Showing posts with label Pakistan. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Pakistan. Show all posts

Wednesday, June 22, 2016

Amjad Sabri, famed Sufi singer, gunned down in Pakistan

Amjad Sabri, famed Sufi singer, gunned down in Pakistan


Amjad Sabri, one of Pakistan’s most well-known Sufi musicians, was gunned down Wednesday in the southern city of Karachi.


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Friday, June 17, 2016

Pakistan: Pregnant woman killed by disapproving family, police say

Pakistan: Pregnant woman killed by disapproving family, police say


A pregnant woman was killed by her family in eastern Pakistan because she married against family members’ wishes three years, according to police.


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Wednesday, June 1, 2016

With Heart Surgery Done, Nawaz Sharif to Return to Pakistan

With Heart Surgery Done, Nawaz Sharif to Return to Pakistan


Prime Minister Sharif, 66, underwent four bypasses on Tuesday at a hospital in London, his second open-heart operation over the past five years.


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Sunday, May 22, 2016

Afghan Intelligence Says U.S. Drone Killed Taliban Leader in Pakistan

Afghan Intelligence Says U.S. Drone Killed Taliban Leader in Pakistan


The statement, which has not been confirmed by the Pentagon, rejects Taliban claims that their leader, Mullah Akhtar Muhammad Mansour, was not in the area.


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Thursday, May 12, 2016

Pakistan Doesn’t Owe You a Free Mansion

Pakistan Doesn’t Owe You a Free Mansion


Politicians, generals, journalists, poets — they’re all skimming off the Pakistani state.


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Sunday, May 8, 2016

Gunmen Kill Rights Activist in Pakistan

Gunmen Kill Rights Activist in Pakistan


A Pakistani police officer says gunmen riding motorcycles have shot and killed a rights activist and wounded two other people in southern port city of Karachi.


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Monday, April 11, 2016

Behind Fake Degrees From Pakistan, a Maze of Deceit and a Case in Peril

Behind Fake Degrees From Pakistan, a Maze of Deceit and a Case in Peril


Nearly a year after Axact, a software company, was accused of selling phony Internet diplomas, investigators have uncovered evidence of more fraud and the lead prosecutor has quit.










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Monday, April 4, 2016

Pakistan attack: How the Christian minority lives

Pakistan attack: How the Christian minority lives













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Monday, March 28, 2016

Pakistan: Dozens of young lives lost in Lahore blast

Pakistan: Dozens of young lives lost in Lahore blast













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Sunday, December 13, 2015

Sunni Militants Claim Deadly Attack at Market in Pakistan

Sunni Militants Claim Deadly Attack at Market in Pakistan


The militants said the bombing, which killed at least 22, was revenge against Shiites supporting President Bashar al-Assad in the Syrian civil war.


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Thursday, December 10, 2015

Afghan Spy Chief Quits After Denouncing Talks With Pakistan

Afghan Spy Chief Quits After Denouncing Talks With Pakistan


Rahmatullah Nabil, a favorite of American officials, criticized President Ashraf Ghani’s trip to Islamabad in a scathing message on Facebook before resigning.


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Saturday, November 7, 2015

Crime Down in Karachi, Paramilitary in Pakistan Shifts Focus

Crime Down in Karachi, Paramilitary in Pakistan Shifts Focus


The Sindh Rangers, a paramilitary force, have curbed violence in Karachi, but they are now targeting political parties at odds with the nation’s military establishment.


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Tuesday, October 27, 2015

Death Toll From Earthquake in Afghanistan and Pakistan Tops 300

Death Toll From Earthquake in Afghanistan and Pakistan Tops 300


A complete picture of the damage in remote areas isolated by difficult terrain and an active insurgency could take days to emerge, officials said.










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Death toll tops 300 after quake hits Afghanistan, Pakistan

Death toll tops 300 after quake hits Afghanistan, Pakistan













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