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Pakistan Launches Afghan Airstrikes After Attack - ABC News Sat, 31 May 2014 14:56:50 GMT

Voice of America

Pakistan Launches Afghan Airstrikes After Attack
ABC News
Taliban fighters attacked several Pakistani military posts along the Afghan border Saturday, sparking an hourslong gun battle that included Pakistan launching airstrikes into Afghanistan, authorities said. Pakistan said soldiers killed 16 militants ...
Pakistan Makes Deadly Air Strikes in Afghanistan in Fight With TalibanWall Street Journal
Taliban Attack Military Posts in PakistanNew York Times
Pakistan-Taliban Clash Spills into AfghanistanVoice of America

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Husband Of Woman Beaten, Shot To Death In Pakistan Killed First Wife - NPR (blog) Sat, 31 May 2014 18:38:54 GMT

NPR (blog)

Husband Of Woman Beaten, Shot To Death In Pakistan Killed First Wife
NPR (blog)
A man whose pregnant wife was stoned to death by angry relatives in Pakistan earlier this week has admitted that he killed his first wife so he could remarry. It's a disturbing twist to the already disturbing story that we reported on Tuesday of 25 ...
Pakistani police accused of inaction in woman's stoning deathCNN
Pakistan 'honour killing' inquiry exonerates policeThe Guardian
One Man, Two Wives and Many Accepted Forms of Violence in PakistanNew York Times
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Eyeing Pakistan and China, India's Modi bolsters security team - Reuters Sun, 01 Jun 2014 00:19:40 GMT

Economic Times

Eyeing Pakistan and China, India's Modi bolsters security team
Reuters
The two top-level appointments, reporting directly to Modi, point to a desire to address what are arguably India's two most pressing external security concerns - Pakistan and China, both of which, like India, have nuclear arms. Doval, a highly ...
Pakistan Signals Possible Opening In Relations With IndiaNPR
Eyeing Pakistan and China, Prime Minister Narendra Modi bolsters security teamEconomic Times
Modi tells Pakistan's PM to prevent terrorism against IndiaABC Online

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I killed my first wife, stoned Pakistani woman's husband says - CNN Fri, 30 May 2014 20:10:12 GMT

I killed my first wife, stoned Pakistani woman's husband says
CNN
Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- The husband of Farzana Parveen, the Pakistani woman stoned to death for refusing to participate in an arranged marriage, told CNN he killed his first wife so he could marry Parveen. Authorities said the first wife was ...


Bizarre new twist in Pakistan "honor killing" case - CBS News Fri, 30 May 2014 09:34:28 GMT

Bizarre new twist in Pakistan "honor killing" case
CBS News
LAHORE, Pakistan -- The husband of a woman stoned to death in Pakistan killed his first wife four years ago, police and relatives said Thursday, a shocking twist both showing how complicated justice can be and how dangerous life is for women in the ...


Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif orders action on stoning - BBC News Thu, 29 May 2014 22:32:51 GMT

Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif orders action on stoning
BBC News
Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has described the stoning to death of a woman by her family in front of a Lahore court as "totally unacceptable". Farzana Parveen, who was three months pregnant, was pelted with bricks and bludgeoned by relatives ...


Gunmen on motorbikes kill American doctor in Pakistan - CNN Wed, 28 May 2014 12:15:19 GMT

Columbus Dispatch

Gunmen on motorbikes kill American doctor in Pakistan
CNN
Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- An American doctor was killed when gunmen on motorcycles riddled his body with bullets while he was visiting a graveyard in Pakistan, authorities said. Dr. Mehdi Ali Qamar was a cardiologist and resident of Fairfield, Ohio.
Pickerington doctor killed by gunmen in PakistanColumbus Dispatch
US Doctor Is Killed by Gunman in PakistanNew York Times
US doctor killed in Pakistan in front of familyUSA TODAY
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Pakistan PM: honor killing of pregnant woman was 'unacceptable' - Reuters Thu, 29 May 2014 19:03:29 GMT

Pakistan PM: honor killing of pregnant woman was 'unacceptable'
Reuters
In parts of Pakistan, a largely Muslim nation of 180 million people, women are expected to agree to arranged marriages and refusal can mean an "honor killing". Many Pakistani families think it dishonorable for a woman to fall in love and choose her own ...


India, Pakistan leaders meet, signal steps to rebuild trust - CNN Wed, 28 May 2014 12:28:11 GMT

The Guardian

India, Pakistan leaders meet, signal steps to rebuild trust
CNN
(CNN) -- Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif hailed his first one-on-one meeting Tuesday with India's newly elected Prime Minister Narendra Modi as a "historic opportunity" for the two nations. A firm but simple handshake had sent a message to the ...
Leaders of India and Pakistan Hold Rare MeetingNew York Times
India's New PM Meets With Leader of Rival PakistanABC News
Pakistan prime minister to attend inauguration of India's ModiReuters
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Is India following in Pakistan's footsteps? - Washington Post (blog) Thu, 29 May 2014 18:58:19 GMT

Is India following in Pakistan's footsteps?
Washington Post (blog)
The 2013 National Assembly elections in Pakistan bore remarkably similar results to the 2014 Lok Sabha elections in India. By viewing the recent Indian polls through the lens of the Pakistani experience, trends emerge that place the democratic process ...