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The Chen affair How it highlighted blind spots in Beijing

in International - Mon May 21, 2012

Soon after blind legal activist Chen Guangcheng escaped from illegal house arrest late last month, after suffering 19 months of detention and beatings, he issued a dramat

Eight drown as jeep falls into river

in National - Fri May 18, 2012

MUZAFFARABAD, May 17: Eight persons, including a couple, drowned while five others were recovered with injuries after a passenger jeep plunged into a river in Neelum valley

Anti-war US veterans to return medals

in International - Fri May 18, 2012

TehranA group of 30 to 50 U.S. veterans from the post-9/11 era intend to return their service medals this Sunday to protest a "war on terror" they say they no longer believe

G8 and NATO athon with Pakistan at the table

in International - Thu May 17, 2012

(CNN) It\'s the diplomatic equivalent of hosting both the World Cup and the World Series in the same country on the same weekend.

What Alex Miller taught me about the Nakba

in International - Wed May 16, 2012

It is customary for our people to honor fast days, memorial days and festivals by studying commentaries on their origins, the symbols and rituals of their observance, and

EU mainland piracy attack will escalate conflict

in International - Wed May 16, 2012

The midnight attack by a single helicopter firing its machine gun into half-a-dozen Somali pirate skiffs is some distance from the "shock and awe" that usually her

2 FC men among 4 killed in Quetta blast

in National - Tue May 15, 2012

QUETTA, May 14: Two Frontier Corps personnel and two civilians were killed when a car bomb exploded as a convoy passed by in the Almo Chowk area of the city on Monday.

Sectarian target killings Deobandi leader gunned down in b

in National - Mon May 14, 2012

KARACHI: Prominent religious leader and scholar Maulana Aslam Sheikhupuri and his driver were gunned down when assailants on two motorcycles opened fire on the cleric&quo

Power riots rock Punjab

in National - Fri May 11, 2012

LAHORE, May 10: Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif joined on Thursday a demonstration in the city in protest against the prolonged loadshedding.

Violent pr

China Targets Blind Activists Family

in International - Fri May 11, 2012

(BEIJING) Authorities in the hometown of blind activist Chen Guangcheng have notched up restrictions on members of his extended family while he awaits permission in Beij

China expulsion of Al Jazeera reporter criticized

in International - Wed May 09, 2012

BEIJING –  China\'s expulsion of an American reporter working for the pan-Arab news network Al-Jazeera has drawn criticism from other journalists and the United States,

Taliban beheads 13 Pakistani soldiers

in National - Tue May 08, 2012

Islamabad:  Taliban beheads 13 Pakistani soldiers Taliban fighters have killed 14 Pakistani soldiers in a key militant sanctuary along the Afghan border, beheading a

9/11 defense team says Guantanamo tribunal is unjust

in International - Mon May 07, 2012

U.S. NAVAL BASE GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba The defense team for Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, now formally charged with capital murder in connection with the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks

Challenging PM Gilani is premature

in National - Thu May 03, 2012

ISLAMABAD, May 2: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has asked a petitioner who sought removal of the convicted Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani to wait for the detailed judgme

Suu Kyi takes seat in parliament

in International - Thu May 03, 2012

Aung San Suu Kyi capped a tenacious, decades-long journey from political prisoner to office holder in long-repressed Burma as the country\'s main opposition party moved its

The story of an apology lost

in National - Wed May 02, 2012

ISLAMABAD: The US apology for the Salala attack was once thought to be the easiest of Pakistan"s demands for the Americans to fulfill.

However, it has n

One year on Osama bin Ladens legacy lives

in International - Wed May 02, 2012

Precisely a year ago, the world"s most costly and sought after manhunt came to an abrupt end. That day, American Special Forces, displaying unmatched intelligence-gatheri

Osama bin Laden was not living in seclusion for 5 years

in International - Wed May 02, 2012

Contrary to the perception that Osama bin Laden lived in seclusion for nearly five years in Pakistan\'s Abbottabad, he travelled to the restive Waziristan region to attend a

Burma begins new era as Suu Kyi joins parliament

in International - Wed May 02, 2012

NAY PYI TAW, Burma (AP) Aung San Suu Kyi completed her historic journey from political prisoner to parliamentarian Wednesday, assuming public office for the first time in a

Lyari gunbattle leaves eight dead

in National - Sat April 28, 2012

KARACHI, April 27: Lyari turned into a battlefield once again on Friday when heavily armed men posed stiff resistance to well-equipped law-enforcement personnel making an

Benevolent fund bill passed

in National - Sat April 28, 2012

KARACHI: The Sindh Assembly on Friday unanimously passed into law the Sindh Government Servants Benevolent Fund (Amendment) Bill, 2012, to provide easy access to widows a

Czech and Romanian govts face confidence votes

in International - Sat April 28, 2012

Governments in Romania and the Czech Republic on Friday face no confidence votes with opposition parties tapping into widespread public anger over biting austerity measur

Napolitano faces questions on Secret Service

in International - Wed April 25, 2012

WASHINGTON (AP) Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano is facing questions Wednesday from a Senate panel on the Secret Service prostitution scandal that embarrassed t

Norway killer sharpened aim on computer games

in International - Fri April 20, 2012

Anders Behring Breivik knew it would take practice to be able to slaughter dozens of people before being shot by police.

In a chilling summary, the far-right fa

NATO airstrike Kerry to visit Pakistan with formal apology

in National - Fri April 20, 2012

ISLAMABAD US President Barack Obama is sending his key trouble-shooter to Pakistan later this month amidst efforts to reset ties in light of the new foreign policy guideline