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Pakistan acts against airline after crash

Pakistan acts against airline after crash

Pakistan blocked the head of an airline, whose plane crashed near the capital, from leaving the country as it began an investigation into the disaster

According to Mariette Liefferink

Pakistan minister’s desperation to underplay coup rumours

A prominent Pakistani Cabinet minister says unnamed ‘people’ would foil any attempt to dislodge the president through a coup.

Punjab governor killed for opposing blasphemy law

The governor of Pakistan’s Punjab province was shot dead in Islamabad because of his high-profile opposition to controversial blasphemy laws.

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 defends spy agencies after week of carnage

Pakistan defended its intelligence agencies on Tuesday after a bloody week which saw 125 people killed in attacks blamed on Taliban militants.

Casualties of another war

The Marriott bombing is terrible revenge for the Afghan campaign that has gone so badly wrong, writes Tariq Ali.

Benazir Bhutto killed in suicide attack

Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto was assassinated on Thursday as she left an election rally in the city of Rawalpindi, putting January 8 polls in doubt and sparking…

Bhutto wounded in suicide bomb attack

Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto was wounded in a gun and suicide bomb attack after an election rally in the city of Rawalpindi on Thursday, a party security official…

Bhutto wants outside help in probing suicide attack

Benazir Bhutto has vowed to press ahead with her campaign to become Pakistan’s next prime minister despite the threat of assassination, and called on the government to seek…

Pakistan blasts kill 133 as Bhutto returns

A suspected suicide bomber killed 133 people on Friday in an attack on former Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto, as she was driven through Karachi to greet supporters on…

Suicide attack kills more than 110 as Bhutto returns

A suspected suicide bomber killed at least 115 people and wounded 100 on Friday in an attack targeting a vehicle carrying former Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto through…