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Pakistan: Journalists under siege from threats, violence and killings - Amnesty International Wed, 30 Apr 2014 17:26:50 GMT

Amnesty International

Pakistan: Journalists under siege from threats, violence and killings
Amnesty International
Journalists in Pakistan live under the constant threat of killings, harassment and other violence from all sides, including intelligence services, political parties and armed groups like the Taliban, Amnesty International said in a new report today. 'A ...
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Former city comptroller Ahmad arrested in Pakistan - Chicago Tribune Wed, 30 Apr 2014 18:21:40 GMT

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Former city comptroller Ahmad arrested in Pakistan
Chicago Tribune
Dr. Usman Anwar, director of Pakistan's Federal Investigation Agency in Punjab province said today that Ahmad was arrested at Lahore airport when he was trying to enter the country using a forged Mexican passport with a forged Pakistani visa. "Our ...
I-Team: Ex-Chicago official on run, arrested in PakistanABC7Chicago.com
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Ex-Deputy Treasurer Amer Ahmad taken into custody in Pakistan, according to ...The Plain Dealer
PJ Media -Chicago Sun-Times -Columbus Dispatch
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UK urged to rethink £400m annual aid budget for Pakistan - BBC News Wed, 30 Apr 2014 02:33:44 GMT

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UK urged to rethink £400m annual aid budget for Pakistan
BBC News
British aid to Pakistan should be cut and diverted to poorer countries unless there is "clear evidence" it is helping to reduce Islamic extremism, MPs say. A Commons committee said the UK was still giving large sums of money to a state "that has failed ...
Britain 'should cut aid to Pakistan'Telegraph.co.uk
Cut Aid To Pakistan Unless It Cracks Down On Islamic Extremism, Say MPsHuffington Post UK
Sharif visits London as Britain urged to cut Pakistan aidSAMAA TV
Hartlepool Mail
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Power restored to Pakistan PM office in bills crackdown - BBC News Wed, 30 Apr 2014 14:37:51 GMT

BBC News

Power restored to Pakistan PM office in bills crackdown
BBC News
Power supplies to the Pakistani prime minister's office have been restored after they were disconnected because of unpaid bills, according to officials. The electricity and gas were cut off after Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif ordered a crackdown against ...
Pakistan, UK vow to expand defence, economic tiesDAWN.com
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Pakistan will not allow its territory to be used against Afghanistan, Nawaz ...The Express Tribune
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Pakistani Says He Killed 3, Using Gay Site to Lure Them - New York Times Tue, 29 Apr 2014 01:58:22 GMT

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Pakistani Says He Killed 3, Using Gay Site to Lure Them
New York Times
Police officials in the eastern city of Lahore said the man, a paramedic named Muhammad Ejaz, was under arrest on suspicion of killing three men he had met on Manjam, a social networking website for gay men that has thousands of members in Pakistan.
Muhammed Ejaz, Pakistani Serial Killer, Says Targeted Gay Men For 'Spreading ...Huffington Post
Pakistan: Paramedic who admits to murdering 3 gay men appears in courtPinkNews.co.uk

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Scores of Taliban-linked militants killed by Afghan troops near Pakistan border - The Guardian Wed, 30 Apr 2014 12:50:28 GMT

The Guardian

Scores of Taliban-linked militants killed by Afghan troops near Pakistan border
The Guardian
Afghan troops backed by western air forces have killed at least 60 militants near the Pakistan border, in one of the biggest assaults against the Taliban-linked Haqqani network, Afghan security officials have said. US officials say Washington has ...
Afghan and foreign forces kill 60 near Pakistan border: officialsReuters
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Nato-led Afghan troops kill 60 militants near Pakistan borderTelegraph.co.uk

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BJP slams Pakistani minister's remarks on Modi - Times of India Wed, 30 Apr 2014 15:07:30 GMT

BJP slams Pakistani minister's remarks on Modi
Times of India
NEW DELHI: The BJP Wednesday denounced Pakistan interior minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan's comments that Narendra Modi's election as prime minister will destabilise the region, saying Islamabad should not interfere in India's internal affairs ...


'Matured' Veena Malik returns to Pakistan - DAWN.com Wed, 30 Apr 2014 10:02:04 GMT

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'Matured' Veena Malik returns to Pakistan
DAWN.com
ISLAMABAD: Famous actor Veena Malik returned to Pakistan for the first time after her marriage, complete with conservative garb and claims of having "matured", DawnNews reported. Upon her arrival at the Benazir Bhutto International airport in Islamabad ...
A 'mature' Veena returns to PakistanPakistan Today
Veena Malik lands in PakistanSAMAA TV
Veena returns to Pakistan 'as a mature girl'Daily Times
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Pakistan bomb: Rivals 'kill five Taliban' in Waziristan - BBC News Wed, 30 Apr 2014 13:34:12 GMT

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Pakistan bomb: Rivals 'kill five Taliban' in Waziristan
BBC News
At least five Pakistan Taliban fighters have been killed in a bombing in the South Waziristan tribal area near the Afghan border, local officials say. A commander of the Sajna group was among those reported killed when his vehicle hit a roadside bomb, ...
Bomb kills five Pakistan militantsgulfnews.com
Five militants killed in Pakistan blastZee News
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Journalists in Pakistan face death and intimidation on a daily basis - The Guardian Wed, 30 Apr 2014 15:08:13 GMT

Journalists in Pakistan face death and intimidation on a daily basis
The Guardian
"Pakistan's media community is effectively under siege. Journalists, in particular those covering national security issues or human rights, are targeted from all sides in a disturbing pattern of abuses carried out to silence their reporting," said ...