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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• March 17th 2009 – February 26th 2009
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• January 2nd 2009 – December 6th 2008
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• June 1st 2008 – April 25th 2008
• April 24th 2008 – March 13th 2008
• March 12th 2008 – February 9th 2008
• February 9th 2008 – January 6th 2008
• January 4th 2008 – December 3rd 2007
• December 3rd 2007 – November 15th 2007
• November 15th 2007 – November 1st 2007
• October 31st 2007 – October 8th 2007
• October 8th 2007 – September 14th 2007
• September 14th 2007 – August 20th 2007
• August 20th 2007 – July 23rd 2007
• July 21st 2007 – July 4th 2007
• July 4th 2007 – June 2nd 2007
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• May 2nd 2007 – March 27th 2007
• March 27th 2007 – February 27th 2007
• February 26th 2007 – January 15th 2007
• January 15th 2007 – November 27th 2006
• November 25th 2006 – October 25th 2006
• October 25th 2006 – September 22nd 2006
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• August 22nd 2006 – July 14th 2006
• July 13th 2006 – May 26th 2006
• May 26th 2006 – March 29th 2006
• March 29th 2006 – February 16th 2006
• February 16th 2006 – January 16th 2006
• January 15th 2006 – December 3rd 2005
• December 2nd 2005 – November 11th 2005

Pakistan: news

Cricket: Pakistan kept at bay

Monday, December 3rd 2007, 12:09
related countries: India
related places: Calcutta

India remain in control of the second Test despite Pakistan's stubborn effort with the bat on day four in Calcutta.
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Fatal blast at Pakistan madrassa

Monday, December 3rd 2007, 12:01

A bomb at an Islamic religious school in south-west Pakistan kills at least six people, officials say.
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Pakistan opposition heads to meet

Monday, December 3rd 2007, 6:22

Pakistan's Benazir Bhutto will meet fellow opposition leader Nawaz Sharif and discuss a possible election boycott.
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Cricket: India turn the screw

Saturday, December 1st 2007, 12:22
related countries: India

India post their highest ever home total against Pakistan before taking an early wicket in the second Test.
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Bhutto unveils manifesto pledges

Friday, November 30th 2007, 13:47

Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto launches her manifesto for January's elections.
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Cricket: India make strong start

Friday, November 30th 2007, 11:00
related countries: India
related places: Gul

Wasim Jaffer hits an unbeaten 192 as India reach 352-3 on the opening day of the second Test.
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US hails Pakistan leader's pledge

Friday, November 30th 2007, 2:04
related countries: United States
related places: White House

The White House welcomes a vow by Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf to lift emergency rule.
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Musharraf vows to end emergency

Thursday, November 29th 2007, 18:32

President Musharraf starts a new term as civilian leader, vowing to end Pakistan's emergency on 16 December.
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Pakistan clash 'kills civilians'

Thursday, November 29th 2007, 12:03

At least 11 civilians die after troops shell suspected militant positions in north-western Swat Valley, locals say.
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New term for civilian Musharraf

Thursday, November 29th 2007, 8:15

Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf is sworn in as a civilian ruler amid violent protests by lawyers.
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Open verdict in Woolmer inquest

Wednesday, November 28th 2007, 23:15
related countries: Jamaica

A Jamaican inquest into the death of Bob Woolmer fails to determine what killed the Pakistan cricket coach.
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Musharraf gives up army uniform

Wednesday, November 28th 2007, 15:14

Pakistan's President Musharraf hands over military command, meeting key opposition and international demands.
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Pakistan army 'retakes key peak'

Tuesday, November 27th 2007, 10:09
related places: Swat

Pakistani troops say they have recaptured a strategic mountain peak in fighting in Swat district.
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Musharraf bids farewell to troops

Tuesday, November 27th 2007, 9:07

President Musharraf says farewell to troops a day before he is due to resign as head of Pakistan's army.
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Musharraf to quit army 'in days'

Monday, November 26th 2007, 16:23

President Musharraf will resign as Pakistan's army chief on Wednesday, his spokesman tells the BBC.
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Pakistan rivals enter poll fray

Monday, November 26th 2007, 12:41

Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif joins Benazir Bhutto in registering for Pakistan's January elections.
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India complete win over Pakistan

Monday, November 26th 2007, 5:02
related countries: India

India knock off the 32 runs needed on the final morning to seal a six-wicket win over Pakistan in the first Test.
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Ex-PM Sharif returns to Pakistan

Sunday, November 25th 2007, 22:46

Pakistan's ex-Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif returns home to a jubilant welcome after seven years in exile.
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Pakistan troops in Swat offensive

Sunday, November 25th 2007, 15:13
related places: Swat

Pakistani troops begin a ground offensive against pro-Taleban militants in the former tourist resort of Swat Valley.
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Cricket: India close in on win

Sunday, November 25th 2007, 11:09
related countries: India

India close day four of the first Test at 171-3 needing 32 more runs to beat Pakistan.
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Cricket: Delhi set for tense finale

Saturday, November 24th 2007, 11:34
related countries: India
related places: Delhi

Pakistan move 167 runs ahead at 212-5 after three days of the first Test with India in Delhi.
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Dozens killed in Pakistan blasts

Saturday, November 24th 2007, 10:47
related places: Rawalpindi

Two suicide blasts in the northern Pakistani city of Rawalpindi kill at least 30 people, officials say.
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Cricket: India close in on Pakistan

Friday, November 23rd 2007, 11:12
related countries: India

VVS Laxman and Mahendra Dhoni take India to 228-6 in reply to Pakistan's 231 in the Delhi Test
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Pakistan suspension 'unjustified'

Friday, November 23rd 2007, 10:08

Pakistan says its suspension from the Commonwealth because of emergency rule is "unreasonable".
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Court upholds Musharraf election

Thursday, November 22nd 2007, 17:09

Pakistan's Supreme Court dismisses the final legal challenge to President Musharraf's re-election.
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Cricket: Pakistan recover

Thursday, November 22nd 2007, 11:19
related countries: India
related places: Delhi

India are held up by a rearguard action from Pakistan's Misbah-ul-Haq after taking control on day one of the first Test in Delhi.
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Top Baloch rebel leader 'killed'

Wednesday, November 21st 2007, 17:24
related places: Top

A leading rebel from Pakistan's Balochistan province, Mir Balaach Marri, has been killed, his family says.
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Imran Khan freed from prison

Wednesday, November 21st 2007, 16:54

Pakistani opposition politician Imran Khan is freed after being detained since last week under anti-terror laws.
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Pakistan top judge still detained

Wednesday, November 21st 2007, 15:22

Pakistan's ousted chief justice remains under arrest, despite pledges to free judges held under emergency rule.
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Pakistan army 'kills 40 rebels'

Wednesday, November 21st 2007, 8:39

Pakistan's army says it has killed at least 40 pro-Taleban militants in two days of raids in the north-west.
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Thousands flee Pakistan fighting

Tuesday, November 20th 2007, 17:11
related places: Swat

Thousands of people flee fighting between government troops and pro-Taleban militants in Pakistan's northern Swat district.
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Journalists arrested in Pakistan

Tuesday, November 20th 2007, 12:27

More than 100 journalists protesting against media restrictions are arrested in Pakistan, eyewitnesses say.
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'Thousands freed' in Pakistan

Tuesday, November 20th 2007, 11:37

Gen Musharraf's government says it has freed some 3,400 people jailed under Pakistan's emergency.
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Pakistan confirms early poll date

Tuesday, November 20th 2007, 8:32

Pakistan is to hold general elections on 8 January 2008, the chief election commissioner confirms.
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Pakistan clashes 'leave 80 dead'

Monday, November 19th 2007, 13:37
related countries: Afghanistan

At least 80 people are killed in sectarian clashes in a tribal area of Pakistan bordering Afghanistan, officials say.
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Challenges to Musharraf rejected

Monday, November 19th 2007, 12:35

Pakistan's reshaped top court rejects the main challenges to Pervez Musharraf's re-election as president.
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Court hears Musharraf challenges

Monday, November 19th 2007, 8:13

Pakistan's revamped top court hears challenges to President Musharraf's re-election and emergency rule.
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US tells Musharraf to step back

Sunday, November 18th 2007, 19:43
related countries: United States

A senior US envoy urges Pakistani President Musharraf to lift emergency rule and free opponents.
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Cricket: Pakistan salvage pride

Sunday, November 18th 2007, 17:20
related countries: India

Shoaib Malik stars with bat and ball to help his side to victory over India as Pakistan salvage some pride from their series defeat.
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Khan protest at Pakistan mission

Sunday, November 18th 2007, 15:14
related countries: United Kingdom
related places: London

Jemima Khan, the former wife of Pakistani politician Imran Khan, protests outside the Pakistani High Commission in London
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Live - India v Pakistan

Sunday, November 18th 2007, 14:45
related countries: India

Yuvraj Singh passes his half-century to keep India's hopes of passing Pakistan's 306-6 alive in Jaipur.
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US seeks to end Pakistan crisis

Saturday, November 17th 2007, 10:31
related countries: United States

A senior US envoy meets President Pervez Musharraf to discuss Pakistan's deepening political crisis.
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Musharraf defends emergency rule

Saturday, November 17th 2007, 8:46

Pakistan's President Musharraf says his country is safe as long as the military stays in charge.
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US seeks end to Pakistan crisis

Friday, November 16th 2007, 19:16
related countries: United States
related places: America

America's John Negroponte goes to Pakistan to boost "moderate forces" and speaks to ex-PM Benazir Bhutto.
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Bhutto defiant after house arrest

Friday, November 16th 2007, 12:48

Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto renews her calls for President Musharraf to end emergency rule.
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Bhutto released from house arrest

Friday, November 16th 2007, 10:31

Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto is released from house arrest, as a new interim PM is sworn in.
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Musharraf unveils new interim PM

Thursday, November 15th 2007, 19:57

President Musharraf names a caretaker government, with Pakistan's current Senate chairman appointed as PM.
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Cricket: India clinch series

Thursday, November 15th 2007, 16:59
related countries: India

Sachin Tendulkar's brilliant 97 helps India beat Pakistan by six wickets to take a winning 3-1 lead in their one-day series.
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