THE GLOBE AND MAIL
Afghan lawmakers block legislation protecting women’s rights
The fierce opposition highlights how tenuous women’s rights remain a dozen years after the ouster of the hard-line Taliban regime
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Daily Mail
Dogs of war: The four-legged army recruits who detect hidden Taliban bombs and weapons
These cute dogs are the latest eight recruits on the Ministry of Defence's new Young Military Working Dogs (YMWD) scheme - dubbed the 'Puppy Programme'.
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Daily Mail
Ben Parkinson MBE: Prince Charles' touch for a true hero
Lance Bombardier Ben Parkinson, from Doncaster, lost both legs and suffered more than 40 injuries in a Taliban bomb attack in 2006.
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New York Times
Police Officers Are Targets in Wave of Afghan Violence
Nearly two dozen Afghan police officers and civilians have been killed in the last few days, including a district police official assassinated over a recent anti-Taliban campaign.
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Reuters
Afghan parliament fails to pass divisive women's law
KABUL (Reuters) - Afghanistan's parliament failed to pass a law on Saturday banning violence against women, a severe blow to progress made in women's rights in the conservative Muslim country since the Islamist Taliban was toppled over a decade ago.
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Daily Mail
The four-legged army recruits which will endure tough training regime to detect hidden Taliban bombs and weapons
These cute dogs are the latest eight recruits on the Ministry of Defence's new Young Military Working Dogs (YMWD) scheme - dubbed the 'Puppy Programme'.
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Times of India
Afghan Police chief shot dead
An official says motorcycle-riding gunmen have shot dead a police chief who led an anti-Taliban campaign in western Afghanistan in front of his house.
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AP
Afghan police chief shot dead outside home
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- Motorcycle-riding gunmen assassinated a police chief in front of his house after he led an anti-Taliban campaign in western Afghanistan, an official said Saturday....
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Daily Mail
Charles' touch for a true hero: Touching pictures as brave Ben Parkinson receives his MBE
Lance Bombardier Ben Parkinson, from Doncaster, lost both legs and suffered more than 40 injuries in a Taliban bomb attack in 2006.
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The Nation
How the US looks at political change in Pakistan
LAHORE - Given that not much time is left in the withdrawal of Nato forces from Afghanistan, the US administration is waiting passionately to work with the new political dispensation in Pakistan which, it thinks, would prove to be a great helping hand to it in controlling the spread of Taliban, compared to the previous regime.
The May 11 elections in Pakistan have thrown...
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Daily Mail
'Six Americans' killed in suicide bomb in Afghanistan as Taliban target NATO workers
Their identity has not yet been released - at least fifteen people died in one of the worst attacks in the Afghan capital in months.
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DieZeit
Afghanistan: Anschlag auf Militärkonvoi in Kabul
Eine Autobombe hat in Kabul mindestens sechs Menschen getötet. Nachdem die Taliban ihre Frühjahrsoffensive ausgerufen haben, trifft es jetzt die Hauptstadt.
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The Guardian
Taliban suicide bomber strikes Nato convoy in Afghanistan
At least six Afghans killed, including three children, in rush hour attack that may also have killed a number of Nato personnelA suicide bomber drove his explosives-packed Toyota Corolla into a Nato convoy in Kabul, tearing an armoured vehicle to shreds and killing at least three children and three other civilian passersby.The attacker, from a Taliban-linked militant group,...
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The Nation
35 militants killed in Afghan raids: official
Thirty-five Taliban militants have been killed and 30 others wounded during operation across Afghanistan within the last 24 hours, the country's Interior Ministry said Wednesday.
"Afghan police supported by the army and NATO-led coalition forces launched several cleanup operations in Kunduz, Kandahar, Zabul, Uruzgan and Helmand provinces over the past 24 hours. As a result...
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ElPais
Un voto a la esperanza
Nawaz Sharif no puede dilapidar su tercera oportunidad para regenerar Pakistán
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New York Times
3 Americans Killed in Southern Afghan Bombing
The attack hit in a district of Kandahar Province that was a showcase for the American troop surge — and the birthplace of the Taliban.
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Reuters
Afghan Taliban says frees four remaining Turks
KABUL (Reuters) - The Afghan Taliban said on Tuesday it had freed the remaining four of eight Turkish civilians detained last month, the Islamist group said in a statement, adding it hoped the gesture would improve ties with Ankara.
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Times of India
US marine faces trial over urination on corpses
A Marine officer in charge of snipers shown in a 2011 video urinating on the corpses of Taliban fighters Afghanistan will be court-martialed.
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Daily Mail
Marine officer faces trial over video of snipers urinating on corpses of dead Taliban fighters
A Marine officer in charge of snipers shown in a 2011 video urinating on the corpses of Taliban fighters Afghanistan will be court-martialed for dereliction of duty, conduct unbecoming an officer and failure to stop misconduct by those under his command.
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The Guardian
Pakistan election winner Nawaz Sharif tells rival Imran Khan to stop sledging
Prime minister-to-be says former national cricket captain, defeated in the polls, needs to 'show the sportsman's spirit'It is not known when Pakistan's next prime minister last strode out on to the lush cricket pitch that sits outside the front door of his luxurious home to wield a bat.But after an election with no shortage of tired cricket metaphors, Nawaz Sharif could...
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New York Times
Taliban Keep Up Campaign to Win Public Support
Even as their campaign of violence continued, the insurgents released four Turkish hostages and took time to praise polio inoculation.
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Telegraph
Taliban renounces war on anti-polio workers
The Taliban has ended its war on polio vaccination workers and admitted immunisation is the only way to protect children from the disease.
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The Guardian
Pakistan's prime minister-elect urges Imran Khan to drop vote-rigging claim
Nawaz Sharif says former cricket star and leader of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party should 'show the sportsman's spirit'The winner of last week's general election in Pakistan has told former national cricket captain Imran Khan to "show the sportsman's spirit" and drop his complaints of vote-rigging.Nawaz Sharif, the victorious head of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N)...
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Reuters
Four Turks to be freed soon: Afghan Taliban
KABUL (Reuters) - The Afghan Taliban will soon free the last four of eight Turkish civilians detained last month, the militants said on Monday, in what they called a gesture of goodwill toward fellow Muslims.
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AP
Taliban say will 'soon' release remaining Turks
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- A Taliban spokesman says four remaining Turks held by the militant group will be released shortly, without offering further details....
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Reuters
Four remaining kidnapped Turks to be freed soon: Afghan Taliban
KABUL (Reuters) - The Afghan Taliban will soon release the remaining four of eight Turkish civilians the group captured last month in a gesture of goodwill towards fellow Muslims, the militants said on Monday.
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The Nation
Taliban free four Turkish hostages in Afghanistan
KABUL - The Taliban Sunday freed four of eight Turkish engineers taken hostage last month after their helicopter crashed in Afghanistan, Turkey’s Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Afghan officials announced.
The engineers were in good health and the other captives would also be released soon, according to the district governor in the area where the hostages were...
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The Jerusalem Post
Irish hypocrisy
If life is becoming unbearable in Gaza, it’s largely because Hamas has turned it into a Taliban-like Islamic mini-state
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Zeit
Pakistan: Machtwechsel im Schatten der Taliban
Der Erfolg der neuen Regierung Pakistans wird sich vor allem auch an den Taliban entscheiden. Wahlsieger Nawaz Sharif hat sie bisher geschont. Von B. Petersen, Islamabad
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The Guardian
Nawaz Sharif 'ready to hit ground running' as he heads for Pakistan win
Next prime minister set to push through plans to curb power of generals, bolster economy and improve relations with IndiaThe full scale of Nawaz Sharif's thumping victory in Pakistan's general election became clear on Sunday, making it far more likely the country's next prime minister will be able to govern without coalition deals and be free to push through what supporters...
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Handelsblatt
Parlamentswahl: Muslim-Liga liegt in Pakistan uneinholbar vorn
Armeechef Musharraf putschte ihn 1999 aus dem Amt, nun könnte Nawaz Sharif zum dritten Mal Premierminister in Pakistan werden. Überschattet wurden die Wahlen von Taliban-Terror, der mindestens 29 Todesopfer forderte.
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ElPais
El conservador Nawaz Sharif busca socios para gobernar Pakistán
Su victoria en las elecciones deja en el aire el deseo de cambio de la población
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Reuters
Four of eight Turks captured in Afghanistan are free: Turkish PM
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Four of the eight Turks captured by the Taliban in Afghanistan last month have been freed and handed to Turkey's intelligence agency, Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday.
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Daily Mail
Aesha Mohammadzai: Fearless Time cover girl Aesha now just MONTHS away from getting new nose after she was mutilated by Taliban husband
Over the past year, Aesha Mohammadzai, 22, has undergone a serious of painful surgeries and treatments that have set the stage for her getting a new nose, and she is now only a few minor procedures away from her dream becoming a reality.
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The Guardian
Pakistan backs former prime minister Nawaz Sharif as Imran Khan falls short
22 killed as violence, intimidaton and vote rigging mar poll many had feared would never be heldFourteen years after he was overthrown and exiled by a military dictator, the former Pakistani prime minister known to his supporters as "the Lion" claimed victory on Saturday night in one of most dramatic general elections in the country's history.Nawaz Sharif, of the Pakistan...
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Huffington Post
Nawaz Sharif Declares Victory In Pakistan Elections, Likely To Win Third Term As Prime Minister
By Katharine Houreld and Mehreen Zahra-Malik ISLAMABAD, May 11 (Reuters) - Pakistan's Nawaz Sharif declared victory in a jubilant speech to supporters as results from Saturday's election showed a clear lead for his party, making it almost certain that he will become prime minister of the country for a third time. The election, in which...
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Telegraph
Pakistani voters turn out in force despite election day violence
Voting in Pakistan's historic general election had to be extended on Saturday night as millions of people defied bomb attacks and Taliban death threats and flocked to polling stations in their millions, leaving the result of a close-fought campaign in doubt.
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The Guardian
'Lion of Pakistan' roars back to power in election overshadowed by violence
Huge turnout puts ex-prime minister Nawaz Sharif ahead of Imran Khan in contest many feared would never take placeFourteen years after being overthrown by a military dictator and sent into exile, the former prime minister of Pakistan known to his supporters as the "Lion" has claimed victory in one of most dramatic general elections in the country's history.Nawaz Sharif...
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Mail & Guardian
Pakistan election turnout could rise despite deadly attacks
Millions of Pakistanis have turned out to vote in landmark elections, despite an attack claimed by the Taliban that has killed 11 people in Karachi.
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The Nation
Pak makes progress to counter terrorist financing: Masood Khan
Permanent Pakistani Representative to United Nations (UN) Masood Khan, Saturday, said that Pakistan had made considerable progress to counter terrorist financing and border control.
“We have deployed 150,000 troops on Pak-Afghan border and have set up 822 posts to interdict Al-Qaida/Taliban members” he said at the Open Meeting of the Security Council on Joint Briefing...
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Times of India
Counting begins in Pakistan polls, Sharif confident of victory
Counting got underway today in Pakistan's landmark elections after millions of people defied deadly Taliban attacks to take part in an historic democratic transition.
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DerSpiegel
Abstimmung in Pakistan: Wähler trotzen dem Taliban-Terror
Großer Andrang bei der Parlamentswahl in Pakistan: Selbst Bombenanschläge und Taliban-Terror konnten die Menschen nicht davon abhalten, ihre Stimmen abzugeben. Die Abstimmung musste sogar verlängert werden, es wird mit einer Rekordbeteiligung gerechnet.
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Times of India
Malala appeals to Pak people to vote for change
Malala Yousufzai, teenage rights activist who was shot in the head by the Taliban, today appealed to people to exercise their franchise, saying "one vote can change" Pakistan's future.
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The Guardian
US and Afghan officials hold talks over pact on 2014 troop withdrawal
Agreement signed by Karzai and Obama in 2012 has not forestalled uncertainty over future governance of AfghanistanSenior American and Afghan officials held talks on Saturday, to try to iron out the details of a key pact signed a year ago that defines the future of the United States' commitment to Afghanistan.The Strategic Partnership Agreement outlines a set of principles...
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New York Times
Pakistanis Brave Taliban Violence in Historic Election
High turnout is reported across the country despite fulfilled threats of Taliban violence and reports of rigged voting in the city of Karachi.
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The Nation
Bomb kills 11 in Karachi as Pakistan votes: doctor
A Taliban bomb attack targeting an election candidate killed at least 11 people and wounded 36 others in Karachi as polls got under way Saturday, a doctor said.
The bomb targeted a candidate seeking election to the Sindh provincial assembly for the Awami National Party (ANP), the main secular party for ethnic Pashtuns, police said.
An AFP photographer saw the 11 bodies...
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Telegraph
Pakistan bombings marr historic election day
A Taliban bomb attack targeting an election candidate killed at least 11 people and wounded 36 others in Pakistan's financial hub of Karachi as polls got under way Saturday, a doctor said.
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Telegraph
Pakistan votes in landmark polls as bomb kills 11
Pakistanis defy Taliban attacks to vote in historic democratic transition for nuclear-armed state.
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The Guardian
Pakistani elections: 11 killed by bomb blast in Karachi
Attack on ANP party offices follows string of Taliban attacks in runup to voteAt least 11 people have been killed in a bomb blast as polls opened across Pakistan in landmark national and provincial elections.The attack on the office of the Awami National party (ANP) in the port city of Karachi on Saturday morning, which killed 11 people and wounded 35, underlined the risks...
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sueddeutsche
Parlamentswahl in Pakistan: "New York Times"-Journalist muss Pakistan verlassen
Tausende Polizisten sollen die Parlamentswahlen in Pakistan vor Angriffen der Taliban schützen. Doch schon am Morgen gab es bei einem Bombenanschlag elf Tote. Ein Reporter der "New York Times" muss das Land jetzt verlassen - angeblich wegen "unerwünschter Aktivitäten".
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ElPais
Dos ataques talibanes marcan el inicio de las elecciones en Pakistán
El PPP y el PML parten como favoritos, aunque miran de reojo el ascenso del exjugador de críquet Imran Khan
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Huffington Post
Pakistan's Election Historic And Unpredictable
ISLAMABAD -- Despite a bloody campaign marred by Taliban attacks, Pakistan holds historic elections Saturday pitting a former cricket star against a two-time prime minister once exiled by the army and an incumbent blamed for power blackouts and inflation.The vote marks the first time in Pakistan's 65-year history that a civilian government has completed its full term and...
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Al Jazhera
Pakistanis vote in landmark elections
Security tightened across the country after Taliban warned voters to stay away from polling stations.
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AP
Polls open in Pakistan's unpredictable election
ISLAMABAD (AP) -- Despite a bloody campaign marred by Taliban attacks, Pakistan was holding historic elections Saturday pitting a former cricket star against a two-time prime minister once exiled by the army and an incumbent blamed for power blackouts and inflation....
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FT
Pakistan mosques echo Taliban message
Religious hardliners say fragile democracy is un-Islamic and while some reject going to the polls, others plan to vote to change system from within
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AP
Pakistan set for historic, unpredictable election
ISLAMABAD (AP) -- Despite a bloody campaign marred by Taliban attacks, Pakistan holds historic elections Saturday pitting a former cricket star against a two-time prime minister once exiled by the army and an incumbent blamed for power blackouts and inflation....
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The Nation
Taliban threaten polling day attacks
ISLAMABAD - The Taliban have sent suicide bombers to mount election-day attacks on Pakistan's historic polls, a militant commander said on Thursday, following a bloody campaign which has claimed more than 100 lives.
Saturday's vote will be a democratic milestone in a country but the Pakistani Taliban have condemned it as un-Islamic.
They have directly threatened the...
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The Nation
Karzai and his antics
With only one and a half year left in the scheduled pull out of the US and Nato troops from Afghanistan, there is no concrete evidence available to suggest that the Afghan government is ready for the switch over and that its newly established forces had acquired the capability to ensure peace and security in the country. The much hyped behind-the-scene parleys with the...
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ARD
Merkel zu Truppenbesuch in Afghanistan eingetroffen
Kanzlerin Merkel ist zu einem Truppenbesuch in Afghanistan eingetroffen. Sie landete gemeinsam mit Verteidigungsminister de Maizière im Bundeswehr-Hauptquartier in Masar-i-Scharif. Erst vor einer Woche war ein deutscher Elitesoldat von Taliban getötet worden.
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The Guardian
Former Pakistan PM Gilani's son shot and kidnapped at rally
Two bodyguards killed as violence further mars increasingly unpredictable general election campaignA scion of one of Pakistan's most famous political families was shot and kidnapped on Thursday, marring the final hours of an electric general election campaign that concluded with Imran Khan addressing a vast gathering of supporters from his hospital bed.The attack on Ali...
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ARD
Pakistan: Mehr als 100 Tote bei Anschlägen im Wahlkampf
Mehr als 100 Menschen sind bei Anschlägen auf Wahlkampfveranstaltungen in Pakistan bislang getötet worden. Vor allem liberale Politiker sind vor den Wahlen im Visier der Taliban. Nun wurde der Sohn von Ex-Premier Gilani entführt.
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DieZeit
Terrorismus: Taliban drohen mit Anschlägen zur Wahl in Pakistan
Vor den Parlamentswahlen in Pakistan kündigen die Taliban massive Gewalt an. Über 400.000 Einsatzkräfte sollen die Wähler vor den Terroristen schützen.
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The Guardian
Afghanistan: Hamid Karzai reveals US will retain nine bases after withdrawal
President strikes conciliatory tone about larger-than-expected continuing deployment, despite frequent criticism of US forcesThe United States wants to keep troops at nine bases across Afghanistan, the country's president, Hamid Karzai, said on Thursday – a larger number than expected given Washington's scaled-back ambitions for shaping the country's future.Karzai, who...
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sueddeutsche
Vor Parlamentswahl am Samstag: Sohn von Pakistans Ex-Premier Gilani entführt
Der Wahlkampf geht zu Ende, die Unruhe in Pakistan nimmt zu: Die Taliban kündigen Selbstmordanschläge an und Unbekannte entführen einen prominenten Kandidaten - den Sohn des früheren Premierministers Gilani.
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Reuters
Ex-Pakistan PM's son abducted as Taliban threaten election
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Gunmen kidnapped the son of a former Pakistani prime minister on Thursday as a letter from the leader of the Pakistani Taliban revealed plans for suicide bomb attacks on election day.
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Times LIVE
Taliban threaten polling day suicide attacks in Pakistan
The Taliban have sent suicide bombers to mount election-day attacks on Pakistan's historic polls, a militant commander said Thursday, following a bloody campaign which has claimed more than 100 lives.
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The Nation
Taliban threaten polling day suicide attacks in Pakistan
The Taliban have sent suicide bombers to mount election-day attacks on Pakistan's historic polls, a militant commander said Thursday, following a bloody campaign which has claimed more than 100 lives.
Saturday's vote will be a democratic milestone in a country ruled for half its history by the military but the Pakistani Taliban have condemned it as un-Islamic.
They have...
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The Nation
Zardari writes letter to CEC on security situation
President Asif Ali Zardari has written a confidential letter to Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Fakhruddin G Ibrahim expressing his grave concern over security situation and persistent attacks of Taliban against 3 political parties.
As per a private TV channel president had mentioned PPP complaint about partial attitude of some members of Election Commission (EC) against...
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Times of India
Pak Taliban plan to attack on May 11 election
Pakistan's Taliban plan to carry out suicide bombings during Saturday's election in a bid to undermine the poll, according to a letter from the leader of the militant group.
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AP
Hard-line Islamists to make gains in Pakistan vote
MARDAN, Pakistan (AP) -- The imposing, black-bearded politician in a striking white turban takes the stage at a campaign rally in northwest Pakistan as a song about Islamic holy war blares over loudspeakers. Before a chanting crowd, he praises the Afghan Taliban and blasts Pakistan's government for not protecting Osama bin Laden from U.S. commandos....
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Reuters
Pakistan Taliban plan to attack landmark election
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan's Taliban plan to carry out suicide bombings during Saturday's election in a bid to undermine the poll, according to a letter from the leader of the militant group.
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The Nation
Nato soldiers probed over alleged Afghan abuse
KABUL: The US-led NATO force fighting Taliban insurgents inAfghanistansaid Wednesday it has launched an investigation into alleged misconduct by its soldiers.
The International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) statement said that the probe would examine a clash on April 28 in the southernprovinceofZabulwhen four insurgent fighters were killed.
Meanwhile, NATO has no...
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The Nation
Two dead, 23 wounded in Bannu suicide attack: officials
Two people were killed and 23 others wounded Wednesday when a suicide bomber crashed his explosives-packed car into a barrier outside a police station in troubled northwest Pakistan, police said.
The attack came in early in the morning in Bannu district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, which is rife with Taliban and Al-Qaeda-led militancy.
"Two people including one woman...
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The Guardian
Imran Khan's accident triggers wave of sympathy in Pakistan
Injured candidate appeals to voters from hospital bed – though his PTI party is not expected to win majority in electionImran Khan, a leading candidate in this week's general election in Pakistan, was rushed to hospital with a skull fracture and injured back on Tuesday after falling off an improvised platform attached to a forklift truck at one of the final rallies of...
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ARD
Pakistan: Wahlkampf mit Kugeln und Bomben
In Pakistan wird am Samstag ein neues Parlament gewählt. Doch im Wahlkampf vergeht kein Tag ohne Todesopfer. Seit April haben die Taliban bei Anschlägen auf drei große Parteien mehr als 90 Menschen getötet. Die Kandidaten versuchen, sich zu schützen.
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Telegraph
Pakistan Taliban threatens to bomb polling stations in Karachi
The Pakistan Taliban has delivered a chilling warning to voters in the country's biggest city Karachi, telling them not to take part in Saturday's general election or face death.
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The Guardian
Pakistan suicide attack on Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam candidate kills 12
Taliban suspected of carrying out latest bomb attack on Islamist party in north-west, as Mufti Syed Janan escapes unharmedA suicide bomber on a motorcycle detonated explosives near a vehicle carrying an Islamist party candidate in north-west Pakistan, killing 12 people, police have said.No one has claimed responsibility for the bombing on Tuesday, but the Taliban took...
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Irish Times
Sharif plans peace talks with Pakistani Taliban
Former Pakistani prime minister’s party forecast to win general election this week
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ElPais
Un nuevo choque fronterizo eleva la tensión entre Pakistán y Afganistán
El enfrentamiento, con artillería pesada, se produjo en una zona fronteriza disputada
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The Nation
Is the political leadership capable enough of guiding the army?
LAHORE - PML-N President Nawaz Sharif, who believes he will become prime minister for a third time after the May 11 elections, says the army is and should be subservient to the civil government. He also suggests the country should reconsider its support for the US war on militancy and says that he is in favour of negotiations with the Taliban.
The two-time former prime...
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Handelsblatt
Pakistan vor der Wahl: Taliban verüben erstmals Anschlag auf Islamisten
Mindestens 18 Menschen sind bei einem Anschlag auf eine Wahlveranstaltung in Pakistan getötet worden. Die pakistanischen Taliban ließen einen Sprengsatz detonieren - er galt dem Vertreter einer islamistischen Partei.
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New York Times
Taliban Bomb Kills at Least 20 at a Pakistan Political Rally
The attack along the border with Afghanistan was the deadliest so far of the campaign for next Saturday’s national election.
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The Nation
At least 14 killed, 56 injured in blast at JUI-F rally in Kurram
A bomb tore through a political rally Monday, killing 14 people and wounding 56 in one of the deadliest attacks on the campaign for Pakistan's historic elections on Saturday.
The Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility, saying its target had been a lawmaker elected as an independent but allied to the outgoing government. Officials said the lawmaker escaped unhurt.
The...
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ARD
Pakistan: Tote bei Anschlag auf Wahlveranstaltung
Kurz vor der Wahl in Pakistan ist ein Anschlag auf eine Parteiveranstaltung verübt worden. Dutzende Menschen kamen ums Leben. Die radikal-islamischen Taliban bekannten sich. Ihr Ziel war eine Partei, die ihnen eigentlich nahe steht.
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New York Times
Latitude: Simply Voting in Pakistan’s Election Will Be An of Defiance Against the Taliban
Given all the recent pre-election violence in Pakistan, any voter who even dares make it to the polls on Saturday will be casting a vote against the Taliban.
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The Guardian
Welsh airfield at the centre of Britain's drone revolution
Owner of Aberporth base, where unmanned aerial vehicles take off for tests over land and sea, says public fears are illogicalIt is an odd little airfield, not far from Aberporth in west Wales, a former fishing village that now survives thanks to tourists with a taste for hill walking, windswept beaches and bracing swims in Cardigan Bay.Few of the visitors venture to the...
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The Guardian
British military has 500 drones
Ministry of Defence in talks to increase the amount of UK airspace to fly remotely piloted weaponsThe British military now has 500 drones and has been looking for ways to increase the amount of UK airspace in which to fly some of them, the Guardian can reveal.The expansion of the fleet of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) is in line with the Ministry of Defence's ambition...
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FOX
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Official: Bomb Blast Kills 14 at Pro-Taliban Rally in Pakistan
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THE GLOBE AND MAIL
Bomb blast kills 14 at election rally of pro-Taliban party in northwest Pakistan
The Jamiat-e-Ulema Islam party is considered supportive of the Afghan Taliban’s fight against the United States and its allies. It’s also sympathetic to the Pakistani Taliban
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FT
Sharif plans talks with army and Taliban
The former prime minister says he will confront the country’s ‘gigantic’ terror problem if his party wins this week’s general election
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DerSpiegel
Pakistan: Tote bei Anschlag auf Wahlkundgebung
Mit allen Mitteln wollen die radikalislamischen Taliban die Parlamentswahlen in Pakistan verhindern. Nun hat die Miliz einen Anschlag auf einen Kandidaten einer eigentlich Taliban-nahen Partei verübt. Bei der Bombenexplosion starben mindestens sechs Menschen, etliche wurden schwer verletzt.
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The Guardian
Pakistan election rally hit by bomb blast
Fourteen people killed and dozens wounded after explosion at campaign rally of leading Islamist party Jamiat-e-UlemaA bomb ripped through a campaign rally of a leading Islamist party in Pakistan on Monday, killing 14 people and wounding dozens more, a government official said as the run-up to the country's election on 11 May becomes increasingly dangerous.The blast, at...
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The Guardian
Pakistan election: the 4m votes no one wants
Ahmadi religious minority vilified by extremists as heretic and shunned by mainstream politicians like Imran KhanAs Pakistan's election campaign enters its dying days no town has escaped the attention of the country's politicians as they crisscross the country, plastering every spare billboard, lamp post and shopfront with posters bearing their heavily airbrushed faces.Except...
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ElPais
Al menos 15 muertos y 70 heridos en un atentado en Pakistán
El ataque contra un acto electoral, en el noroeste del país, ha tenido por objetivo uno de los partidos religiosos
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DerSpiegel
KSK in Nordafghanistan: Tod bei der Operation "Maiwand"
Fast zwei Jahre hatte die Bundeswehr keinen Toten mehr in Afghanistan zu beklagen. Jetzt starb ein Soldat beim Einsatz gegen die Taliban. Der Tod des Elite-Kämpfers erinnert auf tragische Weise an die Gefahren der Mission. Der Truppe stehen schwierige Monate bevor.
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sueddeutsche
Getöteter deutscher Soldat: Verlustreicher Tag für Isaf-Schutztruppe
Erstmals seit 2011 ist wieder ein deutscher Soldat in Afghanistan gefallen, ein weiterer Deutscher wurde bei dem Gefecht verletzt, sieben US-Soldaten wurden getötet. Die Gewalt in Afghanistan hat wieder zugenommen, die Taliban riefen zur "Frühjahrsoffensive" auf - doch die Bundesregierung hält an ihren Abzugsplänen fest.
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The Nation
9 NATO soldiers die in single day in Afghan militancy, violent incidents
The Taliban-linked militancy and violent incidents claimed the lives of nine soldiers from the NATO- led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in a single day on Saturday, turning the day into the bloodiest one since January this year for the alliance stationed in the conflict-ridden country, ISAF statements confirmed.
According to the military alliance fighting...
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sueddeutsche
Bundeswehr: Deutscher Soldat in Afghanistan getötet
Die radikal-islamischen Taliban hatten vor wenigen Tagen den Beginn ihrer Frühjahrsoffensive verkündet.
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The Nation
16 militants killed, two soldiers martyred in Orakzai, Khyber operations
Pakistani troops overran two militant hideouts and killed 16 insurgents after heavy overnight fighting at a flashpoint near the Afghan border in which two soldiers also died, the military said Sunday.
The fighting took place in the wake of a fresh military push in the Tirah valley in the tribal Khyber district, where the military has been targeting Taliban and Lashkar-e-Islam...
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Times of India
Nawaz Sharif says Pakistan should reconsider support for US war on terror
Nawaz Sharif, seen as the front-runner in Pakistan's election race, said the country should reconsider its support for the US war on Islamist militancy and suggested that he was in favour of negotiations with the Taliban.
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| # | Media | MIX |
| 1 | CNN Editions (International) | 12.000 |
| 2 | CNN | 10.000 |
| 3 | Bild | 3.200 |
| 4 | foxnews | 3.000 |
| 5 | IBN live | 2.500 |
| 6 | New York Times | 2.200 |
| 7 | Times Now | 2.000 |
| 8 | WALL STREET JOURNAL USA | 2.000 |
| 9 | newsoftheworld | 1.750 |
| 10 | Times of India | 1.350 |
| 11 | The Sun | 1.350 |
| 12 | Deccan chronicle | 1.200 |
| 13 | milliyet.com.tr | 1.200 |
| 14 | ntv msnbc | 1.200 |
| 15 | San Francisco Chronicle | 1.200 |
| 16 | daily express | 1.150 |
| 17 | CNN turk | 1.000 |
| 18 | The Independent | 1.000 |
| 19 | 20 Minutes | 1.000 |
| 20 | TIME | 1.000 |
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| # | Languages | MIX |
| 1 | English | 70.319 |
| 2 | German | 10.805 |
| 3 | Turkish | 3.960 |
| 4 | French | 1.920 |
| 5 | Indonesian | 1.880 |
| 6 | Dutch | 1.255 |
| 7 | Norwegian | 0.827 |
| 8 | Portuguese | 0.600 |
| 9 | Gujarati | 0.600 |
| 10 | Spanish | 0.300 |
| 11 | Romanian | 0.260 |
| 12 | Chinese | 0.220 |
| 13 | Czech | 0.140 |
| 14 | Danish | 0.055 |
| 15 | Swahili | 0.035 |
| 16 | Finnish | 0.000 |
| 17 | Italian | 0.000 |
| 18 | Korean | 0.000 |
| 19 | Arabic | 0.000 |
| 20 | Swedish | 0.000 |
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| # | Lists |
| 1 | Issues |
| 2 | Terror organisations |