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Cricket-Akram to help coach Pakistan Champions Trophy pacemen

April 5, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

Former captain Wasim Akram will help coach Pakistan’s pacemen at the Champions Trophy in England in June. The great all-rounder told a news conference in Lahore that he had also agreed with the Pakistan Cricket Board to hold a 10-day … read more »

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15 die in Pakistan latest film protest

September 21, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

At least 15 people have been killed in Pakistan in clashes during protests over an anti-Muslim film. Police fired tear gas and live ammunition at thousands of demonstrators who threw rocks and set fire to buildings. Dozens were injured. Muslims … read more »

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Pakistani jet crashes during thunderstorm, 127 feared dead

April 20, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Emergency workers with flashlights searched the smouldering wreckage of a passenger jet carrying 127 people that crashed into a muddy wheat field Friday while trying to land in a violent thunderstorm at Islamabad’s main airport. The government said there appeared … read more »

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Nigeria suspect admits links with Al-Qaeda

April 3, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

A former Chief Intelligence Officer of the State Security Service (SSS), Bukar Tarha, yesterday testified in court that a terrorism suspect, Mallam Mohammed Ashafa, has admitted that he is linked with the Al-Qaeda terrorist group. The Prosecution Witness (PW), who … read more »

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Sarkozy named in arms deal corruption scandal ahead of presidential elections

January 3, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Nicolas Sarkozy has been named by an investigation into an alleged party funding corruption scandal said to have led to the deaths of 11 French engineers in a Pakistan bomb attack. It is claimed Mr Sarkozy must have been aware … read more »

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Family of gang-raped Pakistani girl, 17, defies tradition of honour killing to fight for justice

September 29, 2011 by benim

A 17-year-old Pakistani girl is fighting for her life and justice claiming she was kidnapped for three days and gang-raped by four men. Kainat Soomro says her life is now under threat as Pakistan tradition dictates that women who lose … read more »

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Muslim woman gunned down in ‘hit’ by husband’s alleged mistress

August 21, 2011 by benim

The mother-of-two shot dead on a New Jersey street earlier this week had been introduced to the woman allegedly hired by her husband to kill her. Nazish Noorani, 27, met her husband Kashif Parvaiz’s mistress during a trip to Boston, … read more »

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Plane crash kills 22 in southern Pakistan

November 5, 2010 by benim

KARACHI, Pakistan – A small, private plane chartered to an oil company crashed near the airport in Pakistan’s largest city Friday after the pilot warned of engine trouble, killing all 22 people on board, officials said. The crash was the … read more »

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