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Suicide bomb hits Pakistan police - BBC News Sat, 18 Apr 2009 11:30:09 GMT

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Suicide bomb hits Pakistan police BBC News, UK A suicide bomber driving a pick-up truck has killed 27 people in an attack at a police checkpoint in north-western Pakistan, police say. Most of the dead are reported to be police or soldiers and at least 62 people were injured. ... US Envoy Outlines Need to Stabilize Pakistan and Afghanistan Voice of America At least 20 killed in Pakistan suicide bombing CNN International Bomber kills 20 soldiers, police in NW Pakistan AFP New York Times - Bloomberg all 1,192 news articles

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Freed Pakistan cleric urges Shariah - United Press International Sat, 18 Apr 2009 14:27:32 GMT

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Freed Pakistan cleric urges Shariah United Press International ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, April 18 (UPI) -- Firebrand Pakistani Islamic cleric Maulana Abdul Aziz says that if Islamabad wants peace, the government should adopt Islamic law nationwide. Returning to the Red Mosque in the capital for the first time since he ... Cleric Who Led Militants in Pakistan Is Released New York Times Pakistani Cleric Calls for Islamic Law Nationwide Washington Post Red Mosque cleric's militant message BBC News MiamiHerald.com - Daily Times all 518 news articles

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Donors pledge $5bn for Pakistan - BBC News Fri, 17 Apr 2009 04:24:33 GMT

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Donors pledge $5bn for Pakistan BBC News, UK International donors have pledged more than $5bn (£3bn) to help stabilise Pakistan, at an aid conference co-hosted by Japan and the World Bank. Nearly 30 countries and international organisations met in Tokyo to offer financial support to enable ... Video: Pakistan aid conditions risk Saudi donations - 17 Apr 09 Al Jazeera Pakistan Aid Mtg: Donors Pledge Over $5B Aid Over 2 Yrs Wall Street Journal Pakistan's Zardari urges support to stabilise country Reuters The Associated Press - CaymanMama.com (press release) all 1,012 news articles

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Pakistan laments ICC's World Cup move - AFP Sat, 18 Apr 2009 10:16:04 GMT

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Pakistan laments ICC's World Cup move AFP DUBAI (AFP) — Pakistan's top cricket officials and players Saturday slammed the decision by the sport's world governing body to strip their country of its 2011 World Cup matches, saying the decision was "unjust." "I am hugely disappointed," said ... Pakistan Dumped as Cricket World Cup Host Cricket360 Cricket-Pakistan counts financial losses of World Cup shift Reuters UK Pakistan will not host World Cup BBC News guardian.co.uk - Xinhua all 806 news articles

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FBI agents to testify at Mumbai attacks trial - The Associated Press Sat, 18 Apr 2009 13:41:39 GMT

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FBI agents to testify at Mumbai attacks trial The Associated Press Nikam said the FBI had analyzed four global positioning devices found on the dead gunmen after the attacks and these would be instrumental in proving the men had come from Pakistan. Opening the trial Friday, Nikam said Kasab had a direct hand in the ... FBI played 'vital role' in Mumbai attacks probe AFP Prosecution lines up bank of forensic evidence Times of India 26/11 trial: 109 witnesses hold key Expressindia.com BBC News - Xinhua all 2,003 news articles

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Gilani: Gov't willing to talk to militants - United Press International Sat, 18 Apr 2009 18:18:10 GMT

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Gilani: Gov't willing to talk to militants United Press International KARACHI, Pakistan, April 18 (UPI) -- Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said Saturday the government would be willing to talk to rebels who lay down arms. Dawn, Pakistan's English-language newspaper, reported the prime minister also told ... Gilani asks US to remove 'perception differences' with Pak Hindu Indo-Pak ties hit by 26/11, resuming CBMs to take time: Gilani Press Trust of India Attaching strings to aid would frustrate objectives: Gilani Daily Times The News International - Online - International News Network all 138 news articles

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Search on for More Quake Victims in East Afghanistan - Voice of America Fri, 17 Apr 2009 15:46:24 GMT

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Search on for More Quake Victims in East Afghanistan Voice of America Officials said at least 21 people were confirmed dead after the tremors in the Hindu Kush region in Nangarhar province, near the Pakistan border, but local villagers said the death toll could be as high as 40. Grieving relatives held funerals for ... Video: Eastern Afghanistan Hit by Two Earthquakes The Associated Press Twin Afghan earthquakes kill 22 Daily Times Two earthquakes kill 22 near Pakistan border Radio France Internationale Xinhua - Hindustan Times all 912 news articles

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Appeasement in Pakistan - Daily News Tribune Sat, 18 Apr 2009 03:57:20 GMT

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Appeasement in Pakistan Daily News Tribune, MA In a decision he will come to regret, Pakistan's president, Asif Ali Zardari, signed an agreement ceding control of the Swat Valley to the Taliban. He defended the deal by saying it only allowed the Taliban to impose their brand of Sharia, Islamic law, ... Video: Pakistani city welcomes the Sharia - 18 Apr 09 Al Jazeera ‘International community concerned about Nizam-e-Adl' Daily Times Rights & Wrongs in Pakistan: Honeymoon Hideaway No More World Politics Review Kansas City Star - The News International all 206 news articles

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Book review: Jihad goes on in Pakistan —by Khaled Ahmed - Daily Times Sat, 18 Apr 2009 22:12:47 GMT

Book review: Jihad goes on in Pakistan —by Khaled Ahmed Daily Times, Pakistan By Amir Mir Mashal Books Lahore 2008 Pp306; Price Rs 700 Amir Mir has developed into an informed commentator on the state of jihad with an uncomfortable inside track with those who are supposed to counter it in Pakistan. ...

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Journalists From India, Pakistan Analyze Role - Washington Post Thu, 16 Apr 2009 04:29:03 GMT

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Journalists From India, Pakistan Analyze Role Washington Post, United States By Rama Lakshmi NEW DELHI, April 15 -- Nearly five months after the deadly attacks in Mumbai that revived tensions between India and Pakistan, journalists from both countries gathered in New Delhi on Wednesday to examine their role in fueling regional ... Op-Ed Contributor Wary on Obama New York Times Surya: Destabilizing Pakistan ZNet 'India willing to join terror fight in 'Af-Pak' Times of India RTT News - StarPhoenix all 90 news articles