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NEWS ABOUT: Karachi

Karachi stories: 13 news summaries
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 Pakistani Ship May Have 
 Carried Mumbai Terrorists 

Rabbi, wife remain hostages

Nov 27, 08 10:59 AM CST
(Newser) - The terrorists who attacked Mumbai may have entered the country by water, the Times of London reports. The Indian navy searched a cargo ship, the MV Alpha, which it said arrived recently from Karachi, Pakistan. Although the hostages taken at two luxury hotels have been freed, Rabbi Gavriel Holtzberg and... More »

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terrorism • Pakistan • India • Karachi • Mumbai • terrorist attack • hostage

Police Gas Pakistan Lawyers

Protests supporting sacked chief justice turn violent

Feb 21, 08 6:32 AM CST
(Newser) - Police in Pakistan fired tear gas at a rally of about 100 lawyers in Karachi as the country's deposed chief justice, still under house arrest, roused supporters across the country on a smuggled mobile phone, calling for the incoming government to reinstate him and his colleagues. The justice, whom President... More »

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Pakistan • Pervez Musharraf • Karachi • Iftikhar Mohammed Chaudhry • Nawaz Sharif • Lahore • Asif Ali Zardari • Pakistan lawyers • Quetta

Pakistanis Recover After Riots

In Karachi, residents emerge for food as police lockdown ensues

Dec 30, 07 6:22 PM CST
(Newser) - Life limped to normal today in fire-blackened Karachi, Pakistan’s largest city and the site of fierce rioting since last week’s killing of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto. After three days of unrest that left at least 40 people dead across Sindh province, residents ventured out of their homes... More »

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Pakistan • Karachi • Benazir Bhutto • riots • Sindh province

Deadly Pakistan Train Crash

Survivors trapped in wreckage

Dec 19, 07 4:10 AM CST
(Newser) - At least 41 people were killed early today when the Karachi Express derailed, and Pakistani rescue workers were scrambling to pull survivors from the twisted wreckage, CNN reports. Over 135 people were injured when 12 of the train's 17 cars overturned. Over a thousand people were on the train, many... More »

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Pakistan • train • Karachi • accident • Lahore • train crash

Pakistan Promises Election

Musharraf vows to leave military as emergency rule continues

Nov 5, 07 6:06 PM CST
(Newser) - Pakistan answered worldwide criticism of its military rule today by vowing to hold national elections in January, Reuters reports. "We don't want to disrupt the election process. We want a free election," the PM said. President Pervez Musharraf also promised to leave the military “once we correct... More »

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Taliban • Pakistan • Pervez Musharraf • Karachi • emergency rule • Lahore • al-Qaeda • George W. Bush

Detective
Quits Bhutto Bomb Case

Ex-PM charges bias,
says he attended husband's torture

Oct 24, 07 8:21 PM CDT
(Newser) - The detective probing last week's bomb attack on Bhutto quit today, after the two-time PM accused him of bias, the BBC reports. Bhutto claimed that Manzur Mughal attended her husband's torture eight years ago, and Pakistan did not deny it. “The investigation team will be formed anew,” an... More »

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Pakistan • Pervez Musharraf • Islamic militants • bombing • Karachi • Benazir Bhutto • Pakistan People's Party

Bhutto: Government Blocking Bomb Probe

Calls again for international experts to aid inquiry

Oct 23, 07 4:59 AM CDT
(Newser) - Former Pakistani PM Benazir Bhutto accused government officials of blocking the investigation into the attack on her last week that killed 140 supporters, reports the Washington Post. Bhutto demanded that international experts be brought into the probe because "there are very powerful figures behind the assassination attempt on me,... More »

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Pakistan • Pervez Musharraf • suicide bombing • Karachi • Benazir Bhutto • United Arab Emirates • assassination attempt • international experts • Tariq Azim Khan • Aftab Khan Sherpao

Islamic Militants Blamed in Blasts

Oct 19, 07 4:15 AM CDT
(Newser) - A "ball of fire" turned a Karachi street from a scene of celebration into one of "absolute horror and carnage" early this morning after two explosions killed at least 136 people gathered to hail the return of former Pakistan Prime Minster Benazir Bhutto, reports the BBC. The Pakistan... More »

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Islam • Pakistan • Pervez Musharraf • Islamic militants • bombing • Karachi • Benazir Bhutto • al-Qaeda

Bombs Aimed at Bhutto Kill 130

Two bombs explode in crowds celebrating former PM's return

Oct 18, 07 3:29 PM CDT
(Newser) - Two car bombs exploded in a crowd of supporters gathered to greet Benazir Bhutto as her convoy made its way through the streets of Karachi today, killing at least 130 people and wounding 150. The ex-PM was reported safe though one of the bombs exploded near the truck she was... More »

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Pakistan • Pervez Musharraf • Karachi • Benazir Bhutto • Islamist extremists


Eager Mobs Await Bhutto Return

Oct 18, 07 1:55 AM CDT
(Newser) - Mobs of excited supporters were gathering in Karachi today, eagerly awaiting the return of  former Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto under heavy guard after 8 years in self-imposed exile. Some 20,000 soldiers and police were patrolling the city in the wake of threats by Islamist militants to assassinate Bhutto... More »

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Pakistan • Pervez Musharraf • Karachi • Benazir Bhutto

Twin Suicide Bombings Kill
36 in Pakistan

Attacks bring death toll to 270 this month in volatile country

Jul 19, 07 7:19 AM CDT
(Newser) - Two separate suicide car bombs killed 36 people in Pakistan today—one struck a convoy of Chinese workers in the south, and the other hit a police academy in the north. These new attacks bring the month's death toll from conflicts with Islamic militants to 270, furthering doubts about President... More »

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Pakistan • Pervez Musharraf • suicide bombing • Karachi • Red Mosque crisis • Baluchistan

Two More Arrested for Pearl Killing

Pakistani police say suspects were caught in a car with explosives

Jun 5, 07 7:51 AM CDT
(Newser) - Police in Pakistan have nabbed two men suspected of involvement in the 2002 kidnapping and murder of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl. The two suspects —alleged members of a Al Qaeda affiliate—were picked up traveling in a car full of weapons and explosives, police said. One of... More »

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Pakistan • human rights • kidnapping • murder • Daniel Pearl • Karachi • Attaur Rehman • al-Qaeda

General Strike Called After Violent Clashes In Pakistan

Pro-democracy push against Musharraf

May 14, 07 6:25 AM CDT
(Newser) - A nationwide strike has been called for today in Pakistan, after violence over the weekend left 40 dead in Karachi, the Financial Times reports. Pressure is mounting against military rule by President Pervez Musharraf. "We want to demonstrate that this country is unanimous in opposing the government," said... More »

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Pakistan • Pervez Musharraf • violence • strike • Karachi

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