http://topics.edition.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/PakistanFind stories, videos, and photos about Pakistan from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Sun, 08 Nov 2009 14:03:39 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gifhttp://topics.edition.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Pakistan14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Pakistan from CNN.com.http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/05/pakistan.strike/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/05/pakistan.strike/index.html#cnnSTCTextA suspected drone strike killed at least four people in a mountainous border region where the Taliban has long operated, Pakistani officials said Thursday.Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:14:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/30/pakistan.taliban.land/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/30/pakistan.taliban.land/index.html#cnnSTCTextTake a trip to Pakistan's tribal district of South Waziristan these days and there's no guarantee you won't get hurt, kidnapped or something worse.Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:39:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/30/clinton.pakistan/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/30/clinton.pakistan/index.html#cnnSTCTextU.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Friday she did not come to Pakistan for "happy talk."Fri, 30 Oct 2009 20:08:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/28/clinton.pakistan.scene/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/28/clinton.pakistan.scene/index.html#cnnSTCTextJust a few hours after Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrived in Islamabad, a massive car bomb exploded in a crowded market frequented by women in the northwest city of Peshawar, a two-hour drive away.Wed, 28 Oct 2009 18:54:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/25/pakistan.helicopter.crash/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/25/pakistan.helicopter.crash/index.html#cnnSTCTextThree people were killed Saturday when hostile fire caused a Pakistani military transport helicopter to crash, Pakistani officials said.Sun, 25 Oct 2009 05:15:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/23/pakistan.peshawar.blast/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/23/pakistan.peshawar.blast/index.html#cnnSTCTextAt least nine people were wounded in an explosion outside a restaurant in northwestern Pakistan on Friday, police and hospital officials said.Fri, 23 Oct 2009 19:17:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/23/pakistan.bombing/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/23/pakistan.bombing/index.html#cnnSTCTextBombings across Pakistan on Friday killed at least seven people and wounded 24, officials said.Fri, 23 Oct 2009 17:17:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/10/21/iran.suicide.attack/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/10/21/iran.suicide.attack/index.html#cnnSTCTextPakistan denied Wednesday that it is harboring a Sunni rebel leader accused of orchestrating a suicide attack in neighboring Iran.Wed, 21 Oct 2009 18:33:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/20/pakistan.fighting/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/20/pakistan.fighting/index.html#cnnSTCTextHeavily armed militants put up a fierce fight on Tuesday to protect a Taliban stronghold in South Waziristan, Pakistan's military said.Wed, 21 Oct 2009 16:53:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/21/pakistan.university.explosion/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/21/pakistan.university.explosion/index.html#cnnSTCTextPakistani authorities have closed all educational institutions across the county until at least the end of the week, following twin suicide bombings at an Islamic university Tuesday.Wed, 21 Oct 2009 12:48:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/19/pakistan.offensive.visit/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/19/pakistan.offensive.visit/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe top U.S. military commander for the Middle East and Central Asia visited Pakistan on Monday as the Pakistani army battled Taliban militants in the country's northwest, U.S. Embassy officials said.Tue, 20 Oct 2009 11:06:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/17/pakistan.offensive.militants/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/17/pakistan.offensive.militants/index.html#cnnSTCTextPakistani soldiers and militants battled Saturday in the country's vast tribal region, with more than a dozen insurgents killed in airstrikes, at least four soldiers slain in skirmishes and a key village seized by troops, the military said.Sat, 17 Oct 2009 17:58:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/16/pakistan.blast/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/16/pakistan.blast/index.html#cnnSTCTextPakistan's army chief briefed the country's top leaders Friday on the tenuous security situation as the government combats a new wave of attacks believed to have been orchestrated by Taliban militants.Fri, 16 Oct 2009 16:12:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/15/pakistan.aid.bill/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/15/pakistan.aid.bill/index.html#cnnSTCTextPresident Obama signed legislation providing an additional $7.5 billion in assistance to the Pakistani government.Fri, 16 Oct 2009 02:02:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/15/pakistan.blast/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/15/pakistan.blast/index.html#cnnSTCTextMilitants launched a string of bold strikes in Pakistan on Thursday, leaving at least 30 police officers and civilians dead, authorities said.Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:06:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/14/pakistan.aid.bill/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/14/pakistan.aid.bill/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe chairmen of the House and Senate committees on foreign relations Wednesday provided a written explanation of the $7.5 billion Pakistan aid bill, a response to Pakistani protests of U.S. meddling in its affairs.Wed, 14 Oct 2009 18:43:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/SPORT/10/13/cricket.pakistan.younis.khan/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/SPORT/10/13/cricket.pakistan.younis.khan/index.html#cnnSTCTextYounis Khan has quit as captain of Pakistan's cricket team in anger after being summoned to defend himself against allegations of deliberately losing matches, but his resignation has not been accepted.Tue, 13 Oct 2009 15:40:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/09/labott.pakistan.analysis/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/09/labott.pakistan.analysis/index.html#cnnSTCTextPakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi made the rounds in Washington just as President Obama's national security team shifted its attention to Pakistan.Mon, 12 Oct 2009 17:51:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/12/pakistan.blast/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/12/pakistan.blast/index.html#cnnSTCTextAt least 41 people were killed and dozens wounded in a blast Monday at a security forces checkpoint in northwest Pakistan, authorities said.Mon, 12 Oct 2009 17:46:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/09/pakistan.islamabad.attack.arrest/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/09/pakistan.islamabad.attack.arrest/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe suspected mastermind of the suicide strike on the offices of the U.N. World Food Programme in Islamabad has been arrested, Pakistan's interior minister said on Friday.Mon, 12 Oct 2009 02:06:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/10/09/pakistan.bomb.blast/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/10/09/pakistan.bomb.blast/index.html#cnnSTCTextA suicide car bomb in a bustling market in the Pakistani city of Peshawar killed at least 49 people Friday, a government official said.Fri, 09 Oct 2009 12:16:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/10/08/bergen.pakistan/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/10/08/bergen.pakistan/index.html#cnnSTCTextIt hasn't been too often in the past couple of years that you could write about good news from Pakistan. But if there is a silver lining to the atrocities that have plagued the country in the past several years, it is the fact that the Pakistani public, government and military are increasingly seeing the jihadist militants on their territory in a hostile light.Thu, 08 Oct 2009 11:47:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/SPORT/10/06/cricket.pakistan.fixing.champions.trophy/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/SPORT/10/06/cricket.pakistan.fixing.champions.trophy/index.html#cnnSTCTextPakistan cricket is embroiled in a new controversy after the national team were accused of deliberately losing two games at the Champions Trophy by a government official.Tue, 06 Oct 2009 14:13:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/09/30/afghanistan.homeland.security/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/09/30/afghanistan.homeland.security/index.html#cnnSTCTextAs President Obama huddles with key military advisers to talk about a strategy in Afghanistan, top officials charged with protecting the homeland on Wednesday pointedly stressed the danger from terrorists in the Afghan-Pakistan border area.Wed, 30 Sep 2009 21:44:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/09/29/pakistan.missile.strikes/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/09/29/pakistan.missile.strikes/index.html#cnnSTCTextFour people were killed Tuesday night in a suspected U.S. missile strike in Pakistan's tribal region, according to a Pakistani intelligence official and a local government official.Tue, 29 Sep 2009 19:31:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/SPORT/09/26/cricket.champions.australia.pakistan/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/SPORT/09/26/cricket.champions.australia.pakistan/index.html#cnnSTCTextShoaib Malik scored a brisk century as Pakistan beat arch-rivals India by 54 runs in their Champions Trophy clash in South Africa on Saturday.Sat, 26 Sep 2009 22:02:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/09/24/pakistan.attack/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/09/24/pakistan.attack/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe death toll rose to seven on Friday in an apparent drone attack in northern Pakistan's tribal region, an intelligence source said.Fri, 25 Sep 2009 05:56:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/SPORT/09/23/cricket.west.indies.pakistan.champions/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/SPORT/09/23/cricket.west.indies.pakistan.champions/index.html#cnnSTCTextPakistan stumbled to a five-wicket win over West Indies in their Champions Trophy opener at the Wanderers on Wednesday night.Wed, 23 Sep 2009 22:19:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/09/21/pakistan.taliban.commander/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/09/21/pakistan.taliban.commander/index.html#cnnSTCTextPakistan has arrested a key militant commander suspected of launching suicide attacks in the country's northwest, Pakistan's army announced Monday.Mon, 21 Sep 2009 15:09:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/09/20/pakistan.militant.death/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/09/20/pakistan.militant.death/index.html#cnnSTCTextA notorious Pakistani Taliban commander with a reputation for beheading opponents has died in custody, a Pakistani military official said.Sun, 20 Sep 2009 10:59:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/09/19/pakistan.violence/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/09/19/pakistan.violence/index.html#cnnSTCTextA suicide attacker blew himself up at an army checkpoint in northwest Pakistan, killing two security forces and wounding four people, a military source said.Sun, 20 Sep 2009 02:18:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/09/18/pakistan.car.bomb/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/09/18/pakistan.car.bomb/index.html#cnnSTCTextAt least 39 people were killed Friday morning when a suicide car bomb exploded near a crowded market in northwest Pakistan, police said.Sat, 19 Sep 2009 18:02:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/09/17/pakistan.arrests/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/09/17/pakistan.arrests/index.html#cnnSTCTextAuthorities arrested a commander of a terror cell in Pakistan and captured dozens of suspected militants as part of an ongoing offensive in the country, military officials said Wednesday.Thu, 17 Sep 2009 04:42:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/09/14/pakistan.stampede/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/09/14/pakistan.stampede/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe death toll from a stampede during a flour giveaway in Karachi rose to 18 Tuesday, police said.Tue, 15 Sep 2009 04:17:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/09/14/pakistan.attacks/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/09/14/pakistan.attacks/index.html#cnnSTCTextAn apparent drone attack on Monday killed four suspected militants in northern Pakistan, an intelligence source said.Mon, 14 Sep 2009 05:54:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/09/07/pakistan.drone.attack/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/09/07/pakistan.drone.attack/index.html#cnnSTCTextA suspected U.S. drone strike in northwestern Pakistan has killed at least four people, a Pakistani intelligence source said.Tue, 08 Sep 2009 01:39:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/09/05/pakistan.fiighting/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/09/05/pakistan.fiighting/index.html#cnnSTCTextMore than 50 suspected militants in the northwestern Pakistan's volatile tribal region have been killed by military forces on Saturday, Pakistani sources said.Sat, 05 Sep 2009 15:00:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/09/02/pakistan.minister.attack/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/09/02/pakistan.minister.attack/index.html#cnnSTCTextPakistan's religious affairs minister escaped with a minor injury in an attack that killed his driver Wednesday.Wed, 02 Sep 2009 13:46:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/09/01/pakistan.fighting/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/09/01/pakistan.fighting/index.html#cnnSTCTextFighting raged Tuesday between security forces and militants in northwestern Pakistan, leaving 43 militants dead and two commanders captured, authorities said.Tue, 01 Sep 2009 17:17:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/31/pakistan.missile/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/31/pakistan.missile/index.html#cnnSTCTextPakistan on Sunday rejected a report in The New York Times that said it illegally modified U.S.-supplied anti-ship missiles to make them capable of striking land-based targets.Mon, 31 Aug 2009 07:26:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/30/pakistan.attack/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/30/pakistan.attack/index.html#cnnSTCTextAt least 18 officers were killed Sunday in a suicide attack at a police training center in Mingora in Pakistan's northwest, officials said.Sun, 30 Aug 2009 14:32:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/27/pakistan.explosion/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/27/pakistan.explosion/index.html#cnnSTCTextAt least 21 people were killed and 27 wounded in a suicide bombing Thursday in Pakistan, near its border with Afghanistan, officials told CNN.Thu, 27 Aug 2009 19:14:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/24/pakistan.militants/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/24/pakistan.militants/index.html#cnnSTCTextPakistani authorities have launched a massive crackdown on terror groups that they say were planning numerous suicide attacks, including in the country's largest city of Karachi.Mon, 24 Aug 2009 14:33:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/23/pakistan.attack.foiled/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/23/pakistan.attack.foiled/index.html#cnnSTCTextPakistani forces in the last month foiled a planned attack on the parliament building, the intelligence agency and other federal institutions, the country's interior minister told CNN Sunday.Sun, 23 Aug 2009 14:44:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/22/pakistan.missilestrike/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/22/pakistan.missilestrike/index.html#cnnSTCTextAt least 19 people were killed after missiles struck three homes in a village in north-west Pakistan, intelligence officials and local residents said Saturday.Sun, 23 Aug 2009 06:49:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/21/pakistan.french.hostage/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/21/pakistan.french.hostage/index.html#cnnSTCTextA French tourist who was taken hostage in Pakistan on May 23 was released Friday, the French government said.Fri, 21 Aug 2009 11:09:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/21/pakistan.missilestrike/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/21/pakistan.missilestrike/index.html#cnnSTCTextAt least 12 people were killed after missiles struck three homes in a village in Pakistan, local intelligence sources said.Fri, 21 Aug 2009 10:01:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/17/pakistan.blast/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/17/pakistan.blast/index.html#cnnSTCTextSix people were killed and 10 wounded in a car bomb blast in Pakistan's troubled northwest Monday, officials said.Mon, 17 Aug 2009 08:31:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/06/pakistan.mumbai.suspects/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/06/pakistan.mumbai.suspects/index.html#cnnSTCTextPakistan has launched a global manhunt for 13 fugitives wanted in connection with last year's terror attacks on the Indian financial capital of Mumbai.Fri, 07 Aug 2009 01:53:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/03/pakistan.anti.christian.violence/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/03/pakistan.anti.christian.violence/index.html#cnnSTCTextAbout 200 people have been arrested in a flare-up of anti-Christian violence in Gojra that left seven dead, a government minister said Monday.Mon, 03 Aug 2009 15:17:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/02/pakistan.sectarian.violence/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/02/pakistan.sectarian.violence/index.html#cnnSTCTextSecurity forces patrolled the streets of the eastern Pakistan city of Gojra on Sunday, one day after seven people were killed and 20 injured when Muslim demonstrators set fire to houses in a Christian enclave and fighting broke out, authorities said.Sun, 02 Aug 2009 15:14:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/01/pakistan.sectarian.violence/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/01/pakistan.sectarian.violence/index.html#cnnSTCTextSix people were killed in Pakistan on Saturday when Muslim demonstrators set fire to houses in a Christian enclave and fighting broke out, local police said.Sat, 01 Aug 2009 18:32:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/07/30/robertson.al.qaeda.threat/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/07/30/robertson.al.qaeda.threat/index.html#cnnSTCTextBetween late July and early December of 2008 four members of a Belgian-French group returned to Europe from the Pakistan-Afghanistan border region.Fri, 31 Jul 2009 18:35:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/07/23/us.terror.suspect/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/07/23/us.terror.suspect/index.html#cnnSTCTextA New York man who pleaded guilty in January to charges of aiding al Qaeda was ready to be a suicide bomber for the organization, but was told he needed more religious instruction, according to a document obtained by CNN on Thursday.Fri, 24 Jul 2009 10:11:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/07/22/pakistan.taliban.unrest/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/07/22/pakistan.taliban.unrest/index.html#cnnSTCTextControversial unmanned aircraft strikes against targets in Pakistan's restive tribal region are not working, the country's prime minister has told the Obama administration's point man for the region.Wed, 22 Jul 2009 13:45:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/07/21/afghanistan.bombings/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/07/21/afghanistan.bombings/index.html#cnnSTCTextSeven suicide bombers dressed as women targeted Afghan police officers about 60 miles from the capital on Tuesday, a police commander said.Tue, 21 Jul 2009 21:32:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/SPORT/07/21/cricket.sri.lanka.pakistan.colombo/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/SPORT/07/21/cricket.sri.lanka.pakistan.colombo/index.html#cnnSTCTextLeg-spinner Danish Kaneria took five wickets as Pakistan claimed a 66-run first-innings lead against Sri Lanka on the second day of the third and final Test in Colombo.Tue, 21 Jul 2009 14:27:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/07/16/india.pakistan.talks/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/07/16/india.pakistan.talks/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe prime ministers of India and Pakistan on Thursday vowed not to link action on terrorism with their peace talks, which had been derailed by last year's attacks in Mumbai.Thu, 16 Jul 2009 12:57:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/07/15/pakistan.al.qaeda.message/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/07/15/pakistan.al.qaeda.message/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe people of Pakistan must back Islamic militants to counter the influence of the United States in their country or face punishment from God, Ayman al-Zawahiri, al Qaeda's second in command, said in an audio message released early Wednesday.Wed, 15 Jul 2009 10:51:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/SPORT/07/14/cricket.sri.lanka.pakistan/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/SPORT/07/14/cricket.sri.lanka.pakistan/index.html#cnnSTCTextSri Lanka have sealed a historic first Test series victory against Pakistan after completing a crushing seven-wicket win on the third day of the second match in Colombo.Tue, 14 Jul 2009 14:36:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/07/13/pakistan.explosion/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/07/13/pakistan.explosion/index.html#cnnSTCTextEleven people -- including eight children -- died in an explosion Monday morning in eastern Pakistan, a hospital official said.Tue, 14 Jul 2009 00:28:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/SPORT/07/13/cricket.test.srilanka.pakistan.alam/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/SPORT/07/13/cricket.test.srilanka.pakistan.alam/index.html#cnnSTCTextPakistan have staged a remarkable recovery in the second Test against Sri Lanka in Colombo after a maiden century from debutant opener Fawad Alam on Monday.Mon, 13 Jul 2009 16:34:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/07/08/pakistan.drone/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/07/08/pakistan.drone/index.html#cnnSTCTextA key commander of the Pakistani Taliban has been wounded in the ongoing military offensive in northwest Pakistan, a military spokesman said Wednesday.Wed, 08 Jul 2009 21:47:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/SPORT/07/07/cricket.pakistan.srilanka.galle/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/SPORT/07/07/cricket.pakistan.srilanka.galle/index.html#cnnSTCTextSri Lanka produced a stunning 50-run win inside four days over Pakistan in the first Test at Galle to go 1-0 up in their three-match series.Tue, 07 Jul 2009 13:05:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/SPORT/07/05/cricket.galle.srilanka.pakistan/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/SPORT/07/05/cricket.galle.srilanka.pakistan/index.html#cnnSTCTextMohammad Yousuf scored a century on his return to Test cricket as Pakistan took a useful lead on day two of the first Test against Sri Lanka at Galle.Sun, 05 Jul 2009 14:29:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/SPORT/07/04/sri.lanka.pakistan.cricket/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/SPORT/07/04/sri.lanka.pakistan.cricket/index.html#cnnSTCTextSri Lanka struck with two late wickets after being bowled out for 292 by Pakistan on the opening day of the first Test between the two nations since the Lahore terrorist attack on March 3.Sat, 04 Jul 2009 13:53:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/07/03/pakistan.helicopter.crash/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/07/03/pakistan.helicopter.crash/index.html#cnnSTCTextA military helicopter crashed Friday in northwestern Pakistan, killing at least 26 security personnel on board, the Pakistani military said.Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:54:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/07/02/pakistan.suicide.bombing/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/07/02/pakistan.suicide.bombing/index.html#cnnSTCTextA suicide bomber on a motorcycle struck a Pakistani Defense Ministry bus Thursday, killing at least one person and wounding 29 others, Rawalpindi police and medical officials said.Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:29:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/06/30/pakistan.us.drones/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/06/30/pakistan.us.drones/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe U.S. military in recent weeks has resumed flying unmanned reconnaissance drones over Pakistan's tribal regions to help provide critical intelligence to Pakistan's security forces, two U.S. military officials confirmed to CNN Tuesday.Wed, 01 Jul 2009 01:03:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/06/29/pakistan.bombing/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/06/29/pakistan.bombing/index.html#cnnSTCTextAn explosive detonated under a bridge, injuring five civilians and three policemen Monday morning in northwest Pakistan, police said.Mon, 29 Jun 2009 08:00:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/SPORT/06/26/cricket.pakistan.australia.england/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/SPORT/06/26/cricket.pakistan.australia.england/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) have announced that they have reached an agreement with the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to stage two Test Matches and two Twenty20 internationals between Pakistan and Australia in England next July.Fri, 26 Jun 2009 17:16:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/SPORT/06/21/cricket.twenty20.srilanka.pakistan.final/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/SPORT/06/21/cricket.twenty20.srilanka.pakistan.final/index.html#cnnSTCTextPakistan beat Sri Lanka by eight wickets to win the World Twenty20 title in convincing fashion at Lord's on Sunday.Mon, 22 Jun 2009 16:16:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/06/19/pakistan.refugees/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/06/19/pakistan.refugees/index.html#cnnSTCTextPiled high with food, Minhaj Bahdar rides a rented motorbike back to his family's temporary sanctuary away from the fighting between Pakistan's army and the Taliban.Mon, 22 Jun 2009 07:18:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/06/18/pakistan.drone.attack/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/06/18/pakistan.drone.attack/index.html#cnnSTCTextA suspected drone strike on Pakistan's border with Afghanistan killed five to seven people Thursday, intelligence sources said.Mon, 22 Jun 2009 07:11:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/06/14/pakistan.bomb/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/06/14/pakistan.bomb/index.html#cnnSTCTextThirteen people were killed and 20 more were wounded in separate attacks in Pakistan on Sunday, officials said.Sun, 14 Jun 2009 17:32:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/SPORT/06/09/cricket.world.twenty.pakistan/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/SPORT/06/09/cricket.world.twenty.pakistan/index.html#cnnSTCTextPakistan powered into the Super Eights stage of the Twenty20 World Cup at Lord's on Tuesday when they shattered the Dutch qualifying dream.Tue, 09 Jun 2009 20:30:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/06/05/mosque.attack.pakistan/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/06/05/mosque.attack.pakistan/index.html#cnnSTCTextA suspected suicide attacker detonated his explosives at a mosque in northwestern Pakistan during Friday prayers, killing at least 40 people and wounding dozens of others, a local police official said.Fri, 05 Jun 2009 17:20:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/28/pakistan.peshawar.blast/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/28/pakistan.peshawar.blast/index.html#cnnSTCTextA series of explosions in northwest Pakistan killed eight people Thursday night, and two suspected militants died in a gunbattle with Peshawar police on a rooftop, authorities said.Fri, 29 May 2009 04:56:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/27/lahore.blast/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/27/lahore.blast/index.html#cnnSTCTextThree suspects were arrested after an explosives-packed van reduced a police building to rubble Wednesday in eastern Pakistan, killing 27.Thu, 28 May 2009 05:34:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/23/pakistan.france.kidnap/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/23/pakistan.france.kidnap/index.html#cnnSTCTextA French national was kidnapped early Saturday afternoon in southwestern Pakistan, police in Pakistan said.Sat, 23 May 2009 18:42:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/20/pakistan.refugees.protest/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/20/pakistan.refugees.protest/index.html#cnnSTCTextHundreds of refugees on Wednesday blocked a main road in northwest Pakistan, to protest living conditions for some of the 1.5 million Pakistanis forced to flee their homes in the past three weeks.Fri, 22 May 2009 00:56:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/20/pakistan.nuclear.program/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/20/pakistan.nuclear.program/index.html#cnnSTCTextPakistan's information minister denied accusations Wednesday that his country is expanding its capability to produce nuclear weapons.Wed, 20 May 2009 23:15:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/17/pakistan.taliban/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/17/pakistan.taliban/index.html#cnnSTCTextA military offensive to rid Pakistan's northwest of al Qaeda and Taliban fighters has killed more than 1,000 militants since it began in full force earlier this month, the country's interior ministry said Sunday.Mon, 18 May 2009 00:38:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/16/pakistan.missile.strikes/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/16/pakistan.missile.strikes/index.html#cnnSTCTextViolence echoed across a volatile Pakistani province and an adjacent tribal region on Saturday, with dozens reported killed in the latest military push, a drone strike, and a car bombing targeting a school bus.Sat, 16 May 2009 17:45:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/14/us.pakistan.funding/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/14/us.pakistan.funding/index.html#cnnSTCTextPakistan should commit to increased fighting against the Taliban on the border area it shares with Afghanistan if it wants more defense funding from the United States, a key senator said Thursday.Thu, 14 May 2009 17:30:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/12/pakistan.holbrooke/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/12/pakistan.holbrooke/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe United States is rushing emergency aid to Pakistan -- an initial $5 million -- to help people uprooted by the fighting against extremists, according to the State Department.Wed, 13 May 2009 05:54:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/10/john.king.political.roundup/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/10/john.king.political.roundup/index.html#cnnSTCTextIt was an odd Washington weekend: a Sunday of sober talk about the challenges ahead in Afghanistan and Pakistan following a more relaxed Saturday night.Tue, 12 May 2009 02:19:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/07/pakistan.fleeing.the.fight/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/07/pakistan.fleeing.the.fight/index.html#cnnSTCTextA family of 18 Pakistani men, women and children trudges down a dirt road toward a refugee camp.Tue, 12 May 2009 02:08:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/07/pakistan.swat.death/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/07/pakistan.swat.death/index.html#cnnSTCTextPakistan's prime minister formally renounced a peace agreement with Taliban militants Thursday night and announced "decisive steps" to expand the battle in the country's northwest.Fri, 08 May 2009 06:26:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/05/pakistan.taliban/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/05/pakistan.taliban/index.html#cnnSTCTextSome 500,000 civilians are expected to flee Pakistan's Swat Valley, heeding a government evacuation order issued Tuesday ahead of an expected military offensive in the Taliban-dominated region.Tue, 05 May 2009 20:36:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/02/pakistan.fighting/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/02/pakistan.fighting/index.html#cnnSTCTextPakistani security forces say they have killed at least 16 militants overnight in the country's volatile tribal region.Sat, 02 May 2009 14:50:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/US/05/01/religious.freedom/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/US/05/01/religious.freedom/index.html#cnnSTCTextA U.S. government panel listed 13 countries Friday as "egregious" violators of religious freedom.Fri, 01 May 2009 15:55:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/30/terrorism.report/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/30/terrorism.report/index.html#cnnSTCTextTerror attacks have spiked dramatically in Afghanistan and Pakistan as extremists in both countries strengthen their power and expand operations, according to a State Department report released Thursday.Thu, 30 Apr 2009 23:42:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/27/bergen.strategy/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/27/bergen.strategy/index.html#cnnSTCTextIn the past few weeks as the Pakistani Taliban have marched ever closer to the capital, Islamabad, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has sounded the alarm about the threat posed by the militants, who she said in congressional testimony pose "a mortal threat to the security and safety of our country and the world."Mon, 27 Apr 2009 19:54:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/26/pakistan.taliban.message/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/26/pakistan.taliban.message/index.html#cnnSTCTextIn radio broadcasts and sermons, Taliban militants have been promoting themselves as Islamic Robin Hoods, defending Pakistan's rural poor from a ruling elite that they describe as corrupt and oppressive.Mon, 27 Apr 2009 06:20:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/24/pakistan.taliban.control.gilani/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/24/pakistan.taliban.control.gilani/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe United States is keeping a close eye on Pakistan after this week's Taliban surge into the Buner district brought them just 60 miles from the capital, Islamabad.Sat, 25 Apr 2009 01:03:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/24/nuclear.pakistan/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/24/nuclear.pakistan/index.html#cnnSTCTextTaliban militants made their deepest incursion into Pakistan this week, seizing control of areas that are a short drive from the capital city.Fri, 24 Apr 2009 17:25:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/23/pakistan.qa/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/23/pakistan.qa/index.html#cnnSTCTextTaliban advances in Pakistan are raising concerns in Islamabad and capitals as far away as Washington.Fri, 24 Apr 2009 00:50:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/22/pakistan.taliban/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/22/pakistan.taliban/index.html#cnnSTCTextTaliban militants who implemented Islamic law in Pakistan's violence-plagued Swat Valley last week have now taken control of a neighboring district.Wed, 22 Apr 2009 21:19:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/SPORT/04/22/cricket.pakistan/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/SPORT/04/22/cricket.pakistan/index.html#cnnSTCTextShahid Afridi claimed six victims to pave the way for Pakistan to claim victory by four wickets in their opening one-day international against Australia in Dubai.Wed, 22 Apr 2009 19:20:00 EDT