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Pakistani rescuers carry the dead body of Zohra Hussain, vice president of the women's wing of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) in the province of Sindh, in Karachi on May 18, 2013. Gunmen have killed a Pakistani politician from Imran Khan's party in the southern port city of Karachi on the eve of a partial re-run of May 11 polls that were marked by more than 150 killings.

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  • Matan a miembro de partido politico de Pakistan

    se atribuyo la responsabilidad del asesinato.El partido de Khan afirmo que fue objeto de fraude electoral en varias areas de Pakistan, inclusive en Karachi, en las elecciones nacionales del 11 de mayo.La comision electoral de Pakistan dispuso nuevas elecciones 5/18/13 Read more »

  • Member of Pakistani cricket star's party killed

    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 Tehreek-e-Insaf party in Sindh.No one has claimed responsibility for the killing.Khan's 5/18/13 Read more »

  • Battles in Pakistan tribal area displace thousands

    -- A new offensive by the Pakistani military against militants in a northwestern tribal area has displaced thousands of people in the past week, an official said Wednesday.For years, Pakistan has been battling militant groups such as the Taliban in the tribal   Read more »

  • Pakistan's Sharif wants good relations with US

    this matter up very seriously. I think this is a very serious issue, and our concern must be understood properly," said Sharif.Pakistan occupies a strategic location next to Afghanistan and will likely play a strong role in any reconciliation deal with Taliban   Read more »

  • Pakistan's Sharif headed for 3rd term after vote

    dominated in the mostly Pashtun areas of northwestern Pakistan.Sharif will have to work hard to show that he represents all of Pakistan, not just Punjab province."If there is a heavy mandate from Punjab particularly the smaller provinces will complain that   Read more »

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About Pakistan

Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan (Urdu: اسلامی جمہوریۂ پاکستان‎), is a country located in South Asia and the Greater Middle East. It has a 1046 kilometer coastline along the Arabian Sea in the south, and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and the People's Republic of China in the far northeast.

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