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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• January 8th 2010 – December 12th 2009
• December 12th 2009 – November 11th 2009
• November 10th 2009 – October 17th 2009
• October 17th 2009 – September 24th 2009
• September 23rd 2009 – August 24th 2009
• August 23rd 2009 – July 27th 2009
• July 26th 2009 – July 7th 2009
• July 7th 2009 – June 9th 2009
• June 9th 2009 – May 16th 2009
• May 15th 2009 – April 24th 2009
• April 23rd 2009 – March 30th 2009
• March 30th 2009 – March 5th 2009
• March 5th 2009 – February 13th 2009
• February 13th 2009 – January 14th 2009
• January 13th 2009 – December 16th 2008
• December 16th 2008 – November 16th 2008
• November 15th 2008 – October 22nd 2008
• October 21st 2008 – September 24th 2008
• September 24th 2008 – August 29th 2008
• August 28th 2008 – August 5th 2008
• August 5th 2008 – July 9th 2008
• July 9th 2008 – June 7th 2008
• June 6th 2008 – May 5th 2008
• May 5th 2008 – March 19th 2008
• March 19th 2008 – February 14th 2008
• February 14th 2008 – January 10th 2008
• January 9th 2008 – December 8th 2007
• December 8th 2007 – November 17th 2007
• November 17th 2007 – November 3rd 2007
• November 2nd 2007 – October 10th 2007
• October 10th 2007 – September 17th 2007
• September 17th 2007 – August 22nd 2007
• August 21st 2007 – July 23rd 2007
• July 23rd 2007 – July 4th 2007
• July 4th 2007 – June 2nd 2007
• June 1st 2007 – April 29th 2007
• April 29th 2007 – March 26th 2007
• March 26th 2007 – February 23rd 2007
• February 22nd 2007 – January 13th 2007
• January 12th 2007 – November 21st 2006
• November 20th 2006 – October 18th 2006
• October 17th 2006 – September 13th 2006
• September 11th 2006 – August 18th 2006
• August 18th 2006 – July 5th 2006
• July 3rd 2006 – May 11th 2006
• May 9th 2006 – March 21st 2006
• March 21st 2006 – February 10th 2006
• February 9th 2006 – January 5th 2006
• January 4th 2006 – November 23rd 2005
• November 21st 2005 – November 11th 2005

Pakistan: news

Latest score - Pakistan v West Indies

Wednesday, September 23rd 2009, 12:18

Pakistan take on West Indies in Johannesburg in the second game of the Champions Trophy.
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Senior Pakistan militant arrested

Tuesday, September 22nd 2009, 6:34
related places: Swat

Pakistan's army says it has arrested a militant commander reputed to be behind suicide bombings across the Swat valley.
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Pakistan curbs on Mumbai accused

Monday, September 21st 2009, 11:06

Police in Pakistan restrict the movement of an Islamic charity leader accused of involvement in the 2008 Mumbai attacks.
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Australia v Pakistan latest score

Monday, September 21st 2009, 10:13
related countries: Australia

Australia take on Pakistan in a Champions Trophy group match in Centurion.
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Pakistani actor Yousuf Khan dies

Monday, September 21st 2009, 3:59
related places: Lahore

Veteran Pakistani actor Yousuf Khan dies at the age of 80 in the eastern city of Lahore, family members say.
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US embassy security firm raided

Saturday, September 19th 2009, 20:41
related countries: United States
related places: Islamabad

Police raid US-contracted private security firm in Islamabad, securing around 70 allegedly unlicensed weapons.
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Carnage in Pakistan market attack

Friday, September 18th 2009, 13:29

At least 33 people are killed and many injured as a suicide car bomb hits a village market in north-west Pakistan.
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Key Pakistan militants 'killed'

Thursday, September 17th 2009, 17:14
related countries: United States

Missiles fired by a US drone are believed to have killed an al-Qaeda chief and a top Uzbek militant in Pakistan, officials say.
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Taliban 'kill' Mehsud relatives

Thursday, September 17th 2009, 12:43
related places: Taliban

Militants in Pakistan are accused of killing two relatives of top Taliban commander Baitullah Mehsud, who died last month.
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Pakistani Taliban leader arrested

Wednesday, September 16th 2009, 11:33
related places: Swat, Taliban

Pakistan's military says it has arrested another important Taliban leader in troubled north-western district of Swat.
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Musharraf promised 'safe exit'

Tuesday, September 15th 2009, 8:05

Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari says foreign powers guaranteed a "safe exit" to his predecessor Pervez Musharraf.
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Pakistan launches stampede probe

Tuesday, September 15th 2009, 6:48
related places: Karachi

An investigation is launched into Monday's stampede in the Pakistani city of Karachi which killed at least 14, officials say.
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Death in Swat

Monday, September 14th 2009, 23:33
related places: Swat

A tale of anguish from one Pakistani village
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Pakistan food stampede kills many

Monday, September 14th 2009, 14:57
related places: Karachi

At least 14 women and children die in a stampede to get free flour in the southern Pakistani city of Karachi, officials say.
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Musharraf admits US aid diverted

Monday, September 14th 2009, 12:13
related countries: India, United States

Former president Pervez Musharraf says US military aid to Pakistan during his tenure was used for defences against India.
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Three killed in US drone attack

Monday, September 14th 2009, 4:52
related countries: United States

At least three suspected militants are killed in a US drone attack in north-west Pakistan, officials say.
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Crippling blow

Friday, September 11th 2009, 16:14

Official's arrest is major setback for Pakistani Taliban
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Top Taliban leader arrested in Pakistan

Friday, September 11th 2009, 14:36
related places: Swat, Taliban

One of Pakistan's highest ranking Taliban officials, Muslim Khan, is arrested by security forces in Swat valley, officials say.
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Limited success

Wednesday, September 9th 2009, 6:58

Less is more in Pakistan leader's first year of power
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Pakistan drone attacks kill five

Wednesday, September 9th 2009, 5:44
related countries: United States

At least five people die in the second US drone attack in north-west Pakistan in 24 hours.
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Nato lorries torched in Pakistan

Wednesday, September 9th 2009, 5:36
related countries: Afghanistan
related places: Nato

Gunmen in Pakistan set fire to lorries carrying fuel for Nato forces in Afghanistan, police say.
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Nawaz Sharif faces murder inquiry

Tuesday, September 8th 2009, 16:01

Pakistan's Supreme court is set to hear petitions for the prosecution of main opposition head, Nawaz Sharif, for murder.
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Shia students killed in Pakistan

Tuesday, September 8th 2009, 11:52

Gunmen in north-west Pakistan kill at least four Shia school children in a sectarian attack, officials say.
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Pakistani star says case 'a lie'

Monday, September 7th 2009, 8:14

A popular Pakistani actress accused of theft and intimidation demands that police drop the case against her.
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Arrest warrant for Pakistan star

Friday, September 4th 2009, 13:44

An arrest warrant is issued for a Pakistani actress accused of theft and intimidation, police say.
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India court lifts Jinnah book ban

Friday, September 4th 2009, 10:15

A court in the state of Gujarat overturns a ban on a contentious book on Pakistan's founder.
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Terror raid pair back in Pakistan

Thursday, September 3rd 2009, 12:30
related countries: United Kingdom

Two Pakistani students arrested over unproven terror charges in Britain in April return to Pakistan.
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Violence unabated

Thursday, September 3rd 2009, 10:10
related places: Swat

Executions mar peace in Pakistan's Swat valley
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Swat militia 'kills insurgents'

Thursday, September 3rd 2009, 9:30
related places: Swat

Members of a tribal militia in Pakistan's Swat valley kill three suspected militants, police say.
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Pakistani religion minister shot

Wednesday, September 2nd 2009, 11:58
related places: Islamabad

Pakistan's minister for religious affairs is wounded and his driver killed in an attack in Islamabad.
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Kashmir 'infiltrators' shot dead

Wednesday, September 2nd 2009, 6:34
related countries: India
related places: Kashmir

Indian troops say they have shot dead five militants who crossed the de facto border diving disputed Kashmir.
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Pakistan clashes 'kill militants'

Tuesday, September 1st 2009, 17:27

More than 50 suspected militants have been killed in clashes across Pakistan's north-west, as others surrendered, the army says.
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'No choice'

Monday, August 31st 2009, 23:57

Poverty swells ranks of Pakistan's sex trade
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More bodies in Pakistani valley

Monday, August 31st 2009, 11:35
related places: Swat

The bodies of 30 suspected militants are found in Pakistan's Swat valley, amid claims of unlawful killings by troops.
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Nato tankers blown up in Pakistan

Monday, August 31st 2009, 5:53
related countries: Afghanistan
related places: Karachi, Nato

Suspected militants attack more than 20 vehicles carrying Nato supplies from Pakistan's Karachi port to Afghanistan, police says.
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Pakistan blast 'kills 14 cadets'

Sunday, August 30th 2009, 9:09
related places: Swat

A suspected suicide bomb attack in Pakistan's Swat valley has killed at least 14 police recruits, officials say.
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Marital visits for Pakistan jails

Friday, August 28th 2009, 14:56

Pakistan's top Islamic court rules that prisoners must have greater conjugal rights to curb rising levels of homosexual sex.
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Court lifts final curbs on Pakistan scientist

Friday, August 28th 2009, 10:03

A Pakistani court lifts the final curbs on disgraced nuclear scientist, Dr AQ Khan, allowing him total freedom of movement.
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India Jinnah book ban challenged

Friday, August 28th 2009, 7:06
related countries: India

An expelled leader of India's main opposition challenges the decision by an Indian state to ban his book on Pakistan's founder.
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Suicide bomb hits Pakistan border

Thursday, August 27th 2009, 21:55
related countries: Afghanistan

At least 15 people are killed by a suspected suicide bomb attack close to Pakistan's border with Afghanistan.
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Ramadan blast in tribal Pakistan

Thursday, August 27th 2009, 14:46
related countries: Afghanistan

At least 15 people are reported dead and many more injured by a suspected suicide bomb attack close to Pakistan's border with Afghanistan.
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'Militants die in drone attack'

Thursday, August 27th 2009, 13:42
related countries: United States

At least four suspected militants are killed in a US drone attack in South Waziristan, Pakistani officials say.
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Pakistan concern over aid from US

Thursday, August 27th 2009, 9:55
related countries: United States

US financial aid to Pakistan is "unacceptable" if linked to monitoring of its nuclear arsenal, Pakistan's finance minister says.
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Interpol seeks 'militant' arrest

Wednesday, August 26th 2009, 5:25

Interpol issues a wanted notice for the head of a Pakistan-based Islamic charity in connection with the Mumbai attacks.
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Taliban confirm commander's death

Tuesday, August 25th 2009, 15:39

The leader of the Pakistani Taliban, Baitullah Mehsud, is dead, two of his senior commanders confirm to the BBC.
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Bodies found in Pakistan valley

Tuesday, August 25th 2009, 11:34
related places: Swat

The bodies of 22 suspected militants are found in Pakistan's Swat valley, raising concerns about extra-judicial killings.
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South Asia hit by sugar shortages

Tuesday, August 25th 2009, 10:43
related countries: India

Massive shortages in sugar stocks in India and Pakistan lead to soaring prices and consumer unrest.
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In the driving seat

Monday, August 24th 2009, 18:12

A terrifying spin with new boss of Pakistani Taliban
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Journalist shot dead in Pakistan

Monday, August 24th 2009, 9:48
related countries: Afghanistan
related places: Peshawar

Unidentified gunmen shoot dead an Afghan journalist in an ambush near Peshawar in north-west Pakistan, officials say.
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