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12 killed in suicide bombing at Pakistani market

L. A. Times Dodgers Blog (Free subscription) | 7 hours ago

A local mayor who had defied the Taliban is killed along with 11 others. The attack is the latest in a series of militant strikes as Pakistan attempts to crush the Taliban in South Waziristan. Reporting from Islamabad, Pakistan, and Peshawar, Pakistan -- A suicide bomber attacked a livestock market in the suburbs of the violence-wracked northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar on Sunday , killing a...

INTERVIEW: Member of the Baloch National Movement-Zrombesh Central Committee

IntelliBriefs (Free subscription) | 7 hours ago

Ismail Amiri Member of the Baloch National Movement-Zrombesh Central Committee Source: The Baluch Interview by Karlos Zurutuza Nov 4, 2009 “We shouldn't identify Jundallah with the resistance in Western Balochistan as whole.” Ismail Amiri was born in Iran, but today he belongs to the ever-expanding group of political exiles residing in London. Last time he stepped on his native Balochistan...

Pakistani gov't pressured on post-offensive plan

Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 9 hours ago

ISLAMABAD -- As Pakistan's army plows ahead with its offensive in South Waziristan, its success is at risk because the government has yet to come up with plan to run and rebuild the lawless territory so that the Taliban and al-Qaida don't re-emerge.

Suicide bomber kills mayor, 12 more in Pakistan - Summary

The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 14 hours ago

Islamabad - A suicide bomber killed an anti-Taliban mayor and 12 other people in Pakistan's troubled North West Frontier Province on Sunday, officials said. The attack took place outside a cattle market in the Adezai area, located 25 kilometres south...

Pak pacer Sohail Khan eyeing Oz tour

Sify (Free subscription) | 14 hours ago

Islamabad: Injury prone Pakistan fast bowler Sohail Khan has said that he has overcome all his problems and was eying a place in the national team that would be touring Australia next month."It would

'I am not going to change my batting style', says Afridi

Sify (Free subscription) | 15 hours ago

Islamabad: Flamboyant Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi has ruled out changing his hard-hitting batting style."I'm a very risky player and I'm not changing my style. The people should

Suicide bomber kills mayor, 12 more in Pakistan - 2nd Update

The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 15 hours ago

Islamabad - A suicide bomber pursuing an anti-Taliban mayor in north-western Pakistan on Sunday killed his target and 12 others, officials said. The attack took place outside a cattle market in the Adezai area, located 25 kilometres south-west of Pes...

Suicide bomber kills mayor, nine more in Pakistan - Update

The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | yesterday

Islamabad - A suicide bomber killed at least 10 people, including a mayor, Sunday in troubled north-west Pakistan, police said. The attack took place outside a cattle market in the Adezai area, located 25 kilometres south-west of Peshawar, the capita...

Suicide blast kills at least two in Pakistan

The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | yesterday

Islamabad - A suicide bomber struck a cattle market in Pakistan's troubled North-West Frontier Province Sunday, killing at least two people and injuring several more, police said. The attack took place in the Adezai area on the outskirts of the provi...

Pakistani troops kill 12 Taliban in Waziristan offensive

The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | yesterday

Islamabad - Pakistani troops have killed a further 12 Taliban militants during the ongoing operation in country's restive north-western region, the country's army said on Saturday. Five soldiers, including two officers, were also injured in the clash...

Pak wants to discuss India's 'involvement in terror acts'

rediff News (Free subscription) | yesterday

Pakistan will soon discuss the issue of India's alleged involvement in terror activities inside its geographical boundaries with New Delhi, Foreign Office spokesman Abdul Basit has said.Reiterating that the security forces have recovered Indian arms and ammunitions during search operations in South Waziristan, where the military is engaged in an intense battle with the Taliban, Basit blamed India for...

• We'll discuss India's involvement in terror activities soon: Pak FO - Sify

Going for the kill

Times of India (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009

To overwhelm the Taliban, Islamabad needs to learn from the mistakes the British, Soviets and Americans made in Waziristan. For an unstable Pakistan, it’s now or never.

Pakistani army enters last Taliban bastion in S. Waziristan

Washington Post (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009

The Pakistani army on Friday entered Makeen, the last of three insurgent strongholds targeted by a major offensive in the northwest, as gunmen wounded a senior army officer and a soldier in the capital, Islamabad.

Pakistani army pushes into Taliban stronghold

Boston Herald (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009

ISLAMABAD - The Pakistani army entered the last of three Taliban strongholds targeted by its Waziristan offensive yesterday, as gunmen wounded a senior army officer and a...

Headley link traced to Pak, 2 LeT men arrested

Times of India (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009

P Chidambaram on Friday said the arrest of two terrorists in Pakistan at the instance of FBI has established Islamabad’s link to a fresh terror plot against India.

Islamabad School Girls Picture

rashidasaleem | 01/16/2009

Islamabad School Girls Picture