U.S. Consulate in Pakistan Attacked by Militants

U.S. Consulate in Pakistan Attacked by Militants PESHAWAR, Pakistan — In the most direct attack on an American facility in Pakistan  in years, militants mounted a multipronged assault against the United States Consulate in this northern city on Monday, using a truck bomb, machine guns and rocket launchers, Pakistani and American officials said. At least […]

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Pakistan’s Non-Campaign Against the Taliban

Despite strenuous entreaties by top U.S. officials, Pakistan has abandoned plans to mount a military offensive against the terrorist group responsible for a two-year campaign of suicide bombings across the country. Although the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan , has been in disarray since an Aug.

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Displaced Pakistanis crowd camps as they flee fighting

A family of 18 Pakistani men, women and children trudges down a dirt road toward a refugee camp. Adolescent girls carry infants on their hips, while the men lug bundles of belongings on their backs. “Come, stay close to me,” said one woman wrapped in brightly colored robes, speaking to three children trailing behind her.

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Zardari in Washington: Hard Questions for Pakistan’s Leader

Pakistan’s President, Asif Ali Zardari, arrives at the White House on Wednesday as one of his country’s walking wounded. Amid rising violence and turmoil, his popularity among his own people has hit rock bottom; political allies and rivals alike smell blood in the water; the country’s military barely pretends to follow his instructions; the Taliban controls large swaths of his country’s territory; and militant groups want his head — literally. So, can Pakistan’s President expect some TLC in Washington

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