A car bomb tore through a crowd gathered for a rally Saturday, the final day of campaigning for Pakistan's parliamentary elections, killing at least 39 people and injuring more than 100, authorities said.
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Bomb kills 39 in Pakistan
Posted: February 17th, 2008, 3:00am EST
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The attack injures more than 100. It came at the close of a rally for a candidate affiliated with the party of the late Benazir Bhutto.
A car bomb tore through a crowd gathered for a rally Saturday, the final day of campaigning for Pakistan's parliamentary elections, killing at least 39 people and injuring more than 100, authorities said.
The Times Of India - Pakistan
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Pak army officers recalled from civilian postings
Fetched: February 12th, 2008, 12:39pm EST
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Pakistan's army chief General Ashfaq Pervez Kayani has ordered the withdrawal of more than 300 military officers from civilian departments, in line with his attempt to keep the army away from politics. -
Two Pak nuke officials abducted near Afghan border
Fetched: February 12th, 2008, 12:39pm EST
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The kidnappers bundled the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC) officials into a vehicle in Sheikh Badin, a town in northwestern area, a police official said. -
Nine injured in explosion at a rally in Pakistan
Fetched: February 12th, 2008, 12:39pm EST
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Nine injured in explosion at a rally in Pakistan -
In Video: 'Pakistanis want Mush to quit'
Fetched: February 12th, 2008, 12:39pm EST
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In Video: 'Pakistanis want Mush to quit' -
Forget polls, Pakistanis are too scared to even shop!
Fetched: February 12th, 2008, 12:39pm EST
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The series of bomb blasts across Pakistan have given residents of the federal capital cold feet and some of them are even refusing to step out to shop. -
'75% Pakistanis want Mush out'
Fetched: February 12th, 2008, 12:39pm EST
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Musharraf's job approval rating had dropped to a new low of 15%, according to a survey released by the US-based International Republican Institute. -
Top Taliban commander killed in Pakistan
Fetched: February 12th, 2008, 12:39pm EST
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Mullah Mansoor Dadullah, brother of slain Taliban commander Mullah Dadullah, was killed in Qila Saifullah district in Balochistan province, TV channels said. -
At least 10 killed in Pakistan suicide bombing
Fetched: February 12th, 2008, 12:39pm EST
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A suicide bomber killed at least ten people, including an election candidate, and wounded 13 others in Pakistan's tribal region of North Waziristan, tribal police said. -
Pak opposition parties call forthcoming election a 'fraud'
Fetched: February 12th, 2008, 12:39pm EST
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An alliance of Pakistani opposition parties, All Parties Democratic Movement, which is boycotting nationwide February 18 elections, told Pakistanis not to vote because it was nothing but a 'fraud'. -
Hundreds mourn victims of suicide attack during Pak rally
Fetched: February 12th, 2008, 12:39pm EST
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he blast has devastated a hall where about 200 people had gathered in the town of Charsadda, located in the North West Frontier Province where Islamic extremists have been battling government forces.
cricmania.com
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Pakistan may play in Australia, not at neutral ven
Posted: January 22nd, 2008, 3:00am EST
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Sydney, Jan 22 - Pakistan would be willing to play in Australia if the scheduled tour to the subcontinent nation in March is scrapped because of security fears, the Sydney Morning Herald has reported.While the Pakistan Cricket Board - would only consider the move in a 'worst-case scenario', the revelation gives renewed hope that the series would be played regardless of the fallout of Pakistan's general election on Feb 18. Cricket Australia - is investigating whether players and officials wou
The Times Of India - Pakistan
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Five Pakistani troops killed in militants attack
Fetched: January 22nd, 2008, 2:01am EST
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The militants attacked the Ladha fort and an observation post an hour after midnight on Monday.
Expressindia
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Blast at Pakistani Shi'ite prayer hall, 4 dead
Fetched: January 18th, 2008, 12:04am EST
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A bomb exploded in a crowded Shi'ite Muslim prayer hall in Peshawar, killing four people and wounding several, a government spokesman said. -
Rs 5,000 fine impose in Pak for shaving beard
Fetched: January 18th, 2008, 12:04am EST
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A radical Islamic group in Pakistan has warned that any man shaving his beard will have to pay a fine of Rs 5,000.
The Times Of India - Pakistan
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Zardari can't be given same security as Bhutto: Pak govt
Fetched: January 17th, 2008, 1:54am EST
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Pakistan's Caretaker Interior Minister said Asif Ali Zardari faces no threats to his life and can't be provided the same level of security as his slain wife Benazir Bhutto. -
Pak court defers appeal hearing in Daniel Pearl case
Fetched: January 17th, 2008, 1:54am EST
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The two-judge anti-terrorism appellate bench of the Sindh High Court made the decision after Special Public Prosecutor sought adjournment of the case till February 1. -
Pakistan says foreign intervention an 'enemy act'
Fetched: January 17th, 2008, 1:54am EST
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Pakistan's foreign ministry has warned that any unauthorised military strike by international forces against Al-Qaida militants on Pakistani soil would be considered an "enemy act". -
30 Pak troops killed as militants capture fort in Waziristan
Fetched: January 16th, 2008, 3:40am EST
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The Taliban militants captured the Sararogha fort manned by about 40 personnel of the Frontier Corps in the early hours on Wednesday. -
Troops to shoot rioters during polls: Musharraf
Fetched: January 16th, 2008, 3:40am EST
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Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf has said troops will be ordered to shoot anyone trying to disrupt general elections due on February 18. -
Pak govt urge political leaders to avoid big rallies
Fetched: January 16th, 2008, 3:40am EST
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The Pakistan government has said it had issued a security advisory to top political leaders to ensure their safety, asking them to avoid unnecessary exposure and big rallies and meetings.
The Times Of India - The United States
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Lawmaker brings resolution affirming US support to Pak
Fetched: January 16th, 2008, 3:39am EST
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The resolution expresses US unwavering support -- in the wake of this brutal attack -- for Pakistan to be restored to a full democracy.
rediff Cricket
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Pakistan drops Akhtar, Gul for Zimbabwe one-day series
Fetched: January 14th, 2008, 4:24am EST
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"They will not be considered for the one-dayers against Zimbabwe because they have to prove their match fitness," chief selector Salahuddin Ahmed told Reuters on Sunday.
rediff.com
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'Half of Pakistanis suspect govt for Bhutto's death'
Fetched: January 12th, 2008, 3:24pm EST
Tags: Pakistan Bhuttos [edit]
Twenty three per cent said they suspected government agencies while another 25 per cent said they suspected politicians allied to the government in the assassination of Benazir Bhutto.
Expressindia
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How many Bhuttos can you kill: Bilawal
Fetched: January 8th, 2008, 4:03pm EST
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In is first full press conference, the 19-year-old Pakistan People's Party head, Bilawal Bhutto apealed for "privacy" while in Oxford. -
Ace detective to probe Bhutto murder case
Fetched: January 8th, 2008, 4:03pm EST
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Zubair Mahmood, the detective who solved the Daniel Pearl murder case will probe into the murder of Benazir Bhutto. -
Musharraf vows to catch, punish Bhutto's killers
Fetched: January 8th, 2008, 4:03pm EST
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Pak President Musharraf said his government was committed to finding the truth behind the assassination of Benazir Bhutto.