Targeted Killings Claim New Casualties in Karachi
25 March 2011
"Fear and tension persisted in the strife-hit areas of Orangi Town and neighbouring localities that witnessed at least four targeted killings followed by intermittent firing and an arson attack on a passenger bus on Thursday, police and witnesses said. Over the last few days, nearly 50 people have lost their lives to the fresh spate of targeted killings on ethnic and political grounds in the city that has witnessed quite a few such waves of violence...
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Pakistan to Sign Extradition Treaty with Uzbekistan
25 March 2011
"With hundreds of al Qaeda-linked Uzbek militants in its tribal regions, Pakistan plans to sign an extradition treaty with Uzbekistan soon, The Express Tribune has learnt. The accord was to be signed this week during Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani’s two-day trip to the Central Asian country, the sources said, but differences between the experts of the two countries on the draft of the agreement caused a slight delay. The draft...
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World Bank Approves $400 Million for Pakistan's Education
25 March 2011
"The World Bank approved a $400 million (248 million pound) loan on Friday for Pakistan's flailing education system, one of the world's worst where the country spends less than 1.5 percent of its gross domestic product (GDP) on schooling. The World Bank said $300 million would go to projects at the university level and $50 million each for provincial reform projects at the primary school level in Punjab and Sindh. 'Pakistan's transition to a middle-income...
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Eight Killed, Dozens Kidnapped in Kurram Agency
25 March 2011
"At least eight people have been killed and 15 kidnapped as gunmen attacked two vehicles travelling through a volatile district of north-west Pakistan, officials say. The ambush occurred in the Bagan area of the Kurram tribal agency. About five others were injured. Those targeted were Shia Muslims who recently struck a peace deal with Taliban militants in the area. The region also has a history of sectarian violence. The gunmen fired on one vehicle,...
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Suicide Attack Kills Five in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa
25 March 2011
"A suicide car bomb targeting a police station on Thursday killed five people and wounded 25 others in a restive northwestern Pakistani town, police said. A police officer and four civilians died in the attack in Doaba town in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province, while part of the police station was demolished and at least 10 houses damaged, senior local police official Abdul Rashid said. 'The bomber, riding an explosive-packed car, blew himself up...
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