Karachi Informer

Wearing life jackets and bobbing on the gentle waves of the Arabian Sea, supporters of a candidate in Pakistan's upcoming nationwide election held a waterborne rally to highlight the challenges faced by their embattled fishing community. Full News here – karachi – Yahoo! News Search Results

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Karachi is part of Pakistani Taliban plan to bring war to urban centers ISLAMABAD — A spate of Pakistani Taliban bomb attacks on candidates campaigning for Pakistan's May 11 general election in the coastal city of Karachi has signaled what people close to al Qaida say is a strategic shift by the country's militant … [...]

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Karachi is part of Pakistani Taliban plan to bring war to urban centers ISLAMABAD — A spate of Pakistani Taliban bomb attacks on candidates campaigning for Pakistan's May 11 general election in the coastal city of Karachi has signaled what people close to al Qaida say is a strategic shift by the country's militant … [...]

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ISLAMABAD – Pakistani police say they have defused a car bomb near the house of former military ruler Pervez Musharraf. Islamabad police chief Bani Amin says the explosive-laden vehicle was found parked about 150 metres (500 feet) from the main gate of Musharraf’s house on the capital’s outskirts Tuesday. The former military strongman is being [...]

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Musharraf had recently returned from self-imposed exile expecting to be greeted as a patriotic savior, but now is being held by police and faces charges stemming from his military rule. ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf was arrested and placed in police custody Friday, a day after commandos whisked him away from an [...]

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April 3 marks what would have been the 48th birthday of one of the most popular and beloved pop singers of South Asia. Virtually unknown in the west, Nazia Hassan skyrocketed into the stratosphere of fame in the 1970s and1980s with such pop hits as "Aap Jaisa Koi," which appeared in the Indian movie “Qurbaani” [...]

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Karachi,  Lahore, March 17 (PR): Aafia Movement leader Dr Fauzia Siddiqui here Sunday disclosed that the government of the United States of America wants to release the Pakistani mother, Dr Aafia Siddiqui, but the Pakistani rulers, themselves, are the main hindrance in this regard. Addressing a crowded press conference at Lahore Press Club (LPC) here [...]

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ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Hundreds of Pakistani Christians took to the streets across the country on Sunday, demanding better protection after a Christian neighbourhood was torched in the city of Lahore a day earlier in connection with the country's controversial anti-blasphemy law. Related Stories Italy says hostages kidnapped in Nigeria have been killed Fleeing war, Syrians [...]

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QUETTA, Pakistan (AFP) – Pakistani Shiites on Saturday demanded that the head of a banned Sunni militant group be put on trial, a day after he was arrested following deadly sectarian attacks in the city of Quetta. Full News here – karachi – Yahoo! News Search Results

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Recently, the Pakistani government and Taliban forces in the country have expressed interest in peace talks. But for thousands of civilians who have been injured or lost a loved one at the hands of the Taliban, the idea is abhorrent. Full News here – karachi – Yahoo! News Search Results

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KARACHI: In Pakistan 70% of children get exposed to environmental tobacco smoke, globally declared as a class- A carcinogen, that is capable to produce cancer. Full News here – karachi – Yahoo! News Search Results

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Muneeza Shamsie.-Photo Courtesy karachiliteraturefestival. KARACHI: The quality of Pakistani fiction writers writing in English is very good and Pakistani literature is now coming to its own. This was said by eminent literary critic Muneeza Shamsie while making a presentation titled ‘New millennium, new writers’ at an Oxford bookshop on Khalid bin Waleed Road on Friday [...]

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China poised to control strategic Pakistani port KARACHI, Pakistan — China is poised to take over operational control of a strategic deep-water Pakistani seaport that could serve as a vital economic hub for Beijing and perhaps a key military outpost, according to officials. The construction of the … Full News here – Read more on [...]

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KARACHI (Reuters) – A gunman on a motorcycle shot dead three Pakistani Sunni Muslim leaders on Thursday, police said, in the latest apparent tit-for-tat killing in the southern financial hub of Karachi. Conflict between Sunni and Shi'ite militants has been blamed for many recent killings in Pakistan's largest city. At least 217 people have been [...]

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KARACHI (Reuters) – A gunman on a motorcycle shot dead three Pakistani Sunni Muslim leaders on Thursday, police said, in the latest apparent tit-for-tat killing in the southern financial hub of Karachi. Full News here – karachi – Yahoo! News Search Results

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