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Factional clashes in Karachi kill at least 25

At least 25 people, including two policemen, were killed in the incidents of target killing in various parts of Pakistan’s port city of Karachi, the police said on Thursday.
Due to prevailing law and order situation, all the educational institutions in Karachi remained closed on Thursday and examinations have also been postponed. Enraged p

Pak Prez uses power of pardon to save minister friend

Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari early Tuesday morning exploited his country’s Constitution to pardon convicted interior minister Rehman Malik.

Zardari quizzed over dual posts

A Pakistani court on Monday issued notices to President Asif Ali Zardari during hearing of a case pertaining to his dual role as the head of the state and the chief of the ruling Pakistan People’s Par

Militants release 50 Pakistan govt officials

Suspected militants on Sunday released 50 out of 60 kidnapped employees of the state-owned Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA), officials said.

60 Pak officials are abducted

Armed militants on Saturday abducted over 60 government employees — working for the state-owned Water and Power Development Authority in Pakistan’s Kurram Agency.

60 govt officials abducted in Pakistan

Armed militants on Saturday abducted over 60 government employees, working for the state-owned Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA), in Pakistan’s lawless tribal areas.

Court warns cop to seize Pervez assets

A Pakistani court on Friday issued a “final warning” to the police to confiscate the property of former military ruler Pervez Musharraf, court officials said.

Don’t expect miracles, says Qureshi

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May 11: All is set for a full-fledged resumption of dialogue between nuclear armed neighbours — Pakistan and India – as the top diplomats of the two countries have decided to have a meeting in Islamab

Hakimullah vows fresh attacks on US in video

A US soldier reads a magazine in a bunker at a forward base in Afghanistan’s Kandahar province on Monday. PHOTO: AP

May 3: Thought to be dead, Taliban leader Hakimullah Mehsud has resurfaced to warn of attack on the United States.

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