Strains Intensify in Pakistan's Ethnic Patchwork
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KARACHI, Pakistan -- To Khaled Chema, 32, an unemployed resident of a sprawling slum in this mega-city by the sea, Benazir Bhutto wasn't assassinated because she opposed extremism and advocated democracy. She was killed because, like him, she was a Sindhi.
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Rising sea levels force millions  of Bangladeshis into India, fueling ethnic and religious  tensions that end in bloody riots.  In Africa, crops wither in the parched landscape of a once-lush  nation, bringing strife to the countryside and leading city  dwellers to clash with the army as they loot shops for food.
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A series of bombings in recent days in northwestern Pakistan is spreading fears in the region and the West.
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RAWALPINDI, Pakistan, Dec. 27 -- They arrived at the hospital by the dozens, based on nothing more than a whisper that their leader had been hurt.
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With Maoist attacks on the rise in Nepal, authorities apprehend large-scale displacement of people. In fact, a good indicator of this âflight of passageâ is a newspaper report on Iraq-bound Nepalese that
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Militants in the country's tribal belt seem to be maneuvering for time and space, analysts say.
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From the destruction that swept over south Asia claiming more than 115,000 lives, hope is emerging in one stricken country that relief efforts are diverting a path to civil war.
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HARIPUR, Pakistan -- Every day, Taj Mohammed Abbasi wheels his cart through dusty streets, selling the oranges, guavas and litchis that are the pride of this rural outpost in the shadow of the Himalayan foothills.
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Pakistanis, once portrayed in Indian  movies as extremists and terrorist sponsors, are morphing into  Bollywood heroes.
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In Kohat, near Pakistan's restive tribal areas, many say the remote border regions need more government engagement to curb rising extremism. Part 2 of three.
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WANA, Pakistan - Pakistan says it has Islamic militants in the rugged tribal belt bordering Afghanistan on the run after a protracted and hard-fought military campaign.
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WASHINGTON -- With new fighting expected to break out this spring in Afghanistan, the Pakistan government will soon have to decide what it can do about the tribal authorities who have not been living up to their agreement to prevent Taliban and Qaeda fighters from moving back and forth across the border, according to John Negroponte, the director of national ...
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Rumors and paranoia about the assassination fuel the fears of Pakistanis as they see their country descend into instability
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The mood in Karachi, Pakistan, was reflected by its citizens, who ushered in a new year under a thick shroud of rage and uncertainty.
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Some are al-Qaida, some are Taliban and others are homegrown. But all of Pakistan's militants share a vision and unshakable beliefs that include a ban on a woman leading the nation and opposition to a close alliance with America.
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MINGORA, Pakistan  - Thousands of Pakistanis are fleeing a tense northwestern town and outlying villages amid fears of a showdown between the security forces and an Islamist militant Taliban-style movement, residents said.
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People in Pakistan take part in a crucial parliamentary election overshadowed by violence and fears of fraud