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Pakistan

US: Emergency Rule Must End In Pakistan, Washington’s No. 2 Diplomat Delivers Blunt Message In Sitdown With Musharraf

A new caretaker government has been sworn in. An army general said a major offensive in Swat will begin “any time from now.” Thirty were killed in Sunni-Shia sectarian fighting in Parachinar. Jailed TNSM leader Sufi Muhammad has been admitted to a hospital in Peshawar. Musharraf has shut down Geo TV.

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Pakistan army No. 2 will play key role

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India police arrest Pakistani ‘militants’

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Pakistan to extradite British terrorism suspect

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Pakistan lifts Bhutto house arrest order

Taliban, Pakistani Army clash in Swat and Shangla

Conflicting reports on the battles in the two settled districts abound. Pakistani military claims upwards of 54 Taliban fighters killed. Taliban claims 31 Pakistani soldiers killed in fighting.

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US Is Looking Past Musharraf in Case He Falls

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Caretaker Government to Take Office in Pakistan Ahead of Elections

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Bhutto hopes to form unity government

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(Pakistan) Hameed Gul shifted to home

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US says not worried about Pakistan nuclear weapons

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Musharraf Expected to Step Down as Pakistan Army Chief

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Pakistani opposition aims to unite against Musharraf

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Cricket legend Imran Khan seized in Pakistan

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In Interview, Musharraf Defends Rule by Decree

Pakistan: Shangla district falls to the Taliban

An ally of Swat’s Maulana Fazlullah marches into the district center to impose sharia law; police desert their stations. The Taliban pushes eastward, closer to Islamabad as another settled district falls.

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Khan warns Bush on rise of Pakistan fanatics

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Rise of the Neo-Taliban, Part 2 – Pain has become the remedy

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Suicide attacks on Pakistan’s Muqam, Sherpao similar in nature

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Benazir Bhutto ruled out discussions with Musharraf as she was placed under a seven-day house arrest. NWFP Governor Orakzai said the military did not exchange Taliban leaders for captured soldiers. Orakzai also said the situation in the tribal areas was conducive for holding elections. Upwards of 800 Taliban are active in Swat, said a government […]

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Orakzai denies terrorists swap with arrested troops

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Bhutto: Time for Musharraf to go

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Bhutto Placed Under House Arrest Again

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Rise of the Neo-Taliban, Part 1 – Death by the light of a silvery moon

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Pakistan warned against attempts to seize its nuclear weapons. The Commonwealth threatened to suspend Pakistan’s membership. The Pakistani army has taken control of Swat operations; four were killed in a helicopter attack. Security forces captured a “top militant” in Swat who sheltered al Qaeda fighters. Fazlullah’s men captured a rival cleric. A bomb destroyed a […]

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Our Pakistan Challenge – Something good can come out of the emergency.

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Pakistan’s Opposition Criticizes Plan to Hold Elections Under Emergency Rule