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| Jan.4 |
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India hands Mumbai file to Pakistan
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| Jan.7 |
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Pakistan sacks security advisor
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| Jan.8 |
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Pakistan al-Qaeda chief 'killed'
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| Feb.1 |
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American U.N. official kidnapped
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| Feb.12 |
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India welcomes Mumbai admission
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| Feb.13 |
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Missile hit 'kills 27'
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| Feb.15 |
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Taleban announces Swat ceasefire
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| Mar.2 |
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Gunmen attack Sri Lankan cricket team 
At least 7 security people were killed and at least 8 members of the cricket team were wounded in a well-coordinated attack
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| Mar.3 |
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Police hunt cricket attack gunmen
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| Mar.11 |
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Protesters start march
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| Mar.14 |
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Sharif placed under house arrest
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| Mar.15 |
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Police battle defiant protesters |
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Ex-PM Sharif ignores 'arrest' |
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Judge sacked by Musharraf to return
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| Mar.21 |
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Judge Chaudhry regains top post Sacked Supreme Court chief justice Iftikhar Chaudhry has formally returned to his post following months of mass protests
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| Mar.27 |
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Mosque attack kills 50 
The attack was a suicide bombing and the mosque has collapsed; the death toll could rise to 70. More than 70 people have been hurt
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US warns Pakistan on Taliban link |
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| Mar.29 |
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US to consult Pakistan on strikes |
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Gun battle at police academy The authorities remained locked in a fierce gun battle with armed attackers who threw grenades inside a police training center
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U.S. prepared to hit targets in Pakistan
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| Mar.30 |
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Police academy recaptured |
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| Apr.4 |
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Bomb hits Islamabad police base
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| Apr.9 |
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Pro-Taliban cleric pulls out of peace deal |
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| Apr.17 |
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Donors pledge $5bn for Pakistan |
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| Apr.22 |
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Taliban claims victory near Islamabad Map of Buner Pakistan| Militants who implemented Islamic law in violence-plagued Swat Valley last week have now taken control of a neighboring Buner district | |
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Clinton: Pakistan in danger
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| Apr.23 |
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Pentagon chief in Taliban warning |
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Troops sent to area grabbed by Taliban |
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| May.4 |
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Taliban face human shields charge |
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| May.5 |
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Swat residents 'flee their homes'
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Pakistan urged over Taliban fight |
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| May.6 |
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Pakistani forces, Taliban clash Military is pounding Taliban targets in the Swat Valley, trying to clear militants who control parts of the district's main city
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Obama hails unity over al-Qaeda US President has said after meeting his Afghan and Pakistani counterparts that they are united in the goal of defeating al-Qaeda
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| May.7 |
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Troops killed in clashes |
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Pakistan 'to eliminate militants' |
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Displaced Pakistanis crowd camps
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| May.8 |
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Tens of thousands flee war-torn region
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| May.9 |
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Pakistan urging residents to flee |
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| May.14 |
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Pakistan lifts Swat valley curfew |
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| May.15 |
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Thousands flee fighting| Thousands of people are streaming into camps seeking refuge from the conflict between the army and Taliban rebels in the country's north-west | |
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| May.17 |
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1,000 militants killed in offensive |
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| May.19 |
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U.S. give $100M for displaced Pakistanis |
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| May.21 |
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US commander in Pakistan warning |
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| May.22 |
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UN in $543m Pakistan aid appeal |
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| May.23 |
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Pakistan army 'in Taliban city'
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Army 'progress' in Swat |
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| May.26 |
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Huge explosion in central Lahore An explosion, near the city police headquarters and the high court, reduced at least one building to rubble and sent plumes of thick smoke
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| May.27 |
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Taliban blamed for Lahore attack |
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| May.28 |
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Fresh blasts hit Pakistani city |
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| May.30 |
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Pakistan secures key Swat Valley city Map of Mingora Pakistan| The Pakistani security forces have taken back the city of Mingora from the Taliban, calling it a significant victory in its offensive. Fighting intensified a week ago as troops moved in, advancing house by house against the rebels. The centre of the city was under military control, althou... | |
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Pakistan seeks 'hardcore' Taliban
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| May.31 |
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Mingora city centre 'destroyed'
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| Jun.5 |
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Suspected suicide blast kills 30 at mosque |
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| Jun.9 |
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Bomb rips through hotel A powerful explosion and 11 people have been reported killed at five-star Pearl Continental in the north-west Pakistani city
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Hotel attack death toll rises |
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| Jun.12 |
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Bomb kills senior cleric
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| Jun.23 |
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'Dozens dead' in US drone strike
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| Jul.3 |
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Deadly military crash
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| Jul.8 |
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Drones 'kill dozens' |
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| Jul.10 |
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Pakistan: Taliban leader will talk to U.S. |
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| Jul.16 |
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Pakistan and India in terror vow Meeting in Egypt, the countries' prime ministers said the fight against their 'main threat' should not be linked to wider peace talks
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India puts Pakistan talks on hold |
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| Jul.25 |
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Despair, devastation in Swat Valley |
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| Aug.6 |
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Taliban head Mehsud 'may be dead'
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| Aug.7 |
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Pakistani Taliban leader 'killed'| There are growing indications that Pakistan's most wanted man, Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud, has been killed by a US missile. Taliban leaders have gathered in So... | |
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| Aug.11 |
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Pakistani Taliban says leader Mehsud alive |
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| Aug.17 |
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Taliban spokesman 'held' |
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| Aug.19 |
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Taliban names self leader in Pakistan |
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| Aug.23 |
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Pakistan foils suicide terror plot |
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| Aug.24 |
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Arrests thwart Karachi attacks |
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| Aug.27 |
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21 killed in Pakistan bomb blast |
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| Aug.30 |
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Attack on police center kills 18 officers |
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| Sep.5 |
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Dozens killed in fighting |
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| Sep.10 |
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Volunteer militias push back Taliban |
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Pakistan holds Taliban spokesman |
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| Sep.14 |
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Flour giveaway urns into deadly stampede |
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| Sep.17 |
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Deadly blast hits market |
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| Sep.25 |
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Blasts rock north-west Pakistan |
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| Oct.10 |
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Armed militants hold hostages at army HQ At least 4 gunmen were holding 10 to 15 people hostage inside army headquarters in after an attack left at least 10 people dead
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Hostages at army HQ released
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| Oct.11 |
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Pakistan 'to strike at militants' |
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| Oct.12 |
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41 dead in Swat Valley blast Map of Shangla Pakistan About 45 people were injured in the explosion in the Shangla district at a security forces checkpoint
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| Oct.14 |
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38 killed as police offices attacked Militants have attacked police offices in the eastern city of Lahore, with a number of people reported to have been killed
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| Oct.15 |
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Pakistan attacks militant hideouts |
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| Oct.17 |
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Major Pakistani ground offensive begins Map of South Waziristan Pakistan Pakistani soldiers and militants slugged it out the vast tribal region, with more than a dozen insurgents killed in military airstrikes
| 30,000 troops, backed by artillery, had moved into the region where Pakistan Taliban leader Mehsud is based
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Pakistan army continues assault |
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| Oct.18 |
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Taliban fighters resist Pakistani assault |
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Iran accuses Pakistan over attack |
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| Oct.19 |
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U.S. officials in Pakistan amid offensive |
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| Oct.20 |
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Suicide blasts at university kill at least 5
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| Oct.21 |
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Pakistan denies harboring Iran suspect |
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| Oct.22 |
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Suicide bomber kills 7 |
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| Oct.23 |
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Aid agency seeks Pakistan access |
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| Oct.24 |
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Pakistan takes key Taliban town of Kotkai Troops took the town after days of bombardments. 3 soldiers and 4 Taliban were reported killed in the fighting overnight
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| Oct.27 |
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Clinton in Pakistan to rewrite relations |
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| Oct.28 |
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Car bomb kills at least 100 in market A car packed with 150 kilograms of explosives detonated at Meena Bazaar, killing at least 90 people and injuring more than 200 others
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| Nov.1 |
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35 dead in explosion An explosion ripped through commercial Cannt area , killing at least 25 people, as they lined up to collect their monthly salary
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| Nov.3 |
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Military claims Taliban stronghold |
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| Nov.8 |
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Pakistan suicide bombing kills 11 |
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| Nov.10 |
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At least 26 dead in traffic blast |
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| Nov.12 |
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Al Qaeda blames Blackwater in for blasts |
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Blast 'hits security HQ' A bomb has hit intelligence agency in the north-western city, killing at least seven people and injuring 35
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| Nov.14 |
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Suicide car bomb kills 11 |
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| Nov.19 |
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Suicide attack kills 19 |
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| Nov.22 |
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Pakistani military kills 29 militants |
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| Dec.3 |
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Taliban detainee 'met Bin Laden this year' |
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| Dec.4 |
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2 killed in Pakistan explosion |
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| Dec.5 |
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Taliban claims mosque strike The assault targeted a mosque frequented by Pakistani military personnel, and killed 36 and wounded 75
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| Dec.9 |
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Pakistan arrests 5 men missing in U.S. Five people arrested in Pakistan had been reported missing in the United States, and police are confident they were planning terrorist acts
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Terror suspect has roots in Pakistan, U.S. |
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| Dec.11 |
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U.S.: Senior al Qaeda planner killed |
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| Dec.12 |
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Pakistan Taliban offensive in to 'go on' |
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| Dec.15 |
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22 dead in market blast |
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| Dec.16 |
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Politicians lose amnesty |
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| Dec.17 |
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Officials barred from leaving Pakistan
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| Dec.23 |
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Suicide bomber strikes |
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| Dec.26 |
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Blast kills official, 5 of his children |
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| Dec.27 |
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U.S. missiles kill militants |
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| Dec.28 |
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Deadly blast targets Shiite procession |
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| Dec.31 |
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Suspected drone attack kills 3 |
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| 2009 |
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| Feb.13 |
Missile hit 'kills 27'
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| Feb.15 |
Taleban announces Swat ceasefire
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| Mar.29 |
US to consult Pakistan on strikes |
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| Mar.29 |
Gun battle at police academy The authorities remained locked in a fierce gun battle with armed attackers who threw grenades inside a police training center
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| Mar.29 |
U.S. prepared to hit targets in Pakistan
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| Mar.30 |
Police academy recaptured |
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| Apr.22 |
Taliban claims victory near Islamabad Map of Buner Pakistan| Militants who implemented Islamic law in violence-plagued Swat Valley last week have now taken control of a neighboring Buner district | |
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| Apr.23 |
Pentagon chief in Taliban warning |
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| Apr.23 |
Troops sent to area grabbed by Taliban |
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| May.4 |
Taliban face human shields charge |
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| May.5 |
Swat residents 'flee their homes'
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| May.5 |
Pakistan urged over Taliban fight |
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| May.6 |
Pakistani forces, Taliban clash Military is pounding Taliban targets in the Swat Valley, trying to clear militants who control parts of the district's main city
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| May.7 |
Troops killed in clashes |
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| May.7 |
Pakistan 'to eliminate militants' |
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| May.7 |
Displaced Pakistanis crowd camps
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| May.8 |
Tens of thousands flee war-torn region
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| May.9 |
Pakistan urging residents to flee |
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| May.14 |
Pakistan lifts Swat valley curfew |
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| May.15 |
Thousands flee fighting| Thousands of people are streaming into camps seeking refuge from the conflict between the army and Taliban rebels in the country's north-west | |
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| May.17 |
1,000 militants killed in offensive |
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| May.21 |
US commander in Pakistan warning |
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| May.23 |
Pakistan army 'in Taliban city'
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| May.23 |
Army 'progress' in Swat |
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| May.30 |
Pakistan secures key Swat Valley city Map of Mingora Pakistan| The Pakistani security forces have taken back the city of Mingora from the Taliban, calling it a significant victory in its offensive. Fighting intensified a week ago as troops moved in, advancing house by house against the rebels. The centre of the city was under military control, althou... | |
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| May.30 |
Pakistan seeks 'hardcore' Taliban
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| May.31 |
Mingora city centre 'destroyed'
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| Jun.23 |
'Dozens dead' in US drone strike
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| Jul.3 |
Deadly military crash
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| Jul.8 |
Drones 'kill dozens' |
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| Jul.25 |
Despair, devastation in Swat Valley |
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| Aug.6 |
Taliban head Mehsud 'may be dead'
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| Aug.7 |
Pakistani Taliban leader 'killed'| There are growing indications that Pakistan's most wanted man, Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud, has been killed by a US missile. Taliban leaders have gathered in So... | |
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| Aug.17 |
Taliban spokesman 'held' |
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| Aug.30 |
Attack on police center kills 18 officers |
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| Sep.5 |
Dozens killed in fighting |
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| Sep.10 |
Volunteer militias push back Taliban |
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| Sep.10 |
Pakistan holds Taliban spokesman |
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| Oct.10 |
Armed militants hold hostages at army HQ At least 4 gunmen were holding 10 to 15 people hostage inside army headquarters in after an attack left at least 10 people dead
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| Oct.11 |
Pakistan 'to strike at militants' |
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| Oct.12 |
41 dead in Swat Valley blast Map of Shangla Pakistan About 45 people were injured in the explosion in the Shangla district at a security forces checkpoint
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| Oct.14 |
38 killed as police offices attacked Militants have attacked police offices in the eastern city of Lahore, with a number of people reported to have been killed
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| Oct.15 |
Pakistan attacks militant hideouts |
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| Oct.17 |
Major Pakistani ground offensive begins Map of South Waziristan Pakistan Pakistani soldiers and militants slugged it out the vast tribal region, with more than a dozen insurgents killed in military airstrikes
| 30,000 troops, backed by artillery, had moved into the region where Pakistan Taliban leader Mehsud is based
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| Oct.17 |
Pakistan army continues assault |
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| Oct.18 |
Taliban fighters resist Pakistani assault |
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| Oct.23 |
Aid agency seeks Pakistan access |
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| Oct.24 |
Pakistan takes key Taliban town of Kotkai Troops took the town after days of bombardments. 3 soldiers and 4 Taliban were reported killed in the fighting overnight
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| Nov.3 |
Military claims Taliban stronghold |
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| Nov.22 |
Pakistani military kills 29 militants |
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| Dec.11 |
U.S.: Senior al Qaeda planner killed |
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| Dec.12 |
Pakistan Taliban offensive in to 'go on' |
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| Dec.27 |
U.S. missiles kill militants |
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| Dec.31 |
Suspected drone attack kills 3 |
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| 2009 |
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| Jul.3 |
Deadly military crash
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| Sep.14 |
Flour giveaway urns into deadly stampede |
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| 2009 |
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| Mar.2 |
Gunmen attack Sri Lankan cricket team At least 7 security people were killed and at least 8 members of the cricket team were wounded in a well-coordinated attack
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| 2009 |
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| Jan.4 |
India hands Mumbai file to Pakistan
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| Jan.8 |
Pakistan al-Qaeda chief 'killed'
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| Feb.1 |
American U.N. official kidnapped
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| Feb.12 |
India welcomes Mumbai admission
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| Mar.2 |
Gunmen attack Sri Lankan cricket team At least 7 security people were killed and at least 8 members of the cricket team were wounded in a well-coordinated attack
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| Mar.3 |
Police hunt cricket attack gunmen
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| Mar.27 |
Mosque attack kills 50 The attack was a suicide bombing and the mosque has collapsed; the death toll could rise to 70. More than 70 people have been hurt
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| Mar.27 |
US warns Pakistan on Taliban link |
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| Apr.4 |
Bomb hits Islamabad police base
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| May.26 |
Huge explosion in central Lahore An explosion, near the city police headquarters and the high court, reduced at least one building to rubble and sent plumes of thick smoke
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| May.27 |
Taliban blamed for Lahore attack |
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| May.28 |
Fresh blasts hit Pakistani city |
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| Jun.5 |
Suspected suicide blast kills 30 at mosque |
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| Jun.9 |
Bomb rips through hotel A powerful explosion and 11 people have been reported killed at five-star Pearl Continental in the north-west Pakistani city
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| Jun.9 |
Hotel attack death toll rises |
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| Jun.12 |
Bomb kills senior cleric
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| Jul.16 |
Pakistan and India in terror vow Meeting in Egypt, the countries' prime ministers said the fight against their 'main threat' should not be linked to wider peace talks
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| Aug.23 |
Pakistan foils suicide terror plot |
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| Aug.24 |
Arrests thwart Karachi attacks |
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| Aug.27 |
21 killed in Pakistan bomb blast |
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| Aug.30 |
Attack on police center kills 18 officers |
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| Sep.17 |
Deadly blast hits market |
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| Sep.25 |
Blasts rock north-west Pakistan |
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| Oct.10 |
Armed militants hold hostages at army HQ At least 4 gunmen were holding 10 to 15 people hostage inside army headquarters in after an attack left at least 10 people dead
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| Oct.10 |
Hostages at army HQ released
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| Oct.12 |
41 dead in Swat Valley blast Map of Shangla Pakistan About 45 people were injured in the explosion in the Shangla district at a security forces checkpoint
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| Oct.20 |
Suicide blasts at university kill at least 5
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| Oct.21 |
Pakistan denies harboring Iran suspect |
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| Oct.22 |
Suicide bomber kills 7 |
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| Oct.28 |
Car bomb kills at least 100 in market A car packed with 150 kilograms of explosives detonated at Meena Bazaar, killing at least 90 people and injuring more than 200 others
|
| Nov.1 |
35 dead in explosion An explosion ripped through commercial Cannt area , killing at least 25 people, as they lined up to collect their monthly salary
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| Nov.8 |
Pakistan suicide bombing kills 11 |
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| Nov.10 |
At least 26 dead in traffic blast |
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| Nov.12 |
Al Qaeda blames Blackwater in for blasts |
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| Nov.12 |
Blast 'hits security HQ' A bomb has hit intelligence agency in the north-western city, killing at least seven people and injuring 35
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| Nov.14 |
Suicide car bomb kills 11 |
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| Nov.19 |
Suicide attack kills 19 |
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| Dec.3 |
Taliban detainee 'met Bin Laden this year' |
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| Dec.4 |
2 killed in Pakistan explosion |
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| Dec.5 |
Taliban claims mosque strike The assault targeted a mosque frequented by Pakistani military personnel, and killed 36 and wounded 75
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| Dec.9 |
Pakistan arrests 5 men missing in U.S. Five people arrested in Pakistan had been reported missing in the United States, and police are confident they were planning terrorist acts
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| Dec.9 |
Terror suspect has roots in Pakistan, U.S. |
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| Dec.11 |
U.S.: Senior al Qaeda planner killed |
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| Dec.15 |
22 dead in market blast |
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| Dec.16 |
Politicians lose amnesty |
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| Dec.23 |
Suicide bomber strikes |
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| Dec.26 |
Blast kills official, 5 of his children |
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| Dec.28 |
Deadly blast targets Shiite procession |
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| 2009 |
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| Jan.4 |
India hands Mumbai file to Pakistan
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| Jan.7 |
Pakistan sacks security advisor
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| Feb.12 |
India welcomes Mumbai admission
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| Mar.11 |
Protesters start march
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| Mar.14 |
Sharif placed under house arrest
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| Mar.15 |
Police battle defiant protesters |
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| Mar.15 |
Ex-PM Sharif ignores 'arrest' |
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| Mar.15 |
Judge sacked by Musharraf to return
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| Mar.21 |
Judge Chaudhry regains top post Sacked Supreme Court chief justice Iftikhar Chaudhry has formally returned to his post following months of mass protests
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| Mar.27 |
US warns Pakistan on Taliban link |
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| Apr.9 |
Pro-Taliban cleric pulls out of peace deal |
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| Apr.17 |
Donors pledge $5bn for Pakistan |
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| Apr.22 |
Clinton: Pakistan in danger
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| Apr.23 |
Pentagon chief in Taliban warning |
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| May.6 |
Obama hails unity over al-Qaeda US President has said after meeting his Afghan and Pakistani counterparts that they are united in the goal of defeating al-Qaeda
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| May.19 |
U.S. give $100M for displaced Pakistanis |
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| May.21 |
US commander in Pakistan warning |
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| May.22 |
UN in $543m Pakistan aid appeal |
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| Jul.10 |
Pakistan: Taliban leader will talk to U.S. |
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| Jul.16 |
Pakistan and India in terror vow Meeting in Egypt, the countries' prime ministers said the fight against their 'main threat' should not be linked to wider peace talks
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| Jul.16 |
India puts Pakistan talks on hold |
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| Aug.11 |
Pakistani Taliban says leader Mehsud alive |
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| Aug.19 |
Taliban names self leader in Pakistan |
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| Oct.18 |
Iran accuses Pakistan over attack |
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| Oct.19 |
U.S. officials in Pakistan amid offensive |
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| Oct.23 |
Aid agency seeks Pakistan access |
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| Oct.27 |
Clinton in Pakistan to rewrite relations |
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| Dec.16 |
Politicians lose amnesty |
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| Dec.17 |
Officials barred from leaving Pakistan
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