More than 500 lawyers in the city of Rawalpindi support free legal aid to defend the accused assassin of the Punjabi governor, the man's defense lawyer told CNN on Friday.
The security guard accused of assassinating the governor of Pakistan's Punjab province was ordered into police custody for five days Thursday, after a court hearing on his case had to be moved several times.
Pakistan arrested two senior police officials Wednesday in connection with the assassination of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto.
Another person has been taken into custody in Pakistan in connection with the failed bombing attempt in New York's Times Square, a senior intelligence official said Thursday.
Thirty-six people were killed and dozens were injured in explosions at a market in Lahore, Pakistan, on Monday, an official said.
The Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility for Friday's bombing of a mosque in Rawalpindi and vowed to carry out more attacks, according to an e-mail message from the group.
Four militants armed with guns and grenades stormed a mosque in Rawalpindi frequented by military personnel, killing dozens of people Friday -- most of them children, the military said.
A senior Pakistani military officer and a soldier were wounded by gunmen in an apparent assassination attempt in the nation's capital, police said Friday.
Pakistan's military said Tuesday that its forces have taken over a Taliban stronghold during the ongoing ground offensive in the tribal region of South Waziristan.
CNN's Ivan Watson walks through a hospital in Rawalpindi treating victims of a bombing outside of a bank.
A suicide bomber killed at least 35 people Monday by detonating explosives outside a bank where people had lined up to pick up their monthly checks, police said.
Public schools reopened in the Pakistani capital Monday almost a week after two suicide bombers attacked a university, prompting authorities to shut down educational institutions across the country.
Back-to-back suicide bombings killed at least five people at a university here Tuesday and wounded nearly two dozen, authorities said.
Militants launched a string of bold strikes in Pakistan on Thursday, leaving at least 30 police officers and civilians dead, authorities said.
A total of 39 hostages in Pakistan were freed Sunday morning after being held by five militants at the army headquarters in Rawalpindi, an army spokesman said.
A stand-off with militants at Pakistani Army's headquarters has ended. CNN's Reza Seyah reports.
Security forces patrolled the streets of the eastern Pakistan city of Gojra on Sunday, one day after seven people were killed and 20 injured when Muslim demonstrators set fire to houses in a Christian enclave and fighting broke out, authorities said.
Six people were killed in Pakistan on Saturday when Muslim demonstrators set fire to houses in a Christian enclave and fighting broke out, local police said.
Mohammed Iqbal said he has been told by his landlord to pay up on debts and is left with a choice facing others in this impoverished corner of Pakistan: Sell your children or a kidney.
Cash for kidneys
updated: Thu Jul 16 2009 08:11:00
CNN's Nic Robertson explores what happens when extreme poverty in Pakistan meets the demand for donated kidneys.
A suicide bomber on a motorcycle struck a Pakistani Defense Ministry bus Thursday, killing at least one person and wounding 29 others, Rawalpindi police and medical officials said.
CNN's Ivan Watson talks to cricket-mad Pakistanis about the decision to move the 2011 World Cup out of Pakistan.
At least 12 people were killed and 17 injured Monday in an explosion in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, authorities told CNN.
Pakistani authorities have arrested four men in connection with the suicide truck bombing of a Marriott Hotel last month in Islamabad that killed more than 50 people, officials said Friday.
CNN's Nic Robertson shows the confusion after the apparent attack on Pakistani PM Yousaf Raza Gilani.
Gunmen opened fire Wednesday on a government convoy in what Pakistani officials said was an assassination attempt against Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani, but it is unclear if he was present at the time of the attack.
CNN's Nic Robertson reports on what Pakistan says was an assassination attempt against the prime minister.
Was an attempt on the Prime Minister's life retaliation for a
controversial U.S.-led attack on the Afghan-Pakistani border?
Two suicide bombers blew themselves up outside Pakistan's main weapons factory. CNN's Reza Sayah reports.
Residents reported hearing two explosions Monday morning in the Pakistani city of Rawalpindi, which is home to the army's headquarters, police said.
Police near Pakistan's capital seized three explosives-filled vehicles and detained a half-dozen people overnight Thursday.
Witnesses to a blast targeting the Danish Embassy in Islamabad describe what they saw.
Twin 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.
An explosion at the funeral for a police officer killed leaves several people dead and others injured. No Audio.
Gunmen 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.
Is the latest attack in Pakistan a sign that the Army's offensive against militants is working? CNN's Tim Lister reports.
Speculation is growing in Pakistan over the leader's future after a decisive election defeat. Though he has vowed to remain, some say he would take a graceful exit
People in Pakistan take part in a crucial parliamentary election overshadowed by violence and fears of fraud
Pakistani Taliban commander Baitullah Mehsud paid out more than $7,000, including money to purchase suicide jackets, for the assassination of Benazir Bhutto, the chief Pakistani investigator said Sunday.
Sardar Rehman is a politically active father of five for whom campaign rallies had, until now, been a family event.
Two suspects arrested last week confessed to a Pakistani judge Wednesday that they helped arm the suicide bomber blamed for assassinating Benazir Bhutto, an Interior Ministry spokesman told CNN.
CNN's Isha Sesay asks journalist Khalid Hassan what the future holds for politics in Pakistan.
IP-455 Press Release 8 February 2008 The findings of a Scotland Yard inquiry into how Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto died after being attacked during a political rally in Rawalpindi were presented to the Government of Pakistan today.
An explosion near a bus carrying army personnel killed four people in Pakistan on Monday, police told CNN.
Detectives from Britain's Scotland Yard Saturday examined the scene where former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto was assassinated Dec. 27.
The funeral procession has begun for Benazir Bhutto in Garhi-Khuda Baksh. CNN's John Vause reports.
Pakistan's assassinated former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto was laid to rest in a chaotic funeral at her ancestral home Friday as officials revealed she was killed by shrapnel not gunshots and blamed al Qaeda militants.
CNN's John Roberts talks with Daniel Markey, Council on Foreign Relations, on what the U.S. should do next in Pakistan.
Time.com: Pakistan After Bhutto
updated: Fri Dec 28 2007 03:00:00
With a Jan. 8 election now clouded with uncertainty, Benazir Bhutto's assassination threatens to fracture the country
CNN's Arwa Damon reports on former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto's murder at a political rally.
The photographer who took images of former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto moments before her assassination Thursday told CNN he was "surprised" to see her rise through the sunroof of her vehicle to wave to supporters after delivering her speech.
CNN's Nicole Lapin talks with photographer John Moore, who shot some of the last images of Bhutto and heard shots fired.
Stocks plummeted Thursday afternoon, in a thinly traded session, as political turmoil in Pakistan turned deadly and downbeat economic reports damped investor's enthusiasm.
Stocks 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.
Benazir Bhutto, who was assassinated Thursday in Rawalpindi, was the first female prime minister of Pakistan and of any Islamic nation. She led Pakistan from 1988 to 1990 and again from 1993 to 1996.
CNN's Hugh Riminton looks at the tumultuous political career of ex-Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto.
Stocks continued to decline Thursday as events in Pakistan stoked geopolitical concerns and mixed economic reports highlighted worries about the domestic economy.
Stocks slumped Thursday as investors mulled geopolitical concerns and reports on oil inventories, consumer confidence and factory orders.
Stocks opened lower Thursday after former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto was assassinated in a suicide attack in Rawalpindi, Pakistan.
Stock futures turned lower early Thursday after former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto was killed in a suicide attack leaving a rally in Rawalpindi, Pakistan.
The assassination of the charismatic politician plunges Pakistan into uncertainty, and possibly more instability
Time.com: Benazir Bhutto Killedupdated: Thu Dec 27 2007 07:00:00
Pakistan opposition leader Benazir Bhutto was assassinated Thursday from bullet wounds at a campaign rally
A suicide bomber's attack on a bus near Rawalpindi early Monday wounded the bus driver and five children, a Pakistani military spokesman said.
Pakistan blastsupdated: Sat Nov 24 2007 04:41:00
Suicide bombings target soldiers in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, to deadly effect, as CNN's Karl Penhaul reports.
Former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will try to return to Pakistan on Sunday, his second attempt since September, CNN has confirmed.
Two suicide bombings targeted security forces in the Pakistani city of Rawalpindi early Saturday, killing at least 16 Defense Ministry workers, a military spokesman said.
On Scene: Media outnumber supporters at the opposition leader's home as she protests Musharraf's emergency decree
Under intense international pressure to restore democracy in Pakistan, President Gen. Pervez Musharraf announced Thursday that parliamentary elections will be held by Feb. 15 and restated his pledge to step down as the country's military leader.
A former official of both Pakistani leaders discusses what could be expected as the two rivals face off.
ITN's Lindsay Hilsum reports on the crisis in Pakistan, and where the loyalties of the Pakistani people lie.
A suicide bomber rammed his motorcycle into a Pakistani air force bus, killing at least seven people and wounding 30 others Thursday, police told CNN.
About 2,500 troops have been sent to Swat, Pakistan, to subdue a cleric who has declared war on the government.
A 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.
Suicide bombers, likely inspired by the Taliban, strike close to the Pakistani leader's military headquarters
Two 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.
Police seized munitions on Friday at a house near Islamabad's airport after receiving reports of rooftop gunfire around the same time President Pervez Musharraf's plane was taking off, authorities told CNN.
A Pakistani passenger train has derailed Sunday in the eastern part of the country, causing six train cars to plummet into a ravine and killing at least two people, government officials tell CNN.
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A fifth member of the Pakistani community in Lodi, California, was arrested in a federal terror investigation, although none of the five has been charged with terrorism involvement.
With hundreds of supporters clashing with police in neighboring Rawalpindi, authorities Tuesday arrested Asif Ali Zardari, the husband of former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto.
A suicide bomber wearing an explosives belt Saturday attacked a Shiite mosque in Rawalpindi, Pakistani police said.
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