Pakistan

Troops, Militants Battle in Afghanistan

wsj.com     7 hrs ago   324 related          

U.K.'s Brown Makes Surprise Visit KABUL, Afghanistan -- U.S.-led coalition troops killed more than 30 insurgents in a battle in eastern Afghanistan, officials said Thursday, as U.K. Prime Minister Gordon Brown made an...                    

Zardari seen as likely Pakistan president candidate

washingtonpost.com     7 hrs ago   99 related          

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Assassinated Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto's widower emerged on Thursday as a likely candidate to become the next president as a split loomed in the ruling coalition led by his party. Investors...                    

Taliban Claim Responsibility for Pakistan Blasts

washingtonpost.com     1 hr ago   62 related          

WAH CANTONMENT, Pakistan, Aug 21 -- Around 60 people were killed and 100 injured in a well-coordinated suicide bomb attack on a high-level army munitions factory on Thursday, the latest in a series of militant attacks against...                    

Missile Strike in NW Pakistan

time.com     11 hrs ago   31 related          

—Missiles destroyed a suspected militant hide-out near the Afghan border Wednesday where foreign insurgents were known to frequent, killing at least five people, Pakistani officials said. The reported strike — which raised...                    

Pakistan’s Pain Continues: Sharif Threatens To Quit Pakistan Coalition

johnibiii.wordpress.com     9 hrs ago   21 related          

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has threatened to pull his party out of Pakistan’s ruling coalition it does not decide by Friday to reinstate judges purged by former president Pervez Musharraf, the Wall...                    

Bush calls Musharraf and Pakistan's prime minister

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CRAWFORD, Texas (AP) - President Bush has expressed solidarity with Pakistan, which has been wracked by political turmoil and suicide bombings that killed dozens of people. From his vacation ranch in Crawford, Texas, Bush...                    

Death toll of twin blasts in E Pakistan reaches 45

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Up to 45 people were killed and 60 others injured in two suicide blasts in eastern Punjab province on Thursday, the state-run PTV reported. The blasts occurred at the main gate and another gate of Pakistan Ordinance Factory in...                    

Not reinstating Iftikhar Chaudhry part of Govt-Musharraf resignation "deal"

karachinews.net     11 hrs ago   5 related          

Islamabad, Aug 21 : Non-reinstatement of sacked Pakistan chief justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry was a part of the "deal" which had been agreed between the federal coalition government and former President Pervez Musharraf...                    

Court says Guantanamo documents should be released

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By MEERA SELVA Associated Press Writer LONDON (AP) - A British court on Thursday gave Foreign Secretary David Miliband a week to reconsider his decision to withhold secret documents that could prove that a man held in...                    

30 militants die in Afghan battle near ambush site

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By FISNIK ABRASHI and JASON STRAZIUSO Associated Press Writers KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - The U.S.-led coalition said Thursday it had killed more than 30 insurgents in a battle in eastern Afghanistan, fighters an Afghan governor...                    

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