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Killing of Pakistani Politician Shakes New Voting Round - New York Times Mon, 20 May 2013 01:26:35 GMT

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Killing of Pakistani Politician Shakes New Voting Round
New York Times
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Voters in an upscale district of Karachi turned out in low numbers on Sunday for a repeat of the parliamentary election there, a day after a prominent official in a major political party was gunned down in the area, officials said.
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Pakistan army chief meets incoming prime minister in 'good omen' - Washington Post Sun, 19 May 2013 16:01:07 GMT

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Pakistan army chief meets incoming prime minister in 'good omen'
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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Gen. Ashfaq Kayani, who heads Pakistan's powerful army and holds significant sway over civilian affairs, visited the incoming prime minister Saturday in what the military described as a show of support for stronger democracy and ...
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Karzai Seeks Indian Military Aid Amid Pakistan Row - ABC News Sun, 19 May 2013 13:26:18 GMT

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Karzai Seeks Indian Military Aid Amid Pakistan Row
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Afghan President Hamid Karzai will seek increased military aid from India during a three-day visit starting Monday and will discuss recent cross-border clashes with Pakistan, India's archrival, an aide said. The comments follow a weekend report by the ...
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Beidou to build stations in Pakistan for location accuracy - ZDNet Mon, 20 May 2013 02:06:46 GMT

Economic Times
Beidou to build stations in Pakistan for location accuracy
ZDNet
Huang Lei, international business director of Beijing BDStar Navigation, which promotes Beidou or Compass, in the international market, told China Daily in a Sunday report the company will build a network of stations in Pakistan to enhance the location ...
Pakistan may opt for Chinese navigation systemEconomic Times
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Hugging death in Pakistan - Washington Post - Washington Post (blog) Sun, 19 May 2013 11:03:53 GMT

Hugging death in Pakistan - Washington Post
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The site of an April 16 suicide bomb attack in Peshawar, Pakistan. The blast, which targeted the secular, anti-Taliban Awami National Party, killed at least 17 people and wounded many others. The Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.

Gunmen Kill Pakistan Party Official - New York Times Sat, 18 May 2013 23:52:45 GMT

Gunmen Kill Pakistan Party Official
New York Times
KARACHI, Pakistan — The police said gunmen on a motorcycle shot and killed a senior member of a leading Pakistani political party on Saturday. Officer Sarfaraz Nawaz said the victim, Zohra Shahid, was gunned down outside her home in Karachi in ...

Pakistan holds repeat poll despite killing - Channel News Asia Sun, 19 May 2013 15:45:33 GMT

Pakistan holds repeat poll despite killing
Channel News Asia
KARACHI: Under tight security, Pakistani officials Sunday held a repeat election in a district of violence-plagued Karachi, despite the killing of a senior politician in the city the day before. Troops, police and paramilitary rangers backed up by ...

Pakistan holds re-vote in Karachi despite killing - Yahoo! News Sun, 19 May 2013 09:56:34 GMT

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Pakistan holds re-vote in Karachi despite killing
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Associated Press/PTI - In this undated photo released by the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI, Movement for Justice) party press office in Karachi, Zohra Shahid, center, a senior member of former Pakistani cricket …more star Imran Khan's Pakistan ...

Gunmen kill senior female Pakistan politician - Telegraph.co.uk Sun, 19 May 2013 08:43:40 GMT

Telegraph.co.uk
Gunmen kill senior female Pakistan politician
Telegraph.co.uk
The PTI's leader, former international cricket star Imran Khan, immediately blamed the killing on the Muttahida Quami Movement. The MQM has a stranglehold on politics in Pakistan's biggest city, Karachi. "Her death has sent shockwaves across the rank ...

A killing in Karachi - The Economist (blog) Sun, 19 May 2013 12:31:52 GMT

A killing in Karachi
The Economist (blog)
THE police in Karachi say they still have an open mind about the murder, late on May 18th, of Zohra Shahid Hussain, a senior politician with the opposition Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), or Movement for Justice. The three young men on a motorcycle who ...