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Visiting preachers killed in Somali mosque
Source: abc.net.au

Masked gunmen killed seven Pakistani preachers at a mosque in Somalia's Puntland region on Wednesday, residents and local officials said.

His Maternal Instinct
Source: The New York Times

She is an illiterate woman from the tribal areas of Pakistan who almost died in childbirth a year after marrying at the age of 12.

Huge blast rocks Pakistani city
Source: BBC News

A suicide car bomber has attacked police headquarters in the Pakistani city of Lahore, killing at least 23 people and injuring 200, police say.

Woman gives birth on plane
Source: abc.net.au

A six-months pregnant Pakistani gave birth to a premature baby aboard a flight from Islamabad to Britain, forcing an emergency landing in Warsaw, a spokesman for the Polish capital's airport said.

"In 3 Weeks I Will Be Put to My Death"
Source: Digg

A Mississauga woman says she'll be the victim of an honour killing by her estranged husband, a Muslim extremist, when she's deported to Pakistan at the end of the month.

Militants wound Sri Lanka cricketers in Pakistan
Source: Independent.co.uk

A dozen gunmen attacked Sri Lanka's cricket team today with rifles, grenades and rockets, wounding six players and a British coach while killing six Pakistanis in Lahore, Pakistan, officials said.

Pakistan arrests 6 over Mumbai attacks
Source: International Herald Tribune

Pakistan acknowledged Thursday for the first time in public that parts of the Mumbai terror attacks had been planned on its soil and said six new suspects were being held, including "the main operator."

Pakistan rejects Mumbai claims as propaganda
Source: abc.net.au

Pakistan has rejected Indian claims that "official agencies" backed the Mumbai attacks, saying the accusations were irresponsible and a sure way to raise tensions between the neighbours.

US TV networks leaving Iraq
Source: International Herald Tribune

Quietly, as the U.S. presidential election and its aftermath have dominated the news, three American broadcast networks - CBS, NBC and ABC - have stopped sending full-time correspondents to Iraq.

Mumbai attackers all from Pakistan: India
Source: sbs.com.au

All the gunmen who carried out the Mumbai attacks that left 172 people dead were from neighbouring Pakistan, India's deputy home minister told the BBC in an interview on Monday

Pakistani textile 'treasures' to be on display in New York
Source: dailytimes.com.pk

Pakistani textile 'treasures' will be on display at New York's Rubin Museum of Art when an exhibition presenting an array of fine hand-stitched embroidery from the subcontinent opens on December 12, and will remain open until May 11 2009.

Police halt wedding of boy, seven, to girl aged five
Source: Guardian Unlimited

Police have halted a wedding between a seven-year-old boy and a five-year-old girl in Pakistan, arresting the Muslim cleric officiating at the ceremony and the children's parents.

'US missiles' hit Pakistan school
Source: BBC News

Missiles thought to have been fired by the US have killed at least seven students of a religious school in north-western Pakistan, witnesses say.

Kashmir set for its first train service
Source: BBC News

The first ever train service is due to open on Saturday in the disputed territory of Kashmir, claimed by both India and Pakistan. The line is in the Indian-administered part of Kashmir and could have a dramatic impact on people's lives.

Rural Pakistan's Silent Victims
Source: newmatilda.com

Few protections are available to acid burn victims in rural Pakistan

US commandos blamed for 'botched' raid inside Pakistan
Source: abc.net.au

Suspected US commandos blamed for killing 20 people in Pakistan were acting on faulty intelligence that was never shared with Pakistani forces inside the country, a Pakistani official said.

Mustafa Qadri: The Taliban's War Against Muslims
Source: newmatilda.com

Since the start of this year a range of pro-Taliban militant groups in Pakistan's North Western Frontier Province have been calling themselves Tehreek-e-Taliban. The party claims to represent the Taliban "brand" in Pakistan.

Pakistan restores eight judges
Source: BBC News

Eight of the judges sacked last November by former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf have been reinstated.

In gritty Karachi, husband-wife team saves unwanted babies
Source: Christian Science Monitor

The heads of the foundation, the husband and wife team of Abdul Sattar Edhi and Bilquis Edhi, have achieved a revered status for their work pulling abandoned babies from the dumps and drains of Karachi and receiving them from mothers with no questions asked.

Extremists in Tribal Areas Use Gory DVDs to Celebrate, and Exaggerate, Their Exploits
Source: The Washington Post

While al-Qaeda and its allies use the Internet to promote their causes around the globe, extremist elements on both sides of the Pakistan-Afghanistan border have unleashed a media campaign at home, producing professional-quality DVDs for distribution among sympathizers.

US freezing Danes' money
Source: jp.dk

A Lolland dress shop owner has had a payment for six dresses made in Pakistan frozen by the US on fears that it is being used to support terrorism

Pakistan says US airstrike killed 11 troops
Source: International Herald Tribune

The Pakistani government on Wednesday condemned U.S. air and artillery strikes that it said killed 11 paramilitary soldiers during a clash on the Afghan border.

Turkish schools offer Pakistan a gentler Islam
Source: International Herald Tribune

Praying in Pakistan has not been easy for Mesut Kacmaz, a Muslim teacher from Turkey.

Karachi power cuts hit millions
Source: BBC News

Millions of people in Pakistan's largest city have been without electricity, following a power outage. Pakistan's state-run utility said it had cut supplies to Karachi because the city's power company had not paid its bills. Outages occurred in the morning.

Man freed after 35 years 'lost' on death row
Source: Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Pakistan has released an Indian man who spent 35 years languishing on death row on espionage charges, jail officials said.

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