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How The Taliban Is Thwarting The War On Polio
October 17, 2012 Polio is deadly, but so is what's required to stamp it out once and for all in Pakistan: facing down Islamist extremists. The virus thrives in Pakistan's lawless — and largely inaccessible — tribal regions. To stop polio's spread, health workers must be courageous, clever and relentless.
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Militants Attack Pakistani Air Base
August 15, 2012 News reports say the militants are heavily armed and include suicide bombers. No casualties have been reported. No one has claimed responsibility for the attack on the base, which is about 50 miles from the capital, Islamabad.
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Pakistan's Prime Minister Ousted From Office By Country's Highest Court
June 19, 2012 Yousuf Reza Gilani had been convicted of contempt for refusing to investigate allegations of corruption against President Asif Ali Zardari. Now Gilani's party is looking to name a successor.
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After Conviction, Pakistani Prime Minister 'Imprisoned' For Just A Few Minutes
April 26, 2012 Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani was found guilty of contempt for refusing to push for the reopening of a corruption case involving President Asif Ali Zardari. The court sentenced Gilani to a term lasting until it adjourned — just minutes later.
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U.S. Resumes Drone Strikes In Pakistan
January 11, 2012 The first U.S. attack since a November strike killed 24 Pakistani soldiers will likely test an already frayed relationship between the two countries.
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It's Still OK To Text 'Offensive' Words In Pakistan
November 21, 2011 Authorities are looking to ban some very offensive language — and some pretty innocuous words as well. Among those that are on the potential list: Jesus Christ, nude and damn.
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Did Geographers Predict Where Bin Laden Would Be? Not Exactly
May 4, 2011 But work done in 2009 by UCLA professors and their students did signal there was a high likelihood that the al-Qaida founder would be in a city in Pakistan — not in a cave somewhere in the mountains.
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Reports: Pakistan Wants CIA To Reduce Its Presence
April 12, 2011 Tensions between the CIA and Pakistan's spy agency reached new lows earlier this year after CIA contractor Raymond Davis shot and killed two Pakistani men.
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Gadhafi Forces Bomb Rebels
March 8, 2011 Libya latest; Pakistan bomb; Gary Locke may be next Ambassador to China; Charlie Sheen fired
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NATO: 'Absolutely No Truth' To Report About Push For Raids In Pakistan
December 21, 2010 While The New York Times reports that U.S. military commanders want to send Special Forces troops into Pakistan, a spokesman for NATO forces in Afghanistan says that's not true.
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NPR Confirms 3,000 Man CIA Army Conducts Operations In Pakistan
September 22, 2010 The secret paramilitary was trained in Afghanistan, but conducts missions across the border. The unit was revealed in Bob Woodward's new book, Obama's Wars.
