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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• 'Air strike' kills 30 in Pakistan – 'Leading Pakistani militant' held
• 'Lost' Indian prisoner comes home – 'Taleban truce' in tribal region
• 'Taliban die' in Pakistan clashes – Afghans arrest 'suicide bombers'
• Afghans free foreign contractors – Aussie trio face Pakistan interview
• Australia set new Pakistan dates – Bhutto mourners vow poll revenge
• Bhutto party activists shot dead – Bleak outlook
• Bob Woolmer 'murder not proven' – Bush praises Pakistan terror role
• Bush seeks truce in leaders' spat – Clinton vows to support Pakistan
• Clinton warns on Pakistan threat – Cricket: England beat Pakistan
• Cricket: England bowlers suffer – Cricket: Ntini sets up S Africa win
• Cricket: Pakistan 'victory' in row – Cricket: Pakistan-SA abandoned
• Cricket: Razzaq quits world scene – Deadly blast hits Pakistan army city
• Deadly blast hits Pakistan city – Dozens killed in Pakistan blasts
• Dozens killed in Pakistan bombing – Fatal bird flu cases in Pakistan
• Fatal blast at Pakistan madrassa – Fresh fighting at Pakistan mosque
• Fresh Pakistan cartoon protests – Huge crowds greet Bhutto return
• Hundreds leave Pakistani mosque – India pull out of Pakistan tour
• India puts Pakistan talks on hold – Islamabad police complex attacked
• Islamic groups plan more protests – Key Kashmir bus service resumes
• Key Musharraf decision expected – Man guilty of terror attack plot
• Man in jail for 35 years 'found' – Missing Pakistan troops 'found'
• Missing Pakistani soldier killed – Musharraf defends his spy service
• Musharraf details election terms – Musharraf vows to end emergency
• Musharraf vows war on militants – NZ v Pakistan as it happened
• NZ withstand Aamer heroics to win – Pakistan 'protests' at US strike
• Pakistan 'push into Taliban area' – Pakistan army denies report
• Pakistan army guards scarce grain – Pakistan bombers hit arms factory
• Pakistan bombing kills 14 people – Pakistan concern for India series
• Pakistan concern over aid from US – Pakistan drone attacks kill five
• Pakistan drone raid 'kills three' – Pakistan head starts China visit
• Pakistan head urges patience – Pakistan lifts the ban on YouTube
• Pakistan lowers train death toll – Pakistan orders Sharif ban review
• Pakistan orders UK reporters out – Pakistan ready to discard Shabbir
• Pakistan rebel clash 'kills 100' – Pakistan singer drops Osama role
• Pakistan SMS blasphemy arrest – Pakistan tests ballistic missile
• Pakistan tests ballistic missile – Pakistan wedding inferno kills 40
• Pakistan welcomes India overture – Pakistani held over Polish death
• Pakistani judge injured by bomb – Pakistanis vote in by-elections
• Paradise lost – Protests continue on Sharif ban
• Protests over Karachi power cuts – Ruling parties win Pakistan polls
• Rushdie diplomatic row escalates – Shoaib sent home after Asif row
• Shoaib set to fight ban in court – Stand-off over Pakistan hostages
• Stay expires for death row Briton – Taleban announce Swat ceasefire
• Taleban chief hails raids on Nato – Third Kashmir border point opens
• Thirteen dead at Red Mosque – Two held over Indian train blast
• Two killed in Balochistan blast – Under pressure
• Unicef plea for Pakistan refugees – US pledge after Marriott attack
• US presses Pakistan over Mumbai – Witness 'plotted to kill Musharraf'
• Woman elected Pakistani speaker – Zawahiri video blasts US strike

Pakistan: news

Clinton warns on Pakistan threat

Sunday, October 11th 2009, 14:01
related countries: United States

Hillary Clinton says an attack on Pakistan's army HQ shows an increasing militant threat, but its nuclear arms remain safe.
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Clinton warns on Pakistan threat

Sunday, October 11th 2009, 9:33
related countries: United States

The US secretary of state says a militant attack on Pakistan's military HQ is evidence of an increasing threat to the state.
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Close shave

Saturday, June 6th 2009, 23:17
related places: Swat, Taliban

Barbers thrive in Pakistan's Swat valley, post-Taliban
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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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Commonwealth Games: Review

Friday, March 24th 2006, 12:36

England's relay sprinters crash out, Wales win two bowls silvers and Jo Pavey grabs silver in the 5,000m.
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Conflict map

Wednesday, May 13th 2009, 11:01

Taleban extending control in north-west Pakistan
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Confrontation in Pakistan deepens

Friday, March 16th 2007, 16:34

Protesters defy security forces to rally for Pakistan's suspended top judge as police storm a TV station.
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Confusion over missing Pakistanis

Friday, August 31st 2007, 20:50

The fate of 100 missing troops remains a mystery amid conflicting claims from militants and Pakistan's army.
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Confusion over Pakistan clashes

Monday, March 6th 2006, 0:21
related places: There

There are conflicting reports on whether one of Pakistan's biggest battles so far with pro-Taleban militants is over.
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Court boost for 'extremist' group

Thursday, April 26th 2007, 11:58

A court in Pakistan orders the government to allow a "banned" Islamic group to resume its activities.
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Court delays key Pakistani poll

Wednesday, June 25th 2008, 9:56

Pakistan's supreme court delays a parliamentary by-election that former PM Nawaz Sharif was barred from contesting.
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Court demands mosque answers

Tuesday, August 28th 2007, 17:12

Pakistan's army says it has cleared a mosque in Islamabad of militants, finding 73 bodies inside the compound.
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Court drops cases against Zardari

Wednesday, March 5th 2008, 12:52

A Pakistani court drops five corruption cases against Asif Ali Zardari, widower of ex-PM Benazir Bhutto.
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Court halts five child marriages

Wednesday, June 28th 2006, 16:49

Pakistan's top constitutional court intervenes to stop the arranged marriages of five minor girls.
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Court hears Musharraf challenge

Monday, September 17th 2007, 6:37

Pakistan's Supreme Court begins debating if Gen Musharraf should be army chief while seeking re-election.
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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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Court in Pakistan acquits Sharif

Friday, July 17th 2009, 8:56
related places: Sharif

Pakistan's top court acquits opposition head Nawaz Sharif of hijacking charges, lifting the final ban on him running for office.
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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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Court lifts Sharif election ban

Tuesday, May 26th 2009, 12:23
related places: Sharif

Pakistan's Supreme Court rules that former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his brother are eligible to stand for public office.
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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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Court order over Pakistan missing

Monday, January 8th 2007, 16:44

A Supreme Court judge in Pakistan orders the government to speed up efforts to find missing people.
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Court raps Pakistan over missing

Friday, December 1st 2006, 21:03

Pakistan says it has traced 20 out of 41 missing people whose families allege are being held by spy agencies.
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Court rejects Musharraf trial

Thursday, July 30th 2009, 11:50

The Supreme Court of Pakistan rejects a request to launch a treason case against former military ruler Pervez Musharraf.
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Court resumes Musharraf hearing

Wednesday, October 17th 2007, 4:29

Pakistan's Supreme Court resumes hearings on the validity of President Pervez Musharraf's election.
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Court rules on Pakistan 'missing'

Monday, August 6th 2007, 15:18

Pakistan's Supreme Court orders the attorney general to find hundreds of people declared "missing".
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Court to hear Pakistan ex-PM plea

Thursday, August 16th 2007, 6:41

Pakistan's Supreme Court is to hear a petition by former PM Nawaz Sharif seeking the right to return for elections.
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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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Court victory for Misbah's mother

Wednesday, November 29th 2006, 14:45
related countries: United Kingdom

Schoolgirl Misbah Rana, also known as Molly, must return to her mother in Scotland, a judge in Pakistan rules.
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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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Cricket coach's body is released

Tuesday, April 24th 2007, 3:41
related countries: Jamaica

The body of murdered Pakistan cricket coach Bob Woolmer is released, Jamaican authorities announce.
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Cricket fans cause border chaos

Sunday, February 12th 2006, 18:42
related countries: India
related places: Wagah

Indian riot police restore order after about 3,000 cricket fans cause chaos at the Wagah border crossing with Pakistan.
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Cricket mourns death of Woolmer

Monday, March 19th 2007, 8:38

Tributes from the cricketing world pour in following the death of Pakistan coach Bob Woolmer.
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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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Cricket World Cup will continue

Friday, March 23rd 2007, 0:44

The Cricket World Cup will carry on despite the murder of Pakistan coach Bob Woolmer.
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Cricket: 13-game ban for Shoaib

Thursday, October 11th 2007, 11:57

Shoaib Akhtar is banned for 13 games by the Pakistan Cricket Board for hitting team-mate Mohammad Asif with a bat.
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Cricket: Afridi banned for damage

Monday, November 21st 2005, 17:47
related countries: United Kingdom

Pakistan's Shahid Afridi is banned for a Test and two one-dayers after scraping his boots on the wicket in the second Test against England.
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Cricket: Afridi in four-match ban

Saturday, February 10th 2007, 14:22

Pakistan's Shahid Afridi is to miss the start of the World Cup after receiving a four-match suspension for a row with a fan.
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Cricket: Asif appeals against ban

Monday, November 6th 2006, 11:33

Pakistan's Mohammad Asif officially appeals against a one-year ban for testing positive for a banned steroid.
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Cricket: Asif to miss series

Thursday, November 1st 2007, 8:34
related countries: India

Pakistan paceman Mohammad Asif is ruled out of their one-day series in India with a chronic elbow injury.
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Cricket: Australia postpone tour

Tuesday, March 11th 2008, 9:44

Australia call off their tour of Pakistan until further notice because of security fears.
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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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Cricket: Batsmen hurt Pakistan

Saturday, December 8th 2007, 12:02
related countries: India

Yuvraj Singh smashes 169 and Sourav Ganguly 125 not out as India reach 365-5 on day one of the third Test against Pakistan.
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Cricket: Boucher breaks record

Thursday, January 11th 2007, 16:36
related countries: South Africa

Wicket-keeper Mark Boucher claims a record 367th career catch as South Africa peg back Pakistan in the first Test.
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Cricket: Court cannot lift ban

Monday, July 2nd 2007, 8:53

The Court of Arbitration for Sport rules it cannot intervene over the lifting of drugs bans on Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif.
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Cricket: Day of drama in Pakistan

Monday, November 21st 2005, 11:28

England end an incident-packed day on 113-3 replying to Pakistan's 462 all out in the Faisalabad Test.
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Cricket: Defiant Pakistan dig deep

Monday, December 10th 2007, 11:24
related countries: India

Pakistan renew their hopes of saving the third Test against India after a dogged effort with the bat on day three.
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Cricket: Delhi set for tense finale

Saturday, November 24th 2007, 11:34
related countries: India
related places: Delhi

Pakistan move 167 runs ahead at 212-5 after three days of the first Test with India in Delhi.
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Cricket: Eng v Pak rained off

Wednesday, August 30th 2006, 20:39
related countries: United Kingdom
related places: Cardiff, Rain

Rain in Cardiff means there is no result with Pakistan on top against England in the first one-day international.
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Cricket: England beat Pakistan

Saturday, December 10th 2005, 13:47
related places: Lahore

England make 327-4, their highest one-day score on foreign soil, to beat Pakistan by 42 runs in Lahore.
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'Air strike' kills 30 in Pakistan – 'Leading Pakistani militant' held'Lost' Indian prisoner comes home – 'Taleban truce' in tribal region'Taliban die' in Pakistan clashes – Afghans arrest 'suicide bombers'Afghans free foreign contractors – Aussie trio face Pakistan interviewAustralia set new Pakistan dates – Bhutto mourners vow poll revengeBhutto party activists shot dead – Bleak outlookBob Woolmer 'murder not proven' – Bush praises Pakistan terror roleBush seeks truce in leaders' spat – Clinton vows to support PakistanClinton warns on Pakistan threat – Cricket: England beat PakistanCricket: England bowlers suffer – Cricket: Ntini sets up S Africa winCricket: Pakistan 'victory' in row – Cricket: Pakistan-SA abandonedCricket: Razzaq quits world scene – Deadly blast hits Pakistan army cityDeadly blast hits Pakistan city – Dozens killed in Pakistan blastsDozens killed in Pakistan bombing – Fatal bird flu cases in PakistanFatal blast at Pakistan madrassa – Fresh fighting at Pakistan mosqueFresh Pakistan cartoon protests – Huge crowds greet Bhutto returnHundreds leave Pakistani mosque – India pull out of Pakistan tourIndia puts Pakistan talks on hold – Islamabad police complex attackedIslamic groups plan more protests – Key Kashmir bus service resumesKey Musharraf decision expected – Man guilty of terror attack plotMan in jail for 35 years 'found' – Missing Pakistan troops 'found'Missing Pakistani soldier killed – Musharraf defends his spy serviceMusharraf details election terms – Musharraf vows to end emergencyMusharraf vows war on militants – NZ v Pakistan as it happenedNZ withstand Aamer heroics to win – Pakistan 'protests' at US strikePakistan 'push into Taliban area' – Pakistan army denies reportPakistan army guards scarce grain – Pakistan bombers hit arms factoryPakistan bombing kills 14 people – Pakistan concern for India seriesPakistan concern over aid from US – Pakistan drone attacks kill fivePakistan drone raid 'kills three' – Pakistan head starts China visitPakistan head urges patience – Pakistan lifts the ban on YouTubePakistan lowers train death toll – Pakistan orders Sharif ban reviewPakistan orders UK reporters out – Pakistan ready to discard ShabbirPakistan rebel clash 'kills 100' – Pakistan singer drops Osama rolePakistan SMS blasphemy arrest – Pakistan tests ballistic missilePakistan tests ballistic missile – Pakistan wedding inferno kills 40Pakistan welcomes India overture – Pakistani held over Polish deathPakistani judge injured by bomb – Pakistanis vote in by-electionsParadise lost – Protests continue on Sharif banProtests over Karachi power cuts – Ruling parties win Pakistan pollsRushdie diplomatic row escalates – Shoaib sent home after Asif rowShoaib set to fight ban in court – Stand-off over Pakistan hostagesStay expires for death row Briton – Taleban announce Swat ceasefireTaleban chief hails raids on Nato – Third Kashmir border point opensThirteen dead at Red Mosque – Two held over Indian train blastTwo killed in Balochistan blast – Under pressureUnicef plea for Pakistan refugees – US pledge after Marriott attackUS presses Pakistan over Mumbai – Witness 'plotted to kill Musharraf'Woman elected Pakistani speaker – Zawahiri video blasts US strike