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| Jan.1 |
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Early poll 'impossible' |
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Bhutto had vote warning for U.S.
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| Jan.2 |
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Government delays elections 
Musharraf said that British investigators are heading to Pakistan to help clear up the confusion surrounding assassination of Benazir Bhutto
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| Jan.8 |
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Bhutto's son: Democracy is revenge |
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| Jan.16 |
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Militants overrun fort 
Map of South Waziristan Pakistan Hundreds of militants have overrun a paramilitary fort in north-west Pakistan, killing or kidnapping many troops
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| Jan.22 |
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Bhutto's niece: End 'dynastic' cronyism |
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| Jan.31 |
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CIA kills top al Qaeda terrorist
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| Feb.7 |
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Bhutto assassination suspects arrested |
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| Feb.8 |
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Scotland Yard: 'Blast killed Bhutto'
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| Feb.9 |
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Blast at election rally |
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| Feb.10 |
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Blast toll rises to 27
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| Feb.15 |
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Musharraf warns against protests |
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| Feb.16 |
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Car bomb kills 37 ahead of vote
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| Feb.18 |
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Musharraf party 'lagging in poll' | The opposition parties are well ahead in the country's elections. The ruling PML-Q would be consigned to the opposition if results were confirmed. Supporters of opposition parties including Sharif's PML-N and ... | |
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| Feb.19 |
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Bhutto party in coalition offer |
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| Feb.20 |
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Musharraf reaches out to rivals |
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| Feb.21 |
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Leaders agree on coalition |
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| Feb.24 |
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Pakistan 'sparks YouTube outage' |
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| Feb.29 |
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30 killed in funeral blast |
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| Mar.9 |
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Anti-Musharraf parties to share power Shortly after making their coalition official, main opposition parties called on President Musharraf to immediately convene parliament
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| Mar.10 |
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Three suicide blasts kill 29
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| Mar.12 |
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Al Qaeda probed over blasts |
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| Mar.14 |
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Court quashes last Zardari graft charge |
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| Mar.15 |
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2 die in 'foreigner' restaurant blast |
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| Mar.16 |
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Border strike 'kills 16' |
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| Mar.22 |
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Pakistan People's Party nominates new PM |
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| Mar.24 |
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PM Gillani vows to free judges |
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Judges freed by new PM Deposed chief justice made his first public appearance in 4 months after Yousaf Raza Gilani vowed to release all judges held since last year
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| Apr.19 |
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Pakistan envoy: I am Taliban hostage |
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| Apr.25 |
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Blast ends lull in violence
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| Apr.30 |
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Hopes as talks continue |
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| May.2 |
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Fired judges getting jobs back |
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| May.12 |
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Ministers set to resign |
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| Jun.2 |
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Car bomb blasts Danish embassy A massive blast targeting the Danish Embassy killed at least six people and wounded more than a dozen. An embassy worker was among the dead
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| Jun.3 |
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Al Qaeda linked to Danish embassy attack |
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| Jun.11 |
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U.S.-led troops behind border deaths Pakistan has expressed outrage at an airstrike in a disputed region along the Afghan border which it says killed 11 of its forces
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| Jun.15 |
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Karzai issues warning to Pakistan
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| Jun.28 |
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Pakistan launches Taliban offensive
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| Jul.4 |
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Musharraf accused of N. Korea nuke deal
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| Jul.6 |
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Suicide bomb hits police |
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| Jul.10 |
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Bhutto probe focus of U.N.-Pakistan talks
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| Jul.11 |
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Insurgents tried to incite border battle |
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| Jul.23 |
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Pakistan warns of nuclear arms race
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| Aug.3 |
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Climber: 11 killed in avalanche on K2
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| Aug.7 |
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Musharraf faces impeachment fight
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| Aug.13 |
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Musharraf calls for reconciliation
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| Aug.18 |
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Musharraf resigns Pakistani President announced his resignation Monday after weeks of pressure to relinquish power
| Pervez Musharraf told the nation in a TV address that he would step down. Sumroo, speaker of the Senate and a political ally of Musharraf, will lead the country until a new election is held by parliament. It is unclear whether Musharraf, who took power in a coup in 1999, will face prosecution now that he is out of power
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Musharraf foes set to hold talks |
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| Aug.21 |
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Bombers hit arms factory Map of Wah Pakistan At least 63 people have been killed in twin suicide bombings outside a munitions factory in the town of Wah, 30km north of Islamabad
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| Aug.23 |
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Bhutto's widower to run for presidency
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| Aug.25 |
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Coalition in major split
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| Sep.3 |
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PM's motorcade attacked
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U.S. troops attack in Pakistan Map of South Waziristan Pakistan| A senior U.S. official: U.S. military forces landed at a compound to battle targets linked to recent attacks on U.S. troops in Afghanistan | |
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| Sep.5 |
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Pakistan votes for new president |
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| Sep.6 |
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Bhutto widower is new president Asif Ali Zardari, 53, had been the front-runner in the race to replace former President Musharraf
| The election was by lawmakers in the two houses of the National Assembly and in the four provincial assemblies. Zardari received 281 votes. Retired Chief Justice Siddiqui received 111 votes and Senator Mushahid Hussein received 34
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| Sep.9 |
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Guard: Al Qaeda chief in Pakistan killed |
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| Sep.10 |
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Pakistan orders end to foreign incursions
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US to focus on Pakistani border |
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| Sep.13 |
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Taliban seize government office |
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| Sep.16 |
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Pakistan orders troops to repel U.S. raids |
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| Sep.19 |
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Bush to meet Pakistani president |
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| Sep.20 |
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Deadly blast targets Marriott Hotel Map of Islamabad Pakistan| A suicide truck bomb detonated in the heart of Islamabad, killing at least 40 people and wounding another 200. Most of the fatalities appeared to be drivers who were waiting with their cars outside the Hotel, and hotel staff, most... | |
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Terror pledge after bomb |
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| Sep.21 |
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Video shows Pakistan hotel truck bomb |
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Pakistan to target rebel hotspots |
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| Sep.22 |
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Pakistan troops 'repel US raid' Pakistani troops have fired warning shots at two US helicopters forcing them back into Afghanistan
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Pakistan's rulers saved from hotel bomb |
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| Sep.24 |
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Pakistan finds 'U.S. drone wreckage' |
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Zardari tells Palin she's 'gorgeous' |
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India and Pakistan pledge talks |
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| Sep.25 |
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Pakistan 'fires on Nato aircraft' |
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Shots fired in US-Pakistan clash |
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| Sep.29 |
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Pakistanis flee into Afghanistan |
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| Sep.30 |
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New spy chief appointed |
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Man blamed for Bhutto killing is dead |
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Several killed in US drone attack |
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| Oct.1 |
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UK: Diplomats' children to leave Pakistan |
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| Oct.3 |
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Missile kills at least 20 in tribal region |
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| Oct.5 |
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Rockets miss politician's home |
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| Oct.9 |
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Bomb hits school bus |
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| Oct.10 |
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Suicide attack on tribal gathering kills 18 |
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| Oct.12 |
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Suspected U.S. strike kills 4
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| Oct.21 |
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Trade route opens within Kashmir |
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| Oct.27 |
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US missile strike has killed up to 20 people Pakistani intelligence officials claim that the strike in South Waziristan has killed up to twenty people
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| Oct.29 |
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100 people die after 6.4 earthquake At least 100 people die after a 6.4 magnitude earthquake in the city of Ziarat. Over 50,000 people have been made homeless and 300 feared de...
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| Nov.1 |
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Strong aftershock measuring 5.0 |
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| Nov.6 |
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15 militants killed in airstrike |
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Suicide attacks kill 24 |
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| Nov.12 |
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Iranian diplomat kidnapped |
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| Nov.14 |
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Taliban leader: We have no faith in Obama |
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| Nov.15 |
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Pakistan borrows $7.6B from IMF |
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| Nov.16 |
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Pakistan blocks U.S. convoy route |
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| Nov.20 |
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Pakistan warns U.S. over missile strike
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| Nov.21 |
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UK militant 'killed in Pakistan'
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| Nov.22 |
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Suspected U.S. drone kills 4 |
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| Nov.29 |
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Suspected U.S. missile kills 3 in Pakistan |
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Indian allegations alarm Pakistan Pakistan has expressed concern about rising tensions with India following allegations that gunmen who attacked Mumbai had Pakistani links
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| Dec.1 |
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India makes protest to Pakistan |
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| Dec.3 |
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US urges Pakistan help on Mumbai
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Police: suspect admits Pakistan link |
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Rice urges tough Pakistan action US Secretary of State has called on the Pakistani government to take a 'tough line' on terrorism after arriving in Islamabad for talks
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| Dec.5 |
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Peshawar hit by deadly blast At least 16 people have been killed and some 70 injured in a heavily populated area outside a Shia mosque and near the central bazaar
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| Dec.6 |
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Pakistan 'feared Indian attack' Senior Pakistani diplomat: Pakistan feared India was planning to launch a military strike at the height of tensions over the Mumbai attacks
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| Dec.7 |
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Militant attack burns NATO containers |
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Pakistan 'raids militant camp' Several loud explosions and a helicopter has been seen at a camp used by the banned group Lashkar-e-Taiba in Pakistani-controlled Kashmir
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Rice: Mumbai attacks planned in Pakistan |
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| Dec.9 |
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Pakistan snubs India over arrests
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| Dec.10 |
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U.N. sanctions alleged Lashkar members |
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| Dec.11 |
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Pakistan moves on Mumbai accused Pakistan has put Hafiz Mohammed Saeed, an Islamic leader linked to the Mumbai attacks, under house arrest
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| Dec.13 |
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Taliban renew attack on NATO cargo |
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| Dec.15 |
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U.S.: India prepared for strike on Pakistan
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| Dec.17 |
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Zardari rejects Mumbai 'claims' |
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| Dec.26 |
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Pakistan moves troops to India border Pakistani troops have been moved from western border with Afghanistan to the Indian border amid fears of an Indian ground incursion
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US warning on South Asia tension
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Pakistan mourners honour Bhutto Tens of thousands of people have gathered at the mausoleum of Benazir Bhutto to mark the first anniversary of her assassination
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U.N. to launch Bhutto death investigation |
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| Dec.27 |
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Pakistan plays down tensions with India |
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| Dec.28 |
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Many dead in bomb blast
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| Dec.29 |
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Pakistan suspends Afghan supplies |
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| Dec.30 |
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Pakistan urges India to pull back troops |
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| 2008 |
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| Jan.16 |
Militants overrun fort Map of South Waziristan Pakistan Hundreds of militants have overrun a paramilitary fort in north-west Pakistan, killing or kidnapping many troops
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| Jan.31 |
CIA kills top al Qaeda terrorist
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| Mar.16 |
Border strike 'kills 16' |
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| Jun.11 |
U.S.-led troops behind border deaths Pakistan has expressed outrage at an airstrike in a disputed region along the Afghan border which it says killed 11 of its forces
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| Jun.28 |
Pakistan launches Taliban offensive
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| Jul.4 |
Musharraf accused of N. Korea nuke deal
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| Jul.11 |
Insurgents tried to incite border battle |
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| Jul.23 |
Pakistan warns of nuclear arms race
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| Aug.21 |
Bombers hit arms factory Map of Wah Pakistan At least 63 people have been killed in twin suicide bombings outside a munitions factory in the town of Wah, 30km north of Islamabad
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| Sep.3 |
U.S. troops attack in Pakistan Map of South Waziristan Pakistan| A senior U.S. official: U.S. military forces landed at a compound to battle targets linked to recent attacks on U.S. troops in Afghanistan | |
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| Sep.10 |
Pakistan orders end to foreign incursions
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| Sep.10 |
US to focus on Pakistani border |
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| Sep.13 |
Taliban seize government office |
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| Sep.16 |
Pakistan orders troops to repel U.S. raids |
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| Sep.21 |
Pakistan to target rebel hotspots |
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| Sep.22 |
Pakistan troops 'repel US raid' Pakistani troops have fired warning shots at two US helicopters forcing them back into Afghanistan
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| Sep.24 |
Pakistan finds 'U.S. drone wreckage' |
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| Sep.25 |
Pakistan 'fires on Nato aircraft' |
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| Sep.25 |
Shots fired in US-Pakistan clash |
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| Sep.29 |
Pakistanis flee into Afghanistan |
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| Sep.30 |
Several killed in US drone attack |
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| Oct.3 |
Missile kills at least 20 in tribal region |
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| Oct.5 |
Rockets miss politician's home |
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| Oct.12 |
Suspected U.S. strike kills 4
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| Oct.27 |
US missile strike has killed up to 20 people Pakistani intelligence officials claim that the strike in South Waziristan has killed up to twenty people
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| Nov.6 |
15 militants killed in airstrike |
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| Nov.16 |
Pakistan blocks U.S. convoy route |
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| Nov.20 |
Pakistan warns U.S. over missile strike
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| Nov.21 |
UK militant 'killed in Pakistan'
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| Nov.22 |
Suspected U.S. drone kills 4 |
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| Nov.29 |
Suspected U.S. missile kills 3 in Pakistan |
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| Dec.6 |
Pakistan 'feared Indian attack' Senior Pakistani diplomat: Pakistan feared India was planning to launch a military strike at the height of tensions over the Mumbai attacks
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| Dec.7 |
Militant attack burns NATO containers |
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| Dec.7 |
Pakistan 'raids militant camp' Several loud explosions and a helicopter has been seen at a camp used by the banned group Lashkar-e-Taiba in Pakistani-controlled Kashmir
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| Dec.13 |
Taliban renew attack on NATO cargo |
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| Dec.15 |
U.S.: India prepared for strike on Pakistan
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| Dec.26 |
Pakistan moves troops to India border Pakistani troops have been moved from western border with Afghanistan to the Indian border amid fears of an Indian ground incursion
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| Dec.29 |
Pakistan suspends Afghan supplies |
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| Dec.30 |
Pakistan urges India to pull back troops |
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| 2008 |
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| Aug.3 |
Climber: 11 killed in avalanche on K2
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| Oct.29 |
100 people die after 6.4 earthquake At least 100 people die after a 6.4 magnitude earthquake in the city of Ziarat. Over 50,000 people have been made homeless and 300 feared de...
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| Nov.1 |
Strong aftershock measuring 5.0 |
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| 2008 |
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| Aug.3 |
Climber: 11 killed in avalanche on K2
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| 2008 |
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| Feb.24 |
Pakistan 'sparks YouTube outage' |
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| Oct.21 |
Trade route opens within Kashmir |
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| Nov.15 |
Pakistan borrows $7.6B from IMF |
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| 2008 |
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| Feb.7 |
Bhutto assassination suspects arrested |
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| Feb.8 |
Scotland Yard: 'Blast killed Bhutto'
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| Feb.9 |
Blast at election rally |
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| Feb.10 |
Blast toll rises to 27
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| Feb.16 |
Car bomb kills 37 ahead of vote
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| Feb.29 |
30 killed in funeral blast |
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| Mar.10 |
Three suicide blasts kill 29
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| Mar.12 |
Al Qaeda probed over blasts |
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| Mar.14 |
Court quashes last Zardari graft charge |
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| Mar.15 |
2 die in 'foreigner' restaurant blast |
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| Mar.24 |
Judges freed by new PM Deposed chief justice made his first public appearance in 4 months after Yousaf Raza Gilani vowed to release all judges held since last year
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| Apr.19 |
Pakistan envoy: I am Taliban hostage |
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| Apr.25 |
Blast ends lull in violence
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| Jun.2 |
Car bomb blasts Danish embassy A massive blast targeting the Danish Embassy killed at least six people and wounded more than a dozen. An embassy worker was among the dead
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| Jun.3 |
Al Qaeda linked to Danish embassy attack |
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| Jul.6 |
Suicide bomb hits police |
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| Aug.21 |
Bombers hit arms factory Map of Wah Pakistan At least 63 people have been killed in twin suicide bombings outside a munitions factory in the town of Wah, 30km north of Islamabad
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| Sep.3 |
PM's motorcade attacked
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| Sep.9 |
Guard: Al Qaeda chief in Pakistan killed |
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| Sep.20 |
Deadly blast targets Marriott Hotel Map of Islamabad Pakistan| A suicide truck bomb detonated in the heart of Islamabad, killing at least 40 people and wounding another 200. Most of the fatalities appeared to be drivers who were waiting with their cars outside the Hotel, and hotel staff, most... | |
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| Sep.20 |
Terror pledge after bomb |
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| Sep.21 |
Video shows Pakistan hotel truck bomb |
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| Sep.22 |
Pakistan's rulers saved from hotel bomb |
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| Sep.30 |
New spy chief appointed |
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| Sep.30 |
Man blamed for Bhutto killing is dead |
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| Oct.1 |
UK: Diplomats' children to leave Pakistan |
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| Oct.5 |
Rockets miss politician's home |
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| Oct.9 |
Bomb hits school bus |
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| Oct.10 |
Suicide attack on tribal gathering kills 18 |
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| Nov.6 |
Suicide attacks kill 24 |
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| Nov.12 |
Iranian diplomat kidnapped |
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| Dec.3 |
Police: suspect admits Pakistan link |
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| Dec.5 |
Peshawar hit by deadly blast At least 16 people have been killed and some 70 injured in a heavily populated area outside a Shia mosque and near the central bazaar
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| Dec.7 |
Rice: Mumbai attacks planned in Pakistan |
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| Dec.9 |
Pakistan snubs India over arrests
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| Dec.10 |
U.N. sanctions alleged Lashkar members |
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| Dec.11 |
Pakistan moves on Mumbai accused Pakistan has put Hafiz Mohammed Saeed, an Islamic leader linked to the Mumbai attacks, under house arrest
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| Dec.26 |
U.N. to launch Bhutto death investigation |
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| Dec.28 |
Many dead in bomb blast
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| 2008 |
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| Jan.1 |
Early poll 'impossible' |
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| Jan.1 |
Bhutto had vote warning for U.S.
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| Jan.2 |
Government delays elections Musharraf said that British investigators are heading to Pakistan to help clear up the confusion surrounding assassination of Benazir Bhutto
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| Jan.8 |
Bhutto's son: Democracy is revenge |
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| Jan.22 |
Bhutto's niece: End 'dynastic' cronyism |
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| Feb.9 |
Blast at election rally |
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| Feb.15 |
Musharraf warns against protests |
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| Feb.18 |
Musharraf party 'lagging in poll' | The opposition parties are well ahead in the country's elections. The ruling PML-Q would be consigned to the opposition if results were confirmed. Supporters of opposition parties including Sharif's PML-N and ... | |
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| Feb.19 |
Bhutto party in coalition offer |
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| Feb.20 |
Musharraf reaches out to rivals |
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| Feb.21 |
Leaders agree on coalition |
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| Feb.24 |
Pakistan 'sparks YouTube outage' |
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| Mar.9 |
Anti-Musharraf parties to share power Shortly after making their coalition official, main opposition parties called on President Musharraf to immediately convene parliament
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| Mar.22 |
Pakistan People's Party nominates new PM |
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| Mar.24 |
PM Gillani vows to free judges |
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| Mar.24 |
Judges freed by new PM Deposed chief justice made his first public appearance in 4 months after Yousaf Raza Gilani vowed to release all judges held since last year
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| Apr.19 |
Pakistan envoy: I am Taliban hostage |
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| Apr.30 |
Hopes as talks continue |
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| May.2 |
Fired judges getting jobs back |
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| May.12 |
Ministers set to resign |
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| Jun.15 |
Karzai issues warning to Pakistan
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| Jul.4 |
Musharraf accused of N. Korea nuke deal
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| Jul.10 |
Bhutto probe focus of U.N.-Pakistan talks
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| Jul.23 |
Pakistan warns of nuclear arms race
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| Aug.7 |
Musharraf faces impeachment fight
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| Aug.13 |
Musharraf calls for reconciliation
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| Aug.18 |
Musharraf resigns Pakistani President announced his resignation Monday after weeks of pressure to relinquish power
| Pervez Musharraf told the nation in a TV address that he would step down. Sumroo, speaker of the Senate and a political ally of Musharraf, will lead the country until a new election is held by parliament. It is unclear whether Musharraf, who took power in a coup in 1999, will face prosecution now that he is out of power
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| Aug.18 |
Musharraf foes set to hold talks |
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| Aug.23 |
Bhutto's widower to run for presidency
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| Aug.25 |
Coalition in major split
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| Sep.5 |
Pakistan votes for new president |
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| Sep.6 |
Bhutto widower is new president Asif Ali Zardari, 53, had been the front-runner in the race to replace former President Musharraf
| The election was by lawmakers in the two houses of the National Assembly and in the four provincial assemblies. Zardari received 281 votes. Retired Chief Justice Siddiqui received 111 votes and Senator Mushahid Hussein received 34
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| Sep.19 |
Bush to meet Pakistani president |
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| Sep.20 |
Terror pledge after bomb |
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| Sep.24 |
Zardari tells Palin she's 'gorgeous' |
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| Sep.24 |
India and Pakistan pledge talks |
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| Sep.30 |
New spy chief appointed |
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| Oct.1 |
UK: Diplomats' children to leave Pakistan |
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| Nov.12 |
Iranian diplomat kidnapped |
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| Nov.14 |
Taliban leader: We have no faith in Obama |
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| Nov.20 |
Pakistan warns U.S. over missile strike
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| Nov.29 |
Indian allegations alarm Pakistan Pakistan has expressed concern about rising tensions with India following allegations that gunmen who attacked Mumbai had Pakistani links
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| Dec.1 |
India makes protest to Pakistan |
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| Dec.3 |
US urges Pakistan help on Mumbai
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| Dec.3 |
Rice urges tough Pakistan action US Secretary of State has called on the Pakistani government to take a 'tough line' on terrorism after arriving in Islamabad for talks
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| Dec.6 |
Pakistan 'feared Indian attack' Senior Pakistani diplomat: Pakistan feared India was planning to launch a military strike at the height of tensions over the Mumbai attacks
|
| Dec.7 |
Rice: Mumbai attacks planned in Pakistan |
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| Dec.9 |
Pakistan snubs India over arrests
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| Dec.17 |
Zardari rejects Mumbai 'claims' |
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| Dec.26 |
US warning on South Asia tension
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| Dec.26 |
Pakistan mourners honour Bhutto Tens of thousands of people have gathered at the mausoleum of Benazir Bhutto to mark the first anniversary of her assassination
|
| Dec.26 |
U.N. to launch Bhutto death investigation |
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| Dec.27 |
Pakistan plays down tensions with India |
|
| Dec.29 |
Pakistan suspends Afghan supplies |
|
| Dec.30 |
Pakistan urges India to pull back troops |
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