Pakistan
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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Pakistanis are very disappointed that Sri Lanka won't come – when there were bombs in Colombo before the 1996 World Cup, Australia and other countries wouldn't go there but Pakistan was the first to do so.
Mohammed Irfan is more than seven feet tall, so he gets a little edge from his height. He's very hard to face, but OK when you manage him. We always have had good fast bowlers since Imran Khan, Wasim Akram, Waqar Younis, Shoaib Akhtar . . . everyone in Pakistan wants to be a fast bowler!
Pakistan’s absolute corruption index was unchanged at 2.5/10 since the beginning of Transparency International Corruption Perception IndexMore quotes »
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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 »
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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 »
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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 »
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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 »
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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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Sharif-Kayani meeting is good for Pakistan: paper
The daily described Kayani’s gesture to call on Sharif at the latter’s Punjab residence as “unprecedented” in the history of Pakistan. “This is a common enough occurrence in other countries but not so in Pakistan where army chiefs have always been seen – and 3:21 AM from HillPost.in Read more »
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Travel: Jordan by ruins
foreign women more perhaps, are hassled by the young men. In most cases, they shout haram, bandying it about unlike how we do in Pakistan. I can’t say that the women are more conservative because I saw a lot of local Jordanians who were not. There are women 3:04 AM from The Express Tribune Pakistan Read more »
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Take gradual initiatives: Kayani tells Nawaz on ties with India
not have first-hand experience in view of his absence from power, the report said. In Kayani's view, the relationship between Pakistan and India "demands a comprehensive strategy for addressing the geopolitical challenges which have cropped up over the years" 3:01 AM from Times of India Read more »
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Kayani 'throws weight' behind Nawaz Sharif ahead of govt. transition
Army Chief, General Ashfaq Pervez Kayani has met Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) president and expected prime minister for the next parliamentary tenure Nawaz Sharif at his residence, and exchanged views on internal and external security issues confronting 2:54 AM from Sify Read more »
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Upmarket Pakistan district votes again as Imran Khan decries killing
as I had warned them about British citizen Altaf Hussain after his open threats." Altaf Hussain is accused of murder in Pakistan and leads his party remotely from exile in England. His party is designated a terrorist organization by Canada, a charge it strongly 2:51 AM from Sify Read more »
