Pakistan Violence

Police: Bomb kills 20 in northwest Pakistan market

AP | SEBASTIAN ABBOT | Posted 11.11.2009 | World


ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — A suicide car bomber attacked a crowded market in northwestern Pakistan on Tuesday, killing 24 people and illustrating mil...

Growing Extremism in Pakistan

Saad Khan | Posted 11.11.2009 | World


Saad Khan

The lack of major bloodshed in Pakistan is 'compensated for' by regular attacks on religious minorities and the desecration of their religious and personal assets.

Pakistan Bomb Attack At NATO Border Crossing Kills At Least 19

AP | RIAZ KHAN | Posted 09.27.2009 | World


PESHAWAR, Pakistan — A suicide bomber attacked the main border crossing for convoys ferrying supplies to U.S. and NATO troops in Afghanistan on ...

Pakistan Military Accused Of Summary Executions After Dozens Of Bodies Found

The Guardian | Mark Tran | Posted 09.25.2009 | World


Pakistan's security forces are under pressure to hold an inquiry after being accused by human rights groups of summarily executing suspected militants...

Pakistan: Christians Target Of Recent Burst Of Religious Violence

washingtonpost.com | Joshua Partlow | Posted 09.03.2009 | World


GOJRA, Pakistan, Aug. 2 -- They do not want to bury the Christians. They want the nation to see them. By nightfall Sunday, hundreds of residents of t...

Pakistan Taliban Attacks Prevent Return Of Landowners

The New York Times | Jane Perlez and Pir Zubair Shah | Posted 08.28.2009 | World


ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- Even as hundreds of thousands of people stream back to the Swat Valley after months of fighting, one important group is conspic...

Pakistan Attacks In 2008, 2009

AP | Posted 07.10.2009 | World


A look at some recent major attacks in Pakistan or blamed on Pakistan-based militants: _ June 9, 2009: A huge bomb explodes at a luxury hotel in Pesh...

PC Hotel Blast: Pakistani Officials Say Attack Is Revenge For Anti-Taliban Offensive

DAWN.COM | Posted 07.10.2009 | World


PESHAWAR: At least seven people were killed and 34 others wounded in a huge bomb blast at the five-star Pearl Continental hotel in Peshawar Tuesday, o...

Islamabad Police Station Hit By Bomb Explosion

Al Jazeera English | Posted 07.07.2009 | World


A bomb has exploded at a police station in Islamabad, Pakistan's capital, as the military continues to battle Taliban fighters in the northwest of the...

16 militants, 2 Pakistani soldiers die in clash

AP | MUNIR AHMAD | Posted 06.02.2009 | World


ISLAMABAD — Pakistani forces repelled a mass assault on their outpost near the Afghan border Saturday in a battle that left 18 dead and shook cl...

Pakistan Hit With Three Suicide Attacks In 24 Hours

New York Times | JANE PERLEZ and PIR ZUBAIR SHAH | Posted 05.06.2009 | World


A suicide bomber blew himself up at the entrance to a crowded Shiite mosque just south of the capital on Sunday, killing at least 26 people. It was t...

Pakistan Mosque Packed With Worshippers Attacked By Suicide Bomber, At Least 48 Killed (PHOTOS)

AP | RIAZ KHAN | Posted 04.27.2009 | World


PESHAWAR, Pakistan - A suicide bomber demolished a mosque packed with hundreds of worshippers attending Friday prayers near the Afghan border, killing...

Pakistan's Long March to Democracy

Wajahat Ali | Posted 04.17.2009 | World


Wajahat Ali

The U.S., which provided support to General Zia and Musharraf's dictatorships, should use its diplomatic resources to force the reinstatement of Chief Justice Chaudhry and the independent judiciary.

Pakistan searches for reported wreck of US drone

AP | ZARAR KHAN | Posted 04.07.2009 | World


ISLAMABAD — Pakistani authorities searched Sunday for the possible wreckage of an American pilotless drone reported to have crashed in a northwe...

Pakistan: Sri Lankan Cricket Team Attacked By Gunmen With Rifles, Grenades, Rocket Launchers (VIDEO)

AP | RIZWAN ALI | Posted 04.03.2009 | World


***SCROLL DOWN FOR VIDEO*** LAHORE, Pakistan - At least a dozen men ambushed Sri Lanka's cricket team with rifles, grenades and rocket launchers Tuesd...

Bride, Groom Among 14 Killed In Pakistan

Nation | Posted 03.06.2009 | World


QUETTA-At least 14 people including a bride and bridegroom were killed and 20 others sustained critical injuties, some of them seriously, in separate ...

Suicide attack in Pakistani capital kills 15

AP | MANAL AHMAD | Posted 07.14.2008 | Home


ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — A suicide attacker detonated explosives near a police station in Pakistan's capital on Sunday, killing at least 15 people ...

Pakistan Nears Deal To End Fighting With Militants

New York Times | ISMAIL KHAN and CARLOTTA GALL | Posted 05.02.2008 | Politics


The Pakistani government is close to an agreement to end hostilities with the most militant tribes in its turbulent border area, whose main leader is ...

Musharraf's Party Concedes Defeat, Opposition Celebrate Landmark Election Victory

London Times | Jeremy Page and Zahid Hussain | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


President Musharraf's supporters conceded defeat last night in a landmark parliamentary election that could seal his political fate and resurrect demo...

Some Pakistan Women Warded Off Voting

AP | KATHY GANNON | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


KHAZANA, Pakistan — Posters of the Muslim world's first female prime minister, the late Benazir Bhutto, fluttered in the wind. But the ballot bo...

Fears Of Massive Violence Keep Pakistani Voter Turnout Low

McClatchy | Jonathan S. Landay | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


Fears of massive violence appeared to keep turnout low as Pakistanis cast ballots in National Assembly elections Monday. No party was expected to win...

Musharraf Awaits His Fate As Pakistan Votes Are Counted

Reuters | Augustine Anthony | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home


Counting began on Monday after an election in Pakistan which was far less violent than feared, although it could result in a parliament set on driving...

Pakistan Holds Crucial Elections

AP | MATTHEW PENNINGTON | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Pakistanis voted Monday for a new parliament in elections shadowed by fears of violence and questions about the political ...

Voters Fear Violence On Eve Of Pakistan Election

Reuters | Zeeshan Haider | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


Pakistani opposition politicians said on Sunday the government planned to rig the vote in general elections on Monday that could bring in a parliament...