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Bombing at Pakistani funeral kills 29

By AP News Wed, Jun 19, 2013 10:23AM UTC

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — A suicide bomber blew himself up in a crowd of hundreds of mourners attending a funeral in northwestern Pakistan on Tuesday, killing 29 people. Among the dead was a newly elected lawmaker who may have been the target, authorities said. The blast was the deadliest attack

Attacks in Pakistan’s southwest kill 22

By AP News Mon, Jun 17, 2013 11:48AM UTC

QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani forces stormed a hospital that had been taken over by gunmen Saturday in a restive southwestern province, freeing hostages and ending a five-hour standoff that capped a series of attacks that killed 22 people. The violence emphasized the challenges that new Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif

Pakistan says Indian planes violated its airspace

By AP News Tue, Jun 11, 2013 6:31PM UTC

ISLAMABAD (AP) — The Pakistani Air Force says two Indian aircraft violated Pakistan’s airspace, and that it scrambled two fighter jets to “challenge the intruders.” In a statement, the air force says that upon its actions, the Indian aircraft exited the airspace after having stayed inside it for about two

Streets of fury: Living with road rage in Delhi

By Mocking Indian Fri, Jun 07, 2013 10:06AM UTC

A Pakistani diplomat was recently assaulted in Delhi when his car bumped a motor cyclist. Although Islamabad sees a larger conspiracy, this gives too much credit to India’s intelligence agencies which, unlike Pakistan’s dreaded ISI, are incapable of executing such a delicate operation — getting a lowly paid agent to

Pakistani parliament elects Nawaz Sharif as PM

By AP News Wed, Jun 05, 2013 5:21PM UTC

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s parliament elected Nawaz Sharif as prime minister on Wednesday, marking a historic transfer of power in a country that has undergone three military coups. Now Sharif faces the monumental task of leading the country of 180 million people out of its sea of problems, including widespread