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Pakistan probes 'unlawful' videoed killing in Karachi
Pakistan's Prime Minister, Yousuf Raza Gilani, has ordered an inquiry into the killing - on camera - of a young man by paramilitaries. Video footage shows the man, Sarfaraz Shah, begging for his life before being shot by the paramilitaries in Karachi...
The revenge continues: Saudi citizen dead in Karachi attack on consulate car
A vehicle of the Saudi Arabia consulate came under attack in Karachi monday morning, Xinhua reported. The vehicle's driver was killed in the incident, said the police. A Saudi official told the AFP news agency that the attack took place about 1km...
Violence rips through Karachi after shooting
By Andrew Lebovich Unidentified gunmen killed a provincial parliamentarian from the Muttahida Qaumi Party (MQM) in Karachi yesterday, sparking a wave of furious rioting that has killed at least 40 people and torched dozens of shops and cars (AJE, Dawn...
Scores killed in Pakistan plane crash
by Katherine Tiedemann A hideous crash An Airblue passenger plane carrying more than 150 people crashed into the Margalla Hills near the Pakistani capital of Islamabad yesterday en route from Karachi, and authorities say no survivors are expected (AP...
Afghan government, Taliban meet in Maldives
By Katherine Tiedemann Killing rivals At least 17 people have been killed in the last day in the southern Pakistani port city of Karachi as rival ethnic-based political factions clashed, reportedly sparked on Tuesday night when an office of the Awami...
Adam Gadahn, American-born al-Qaida spokesman, captured in Pakistan
Pakistani intelligence agents say Adam Gadahn was arrested in Karachi Pakistani intelligence agents say they have arrested Adam Gadahn, the American-born al-Qaida spokesman who has been wanted by the FBI since 2004. The Associated Press quotes two intelligence...
Mystery of Taliban military leader's capture deepens
By Abubakar Siddique The capture of Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, the Taliban's top military leader and second-most-influential leader within its ranks, has been confirmed. But the circumstances and reasons behind his detention are anything but clear...
What the capture of Mullah Baradar says about Pakistan's intention
By Dan Twining, Foreign Policy The capture of Taliban commander Mullah Baradar in a combined Pakistani-American intelligence operation in Karachi is a major development in the war on terror. This is true not only, and obviously, with reference...
Top Taliban commander captured in Pakistan
By Sean Maroney Joint US, Pakistani Raid Captures Top Taliban Commander U.S. officials say American and Pakistani intelligence forces together captured the Afghan Taliban's top military commander several days ago in Pakistan. Officials say the commander...
Fox News: Top Taliban chief captured in Pakistan
The Fox News in the United States reports on Monday evening that the Taliban’s top military commander was captured in a joint operation by U.S. and Pakistani forces in Karachi. His name is Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar who is the most important Taliban...
