad, Nov 6 (Xinhua) At least three people were killed and 45 injured in a bomb blast in northwest Pakistan's Bajaur tribal district Thursday, a TV channel reported. A remote-controlled bomb was ...

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Seven killed in Pakistan suicide bombing

November 4th, 2008 - 1:22 pm ICT by IANS -
Islamabad, Nov 4 (Xinhua) At least seven people, including three policemen, were killed in a suicide bombing attack at a security check post in northwestern Pakistan Tuesday, a TV news channel reported. ...

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Powerful earthquake rattles western Pakistan

October 29th, 2008 - 9:59 am ICT by IANS -
Islamabad, Oct 29 (DPA) An earthquake registering 6.5 on the Richter scale shook western Pakistan early Wednesday, Pakistani broadcaster Geo TV reported on its website.There were no immediate reports of injuries. In ...

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Pakistan army kills 23 militants

October 23rd, 2008 - 3:29 pm ICT by IANS -
Islamabad, Oct 23 (Xinhua) At least 23 militants were killed by Pakistan's security forces in an operation Wednesday that continued overnight into Thursday in northwestern Bajaur tribal district, media reported.Gunship helicopters started ...

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Roadside bomb kills 11 in Pakistan tribal belt

October 9th, 2008 - 5:45 pm ICT by IANS -
Islamabad, Oct 9 (Xinhua) At least 11 people, among them four students and five policemen, were killed when a bomb exploded in a tribal area of northwest Pakistan Thursday, Geo TV said ...

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Pak vows to continue war against terror

Pak vows to continue war against terror

October 3rd, 2008 - 12:07 pm ICT by ANI -
Islamabad , Oct 3 (ANI): Reacting to yesterdays suicide attack on the ANP Chief Asfandyar Wali, known for his anti-Taliban rhetoric, Advisor to Prime Minister on Interior, Rehman Malik reiterated the ...

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Karzai asks Mulla Umar to return to Afghanistan, ensures safety

Karzai asks Mulla Umar to return to Afghanistan, ensures safety

October 3rd, 2008 - 11:37 am ICT by ANI -
Kabul , Oct 3 (ANI): Afghan President Hamid Karzai has reportedly advised the Taliban leader in Afghanistan Mulla Umar to return to Afganistan, and promised him all possible safety. I propose Mulla ...

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12 killed in attack on Pakistani mosque

September 11th, 2008 - 11:57 am ICT by IANS -
Islamabad, Sep 11 (DPA) At least 12 people have been killed and some 40 injured in a bomb and gun attack on a mosque in north-west Pakistan, reports said.Unknown gunmen late ...

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40 killed in Pakistan tribal clashes

August 31st, 2008 - 5:06 pm ICT by IANS -
Islamabad, Aug 31 (Xinhua) At least 40 people were killed and more than 90 injured Sunday in renewed clashes between warring tribes in northwest Pakistan's Khurram tribal province.The fierce clashes killed at ...

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Charge-sheet against Musharraf finalised

Charge-sheet against Musharraf finalised

August 17th, 2008 - 5:47 pm ICT by IANS -
Xinhua Islamabad, Aug 17 (Xinhua) Pakistan's ruling coalition Sunday finalised the chargesheet against President Pervez Musharraf, said Information Minister Sherry Rehman. The final round of the consultations of the draft committee was held ...

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Sectarian violence in Pakistan leaves 13 dead (Lead)

August 16th, 2008 - 4:13 pm ICT by IANS -
DPA Islamabad, Aug 16 (DPA) At least 13 people were killed and 15 injured Saturday in fresh sectarian clashes between rival Shia and Sunni Muslim tribesmen in northwest Pakistan, media reports said. Scores ...

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Pakistan releases 34 Indian fishermen

August 14th, 2008 - 5:22 pm ICT by IANS -
Xinhua Islamabad, Aug 14 (Xinhua) Pakistan released 34 Indian fishermen, detained for crossing into its waters, as a goodwill gesture on its Independence Day Thursday. The fishermen, between 18 years and 34 years ...

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Pak Taliban claims responsibility for Peshawar blast

Pak Taliban claims responsibility for Peshawar blast

August 13th, 2008 - 5:19 am ICT by ANI -
Islamabad, Aug. 12 (ANI): Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) today claimed responsibility for the bomb blast that targeted an air force truck in Peshawar, killing at least 13 people. Maulvi Omer, spokesman for ...

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Taliban own up air force bus bombing in Pakistan

August 12th, 2008 - 7:59 pm ICT by IANS -
Xinhua Islamabad, Aug 12 (Xinhua) The Taliban insurgents in Pakistan claimed responsibility for the bomb blast targeting an air force bus that killed over a dozen of people in northwestern city of Peshawar ...

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Dr AQ Khan to file review petition against Islamabad HC verdict

July 22nd, 2008 - 12:05 pm ICT by ANI -
Islamabad, July 22 (ANI): Pakistan nuclear scientist Dr. AQ Khan last evening said that he would file a review petition against the Islamabad High Court (IHC)''s verdict which restricted him from ...

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Islamabad High Court ends A.Q. Khan’’s house arrest

July 21st, 2008 - 4:16 pm ICT by ANI -
Islamabad, July 21 (ANI): The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has ordered the lifting of Dr. Abdul Qadeer Khan''s house arrest. According to a Geo TV report, Khan, who was the fulcrum of ...

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Tribal clash kills seven in Pakistan

July 16th, 2008 - 4:32 pm ICT by IANS -
Xinhua Islamabad, July 16 (Xinhua) Seven people have been killed and five injured in a clash between two rival groups in Pakistan's tribal region, Geo TV reported Wednesday. Activists of Lashkara-i-Islam and Ansarul ...

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UN to set up commission to probe Bhutto assassination

UN to set up commission to probe Bhutto assassination

July 11th, 2008 - 1:48 pm ICT by IANS -
Xinhua Islamabad, July 11 (Xinhua) Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said Friday the United Nations would form a commission to probe the assassination of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto, according to a ...

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One killed, 30 injured in Karachi blasts (Lead)

July 7th, 2008 - 9:54 pm ICT by IANS -
Xinhua Islamabad, July 7 (Xinhua) One person was killed and 30 injured Monday in five blasts in the southern Pakistani city of Karachi, Geo TV reported. Xinhua

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19 killed in suicide attack near Pakistan’s Lal Masjid (Night Lead)

19 killed in suicide attack near Pakistan’s Lal Masjid (Night Lead)

July 7th, 2008 - 1:28 am ICT by IANS -
By Muhammad Najeeb Islamabad, June 6 (IANS) Nineteen people - 18 policemen and one civilian - were killed and more than 40 injured in a suicide blast near a police station about 300 ...

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Two explosions heard in Rawalpindi

June 30th, 2008 - 4:35 pm ICT by IANS -
Xinhua Islamabad, June 30 (Xinhua) Two explosions were heard in Pakistan's garrison city of Rawalpindi near the capital Monday morning, Dawn News channel reported. The blasts could also be heard in Islamabad and ...

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7 killed in missile attack in Pakistan

June 30th, 2008 - 1:29 pm ICT by IANS -
Xinhua Islamabad, June 30 (Xinhua) Seven people were killed and two injured in a missile attack in northwestern Pakistan's tribal area Monday morning, Geo TV reported. The attack was launched by unidentified people ...

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Pakistani Army given full power against tribal militants

June 28th, 2008 - 6:06 pm ICT by IANS -
Xinhua Islamabad, June 28 (Xinhua) The Pakistani government has given the army full power to secure the northwestern city of Peshawar from a threatened attack by Taliban militants. Army chief Gen. Ashfaq Parvez ...

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Pakistan arrests five for Lahore blast

June 20th, 2008 - 9:49 pm ICT by IANS -
Xinhua Islamabad, June 20 (Xinhua) Five people suspected of involvement in the twin bomb blasts in the eastern city of Lahore in March were arrested by the Pakistani security forces in separate raids, ...

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Barber shop blown up in Pakistan

June 19th, 2008 - 7:53 pm ICT by IANS -
Xinhua Islamabad, June 19 (Xinhua) A barber's shop in Pakistan's restive north-western region was blown up Thursday by unidentified militants, Geo TV reported. No casualty has so far been reported. The incident took place ...

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Musharraf urged to stop acting ‘petulant, childish’

Musharraf urged to stop acting ‘petulant, childish’

June 14th, 2008 - 2:57 pm ICT by IANS -
Islamabad, June 14 (IANS) President Pervez Musharraf should desist from acting in a "petulant, childish manner" and accept the new reality that he was only a figurehead in the new dispensation, an ...

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Geo TV offers Musharraf a platform

Geo TV offers Musharraf a platform

June 13th, 2008 - 3:37 pm ICT by IANS -
Islamabad, June 13 (IANS) Private broadcaster Geo TV has offered to air the views of Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf as his coverage on the state-run media has been severely curtailed. The offer ...

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