Pakistan Cracks Down on Honor Killings
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Pakistan's lower house of Parliament on Tuesday strengthened a law against traditional honor killings, a practice human rights activists say claims hundreds of victims a year, mostly women.
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The former prime minister's murder threatens security and restoration of democracy in Pakistan.
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Thousands of women are murdered by their fathers or brothers each year in so-called honour killings, a practice which can only be fought by improving women's role in society, an international conference was ...
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Pakistan was on high alert after riots erupted over the killing of a prominent tribal rebel leader in gas-rich Baluchistan province in a major military operation.
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At least nine people, including a paramilitary soldier, were killed in gunfire during clashes with students at a mosque run by a Taliban-style movement in Islamabad on Tuesday, Pakistani officials said.
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Thousands of Shi&#39;ite Muslims have rioted in Pakistan following a funeral for victims of a suicide bombing attack at a mosque that killed at least 30 people.
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Death of opposition leader raises fears of expanded violence in the unstable South Asian nation.
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KARACHI, Pakistan - Police stepped up patrols around foreign consulates and government offices in this volatile city Monday, fearing a backlash after Pakistani forces killed a suspected top al-Qaida operative wanted for his alleged role in the 2002 kidnapping and beheading of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl.    Amjad Hussain Farooqi, also accused in two attempts on the life of President Gen...
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In an effort to oust Islamic radicals holed up in an Islamabad mosque, Pakistani officials have cut off water, gas, electricity, and 12 telephones, while troops blasted holes in the mosque's walls to free women and children inside.
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Pakistan pointed a finger Friday at Al-Qaeda for the assassination of Benazir Bhutto, as her body was taken to her ancestral home for burial and anger at her death erupted into deadly unrest.
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Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf vowed to eradicate extremism "from every nook and corner of the country" on Thursday after a bloody confrontation at an Islamabad mosque in which at least 105 people died.
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President Pervez Musharraf is set to end emergency rule on Saturday but it was likely media would still face curbs with many judges and lawyers still under house arrest before Pakistan's election next month.
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Pakistan has made several arrests and stepped up security in at least one city after forces killed a top al-Qaida leader. Police say they arrested suspects across the country after killing Amjad Hussain Farooqi
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Pakistani security forces have arrested more suspected Islamic militants a day after they shot dead a key suspect wanted in a failed attempt on President Pervez Musharraf&#39;s
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Pakistani authorities imposed a curfew around a mosque in the capital on Wednesday after 11 people were killed in clashes with security forces, and militant Islamic students were ordered to lay down their weapons.
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ISLAMABAD: The federal cabinet on Wednesday resolved to take any measures required to eliminate militancy and terrorism in Pakistan and reiterated the governmentâs pledge to defend the countryâs sovereignty, integrity and security.
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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - The authorities announced a nationwide ban on all political and religious meetings except Friday Prayers after a car bombing early Thursday in the central city of Multan killed 40 people and wounded at least 100.