News: Pakistan

We have started to collect the most important news related to Pakistan in November 2005. By default, most recent news are listed first.

World news related to Pakistan – overview

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• December 21st 2009 – November 24th 2009
• November 24th 2009 – October 27th 2009
• October 27th 2009 – October 6th 2009
• October 5th 2009 – September 3rd 2009
• September 3rd 2009 – August 8th 2009
• August 8th 2009 – July 15th 2009
• July 15th 2009 – June 23rd 2009
• June 23rd 2009 – May 30th 2009
• May 29th 2009 – May 7th 2009
• May 7th 2009 – April 11th 2009
• April 11th 2009 – March 19th 2009
• March 18th 2009 – February 27th 2009
• February 26th 2009 – February 5th 2009
• February 5th 2009 – January 4th 2009
• January 3rd 2009 – December 8th 2008
• December 7th 2008 – November 7th 2008
• November 7th 2008 – October 13th 2008
• October 12th 2008 – September 20th 2008
• September 20th 2008 – August 23rd 2008
• August 23rd 2008 – July 30th 2008
• July 30th 2008 – July 1st 2008
• July 1st 2008 – June 3rd 2008
• June 2nd 2008 – April 28th 2008
• April 28th 2008 – March 15th 2008
• March 14th 2008 – February 11th 2008
• February 11th 2008 – January 7th 2008
• January 6th 2008 – December 4th 2007
• December 4th 2007 – November 16th 2007
• November 15th 2007 – November 1st 2007
• November 1st 2007 – October 9th 2007
• October 9th 2007 – September 17th 2007
• September 17th 2007 – August 22nd 2007
• August 21st 2007 – July 23rd 2007
• July 23rd 2007 – July 5th 2007
• July 5th 2007 – June 4th 2007
• June 3rd 2007 – May 5th 2007
• May 3rd 2007 – March 28th 2007
• March 27th 2007 – March 2nd 2007
• March 1st 2007 – January 16th 2007
• January 16th 2007 – November 28th 2006
• November 27th 2006 – October 27th 2006
• October 27th 2006 – September 25th 2006
• September 22nd 2006 – August 23rd 2006
• August 23rd 2006 – July 14th 2006
• July 14th 2006 – May 28th 2006
• May 26th 2006 – March 30th 2006
• March 30th 2006 – February 16th 2006
• February 16th 2006 – January 17th 2006
• January 16th 2006 – December 3rd 2005
• December 3rd 2005 – November 11th 2005

Pakistan: news

Bomb hits Danish embassy

Monday, June 2nd 2008, 16:03
related places: Islamabad

At least six people die and 30 are hurt in a bomb attack near the Danish embassy in Pakistan's capital Islamabad.
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Teacher admits killing student

Monday, June 2nd 2008, 8:31

The teacher of a religious seminary in Pakistan confesses to torturing a seven-year-old student to death, police say.
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S Asia 'focus for al-Qaeda fight'

Sunday, June 1st 2008, 5:00
related countries: Afghanistan, United States

The US security chief tells the BBC the borders of Pakistan and Afghanistan are the new focus for the war on terror.
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Pakistani boy 'killed by teacher'

Friday, May 30th 2008, 8:28

A seven-year-old student of a religious seminary in Pakistan dies after he is punished by his teacher, police say.
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Khan: Pakistan claims 'are false'

Thursday, May 29th 2008, 16:20

Pakistani scientist AQ Khan says in a rare interview that allegations he passed on nuclear secrets are false.
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Pakistan army denies report

Thursday, May 29th 2008, 15:14

The Pakistani army dismisses a report that the army chief has tried to persuade President Musharraf to resign.
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US blacklists Pakistan militants

Wednesday, May 28th 2008, 5:42
related countries: United States
related places: Lashkar

The US imposes sanctions on four people it says are leaders of Pakistan-based militant group Lashkar-e-Toiba.
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Move to slash Musharraf's powers

Saturday, May 24th 2008, 16:26

The leader of Pakistan's main party proposes amending the constitution to reduce the powers of the president.
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Pakistan militant 'holds to deal'

Saturday, May 24th 2008, 9:53
related places: Peshawar

A top Taleban commander in Pakistan says his forces stand by a ceasefire agreement, despite recent bomb attacks.
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Karachi shares fall on rate rise

Friday, May 23rd 2008, 12:25

Pakistan's main stock index falls almost 5% after interest rates jumped to 12.5% from 10% to slow the inflation rate.
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Gunmen kill Pakistani journalist

Friday, May 23rd 2008, 9:35

Gunmen kill a Pakistani journalist after he interviews a spokesman for local militants, officials say.
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Atom expert restrictions 'eased'

Thursday, May 22nd 2008, 11:34

Pakistani scientist AQ Khan makes a rare trip from home where he has been held since a nuclear leaks scandal.
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Pakistan in deal with militants

Wednesday, May 21st 2008, 16:46

Pakistan agrees to pull troops out of a valley in the north-west under an accord with pro-Taleban militants.
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Rivals sign prisoner access deal

Wednesday, May 21st 2008, 14:13
related countries: India
related places: Islamabad

India and Pakistan sign a deal granting greater access to each other's prisoners after talks in Islamabad.
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India and Pakistan resume talks

Tuesday, May 20th 2008, 9:44
related countries: India
related places: Delhi, Kashmir

India and Pakistan hold their first peace talks since a new civilian government took power in Islamabad.
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Pakistan warning to food hoarders

Monday, May 19th 2008, 4:40

Authorities in Pakistan warn that anyone hoarding wheat will have their stocks confiscated.
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Deadly blast hits Pakistani town

Sunday, May 18th 2008, 20:21
related places: Mardan

At least 13 people are killed in a bomb attack in the north-western Pakistani town of Mardan, police say.
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Afghans free foreign contractors

Sunday, May 18th 2008, 9:40
related countries: Afghanistan

Afghan security forces free two foreign workers kidnapped last month, while Pakistan's envoy describes his release.
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Pakistan Afghan ambassador freed

Saturday, May 17th 2008, 6:44
related countries: Afghanistan

Pakistan's envoy to Afghanistan, abducted by suspected Taleban militants in February, is released.
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Pakistan 'protests' at US strike

Friday, May 16th 2008, 16:36
related countries: United States

Pakistan says it has protested over a missile attack in its tribal areas that was carried out by the US.
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US aid 'failing to reach target'

Friday, May 16th 2008, 16:12
related countries: Afghanistan, United States

The US Congress provides billions of dollars for Pakistan and Afghanistan but much of the money never gets there.
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Vietnam drugs haul 'largest ever'

Thursday, May 15th 2008, 15:42
related countries: Vietnam

Police in Vietnam say they have found nearly nine tons of cannabis in a shipment of blue jeans from Pakistan.
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Pakistan battles power shortages

Thursday, May 15th 2008, 14:09

Pakistan is switching to daylight saving next month to help reduce the effects of power shortages.
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Missile 'strikes Pakistan house'

Wednesday, May 14th 2008, 23:18

About 12 people die in a suspected missile strike on a house in north-west Pakistan, local residents say.
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Pakistan in Taleban prisoner swap

Wednesday, May 14th 2008, 17:47
related countries: Afghanistan

Pakistan's army swaps prisoners with the Taleban and cuts troop numbers in a tribal area near Afghanistan.
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Rivals row over Kashmir ceasefire

Wednesday, May 14th 2008, 16:11
related countries: India
related places: Kashmir

India says Pakistani troops fired across Kashmir's Line of Control in a what would be a rare breach of a ceasefire.
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Government in turmoil in Pakistan

Tuesday, May 13th 2008, 13:06

Ministers from one of Pakistan's main parties, the PML-N, resign, just months after elections.
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Pakistan government set to split

Monday, May 12th 2008, 16:16

One of the main Pakistan parties, the PML-N, says it is pulling out of the government, three months after elections.
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Taleban killed in Afghan incursion

Monday, May 12th 2008, 11:19
related countries: Afghanistan

Pakistani militants take back the bodies of at least nine comrades killed in Afghanistan, witnesses say.
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Pakistan coalition crisis talks

Monday, May 12th 2008, 10:34

The party of former Pakistani PM Nawaz Sharif is meeting to decide whether to remain in government.
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No agreement on Pakistan judges

Monday, May 12th 2008, 1:34

Pakistan's main coalition parties fail to strike a deal on restoring judges sacked by President Pervez Musharraf.
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Pakistani militants agree truce

Friday, May 9th 2008, 22:44

Militants who seized control of a popular tourist destination in north Pakistan last year sign a truce.
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Pakistan opposes US military aide

Friday, May 9th 2008, 11:32
related countries: United States

Pakistan asks the US not to appoint a military envoy who used to run the prison at Guantanamo.
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More pressure on Pakistan truce

Thursday, May 8th 2008, 13:33

A Pakistani soldier is killed in the north-west of the country, casting more doubt on a militants' ceasefire.
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Pakistan tests ballistic missile

Thursday, May 8th 2008, 6:14

Pakistan carries out a second successful test of a cruise missile capable of carrying nuclear weapons.
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New by-election date in Pakistan

Wednesday, May 7th 2008, 18:02

Pakistan's Election Commission announces that delayed by-elections will now be held on 26 June.
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Pakistan girls' school burnt down

Wednesday, May 7th 2008, 15:04

Militants in north-west Pakistan destroy a girls' school in the second attack of its kind since Sunday.
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Attacks test Pakistan ceasefire

Tuesday, May 6th 2008, 10:42

Two bloody attacks in north-west Pakistan test fragile peace moves by the new government.
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Anger in Pakistan at poll delays

Monday, May 5th 2008, 17:12

The main parties in Pakistan's new government condemn the postponement of by-elections for two months.
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Pakistan to get BBC on FM again

Monday, May 5th 2008, 14:46

The BBC is set to resume live FM news bulletins to Pakistan on Tuesday through local partner stations.
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Date for Pakistan judges' return

Friday, May 2nd 2008, 20:49

Ex-Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif says top judges sacked by President Musharraf last year will be reinstated on 12 May.
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'Deal reached' on Pakistan judges

Thursday, May 1st 2008, 14:39

One of Pakistan's ruling coalition leaders says a deal has been reached over how to deal with sacked judges.
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Blast 'targets' pro-Taleban group

Thursday, May 1st 2008, 9:49

At least one person dies and many are hurt in a blast at a pro-Taleban group's office in Pakistan, officials say.
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Progress on Pakistan judges deal

Wednesday, April 30th 2008, 18:03

The leaders of Pakistan's new ruling coalition make progress in crucial talks about sacked judges, aides say.
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Tennis: Shoaib loses ban appeal

Wednesday, April 30th 2008, 10:59

Shoaib Akhtar loses his appeal against a five-year ban imposed by the Pakistan Cricket Board but can still play overseas.
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'Top Kashmiri militant' is killed

Wednesday, April 30th 2008, 4:02
related countries: India
related places: Kashmir

Police in Indian-administered Kashmir say they have killed a senior member of the banned pro-Pakistan militant group.
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Hanging of Indian 'spy' deferred

Tuesday, April 29th 2008, 6:48
related countries: India

Pakistan defers the hanging of an Indian man convicted for spying and carrying out bomb attacks.
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Top Pakistan militant halts talks

Monday, April 28th 2008, 15:16

Top Taleban commander Baitullah Mehsud halts talks with Pakistan's government, his spokesman says.
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