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U.S. Commander Holds Talks With Pakistan's Army Chief

AP | SEBASTIAN ABBOT | Posted 05.12.2012

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ISLAMABAD -- The top U.S. commander in Afghanistan held talks with Pakistan's army chief Saturday aimed at improving border coordination, almost six m...

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Airline Chief Barred From Leaving Pakistan

AP | CHRIS BRUMMITT and ZARAR KHAN | Posted 04.21.2012

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ISLAMABAD — Pakistan on Saturday barred the head of the airline whose jet crashed near the capital from leaving the country, vowing to investiga...

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Plane Crashes Near Islamabad Airport

AP | ZARAR KHAN | Posted 04.21.2012

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ISLAMABAD — Emergency workers with flashlights searched the smoldering wreckage of a passenger jet carrying 127 people that crashed into a muddy...

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Islamabad: The Allergy Capital of the World

Saad Khan | Posted 04.02.2012

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Saad Khan

The pollen count in Islamabad hovers above 30,000 particles per cubic meter during the peak season. And that is not considered a record high.

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Iran Tries Brotherly Love in the Persian Gulf Oil Game

Daniel J. Graeber | Posted 05.22.2012

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Daniel J. Graeber

With Kuwait allied with the United States and working more closely with Iran's long-time rivals in Riyadh, it's unlikely there will be any brotherly love in the Persian Gulf anytime soon.

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PHOTOS: AP Photographer Documents Daily Life In Pakistan

Posted 02.22.2012

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Associated Press chief photographer in Pakistan Muhammed Muheisen documents daily life on the outskirts of Islamabad. To see more great photogr...

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Joshua Hersh

Occupy Wall Street: Protests Spread to Islamabad, If Only For A Day

HuffingtonPost.com | Joshua Hersh | Posted 12.28.2011

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Well, it wasn't much, but the Occupy movement found accomplices earlier this week in perhaps one of the most far-flung places yet: Pakistan's capital ...

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The Pakistanis Are Coming! The Pakistanis Are Coming!

Michael Brenner | Posted 09.21.2011

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Michael Brenner

Washington is abuzz with the headline news that the FBI is accosting two Pakistanis who allegedly have been trying to win influence and influence poli...

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Pakistan: Drone Attacks Are Wrong, Regardless

Ethan Casey | Posted 09.18.2011

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Ethan Casey

Drone attacks are wrong. I'm sure to be called an appeaser of terrorists for saying that, particularly in light of the latest events in Mumbai. But I ...

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Pakistan Appoints First Female Foreign Minister

AP | Posted 09.18.2011

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ISLAMABAD -- Pakistan has appointed its first female foreign minister, filling a key Cabinet position days ahead of peace talks with archrival India. ...

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Obama's Drone Surge in Pakistan Doing More Damage Than Good

Michael Hughes | Posted 09.11.2011

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Michael Hughes

The facts unequivocally illustrate that the drone program is steering the U.S. away from achieving its national security objectives in the region.

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Pakistan's Army Chief Fights To Keep His Job

The New York Times | JANE PERLEZ | Posted 08.15.2011

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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- Pakistan's army chief, the most powerful man in the country, is fighting to save his position in the face of seething anger fro...

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Clinton: Osama Bin Laden Raid A Watershed Moment For Pakistan

AP | By ANNE GEARAN and NAHAL TOOSI | Posted 07.27.2011

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ISLAMABAD -- The killing of Osama bin Laden is a watershed moment for Pakistan's confrontation with homegrown terrorism, U.S. Secretary of State Hilla...

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Playing the China Card: Has the Obama Administration Miscalculated in Pakistan?

Dilip Hiro | Posted 07.24.2011

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Dilip Hiro

Pakistan's Chinese alliance, noted fitfully by the U.S., is one of its most potent weapons in any future showdown with the Obama administration.

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With Friends Like These...

Aki Peritz | Posted 07.23.2011

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Aki Peritz

Where would Pakistan turn for international support if America indeed withdraws its helping hand? The answer is likely Pakistan's "all weather friend," the People's Republic of China.

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Source: NATO Helicopters Return Fire After Being Attacked From Across Pakistan Border

Reuters | Posted 07.16.2011

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May 17, 2011 7:44:26 AM KABUL, May 17 (Reuters) - Two NATO helicopters supporting a coalition base in eastern Afghanistan came under fire twice...

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Pakistan's DoubleSpeak

Sunil Adam | Posted 07.10.2011

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Most Popular Drink in Abbottabad

Sunil Adam | Posted 07.09.2011

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Pakistan Army: Earn Your Keep

Wajid Ali Syed | Posted 07.09.2011

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Wajid Ali Syed

The world's most wanted terrorist was a block away from the army garrison. This incident is not the first time the Pakistan Army has made claims that strained credulity.

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Andrea Stone

Bin Laden Assassination Complicates U.S. And Pakistan's Diplomatic Dance

HuffingtonPost.com | Andrea Stone | Posted 07.02.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Pakistan has long subscribed to the Claude Rains school of diplomacy. Like the corrupt police chief the actor played in the classic 1...

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Inside The Raid That Killed Osama Bin Laden

AP | MATT APUZZO | Posted 07.01.2011

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WASHINGTON — Helicopters descended out of darkness on the most important counterterrorism mission in U.S. history. It was an operation so secret...

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Andrea Stone

Bin Laden Is Dead But Does It Matter?

HuffingtonPost.com | Andrea Stone | Posted 07.01.2011

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WASHINGTON -- The words so many Americans have waited to hear for nearly a decade -- Osama Bin Laden is dead -- were finally spoken on a spring night ...

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U.S. Missiles Kill Multiple People In Pakistan Tribal Region

AP | CHRIS BRUMMITT | Posted 06.21.2011

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ISLAMABAD — U.S. missiles killed 25 people in an al-Qaida and Taliban sanctuary close to the Afghan border on Friday, Pakistani officials said, ...

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Pakistani Minister For Minorities Gunned Down

Reuters | Posted 05.25.2011

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March 2, 2011 6:47:13 AM ISLAMABAD, March 2 (Reuters) - Pakistani Minister for Minorities Shahbaz Bhatti, who has been calling for changes in the c...

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Valentine Love For Pakistan Governor's Killer

AP | ASIF SHAHZAD | Posted 05.25.2011

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ISLAMABAD — The confessed killer of a liberal Pakistani governor pleaded guilty Monday to a murder he said was justified under Islam, while outs...

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