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Pakistan Mourns Hundreds Killed in Multiple Bomb Blasts - Voice of America Fri, 11 Jan 2013 22:36:02 GMT

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Pakistan Mourns Hundreds Killed in Multiple Bomb Blasts Voice of America Two sectarian bomb attacks and another bombing apparently targeting security personnel in the southern city of Quetta, along with a fourth explosion in Pakistan's northwest, drove Thursday's final death toll to well over 100. The headlines in the ... Pakistan's Deadliest DayDaily Beast Pakistan bombings death toll rises to 120CBC.ca Pakistan bombings: militancy is a many-headed beast hereThe Guardian BBC News -Reuters all 2,287 news articles »

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Iran is popular in Pakistan, overwhelmingly disliked everywhere else - Washington Post (blog) Fri, 11 Jan 2013 13:32:33 GMT

Iran is popular in Pakistan, overwhelmingly disliked everywhere else Washington Post (blog) As promised, I'm continuing to mine the data from Pew's fascinating global attitudes project, which has just released a big batch of new surveys. Among other things, the researchers asked respondents in 21 countries how they feel about Iran. The ... and more »

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Taliban Prisoners Walk Free - Daily Beast Fri, 11 Jan 2013 22:58:46 GMT

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Taliban Prisoners Walk Free Daily Beast Pakistan-Afghanistan Border Police. Pakistani paramilitary soldiers check people crossing into Chaman, Pakistan, at the border with Afghanistan on Jan. 2. (Akhter Gulfam/EPA, via Landov). In the past three months, Pakistan has unleashed a human wave of ... and more »

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Pakistan lodges protest with India over soldier's killing in Kashmir - CNN International Fri, 11 Jan 2013 13:26:36 GMT

Pakistan lodges protest with India over soldier's killing in Kashmir CNN International Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- Pakistan called on India Friday to investigate what it called repeated violations by Indian soldiers along the de facto border between the two nations in the disputed territory of Kashmir. Pakistan's Foreign Office summoned ...

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Pakistan Protests Attacks Along Indian Border - Voice of America Fri, 11 Jan 2013 17:55:17 GMT

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Pakistan Protests Attacks Along Indian Border Voice of America Pakistan's Foreign Office on Friday said "such unprovoked attacks" are against the spirit of the ongoing peace process and create "unnecessary and unavoidable distractions" in peace efforts. Pakistan also said it has pursued dialogue with India "with ... Pakistan Islamist leader warns on KashmirFinancial Times Pakistan summons Indian envoyThe Hindu Kashmir Border Clashes Spark India, Pakistan Diplomatic SpatBloomberg Yahoo! News (blog) -Reuters all 4,656 news articles »

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Pakistani province in mourning after blasts kill scores - CNN Fri, 11 Jan 2013 16:40:19 GMT

Pakistani province in mourning after blasts kill scores CNN Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- A three-day mourning period began Friday in a southwestern Pakistani province where a series of bomb blasts killed nearly 100 people the previous day in the bustling city of Quetta. The deadliest explosions were two suicide ...

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3 Days of Mourning in Pakistan's Quetta - Voice of America Fri, 11 Jan 2013 13:04:02 GMT

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3 Days of Mourning in Pakistan's Quetta Voice of America Ali Dayan Hasan, the Pakistan director of Human Rights Watch, said Friday that Pakistan's Shi'ite Muslims are living in a state of siege and warned sectarian violence is likely to rise. He said "if yesterday's attack is any indication, it's just going ...

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Activists Document Sit-In by Families of Bombing Victims in Pakistan - New York Times (blog) Sat, 12 Jan 2013 01:47:55 GMT

Activists Document Sit-In by Families of Bombing Victims in Pakistan New York Times (blog) Last Updated, 8:31 p.m. Hours after it started on Friday night, Pakistani television began to report on a protest in the city of Quetta, where relatives of scores of people killed in bomb attacks one day earlier sat beside coffins in the street ...

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Pakistan's politicians smell plot to derail polls in cleric's march plans - The Guardian Fri, 11 Jan 2013 14:27:55 GMT

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Pakistan's politicians smell plot to derail polls in cleric's march plans The Guardian A Muslim cleric's plan to stage a "million man march" against political corruption in Pakistan's capital city next week has triggered consternation among political parties who fear a plot to derail the country's first ever democratic transfer of power ... Cleric return jolts Pakistan politics before voteHuffington Post Pakistan Cleric to March on Capital to Demand Election OverhaulBloomberg Pakistan's Great Public March?Aljazeera.com The Atlantic all 365 news articles »

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Toronto-area mullah catapults onto Pakistan's stage - Globe and Mail Sat, 12 Jan 2013 03:49:27 GMT

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Toronto-area mullah catapults onto Pakistan's stage Globe and Mail License; AA. An unlikely political saviour for Pakistan, Toronto-area cleric Tahir ul Qadri has descended on his native country, promising a Tahrir-Square-style revolution with the strength of a sea of supporters, amid rumours and evidence of powerful ... Towards a new PakistanThe Express Tribune all 13 news articles »