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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• October 16th 2009 – September 23rd 2009
• September 22nd 2009 – August 24th 2009
• August 23rd 2009 – July 27th 2009
• July 27th 2009 – July 7th 2009
• July 7th 2009 – June 10th 2009
• June 10th 2009 – May 19th 2009
• May 19th 2009 – April 26th 2009
• April 24th 2009 – April 1st 2009
• April 1st 2009 – March 7th 2009
• March 6th 2009 – February 16th 2009
• February 15th 2009 – January 21st 2009
• January 20th 2009 – December 22nd 2008
• December 21st 2008 – November 23rd 2008
• November 22nd 2008 – October 30th 2008
• October 29th 2008 – September 30th 2008
• September 30th 2008 – September 9th 2008
• September 8th 2008 – August 13th 2008
• August 12th 2008 – July 17th 2008
• July 17th 2008 – June 17th 2008
• June 16th 2008 – May 15th 2008
• May 15th 2008 – April 8th 2008
• April 4th 2008 – February 25th 2008
• February 24th 2008 – January 23rd 2008
• January 22nd 2008 – December 22nd 2007
• December 21st 2007 – November 25th 2007
• November 24th 2007 – November 9th 2007
• November 9th 2007 – October 21st 2007
• October 21st 2007 – October 1st 2007
• September 29th 2007 – September 7th 2007
• September 5th 2007 – August 8th 2007
• August 8th 2007 – July 13th 2007
• July 13th 2007 – June 23rd 2007
• June 22nd 2007 – May 21st 2007
• May 21st 2007 – April 15th 2007
• April 13th 2007 – March 20th 2007
• March 20th 2007 – February 11th 2007
• February 10th 2007 – December 28th 2006
• December 26th 2006 – November 13th 2006
• November 13th 2006 – October 6th 2006
• October 6th 2006 – September 6th 2006
• September 5th 2006 – August 8th 2006
• August 7th 2006 – June 26th 2006
• June 26th 2006 – April 26th 2006
• April 26th 2006 – March 9th 2006
• March 6th 2006 – February 6th 2006
• February 5th 2006 – December 31st 2005
• December 30th 2005 – November 20th 2005
• November 19th 2005 – November 11th 2005

Pakistan: news

Death row Briton in plea to Blair

Friday, October 6th 2006, 1:06
related countries: United Kingdom

A British man awaiting execution in Pakistan writes to Tony Blair in a plea for help.
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Cricket: Yousuf gets captaincy

Thursday, October 5th 2006, 12:48
related countries: India

Mohammad Yousuf will captain Pakistan at the Champions Trophy after Younis Khan turns down the job.
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Rockets found in Pakistan capital

Thursday, October 5th 2006, 7:48
related places: Islamabad

Two rockets and a launcher are found near Pakistan's parliament building in Islamabad, police say.
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Afghans arrest 'suicide bombers'

Thursday, October 5th 2006, 4:43
related countries: Afghanistan

Afghan officials say they have arrested 17 people who had been trained in Pakistan to carry out suicide attacks.
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India to share bombings evidence

Wednesday, October 4th 2006, 4:59
related countries: India
related places: Mumbai

India's PM vows to share evidence with Pakistan about the devastating train blasts in Mumbai.
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Musharraf nuclear claims attacked

Monday, October 2nd 2006, 17:17

The daughter of Pakistani nuclear scientist AQ Khan criticises claims in President Musharraf's new book.
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Pakistan seeks Mumbai bomb proof

Monday, October 2nd 2006, 13:39
related countries: India
related places: Mumbai

Pakistan says it will take action if India proves it is connected to devastating train blasts in Mumbai.
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Al-Qaeda HQ 'based in Pakistan'

Monday, October 2nd 2006, 10:52
related countries: Iraq, United States

A 2005 letter found after the death of al-Qaeda's chief in Iraq says its leaders were in Pakistan, a US paper reports.
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Pakistan 'to get bomb evidence'

Monday, October 2nd 2006, 7:44

Pakistan will be given evidence that its spy agency was behind the train blasts in Mumbai, India says.
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Cricket: Pakistan to snub costs claim

Monday, October 2nd 2006, 7:03

The Pakistan Cricket Board is set to reject any compensation claim by its England counterpart for the forfeited Oval Test.
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Pakistan 'role in Mumbai attacks'

Saturday, September 30th 2006, 15:03
related countries: India
related places: Mumbai

Pakistan's intelligence agency helped to plan the Mumbai train attacks which killed 186 people, Indian police say.
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Dinner date with the presidents

Saturday, September 30th 2006, 11:56
related countries: Afghanistan

Owen Bennett-Jones finds the atmosphere a little frosty at dinner, when President Bush hosts the presidents of Pakistan and Afghanistan.
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West 'will fail' without Pakistan

Saturday, September 30th 2006, 10:58

Pakistan's President Musharraf warns the West would be "brought to its knees" without his country's support.
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Pakistan 'role in Mumbai attacks'

Saturday, September 30th 2006, 10:17
related countries: India
related places: Mumbai

Pakistan's intelligence agency helped to plan the Mumbai train attacks which killed 186 people, Indian police say.
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Pakistan rapped over detentions

Friday, September 29th 2006, 15:32

Pakistan is accused of detaining hundreds of alleged terror suspects without legal process.
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Cricket: Ball-tampering 'guess'

Friday, September 29th 2006, 7:07

TV analyst Simon Hughes says Darrell Hair was "guessing" when he penalised Pakistan for ball-tampering.
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Afghan attacks up despite truce

Thursday, September 28th 2006, 16:34
related countries: Afghanistan, United States

Attacks near the Afghan border with Pakistan triple in some areas despite a peace deal, the US military says.
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Cricket: Pakistan 'victory' in row

Thursday, September 28th 2006, 15:56

Cricket captain Inzamam-ul-Haq declares a "victory for Pakistan" after he is cleared of cheating.
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Cricket: Inzamam banned

Thursday, September 28th 2006, 11:52

Inzamam-ul-Haq is cleared of ball-tampering but banned for four one-day internationals for bringing the game into disrepute.
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Bush seeks truce in leaders' spat

Thursday, September 28th 2006, 10:24
related countries: Afghanistan, United States

The US president appeals to the Afghan and Pakistani leaders to put aside their differences to fight terrorism.
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Cricket: Inzamam awaits verdict

Thursday, September 28th 2006, 9:03
related countries: United Kingdom

Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq is expected to learn his fate at about 1500 BST after his disciplinary hearing at The Oval.
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Pakistan agrees $43bn project

Thursday, September 28th 2006, 6:06

Pakistan's government gives the go-ahead to a Dubai firm for a $43bn property development.
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Musharraf defends his spy service

Thursday, September 28th 2006, 0:31

Pakistan's president rejects claims that his intelligence service has indirectly helped the Taleban and al-Qaeda.
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Karzai meets Bush amid tensions

Tuesday, September 26th 2006, 22:55
related countries: Afghanistan

President Bush meets Afghan President Karzai, dismissing reported tensions between him and Pakistan's leader.
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Musharraf book launched in US

Tuesday, September 26th 2006, 2:45
related countries: United States

President Pervez Musharraf launches his memoirs in the US a day after rumours of a coup gripped Pakistan.
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Musharraf plot sentences upheld

Monday, September 25th 2006, 13:38

Pakistan's Supreme Court upholds the death sentences of 12 people convicted of plotting to kill President Pervez Musharraf.
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Bush 'unaware' of Pakistan threat

Friday, September 22nd 2006, 21:18
related countries: United States

President Bush says he was "taken aback" by reports that the US threatened to bomb Pakistan in 2001.
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US 'threatened to bomb' Pakistan

Friday, September 22nd 2006, 8:50
related countries: United States

The US threatened to bomb Pakistan unless it joined the fight against al-Qaeda, says President Pervez Musharraf.
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Pakistan clerics say Pope must go

Friday, September 22nd 2006, 4:37

Radical Muslim clerics and scholars in Pakistan demand the Pope's removal for what they call insults against Islam.
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Pakistan criticises Afghan action

Thursday, September 21st 2006, 5:07
related countries: Afghanistan

Pakistan's president criticises Afghanistan for not doing enough to fight Taleban militants on their border.
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Rally condemns Pakistan killing

Monday, September 18th 2006, 19:33
related places: Quetta

An alliance of opposition parties in the Pakistani province of Balochistan holds a rally in Quetta.
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South Asia rivals to resume talks

Saturday, September 16th 2006, 20:13
related countries: India

India and Pakistan announce they will start peace talks again and work together to tackle terrorism in the region.
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Asian migrants arrive at Tenerife

Friday, September 15th 2006, 16:19
related countries: Sri Lanka

Almost 200 migrants believed to be from Pakistan and Sri Lanka reach the Canary Islands by boat.
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Journalist shot dead in Pakistan

Friday, September 15th 2006, 9:20

Unidentified gunmen on a motorbike shoot dead a local journalist in north-west Pakistan, the authorities say.
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Balochistan peace dialogue urged

Thursday, September 14th 2006, 15:39

An influential think-tank urges Pakistan to stop fighting nationalists in the province of Balochistan.
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Pakistan delays rape reform plans

Wednesday, September 13th 2006, 14:48

Pakistan's government bows to pressure and delays presenting a bill to reform controversial rape laws.
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Musharraf seeks Indian PM talks

Monday, September 11th 2006, 20:55
related countries: India

The President of Pakistan, Pervez Musharraf, says that he wants substantive talks with the Indian PM later this week.
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Cricket: England tie Pakistan

Sunday, September 10th 2006, 15:57
related countries: United Kingdom

Sajid Mahmood takes two wickets and hits a vital 22 as England beat Pakistan to draw the one-day series 2-2.
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4th ODI as it happened

Friday, September 8th 2006, 20:51

England win the fourth one-day international against Pakistan by eight wickets.
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England ease to win over Pakistan

Friday, September 8th 2006, 20:46
related countries: United Kingdom

Ian Bell hits 86 and Andrew Strauss 78 as England beat Pakistan by eight wickets in the fourth one-dayer.
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Police pledge in girl custody row

Friday, September 8th 2006, 9:05

Officers in Pakistan say they will not intervene in a custody battle involving a 12-year-old amid fears of deportation.
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Balochistan bombing 'kills four'

Friday, September 8th 2006, 9:00

A bomb explosion in Pakistan's troubled Balochistan province kills at least four people, police say.
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Cricket: Inzamam hearing set

Thursday, September 7th 2006, 10:24
related countries: United Kingdom

The hearing into the controversial Oval Test between England and Pakistan will take place on 27 and 28 September.
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Death row man pleads for his life

Thursday, September 7th 2006, 5:43

A Leeds man facing the death sentence in Pakistan pleads to Tony Blair to help him and thanks his campaigners.
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Pakistan urges joint terror fight

Wednesday, September 6th 2006, 16:41
related countries: Afghanistan
related places: Kabul

Pakistan and Afghanistan must fight terrorism together, Pakistan's president says on a key visit to Kabul.
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Pakistan denies Bin Laden 'gaffe'

Wednesday, September 6th 2006, 14:02

Pakistan's chief army spokesman insists government forces will arrest Osama Bin Laden if they find him.
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Cricket: ICC considers ball tests

Wednesday, September 6th 2006, 12:15
related countries: United Kingdom

The ICC considers forensic tests on the ball used in the controversial Oval Test between England and Pakistan.
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Court order in schoolgirl wrangle

Wednesday, September 6th 2006, 8:27
related countries: United Kingdom

A Scottish schoolgirl at the centre of a custody battle is subject to an interim order in Pakistan.
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