At Least 30 Reported Killed in Mohmand Strikes

Pakistani fighter planes and helicopter gunships attacked multiple locations suspected of being militant hideouts in Mohmand Agency today, with military officials saying "25 to 30 militants were killed and many wounded" in the attacks. Other sources however said that...

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Kashmir Finds Itself at Center of Indo-Pakistani Row

Though hardly an unfamiliar role for them, Muslim residents of the Indian portion of the disputed Kashmir region find themselves once again at the center of worsening relations between the neighboring nuclear powers. This time, the tension is coming as the Indian...

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30 Killed, 200 Wounded as Karachi Riots Continue

Violence in Pakistan's economic hub of Karachi continued for the second straight day, with 21 more killed, bringing the two day total to at least 30 killed and around 200 wounded in the city-wide violence. Shops closed and police declared emergencies in the local...

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Pakistani Spy Agency’s Political Wing Disbanded

In a sign that the days of military interference in political affairs may indeed be over, Pakistan's powerful Inter-Services Intelligence agency (ISI) has had its domestic political wing disbanded. The enormously independent ISI has been accused of using the wing to...

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