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AFP via Yahoo! News - 1 hour, 1 minute ago
Pakistan president-elect Asif Ali Zardari faced immediate pressure Sunday to tackle an upsurge in militant violence, as the toll from a suicide blast in the country's troubled northwest reached 33.
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AP via Yahoo! News - 1 hour, 4 minutes ago
Two American diplomatic outposts in Pakistan received envelopes containing an unknown white powder last week, sparking a security scare, a U.S. Embassy spokesman said Sunday.
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AFP via Yahoo! News - 2 hours, 23 minutes ago
Pakistan will receive an 810 million-dollar loan to help address its growing electricity needs, the Asian Development Bank said Sunday.
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CNN.com - Sun Sep 7, 5:32 am EDT
A suicide car bomb targeting a security checkpoint in northwest Pakistan killed at least 25 people, including 10 police officers, and wounded 50 others, a Peshawar police spokesman said Saturday.
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Reuters via Yahoo! News - Sun Sep 7, 4:22 am EDT
Pakistan's new president, Asif Ali Zardari, must dispel the perception he is an artful politician and urgently address a deteriorating economy and worsening militant violence, newspapers said on Sunday.
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USA Today - Sun Sep 7, 4:19 am EDT
An explosives-packed pickup blew up a police security checkpoint in northwestern Pakistan, killing at least 30 people and wounding dozens more, the day after a foiled militant kidnap attempt led to another 24 deaths in the volatile region.
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AP via Yahoo! News - Sun Sep 7, 3:52 am EDT
The death toll in a massive suicide blast in Pakistan's militant-plagued northwest reached 35, officials said Sunday, as the country prepared for Benazir Bhutto's widower to take over as president.
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AP via Yahoo! News - Sun Sep 7, 12:12 am EDT
A pickup truck packed with explosives blew up a police security checkpoint in northwestern Pakistan Saturday, killing at least 35 people and injuring dozens more, the day after a foiled militant kidnap attempt led to another 24 deaths in the volatile region.
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USA Today - Sat Sep 6, 9:14 pm EDT
The widower of slain former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto became Pakistan's new president Saturday after winning a landslide election victory that makes him a critical partner in the U.S.-led war against terrorism.
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AFP via Yahoo! News - Sat Sep 6, 2:44 pm EDT
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad congratulated Asif Ali Zardari on his victory in Pakistan's presidential poll Saturday and said he hoped ties between the two countries would expand.
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AFP via Yahoo! News - Sat Sep 6, 2:23 pm EDT
Asif Ali Zardari secured a large win in Pakistan's presidential elections on Saturday, capping a remarkable rise from jail, exile and his wife Benazir Bhutto's assassination just nine months ago.
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AFP via Yahoo! News - Sat Sep 6, 2:12 pm EDT
The United States Saturday congratulated Asif Ali Zardari on his win in Pakistan's presidential vote, the White House said in a statement.
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AP via Yahoo! News - Sat Sep 6, 1:39 pm EDT
The following are some of the major challenges facing Asif Ali Zardari, the widower of slain ex-Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, who was elected Pakistan's president by lawmakers Saturday.
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AP via Yahoo! News - Sat Sep 6, 12:27 pm EDT
A pickup truck packed with explosives blew up a police security checkpoint in northwestern Pakistan Saturday, killing at least 17 people and injuring 80, the day after a foiled militant kidnap attempt led to another 24 deaths in the volatile region.
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New York Times - Sat Sep 6, 11:38 am EDT
The strike was the first of what American military officials said could be more raids to attack Taliban insurgents in Pakistan?s tribal region.