http://www.mail.com/locations/14874-karachi.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/locations/14874-karachi.html http://www.mail.com/news/world/2095920-pakistan-repeats-vote-karachi-despite-killing.html KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistan held a repeat election on Sunday in an upscale area of the southern city of Karachi that was plagued with allegations of vote-rigging, despite the shooting death of a senior member of former cricket star Imran Khan's party. Khan blamed Zahra Shahid's killing late Saturday night in Karachi on the Muttahida Quami Movement, ... Sun, 19 May 2013 10:19:22 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2095920-pakistan-repeats-vote-karachi-despite-killing.html 2013-05-19T10:19:22Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/2095486-member-pakistani-cricket-stars-party-killed.html KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — Police say gunmen on a motorcycle have shot and killed a senior member of a leading Pakistani political party. Police officer Sarfaraz Nawaz says Zohra Shahid was gunned down outside her home in the city of Karachi in southern Sindh province. Shahid was the vice president of former Pakistani cricket star Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehr... Sat, 18 May 2013 20:58:34 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/2095486-member-pakistani-cricket-stars-party-killed.html 2013-05-18T20:58:34Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2083756-pakistan-vote-count-big-sharif-win.html ISLAMABAD (AP) — The vote count from last weekend's nationwide elections in Pakistan on Tuesday indicates a big win for former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's party. Figures released by the country's election commission, based on 254 of the 269 races where the counting has been completed, show Sharif's Pakistan Muslim League-N party will likely get a majori... Tue, 14 May 2013 19:58:33 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2083756-pakistan-vote-count-big-sharif-win.html 2013-05-14T19:58:33Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2079858-pakistans-sharif-resounding-election-victory.html LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — Former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif looked poised to return to office with a resounding election victory — a mandate that could make it easier to tackle the country's daunting problems, including growing power outages, weak economic growth and shaky government finances. Questions remain, however, about Sharif's stance on a... Mon, 13 May 2013 03:53:48 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2079858-pakistans-sharif-resounding-election-victory.html 2013-05-13T03:53:48Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2072074-pakistans-ruling-party-struggles-election.html ISLAMABAD (AP) — The campaign posters for the Pakistan People's Party show both why it has been so popular for so long and why it's in trouble ahead of this Saturday's national election: two of the party icons on the posters are dead and a third is not old enough to be a candidate. As the historic vote approaches, one of South Asia's most venerable partie... Wed, 08 May 2013 18:48:13 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2072074-pakistans-ruling-party-struggles-election.html 2013-05-08T18:48:13Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2065816-bomb-pakistan-islamist-party-rally-kills-16.html PARACHINAR, Pakistan (AP) — A bomb blast tore through a political rally held by an Islamist party in northwest Pakistan Monday, in an attack claimed by the Pakistani Taliban that killed 16 people and underscored an increase in violence ahead of the May 11 vote. The explosion, at a rally held in the village of Sewak in the northwest Kurram tribal area, was... Mon, 06 May 2013 17:22:57 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2065816-bomb-pakistan-islamist-party-rally-kills-16.html 2013-05-06T17:22:57Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2063174-blasts-pakistan-port-city-kill-3-ahead-vote.html KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — Two blasts in Pakistan's southern city of Karachi killed three people near the office of a political party critical of the Taliban, a police officer said, heightening tensions ahead of the country's historic May 11 election. Police officer Aamir Farooqi said the explosions late Saturday also wounded another 22 people. A spokesman ... Sat, 04 May 2013 18:43:59 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2063174-blasts-pakistan-port-city-kill-3-ahead-vote.html 2013-05-04T18:43:59Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2062472-pakistani-fishermen-hold-political-rally-sea.html KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — Wearing life jackets and bobbing on the gentle waves of the Arabian Sea, supporters of a candidate in Pakistan's upcoming nationwide election held a waterborne rally to highlight the challenges faced by their embattled fishing community. Backers of independent political candidate Haji Usman Ghani took to the water Friday on a flot... Sat, 04 May 2013 09:51:35 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2062472-pakistani-fishermen-hold-political-rally-sea.html 2013-05-04T09:51:35Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2058050-pakistans-lead-prosecutor-bhutto-case-killed.html ISLAMABAD (AP) — Gunmen on Friday killed the lead Pakistani prosecutor in two high-profile cases — the assassination of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, and the brutal assault on civilians in Mumbai — shocking a country reeling from Taliban attacks as it prepares for nationwide elections. Chaudhry Zulfikar Ali was gunned down in a hail of bullets as ... Fri, 03 May 2013 16:48:34 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2058050-pakistans-lead-prosecutor-bhutto-case-killed.html 2013-05-03T16:48:34Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2050340-pakistan-suicide-bomber-targeting-police-kills-10.html PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — A suicide bomber targeting police killed at least 10 people in northwestern Pakistan on Monday, including the son and nephew of an Afghan official involved in peace negotiations with the Taliban, authorities said. The bomber was riding a motorcycle and detonated his explosives as the police patrol drove by in Peshawar, said city ... Mon, 29 Apr 2013 16:29:36 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2050340-pakistan-suicide-bomber-targeting-police-kills-10.html 2013-04-29T16:29:36Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2049010-4-killed-pakistan-bombings-political-parties.html KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — Police say four people were killed and dozens were injured in two separate bombings of political targets in the southern city of Karachi. The blasts come as Pakistan is preparing for country-wide elections on May 11. There was no immediate claim of responsibility but the Taliban have threatened three political parties perceived as... Sat, 27 Apr 2013 20:43:39 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2049010-4-killed-pakistan-bombings-political-parties.html 2013-04-27T20:43:39Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2046090-bomb-kills-9-pakistan-political-party-office.html KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — A bomb exploded on Friday near the office of a main Pakistan political party that had received threats from the Taliban, killing nine people in the latest attack in the run-up to next month's parliamentary election. As the election approaches, militant groups have increasingly been attacking liberal, secular parties such as the on... Fri, 26 Apr 2013 20:15:47 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2046090-bomb-kills-9-pakistan-political-party-office.html 2013-04-26T20:15:47Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2044774-bomb-pakistan-kills-5-political-office.html KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — A bomb exploded outside an election office of one of Pakistan's main political parties Thursday evening, killing five people in the latest attack ahead of the nation's May 11 elections. As the election approaches, militant groups have increasingly been attacking liberal, secular parties such as the one targeted Thursday in the por... Thu, 25 Apr 2013 19:16:28 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2044774-bomb-pakistan-kills-5-political-office.html 2013-04-25T19:16:28Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2039114-car-bomb-kills-4-pakistan-defused.html ISLAMABAD (AP) — A car bomb aimed at a Pakistani Shiite politician missed him but killed four other people Tuesday, hours after police defused an explosives-laden vehicle near the house where ex-leader Pervez Musharraf is being held, in the latest signs of simmering unrest in the country. Police in the capital were investigating how a car with a bomb insi... Tue, 23 Apr 2013 18:47:41 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2039114-car-bomb-kills-4-pakistan-defused.html 2013-04-23T18:47:41Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2035132-taliban-threat-skew-pakistan-election-result.html PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Moderate politicians from some of Pakistan's most violent areas are risking the threat of Taliban attack to run in upcoming nationwide elections, but they are increasingly being forced to rely on social media, phone calls and even short documentaries that allow them to campaign at a distance. That could give hard-line Islamic can... Sun, 21 Apr 2013 18:44:22 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2035132-taliban-threat-skew-pakistan-election-result.html 2013-04-21T18:44:22Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2030338-pakistans-medical-schools-where-women-rule.html KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — In a lecture hall of one of Pakistan's most prestigious medical schools, a handful of male students sits in the far top corner, clearly outnumbered by the rows and rows of female students listening intently to the doctor lecturing about insulin. In a country better known for honor killings of women and low literacy rates for girls... Fri, 19 Apr 2013 06:03:20 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2030338-pakistans-medical-schools-where-women-rule.html 2013-04-19T06:03:20Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2027356-transgender-pakistanis-running-election.html KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — When Bindiya Rana, a transgender candidate in Pakistan's elections, went door to door in the Karachi slum she hopes to represent, few people seemed to care about which gender she identifies with. They were more interested in what she was going to do to combat the street crime and electricity outages in their neighborhood if elected. ... Thu, 18 Apr 2013 12:11:51 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2027356-transgender-pakistanis-running-election.html 2013-04-18T12:11:51Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2022680-pakistans-musharraf-disqualified-election.html PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — High court judges disqualified former military ruler Pervez Musharraf from Pakistan's parliamentary election, likely ending any hope of a political comeback. Musharraf has faced paltry public support, a raft of legal challenges and Taliban death threats since he returned to Pakistan last month after years in self-imposed exile. M... Wed, 17 Apr 2013 04:40:40 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2022680-pakistans-musharraf-disqualified-election.html 2013-04-17T04:40:40Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2013060-taliban-gunmen-kill-pakistani-election-candidate.html KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — Taliban assailants on a motorcycle gunned down a candidate running in Pakistan's upcoming elections on Thursday, an official and a Taliban spokesman said, underscoring threats to the country's former ruling party and other secular and political groups. Fakhurl Islam, whose party has spoken out strongly against the militant group, ... Thu, 11 Apr 2013 15:05:21 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2013060-taliban-gunmen-kill-pakistani-election-candidate.html 2013-04-11T15:05:21Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2003364-pakistans-musharraf-parliament.html ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan's former military ruler Gen. Pervez Musharraf was given approval Sunday to run for parliament next month, a victory for him in what has otherwise been a bumpy return to the country after more than four years in self-imposed exile. Musharraf, who seized power in a military coup in 1999 but was forced to step down nearly a decade l... Sun, 07 Apr 2013 14:39:02 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2003364-pakistans-musharraf-parliament.html 2013-04-07T14:39:02Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1995604-3-pakistani-security-officers-killed-attack.html KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — Suspected militants threw a grenade at a vehicle carrying paramilitary security officers in southern Pakistan on Wednesday, killing three and wounding three others. Police spokesman Imran Shaukat said the attack took place as the vehicle reached near the headquarters of paramilitary forces called the Rangers in Karachi, Pakistan's... Wed, 03 Apr 2013 16:30:25 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1995604-3-pakistani-security-officers-killed-attack.html 2013-04-03T16:30:25Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1988082-principal-dead-grenade-attack-pakistan.html KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — A man armed with a gun and grenades attacked a school in southern Pakistan during a prize distribution ceremony on Saturday, killing its principal and wounding six children before fleeing. Police officer Nasir Mehmood said the attacker struck as dozens of children were gathered outside at their private school in Karachi to receive... Sat, 30 Mar 2013 10:55:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1988082-principal-dead-grenade-attack-pakistan.html 2013-03-30T10:55:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1987962-pakistan-underworld-cop-to-king.html KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — A corrupt, low-level cop with a healthy dose of street smarts rises to control hundreds of illegal gambling dens in Pakistan's largest city. By doling out millions of dollars in illicit proceeds, he protects his empire and becomes one of the most powerful people in Karachi. The allegations against Mohammed Waseem Ahmed — or Waseem... Sat, 30 Mar 2013 06:53:51 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1987962-pakistan-underworld-cop-to-king.html 2013-03-30T06:53:51Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1986132-angry-lawyer-throws-shoe-pakistans-musharraf.html KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — An angry lawyer threw a shoe at former President Pervez Musharraf as he headed to court in southern Pakistan on Friday to face legal charges following his return to the country after four years in self-imposed exile, police said. Meanwhile, a Taliban suicide bomber on a bicycle attacked the convoy of a paramilitary police commande... Fri, 29 Mar 2013 10:02:51 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1986132-angry-lawyer-throws-shoe-pakistans-musharraf.html 2013-03-29T10:02:51Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1976124-musharraf-returns-to-pakistan-intent-comeback.html KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — Former President Pervez Musharraf returned home Sunday hoping to make a political comeback despite Taliban death threats and looming arrest warrants. But judging by the lackluster crowd at the airport to greet him, his biggest challenge could be his waning popularity. His return comes as Pakistan is poised to transition from one d... Sun, 24 Mar 2013 17:49:44 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1976124-musharraf-returns-to-pakistan-intent-comeback.html 2013-03-24T17:49:44Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1976088-musharraf-heads-to-pakistan-amid-death-threats.html DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf ended more than four years in self-exile Sunday with a flight to his homeland, seeking a possible political comeback in defiance of judicial probes and death threats from Taliban militants. The journey from exile in Dubai to the Pakistani port city of Karachi is intended as the... Sun, 24 Mar 2013 07:15:35 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1976088-musharraf-heads-to-pakistan-amid-death-threats.html 2013-03-24T07:15:35Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1974998-ex-pakistani-strongman-vows-return-ahead-vote.html KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — Former Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf said he doesn't fear arrest despite facing criminal charges as he vowed Saturday to return to his homeland and contest upcoming elections after more than four years in exile. But legal problems are only one challenge facing Musharraf as the Taliban warned they have an assassination team ... Sat, 23 Mar 2013 20:16:39 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1974998-ex-pakistani-strongman-vows-return-ahead-vote.html 2013-03-23T20:16:39Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1961952-pakistani-taliban-withdraw-peace-talk-offer.html PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — The Pakistani Taliban on Monday withdrew their offer of holding peace talks with the government, saying that the authorities were not serious about following through with negotiations. The Taliban statement came as a pair of suicide bombers attacked a court complex in the northwestern city of Peshawar. The Taliban claimed respons... Mon, 18 Mar 2013 19:14:32 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1961952-pakistani-taliban-withdraw-peace-talk-offer.html 2013-03-18T19:14:32Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1953938-pakistani-activist-poor-shot-dead-karachi.html KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — Gunmen shot and killed a pioneering Pakistani activist in Karachi who helped bring services like sewer and water to the city's poorest neighborhoods, a police official said. The killing was a sign of the escalating chaos that has gripped Pakistan's largest city. Perween Rahman, the director of the Orangi Pilot Project, was on her ... Fri, 15 Mar 2013 05:01:58 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1953938-pakistani-activist-poor-shot-dead-karachi.html 2013-03-15T05:01:58Z