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Member of Pakistani cricket star's party killed

Sat, 18 May 2013 17:02:28 -0400

KARACHI, Pakistan - Police say gunmen on a motorcycle have shot and killed a senior member of a leading Pakistani political party.

Indiana withdraws support for fertilizer plant

Fri, 17 May 2013 16:05:12 -0400

INDIANAPOLIS - Indiana officials withdrew state backing Friday for a fertilizer plant over concerns about whether its Pakistan-based owners are doing enough at its overseas operations to keep the potentially explosive material from being used against U.S. troops.

Fertilizer group says it will go on without state

Fri, 17 May 2013 14:55:04 -0400

INDIANAPOLIS - Pakistan-based Developers who want to build a fertilizer plant in southwest Indiana say they'll continue with the project despite the withdrawal of state incentives.

Cyr: Pakistan needs peaceful transition of power

Fri, 17 May 2013 13:17:08 -0400

By ARTHUR I. CYR - Pakistan's National Assembly elections on May 11 provided a significant victory to Nawaz Sharif and his Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz party. Despite violence, turnout was approximately 60 percent. A peaceful power transition from the governing Pakistan People's Party (PPP) to this opposition party means progress from the nation's history of military coups. Sharif and his chief political rival, Imran Khan, have pledged to work together.

Sharif's win sparks hope for Pakistan-India ties

Wed, 15 May 2013 13:13:12 -0400

WAGAH, Pakistan - Over a decade ago, the man now set to become Pakistan's next prime minister stood at this border crossing with archenemy India to inaugurate a "friendship" bus service connecting the two countries as cheering supporters waved flags and tossed rose petals.

Award goes to Pakistani girl shot by Taliban

Mon, 13 May 2013 19:46:36 -0400

OKLAHOMA CITY - A Pakistani human rights activist who founded an all-girls school said the Taliban was "more afraid of the books than bombs" as he and his 15-year-old daughter, who survived an assassination attempt by the Taliban late last year, were honored Monday at the memorial for Oklahoma City bombing victims.

Pakistan's next premier an Islamist comeback kid

Mon, 13 May 2013 03:32:53 -0400

ISLAMABAD - The man set to become Pakistan's next prime minister after historic elections over the weekend could be called the Islamist comeback kid.

Pakistani girl shot by Taliban to get OKC honors

Sun, 12 May 2013 14:26:40 -0400

OKLAHOMA CITY - Last October, a 15-year-old Pakistani girl who was an outspoken advocate for education for all Pakistani girls was shot in the head and neck by Taliban gunmen who were intent on killing her.

Obama praises democratic transition in Pakistan

Sun, 12 May 2013 12:27:04 -0400

WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama is praising Pakistanis for upholding what he calls their commitment to democratic rule by successfully completing parliamentary elections.

Look at major issues facing Pakistan's new leader

Sun, 12 May 2013 10:40:06 -0400

ISLAMABAD - The winner of Pakistan's historic national election, former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, faces a host of problems, including faltering economic growth, worsening energy shortages and continued attacks by militants.

Key facts about the May 11 Pakistani election

Sat, 11 May 2013 03:49:03 -0400

ISLAMABAD - Some key facts about the May 11 Pakistani election:

Pakistan expels NY Times reporter before elections

Fri, 10 May 2013 18:39:32 -0400

NEW YORK - Pakistan is expelling The New York Times' Islamabad bureau chief on the eve of national elections, accusing him of unspecified "undesirable activities," the newspaper said Friday.

Major players in Pakistan's May 11 election

Fri, 10 May 2013 16:31:54 -0400

ISLAMABAD - A look at several key players in Pakistan's national election scheduled for May 11:

Key events in Pakistan's political history

Fri, 10 May 2013 16:10:07 -0400

A chronology of key events in Pakistan's history:

Death toll in Pakistan building fire rises to 22

Fri, 10 May 2013 11:53:56 -0400

LAHORE, Pakistan - Police in Pakistan say the death toll from a building fire in the eastern city of Lahore has climbed to 22, after rescue workers recovered 17 bodies.

Pakistani dies after being beaten in Indian prison

Thu, 09 May 2013 10:37:30 -0400

NEW DELHI - A Pakistani prisoner serving a life sentence in India died Thursday from a beating that occurred a day after a convicted Indian spy was killed inside a Pakistani prison, and the rival nations have accused each other of not doing enough to protect prisoners.

Hard-line Islamists to make gains in Pakistan vote

Thu, 09 May 2013 02:23:34 -0400

MARDAN, Pakistan - The imposing, black-bearded politician in a striking white turban takes the stage at a campaign rally in northwest Pakistan as a song about Islamic holy war blares over loudspeakers. Before a chanting crowd, he praises the Afghan Taliban and blasts Pakistan's government for not protecting Osama bin Laden from U.S. commandos.

Pakistan's ruling party struggles in election

Wed, 08 May 2013 14:51:01 -0400

ISLAMABAD - The campaign posters for the Pakistan People's Party show both why it has been so popular for so long and why it's in trouble ahead of this Saturday's national election: two of the party icons on the posters are dead and a third is not old enough to be a candidate.

Pakistani government to ban air conditioners

Wed, 08 May 2013 09:34:04 -0400

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan's prime minister has decided to ban the use of air conditioners by government offices to help cope with the country's pervasive energy shortages.

Leading Pakistan politician falls, injures skull

Tue, 07 May 2013 16:18:36 -0400

LAHORE, Pakistan - One of Pakistan's most prominent politicians, former cricket star Imran Khan, fell at a political rally Tuesday, leaving him with two hairline skull fractures and knocking him off the campaign trail ahead of Saturday's general election.

Pakistan warns Afghanistan to show restraint

Tue, 07 May 2013 08:19:58 -0400

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan - Pakistan warned Afghanistan on Tuesday that it would not be responsible for the consequences if a border spat between the two countries escalated further, even as hundreds of Afghans rallied in a southern city to protest the latest incidents along their country's frontier.

Pakistan's minorities have no faith in democracy

Tue, 07 May 2013 02:13:53 -0400

LAHORE, Pakistan - In majority Muslim Pakistan, religious minorities say democracy is killing them.

Violent separatists seek to derail Pakistan vote

Mon, 06 May 2013 14:41:01 -0400

QUETTA, Pakistan - The graffiti on walls around this Pakistani provincial capital hold a dire warning ahead of this weekend's national elections, "Voting means death." It's a very real threat: Over recent weeks at least six people have been killed and around 40 wounded in bombings and grenade attacks targeting candidates.

In Pakistan town, men have spoken: No women vote

Sun, 05 May 2013 13:23:44 -0400

MATEELA, Pakistan - For decades, not a single woman in this dusty Pakistani village surrounded by wheat fields and orange trees has voted. And they aren't likely to in next week's parliamentary election either. The village's men have spoken.

Pakistani fishermen hold political rally - at sea

Sat, 04 May 2013 05:52:08 -0400

KARACHI, Pakistan - Wearing life jackets and bobbing on the gentle waves of the Arabian Sea, supporters of a candidate in Pakistan's upcoming nationwide election held a waterborne rally to highlight the challenges faced by their embattled fishing community.