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Nawaz Sharif claims victory in Pakistan election
Fourteen years after being toppled by a military coup, Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif claims a triumphant comeback based on early elections results.
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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 elections: dangerous race to the finish
Pakistan’s general election on Saturday is meant to mark the first time a democratically elected government in the country has been succeeded by another. But it is a transition beset by violence.
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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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Pakistan’s Musharraf dismisses Taliban threat
As Pakistan’s former President Pervez Musharraf prepares to return from exile on Sunday, he insists he is “not scared” of the Taliban’s threat to kill him.
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Stephen Lawrence’s brother lodges racism complaint
The brother of Stephen Lawrence has lodged a complaint against the Metropolitan police claiming that he was stopped up to 25 times because of his skin colour.
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Global day of action for education-rights schoolgirl Malala
Former prime minister Gordon Brown meets two friends of activist schoolgirl Malala Yousafzai as a part of a global day of action promoting education for girls.
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Barack Obama’s foreign policy ‘to do’ list
When the victory celebrations are over, the new US president will face a growing pile of issues to tackle in his foreign policy in-tray. Channel 4 News looks at those likely to be top of the list.
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UK drone spend could pay wages of 30,000 new troops
A report into Britain’s spending on military drones over the last five years reveals the most clear evidence yet that the future of warfare is unmanned and remote-controlled.
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‘Terror and stress’ in the shadow of the drones
Civilians in north west Pakistan are suffering “24-hour mental stress” because of the threat of drone strikes, drawing comparisons to the mood after the 9/11 attacks in the US.
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Is Pakistan heading for a coup?
Recent events suggest Pakistan could be facing a “behind the scenes coup”, a leading expert tells Channel 4 News.
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Pakistanis rally against drone ‘assassination campaign’
Two thousand Pakistanis join a rally against drone attacks, labelled a “global assassination campaign” by thinker Noam Chomsky as security sources say the latest strike has killed 13 militants.
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Clinton in Pakistan on surprise visit
Hilary Clinton has says there is no evidence of complicity in the Osama Bin Laden raid at the highest level. But she urged Pakistan to work harder to fight militancy.
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US to reduce role in Pakistan
The US military announces plans to reduce the number of troops in Pakistan after an official request made by the Pakistani government.