Bhutto widower elected president of Pakistan (USA Today)

The widower of slain former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto became Pakistan’s new president Saturday after winning a landslide election victory that makes him a critical partner in the U.S.-led war against terrorism.

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Blast, clashes in northwest Pakistan kills 59 (AP via Yahoo! News)

A pickup truck packed with explosives blew up a police security checkpoint in northwestern Pakistan Saturday, killing at least 35 people and injuring dozens more, the day after a foiled militant kidnap attempt led to another 24 deaths in the volatile region.

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Suicide bomb in northwest Pakistan kills 25 (CNN.com)

A suicide car bomb targeting a security checkpoint in northwest Pakistan killed at least 25 people, including 10 police officers, and wounded 50 others, a Peshawar police spokesman said Saturday.

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Pakistan blast, clashes kill at least 59 (USA Today)

An explosives-packed pickup blew up a police security checkpoint in northwestern Pakistan, killing at least 30 people and wounding dozens more, the day after a foiled militant kidnap attempt led to another 24 deaths in the volatile region.

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Business leaders express confidence in new President

KARACHI: Industrialists and businessmen congratulated Asif Ali Zardari on being elected the new President of Pakistan and expressed confidence in his

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Income support programme to start from 15th

ISLAMABAD: In a bid to empower women, the government has decided to provide Rs1,000 monthly assistance to 3.4 million households under the Benazir Inc

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Resolve to defend territorial integrity

IslamabadThe entire nation along with Armed Forces celebrated the Defence day with renewed resolve to defend the territorial integrity and sov

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Most of private schools without playgrounds

LAHOREIT is believed that sports play an important role in the overall character building and personality development of children but it is a

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Challenges that Pakistan’s new president will face (AP via Yahoo! News)

The following are some of the major challenges facing Asif Ali Zardari, the widower of slain ex-Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, who was elected Pakistan’s president by lawmakers Saturday.

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Pakistan may switch to ODI series against Sri Lanka

KARACHI: Deserted by South Africa, Pakistan are now considering playing a bilateral One-day International series against Sri Lanka later this month.b

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