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Pakistan Approves Sweeping Antiterror Bill, Prompting Warnings From Rights ... - New York Times Thu, 03 Jul 2014 00:07:55 GMT

DAWN.com

Pakistan Approves Sweeping Antiterror Bill, Prompting Warnings From Rights ... New York Times ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Pakistan's Parliament on Wednesday approved sweeping new powers for the country's security forces, with an antiterrorism measure that the government says is needed to combat the Taliban, but that rights activists warned could ... Protection of Pakistan Bill 2014 approved in NADAWN.com Opposition leader asks all parties to support Pakistan Protection BillDaily Times Pakistan grants anti-terror forces more powersgulfnews.com Pakistan Today all 48 news articles »

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Inside Pakistan's kill zone - Telegraph.co.uk Wed, 02 Jul 2014 08:31:17 GMT

Wall Street Journal

Inside Pakistan's kill zone Telegraph.co.uk Flattened homes, a school turned to rubble and a badly damaged mosque are the first images to emerge from inside a kill zone set up by the Pakistan army to rid the country of militant groups. The footage, obtained by the BBC from a local cameraman and ... Pakistan Launches Ground Operation Against MilitantsWall Street Journal A Long History of Rebellion in the Mountains of PakistanNew York Times Pakistan steps up operation to clear Taliban 'safe haven' from its borderThe Guardian CNN -Washington Post -TIME all 436 news articles »

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Pakistan's New Security Operation Is a Humanitarian Crisis. The US Is ... - Slate Magazine (blog) Wed, 02 Jul 2014 19:11:52 GMT

Slate Magazine (blog)

Pakistan's New Security Operation Is a Humanitarian Crisis. The US Is ... Slate Magazine (blog) Two weeks ago, Pakistani security forces launched Operation Zarb-e-Azb, a major offensive against militants in Waziristan, a region near the country's border with Afghanistan. Just days before, the C.I.A. had conducted its first drone strikes in nearly ... Zarb-e-Azb: Three more landmines manufacturing factory unearthed in NWAdunyanews.tv 'The Beginning of the End'Newsweek Pakistan all 99 news articles »

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Open secret: Censorship in Pakistan - Al Jazeera America Wed, 02 Jul 2014 14:13:24 GMT

Al Jazeera America

Open secret: Censorship in Pakistan Al Jazeera America KARACHI, Pakistan — When Pakistani readers of the International New York Times opened the front page of the newspaper on March 22, they were confronted with an odd sight: more than a quarter of the page was blank. The e-paper filled in the missing ... Protesters say demos to continue till Geo's restorationGeo News, Pakistan all 4 news articles »

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Pakistan's Only Legal Brewery Is Coming to the United States - Munchies_ Food by VICE Tue, 01 Jul 2014 21:02:34 GMT

Pakistan's Only Legal Brewery Is Coming to the United States Munchies_ Food by VICE The dry nation of Pakistan, a country with a 97 percent Muslim majority and a strong religious right, is the last place you'd go looking for a frothing, ice-cold mug of beer. Although the country has (slightly) relaxed its rules on illicit imbibing by ...

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Pakistan amends terror law amid major anti-militant push - Channel News Asia Wed, 02 Jul 2014 16:55:05 GMT

Channel News Asia

Pakistan amends terror law amid major anti-militant push Channel News Asia Enlarge; Caption. ISLAMABAD: Lawmakers passed changes to Pakistan's anti-terrorism law on Wednesday, doubling the maximum prison sentence for those convicted of terror offences and allowing security forces to detain suspects for up to 60 days. New Pakistan anti-terror law raises fears over civil rightsReuters Pakistan amends terror law amid army offensiveGulf Times Pakistan parliament passes tough anti-terror law amid military offensiveTimes of India Khaleej Times all 31 news articles »

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Pakistani Forces Begin Assault on Militant Strongholds - New York Times Mon, 30 Jun 2014 21:33:45 GMT

Pakistani Forces Begin Assault on Militant Strongholds New York Times LONDON — For a decade now, the tribal town of Miram Shah in North Waziristan has been a slow-burning embarrassment to the Pakistani military. Right at the gates of an army base, Taliban kidnappers used the town telephone exchange to make ransom ...

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Pakistani newlyweds decapitated by bride's family in honor killing - CNN Mon, 30 Jun 2014 12:46:05 GMT

The Guardian

Pakistani newlyweds decapitated by bride's family in honor killing CNN (CNN) -- A young newlywed couple in northeastern Pakistan died a horrible death at the hands of the bride's family in the latest honor killing in the nation, police in Pakistan said Saturday. The couple, identified as Sajjad Ahmed, 26, and Muawia Bibi ... Newlyweds decapitated by bride's family in latest 'honor killing' in PakistanWashington Post (blog) Pakistan Begins Ground Offensive Against MilitantsABC News Family Kills Pakistani Couple After They Married for LoveNew York Times The Guardian -New York Daily News all 202 news articles »

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Watch Mike Mullen Describe Awkward Call to Pakistan Post-Bin Laden Mission - Roll Call (blog) Wed, 02 Jul 2014 19:58:55 GMT

Watch Mike Mullen Describe Awkward Call to Pakistan Post-Bin Laden Mission Roll Call (blog) Former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Mike Mullen was in the White House Situation Room the night of the Osama bin Laden raid into Pakistan. He got an awkward assignment: Call Pakistan Army Chief Gen. Ashfaq Parvez Kayani and tell him ...

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One year after shocking terrorist attack, Pakistan's peaks bereft of foreign ... - Washington Post Mon, 30 Jun 2014 12:42:37 GMT

Yahoo News

One year after shocking terrorist attack, Pakistan's peaks bereft of foreign ... Washington Post FAIRY MEADOWS, Pakistan — For more than five decades, locals have called it “Killer Mountain,” a reminder of the risks of trying to scale beautiful, snow-topped Nanga Parbat. More than 100 climbers and porters have died on the steep, rocky ascent up ... Chinese-American 'was target' of Pakistan mountain massacreYahoo News Pakistan's peaks bereft of climbersStuff.co.nz Chinese-American 'was target of Pakistan mountain massacre'South China Morning Post all 29 news articles »