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  • Two Men Arrested on a PIA Flight

    Two Men Arrested on a PIA Flight

    British nationals threatened to blow up PK-709 after being asked to calm down by staff. Two men arrested on a Pakistan International Airlines plane after fighter jets were scrambled to escort it to a London...
  • 17 Killed, 7 Injured in Gujrat School Bus Tragedy

    17 Killed, 7 Injured in Gujrat School Bus Tragedy

    Sixteen children and teacher killed, seven injured after school bus catches fire. Sixteen children and a teacher were killed when their school bus caught fire in Gujrat on Saturday, according to police...
  • Seven Policemen Killed Outside Peshawar

    Seven Policemen Killed Outside Peshawar

    Militants were targeting police chief Dilawar Bangash, who escaped with minor injuries. Gunmen ambushed and killed seven police officers in Taliban-plagued northwest Pakistan, officials said on Saturday. The...
  • ‘This Is a Bloodbath’

    ‘This Is a Bloodbath’

    Violence. Rigging claims. No one said the elections would be a cakewalk. ours after the polls closed on May 11, Marvi Memon posted pictures online of her supporters killed in rural Sindh. “Democracy!”...
  • A Man to Refound Pakistan

    A Man to Refound Pakistan

    If he plays it right, Nawaz Sharif could become the most significant leader of Pakistan since… Jinnah. awaz Sharif stepped out on the floodlit balcony of his party secretariat in Lahore shortly before...
  • Pakistan Maintains That Drone Strikes Are Illegal

    Pakistan Maintains That Drone Strikes Are Illegal

    Foreign Ministry welcomes some aspects of Obama’s address, but remains firm on unlawfulness of unmanned missile attacks. The Pakistan government on Friday repeated its view that U.S. drone strikes...
  • Haji Hayatullah Escapes Assassination Attempt

    Haji Hayatullah Escapes Assassination Attempt

    Three people killed after suicide bomber targeted the Afghan cleric’s car after Friday prayers. A suicide bomber on Friday targeted the vehicle of an Afghan Muslim scholar in northwest Pakistan, killing...

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‘This Is a Bloodbath’
 Posted on 25 May 2013

Violence. Rigging claims. No one said the elections would be a cakewalk.

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Back to the Polls
 19 May 2013

Khan Blames MQM for Zahra Hussain’s Killing
 19 May 2013


Skeptical of the U.S. GPS System, Pakistan to Use China’s
 18 May 2013

Chinese Man Taken Into Protective Custody after Blasphemy Row
 18 May 2013



Opinion

A Man to Refound Pakistan
 Posted on 25 May 2013

If he plays it right, Nawaz Sharif could become the most significant leader of Pakistan since… Jinnah.

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Divine Intervention
 09 May 2013

The Forgotten Minority?
 09 May 2013


Give Ahmadis the Right to Vote Too, Mr. Zardari
 09 May 2013

Better the Devil You Know
 07 May 2013



Features

The Reinvention of Nawaz Sharif
 Posted on 07 May 2013

Set to become Pakistan’s prime minister for an unprecedented third time, Sharif is a much changed man since he was last in power.

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Queen of the Cowboys
 07 May 2013

The Secret Faith of Washington
 06 May 2013


Drowning In Oil
 28 Apr 2013

How Safe Is America, Really?
 28 Apr 2013



Culture

At the Met, Pakistani Artist’s Rooftop Installation
 Posted on 14 May 2013

Imran Qureshi on top.

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Winning Art
 06 May 2013

A Meal to Remember
 06 May 2013


In India, Less Prudish Censors for Cut-Up Bollywood
 05 May 2013

Bollywood Marks India’s First Century of Cinema
 03 May 2013



Business

Porsche Pakistan Pushes Hybrid Technology
 Posted on 24 May 2013

Company urges Pakistani government to support environment-friendly, low-cost alternative.

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Gold Rush in Afghanistan
 15 May 2013

Sharif’s Win Takes Karachi Stock Exchange to All-Time High
 13 May 2013


Bad Apple?
 08 May 2013

Power Crisis Looms Large Over Pakistan Elections
 28 Apr 2013



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