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Skirmishes Threaten Pakistan-India Thaw - New York Times Wed, 16 Jan 2013 01:56:57 GMT

New York Times

Skirmishes Threaten Pakistan-India Thaw New York Times NEW DELHI — Prime Minister Manmohan Singh of India on Tuesday made what may be one of his most aggressive public statements ever about Pakistan, saying that renewed hostilities between the countries in the disputed Kashmir region had made a ... Pakistani Soldier Dies in Latest Attack in KashmirABC News Kashmir border: Pakistan says India killed soldierBBC News Tensions simmer between India and PakistanDeutsche Welle Times of India -Channel News Asia all 1,928 news articles »

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Pakistan court orders arrest of Prime Minister Ashraf - Fox News Tue, 15 Jan 2013 21:22:09 GMT

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Pakistan court orders arrest of Prime Minister Ashraf Fox News Pakistan's Supreme Court has ordered the arrest of Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf for allegedly receiving kickbacks from a power plant company in exchange for awarding contracts. A panel of judges ordered the arrest of 16 people, including Prime ... Pakistan Justices Order PM's ArrestWall Street Journal Pakistani leaders face one-two blow with PM's arrest order and huge anti ...Washington Post Internal Forces Besiege Pakistan Ahead of VotingNew York Times CNN (blog) -Christian Science Monitor all 1,145 news articles »

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Pakistan turmoil deepens as court orders PM's arrest - Reuters Tue, 15 Jan 2013 14:55:31 GMT

Pakistan turmoil deepens as court orders PM's arrest Reuters ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan's Supreme Court ordered the arrest of the prime minister on Tuesday on corruption allegations, ratcheting up pressure on a government that is also facing street protests led by a cleric who has a history of ties to the army.

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Cleric brings whiff of Arab Spring to Pakistan - Times of India Wed, 16 Jan 2013 01:22:35 GMT

Times of India

Cleric brings whiff of Arab Spring to Pakistan Times of India ISLAMABAD: A Pakistan-born Canadian Muslim cleric on Tuesday sent ripples through an already wobbly Pakistani establishment by threatening to unleash a mass movement to overthrow President Asif Ali Zardari and clean up national politics. To prove he ... Imran Khan demands Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari's resignation, seeks ...NDTV For US, Islamabad's D-chowk is not Tahrir SquareDAWN.com Pakistan's Imran Khan calls on president to resignHindustan Times Eurasia Review -Oneindia all 54 news articles »

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Pakistani Supreme Court orders arrest of prime minister in corruption case - CNN Tue, 15 Jan 2013 14:52:11 GMT

Pakistani Supreme Court orders arrest of prime minister in corruption case CNN The Supreme Court, which has clashed repeatedly with Pakistan's political leaders in recent years, issued the arrest order for Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf and a number of other officials over allegations of illegal payments for electricity ...

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Pakistan's Newest Martyrs: Why Anti-Shi'ite Violence May Be the Country's ... - TIME Tue, 15 Jan 2013 18:59:52 GMT

TIME

Pakistan's Newest Martyrs: Why Anti-Shi'ite Violence May Be the Country's ... TIME On a main road in the southwestern Pakistani city of Quetta, hundreds of mourners from the local Hazara community, adherents of Shia Islam, watched over the nearly 90 coffins in below freezing temperatures. The victims of an increasingly bloody wave of ... No solidarity in PakistanThe Guardian Toronto stands in solidarity with Hazaras in PakistanDAWN.com Aussies die in Hazara blastThe Australian New York Times -Asia Times Online -News Tribe all 168 news articles »

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Pakistan's court order to arrest the prime minister unsettles nation (+video) - Christian Science Monitor Tue, 15 Jan 2013 19:26:57 GMT

Christian Science Monitor

Pakistan's court order to arrest the prime minister unsettles nation (+video) Christian Science Monitor In this June 2012 file photo, Pakistan's prime minister, Raja Pervaiz Ashraf, waves in Islamabad, Pakistan. Pakistan's Supreme Court has ordered the arrest of Mr. Ashraf as part of a corruption case involving private power stations, officials said Tuesday.

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Stabilizing Pakistan With an 'Inside-Out' Strategy - The Atlantic Tue, 15 Jan 2013 18:28:19 GMT

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Stabilizing Pakistan With an 'Inside-Out' Strategy The Atlantic As the Obama administration choreographs a dignified American pullout from Afghanistan, all eyes are on Pakistan's critical role in maintaining regional stability by leveraging its influence inside Afghanistan to create an enabling environment for a ... Pakistan infernoTribune-Review all 373 news articles »

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Pakistan Supreme Court orders arrest of prime minister - Los Angeles Times Tue, 15 Jan 2013 13:20:12 GMT

Pakistan Supreme Court orders arrest of prime minister Los Angeles Times ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- Pakistan's Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered the arrest of the prime minister in connection with a scandal from his days as water and power minister. The decision broadsides President Asif Ali Zardari's government just as he ...

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Indian troops kill Pakistani soldier in Kashmir - Reuters Tue, 15 Jan 2013 20:48:39 GMT

Indian troops kill Pakistani soldier in Kashmir Reuters Two Pakistani and two Indian soldiers were killed in early January in the worst outbreak of violence in Kashmir since the India and Pakistan agreed a ceasefire nearly a decade ago. Government spokesmen on both sides have sought to play down the deaths ...