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

Rushdie diplomatic row escalates

Tuesday, June 19th 2007, 22:03
related countries: Iran, United Kingdom

Iran and Pakistan summon UK envoys to protest against the knighthood awarded to novelist Salman Rushdie.
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'Air strike' kills 30 in Pakistan

Tuesday, June 19th 2007, 21:25
related countries: Afghanistan

At least 30 people die in an air raid on a Pakistani village near the Afghan border, officials and locals say.
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UK's 'deep concern' over Rushdie

Tuesday, June 19th 2007, 17:07

The UK expresses "deep concern" over comments by a Pakistani minister about Sir Salman Rushdie.
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Kashmir ex-militant 'shot dead'

Tuesday, June 19th 2007, 16:09
related places: Kashmir, Kashmiri

A former Kashmiri militant is killed escaping arrest in Pakistan-administered Kashmir, witnesses say.
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Protests over Karachi power cuts

Tuesday, June 19th 2007, 9:51
related places: Karachi

More protests are held in the Pakistani city of Karachi over continued power cuts amid soaring temperatures.
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Rushdie title 'may spark attacks'

Monday, June 18th 2007, 15:40
related countries: United Kingdom

Britain's knighthood to the author Salman Rushdie may lead to terrorism, a Pakistani minister says.
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Aussie trio face Pakistan interview

Saturday, June 16th 2007, 16:12

Australians Geoff Lawson, Dav Whatmore and Richard Done are shortlisted for the job of Pakistan cricket coach.
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Slovenia honours Pakistan pilots

Friday, June 15th 2007, 20:09
related countries: Slovenia

Slovenia is to honour two Pakistani pilots who carried out the daring rescue of a mountaineer.
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Arrests after Pakistan gun attack

Friday, June 15th 2007, 16:05
related places: Quetta

Police in Pakistan say they have arrested twelve people in connection with an attack which left nine people dead.
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Musharraf foes split on US view

Wednesday, June 13th 2007, 17:37
related countries: United States

Pakistan's opposition parties differ on how to interpret remarks by US officials on President Musharraf's future.
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Death probe minister given bail

Wednesday, June 13th 2007, 11:53
related countries: Canada

A Pakistani minister being investigated in connection with the death of a Canadian woman is granted bail.
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Woolmer 'died of natural causes'

Tuesday, June 12th 2007, 18:48
related countries: Jamaica

Jamaican police say Pakistan cricket coach Bob Woolmer died of natural causes and was not murdered.
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Islamists and Kashmiris in clash

Tuesday, June 12th 2007, 9:08
related places: Kashmir

One person is killed in clashes between local people and Islamic activists in Pakistan-administered Kashmir.
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Woolmer death statement due

Tuesday, June 12th 2007, 7:46
related countries: Jamaica

Jamaican police are expected to say Pakistan cricket coach Bob Woolmer died of natural causes and was not killed.
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Pakistan minister in death probe

Monday, June 11th 2007, 17:09
related countries: Canada

Police investigate a cabinet minister in connection with the death of a Canadian woman in Pakistan.
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Musharraf drops media crackdown

Sunday, June 10th 2007, 13:07

Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf withdraws new media restrictions after protests and foreign criticism.
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Protests against Musharraf

Thursday, June 7th 2007, 13:57

Pakistan's opposition holds fresh protests against the president as new media curbs are suspended.
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'New Woolmer material' is studied

Thursday, June 7th 2007, 10:43
related countries: Jamaica

Jamaican police say they are studying new information about former Pakistan cricket coach Bob Woolmer's death.
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Pakistan arrests before rally

Tuesday, June 5th 2007, 17:26

Dozens of activists are held in Punjab province ahead of a protest rally, Pakistan's opposition says.
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Pakistanis executed for adultery

Tuesday, June 5th 2007, 9:20

A woman and three men are publicly executed in Pakistan after tribal elders find them guilty of adultery.
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New controls on media in Pakistan

Monday, June 4th 2007, 17:15

Pakistan's President Musharraf signs into immediate effect measures to increase control over the media.
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'Foreign fighters' die in Somalia

Sunday, June 3rd 2007, 13:38
related countries: Somalia, United Kingdom, United States

Islamists from Britain, Sweden and Pakistan are killed in joint US-Somali operations, Somali officials say.
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Coach Woolmer 'not murdered'

Saturday, June 2nd 2007, 16:51
related countries: Jamaica, United Kingdom

UK police tell Jamaican officials former Pakistan cricket coach Bob Woolmer was not killed, the BBC learns.
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Imran Khan plans UK legal action

Saturday, June 2nd 2007, 8:59
related countries: United Kingdom
related places: Karachi, London

Pakistani cricketer turned politician, Imran Khan, is due in London to plan legal action over violence in Karachi.
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Pakistan's army warns opposition

Friday, June 1st 2007, 16:11

Pakistan's army warns that no-one will be allowed to bring instability in the country as two TV stations have their broadcasts cut.
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Pakistan author accuses military

Thursday, May 31st 2007, 17:25

A respected Pakistani author accuses the government of blocking the launch of her book about the military.
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Thirteen die in Pakistan attack

Thursday, May 31st 2007, 5:09

At least 13 people die as gunmen enter the house of a government official in north-west Pakistan, police say.
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Pakistan judge 'illegally held'

Tuesday, May 29th 2007, 17:52

Pakistan's ousted chief justice says the secret service detained him when he was suspended in March.
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Six hurt in Pakistan court blast

Tuesday, May 29th 2007, 7:40
related places: Peshawar

A car bomb blast injures six people outside the high court in the Pakistani city of Peshawar, say police.
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'Same-sex' couple jailed

Monday, May 28th 2007, 10:53

A Pakistani court sends a couple to jail for perjury after ruling that theirs is an illegal, same-sex marriage.
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Veiled warning on Musharraf rule

Saturday, May 26th 2007, 21:04

Pakistan's ex-top judge makes a thinly disguised attack on President Musharraf, in a speech to supporters.
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Pakistani soldiers killed by bomb

Saturday, May 26th 2007, 5:21

At least five Pakistani soldiers die in a roadside bombing in the North-West Frontier Province, officials say.
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Pakistan rape victim quits in row

Friday, May 25th 2007, 17:14

Pakistani gang rape victim Mukhtar Mai resigns from a women's crisis centre rather than be replaced.
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Pakistan dismisses DR Congo claim

Friday, May 25th 2007, 9:57
related countries: Democratic Republic of the Congo

Pakistan dismisses allegations that its troops sold weapons in DR Congo while serving as UN peacekeepers.
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Police free from Pakistan mosque

Thursday, May 24th 2007, 15:15

Hardline clerics at a radical mosque in the Pakistani capital free two policemen taken hostage last week.
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UN troops 'traded gold for guns'

Wednesday, May 23rd 2007, 11:03
related countries: Democratic Republic of the Congo

Pakistani peacekeepers smuggled gold and sold arms back to disarmed militias in DR Congo, the BBC learns.
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Pakistan fatwa minister to stay

Wednesday, May 23rd 2007, 10:57

Pakistan's tourism minister, who is under pressure from hard-liners, has her offer to resign rejected by the PM.
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Cricket: S Lanka consolation win

Tuesday, May 22nd 2007, 20:05
related countries: Sri Lanka, United Arab Emirates
related places: Abu Dhabi

Sri Lanka beat Pakistan by 115 runs in their third and final one-day international in Abu Dhabi.
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Pakistan fatwa minister 'to quit'

Tuesday, May 22nd 2007, 17:35

Pakistan's tourism minister submits her resignation after criticism from hardline Islamist clerics.
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Musharraf rules out mosque raid

Tuesday, May 22nd 2007, 16:27
related places: Islamabad

Pakistan's President Musharraf rules out military action against a radical mosque in the heart of Islamabad.
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Iran crackdown on Afghan migrants

Tuesday, May 22nd 2007, 14:32
related countries: Afghanistan, Iran

Afghans and other foreigners must leave Iranian cities on the border with Afghanistan and Pakistan, officials say.
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Pakistan 'same-sex' couple jailed

Tuesday, May 22nd 2007, 11:28

A Pakistani court remands a couple in custody after ruling that theirs is an illegal, same-sex marriage.
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'Insulting' song case in Pakistan

Monday, May 21st 2007, 22:05

One of Pakistan's leading pop singers appears in court over an allegedly insulting song.
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More tension in mosque stand-off

Monday, May 21st 2007, 16:11

Radical Islamic students in the Pakistani kidnap three more policemen in the city, police officials say.
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Cricket: Pakistan get series win

Sunday, May 20th 2007, 20:34
related countries: Sri Lanka, United Arab Emirates
related places: Abu Dhabi

Pakistan take an unassailable 2-0 lead over Sri Lanka in their three-match, ODI series after a 98-run win in Abu Dhabi.
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Pakistan mosque frees two police

Saturday, May 19th 2007, 22:06
related places: Islamabad

A hardline Islamic seminary in Islamabad, Pakistan, releases two of four policemen kidnapped on Friday.
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'Daniel Pearl detainee' is dead

Friday, May 18th 2007, 17:31
related countries: United States

A Pakistani man detained over the murder of US journalist Daniel Pearl dies weeks after being released.
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Musharraf: Rivals will not return

Friday, May 18th 2007, 12:18

President Musharraf says former PMs Nawaz Sharif and Benazir Bhutto will not return for Pakistan's elections.
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Pakistan and Afghan forces clash

Thursday, May 17th 2007, 8:18
related countries: Afghanistan

Afghan and Pakistani troops exchange fire again in a disputed area of their common border.
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Pakistan Christians demand help

Wednesday, May 16th 2007, 18:25

Christians in north-west Pakistan ask for protection following an ultimatum for them to convert to Islam.
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Clashes at Pakistan refugee camp

Wednesday, May 16th 2007, 16:37
related countries: Afghanistan

Three Afghan refugees die in clashes with Pakistani forces at a camp earmarked for closure, police say.
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Fighting erupts in Pakistani town

Wednesday, May 16th 2007, 11:19

Clashes between militants and police in north-west Pakistan leave at least five dead, officials say.
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US detainee 'mentally tortured'

Tuesday, May 15th 2007, 19:05
related countries: United States

A Pakistani-born US resident detained at Guantanamo Bay tells a tribunal he was "mentally tortured" there.
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New doubt cast on Woolmer murder

Tuesday, May 15th 2007, 17:48
related countries: United Kingdom

Pakistan cricket coach Bob Woolmer was not strangled, media reports say, citing a UK investigation.
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'Order now restored' in Karachi

Tuesday, May 15th 2007, 17:33
related places: Karachi

Tight security is in place in Karachi amid unrest sparked by calls to reinstate a top Pakistan judge.
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Many killed in Pakistan bombing

Tuesday, May 15th 2007, 14:33
related places: Peshawar

A powerful bomb blast in a hotel in the Pakistani city of Peshawar kills at least 24 people, police say.
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Pakistan clash 'kills US soldier'

Monday, May 14th 2007, 18:00
related countries: Afghanistan, United States

A US soldier is shot dead at a meeting with Pakistani troops near the Afghan border, a Pakistani official says.
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Pakistan city shut down by strike

Monday, May 14th 2007, 16:35
related places: Karachi

A strike in Karachi paralyses the city after 41 people die in two days of violence in the Pakistani city.
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Fresh clashes on Karachi streets

Sunday, May 13th 2007, 18:13
related places: Karachi

At least seven people die in new Karachi clashes, a day after Pakistan's worst political violence in years.
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Pakistani president urges calm

Sunday, May 13th 2007, 1:56

President Pervez Musharraf calls for calm after 34 people die in Pakistan's worst political violence in years.
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Violent clashes hit Pakistan city

Saturday, May 12th 2007, 22:01
related places: Karachi

Political rivals clash in Karachi, killing some 34 people, in Pakistan's worst political violence in years.
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Karachi braced for judge protests

Friday, May 11th 2007, 16:27
related places: Karachi

Thousands of police are deployed in Karachi ahead of rallies in support of Pakistan's suspended top judge.
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UK fears 'Pakistan terror link'

Friday, May 11th 2007, 11:07
related countries: United Kingdom

Britain's top envoy to Pakistan expresses concern that extremists in the UK are being trained in Pakistan.
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Pakistan progress on Afghan fence

Thursday, May 10th 2007, 15:51
related countries: Afghanistan

Pakistan says work is finished on the first part of a fence on the Afghan border aimed at restricting Taleban militants.
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Shots fired at lawyer's home

Thursday, May 10th 2007, 11:26
related places: Karachi

Gunmen fire shots at the home of a top anti-government lawyer in the Pakistani city of Karachi.
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Bob Woolmer 'murder not proven'

Tuesday, May 8th 2007, 16:30

Police have yet to prove Pakistan cricket coach Bob Woolmer was murdered, a Pakistani detective says.
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Pakistan court halts judge probe

Monday, May 7th 2007, 14:27

Pakistan's supreme court suspends an inquiry into misconduct charges against the top judge.
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Pakistan judge blasts 'dictators'

Sunday, May 6th 2007, 9:06
related places: Lahore

Pakistan's ousted chief justice tells supporters opposed to President Musharraf that dictatorships "get destroyed".
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'Hundreds held' in Pakistan rally

Saturday, May 5th 2007, 16:20

Hundreds are arrested in Pakistan ahead of a rally in support of the ousted chief justice, activists say.
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US denies curb on UK Pakistanis

Thursday, May 3rd 2007, 8:21
related countries: United Kingdom, United States
related places: Washington

The US embassy denies reports that Washington wants to tighten visa curbs on Britons of Pakistani origin.
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US 'to tighten rules on Britons'

Thursday, May 3rd 2007, 1:04
related countries: United Kingdom, United States

The US government is reportedly seeking to tighten visa restrictions for British citizens of Pakistani origin.
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Pakistan downplays radioactive ad

Wednesday, May 2nd 2007, 15:34

Pakistan's nuclear authority says there is no need to worry over its adverts for "lost" radioactive material.
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Cricket coach Woolmer 'poisoned'

Sunday, April 29th 2007, 23:02

Pakistan cricket coach Bob Woolmer, who died of strangulation, was also poisoned, the BBC has learnt.
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Woolmer's remains returned home

Sunday, April 29th 2007, 11:17

The remains of Pakistani cricket coach Bob Woolmer are flown back to his home in Cape Town.
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Bomb kills 22 at Pakistani rally

Saturday, April 28th 2007, 16:16

A suicide bomber kills at least 22 people and injures Pakistan's interior minister at a rally in the north-west.
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Pakistan 'tops death row league'

Friday, April 27th 2007, 10:29

Pakistan has more death row inmates than any other country, human rights group Amnesty International says.
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Anger at Pakistan burka play ban

Friday, April 27th 2007, 10:14

The head of a Pakistani theatre group says that she is astonished by a government ban on a play about burkas.
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Snake venom 'not used on Woolmer'

Thursday, April 26th 2007, 20:58

Snake venom is ruled out as a weapon in the murder of former Pakistan cricket coach Bob Woolmer.
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