China Committed to Pakistan's Nuclear Plant Expansion
24 March 2011
"China is committed to controversial plans to expand a Pakistan nuclear power plant using 1970s technology, experts say, even after Japan's crisis triggered global alarm about atomic safety. [...] But neither Beijing nor Islamabad is likely to cut short their nuclear embrace. China's nuclear ties with long-standing partner Pakistan have triggered unease in Washington, Delhi and other capitals worried about Pakistan's history of spreading nuclear...
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At Least 50 Casualties in Karachi Targeted Killings: Rights Groups
24 March 2011
"At least 50 people have been killed over the past fortnight in targeted killings in the Pakistani city of Karachi, rights groups say. The violence started with an attack on 12 March on the offices of a local political group allied to Pakistan's governing political party, the PPP. Dozens of people have since been targeted on an ethnic or sectarian basis across Karachi. Police officials say most of those killed belong to the Pashtun community. Karachi...
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Revolution in Pakistan Might Have Already Happened: Analysis
24 March 2011
"Pakistan is a country often described as being on the brink – of what, precisely, is up for speculation. There are fears economic, social and political crises, separately and simultaneously, will cause the country to implode into an ungovernable, anarchical mess: a failing, if not failed, state. Indeed, there are those who argue that this has already happened. [...] Khan called for mass rallies to be held on the Friday after Davis was released,...
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