Pakistan

Pakistan

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  US, Taliban to start talks on ending Afghan war

  The Taliban and the U.S. said Tuesday they will hold talks on finding a political solution to ending nearly 12 years of war in Afghanistan, as the ... 

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  Bombing at Pakistani funeral kills 29

  A suicide bomber blew himself up in a crowd of hundreds of mourners attending a funeral in northwestern Pakistan on Tuesday, killing 29 people. 

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  Gunmen in Pakistan kill 2 anti-polio workers

  Gunmen killed two anti-polio workers Sunday in northwest Pakistan, police said, the latest violence directed at efforts to eradicate the disease from ... 

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  Attacks in Pakistan's southwest kills 22

  Pakistani forces stormed a hospital that had been taken over by gunmen Saturday in a restive southwestern province, freeing hostages and ending a ... 

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  India puts Pakistan out of misery in Champs Trophy

  India put already-eliminated Pakistan out of its misery in the Champions Trophy by thrashing its fierce rival by eight wickets in a rain-hit match on ... 

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  India wins toss, fields 1st vs Pakistan

  India has won the toss and chosen to field first in its Champions Trophy match against Pakistan at Edgbaston. With India already having won Group B ... 

• Pakistan's Musharraf gets bail in key case

  A defense lawyer says a court has granted bail to Pakistan's former military ruler Pervez Musharraf in a case involving his allegedly unconstitutional ... 

• Pakistan says Indian planes violated its airspace

  The Pakistani Air Force said two Indian aircraft violated Pakistan's airspace on Tuesday, and that it scrambled two fighter jets to "challenge the ... 

• India sends Windies in to bat at Champions Trophy

  India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni won the toss and sent West Indies in to bat under leaden skies at The Oval in the Group B match at the Champions ... 

• Pakistani Taliban claim attack on NATO supply line

  The Pakistani Taliban are claiming responsibility for an attack on NATO supply trucks that killed four people in the country's northwest. Around 15 ... 

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  South Africa beats Pakistan by 67 runs

  South Africa made light of its weakened bowling attack by rolling over beleaguered Pakistan for 167 to clinch a 67-run win at Edgbaston on Monday, ... 

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  Pakistan president to new leaders: Stop militancy

  Pakistan's president, in what will likely be his last major speech to parliament, urged the new government on Monday to keep up the fight against ... 

• South Africa wins toss, bats 1st vs Pakistan

  South Africa won the toss and chose to bat first in its Group B match against Pakistan in the Champions Trophy at Edgbaston on Monday, with both ... 

• Roadside bombs kill 2 soldiers in Pakistan

  Two roadside bombs killed two soldiers in a restive northwestern region of Pakistan on Sunday while a gun attack in the country's south killed two ... 

• Pakistan swears in 25-member Cabinet

  Pakistan's new prime minister unveiled a 25-member Cabinet on Friday, a group that many here hope will waste no time in tackling major economic, ... 

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  Windies beats Pakistan by 2 wickets in CT

  West Indies gathered its wits in time to fend off a resurgent Pakistan and win a tense, low-scoring Champions Trophy match by two wickets at The Oval ... 

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  2 get death in Pakistan case tainted by class

  Two young men received death sentences Friday over a fatal shooting that exposed class divisions in Pakistan and led to an unusual social media ... 

• Roadside bomb kills 3 policemen in Pakistan

  Police say a roadside bomb targeting police has killed three officers and wounded another in northwestern Pakistan. Senior police officer Shafiullah ... 

• Afghan governor: Airstrike kills 3; NATO denies

  The governor of an eastern province in Afghanistan alleged on Thursday that an overnight NATO airstrike killed three civilians and wounded seven ... 

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  New Pakistan PM vows better economy, end to drones

  As he stepped into the prime minister's job for the third time Wednesday, Nawaz Sharif vowed to improve Pakistan's limping economy and end American ... 

• Police: Gunmen kill lawmaker in northwest Pakistan

  Pakistani police say attackers have shot and killed a newly elected provincial lawmaker in the northwestern town of Hangu. Senior police officer Bin ... 

• Think tank: China boosts nuclear arms arsenal

  China, India and Pakistan have increased their nuclear weapons by about 10 warheads each in the past year, and other nuclear states appear set on ... 

• Pakistani president says he will not run again

  The president of Pakistan said in an interview aired Sunday that he will not run for another term, a decision that was widely expected after his party ... 

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  Pakistan's new lawmakers sworn in, face many tests

  Newly elected members of Pakistan's National Assembly were sworn in Saturday, officially marking the first transition of power between democratically ... 

• Pakistan army battles militants in NW, killing 19

  The Pakistani military killed 19 militants in a late night battle for control of strategic mountain peaks in an area near the Afghan border, the army ...