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Possible coup in Pakistan? 4 key questions
Pakistan’s government is facing a period of prolonged uncertainty about its future, four years after the country returned to democratic rule. Here are four key questions to explain the issues.
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Gallery: ERDOGAN DIPLOMACY
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11 countries speaking out against Koran burning in Florida
More than 10 countries have now condemned a Florida pastor's plan to burn the Koran in commemoration of the 9/11 terrorist attacks of nine years ago. Here is what leaders are saying worldwide.
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In Pictures: Pakistan floods
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Benazir Bhutto's son takes up the family trade in Pakistan (+video)
The son of Pakistan's slain former prime minister, Benazir Bhutto, launched his political career Thursday, vowing to continue his mother's fight for democracy.
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New UN plan to get girls in school boosted by Malala's father
The father of Malala Yousufzai, the girl shot in Pakistan for speaking on behalf of girls' education, attended the unveiling of a new plan to get girls around the world into schools.
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Russia keeps door open to Pakistan after Putin cancels trip
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov arrived in Islamabad yesterday in an apparent effort to smooth feathers ruffled in Pakistan by Putin's last- minute cancellation of his own scheduled visit.
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Obama: Nations must 'honestly address' tensions
In an speech on Tuesday at the United Nations, President Barack Obama touched on issues such as the Syrian civil war and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict without offering any new solutions. He also urged free speech and an end to 'mindless violence.'
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Consequences of a nuclear Iran 'immense,' Obama says at UN
In his speech Tuesday in New York, President Obama sounded tough on Iran, while also saying that global aspirations for change, expressed in the Arab Spring, must not be hijacked by violence.
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Pakistani officials disavowal minister's bounty offer on anti-Islamic filmmaker
On Saturday, Pakistan's railways minister told reporters that he would be willing to face arrest for announcing a $100,000 bounty on the makers of an anti-Islamic film that sparked violent protests.
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Pakistani prime minister buys time in Supreme Court conflict
Pakistani Prime Minister Ashraf could face removal from office if he doesn't resolve the deadlock between the Supreme Court and the government.
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Pakistani president wades into 'Down's Syndrome' blasphemy case
President Zardari's intervention may signal that moderate coalition parties in the government will take up the issue of reforming the blasphemy law again.
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Pakistan to reopen key supply route to Afghanistan, after US apology (+video)
'We are sorry,' Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said about a December attack near the Afghanistan border that killed 24 Pakistani soldiers. That sticking point resolved, a key supply route will reopen, but US-Pakistan ties are weaker now.
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New prime minister unlikely to end Pakistan's political scuffles
Raja Pervez Ashraf was selected to be the new Pakistani prime minister today, just three days after his predecessor was ousted by the Supreme Court in an ongoing political struggle.
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Court issues arrest warrant for Pakistani prime minister nominee
Pakistan's ruling party chose its candidate to replace ousted Prime Minister Gilani, but the nominee was immediately hit with an arrest warrant linked to a drug importation scandal.
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Pakistan arrests French Al Qaeda leader amid turmoil with prime minister
The arrest of a French national, reportedly linked to the 9/11 mastermind, highlights the challenges Pakistan is facing as it tries to pull itself out of a deepening political crisis.
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Q&A with Ahmed Rashid: What's going on with Pakistan's prime minister?
Pakistani analyst Ahmed Rashid helps unpack the sudden dismissal of Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani, and what it could mean for Pakistani democracy and US relations.
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Court in Pakistan rules prime minister disqualified from office
The verdict by the Supreme Court was a major blow against Yousuf Reza Gilani, who has been hanging on to office for months in the face of opposition by the judges.
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Pakistan's Prime Minister Gilani 'disqualified' from office by top court
Pakistani Prime Minister Gilani has not responded yet to a court decision that could touch off political turmoil in Pakistan.
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Terrorism & Security
US drone strike in Pakistan highlights divergent interests of US, PakistanAn end to the US drone campaign has been a key demand of Pakistan in exchange for reopening NATO supply routes, highlighting the differences the US and Pakistan have to overcome.
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Pakistani official: Position to soften on NATO supply line
An assistant to the Prime Minister says the country will show flexibility on the issue after NATO clearly expressed its displeasure in Chicago.
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NATO to shed combat command in Afghanistan by mid-2013 (+video)
NATO leaders on Monday approved a plan, promoted by the US, to shift the command of combat operations to Afghan forces by next summer. It's NATO's latest step in the transition out of a fighting role in the war.
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US to Pakistan: reopen supply route and we can leave Afghanistan faster
The US and Pakistan have been unsuccessfully negotiating on reopening Pakistan’s border to NATO supply convoys for the Afghanistan campaign. The issue has been contentious at the NATO summit in Chicago.
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Bin Laden raid one year later: Pakistan's Army untouched
The US Navy SEAL operation that killed Osama bin Laden last May threw the Pakistan Army into international disrepute. But in Pakistan, the Army has rebounded.
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Pakistan's top court convicts prime minister
Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani's conviction is triggering turmoil in a government already struggling with major economic and security challenges amid tense US relations.
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Opinion: How a glacier could thaw dangerous India and Pakistan freeze
Following a deadly avalanche in the disputed Siachen Glacier area, India and Pakistan have signaled openness to talks. A priority must be to demilitarize 'the world's highest battle ground' at Siachen, which incurs substantial economic and human costs for these two nuclear rivals.
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Keep Calm
Ritual Aggression: India and Pakistan's missile tests, following peace talks (+video)Pakistan and India test ballistic missiles to demonstrate military might. But these tests have become separate from politics, in which both countries appear to be developing closer ties.
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Pakistan's president visits India, but distrust runs deep (+video)
Pakistani President Zardari and Indian Prime Minister Singh discuss Siachen Glacier and Sir Creek, two border disputes kept alive by lack of trust.
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Signs of hope in Pakistan – America's prickly ally
It's difficult to make sense of Pakistan's pulsating political chaos, corruption, and instability. Yet pessimistic views of Pakistan, while endemic in the West, differ considerably from the perspective of Pakistani analysts who cautiously point to half a dozen hopeful developments.
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