Pakistan Taliban vow more attacks (UPI)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Aug. 22 (UPI) — Pakistan’s Taliban, claiming responsibility for two separate bombings this week that killed about 100 people, have vowed more such attacks.
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Crunch talks for Pakistan leaders (BBC News)
Senior politicians are due to meet in Pakistan to try to resolve disputes which threaten to break up the coalition government.
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Bombings kill scores in Pakistan (Chicago Tribune)
Analysts: Government distracted by politics ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Two suicide bombers killed at least 64 people during a shift change at the Pakistani army’s main weapons complex Thursday, a sign of worsening security as parties in the country’s ruling coalition continued to squabble over priorities after the resignation of President Pervez Musharraf.
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Crisis-hit Pakistan coalition to meet (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Pakistan’s shaky ruling coalition was set for a make-or-break meeting on Friday, a day after a double suicide bombing killed 64 people and underscored the government’s struggle with extremism.
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Suicide attack at Pakistan arms plant kills 64 people (International Herald Tribune)
The attack by two suicide bombers took place outside Pakistan’s main defense industry complex as workers were leaving at the end of their shift.
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Some of the deadliest terror attacks in Pakistan (AP via Yahoo! News)
Some of the deadliest terrorist attacks in Pakistan in recent years:
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Double suicide blast kills 60 at Pakistan arms plant (McClatchy Newspapers via Yahoo! News)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan— A twin suicide bombing Thursday killed at least 60 people at a military ordnance factory north of Islamabad, part of a surge in Islamic extremist violence that comes as the government teeters on the brink of collapse.
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Pakistan parliament demands repatriation of scientist held in US (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Pakistan’s parliament Thursday demanded the immediate repatriation of a female scientist held in the United States on charges of trying to kill US officials in Afghanistan, officials said.
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Suicide bombing at Pakistan arms complex kills 59 (AP via Yahoo! News)
Twin Taliban suicide bombings at Pakistan’s largest weapons complex killed at least 59 people Thursday, heightening the turmoil following Pervez Musharraf’s ouster as president.
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Suicide bombing at Pakistan arms factory kills 50 (AP via Yahoo! News)
Twin suicide bombings at a massive weapons factory near Pakistan’s capital killed at least 50 people Thursday, dashing hopes for an end to turmoil following Pervez Musharraf’s ouster as president.
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