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Opinion | How Serious Is Pakistan's 'Internal Meltdown'?
Pakistan faces a grave miscalculation in Balochistan. Whether it acknowledges it or not, the situation demands more than just brute force - it requires a fundamental shift in strategy.
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"Hostages Used As Human Shields": Pakistan Train Siege Ends After 30 Hours
The Jaffar Express, carrying 440 passengers, was hijacked by Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) members when it was going from Quetta to Peshawar.
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All Hostages Freed, 27 Soldiers Killed In Pakistan Train Siege
More than 340 train passengers taken hostage by a rebel group were freed Wednesday by security forces after a 30-hour siege, an army official told AFP, confirming that 27 off-duty soldiers were shot by rebels.
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Pakistan Train Hijack: 190 Passengers Rescued By Security Forces
Pakistan security sources on Wednesday said the military had freed 190 train passengers taken hostage by gunmen on the second day of a siege in the mountainous southwest.
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Imran Khan Gets Court Relief After Stand-Off With Cops, No Arrest For Now
A Lahore court has ordered Pakistan police to give up their attempt to arrest former prime minister Imran Khan. The order came after high drama on Lahore's streets after police laid siege at Imran Khan's residence to arrest him.
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All Hostages Freed, Captors Killed As Pakistan Police Station Siege Ends
All 33 suspected terrorist prisoners who seized a Pakistan police station over the weekend were killed and their hostages freed in a clearance operation by special forces on Tuesday, the defence minister said.
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In Pakistan's 26/11 Trial, Focus On A Boat Used To Sail To Mumbai
A boat that was used by the ten Pakitani terrorists who sailed into Mumbai and laid siege to the city for a deadly 72 hours could soon be examined by experts in Pakistan.
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Death Toll Rises To 50 In Afghanistan's Kandahar Airport Siege: Officials
The death toll from a 27-hour Taliban siege of Kandahar airport has jumped to 50, Afghan officials said today, after a conference in Pakistan shored up international support for reviving peace talks.
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Australia PM Tony Abbott Offers Sympathy After Pakistan School Attack
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott on Wednesday offered sympathy to Pakistan after a deadly Taliban raid on a school, as Australia deals with the fallout from a cafe siege by a deranged Islamic gunman.
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Siege Mentality Grips Pakistan Ahead of Independence Day
Thousands of riot police sealed off Pakistan's capital with barbed wire and shipping containers on the eve of the country's Independence Day, in a bid to foil mass protests aimed at toppling embattled Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.
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Pakistan Taliban Launch New Attack Near Karachi Airport: 10 Developments
A security academy near Karachi's airport came under attack on Tuesday, less than 48 hours after an all-night siege by Taliban gunmen at Pakistan's busiest airport that killed more than 30 people.
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Attack Near Karachi Airport, All Flights Suspended
A Pakistani spokesman says militants have attacked a security training facility at the Karachi airport and that a firefight is underway with the attackers. The attack comes after an all-night siege at the airport by the Taliban left 37 dead.
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Another Attack Near Karachi Airport, All Flights Suspended
A security checkpost outside Pakistan's Karachi airport was attacked by gunmen on Tuesday, an official spokesman told AFP, a day after an all-night siege left 37 dead.
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Pakistan Forces Seize Wound Healing Devices From Airport Attackers
Tehreek-e-Taliban militants, who launched a major assault on Pakistan's largest airport, were carrying XStat devices which can heal gunshot wounds within seconds and were aiming for a long siege of the facility, a security official said today.
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Karachi Airport Attack Ends, Claims Official. 27 Dead.
Pakistani security forces Monday said they had cleared the Karachi airport of militants nearly 12 hours after the start of a siege that left at least 27 people dead, a paramilitary official said.
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Opinion | How Serious Is Pakistan's 'Internal Meltdown'?
Pakistan faces a grave miscalculation in Balochistan. Whether it acknowledges it or not, the situation demands more than just brute force - it requires a fundamental shift in strategy.
-
"Hostages Used As Human Shields": Pakistan Train Siege Ends After 30 Hours
The Jaffar Express, carrying 440 passengers, was hijacked by Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) members when it was going from Quetta to Peshawar.
-
All Hostages Freed, 27 Soldiers Killed In Pakistan Train Siege
More than 340 train passengers taken hostage by a rebel group were freed Wednesday by security forces after a 30-hour siege, an army official told AFP, confirming that 27 off-duty soldiers were shot by rebels.
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Pakistan Train Hijack: 190 Passengers Rescued By Security Forces
Pakistan security sources on Wednesday said the military had freed 190 train passengers taken hostage by gunmen on the second day of a siege in the mountainous southwest.
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Imran Khan Gets Court Relief After Stand-Off With Cops, No Arrest For Now
A Lahore court has ordered Pakistan police to give up their attempt to arrest former prime minister Imran Khan. The order came after high drama on Lahore's streets after police laid siege at Imran Khan's residence to arrest him.
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All Hostages Freed, Captors Killed As Pakistan Police Station Siege Ends
All 33 suspected terrorist prisoners who seized a Pakistan police station over the weekend were killed and their hostages freed in a clearance operation by special forces on Tuesday, the defence minister said.
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In Pakistan's 26/11 Trial, Focus On A Boat Used To Sail To Mumbai
A boat that was used by the ten Pakitani terrorists who sailed into Mumbai and laid siege to the city for a deadly 72 hours could soon be examined by experts in Pakistan.
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Death Toll Rises To 50 In Afghanistan's Kandahar Airport Siege: Officials
The death toll from a 27-hour Taliban siege of Kandahar airport has jumped to 50, Afghan officials said today, after a conference in Pakistan shored up international support for reviving peace talks.
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Australia PM Tony Abbott Offers Sympathy After Pakistan School Attack
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott on Wednesday offered sympathy to Pakistan after a deadly Taliban raid on a school, as Australia deals with the fallout from a cafe siege by a deranged Islamic gunman.
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Siege Mentality Grips Pakistan Ahead of Independence Day
Thousands of riot police sealed off Pakistan's capital with barbed wire and shipping containers on the eve of the country's Independence Day, in a bid to foil mass protests aimed at toppling embattled Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.
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Pakistan Taliban Launch New Attack Near Karachi Airport: 10 Developments
A security academy near Karachi's airport came under attack on Tuesday, less than 48 hours after an all-night siege by Taliban gunmen at Pakistan's busiest airport that killed more than 30 people.
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Attack Near Karachi Airport, All Flights Suspended
A Pakistani spokesman says militants have attacked a security training facility at the Karachi airport and that a firefight is underway with the attackers. The attack comes after an all-night siege at the airport by the Taliban left 37 dead.
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Another Attack Near Karachi Airport, All Flights Suspended
A security checkpost outside Pakistan's Karachi airport was attacked by gunmen on Tuesday, an official spokesman told AFP, a day after an all-night siege left 37 dead.
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Pakistan Forces Seize Wound Healing Devices From Airport Attackers
Tehreek-e-Taliban militants, who launched a major assault on Pakistan's largest airport, were carrying XStat devices which can heal gunshot wounds within seconds and were aiming for a long siege of the facility, a security official said today.
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Karachi Airport Attack Ends, Claims Official. 27 Dead.
Pakistani security forces Monday said they had cleared the Karachi airport of militants nearly 12 hours after the start of a siege that left at least 27 people dead, a paramilitary official said.
