http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/PakistanFind stories, videos, and photos about Pakistan from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Wed, 21 May 2008 23:12:31 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gifhttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Pakistan14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Pakistan from CNN.com.http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1808110,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1808110,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThieves, feuding tribesmen and Taliban militants are creating chaos along the main Pakistan-Afghanistan highway, threatening a vital supply line for U.S. and NATO forcesTue, 20 May 2008 21:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1807792,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1807792,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsA Taliban militant group claimed responsibility Monday for a suicide bombing that killed at least 11 people at the gate of an army base in Pakistan's volatile northwestMon, 19 May 2008 20:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/05/19/pakistan.bombing/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/05/19/pakistan.bombing/index.html#cnnSTCTextA suicide bomber killed 10 people on Sunday after attacking a bakery on a Pakistan army base near the northwestern city of Peshawar, according to police and the Pakistani military.Mon, 19 May 2008 11:58:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/05/18/pakistan.bombing.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/05/18/pakistan.bombing.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTextOfficials say a suicide bomber blew himself up at the gate of an army base in Pakistan's militancy-plagued northwest, killing at least 11 people, including four soldiers.Mon, 19 May 2008 04:11:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/05/17/pakistan.diplomat/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/05/17/pakistan.diplomat/index.html#cnnSTCTextPakistan's ambassador to Afghanistan Tariq Azizudin has been freed three months after he was abducted in the Pakistan's tribal region while traveling to the Afghan capital of Kabul, Pakistan's Foreign Ministry said.Sat, 17 May 2008 07:54:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/05/02/pakistan.judges.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/05/02/pakistan.judges.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTextA ruling party official says Pakistan's coalition government will introduce a parliamentary resolution on May 12 to restore judges fired by President Pervez Musharraf.Fri, 02 May 2008 13:55:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/05/01/pakistan.blast/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/05/01/pakistan.blast/index.html#cnnSTCTextA suicide bomb attack on the office of a religious group killed one person and wounded 18 others in northwest Pakistan on Thursday, an official said.Thu, 01 May 2008 15:29:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/04/28/iran.pipeline/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/04/28/iran.pipeline/index.html#cnnSTCTextIranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad heads to Pakistan and India this week to put the finishing touches on a controversial deal to build a pipeline that would deliver Iranian gas to both countries, Iran's semi-official Fars news agency says.Tue, 29 Apr 2008 20:08:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1735025,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1735025,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsOne of Pakistan's most notorious militant leaders, Baitullah Mehsud, has declared a cease-fire in the troubled Waziristan region bordering AfghanistanFri, 25 Apr 2008 13:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/04/25/pakistan.bombing/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/04/25/pakistan.bombing/index.html#cnnSTCTextAn explosion has rocked a police station in a region of Pakistan near the border with Afghanistan, police said Friday. Fri, 25 Apr 2008 08:58:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/04/24/pakistan.truce/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/04/24/pakistan.truce/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe man blamed for the assassination of opposition leader Benazir Bhutto has declared a cease-fire now that the former Pakistan prime minister's party is in power, a government official said.Thu, 24 Apr 2008 14:20:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/04/23/whitehouse.pakistan/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/04/23/whitehouse.pakistan/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe White House on Wednesday expressed concern with reports that Pakistan's new government is working on a peace accord with militant leaders in its tribal regions.Wed, 23 Apr 2008 18:01:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/04/22/pakistan.release/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/04/22/pakistan.release/index.html#cnnSTCTextPakistan's new government has made good on its promise to negotiate with militant groups within its borders by releasing a jailed pro-Taliban leader who recruited thousands of fighters to battle U.S. forces in Afghanistan.Tue, 22 Apr 2008 22:08:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/04/17/gao.pakistan/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/04/17/gao.pakistan/index.html#cnnSTCTextAl Qaeda is still operating within Pakistan's mountainous tribal region bordering Afghanistan, and the United States lacks a "comprehensive" plan for meeting its national security goals there, said a U.S. government study released Thursday.Fri, 18 Apr 2008 02:29:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/04/16/olympic.pakistan/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/04/16/olympic.pakistan/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Olympic torch relay began its Pakistan leg under heavy guard and literally behind closed doors on Wednesday.Wed, 16 Apr 2008 14:34:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/04/10/pakistan.trainers/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/04/10/pakistan.trainers/index.html#cnnSTCTextDefense Secretary Robert Gates has signed deployment orders that will send U.S. military trainers to Pakistan this summer, CNN has learned.Thu, 10 Apr 2008 20:38:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/03/25/ta.fatima.bhutto/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/03/25/ta.fatima.bhutto/index.html#cnnSTCTextAt 25-years-old, Fatima Bhutto is eligible to become prime minister of Pakistan. Wed, 09 Apr 2008 10:22:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1726220,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1726220,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsFor years US policy has focused on one man, Pervez Musharraf. Now, with his power on the wane and a new coaltion government in place, it has a lot of catching up to doFri, 28 Mar 2008 19:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/03/23/pakistan.pm/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/03/23/pakistan.pm/index.html#cnnSTCTextPakistan has entered an "era of real democracy" according to President Pervez Musharraf , who said Sunday that he hoped the incoming government would maintain the pace of growth the nation has enjoyed.Mon, 24 Mar 2008 02:30:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/03/18/commentary.zardari/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/03/18/commentary.zardari/index.html#cnnSTCTextMonday was a momentous day for the people of Pakistan, but a bittersweet day for me. Tue, 18 Mar 2008 21:24:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/03/16/pakistan/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/03/16/pakistan/index.html#cnnSTCTextFour of the 12 people wounded in the weekend bombing of an Islamabad restaurant are U.S. FBI agents, the bureau confirmed Sunday.Mon, 17 Mar 2008 05:59:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/03/17/pakistan.missile/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/03/17/pakistan.missile/index.html#cnnSTCTextA missile fired from an unidentified location struck a house in Pakistan on Sunday, killing 20 and critically injuring five others, the state-run Associated Press of Pakistan reported Sunday. Mon, 17 Mar 2008 05:45:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1722746,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1722746,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsAn Islamabad restaurant that served alcohol was attacked, Saturday, in a rare bombing in the capital Sat, 15 Mar 2008 22:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/03/04/pakistan.blast/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/03/04/pakistan.blast/index.html#cnnSTCTextTwin suicide bombers set off explosives at a naval college in Pakistan Tuesday, killing at least five other people and wounding at least 16, one critically, the government said.Thu, 06 Mar 2008 02:54:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/03/01/pakistan.explosion/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/03/01/pakistan.explosion/index.html#cnnSTCTextAt least 45 people died and 82 were wounded in a suicide attack on the funeral Friday of a district superintendent of police -- killed earlier in the day in a separate attack -- in northwest Pakistan's Swat province, according to Pakistani police.Sat, 01 Mar 2008 06:26:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/02/29/pakistan.explosion/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/02/29/pakistan.explosion/index.html#cnnSTCTextAn explosion at the funeral Friday of a district police officer killed earlier in the day in northwest Pakistan killed 30 people and injured between 50 and 55, province police said.Sat, 01 Mar 2008 02:31:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1718614,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1718614,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsMusharraf's league may have been hit big, but Pakistan's once powerful fundamentalist political parties are reeling tooFri, 29 Feb 2008 21:00:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/02/28/pakistan.missile/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/02/28/pakistan.missile/index.html#cnnSTCTextA missile strike in a remote part of Pakistan killed at least eight suspected militants and wounded three others Thursday, Pakistan's state media reported.Thu, 28 Feb 2008 15:12:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1717596,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1717596,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsMusharraf's party lost the election because of the price of flour and food. It's the foremost problem facing the next governmentWed, 27 Feb 2008 16:00:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/02/25/pakistan.blast/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/02/25/pakistan.blast/index.html#cnnSTCTextGunmen fired on a children's aid group in Pakistan's tribal region Monday, leaving three staffers dead and at least one critically injured, the organization said. Tue, 26 Feb 2008 01:38:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/02/22/news/international/pakistan_ellis.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/02/22/news/international/pakistan_ellis.fortune/index.htmAkbar Shah Afridi had no doubt about what will happen after Pakistan's votes are counted.Fri, 22 Feb 2008 16:23:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1714206,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1714206,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsPeople in Pakistan take part in a crucial parliamentary election overshadowed by violence and fears of fraudMon, 18 Feb 2008 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/02/15/pakistan.parties/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/02/15/pakistan.parties/index.html#cnnSTCTextPakistan will hold parliamentary elections Monday, with political parties competing for 272 seats in the National Assembly.Mon, 18 Feb 2008 10:57:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1713802,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1713802,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsWith the country's electorate wanting President Musharraf out, opposition leaders don't expect him to play fair at the polls Fri, 15 Feb 2008 18:00:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/01/29/house.pakistan/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/01/29/house.pakistan/index.html#cnnSTCTextMembers of Congress on Tuesday called on the Bush administration to increase pressure on Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf to ensure free and fair elections in his nation.Fri, 15 Feb 2008 17:22:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/02/12/pakistan.election/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/02/12/pakistan.election/index.html#cnnSTCTextPakistan's government is beefing up security for a "fair, transparent and peaceful" parliamentary election on Monday, a Pakistani government spokesman said.Fri, 15 Feb 2008 17:17:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/01/01/pakistan.elections/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/01/01/pakistan.elections/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Election Commission of Pakistan will delay parliamentary elections for at least a month, sources in the commission told CNN Tuesday.Fri, 15 Feb 2008 17:01:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/02/15/pakistan.facts/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/02/15/pakistan.facts/index.html#cnnSTCTextPakistan's citizens head to the polls on February 18 for parliamentary elections that may determine the future of President Pervez Musharraf and his allies.Fri, 15 Feb 2008 13:05:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/02/12/pakistan.envoy/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/02/12/pakistan.envoy/index.html#cnnSTCTextPakistani authorities have launched a search operation in the country's tribal region for Pakistan's ambassador to Afghanistan, interior ministry spokesman said Tuesday.Fri, 15 Feb 2008 06:58:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/02/11/pakistan.envoy/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/02/11/pakistan.envoy/index.html#cnnSTCTextPakistan's ambassador to Afghanistan went missing Monday and is feared to have been abducted in Pakistan's tribal region, according to Afghan security sources.Mon, 11 Feb 2008 18:09:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/02/11/pakistan.blast/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/02/11/pakistan.blast/index.html#cnnSTCTextA suicide bomber who slipped into a political rally and detonated an explosive killed eight people in Pakistan's North Waziristan tribal area near the Afghan border Monday, Pakistan's state news agency said.Mon, 11 Feb 2008 12:42:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/02/09/pakistan.blast/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/02/09/pakistan.blast/index.html#cnnSTCTextFifteen people died and 20 were injured by a suicide bomber Saturday evening at a Pakistani opposition party rally, officials said.Sat, 09 Feb 2008 21:30:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/02/04/pakistan.blast/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/02/04/pakistan.blast/index.html#cnnSTCTextAn explosion near a bus carrying army personnel killed four people in Pakistan on Monday, police told CNN. Mon, 04 Feb 2008 07:14:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/01/28/pak1.school/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/01/28/pak1.school/index.html#cnnSTCTextA group of gunmen Monday released at least 30 students and teachers who had been held for several hours inside a primary school in northwest Pakistan, according to Pakistani officials and local police.Mon, 28 Jan 2008 19:10:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/01/26/musharraf.nuclear/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/01/26/musharraf.nuclear/index.html#cnnSTCTextPakistani security officials insisted Saturday there was no danger of the country's nuclear arsenal falling into the hands of Islamic extremists.Sat, 26 Jan 2008 16:37:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/01/24/us.pakistan/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/01/24/us.pakistan/index.html#cnnSTCTextU.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates said Thursday that the United States is "ready, able and willing" to send troops to Pakistan if the government of the South Asian nation is interested.Fri, 25 Jan 2008 04:36:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/01/24/gates.pakistan/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/01/24/gates.pakistan/index.html#cnnSTCTextSecretary of Defense Robert Gates said Thursday the United States is "ready, able and willing" to send troops to Pakistan to help its military battle al Qaeda -- if the Pakistani government is interested.Thu, 24 Jan 2008 23:51:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/01/17/pakistan.militants/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/01/17/pakistan.militants/index.html#cnnSTCTextA suicide bomb detonated near a Shiite religious site in Peshawar in northwest Pakistan on Thursday, killing at least four people and wounding 22, police told CNN.Thu, 17 Jan 2008 16:41:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/01/16/pakistan.militants/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/01/16/pakistan.militants/index.html#cnnSTCTextIslamic militants overran a border fort in northwestern Pakistan during a pitched battle Wednesday, killing seven Pakistani troops and leaving more than a dozen unaccounted for, a military spokesman said.Wed, 16 Jan 2008 22:34:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/01/12/pakistan.us/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/01/12/pakistan.us/index.html#cnnSTCTextPakistan President Pervez Musharraf has made it clear that a U.S. military mission to capture Osama bin Laden or other top al Qaeda leaders on Pakistani soil would be unwelcome and "against the sovereignty of Pakistan."Sun, 13 Jan 2008 01:52:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/01/10/pakistan.bombings/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/01/10/pakistan.bombings/index.html#cnnSTCTextSamina Rajput speaks in hushed tones about her husband, Asif, who was killed alongside former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto in the December 27 attack that convulsed the nation.Thu, 10 Jan 2008 14:51:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/01/09/pakistan.nuclear/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/01/09/pakistan.nuclear/index.html#cnnSTCTextPakistan's foreign ministry Wednesday rejected concerns raised by the U.N. nuclear watchdog chief that the country's nuclear weapons "could fall into the hands of an extremist group in Pakistan or in Afghanistan."Thu, 10 Jan 2008 00:42:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1700190,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1700190,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe country's Ministry of Tourism is campaigning to boost the country's image. Unfortunately, the news hasn't helpedFri, 04 Jan 2008 16:25:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1699642,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1699642,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsBenazir Bhutto's assassination has plunged the Muslim nuclear power into chaos. Now the Bush Administration must help undo decades of flawed U.S. policy to save Pakistan Thu, 03 Jan 2008 06:00:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/12/28/pakistan.campaign/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/12/28/pakistan.campaign/index.html#cnnSTCTextAfter expressing condolences and outrage over events in Pakistan, presidential candidates turned their discussion toward whose foreign policy credentials were better.Mon, 31 Dec 2007 13:25:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1698828,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1698828,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsRumors and paranoia about the assassination fuel the fears of Pakistanis as they see their country descend into instabilityFri, 28 Dec 2007 20:00:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/12/27/pakistan.violence/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/12/27/pakistan.violence/index.html#cnnSTCTextAt least two people were killed in Pakistan in the wake of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto's assassination as angry mobs took to the streets, blocking roads, torching cars and pelting police with rocks.Fri, 28 Dec 2007 05:09:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/12/27/markets/markets_0315/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/12/27/markets/markets_0315/index.htmStocks plummeted Thursday afternoon, in a thinly traded session, as political turmoil in Pakistan turned deadly and downbeat economic reports damped investor's enthusiasm.Thu, 27 Dec 2007 20:32:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/12/27/markets/markets_0140/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/12/27/markets/markets_0140/index.htmStocks plunged Thursday afternoon as political unrest in Pakistan put investors on edge and a mix of downbeat economic data raised concerns about the health of the economy.Thu, 27 Dec 2007 18:53:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/12/27/markets/markets_1215/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/12/27/markets/markets_1215/index.htmStocks continued to decline Thursday as events in Pakistan stoked geopolitical concerns and mixed economic reports highlighted worries about the domestic economy.Thu, 27 Dec 2007 17:22:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/11/04/bhutto/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/11/04/bhutto/index.html#cnnSTCTextI have long claimed that the rise of extremism and militancy in Pakistan could not happen without support from elements within the current administration. My return to my country poses a threat to the forces of extremism that have thrived under a dictatorship. They want to stop the restoration of democracy at any price. They have exploited a poor, desperate, and powerless people and allowed extremists the right environment in which to flourish.Thu, 27 Dec 2007 16:13:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/12/27/markets/stockswatch/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/12/27/markets/stockswatch/index.htmStock futures turned lower early Thursday after former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto was killed in a suicide attack leaving a rally in Rawalpindi, Pakistan.Thu, 27 Dec 2007 14:02:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/12/21/pakistan.blast/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/12/21/pakistan.blast/index.html#cnnSTCTextPolice raided an Islamic school and arrested seven students hours after a blast in a mosque in northern Pakistan left at least 50 dead and dozens injured, according to an Associated Press report.Sun, 23 Dec 2007 09:58:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/12/18/pakistan.bird.flu/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/12/18/pakistan.bird.flu/index.html#cnnSTCTextEight cases of bird flu among people have been confirmed in Pakistan, the first such cases in the country, the World Health Organization said Tuesday.Tue, 18 Dec 2007 21:41:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/12/13/pakistan.blast/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/12/13/pakistan.blast/index.html#cnnSTCTextTwo explosions struck the southwestern Pakistan city of Quetta on Thursday, killing seven people -- three Pakistani security forces and four civilians -- government officials have said.Thu, 13 Dec 2007 15:31:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/12/03/pakistan.school/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/12/03/pakistan.school/index.html#cnnSTCTextA man posing as a mentally ill visitor planted a bomb that exploded in an Islamic school, killing at least five people and wounding two others near Quetta, Pakistan Monday, police said.Mon, 03 Dec 2007 11:00:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/11/22/pakistan/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/11/22/pakistan/index.html#cnnSTCTextHours after Pakistani President Gen. Pervez Musharraf cleared the final legal hurdle to being re-elected to a third five-year term, the 53-nation Commonwealth on Thursday suspended Pakistan from its group.Fri, 23 Nov 2007 07:33:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/11/20/pakistan.crisis/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/11/20/pakistan.crisis/index.html#cnnSTCTextElections for Pakistan's national assembly and its four provincial assemblies have been scheduled for January 8, and thousands of people jailed under emergency rule reportedly have been released, officials said Tuesday.Tue, 20 Nov 2007 18:10:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/11/09/www.brandpakistan/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/11/09/www.brandpakistan/index.html#cnnSTCTextWhat happens when a country is in the news for all the wrong reasons? Mon, 12 Nov 2007 16:05:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/11/11/pakistan.nuclear/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/11/11/pakistan.nuclear/index.html#cnnSTCTextGlobal security experts expressed concern Sunday that Pakistan's nuclear arsenal could wind up in the hands of Islamic radicals after President Gen. Pervez Musharraf last weekend declared a state of emergency.Mon, 12 Nov 2007 00:37:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1682637,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1682637,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsWe used to sleep nights knowing that Pakistan's pro-American generals had their fingers on the nuclear trigger. We're not sleeping so well now Fri, 09 Nov 2007 20:00:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1682534,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1682534,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsAs tensions build, here's a guide to the players and issues roiling a country that could upset the security of the worldFri, 09 Nov 2007 17:00:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1682292,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1682292,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsPakistan's State of EmergencyFri, 09 Nov 2007 03:00:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/11/06/Dobbs.Nov7/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/11/06/Dobbs.Nov7/index.html#cnnSTCTextPakistan's President, Gen. Pervez Musharraf, has carried out another coup to preserve the status quo, and the result has been violence and civil unrest. But chaos is hardly limited to Pakistan.Wed, 07 Nov 2007 17:14:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1681297,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1681297,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsExperts believe the weapons are secure for now, but they worry about what will happen when new officers take overTue, 06 Nov 2007 22:00:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/LIVING/studentnews/11/05/sn.activity.pakistan/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/LIVING/studentnews/11/05/sn.activity.pakistan/index.html#cnnSTCTextStudents will conduct research to learn about the country of Pakistan and the political crisis that is taking place there.Tue, 06 Nov 2007 02:44:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/10/30/pakistan.bomb/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/10/30/pakistan.bomb/index.html#cnnSTCTextA suspected suicide bomb attack near Pakistan's army headquarters in Rawalpindi -- which houses President Pervez Musharraf's office -- killed six people and wounded 10 others Tuesday, police have said.Tue, 30 Oct 2007 14:15:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/10/25/pakistan.blast/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/10/25/pakistan.blast/index.html#cnnSTCTextA suicide attacker targeted a police truck Thursday, killing 24 people -- most of them police -- in the Taliban-dominated area of North West Frontier province, police sources said.Thu, 25 Oct 2007 13:49:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/09/11/poll.pakistanis/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/09/11/poll.pakistanis/index.html#cnnSTCTextPakistani President Pervez Musharraf -- a key U.S. ally -- is less popular in his own country than al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, according to a poll of Pakistanis conducted last month by an anti-terrorism organization.Wed, 12 Sep 2007 12:42:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/09/04/pakistan.bombings.dead/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/09/04/pakistan.bombings.dead/index.html#cnnSTCTextTwo bomb blasts killed at least 21 people and wounded 74 in Rawalpindi -- a city next to Islamabad -- Tuesday morning, Pakistani police and hospital sources said.Tue, 04 Sep 2007 09:08:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/09/01/pakistan.politics.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/09/01/pakistan.politics.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTextPakistan's exiled former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto said Saturday that power-sharing talks with President Gen. Pervez Musharraf had stalled but she planned to return even without a deal.Mon, 03 Sep 2007 04:43:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/08/25/pakistan.missile/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/08/25/pakistan.missile/index.html#cnnSTCTextPakistan, a South Asian nation with nuclear capability, says it has successfully test-fired a new missile that "can carry all types of warheads."Sun, 26 Aug 2007 11:34:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/08/11/pakistan.security/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/08/11/pakistan.security/index.html#cnnSTCTextPakistan on Saturday shrugged off reports that raised questions about the security of its nuclear weapons in light of recent political turmoil.Sat, 11 Aug 2007 11:47:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/07/17/pakistan.blast/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/07/17/pakistan.blast/index.html#cnnSTCTextAt least 12 people were killed when a suicide bomber attacked the site where the country's suspended chief justice was scheduled to address a rally, sources in Pakistan told CNN. Wed, 25 Jul 2007 04:40:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/07/19/pakistan.conflict/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/07/19/pakistan.conflict/index.html#cnnSTCTextA suicide bomb detonated Thursday inside a mosque in violence-wracked northwestern Pakistan, killing at least 12 people, including children and soldiers, and wounding 25, military officials said. Thu, 19 Jul 2007 07:10:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/07/18/pakistan.attack/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/07/18/pakistan.attack/index.html#cnnSTCTextAt least 16 Pakistani soldiers died Wednesday in an attack on a military convoy in northwestern Pakistan, an army spokesman told CNN.Thu, 19 Jul 2007 06:18:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/07/19/pakistan.violence/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/07/19/pakistan.violence/index.html#cnnSTCTextBombings across Pakistan Thursday killed at least 32 people and wounded 47 others, authorities said.Thu, 19 Jul 2007 06:08:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/07/18/alqaeda.pakistan/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/07/18/alqaeda.pakistan/index.html#cnnSTCTextU.S. forces should go into Pakistan to rout al Qaeda from the safe haven it has found in the mountains on the border with Afghanistan, a co-chairman of the Iraq Study Group said.Wed, 18 Jul 2007 08:46:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1640492,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1640492,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsGunfire and explosions rocked a besieged radical mosque in Pakistan's capital Thursday as Islamic militants holed up in the complex snubbed a plea from their captured leader to surrenderFri, 06 Jul 2007 02:55:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/06/23/pakistan.floods/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/06/23/pakistan.floods/index.htmlAt least 42 people died and more than 150 were injured when heavy rains caused buildings in Pakistan's largest city, Karachi, to collapse, according to provincial health and police officials.Sun, 24 Jun 2007 01:14:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/06/01/pakistan/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/06/01/pakistan/index.htmlPakistan's government has imposed restrictions on the public and broadcast media in advance of a planned Saturday march by the nation's ousted chief justice.Sat, 02 Jun 2007 02:38:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/05/15/pakistan.karachi/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/05/15/pakistan.karachi/index.htmlPolitical clashes that began Saturday have left 49 people dead in the southern port city of Karachi, as a general strike took hold across Pakistan in protest over the suspension of the country's chief justice.Tue, 15 May 2007 09:21:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/03/31/pakistan.test/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/03/31/pakistan.test/index.htmlPakistan successfully tested a short-range surface-to-surface ballistic missile with a range of 200 kilometers (124 miles) Saturday, the Pakistan Army said in a statement.Sat, 31 Mar 2007 06:31:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/americas/03/23/cricket.death.yourview/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/americas/03/23/cricket.death.yourview/index.htmlThe announcement by Jamaican police that Pakistan cricket coach Bob Woolmer's death is being treated as murder has shocked the cricketing world during one of its biggest events.Fri, 23 Mar 2007 10:30:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/pete_mcentegart/03/22/ten.spot/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/pete_mcentegart/03/22/ten.spot/index.html1. The New York Daily News is reporting that youthful Giants quarterback Eli Manning got engaged Tuesday night. Eli needed to move fast while there were still women available who hadn't been impregnated by Tom Brady.Thu, 22 Mar 2007 13:35:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/02/19/india.train/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/02/19/india.train/index.htmlIndia and Pakistan have vowed to press ahead with a peace process despite a bomb attack that sparked a fire and killed more than five dozen people aboard a train connecting the two countries.Mon, 19 Feb 2007 09:26:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/01/29/pakistan.bomb/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/01/29/pakistan.bomb/index.htmlA suicide bomber detonated Monday as he tried to enter a Shia religious procession in northwestern Pakistan, killing himself and a police officer, police sources said.Mon, 29 Jan 2007 12:22:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/10/05/kashmir.violence/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/10/05/kashmir.violence/index.htmlA 22-hour standoff between Indian security forces and a group of heavily-armed militants ended Thursday morning, leaving a total of seven police officers, one civilian and two militants dead, police said.Thu, 05 Oct 2006 05:32:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/09/30/india.bombs/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/09/30/india.bombs/index.htmlThe Indian government accused Pakistan's military spy agency, the Inter Services Intelligence, of planning the July 11 Mumbai train bombings that killed 209 people.Sat, 30 Sep 2006 12:12:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/09/29/amnesty.pakistan/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/09/29/amnesty.pakistan/index.htmlThe road to the Guantanamo Bay detention center begins in Pakistan, according to a report by rights group Amnesty International.Fri, 29 Sep 2006 08:06:00 EDT