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More Drone Attacks in Pakistan Planned - New York Times Tue, 07 Apr 2009 01:37:25 GMT

Boston Globe

More Drone Attacks in Pakistan Planned New York Times, United States By ERIC SCHMITT and CHRISTOPHER DREW WASHINGTON — Despite threats of retaliation from Pakistani militants, senior administration officials said Monday that the United States intended to step up its use of drones to strike militants in Pakistan’s tribal ... Pakistan Steps Up Security Alert After Taliban Suicide Bombings Bloomberg US pushes Pakistan to boost fighting of militants The Associated Press Pakistan fighting terror for survival: Zardari AFP msnbc.com - Xinhua all 875 news articles

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Pakistan’s Top Judge Rebukes Officials - New York Times Tue, 07 Apr 2009 01:28:26 GMT

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Pakistan’s Top Judge Rebukes Officials New York Times, United States By JANE PERLEZ ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — The newly restored chief justice of Pakistan displayed his reputation as a human rights advocate and a prod to the government on Monday, when he hauled the attorney general and other officials before the Supreme ... Pakistan court investigates Taliban flogging video guardian.co.uk Pakistan police to probe girl's public flogging ABC Online Pakistani Teen Purportedly Shown in Flogging Video Now Says It ... FOXNews World War 4 Report - Hindu all 98 news articles

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Suicide Bomber Kills 22 People at Shiite Mosque in Pakistan - Bloomberg Mon, 06 Apr 2009 04:05:23 GMT

Times Online

Suicide Bomber Kills 22 People at Shiite Mosque in Pakistan Bloomberg By Ed Johnson April 6 (Bloomberg) -- A suicide bomber blew himself up at a Shiite religious ceremony in northern Pakistan yesterday, killing at least 22 people and wounding 60 others. The attacker struck at the gates to a mosque in the town of Chakwal, ... Video: Suicide Bomber Targets Pakistani Police The Associated Press Pakistan suicide bomber kills 22 outside mosque Los Angeles Times At Least 24 Killed in Suicide Bomb Attack in Pakistan Voice of America The Associated Press - BBC News all 1,463 news articles

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Flogging probe begins in Pakistan - BBC News Mon, 06 Apr 2009 06:51:56 GMT

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Flogging probe begins in Pakistan BBC News, UK Pakistan's newly reinstated chief justice has ordered a police committee to investigate the controversial flogging of a teenage girl. A video has been circulating of the public flogging in the north-western Swat valley which has sparked outrage. ... Video: Girl filmed being flogged in Pakistan ITN NEWS Pakistan girl denies flogging by Taliban: Reports NDTV.com Outrage over Taliban flogging of Pakistani girl could threaten ... Christian Science Monitor Los Angeles Times - MiamiHerald.com all 728 news articles

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US 'relieved' as official freed in Pakistan - AFP Mon, 06 Apr 2009 18:45:44 GMT

MiamiHerald.com

US 'relieved' as official freed in Pakistan AFP WASHINGTON (AFP) — The United States voiced relief on Monday after an American official working for the United Nations was released unharmed in Pakistan following two months in captivity. John Solecki, the local head of the UN refugee agency, ... Freed American UN aid worker leaves Pakistan The Associated Press Abducted UN aid worker leaves Pakistan Telegraph.co.uk UN hostage John Solecki released in Pakistan as militants attack ... Times Online Voice of America - The Associated Press all 768 news articles

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Pakistan and the Taliban - New York Times Sat, 04 Apr 2009 03:59:52 GMT

Boston Globe

Pakistan and the Taliban New York Times, United States “US Says Agents of Pakistan Aid Afghan Taliban” (front page, March 26) accuses the Directorate for Inter-Services Intelligence, or ISI, of colluding and supporting the Taliban against coalition forces in Afghanistan. Quoting the usual anonymous sources ... Video: NATO Strasbourg: De Hoop Scheffer opens summit meeting EUX.TV 'Deadly air strike' in Pakistan BBC News At least 30 die in Pakistan violence CNN Daily Times - AFP all 1,355 news articles

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Bodies of 45 suffocated Afghans repatriated - AFP Mon, 06 Apr 2009 08:31:49 GMT

BBC News

Bodies of 45 suffocated Afghans repatriated AFP KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AFP) — The bodies of 45 Afghans who suffocated to death in a human smugglers' container in Pakistan arrived back in Afghanistan on Monday en route to their homes, officials said. The corpses, found in the container on Saturday ... Video: Afghan migrants found dead in Pakistan - 05 Apr 09 Al Jazeera Karzai expresses condolence on suffocation of 46 Afghans in Pakistan Xinhua 62 migrants dead inside container in Pakistan The Associated Press آكي - Reuters all 360 news articles

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Pakistan include rebels in T20 World Cup squad - AFP Mon, 06 Apr 2009 12:30:45 GMT

SuperSport

Pakistan include rebels in T20 World Cup squad AFP KARACHI (AFP) — Pakistan included three rebel Indian league players in its preliminary 30-man squad announced Monday for the World Twenty20 championships to be held in England in June. Chief selector Abdul Qadir said all-rounders Abdul Razzaq and Rana ... Three suspended players included in Pakistan's World Twenty20 squad The Canadian Press Cricket-Pakistan include banned trio in Cup squad Reuters UK Pakistan picks ICL players for World Twenty20 CricInfo.com Newstalk ZB - Daily Times all 164 news articles

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Kiwis snatch last-minute victory from Pakistan - AFP Mon, 06 Apr 2009 14:16:07 GMT

Pak Watan

Kiwis snatch last-minute victory from Pakistan AFP IPOH, Malaysia (AFP) — New Zealand lived up to their favorites tag in the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup Monday when they snatched a late 3-2 win over former world champions Pakistan, who are now ruled out of the finals. The match was headed for a draw when a ... New Zealand stuns Pakistan Hindu Pakistan lose to NZ, out of the reckoning Indian Express Hockey: Malaysia stun Pakistan to give coach Tai a winning debut Malaysia Star Daily Times - New Straits Times all 94 news articles

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Straw + Simplicity = Quake Resistance - New York Times Mon, 06 Apr 2009 19:36:55 GMT

UNR NevadaNews

Straw + Simplicity = Quake Resistance New York Times, United States By Andrew C. Revkin paksbab.org A women’s community center was built of straw bales in Jabori, Pakistan in 2006. The powerful earthquake in central Italy is a reminder that we’re floating on dynamic plates of earth. Vulnerable communities, from Oregon ... Straw house survives simulated earthquake United Press International Straw bale house survives earthquake tests World Science all 19 news articles