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NEWS ABOUT: Rawalpindi

Rawalpindi stories: 9 news summaries

(AP) - Pakistani commandos freed dozens of hostages held by militants at the army's own headquarters today, ending a bloody, 22-hour drama that embarrassed the nation's military as it plans a new offensive against al-Qaeda and the Taliban. At least 19 people died in the standoff, including three captives and eight of... More »

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Taliban • Pakistan • Rawalpindi • al-Qaeda

 10 Dead as Gunmen 
 Hit Pakistani Army HQ 

Third devastating attack in a week as Pakistan readies anti-Taliban offensive

Oct 10, 09 6:39 AM CDT
(AP) - Gunmen wearing military uniforms and wielding assault rifles and grenades attacked Pakistan's army headquarters today, sparking a ferocious gun battle outside the capital that killed four of the assailants and at least six soldiers, authorities said. Two of the attackers managed to infiltrate the heavily fortified compound in the garrison... More »

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Taliban • Rawalpindi • Islamist extremists • Pakistan military

 Pakistan 
 PM Escapes 
 Convoy Attack 

Gilani and others unharmed as leader continues campaigning for Zardari

Sep 3, 08 7:27 AM CDT
(Newser) - Three days before Pakistan is to elect a new president, PM Yousuf Gilani escaped an assassination attempt on his caravan outside Islamabad, the BBC reports. No injuries were reported, officials said, citing “robust and comprehensive security measures,” but CNN reports it's unclear whether Gilani was present in the... More »

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Afghanistan • Taliban • Pakistan • Islamabad • Benazir Bhutto • Pakistan People's Party • Rawalpindi • assassination attempt • convoy • Yousaf Raza Gilani

Pakistan Surgeon General Killed

Dies with 8 others in suicide bombing

Feb 25, 08 10:15 PM CST
(Newser) - Pakistan's surgeon general was killed today by a suicide bomber who blew himself up at a busy intersection in the city of Rawalpindi.  Lt. Gen. Mushtaq Ahmad Baig, his driver and his guard were killed, the Washington Post reports; Baig was the highest-ranking military officer to be killed in... More »

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Taliban • Pervez Musharraf • suicide bombing • Rawalpindi • Baitullah Mehsud • Pakistan army • Lt. Gen. Mushtaq Ahmad Baig • Plan International • Mansehra

Pakistan
Busts 2 More
in Bhutto Hit

Arrests come
as nation ends
mourning period

Feb 7, 08 6:15 AM CST
(Newser) - Pakistani authorities have charged two alleged terrorists with participating in the assassination of Benazir Bhutto, reports AFP. The two men are from Rawalpindi, where the former PM was killed in December. "Their tentacles are from the tribal region and Baitullah Mehsud," said a senior official, referring to the... More »

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Pakistan • suicide bomber • Benazir Bhutto • Rawalpindi • Asif Ali Zardari • Baitullah Mehsud • Bhutto assassination • al-Qaeda

Bomb Kills Pakistan Medic Staff

Latest in series of attacks on Rawalpindi

Feb 4, 08 8:42 AM CST
(Newser) - At least six people died this morning when a suicide bomber riding a motorbike slammed into a military bus in a ball of fire and smoke in the Pakistani garrison city of Rawalpindi. At least 20 were injured in the attack, which occurred in a crowded market area during rush... More »

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Taliban • Pakistan • suicide bombing • Benazir Bhutto • Rawalpindi • al-Qaeda

Policeman: Sudden Crowd Stopped Bhutto's Car

New reports deepen mystery around assassination

Jan 12, 08 6:45 AM CST
(Newser) - New reports on the assassination of Benazir Bhutto point to the killing being a well-organized plot and suggest Musharraf's government knows more than it claims, McClatchy reports. A police witness says a crowd that appeared to be Bhutto supporters surged into the road and stopped her car. When she emerged... More »

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Pakistan • Pervez Musharraf • Benazir Bhutto • Rawalpindi • Bhutto assassination

Police Stopped Bhutto Autopsy: Hospital Rep

Top cop says
ex-PM's husband
nixed post-mortem

Dec 31, 07 2:25 PM CST
(Newser) - The Rawalpindi police chief prevented doctors from performing an autopsy on Benazir Bhutto, according to an open letter issued today by a representative of the hospital where she died. Chief Aziz Saud invoked the investigators' “exclusive responsibility,” CNN reports, but Saud says Bhutto's husband objected. The lack of... More »

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Pakistan • Benazir Bhutto • assassination • Pakistan People's Party • Rawalpindi • Asif Ali Zardari • Aziz Saud

24 Killed in Pakistan Blasts

Dozens more injured by two bombs near Islamabad

Sep 4, 07 4:57 AM CDT
(Newser) - A government-owned bus exploded early this morning in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, killing everyone on board, reports the Washington Post. While emergency crews were responding to the scene, a second bomb tore through a market area in the military city near the capital of Islamabad. The death toll currently stands at 24,... More »

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Taliban • Pakistan • Red Mosque • Islamabad • bombing • Rawalpindi

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