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Pakistan teen who died tackling suicide bomber nominated for award - CNN Sat, 11 Jan 2014 12:00:33 GMT

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Pakistan teen who died tackling suicide bomber nominated for award CNN (CNN) -- Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has nominated a 14-year-old boy who died tackling a suicide bomber outside his school for a top civil award for bravery. Aitazaz Hassan Bangash has been hailed as a hero in Pakistan for the sacrifice he ... Pakistan honours teen who died foiling attackAljazeera.com Pakistan honours teenage bomb hero Aitzaz Hassan with bravery awardNDTV Pakistani teen dies tackling suicide bomber, saves studentsNew York Daily News KTVU San Francisco -USA TODAY all 631 news articles »

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Politicians, Muslim scholars join vaccination effort as violence hinders ... - Washington Post Sun, 12 Jan 2014 03:13:32 GMT

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Politicians, Muslim scholars join vaccination effort as violence hinders ... Washington Post AKORA KHATTAK, Pakistan — In the tribal badlands of Pakistan's northwest, where Pakistani soldiers and American drones target Taliban insurgents, a parallel war is being waged over a crippling virus that endures in only three places in the world. Last ... Pakistan polio workers refuse to join vaccination campaigngulfnews.com Pakistan President asks clerics to boost anti-polio campaignJagran Post Security threats stall Pakistan polio campaigneNCA all 38 news articles »

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Pakistan v Sri Lanka, 2nd Test, Dubai, 3rd day - ESPNcricinfo.com Sat, 11 Jan 2014 07:15:53 GMT

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Pakistan v Sri Lanka, 2nd Test, Dubai, 3rd day ESPNcricinfo.com Sri Lanka were a wicket away from breaking Pakistan after lunch on the third day of the second Test in Dubai, but they could not take it. Having conceded a first-innings lead of 223, and then slumped to 19 for 3 in the second, Pakistan were on the brink. Khan, Misbah revive PakistanTVNZ Pakistan regroup but Sri Lanka in controlAljazeera.com Misbah misses ton as Pakistan tail frustrates Sri Lankaeuronews Times of India -SkySports -Reuters UK all 403 news articles »

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Pakistani teenager dies tackling suicide bomber but saves classmates - CBS News Sat, 11 Jan 2014 02:59:19 GMT

Pakistani teenager dies tackling suicide bomber but saves classmates CBS News ISLAMABAD - Pakistan's prime minister announced Friday that a teenage boy who sacrificed his life to stop a suicide bomber who wanted to attack his school should be honored with the nation's highest civil award of bravery. Aitzaz Hasan, 17, died Monday ...

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Pakistan take fight into final day - ESPNcricinfo.com Sat, 11 Jan 2014 12:38:03 GMT

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Pakistan take fight into final day ESPNcricinfo.com Pakistan's leader Misbah-ul-Haq batted with limitless patience and rookie Sarfraz Ahmed punched his way to a maiden half-century to give their side a glimmer of hope of saving a Test that once seemed lost. Pakistan painstakingly accumulated 198 runs on ... Pakistan vs. Sri Lanka, 2nd Test, Day 4: Video Highlights, Scorecard and ReportBleacher Report Misbah-ul Haq leads Pakistan's resistance against Sri LankaHerald Sun Misbah leads Pakistan fightback in second TestSydney Morning Herald DAWN.com (blog) -IBNLive -Zee News all 220 news articles »

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Pakistan's labour laws 'ignore abuse of children' - BBC News Sat, 11 Jan 2014 09:43:01 GMT

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Pakistan's labour laws 'ignore abuse of children' BBC News Human rights groups in Pakistan say the country's labour laws ignore the abuse of children who, from a young age, are working on the streets or in the homes of middle-class families. There are an estimated 12 million child workers in Pakistan, many ...

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Premier Urges Award for Boy Who Halted Pakistan Attack - New York Times Sat, 11 Jan 2014 00:08:59 GMT

Premier Urges Award for Boy Who Halted Pakistan Attack New York Times ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Friday recommended that a high civil award for bravery be bestowed on a teenager who was killed this week while stopping a suicide bomber from attacking his school in northwestern Pakistan.

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Teen dies stopping suicide bomber at school in Pakistan - CNN Fri, 10 Jan 2014 10:26:17 GMT

Teen dies stopping suicide bomber at school in Pakistan CNN (CNN) -- A 14-year-old boy is being hailed as a hero in Pakistan for tackling a suicide bomber -- dying at the main gate of his school and saving schoolmates gathered for their morning assembly. Ninth-grader Aitazaz Hassan Bangash was on his way to the ...

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Aitzaz Hasan: Pakistan 'hero' recommended for award - BBC News Fri, 10 Jan 2014 11:47:12 GMT

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Aitzaz Hasan: Pakistan 'hero' recommended for award BBC News Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has recommended a bravery award for a teenager killed when tackling a suicide bomber who targeted his school. Aitzaz Hasan, 15, is being hailed as a hero for confronting the attacker, who then detonated his vest.

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Oppression To Opera: Could A Woman's Courage Change Pakistan? - NPR (blog) Sat, 11 Jan 2014 16:37:07 GMT

Oppression To Opera: Could A Woman's Courage Change Pakistan? NPR (blog) Mukhtar Mai is from a small tribal village in Pakistan. In 2002, her brother was accused of sexually molesting a woman from a wealthy land-owning clan. What happened next was horrifying, says singer and composer Kamala Sankaram. "For retribution, the ... and more »