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Pakistan's Prime Minister, Yousuf Raza Gilani, charged with contempt

Judge Nasir ul-Mulk said Gilani had “wilfully flouted, disregarded and disobeyed” orders from the Supreme Court over re-opening alleged laundered money cases.

Badar Mansoor, Al Qaeda leader in Pakistan, killed in US drone strike

Badar Mansoor moved between the militant groups of Harkat-ul-Mujahideen, the Pakistani Taliban and Al Qaeda, and is believed to have planned the May 2010 suicide attack against Pakistan’s Ahmadi Muslim minority in Lahore in which up to 90 people died.

US drone attack kills 10 in Pakistan

Officials said the ten killed in the strike - the fifth so far this year - included foreign fighters, but did not specify their nationalities.

Pakistan factory collapses, killing four and trapping dozens

Records indicate that 62 people, including women and children, were inside the factory when it collapsed.

Obama confirms US drone strikes in Pakistan

Obama acknowledged the drone strikes as a “targeted, focused effort at people who are on a list of active terrorists” during an hour-long online video “hangout” with users of Google’s Google+ social network. 

Bomb kills Pakistani worshipers (VIDEO)

 Pakistani intelligence officials said they intercepted Taliban radio transmissions about Hakimullah Mehsud’s death.

Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani sacks Defense Secretary Naeem Khalid Lodhi

The situation has been steadily worsening since the memo scandal involving Pakistan's ambassador to the US.

Husain Haqqani trapped in Pakistan

The former ambassador has had his passport confiscated and is practically under house arrest due to security concerns.

Winter packs wallop in Asia, Europe

The risk of avalanche is extreme as more snow is forecast in the coming days.

Flooding Strikes Pakistan for Second Time in Little More Than a Year

Heavy rains and floods have forced two million people to flee their homes. An estimated 300 people have died, and 400,000 homes have been destroyed.
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