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Pakistan targets Taliban lair to secure vote

by Sajjad Tarakzai AFP Asian Edition

Mar 21, 2013 03:00 EDT

Pakistan is stepping up an offensive to dislodge the Taliban from a key stronghold in an effort to safeguard May's general election and crack down on militants behind a wave of attacks.

Pakistan to hold historic polls on May 11

by Nasir Jaffry AFP Asian Edition

Mar 20, 2013 13:03 EDT

Pakistan will go to the polls on May 11, the presidency announced Wednesday, in an historic general election marking the first democratic transition of power in the country's 66-year existence.

Pakistan president sets election for May 11

by Nasir Jaffry AFP Asian Edition

Mar 20, 2013 07:55 EDT

Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari announced Wednesday that general elections would be held on May 11, in what will mark the first democratic transition of power in the country's history.

Pakistan President 'sets election for May 11'

by Nasir Jaffry AFP Global Edition

Mar 20, 2013 07:13 EDT

Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari announced Wednesday that general elections would be held on May 11, in what will mark the first democratic transition of power in the country's history.

Daniel Pearl's family hails Pakistani arrest

By Staff Reporter AFP Asian Edition

Mar 18, 2013 22:01 EDT

The family of slain US journalist Daniel Pearl welcomed Monday the arrest in Pakistan of a former leader of a banned militant outfit allegedly involved in his 2002 murder.

Pakistan arrests militant linked to Daniel Pearl murder

By Staff Reporter AFP American Edition

Mar 18, 2013 03:39 EDT

Pakistani security officials have arrested a former senior leader of a banned militant outfit who was allegedly involved in the 2002 murder of US journalist Daniel Pearl in Karachi.

Pakistan government makes history but record chequered

by Sami Zubeiri AFP Asian Edition

Mar 17, 2013 13:13 EDT

Pakistan's government has become the first in history to complete a full term in office, but a raft of key achievements has been overshadowed by mismanagement, economic decline and worsening security.

Pakistan's government makes history but record chequered

by Sami Zubeiri AFP Global Edition

Mar 16, 2013 23:49 EDT

India scraps Pakistan series after tensions spike

By Staff Reporter AFP Global Edition

Mar 15, 2013 11:13 EDT

India's national hockey team announced Friday that it was calling off a series against arch-rivals Pakistan planned for next month amid growing tensions between the nuclear-armed neighbours.

India scraps Pakistan hockey series after tensions

By Staff Reporter AFP Global Edition

Mar 15, 2013 08:26 EDT

India's national hockey team announced Friday that it was calling off a series against arch-rivals Pakistan planned for next month amid growing tensions between the nuclear-armed neighbours.

Blast at Pakistan television office kills three: officials

By Staff Reporter AFP South Asian Edition

Mar 14, 2013 18:33 EDT

A remote controlled bomb at a television network office in the Pakistani city of Karachi has killed three people and wounded five others, officials said Friday.

Pakistan police kill suspect in aid worker murder: official

By Staff Reporter AFP South Asian Edition

Mar 14, 2013 15:17 EDT

Pakistani police on Thursday shot dead a militant commander suspected over the killing of a prominent woman development worker a day earlier, a spokesman said.

Pakistan gunmen kill woman development worker: police

By Staff Reporter AFP South Asian Edition

Mar 13, 2013 15:40 EDT

Motorcycle gunmen shot dead a prominent woman development worker Wednesday in the Pakistani city of Karachi, police said, fuelling fears of instability as the country heads towards general elections in May.

Pakistan to host Asian snooker championship

By Staff Reporter AFP Global Edition

Mar 13, 2013 11:07 EDT

Pakistan will host the Asian Amateur Snooker Championship next month, officials announced on Wednesday, despite security concerns which forced a recent event with arch-rivals India to be cancelled.

Pakistan Christians close schools to protest over riot

By Staff Reporter AFP Global Edition

Mar 11, 2013 12:19 EDT

Pakistani Christians closed missionary schools on Monday in protest after a Muslim mob torched more than 100 Christian homes following allegations of blasphemy.

Explosion kills two in Pakistan's Karachi: police

By Staff Reporter AFP South Asian Edition

Mar 11, 2013 11:39 EDT

An explosion at a cigarette shop killed at least two people and wounded four others in Pakistan's largest city Karachi on Monday, police said.

Pakistan Christians close schools to protest attack

By Staff Reporter AFP Asian Edition

Mar 11, 2013 03:24 EDT

Pakistani Christians closed missionary schools on Monday in protest after a Muslim mob torched more than 100 Christian homes following allegations of blasphemy.

Protests over Pakistan anti-Christian riot

by Waqar Hussain AFP Global Edition

Mar 10, 2013 15:15 EDT

Christians demonstrated in cities around Pakistan on Sunday to protest after a Muslim mob torched more than 100 Christian homes following allegations of blasphemy.

'Drunken row' sparked Pakistan anti-Christian riot

by Waqar Hussain AFP Global Edition

Mar 10, 2013 08:52 EDT

A drunken row between two friends was the trigger for blasphemy allegations that prompted a mob of angry Pakistani Muslim protesters to burn more than 100 Christian homes, police and witnesses said.

Migration dream over for young Pakistani

by Emmanuel Duparcq AFP Global Edition

Mar 10, 2013 04:08 EDT

Ahmed Sohail is bewildered and angry. After eight years studying at the French government's expense, he was deported to Pakistan, one of tens of thousands of Pakistanis ordered to leave the EU last year.