Premier ‘in contempt’ as Pakistan prepares for early poll
As Pakistan prepares to announce early elections, its Supreme Court has ordered the prime minister to appear before it charged with contempt of court.
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Pakistan ‘scares’ Obama
Obama warned this month that the spillover of the Afghan war risks ”destabilising neighbouring Pakistan, which has nuclear weapons”.
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‘Anti-women’ Cabinet riles Pakistan’s activists
Two politicians accused of brutal attitudes towards women have been made Cabinet ministers in Pakistan, causing outrage among human rights activists.
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Shock at new turn in Pakistan violence
A US diplomat whose armoured vehicle was ambushed by suspected Islamic militants in Peshawar in August was unharmed.
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IMF bails out Pakistan
Pakistan has sought an emergency bail-out from the International Monetary Fund.
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‘We told the US not to attack, but they ignored us’
The foreign ministry in Islamabad termed the incursion ”a gross violation of Pakistan’s territory”.
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Pakistan to ‘weed out’ Taliban sympathisers
Pakistan promises to ”weed out” elements sympathetic to the Taliban after claims of link between intelligence service and Afghan bombing.
