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Naval base attack: Blaming it on the foreign bogey
May 24th
Rightwing religious parties say CIA, RAW, Mossad behind Karachi attack.
Imran Khan’s band of merry men
May 24th
Before I go further, I must admit that I have a huge amount of respect for Imran Khan as
EU sanctions Syria’s Assad for first time
May 23rd
The EU condemned “the ongoing repression in Syria and the unacceptable violence” against peaceful protesters.
Drone strike kills 6 in North Waziristan
May 23rd
Drone hits vehicle in Mir Ali, North Waziristan. Local sources say those killed could not be immediately identified.
June 17: Saudi Women Will Drive Regardless of Ban
May 23rd
A mass protest has erupted across Saudi Arabia after Manal al-Sherif was detained for driving and creating a Facebook page Teach me how to drive so I can protect myself. Saudi women will drive on June 17 regardless of the ban. “On June 17th, 2011…
Fee foibles: How to pay for free education
May 23rd
Locals protested after govt girls and boys schools in the province were found charging students with a fee.
Teenager crushed by state minister’s procession
May 23rd
The vehicle of Federal Minister Sheikh Waqas Akram of the PML-Q crushed a man to death in Faisalabad.
Thousands protest against US drone attacks in Pakistan
May 23rd
KARACHI — Thousands demonstrated in Karachi on Sunday to demand an immediate end to US missile strikes in Pakistan’s lawless tribal areas and urge the blocking of NATO supplies passing through the country. Activists from the Tehreek-e-Insaf (Movement for Justice) continued a two-day sit-in outside the city’s Arabian Sea port, urging the government to end [...]
Drone strikes suicide bombing factories: Imran
May 22nd
KARACHI: Thousands demonstrated in Karachi on Sunday to demand an immediate end to US drone strikes in Pakistan”s lawless tribal areas and urge the blocking of NATO supplies passing through the country. Activists from the Tehreek-e-Insaf continued a t…
Thousands rally against US drone attacks in Pakistan
May 22nd
KARACHI: Thousands demonstrated in Karachi on Sunday to demand an immediate end to US missile strikes in Pakistan”s lawless tribal areas and urge the blocking of NATO supplies passing through the country. Activists from the Tehreek-e-Insaf (Movement f…
