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Pakistan family slits throats of couple over love marriage
A father kills young daughter and her newlywed husband for marrying without family’s consent in eastern Pakistan – in the latest reported case of so-called “honour killings” in the country.
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North Waziristan: fleeing before the bombardment begins
Pakistani officials say they are giving people a chance to escape before they launch a fully-fledged ground offensive.
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Pakistan earthquake kills hundreds as new island formed
More than 300 people were killed when a powerful earthquake struck a remote part of western Pakistan. The quake also caused a mountain-like island to be formed in the Arabian Sea.
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Pakistan releases top-ranking Afghan Taliban prisoner
Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, co-founder of the Afghan Taliban, is released from prison in Pakistan as a part of a deal aimed at securing peace in the region.
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Polls close in Pakistan: but were elections ‘free and fair’?
Polls close in Pakistan on an election day that saw at least 11 killed in an attack at ANP party offices in Karachi and complaints from the city voters of irregularities and intimidation.
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Pakistan elections: building back democracy
Pakistan’s elections on 11 May are a huge landmark, marking a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for a country with a deep desire for change, writes Anwar Akhtar. Prepare for the tightest race in years.
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Pakistan’s Musharraf returns home from exile
Pakistan’s former president Pervez Musharraf returns home on Sunday after nearly four years of self-imposed exile despite facing death threats from the Taliban.
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Polio workers shot dead in Pakistan
Five women working on a UN-backed polio vaccination campaign are dead after gunmen, thought to be from the Taliban, attack two Pakistani cities.
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How popular is the United States in Pakistan?
To the outside world relations between the USA and Pakistan appear strained, but Anwar Akhtar argues that America is not as unpopular on the streets of Karachi and Lahore as the west might think.
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Afghans in prophet film protest at US base
Hundreds of Afghan protesters burn cars and throw rocks at a military camp on the outskirts of Kabul in protest against an anti-Islam film.
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Hezbollah calls for protests against anti-Islam film
Shia Muslim militant group Hezbollah calls for fresh protests over an anti-Islam film as former prime minister Tony Blair urges religious leaders to condemn any action.
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Killers of beheaded Briton in Pakistan ‘to release video’
The killers of British Red Cross worker Khalil Dale threatened to release a video of his execution because their demands for a ransom were not met, it has been reported.
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Imran Khan: saying what Pakistan wants to hear
John Sparks on his meeting with Imran Khan, whose political star is rising despite his party currently having no seats in Pakistan’s parliament.
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Imran Khan: up close and personal
Channel 4 News gets up close and personal with Imran Khan – a man dismissed by his opponents as a cricket-loving lightweight, but who now attracts hundreds of thousands to his political rallies.
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Pakistan’s bloodiest city
Karachi has always been a volatile city with a turbulent past but even by its standards the recent violence has been shocking. Channel 4 News presenter Saima Mohsin looks at the issues.
