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

What next for Pakistan?

Tuesday, March 3rd 2009, 12:39
related countries: Sri Lanka
related places: Lahore

Several Sri Lankan cricketers are injured by gunmen in the Pakistani city of Lahore. What now for the country?
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Lahore Test scrapped after attack

Tuesday, March 3rd 2009, 10:29
related countries: Sri Lanka
related places: Lahore

The second Test between Pakistan and Sri Lanka has been called off following the attack on the bus carrying the tourists' team in Lahore.
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Pakistan attack on cricket convoy

Tuesday, March 3rd 2009, 4:25
related countries: Sri Lanka
related places: Lahore

Gunmen fire on a convoy carrying Pakistani and Sri Lankan cricketers in the Pakistani city of Lahore, police say.
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Leader begins key visit to Swat

Monday, March 2nd 2009, 14:20
related places: Swat

The chief minister of Pakistan's North West Frontier Province makes his first visit to Swat since a key peace deal with militants.
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Missiles 'kill seven' in Pakistan

Sunday, March 1st 2009, 14:35
related countries: Afghanistan, United States

Missiles fired by US unmanned aircraft kill seven people close to Pakistan's border with Afghanistan, reports say.
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Pakistan v Sri Lanka scorecard

Saturday, February 28th 2009, 12:35
related countries: Sri Lanka
related places: Lahore

Pakistan take on Sri Lanka in the second Test in Lahore.
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Protests continue on Sharif ban

Friday, February 27th 2009, 10:12
related places: Sharif

Protests against a court decision to ban Pakistan's ex-PM Nawaz Sharif and his brother from elected office enter a third day.
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Key Afghan-Pakistani talks in US

Friday, February 27th 2009, 0:23
related countries: Afghanistan, United States

The US agrees with Afghanistan and Pakistan to hold regular talks to tackle rising violence in their volatile border region.
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Pakistani protests turn violent

Thursday, February 26th 2009, 18:16

Supporters of Nawaz Sharif clash with police after the courts bar him and his brother from elected office in Pakistan.
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Fire hits bombed Islamabad hotel

Thursday, February 26th 2009, 13:41
related places: Islamabad

A fire hits the Marriott hotel in the Pakistani capital, Islamabad, months after it was wrecked in a lethal bombing.
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Election ban for Sharif brothers

Wednesday, February 25th 2009, 15:04
related places: Sharif

Pakistan's Supreme Court upholds bans on former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his brother, Shahbaz, from elected office.
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Taleban Swat truce 'indefinite'

Tuesday, February 24th 2009, 14:25
related places: Swat

Taleban insurgents in the troubled north-western Swat valley of Pakistan say they have agreed an indefinite ceasefire.
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Pakistan Taleban offer Bajaur truce

Monday, February 23rd 2009, 18:00

A senior Taleban figure in Pakistan's Bajaur district announces a unilateral ceasefire with security forces.
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Taleban chief hails raids on Nato

Monday, February 23rd 2009, 17:05
related countries: United States
related places: Nato

A Taleban chief in north-west Pakistan tells the BBC of the group's success in targeting Nato and US supplies.
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'Seized' Pakistan official freed

Monday, February 23rd 2009, 6:35
related places: Swat

A senior government administrator in Pakistan's Swat valley has been released by his kidnappers, officials say.
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Official in Pakistan 'kidnapped'

Sunday, February 22nd 2009, 15:21
related places: Swat

An administrator is abducted in Pakistan's troubled Swat valley, officials say, but the Taleban describe the man as a "guest".
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Sri Lanka pair break Test record

Sunday, February 22nd 2009, 13:40

Mahela Jayawardene and Thilan Samaraweera break Peter May and Colin Cowdrey's Test fourth-wicket record with a stand of 437 against Pakistan.
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Taleban consider Swat ceasefire

Sunday, February 22nd 2009, 0:46
related places: Swat

Taleban insurgents in Pakistan's Swat valley say they will announce within days whether a ceasefire is to be permanent.
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Pakistan seeks lasting Swat truce

Saturday, February 21st 2009, 19:59
related places: Swat

Taleban rebels in Pakistan's restive Swat valley agree to a "permanent ceasefire", a senior government official says.
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Pakistan funeral bomb 'kills 25'

Friday, February 20th 2009, 11:15

At least 25 people are killed in a bomb explosion at a funeral procession in north-western Pakistan, police say.
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US concerned over Pakistan deal

Friday, February 20th 2009, 6:37
related countries: United States
related places: Swat

The US expresses concern over a deal Pakistani authorities reached with pro-Taleban militants in the north-western Swat valley.
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Anger at Swat journalist killing

Thursday, February 19th 2009, 12:05
related places: Swat

Hundreds of Pakistani journalists protest at the killing of a reporter who was covering a deal to bring Sharia law to the Swat region.
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Pakistan 'may share Mumbai probe'

Thursday, February 19th 2009, 8:01
related countries: India
related places: Mumbai

Pakistan says it is considering an Indian request to send a team to share information on the probe into the Mumbai attacks.
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Rally backs Sharia deal in Swat

Wednesday, February 18th 2009, 13:13
related places: Swat

Hundreds march in Swat, north Pakistan, to back a deal that will bring Sharia law in exchange for an end to Taleban insurgency.
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Pakistan leaders mark first year

Wednesday, February 18th 2009, 9:33

Pakistan's government completes one year in power but is still plagued by the Taleban militancy and economic concerns.
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Zardari details Swat peace terms

Tuesday, February 17th 2009, 16:54
related places: Swat

Pakistan's president is to delay signing an order implementing Sharia law in Swat until the Taleban lay down arms.
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Pakistan car bomb 'kills three'

Tuesday, February 17th 2009, 12:41
related places: Peshawar

At least three people are killed by a car bomb outside the home of an official near Peshawar in north-west Pakistan, police say.
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Holbrooke holds key India talks

Monday, February 16th 2009, 14:19
related countries: Afghanistan, India, United States

New US envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan, Richard Holbrooke, holds talks with Indian leaders on the last leg of a regional tour.
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Pakistan agrees Sharia law deal

Monday, February 16th 2009, 14:08
related places: Swat

Pakistan signs a peace deal with a Taleban group that will lead to the enforcement of Islamic Sharia law in its Swat valley.
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'US missile strikes' hit Pakistan

Monday, February 16th 2009, 9:08
related countries: Afghanistan, United States

At least 18 people are reported dead in a suspected US drone attack in north-west Pakistan near the Afghan border.
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Taleban announce Swat ceasefire

Sunday, February 15th 2009, 17:16
related places: Swat

Taleban fighters in north-west Pakistan's Swat Valley announce a 10-day ceasefire after talks with government officials.
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US to include Afghans in review

Sunday, February 15th 2009, 16:29
related countries: Afghanistan, United States
related places: Kabul

The Obama administration is to include Afghanistan in a major US policy review of the region, President Hamid Karzai says.
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Taleban release Chinese engineer

Sunday, February 15th 2009, 6:28
related countries: China

Taleban militants in north-western Pakistan release a Chinese engineer held hostage for more than five months.
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Pakistan 'in fight for survival'

Sunday, February 15th 2009, 2:10

Pakistan's president says his country is fighting for its survival against the Taleban, whose influence, he says, has spread.
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'US strike' kills 27 in Pakistan

Saturday, February 14th 2009, 19:25
related countries: Afghanistan, United States

Pakistani officials say a suspected US missile attack near the Afghan border has left at least 27 militants dead.
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Pakistan missile hit 'kills 20'

Saturday, February 14th 2009, 6:54
related countries: Afghanistan, United States

Pakistani officials say a suspected US missile attack near the Afghan border has left at least 20 people dead.
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UN man in Pakistan kidnap video

Friday, February 13th 2009, 19:29

Kidnappers who seized a senior United Nations official in Pakistan release a video of him appealing for freedom.
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India urges more action on Mumbai

Friday, February 13th 2009, 16:05
related places: Islamabad

India says Islamabad must bring the Mumbai attackers to justice after the admission the raid was partly planned on Pakistani soil.
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Jilted man jailed for fire attack

Friday, February 13th 2009, 14:02
related countries: France

A Pakistani man is sentenced to 20 years in prison for setting fire to an ex-girlfriend in France after she refused to marry him.
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India welcomes Mumbai admission

Thursday, February 12th 2009, 16:58
related countries: India
related places: Mumbai

India says Pakistan's admission the Mumbai attacks were partly planned on its soil is a "positive development".
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Pakistan admits India attack link

Thursday, February 12th 2009, 15:04
related countries: India
related places: Mumbai

A senior Pakistani official admits for the first time that deadly attacks in Mumbai were partly planned in Pakistan.
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Mumbai raid 'planned in Pakistan'

Thursday, February 12th 2009, 8:55

A senior Pakistani official admits for the first time that deadly attacks in Mumbai were partly planned in Pakistan.
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US-Pakistan 'partnership' pledge

Thursday, February 12th 2009, 7:35
related countries: United States

US President Barack Obama and Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari vow to keep a "strong partnership".
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Jayawardene quits Sri Lanka role

Wednesday, February 11th 2009, 8:24
related countries: Sri Lanka

Batsman Mahela Jayawardene is to step down as Sri Lanka captain after the forthcoming tour to Pakistan.
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Asif receives one-year drugs ban

Wednesday, February 11th 2009, 7:55
related countries: India

An Indian Premier League (IPL) drugs tribunal hands Pakistan bowler Mohammad Asif a one-year ban after testing positive for nandrolone.
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Pakistan calls for 'new' US ties

Tuesday, February 10th 2009, 15:02
related countries: United States
related places: Islamabad

Pakistan's prime minister calls for "trust" in the fight against extremism after talks with a top US envoy in Islamabad.
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Obama warning on Pakistan 'haven'

Tuesday, February 10th 2009, 7:20
related countries: Afghanistan, United States

US President Barack Obama says he will not allow "safe havens" for militants in Pakistan's tribal region bordering Afghanistan.
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Al-Qaeda video belies death claim

Monday, February 9th 2009, 16:14

A top al-Qaeda leader who the Pakistani military said may have been killed in fighting last August reappears in a video.
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Pakistan mortar shell 'kills 14'

Monday, February 9th 2009, 14:18

At least 14 people are killed in a mortar attack in Pakistan's troubled North West Frontier Province, military officials say.
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Polish hostage 'killed' in Pakistan

Sunday, February 8th 2009, 23:10
related countries: Poland

Militants in Pakistan say they have killed a kidnapped Polish engineer and release a video purporting to show his death.
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Seven police killed in Pakistan

Saturday, February 7th 2009, 5:44
related places: Mianwali

Seven police officers are killed in an attack by unknown assailants on a checkpoint in Mianwali in Punjab province.
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Pakistan nuclear scientist 'free'

Friday, February 6th 2009, 18:12

Disgraced Pakistani nuclear scientist AQ Khan is freed from house arrest and says he does not care what the US thinks.
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Pakistan militant raid 'kills 50'

Friday, February 6th 2009, 15:40
related countries: Afghanistan
related places: Nato

Pakistani helicopter gunships attack Islamist militants in the Khyber region, killing more than 50 fighters, officials say.
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Joy and concern

Friday, February 6th 2009, 15:32

Mixed emotions at Pakistani nuclear scientist's release
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Angry protests at Pakistan blast

Friday, February 6th 2009, 11:48

Angry protests take place in Pakistan's Punjab province after a bomb attack on a Shia procession killed 30.
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Many killed in Pakistan bombing

Thursday, February 5th 2009, 22:48

More than 30 people are killed in a bomb attack on a Shia worshippers in Pakistan's Punjab province, officials say.
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US 'distrust' worries Musharraf

Thursday, February 5th 2009, 22:47
related countries: United States

Former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf says that there is a "serious lack of trust" among the new US leadership for the South Asian nation.
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UN to launch Bhutto probe 'soon'

Wednesday, February 4th 2009, 20:05

UN chief Ban Ki-moon says he will launch "very shortly" an inquiry into the killing of former Pakistani PM Benazir Bhutto in 2007.
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Taleban release Pakistani troops

Wednesday, February 4th 2009, 13:47
related places: Swat

Taleban fighters release 29 Pakistani policemen and troops captured in a raid on a police station, official sources confirm.
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Banned Pakistan militants gather

Wednesday, February 4th 2009, 13:14
related places: Kashmir

Militant groups, some banned by Pakistan, meet publicly in Pakistan-administered Kashmir for the first time since Mumbai.
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Pakistan bridge blast cuts supply

Tuesday, February 3rd 2009, 16:44
related countries: Afghanistan
related places: Nato

Suspected militants in north-west Pakistan blow up a bridge, cutting a crucial supply link to Nato forces in Afghanistan.
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Pakistan army 'advances in Swat'

Monday, February 2nd 2009, 13:12

Pakistan's army says it has retaken high ground from Taleban militants in a district of the north-west where many civilians died in weekend fighting.
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UN official seized in Pakistan

Monday, February 2nd 2009, 12:43
related places: Quetta

Gunmen kidnap an official of the UN refugee agency in the western Pakistani city of Quetta, police say.
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Pakistani army 'kills 16 Taleban'

Sunday, February 1st 2009, 16:36
related places: Swat

Sixteen Taleban militants are killed and many more injured during an operation in the Swat valley, Pakistan's army says.
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Champions Trophy to get new venue

Sunday, February 1st 2009, 8:24

The International Cricket Council confirms this year's Champions Trophy will not take place in Pakistan.
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Nine in court over Pakistan bombs

Friday, January 30th 2009, 11:16

Nine suspected al-Qaeda operatives appear in court in Pakistan over two-high profile attacks on foreigners.
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Mumbai 'not planned in Pakistan'

Friday, January 30th 2009, 7:09
related countries: United Kingdom

Pakistan's report on the Mumbai attacks will show they were not planned there or in the UK, a top envoy says.
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Bleak future

Wednesday, January 28th 2009, 9:17
related places: Swat

School destruction forces families from Pakistan's Swat
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Younus is new Pakistan skipper

Tuesday, January 27th 2009, 14:43

Younus Khan replaces Shoaib Malik as captain of the Pakistan cricket team following their record one-day defeat.
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Slain Pakistan Shia leader buried

Tuesday, January 27th 2009, 12:02
related places: Quetta

The funeral of a leading Shia politician takes place in the Pakistani city of Quetta amid protests at his killing.
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Taleban fears

Monday, January 26th 2009, 16:13

Militants terrorise Pakistani former tourist resort
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New clashes 'kill 12' in Swat

Monday, January 26th 2009, 11:56
related places: Swat

At least 12 people die in fighting between troops and militants in Swat in north-west Pakistan, officials and militants say.
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Clinical Sri Lanka secure series

Saturday, January 24th 2009, 12:50
related countries: Sri Lanka
related places: Lahore

Sri Lanka thrash Pakistan by 234 runs in Lahore to win the one-day series 2-1.
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Drone attack kills eight in Pakistan

Friday, January 23rd 2009, 20:04
related countries: United States

Two suspected US-drone missile attacks kill at least 14 people in north-western Pakistan, local officials say.
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Obama appoints key hotspot envoys

Friday, January 23rd 2009, 11:33
related countries: Afghanistan

President Obama names envoys to the Middle East and Pakistan and Afghanistan after ordering Guantanamo Bay to close.
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Top Pakistani militant 'killed'

Thursday, January 22nd 2009, 13:56

Pakistani security forces say they have killed a top Taleban commander in the north-west, claim denied by the militants.
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Pakistan 'holds al-Qaeda members'

Thursday, January 22nd 2009, 8:17
related places: Peshawar

Suspected al-Qaeda members are among seven men held during a raid near Pakistan's north-western city of Peshawar, officials say.
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'Civilians die' in Pakistan clash

Wednesday, January 21st 2009, 11:27

At least three civilians die in fighting between troops and militants in north-west Pakistan, officials and witnesses say.
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