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Pakistan's Malala, shot by Taliban, takes education plea to UN - Reuters Fri, 12 Jul 2013 14:15:08 GMT

BBC News

Pakistan's Malala, shot by Taliban, takes education plea to UN Reuters UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani girl who was shot in the head by the Taliban last year for demanding education for girls, marked her 16th birthday with a passionate speech at the United Nations on Friday in which she said ... Former UK PM Brown hails Pakistan's Malala Yousafzai as "powerful symbol"CBS News Malala, Pakistan shooting survivor, stands strong for women's rightsNBCNews.com Malala Yousafzai: Battling for an education in PakistanBBC News Foreign Policy (blog) -CTV News all 383 news articles »

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Pakistan party MQM: Police investigate claims it incited violence from London - BBC News Sat, 13 Jul 2013 01:13:01 GMT

BBC News

Pakistan party MQM: Police investigate claims it incited violence from London BBC News Police in London are investigating one of Pakistan's biggest political parties, the Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM) for possible money-laundering. BBC Newsnight understands that in raids on MQM-owned properties in London, police found hundreds of ... Pakistan: Muttahida Qaumi Movement being 'victimised'gulfnews.com Altaf defiant in face of 'conspiracies'PakistanToday.com.pk all 32 news articles »

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Shot Pakistan schoolgirl Malala Yousafzai addresses UN - BBC News Fri, 12 Jul 2013 21:01:30 GMT

BBC News

Shot Pakistan schoolgirl Malala Yousafzai addresses UN BBC News Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani girl shot by the Taliban, has told the UN that books and pens scare extremists, as she urged education for all. Speaking on her 16th birthday, Malala said efforts to silence her had failed. She was shot in the head on a ...

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Pakistan Taliban 'sets up a base in Syria' - BBC বাংলা Fri, 12 Jul 2013 13:03:45 GMT

Pakistan Taliban 'sets up a base in Syria' BBC বাংলা The Pakistani Taliban have visited Syria to set up a base and to assess "the needs of the jihad", a Taliban official has told the BBC. He said that the base was set up with the assistance of ex-Afghan fighters of Middle Eastern origin who have moved to ... and more »

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A Pakistan dangerous to all - Kansas City Star Fri, 12 Jul 2013 22:01:41 GMT

Kansas City Star

A Pakistan dangerous to all Kansas City Star Pakistan may not technically be a theocracy, but various levels of its government contain people in authority who are marinated in the violent extremist version of Islam that bin Laden promoted. They care far more about their misinterpretation of ... Punchlines: Bin Laden, Pakistan and a cowboy hatUSA TODAY The Women in Abbottabad: What Pakistan LearnedNew Yorker The bad in AbbottabadThe Economist (blog) Brookings Institution -Aljazeera.com all 95 news articles »

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Pakistan's Malala Celebrates 16th Birthday With UN Education Appeal - Voice of America Fri, 12 Jul 2013 15:25:31 GMT

Pakistan's Malala Celebrates 16th Birthday With UN Education Appeal Voice of America UNITED NATIONS — In her first speech since the Taliban in Pakistan tried to kill her for advocating education for girls, Malala Yousafzai celebrated her 16th birthday on Friday at the United Nations, appealing for compulsory free schooling for all ...

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Pakistan says $76.5m worth of hashish, cocaine seized - Fox News Fri, 12 Jul 2013 18:04:35 GMT

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Pakistan says $76.5m worth of hashish, cocaine seized Fox News ISLAMABAD (AFP) – Pakistani and Belgian authorities have seized cocaine and hashish worth more than $76 million in a series of drug raids in which three foreigners were arrested, Islamabad said Friday. A consignment of 3,000 kilos (6,610 pounds) of ... Pakistan Seizes Drugs Worth At Least $30 MillionHuffington Post Pakistan bio gas scheme makes rural life easierPeninsula On-line all 10 news articles »

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Siege by Taliban Strains Pakistani Girls' Schools - New York Times Fri, 12 Jul 2013 19:57:32 GMT

New York Times

Siege by Taliban Strains Pakistani Girls' Schools New York Times GHALANAI, Pakistan — The classroom in Ghalanai, an area nestled amid the mountains of Pakistan's tribal belt, has the air of a military camp: a solitary tent pitched beside a bombed-out building, ringed by a high wall and protected by an armed gunman.

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Suicide Bomber Strikes Afghan-Pakistan Border Gate - Wall Street Journal- India Fri, 12 Jul 2013 10:05:00 GMT

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Suicide Bomber Strikes Afghan-Pakistan Border Gate Wall Street Journal- India A 15-year-old suicide bomber pushing an explosives-laden refrigerator on a wheelbarrow struck one of the two main border gates between Pakistan and Afghanistan on Thursday, the second attack on the busy crossing in under a week. The device detonated ... Explosion kills two, wounds eight in PakistanFox News Bomb blast kills 2, injures 8 in southwestern PakistanPress TV all 12 news articles »

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Pakistani Taliban establish 'base' inside Syria - Long War Journal Fri, 12 Jul 2013 15:48:10 GMT

Pakistani Taliban establish 'base' inside Syria Long War Journal The Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan has sent "experts in warfare and information technology" to Syria to establish a base and monitor the fighting there. The disclosure of the existence of the Pakistani Taliban's Syrian cell occurred just two days ...