http://topics.edition.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Pakistani_PoliticsFind stories, videos, and photos about Pakistani Politics from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Thu, 26 Nov 2009 01:47:18 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gifhttp://topics.edition.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Pakistani_Politics14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Pakistani Politics from CNN.com.http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/25/pakistan.bonded.labor/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/25/pakistan.bonded.labor/index.html#cnnSTCTextEvery morning 17-year-old Naser -wakes up to make bricks, toiling for 14 hours a day, seven days a week. This is what he has done almost all his life. He's never been in school and he's never had the chance of a proper childhood.Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:08:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/24/pakistan.taliban/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/24/pakistan.taliban/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Pakistani people now believe the war against the Taliban is their war, whereas in the past they considered it to be the United States' war, a former Pakistani general with close ties to his country's military told CNN's Christiane Amanpour on Tuesday.Wed, 25 Nov 2009 11:30:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/20/pakistan.suspected.drones/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/20/pakistan.suspected.drones/index.html#cnnSTCTextA suspected drone fired two missiles at a house in northwestern Pakistan on Friday morning, killing eight militants and wounding several others, officials said.Mon, 23 Nov 2009 02:06:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/18/india.pakistan.talks/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/18/india.pakistan.talks/index.html#cnnSTCTextIndia on Wednesday rejected any third-country mediation in its relationship with arch-rival Pakistan, a day after the U.S. and Chinese presidents pledged cooperation on South Asian issues.Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:46:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/08/pakistan.nuclear.arsenal/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/08/pakistan.nuclear.arsenal/index.html#cnnSTCTextPakistan angrily defended the security of its nuclear arsenal Sunday after a U.S. magazine reported that the Obama administration wants Pakistan to let Washington help secure its weapons in a crisis.Mon, 09 Nov 2009 03:39:00 ESThttp://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/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/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/10/19/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/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/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/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/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/09/02/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/08/27/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/08/21/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/08/07/pakistan.taliban.chief/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/07/pakistan.taliban.chief/index.html#cnnSTCTextPakistan's government was trying to verify intelligence reports that Pakistani Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud was killed in a recent drone attack, officials said Friday.Sat, 08 Aug 2009 02:04:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/06/pakistan.taliban.chief/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/06/pakistan.taliban.chief/index.html#cnnSTCTextPakistani Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud may have been killed in a U.S. drone attack, a U.S. official said Friday.Fri, 07 Aug 2009 06:49:00 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/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/07/16/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/07/08/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/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/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/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/06/20/pakistan.bhutto.investigation/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/06/20/pakistan.bhutto.investigation/index.html#cnnSTCTextAn independent commission will start investigating the 2007 assassination of former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto in July, the United Nations has announced.Sat, 20 Jun 2009 06:55:00 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/05/20/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/05/18/pakistan.politics.mobilization/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/18/pakistan.politics.mobilization/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Pakistani government convened a meeting on Monday of nearly all of the country's political parties, in an effort to consolidate broad national support for its military operation to crush Taliban militants in Pakistan's northwestern Swat Valley.Mon, 18 May 2009 16:49:00 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/POLITICS/05/05/pakistan.holbrooke/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/05/pakistan.holbrooke/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe president's special representative to Pakistan and Afghanistan tried to reassure members of Congress Tuesday that the Pakistani government is not on the verge of collapse, but does require greater U.S. backing.Tue, 05 May 2009 19:18:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/04/pakistan.aid/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/04/pakistan.aid/index.html#cnnSTCTextAs Pakistani forces continue to battle an advancing Taliban, the leading senators on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee introduced legislation Monday tripling aid to the country.Tue, 05 May 2009 11:43:00 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/WORLD/asiapcf/04/17/pakistan.tokyo.aid/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/17/pakistan.tokyo.aid/index.html#cnnSTCTextInternational donors meeting in Japan have pledged more than $5 billion in aid for Pakistan to bolster the country's economy and help it fight terror and Islamic radicalism, officials said.Fri, 17 Apr 2009 14:07:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/09/pakistan.peace.deal/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/09/pakistan.peace.deal/index.html#cnnSTCTextPro-Taliban cleric Sufi Mohammad has announced he has pulled out of a peace deal in the violence-plagued Swat Valley, saying the government is not serious about implementing Islamic law, or sharia, in the region.Fri, 10 Apr 2009 04:29:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/08/pakistan.drone.attack/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/08/pakistan.drone.attack/index.html#cnnSTCTextA suspected U.S. missile struck a village Wednesday in Pakistan's tribal region, killing three Taliban militants and wounding four others, according to local officials and media reports.Wed, 08 Apr 2009 15:00:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/07/holbrooke.pakistan/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/07/holbrooke.pakistan/index.html#cnnSTCTextPakistan, the United States and Afghanistan will hold trilateral meetings in Washington next month.Wed, 08 Apr 2009 02:30:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/04/pakistan.main/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/04/pakistan.main/index.html#cnnSTCTextAt least 30 people in Pakistan lost their lives Saturday in two separate suicide attacks and a suspected U.S. missile strike, according to local security officials.Sun, 05 Apr 2009 04:22:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/04/pakistan.drone.attack/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/04/pakistan.drone.attack/index.html#cnnSTCTextAt least 12 people were killed in a suicide bomb attack on a security checkpoint in Pakistan's tribal region, a local military official said.Sat, 04 Apr 2009 14:24:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/01/senate.pakistan/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/01/senate.pakistan/index.html#cnnSTCTextDays after President Obama announced his strategy for security in Afghanistan, senior Defense Department leaders told a congressional panel more effort is needed to fight the growing insurgency in Pakistan and Afghanistan.Wed, 01 Apr 2009 20:04:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/03/28/pakistan.mosque.bomb.arrest/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/03/28/pakistan.mosque.bomb.arrest/index.html#cnnSTCTextTwo suspects were arrested in connection with the bombing of a mosque that killed at least 51 people, Pakistani authorities said Saturday.Sun, 29 Mar 2009 02:17:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/27/bergen.strategy/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/27/bergen.strategy/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Obama plan for Afghanistan and Pakistan announced Friday has a great deal to recommend it, with its emphasis on protecting the Afghan population and delivering more aid directly to the Pakistani people instead of to the Pakistan army.Fri, 27 Mar 2009 23:03:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/03/27/pakistan.mosque.bomb/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/03/27/pakistan.mosque.bomb/index.html#cnnSTCTextA devastating suicide blast struck a mosque in the strife-torn tribal region of Pakistan Friday, killing at least 51 people and wounding more than 100 others, local officials said.Fri, 27 Mar 2009 16:34:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/03/25/pakistan.missile.strike.dead/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/03/25/pakistan.missile.strike.dead/index.html#cnnSTCTextA suspected U.S. missile strike killed seven people Wednesday in Pakistan's turbulent tribal region, a political official and an intelligence source told CNN.Wed, 25 Mar 2009 15:19:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/03/16/pakistan.explosion/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/03/16/pakistan.explosion/index.html#cnnSTCTextAt least 12 people were killed and 17 injured Monday in an explosion in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, authorities told CNN.Mon, 16 Mar 2009 18:24:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/03/14/pakistan.minister/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/03/14/pakistan.minister/index.html#cnnSTCTextA Pakistani television station, which has been critical of the government, has been shut down in locations across the country, according to the station's managing director.Sun, 15 Mar 2009 02:46:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/03/12/pakistan.explainer/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/03/12/pakistan.explainer/index.html#cnnSTCTextBarely a year after the country celebrated its return to democracy, Pakistan is ensnared in a new political crisis.Sat, 14 Mar 2009 14:22:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/03/12/pakistan.airstrike.drone/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/03/12/pakistan.airstrike.drone/index.html#cnnSTCTextA suspected U.S. missile attack killed 11 people Thursday in northwest Pakistan, an official said.Thu, 12 Mar 2009 21:23:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/03/10/nato.qaeda/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/03/10/nato.qaeda/index.html#cnnSTCTextNATO countries must create a comprehensive approach to oust al Qaeda, the Taliban and other extremists from Afghanistan and Pakistan, U.S. Vice President Joe Biden said Tuesday after a meeting with NATO members.Tue, 10 Mar 2009 19:08:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/03/04/pakistan.srilanka.attack/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/03/04/pakistan.srilanka.attack/index.html#cnnSTCTextPakistani authorities released photos of two suspects Wednesday as they continued to hunt for the gunmen responsible for an attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team which left seven people dead.Wed, 04 Mar 2009 20:43:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/03/02/pakistan.srilanka.attack/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/03/02/pakistan.srilanka.attack/index.html#cnnSTCTextAt least six security personnel were killed and eight members of Sri Lanka's cricket team hurt -- including two with gunshot wounds -- in an attack Tuesday on the team's bus by gunmen in Lahore, Pakistan.Tue, 03 Mar 2009 13:58:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/US/03/01/us.afghanistan/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/US/03/01/us.afghanistan/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe "most worrisome" part of the U.S.-led war in Afghanistan has become the havens the Taliban and other insurgents have carved out in neighboring Pakistan, U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said.Mon, 02 Mar 2009 01:36:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/03/01/pakistan.us.strikes/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/03/01/pakistan.us.strikes/index.html#cnnSTCTextA U.S. missile strike on a house near Sararoha in northwest Pakistan on Sunday killed nine people and wounded three, Pakistani intelligence officials said.Sun, 01 Mar 2009 13:51:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/02/26/afghanistan.pakistan/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/02/26/afghanistan.pakistan/index.html#cnnSTCTextSecretary of State Hillary Clinton pledged Thursday to work closely with Afghanistan and Pakistan as a team to root out extremism within their borders.Fri, 27 Feb 2009 02:38:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/02/26/pakistan.protests/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/02/26/pakistan.protests/index.html#cnnSTCTextSupporters of Pakistani opposition leader Nawaz Sharif took to the streets Thursday, burning cars and damaging shops, after the Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that he and his brother cannot hold elected office.Thu, 26 Feb 2009 13:29:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/US/02/24/pakistan.obama/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/US/02/24/pakistan.obama/index.html#cnnSTCTextPakistan is optimistic about the Obama administration's commitment to its region and will work with the United States on trying to root out extremism within its borders, Pakistan's foreign minister said.Wed, 25 Feb 2009 02:10:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/02/17/pakistan.carbomb/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/02/17/pakistan.carbomb/index.html#cnnSTCTextA car bomb blew up in a city in northwestern Pakistan Tuesday, killing 5 people and injuring 16 others, police said.Tue, 17 Feb 2009 14:31:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/02/16/india.holbrooke.pakistan.threat/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/02/16/india.holbrooke.pakistan.threat/index.html#cnnSTCTextUnited States special envoy Richard Holbrooke wrapped up his three-nation tour of South Asia Monday, saying India, Pakistan and his country faced a "common threat."Mon, 16 Feb 2009 12:57:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/02/14/pakistan.airstrike/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/02/14/pakistan.airstrike/index.html#cnnSTCTextTwenty people were killed early Saturday after a suspected U.S. airstrike in northwest Pakistan, a intelligence official said.Sat, 14 Feb 2009 07:36:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/02/12/pakistan.mumbai.attacks/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/02/12/pakistan.mumbai.attacks/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Pakistani government acknowledged Thursday that "some part of the conspiracy" behind the November attacks in India's financial capital, Mumbai, took place in Pakistan.Fri, 13 Feb 2009 02:58:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/02/07/pakistan.engineer.killed/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/02/07/pakistan.engineer.killed/index.html#cnnSTCTextPolish authorities in Pakistan say they are monitoring local reports that Taliban militants have executed a kidnapped Polish engineer.Sat, 07 Feb 2009 21:02:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/02/04/un.bhutto/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/02/04/un.bhutto/index.html#cnnSTCTextU.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon plans to create a special commission to investigate the killing of former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, a United Nations spokeswoman said Wednesday.Thu, 05 Feb 2009 11:22:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/02/03/pakistan.bridge.explosion/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/02/03/pakistan.bridge.explosion/index.html#cnnSTCTextSuspected Taliban militants blew up a bridge early Tuesday in the border region between Pakistan and Afghanistan, suspending NATO supply lines.Wed, 04 Feb 2009 02:11:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/01/28/davos.pakistan.pm/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/01/28/davos.pakistan.pm/index.html#cnnSTCTextPakistan's Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has called on the United States to halt its drone attacks against al Qaeda and Taliban fighters on Pakistani soil and warned that the missile strikes were fueling militarism in the country's troubled tribal border region.Fri, 30 Jan 2009 01:46:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/28/gates.pakistan.strikes/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/28/gates.pakistan.strikes/index.html#cnnSTCTextIslamabad has not given the U.S. permission to strike suspected al Qaeda targets in Pakistan with unmanned aircraft, a Pakistan Foreign Ministry spokesman said Wednesday.Wed, 28 Jan 2009 15:36:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/01/23/pakistan.musharraf/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/01/23/pakistan.musharraf/index.html#cnnSTCTextPakistan's former president said his country is being treated "unequally" to other countries, despite being a staunch ally of the United States in its war on terror.Sat, 24 Jan 2009 03:26:00 EST