Pakistan Criticizes US for Wednesday Drone Attack
14 April 2011
"Pakistan has sharply criticised the United States for a missile attack on Wednesday in which six people were reported killed near the Afghan border. 'Drone attacks have become a core irritant in the counter-terror campaign,' the foreign office said. It was the first such raid in a month and came after Pakistan's spy chief met his US counterpart to discuss a deep rift over CIA activities in Pakistan. [...] Pakistani officials are quoted...
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State of Human Rights in 2010: HRCP Report
14 April 2011
"As many as 12,580 people were killed across Pakistan in 2010, stated the annual Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) report released on Thursday. The annual report, State of Human Rights in 2010, also revealed that there were 581 kidnappings for ransom and 16,977 cases of abductions across the country. Faith based violence claimed the lives of 99 Ahmadis, while 64 people were charged with blasphemy. Violence against various Muslim sects claimed...
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US General Concerned about Lashkar-e-Taiba's Global Reach
14 April 2011
"A senior US general has expressed concern over the 'expanding reach' of the Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militant group. Admiral Robert Willard, head of the Pacific Command, told a Senate hearing that the group was no longer solely focused on India or South Asia. LeT is one of the largest and best-funded militant groups in the region. It is blamed for the November 2008 attacks on Mumbai (Bombay), in which gunmen killed more than 165 people....
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Pakistan Stillbirth Rate Second Highest in World: Report
14 April 2011
"More than 2.6 million pregnancies a year end in stillbirth, a tragedy which mostly hits women in poor countries and accounts for more deaths than AIDS and malaria combined, researchers said on Wednesday. A series of studies published in the journal Lancet by researchers from the World Health Organization and some 50 organizations in 18 countries offered the first comprehensive look at the impact of the problem around the world. Stillbirths...
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Pakistani Army Kills 18 Militants in Mohmand
14 April 2011
"Pakistani jet fighters on Thursday pounded suspected hideouts in a Taliban-infested tribal district, killing at least 18 militants, administration and military officials said. The air strikes targeted fighters in the Baizai area of Mohmand on the Afghan border, local official Maqsood Amin told AFP. The same area in the lawless tribal region was scene of a bloody clash last week in which military officials reported 50 militants and four soldiers...
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