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Survey: Pakistan youth prefer Shariah to democracy

ISLAMABAD: A survey by a British organization shows a larger number of young Pakistanis believe the country should be governed by Islamic law than democracy.

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Militants kills 7, kidnap 4 in attack in Pakistan

PESHAWAR, Pakistan: Several dozen militants armed with assault rifles and rocket-propelled grenades attacked a power grid station in northwestern Pakistan before dawn Tuesday, killing seven people and taking four hostage,

Pakistani woman makes history with run in May vote

Pakistan: A 40-year-old Pakistani housewife has made history by becoming the first woman to run for parliament from the country’s deeply conservative tribal region bordering Afghanistan. Badam Zari is pushing

In Pakistan underworld, a cop is said to be a king

KARACHI, Pakistan: A corrupt, low-level cop with a healthy dose of street smarts rises to control hundreds of illegal gambling dens in Pakistan’s largest city. By doling out millions of

Angry lawyer throws shoe at Pakistan’s Musharraf

KARACHI, Pakistan: An angry lawyer threw a shoe at former President Pervez Musharraf as he headed to court in southern Pakistan on Friday to face legal charges following his return

Bhutto’s son’s role in Pakistan election uncertain

ISLAMABAD: The re-election prospects for Pakistan’s outgoing ruling party are looking even tougher after indications emerged this week that one of its star vote-getters — the young son of assassinated

Pakistan's former President Pervez Musharraf speaks during a news conference in Dubai March 23, 2013. REUTERS/Mohammad Abu Omar
Ex-President Musharraf returns to Pakistan for elections

KARACHI (Reuters) – Pakistan’s former President, Pervez Musharraf, returned home on Sunday after nearly four years of self-imposed exile to contest elections despite the possibility of arrest and a threat

Bus overturns in Pakistan, killing 32

Pakistan: A police official says a bus has overturned on a highway in eastern Pakistan after hitting a roadside electricity pole, killing at least 32 passengers. Senior police official Zulifiqar

Pakistan roadside bomb kills at least 9

PESHAWAR, Pakistan: A bomb hidden in a rickshaw exploded outside a bus terminal near a busy bazar in southwestern Pakistan on Friday, killing at least nine people and wounding 40,

Pakistan to hold nationwide elections May 11

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan will hold nationwide parliamentary elections on May 11, said a presidential spokesman on Wednesday. The vote is expected to produce the country’s first transition from one civilian government