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STAFF BLOG CAPITOL CHATTER Kline heads home from Afghanistan and Pakistan
U.S. Rep. John Kline returns Tuesday from a week-long trip to Pakistan and Afghanistan. The opportunity to visit with our troops from Minnesota is always a highlight of these trips, and our sons and ...
Posted on 2/7/11 at 3:25 PM
Quake hits Iran, Pakistan; dozens killed 
An earthquake toppled homes and shops on both sides of the Iran-Pakistan border Tuesday, killing dozens of people and causing skyscrapers to sway in Dubai. It also forced Iranian officials — for the second time in less than a week — to issue assurances that its main nuclear reactor wasn't damaged.
By Nasser Karimi and Rebecca Santana , April 16, 2013
Bomb planted in bus kills 8 passengers in Pakistan
A bomb planted in a bus killed at least eight passengers and wounded seven others in northwestern Pakistan on Saturday, police said.
By Riaz Khan , April 13, 2013
Christian protesters, police clash in Pakistan
Hundreds of Christians clashed with police across Pakistan on Sunday, a day after a Muslim mob burned dozens of homes owned by members of the minority religious group in retaliation for alleged insults against Islam's Prophet Muhammad.
By Zaheer Babar , March 10, 2013
Mob in Pakistani city torches Christian homes
Hundreds of people in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore attacked a Christian neighborhood Saturday and set fire to homes after hearing accusations that a Christian man had committed blasphemy against Islam's prophet, said a police officer.
By K.M. Chaudhry and Zaheer Babar , March 09, 2013
Bomb rips through Pakistan market, killing 65
A bomb hidden in a water tank ripped through a crowded vegetable market in a mostly Shiite neighborhood in a southwestern Pakistani city Saturday, killing at least 65 people and wounding nearly 200, officials said.
By Abdul Sattar , February 16, 2013
23 killed in Taliban attack on Pakistan army post
Taliban militants wearing suicide vests fired automatic weapons and rocket-propelled grenades at an army post in northwestern Pakistan in a pre-dawn raid Saturday, killing 23 people, including 10 civilians, officials said.
By Riaz Khan , February 02, 2013
Pakistani Shiites refuse to bury 50 bomb victims
About 3,500 Pakistani Shiites protested in southwestern Pakistan for a second day on Saturday, blocking a main road with dozens of coffins of relatives killed in explosions to demand better security from the government.
By Abdul Sattar , January 12, 2013
21 missing Pakistani policemen found shot dead
Government officials say 21 tribal policemen believed to have been kidnapped by the Taliban have been found shot dead in northwest Pakistan.
By Riaz Khan , December 29, 2012
New video of US aid worker kidnapped in Pakistan
A 70-year-old American aid worker kidnapped nine months ago in Pakistan said in a video released by al-Qaida that he will be killed unless President Barack Obama agrees to the militant group's demands. The White House called for his immediate release.
By Sebastian Abbot , May 07, 2012
Pakistani passenger jet with 127 on board crashes
A Pakistani passenger jet with 127 people on board crashed Friday as it was landing in bad weather at an airport near the capital, Islamabad, officials said.
By Zarar Khan , April 20, 2012
Obama: With 'strains' between U.S., Pakistan, candid and open talks needed
Conceding strained ties, President Barack Obama today welcomed Pakistan's review of its relationship with the United States, saying it was important for the two countries to get their partnership right.
By Anne Gearan , March 27, 2012
Taliban threatens Pakistan lawmakers over allowing NATO supplies to travel through country
The Taliban on Sunday threatened to attack Pakistani lawmakers and their families if they support allowing NATO to resume shipping supplies through the country to troops in neighboring Afghanistan.
By Ishtiaq Mahsud , March 25, 2012
Pakistani parliament demands apology, end to U.S. drone attacks
A Pakistani parliamentary commission today demanded an end to American drone attacks inside the country and an apology for deadly U.S. airstrikes in November as part of a review of its near-severed relations with the United States.
By Zarar Khan , March 20, 2012
Taliban suicide bomber attacks funeral in Pakistan killing 15
A suicide bomber attacked a funeral attended by an anti-Taliban politician in northwest Pakistan today, killing at least 15 mourners, officials said.
By Riaz Khan , March 11, 2012
Pakistan's appointment of new head of intelligence leads to uncertainty of peace deal between Afghan Taliban and U.S.
Pakistan appointed a new head of intelligence on Friday, injecting some uncertainty in America's dealings with an agency crucial to its hopes of negotiating a peace deal with the Afghan Taliban and keeping pressure on al-Qaida.
By Chris Brummitt , March 09, 2012
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