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US officer says Nato attack on Pakistan was not intentional
A top US military officer says a Nato attack that killed 24 Pakistani soldiers was not deliberate, while Pakistan maintains Nato forces were alerted.
Key al-Qaeda operative killed by US drone
Senior al-Qaeda operative Ilyas Kashmiri, regarded as one of the most dangerous militants in the world, was killed by a US drone.
Al-Qaeda vows revenge
Al-Qaeda has acknowledged that Osama bin Laden is dead, dispelling the doubts of some Muslims over whether the group’s leader had really been killed.
Floods wreak havoc across Pakistan
Floods caused by a week of heavy rain have killed more than 1 000 people in Pakistan’s north-west.
Pakistan plane crashes with dozens on board
A commercial Pakistani passenger plane with 152 people on board crashed in bad weather on Wednesday, killing at least 10 people, officials said.
Pakistan govt under pressure after deadly attack
Pakistan’s government came under pressure on Saturday to bring stability to the country after one of the bloodiest bombings in more than two years.
Suicide bombers kills scores at Pakistan mosque
Two suicide bombers blew themselves up in a mosque near Pakistan’s military headquarters after Friday prayers, killing at least 40 people.
Pakistan braces for attacks as offensive continues
Suspected Taliban militants shot and killed a Pakistani army brigadier and his driver in the capital on Thursday.
Pakistan commandos rescue hostages
Pakistani commandos stormed an office building on Sunday and rescued 39 people whom suspected Taliban militants took hostage.
Pakistan rescues boys trained as suicide bombers
Pakistani security forces have rescued nearly a dozen boys brainwashed into becoming suicide bombers, according to officials.
Pakistani warplanes strike Taliban’s Waziristan
Warplanes struck a stronghold of Pakistani Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud on Saturday in retaliation for the killing of an anti-Taliban cleric.
Karzai: ‘Wildfire of terrorism’ hurting regional trade
Afghanistan and Pakistan have to work together to defeat a ”wildfire of terrorism” sweeping the region, the Afghan president said on Wednesday.
Zardari woos opposition to end Pakistan crisis
President Asif Ali Zardari called for national reconciliation in a Pakistan Day message on Monday, as he sought to mend fences with the opposition.
Zardari wins Pakistan election
Asif Ali Zardari, the widower of former Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto, swept to victory in a presidential election on Saturday.
Suicide bomber kills 40 at Pakistan funeral
A suicide bomber killed at least 40 people at a funeral of a policeman in the Swat district of Pakistan, days after the Pakistan army said it had begun to bring the mountainous…