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• Pakistan US diplomat kills pedestrian in accident May 24, 2013
  ISLAMABAD — The U.S. Embassy says an American diplomat accidentally killed a pedestrian while driving in the Pakistani capital. The embassy said in a statement sent to reporters that the diplomat hit the pedestrian near a market in Islamabad on Friday. The pedestrian died as a result of his injuries. The embassy expresses regret for the accident and sa […]
• Pakistan welcomes Obama stance on force May 24, 2013
  Obama, who outlined his counterterrorism policy in a speech Thursday, called "the use of force in fighting" terrorism as "part of a larger discussion about a comprehensive counter-terrorism ... […]
• Suicide bomber strikes vehicle of Afghan religious leader killing 3 people in Pakistan May 24, 2013
  PESHAWAR, Pakistan - Police say a suicide bomber walked up to a vehicle owned by an Afghan religious leader in northwestern Pakistan and set off his explosives, killing three people. The leader, Haji Hayatullah, was not harmed in the attack in Peshawar city because he was in a nearby mosque attending Friday prayers. Police officer Riaz Ali Shah says Hayatull […]
• Suicide blast leaves 4 killed several injured in NW Pakistan May 24, 2013
  Beijing, May 24 (Xinhua-ANI): At least four people were killed and several others injured when a suicide bomber hit a mosque in Pakistan's northwest Peshawar city Friday afternoon, local media reported. Urdu TV channel Dunya said that the blast happened at about 2: 00 p.m. (local time) when an unknown suicide bomber blew himself up at the main gate of t […]
• Obamas landmark drone speech fairly well-received in Pakistan Yemen but criticism remains May 24, 2013
  ISLAMABAD - President Barack Obama's speech on the use of drones to kill Islamic militants was well-received in two countries most affected by the strikes -- Pakistan and Yemen -- but criticism of the U.S. policy remains strong. Obama cast the drone program as crucial to U.S. counterterrorism efforts, though he announced more restrictive rules governing […]
• PCB to soon bring umpires under domain May 24, 2013
  The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has said that it would soon introduce new rules to bring Pakistan umpires under its 'domain' so that they can keep a check on their behaviour. The PCB made this statement in the wake of the International Cricket Council's (ICC) decision to withdraw Pakistani umpire Asad Rauf from the ICC Champions Trophy follow […]
• Pak releases 45 Indian fishermen as goodwill gesture May 24, 2013
  Pakistan has freed 45 Indian fishermen on humanitarian grounds as a goodwill gesture, officials have said. Caretaker Prime Minister Mir Hazar Khan Khoso decided last week to release the Indian fishermen who have already served their sentences, reports The News. The authorities released a group of 45 prisoners from Karachi, Malir prison who later boarded a bu […]