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Pakistan uses hostage killings to underline risk of US drone strikes - The Guardian Fri, 24 Apr 2015 17:27:34 GMT

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Pakistan uses hostage killings to underline risk of US drone strikes The Guardian Pakistan has long objected in public to the use of lethal drone strikes in its troubled north-west tribal region, despite strong evidence that it has consented and even cooperated with the CIA-led campaign at times. In the past, Pakistan has most ... Warren Weinstein: A Gracious Host, Immersed in Pakistani LifeNew York Times For Warren Weinstein, Pakistan Offered a Chance to 'Make Lives Better'Wall Street Journal Death of kidnapped US aid worker reminder of CIA's difficult Pakistan presenceMcClatchy Washington Bureau BBC News all 2,790 news articles »

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Woman behind Pakistan's first hackathon, Sabeen Mahmud, shot dead by ... - Boing Boing Fri, 24 Apr 2015 19:59:14 GMT

Boing Boing

Woman behind Pakistan's first hackathon, Sabeen Mahmud, shot dead by ... Boing Boing The progressive activist and organizer who ran Pakistan's first-ever hackathon and led a human rights and a peace-focused nonprofit known as The Second Floor (T2F) was shot dead today by unidentified gunmen in Karachi. Sabeen Mahmud was leaving ... Gunmen Kill Arts Advocate in Pakistan After Human Rights EventNew York Times Human rights activist Sabeen Mahmud shot dead in PakistanDeutsche Welle Pakistani Human Rights Activist Sabeen Mahmud Murdered in KarachiNewsweek Radio New Zealand -Hindustan Times -Voice of America all 83 news articles »

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Drone Strikes on Al Qaeda Are Said to Take Toll on Leadership in Pakistan - New York Times Fri, 24 Apr 2015 22:52:58 GMT

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Drone Strikes on Al Qaeda Are Said to Take Toll on Leadership in Pakistan New York Times LONDON — Revelations of new high-level losses among Al Qaeda's top leadership in Pakistan's tribal belt have underscored how years of American drone strikes have diminished and dispersed the militant group's upper ranks and forced them to cede ... al Qaeda supporter killed in Pakistan drone strikes attended Garden Grove ...KABC-TV Inland Empire-born terrorist Adam Gadahn killed in Pakistan drone attackSan Bernardino County Sun 'US drone strikes leaves al Qaeda in tatters in Pakistan tribal belt'Zee News Huffington Post all 310 news articles »

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Italian police round up terror suspects in failed Vatican plot, deadly ... - Fox News Fri, 24 Apr 2015 16:46:01 GMT

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Italian police round up terror suspects in failed Vatican plot, deadly ... Fox News Italian security forces were rounding up 18 Islamic extremists Friday who prosecutors said were behind a failed 2010 plot to attack the Vatican as well as a bombing at a Pakistan market that killed more than 100 a year earlier. Prosecutor Mauro Mura ... Suspected Al-Qaeda militants arrested in Italy for Vatican plotReuters Italian police target al Qaeda inspired group planning attack in PakistanThe Express Tribune Pakistan in contact after Italy arrests suspected key terroristsGeo News, Pakistan Chronicle-Telegram -The Globe and Mail -www.worldbulletin.net all 693 news articles »

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'The Longest August,' About India and Pakistan, by Dilip Hiro - New York Times Fri, 24 Apr 2015 13:27:50 GMT

New York Times

'The Longest August,' About India and Pakistan, by Dilip Hiro New York Times In the summer of 2009, as the clouds of Taliban violence thickened over Pakistan, I bumped into a senior army general at a polo game. We were in Shandur, a spectacular grassy arena in the Hindu Kush mountains, watching local horsemen play a ... and more »

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Pakistan's MQM wins by-election, dismisses talk of troubles - Reuters Fri, 24 Apr 2015 09:08:34 GMT

Reuters

Pakistan's MQM wins by-election, dismisses talk of troubles Reuters KARACHI (Reuters) - The Pakistani party that has long dominated politics in the commercial hub of Karachi won a seat in a closely watched by-election, poll officials said on Friday, and dismissed talk its fortunes are flagging. The Muttahida Qaumi ... and more »

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China's Big Plunge in Pakistan - New York Times Thu, 23 Apr 2015 07:21:27 GMT

New York Times

China's Big Plunge in Pakistan New York Times President Xi Jinping of China showed up in Pakistan this week with one of his government's most powerful weapons — money, and lots of it. He signed agreements worth more than $28 billion as part of a total promised investment of some $46 billion in a ... The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor Is Easier Said Than DoneThe Diplomat China Loves Pakistan … but Most Chinese Don'tForeign Policy (blog) China's $46 billion economic corridor to Gwadar buys Pakistan key spot on ...World Tribune Asia Times Online -Business Spectator -Deutsche Welle all 154 news articles »

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Lowering Expectations for China's Pakistan Push - Wall Street Journal Wed, 22 Apr 2015 15:57:19 GMT

Wall Street Journal

Lowering Expectations for China's Pakistan Push Wall Street Journal China's President Xi Jinping arrived in Islamabad this week with promises of $46 billion in investment for Pakistani infrastructure. If all envisaged projects materialize, Pakistan would get a network of roads, railways and energy pipelines linking ... Xi Jinping Plans to Fund PakistanNew York Times Chinese president applauds Pakistan's anti-terror effortsU.S. News & World Report China's President Promises Pakistan $45B In InvestmentNPR (blog) BBC News -Washington Post (blog) -Yahoo News all 1,960 news articles »

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Shakib Al Hasan Shows Importance Once Again for Bangladesh in Pakistan ... - Bleacher Report Fri, 24 Apr 2015 19:16:08 GMT

Bleacher Report

Shakib Al Hasan Shows Importance Once Again for Bangladesh in Pakistan ... Bleacher Report Bangladesh's impressive series at home to Pakistan continued when they won the one-off Twenty20 International, led once again by premier allrounder Shakib Al Hasan. The Bangladeshis celebrated their first ever T20I win over Pakistan with their ... Bangladesh bag first ever T20 victory over Pakistan by seven wicketsThe Express Tribune Bangladesh crushes Pakistan by 7 wicketsThe West Australian Bangladesh record first T20 win over PakistanStuff.co.nz Sport24 -DAWN.com -IBNLive all 214 news articles »

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Giovanni Lo Porto, Slain Italian Aid Worker, Loved Pakistan And Its People - NPR (blog) Thu, 23 Apr 2015 16:49:13 GMT

Voice of America

Giovanni Lo Porto, Slain Italian Aid Worker, Loved Pakistan And Its People NPR (blog) Giovanni Lo Porto, the Italian aid worker inadvertently killed in a U.S. operation in the Afghanistan-Pakistan region, was abducted Jan. 19, 2012, soon after he arrived in Pakistan to begin work for a German NGO. There was little news of him after that ... Pakistan: Two Deaths Show US Drone RisksVoice of America Pakistan: Hostage Deaths Highlight Risks Of U.S. Drone ProgramHuffington Post all 334 news articles »