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Islamabad stories: 31 news summaries

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Brigadier Assassinated
in Islamabad

Head of UN mission killed as army pushes into Taliban heartland

Oct 22, 09 4:04 AM CDT
(Newser) - A top army officer was gunned down in the Pakistani capital today as the military continued to push into the Taliban's Waziristan sanctuary. Brigadier Moinudin Ahmed, head of the UN peacekeeping mission in Sudan, was shot dead  along with his driver by suspected militants on a motorbike as their jeep... More »

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Taliban • Pakistan • Islamabad • Waziristan • Pakistan army • South Waziristan

 Suicide Bomber Kills 5 
 at Pakistan UN Office 

Terrorist infiltrated World Food Program headquarters

Oct 5, 09 6:56 AM CDT
(Newser) - A suicide bomber disguised as a security officer infiltrated UN offices in the Pakistani capital today, killing five people and leaving several others critically injured. Witnesses said the blast at the UN World Food Program, in one of Islamabad's more exclusive neighborhoods, shattered windows and left victims lying in pools... More »

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United Nations • terrorism • Pakistan • suicide bomber • suicide bombing • Islamabad • World Food Program

 Taliban Are 
 Filmed Killing 
 Pakistani Lovers 

Film captured on cell phone in mountain village

Apr 26, 09 7:54 AM CDT
(Newser) - Taliban enforcers in Pakistan have been filmed in a chilling video shooting down two lovers charged with committing adultery, reports the BBC. The man and woman are seen talking to members of the Taliban, and then move away as they appear to sense the danger they're in. Both are shot... More »

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Taliban • Pakistan • Islamic Sharia law • Islamabad • adultery • conservative Islam • extramarital affair

 Pakistan Sends Troops 
 to Halt Taliban Advance 

Militants attack forces sent to retake district overrun by Taliban

Apr 24, 09 2:01 AM CDT
(Newser) - Pakistan has rushed  hundreds of  troops to an area overrun by Taliban militants, AFP reports. The extremists have seized control of Buner district—just 60 miles west of the capital—and witnesses say they are patrolling the streets, barring women from public places, and warning residents not to engage in... More »

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Taliban • Pakistan • Islamic militants • Islamabad • Swat Valley • Buner

(Newser) - Two days of massive demonstrations have convinced the Pakistani government to reinstate the nation's chief justice, CNN reports. Hundreds of angry lawyers filled the streets as a government spokesman said Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry would soon regain his position. Protesters demanded that the government fulfill its promise to reinstate... More »

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Pakistan • Islamabad • Nawaz Sharif • riots • Lahore

 US Envoys  
 Try to Defuse 
 Pakistan Crisis 

Obama administration holds talks as violence, protests continue

Mar 13, 09 8:31 AM CDT
(Newser) - The US is attempting to defuse the escalating political crisis in Pakistan, reports the New York Times, as the police continued to beat and arrest protesters marching to Islamabad. The American ambassador yesterday visited Nawaz Sharif, the former PM whose supporters have joined the lawyers movement in anti-government demonstrations. Later... More »

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Pakistan • Islamabad • Nawaz Sharif • Muslim League • Asif Ali Zardari • Pakistan lawyers • protesters • Richard Holbrooke

Mumbai Thugs Aimed to Squeeze Press With Hostages

Gunman reveals how plans to force media demands went awry

Dec 14, 08 6:14 AM CST
(Newser) - Mumbai terrorists originally planned to take hostages and use them to make demands of the media, a captured gunmen has revealed. Mohammed Ajmal Kasab and his partner, responsible for a massacre at the train station, intended to take hostages to a rooftop, but couldn't find a suitable building, reports AP.... More »

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Islamabad • Pakistan militants • Lashkar-e-Taiba • Mumbai attacks • Mohammed Ajmal Kasab

Brits Want Diplomats' Kids Out of Volatile Pakistan

Spouses offered return to UK, too, after hotel bombing

Oct 1, 08 10:48 AM CDT
(Newser) - Children of British diplomats stationed in Pakistan are returning home amid security concerns following the Marriott Hotel terrorist bombing in Islamabad last month. Britain will also allow spouses and other dependents to join the 60 kids as instability grows in the volatile nation, the Daily Telegraph reports. The departures are... More »

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Pakistan • Islamabad • bombing • diplomat • Britain

Pakistan Bomb Near Miss for President, PM

Zardari was scheduled to be at reception when Marriott exploded

Sep 22, 08 7:02 AM CDT
(Newser) - Pakistan's president and prime minister were supposed to be at a reception at the Islamabad hotel where a huge bomb killed at least 60 people and injured 270, reports the Times of London. Asif Ali Zardari and Yousaf Raza Gilani were expected to attend a large dinner at the Marriott,... More »

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Taliban • Pakistan • Islamabad • Marriott • truck bomb • Asif Ali Zardari • Baitullah Mehsud • al-Qaeda • Yousaf Raza Gilani

 Blast In Pakistan Capital Kills 40 

Bombing leaves 33' crater

Sep 20, 08 12:46 PM CDT
(Newser) - A suicide bomber drove a truck full of explosives into a Marriott in Islamabad today, completely destroying it, the Washington Post reports. At least 40 are confirmed dead, and 200 injured, but police expect those numbers to rise; unconfirmed reports say more than 1,000 people were in the... More »

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terrorism • Pakistan • Islamabad • terrorist attack

 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 Routs Taliban Forces in Major Offensive

Government abandons diplomatic tack to cut militant violence

Jun 28, 08 1:25 PM CDT
(Newser) - Pakistan blasted suspected militant hideouts today, launching its biggest offensive against Taliban forces since electing a government last March. The military cleared three militant outposts and forced the insurgents west, CNN reports. For weeks, tensions have mounted between militants and Islamabad, which abandoned its diplomatic strategy as insurgent strikes increased. More »

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Afghanistan • Taliban • Pentagon • Pakistan • insurgents • Robert Gates • Islamabad

 Danish Embassy
 Bomb Kills 8 in Pakistan 

Strike could be linked to flap over Muhammad cartoons

Jun 2, 08 7:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - At least eight people were killed and more than a dozen wounded when a car bomb exploded outside the Danish embassy in Islamabad today, reports the BBC. At least one embassy worker was among the dead, but no Danish nationals. The attack may be linked to a series of threats... More »

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terrorism • Pakistan • Islamabad • car bomb • Danish Mohammed cartoons • al-Qaeda • Ayman al-Zawahiri • Danish embassy

4 FBI Agents Among Injured in Pakistan Blast

Investigators may have been targets of cafe bomb attack

Mar 17, 08 4:26 AM CDT
(Newser) - Four FBI agents were among the dozen hurt in a bomb attack at an Islamabad cafe this weekend, CNN reports. The agents were caught in the blast when an explosive device was tossed over a wall surrounding the outdoor restaurant, popular among Westerners and journalists. The FBI says that the... More »

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Pakistan • FBI • Islamabad • bombing

Probe Looms for US Billions to Pakistan

LIttle accounting for use of mammoth payments

Feb 21, 08 6:12 AM CST
(Newser) - The electoral defeat of President Pervez Musharraf may prompt Congress to scrutinize the Coalition Support Funds—billions of dollars paid by the US to Pakistan to foot the bill for military action against al-Qaeda near the border with Afghanistan. US officials approve some $80 million a month despite only vague... More »

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Afghanistan • Taliban • Pentagon • Pakistan • Pervez Musharraf • Condoleezza Rice • secretary of State • corruption • September 11 • Islamabad • Operation Enduring Freedom • US Embassy • Coalition Support Funds • Afghan border • tribal areas • al-Qaeda • Pakistan military • US-Pakistan relations

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UK Bomb Plot Suspect Escapes

Botched extradition deep embarrassment to Musharraf government

Dec 17, 07 8:57 AM CST
(Newser) - The escape in Pakistan last night of a British terror suspect has set off a nationwide manhunt and further strained precarious diplomatic relations between Britain and Pakistan, reports AFP. Guards returning Rashid Rauf, 26, to jail from a court appearance allowed him to stop for burgers and prayers, where Rauf... More »

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Pakistan • Islamabad • terrorist • Britain • Rashid Rauf • terror suspects

Musharraf's Chaos Leaves US Twisting in Wind

Musharraf power grab a 'big embarrassment' for the White House

Nov 4, 07 2:06 PM CST
(Newser) - Pervez Musharraf is gripping not only Pakistan in a tight state of emergency, but also his allies in Washington, the New York Times reports. American officials are stuck monitoring developments as the US-backed military dictator threatens a shaky democracy and spurs civil unrest. Condoleezza Rice called Musharraf’s decision... More »

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Afghanistan • Bush administration • Pakistan • Pervez Musharraf • White House • Condoleezza Rice • Islamabad • Benazir Bhutto • state of emergency

Musharraf Declares Emergency

Pakistan's president defies top court, blacks out the media

Nov 3, 07 9:02 AM CDT
(Newser) - Pervez Musharraf today declared emergency rule in Pakistan, suspending the constitution and blacking out media other than state-run stations, the BBC reports. The move comes on the eve of the court's ruling on the legality of Gen. Musharraf's re-election as president. The court, asked to legitimize the declaration, voted 8-3... More »

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Pakistan • Pervez Musharraf • Islamabad • Benazir Bhutto

Pakistanis Protest Court Ruling

Journalists, lawyers clash with police over decision allowing Musharraf to seek another term

Sep 29, 07 4:45 PM CDT
(Newser) - Protests broke out in Pakistan today after lawmakers approved Pervez Musharraf's run for re-election. Protesters, led by journalists and lawyers. clashed with police, who hurled tear gas and brandished riot batons outside a federal building. At least 3 demonstrators were hospitalized and 2 journalists arrested after the melee, CNN reports. More »

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Pervez Musharraf • protests • Islamabad • Benazir Bhutto • Pakistan Supreme Court • Nawaz Sharif • power sharing deal • Pakistan elections

Deal or No Deal, Bhutto Will Return Oct. 18

Ex-PM to end 8 years in exile; relations with Musharraf unsettled

Sep 14, 07 1:26 PM CDT
(Newser) - Ex-PM Benazir Bhutto will return to Pakistan on October 18, her party said today, even without a power-sharing deal with Pervez Musharraf that would let her serve another term. Bhutto, who a party spokesman said will “bring back true democracy,” objects to Musharraf's plans to remain both president... More »

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Pakistan • Pervez Musharraf • Islamabad • Benazir Bhutto • exile • Nawaz Sharif • Pakistan People's Party • military rule • election

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