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    May 11, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. Pakistanis vote in landmark election

    ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Millions of Pakistanis braved threats from militants and voted Saturday in national elections that marked the country's first democratic transfer of governance and appeared to put former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on track for a potential return to power.
    ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Millions of Pakistanis braved threats from militants and voted Saturday in national elections that marked the country's first democratic transfer of governance and appeared to put former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on track for...

    Tags: Emergency Incidents, Woodrow Wilson, Politics, Voting, Nawaz Sharif

    2. May 11, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. Polls close in historic Pakistan elections; some bombings occur

    ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — After a bloody campaign season marred by waves of bombings and candidate assassinations, Pakistanis turned out in large numbers Saturday to elect a new parliament in what is slated to be the first democratic transition of civilian governments  in a country with a history of military coups and forced political ousters.
    ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — After a bloody campaign season marred by waves of bombings and candidate assassinations, Pakistanis turned out in large numbers Saturday to elect a new parliament in what is slated to be the first democratic transition of...

    Tags: Emergency Incidents, Politics, Armed Conflicts, Voting, Nawaz Sharif

    3. May 10, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. Pakistan elections: Polls open amid more violence

    ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- Pakistanis went to the polls Saturday to elect a new parliament amid continued violence marring the historic event, as militants detonated a bomb outside a liberal, anti-Taliban party’s campaign office in the southern port city of Karachi, killing 10  people and injuring at least 15.
    ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- Pakistanis went to the polls Saturday to elect a new parliament amid continued violence marring the historic event, as militants detonated a bomb outside a liberal, anti-Taliban party’s campaign office in the southern port...

    Tags: Politics, Government, Nawaz Sharif, Polls, Parliament

    4. Apr 28, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. 12 killed in Pakistan campaign violence

    PESHAWAR, Pakistan — At least 12 people were killed and 43 injured Sunday in bomb blasts targeting a candidate's convoy and the election offices of two others in northwestern Pakistan. They were the latest in a series of terrorist strikes that have cast a shadow over parliamentary voting scheduled for mid-May.
    PESHAWAR, Pakistan — At least 12 people were killed and 43 injured Sunday in bomb blasts targeting a candidate's convoy and the election offices of two others in northwestern Pakistan. They were the latest in a series of terrorist strikes that...

    Tags: Emergency Incidents, Politics, Explosions, Parliament, Asif Ali Zardari

    5. Apr 28, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. Bomb blasts at campaign offices in northwest Pakistan kill 11

    PESHAWAR, Pakistan — Bomb blasts targeting the election offices of two candidates in northwest Pakistan killed at least 11 people and injured 30 Sunday, the latest in a string of terror attacks that have cast a shadow over parliamentary elections slated for mid-May.
    PESHAWAR, Pakistan — Bomb blasts targeting the election offices of two candidates in northwest Pakistan killed at least 11 people and injured 30 Sunday, the latest in a string of terror attacks that have cast a shadow over parliamentary elections...

    Tags: Emergency Incidents, Politics, Government, Explosions, National Government

    6. Apr 19, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. Pakistani police arrest former President Pervez Musharraf

    ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf was arrested and placed in police custody Friday, a day after commandos whisked him away from an Islamabad courthouse where he faces charges of illegally detaining dozens of judges while in power.
    ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf was arrested and placed in police custody Friday, a day after commandos whisked him away from an Islamabad courthouse where he faces charges of illegally detaining dozens of judges...

    Tags: Dubai (United Arab Emirates), Politics, Pervez Musharraf, Crime, Law and Justice, Elections

    7. Apr 16, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. Pakistani court disqualifies Musharraf from parliament elections

    ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — A Pakistani court on Tuesday barred former President Pervez Musharraf from running in next month’s parliament elections, derailing the onetime general’s bid for an unlikely political comeback in the country he ruled for nearly nine years.
    ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — A Pakistani court on Tuesday barred former President Pervez Musharraf from running in next month’s parliament elections, derailing the onetime general’s bid for an unlikely political comeback in the country he ruled...

    Tags: Politics, Government, Political Corruption, Nawaz Sharif, Pervez Musharraf

    8. Mar 24, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. Musharraf tells supporters he has returned to save Pakistan

    KARACHI, Pakistan — As former military ruler Pervez Musharraf stepped off the plane at Karachi’s international airport Sunday, he returned to a very different nation from the one he was forced to leave in 2008 — one that has no interest in bringing back military rule, and has little if any appetite to give a onetime autocrat a major spotlight on the political stage.
    Los Angeles Times
    KARACHI, Pakistan — As former military ruler Pervez Musharraf stepped off the plane at Karachi’s international airport Sunday, he returned to a very different nation from the one he was forced to leave in 2008 — one that has no...

    Tags: Politics, Assassinations, Pervez Musharraf, Nawaz Sharif, Elections

    9. Mar 24, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. Former military ruler Pervez Musharraf returns to Pakistan

    KARACHI, Pakistan—Former military ruler Pervez Musharraf ended four years of self-imposed exile and returned to Pakistan on Sunday, hoping to craft a political comeback in upcoming parliamentary elections despite pending criminal cases awaiting him and a legacy of authoritarian rule that most Pakistanis prefer to forget.
    Los Angeles Times
    KARACHI, Pakistan—Former military ruler Pervez Musharraf ended four years of self-imposed exile and returned to Pakistan on Sunday, hoping to craft a political comeback in upcoming parliamentary elections despite pending criminal cases awaiting...

    Tags: Dubai (United Arab Emirates), Science and Technology, Politics, Government, Nawaz Sharif

    10. Mar 20, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. Pakistani man wanted in Daniel Pearl slaying arrested

    ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — A crackdown on Sunni Muslim militants in Karachi has netted a man wanted in connection with the kidnapping and slaying of American journalist Daniel Pearl, Pakistani authorities say.
    ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — A crackdown on Sunni Muslim militants in Karachi has netted a man wanted in connection with the kidnapping and slaying of American journalist Daniel Pearl, Pakistani authorities say. Qari Abdul Hayee was arrested Sunday...

    Tags: Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, Kidnapping, The Wall Street Journal, Islam, Religion and Belief

    11. Mar 3, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. Attack on Pakistani Shiites kills at least 30

    ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — At least 30 people were killed and dozens injured Sunday when either one or two bombs exploded in a Shiite-majority neighborhood of Karachi, local officials said.
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    ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — At least 30 people were killed and dozens injured Sunday when either one or two bombs exploded in a Shiite-majority neighborhood of Karachi, local officials said. Initial reports said that two blasts had detonated near a...

    Tags: Emergency Incidents, Politics, Television Networks, Government, Injuries and Wounds

    12. Feb 18, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. Pakistan militants kill 5 in attack on tribal official's compound

    ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- Militants disguised as policemen stormed the compound of a top tribal region official in the northwest city of Peshawar on Monday and killed five police officers, the latest outbreak of violence to rattle the country as its civilian government struggles to ensure security ahead of national elections this spring.
    ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- Militants disguised as policemen stormed the compound of a top tribal region official in the northwest city of Peshawar on Monday and killed five police officers, the latest outbreak of violence to rattle the country as its civilian...

    Tags: Politics, Armed Conflicts, Asif Ali Zardari, Pakistan, Human Rights

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