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.

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Pakistan: news

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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Musharraf 'will quit army soon'

Thursday, November 15th 2007, 13:58

Pakistan's attorney general says he expects President Musharraf to resign as army head before 1 December.
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Caretaker government for Pakistan

Thursday, November 15th 2007, 10:52

Pakistan President Musharraf meets aides to finalise a caretaker government ahead of elections due in January.
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Army claims Pakistan deaths

Thursday, November 15th 2007, 7:13

At least 33 pro-Taleban militants are killed in north-western Pakistan, the country's military says.
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Police charge Imran Khan

Wednesday, November 14th 2007, 21:40

Pakistani police charge Imran Khan under anti-terrorism laws after his first appearance under the emergency.
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Khan arrested at Pakistan protest

Wednesday, November 14th 2007, 15:42

Pakistani opposition leader Imran Khan is arrested after appearing for the first time since emergency rule.
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Italy jails Pakistanis for murder

Tuesday, November 13th 2007, 17:37
related countries: Italy

An Italian court jails the male relatives of a young Pakistani immigrant woman for her murder.
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Bhutto calls on Musharraf to quit

Tuesday, November 13th 2007, 17:13
related places: Bhutto, Islamabad

Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto demands that Gen Musharraf resign, amid a stand-off with police.
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Pakistan faces suspension threat

Monday, November 12th 2007, 21:13

Commonwealth foreign ministers give Pakistan 10 days to lift its emergency rule or face suspension.
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Bhutto's 'long march is illegal'

Monday, November 12th 2007, 19:45

A march by opposition leader Benazir Bhutto from Lahore to Islamabad is illegal, says Pakistan's government.
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How to take a holiday in Pakistan

Monday, November 12th 2007, 16:26

Hugh Sykes' holiday in Pakistan, taken before the state of emergency and media restrictions were imposed, reveals a very different side of the country.
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Foreign ministers debate Pakistan

Monday, November 12th 2007, 6:53
related countries: United Kingdom
related places: London

Commonwealth foreign ministers are due to meet in London to debate a possible suspension of Pakistan.
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Musharraf calls for January poll

Sunday, November 11th 2007, 20:25

Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf says new elections will be held as early as the first week of January.
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Yuvraj leads India to one-day win

Sunday, November 11th 2007, 11:21
related countries: India
related places: Kanpur

Yuvraj Singh produces a fine all-round display to lead India to victory over Pakistan in the third ODI in Kanpur.
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Live - India v Pakistan

Sunday, November 11th 2007, 7:55
related countries: India
related places: Kanpur

Yuvraj Singh and Mahendra Dhoni lead India's fightback in the third one-day international.
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Bhutto readies for 'long march'

Sunday, November 11th 2007, 6:41
related places: Lahore

Benazir Bhutto plans to go to Pakistan's eastern city of Lahore to build support for a protest march on the capital.
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Bhutto resumes protest campaign

Saturday, November 10th 2007, 23:20

Benazir Bhutto resumes a campaign against emergency rule, after a detention order against her is lifted.
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Pakistan orders UK reporters out

Saturday, November 10th 2007, 16:08
related countries: United Kingdom

Three reporters from the Telegraph group are told to leave Pakistan because of "offensive" coverage.
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Deja vu in Pakistan power struggle

Saturday, November 10th 2007, 13:41

Lyse Doucet finds many resonances as she returns to a Pakistan unnerved by the struggle for power.
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Bhutto house arrest order lifted

Saturday, November 10th 2007, 0:55

Pakistani officials say they have lifted a detention order on ex-PM Benazir Bhutto, hours after imposing it.
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Ex-PM Bhutto under house arrest

Friday, November 9th 2007, 15:12
related places: Rawalpindi

Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto is placed under house arrest to prevent her from holding a rally.
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Bomb targets Pakistani minister

Friday, November 9th 2007, 13:02

A suicide attack at the house of a Pakistani government minister kills at least two people, police say.
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Musharraf vows polls in February

Thursday, November 8th 2007, 18:48

Pakistan will hold elections before 15 February, President Pervez Musharraf says after pressure from the US.
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Sacked judge in Pakistan appeal

Thursday, November 8th 2007, 17:58

Pakistanis must unite and stand up for the constitution, sacked chief justice Iftikhar Chaudhry tells the BBC.
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Cricket: Pakistan snatch victory

Thursday, November 8th 2007, 17:21
related countries: India
related places: Mohali

Younus Khan hits a brilliant century as Pakistan beat India by four wickets in Mohali to level their one-day series.
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Maldives suspects 'in Pakistan'

Thursday, November 8th 2007, 16:43
related countries: Maldives

Police in the Maldives say 10 suspects in a September bomb attack on foreign tourists are in Pakistan.
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'Hundreds held' in Bhutto raids

Thursday, November 8th 2007, 11:10
related places: Bhutto

The party of Pakistan ex-PM Benazir Bhutto says hundreds of its members have been held ahead of a mass rally.
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Live - India v Pakistan

Thursday, November 8th 2007, 8:37

India's Harbhajan Singh takes his second wicket to leave Pakistan in trouble in the second one-dayer.
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Bush urges Musharraf on election

Thursday, November 8th 2007, 6:50
related countries: United States

US President George W Bush tells Pakistan's leader by phone to step down as army chief and hold elections soon.
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Bhutto issues Pakistan ultimatum

Wednesday, November 7th 2007, 12:51

Ex-PM Benazir Bhutto urges Pakistanis to oppose the emergency rule declared by President Musharraf.
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Bhutto talks on Pakistan strategy

Wednesday, November 7th 2007, 10:48

Pakistan's ex-PM Benazir Bhutto meets other opposition leaders to plan how to overturn emergency rule.
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Top judge attacks Musharraf rule

Tuesday, November 6th 2007, 17:15

Pakistan's sacked chief justice calls for people to "rise up" after President Musharraf seized emergency powers.
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US warns Pakistan over emergency

Tuesday, November 6th 2007, 7:53
related countries: United States

US President George W Bush urges Pakistani leader Pervez Musharraf to end his state of emergency.
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Pakistan 'to keep elections date'

Monday, November 5th 2007, 20:32

Pakistan's PM says elections will be held on schedule, amid international concern at emergency rule.
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Pakistan police attack protesters

Monday, November 5th 2007, 12:32
related places: Karachi

Pakistani police break up demonstrations by lawyers in three cities protesting against the state of emergency.
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India v Pakistan as it happened

Monday, November 5th 2007, 10:50

Mahendra Dhoni and Yuvraj Singh help India ease to a five-wicket win over Pakistan in the first one-day international.
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Cricket: India see off Pakistan

Monday, November 5th 2007, 10:50
related countries: India
related places: Guwahati

India beat Pakistan by five wickets in the first one-day international in Guwahati.
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Cricket on amid Pakistani crisis

Monday, November 5th 2007, 6:48
related countries: India

Pakistan's eagerly awaited cricket tour of India begins against the backdrop of political uncertainty at home.
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Pakistan faces US aid pressure

Monday, November 5th 2007, 2:30
related countries: United States

The US is to review aid to Pakistan after President Pervez Musharraf imposes a state of emergency.
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Militants free Pakistani troops

Sunday, November 4th 2007, 17:59
related countries: Afghanistan

Pro-Taleban militants free more than 200 Pakistani soldiers captured near the Afghan border in August.
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Emergency may delay Pakistan poll

Sunday, November 4th 2007, 17:01

Elections in Pakistan planned for January could be delayed by up to a year amid emergency rule, the PM says.
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Musharraf targets key opponents

Sunday, November 4th 2007, 12:32

Leading members of Pakistan's opposition parties are arrested after President Musharraf imposes emergency rule.
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