Violent debate on women's rights in Pakistan
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A recent murder indicates a backlash by some against women as their rights and opportunities increase.
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Seventeen people, including three policemen, have been killed in violent protests in Pakistan over the assassination of opposition leader Benazir Bhutto, police and a provincial government minister said on Friday.
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The political blame game over Bhuttoâs assassination and rising ethnic tensions raise worries about the fragility of the countryâs federal structure.
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Â· Radical students clash with security forcesÂ· Nine die as tensions boil over in Pakistan
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Tensions brewing around a radical mosque in Pakistan's capital burst into street battles Tuesday between security forces and masked militants who have challenged the government by mounting a vigilante anti-vice campaign.
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A national debate is raging in Pakistan after President Pervez Musharraf's outlining of a range of bold new options for divided Kashmir that include independence, joint control with India and demilitarisation.
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The Pakistani opposition leader's assassination has thrown the country into turmoil.
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WANA, Pakistan -- Seventeen people, including 12 Al-Qaeda-linked Uzbeks, were killed yesterday in the first reported clash between militants and tribesmen in a Pakistani region seen as a hotbed of militant support.
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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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KARACHI, Pakistan  - For all the breakthroughs  Pakistan made against al Qaeda and homegrown militant groups in  2004, its war on terror risks sliding into a morass due to  abuse of the court appeals process by lawyers for terror  convicts.
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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - More than 60 people died in violence in Pakistan yesterday, including at least 15 soldiers who were killed by an explosion in a heavily secured dining hall for army commandos.
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Security forces outnumbered demonstrators at a tiny gathering yesterday afternoon commemorating International Women's Day, which was squelched by an aggressive campaign of detentions in preceding days. The days surrounding Women's Day have traditionally been marked by boisterous street demonstrations by human rights activists demanding an end to Islamic laws condemned as sexist and discriminatory. About 50 demonstrators ...
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The increasing numbers of veiled Muslim women are fueling the debate over the role of Muslims in British life.
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Pakistani troops and Islamic militants skirmished overnight in a tribal region near the Afghan border. The clashes came a day after Pakistani forces said they smashed a suspected al-Qaida training camp, killing 50 fighters.
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Rioting and violence spread across parts of Pakistan, leaving at least 27 people dead, following the assassination of Benazir Bhutto:
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ISLAMABAD, Feb. 18 -- Outbreaks of sporadic violence were reported across Pakistan on Monday as polls closed and election officials began tallying votes in the country's first parliamentary elections in five years.
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Enraged crowds rioted across Pakistan and hopes for democracy hung by a thread after Benazir Bhutto was gunned down as she waved to supporters from the sunroof of her armored vehicle. The death of President Pervez Musharraf's most powerful opponent threw the nation into chaos just 12 days before elections, and threatened its already unsteady role as a key fighter against Islamic terror.