Topic: Lahore High Court
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CIA contractor Raymond Davis freed from Pakistan jail on 'blood money'
A Pakistani court freed detained CIA contractor Raymond Davis, who was charged with killing two men, after families of the deceased accepted a 'blood money' deal. The US denies it paid the money.
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Editorial Board Blog
Blasphemy law kills a Pakistan minister
The state in Pakistan has yet to execute someone for blasphemy. But that hasn't prevented killings related to this archaic law, such as the murder of a Christian cabinet minister for his effort to reform the law.
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Raymond Davis: Pakistan delays ruling on jailed American
A Pakistani court has given the government three weeks to decide whether Raymond Davis, a US official accused of killing two Pakistanis, has diplomatic immunity. The case has brought US-Pakistan relations to a new low.
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Terrorism & Security
Pakistan court refuses to release US official, denying immunity
A Pakistan court refused to release Raymond Davis, an employee of the US Embassy in Lahore, saying that diplomatic immunity only goes so far.
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Aasia Bibi blasphemy case a symbol of Pakistan's religious intolerance
The Pakistani government's handling of the case of Aasia Bibi, a Christian facing the death penalty for insulting the Quran, indicates a willingness to let extremists have their way.
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Pakistan's Supreme Court OKs release of militant linked to Mumbai attacks
Pakistan's highest court today upheld a decision to release Hafiz Mohammed Saeed, whom India says masterminded the 2008 Mumbai attacks.
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Pakistan bans Facebook, Youtube over 'Draw Mohammad Day'
Pakistan blocked YouTube, Wikipedia, and other websites Thursday to try to suppress a Facebook page declaring Thursday Everybody Draw Mohammad Day. Many protested the 'blasphemy' of depicting the prophet.
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With a quick divorce, Shoaib Malik marriage to Sania Mirza back on track
Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Malik divorced his first wife Ayesha Siddiqui Wednesday, clearing the way for his pending marriage to Indian tennis star Sania Mirza. Muslim leaders agreed to end Malik's telephone marriage to Siddiqui.
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Global News Blog
Pakistan's A.Q. Khan strikes again
The disgraced Pakistani nuclear scientist reemerged from five years of house arrest as a columnist, only to be caught for heavily plagiarizing the websites of British universities.
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Global News Blog
Pakistani court orders militant leader linked to Mumbai attacks released
India criticized the decision to free Hafiz Saeed, founder of the banned group Lashkar-e-Taiba.
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Global News Blog
Following Pakistan's protest march, a long trail of Twitters
Tweet alert: ice cream at chief justice's house.
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Terror threat hitting home in Pakistan
Attacks aren't just a US concern, more Pakistanis say.
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Pakistan: push for polls despite suicide bombing
An attack in Lahore, the first since Bhutto's assassination, raises fresh worries about security for Feb. 18 elections.
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