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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is praising Pakistanis for upholding what he calls their commitment to democratic rule by successfully completing parliamentary elections. Tweet This Post
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Imran Khan gains in Pakistan vote, Sharif remains frontrunner
Posted by admin on May 10th, 2013
By Michael George ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Former Pakistan cricket star Imran Khan's party was enjoying a late surge of support on Friday, the eve of a landmark election, raising the prospect of a fragmented parliament that could lead to weeks of haggling to form a coalition government. The failure of other parties to capture a [...]
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No Comments »Kerry seeks to boost Afghan, Pakistan ties
Posted by admin on April 24th, 2013
BRUSSELS (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has brought senior Afghan and Pakistani officials together for security talks aimed at improving relations between the two nations ahead of next year’s withdrawal of NATO combat forces from Afghanistan. Politics News Headlines – Yahoo! News Tweet This Post
Kerry to host Afghan, Pakistan talks
Posted by admin on April 22nd, 2013
BRUSSELS (AP) — A senior American official says U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will host a meeting of top Afghan and Pakistani officials this week in Brussels to discuss reconciliation with the Taliban and other issues. Tweet This Post
Musharraf Barred from Running in Pakistan
Posted by admin on April 16th, 2013
Judges have disqualified Pakistan’s former military ruler, Pervez Musharraf, from running in the upcoming parliamentary election, the AP reports. Taegan Goddard’s Political Wire Tweet This Post
Musharraf Returns to Pakistan
Posted by admin on March 24th, 2013
Former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf “returned home on Sunday after nearly four years of self-imposed exile to contest elections despite the possibility of arrest and death threats from the Taliban,” Reuters reports. Tweet This Post
Musharraf heads to Pakistan amid death threats
Posted by admin on March 24th, 2013
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf is en route to his homeland after more than four years in self-exile. Tweet This Post
US Drone Strikes in Pakistan Are Illegal, Says UN Terrorism Official
Posted by admin on March 16th, 2013
Following a three-day fact-finding visit to Pakistan, the United Nations terrorism and human rights envoy issued a statement calling the U.S. drone strikes in Pakistan a violation of international law. “The position of the government of Pakistan is quite clear: It does not consent to… Politics News Headlines – Yahoo! News Tweet This Post
Posted in Breaking News Tags: 'official', Drone, Illegal, Pakistan, says, strikes, terrorism No Comments »Bomb at Shi’ite mosque kills 45 in Pakistan
Posted by admin on March 3rd, 2013
KARACHI (Reuters) – A suspected suicide bomber attacked Shi'ite Muslims as they were leaving a mosque in Pakistan's commercial capital on Sunday, killing at least 45 people, in another signal Sunni militants are escalating sectarian attacks. "It's like doomsday to me. I was watching television when I heard an explosion and my flat was badly [...]
Pakistan Shi’ites demand protection from militants
Posted by admin on February 18th, 2013
QUETTA, Pakistan (Reuters) – Pakistani Shi'ites furious over a sectarian bombing that killed 85 people protested on Monday, demanding that security forces protect them from hardline Sunni groups. The attack, near a street market in the southwestern city of Quetta on Saturday, highlighted the government's failure to crack down on militancy in nuclear-armed Pakistan just [...]
