Source: Star Tribune
By ERIC SCHMITT and MARK MAZZETTI
President Bush secretly approved orders in July that for the first time allow U.S. Special Operations forces to carry out ground assaults inside Pakistan without the prior approval of the Pakistani government, senior American officials said.
The classified orders mark a watershed for the Bush administration after nearly seven […]

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Source: BBC News
At least 14 people have been killed and dozens wounded in a grenade attack on a mosque in northern Pakistan.
The mosque, in Dir district near the border with Afghanistan, was full of people offering special Ramadan prayers, officials said.
One official told reporters that the attackers threw grenades into the mosque before firing on […]

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A Rare Unreleased Video of Benazir Bhutto Murder - last few seconds before the shooting
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Open Letter to Dr Shahid Masood!
Sir,
Hats off for you for the pro gramme that you sir have been anchoring.. You are my MENTOR and i really look forward to look at every single airing of your pro gramme religiously..!
Dr Sahib i am pushed to write this email to you at an hour where the Pakistani […]

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Source: Rise of Pakistan
LAHORE: Noor Muhammad Awan, counsel for Dr Sher Afgan Niazi, has declared an FIR registered by the police against 44 lawyers on charges of attack on Dr Sher Afgan fake and baseless.
Noor Muhammad Awan advocate said this at an emergent press conference held here at the Punjab Bar Council in the presence […]

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Source: The Canadian Press
Al-Qaida and Taliban leaders operate “outside the country.”
The war on terror “should know no borders.” The world should address the “root causes of terrorism - wherever they are.” Afghan officials weave hints and suggestions but their meaning is becoming increasingly clear: Afghanistan would be more than happy for U.S. forces to attack […]

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Source: Associated Press
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Police examined clothing, shoes and the severed legs of a man Saturday to try to identify a suicide bomber who killed at least 50 people during a holiday prayer service at a crowded mosque in northwestern Pakistan.

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Source: AFP
LARKANA, Pakistan (AFP) — After one of the bloodiest attacks in Pakistan in memory, opponents of President Pervez Musharraf hit the campaign trail Sunday with just two weeks to go before pivotal elections for parliament.
Main opposition leaders Benazir Bhutto and Nawaz Sharif were to hold rallies ahead of the January 8 vote, which both […]

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Source: The Age
PAKISTAN’S security agencies yesterday were hunting for clues in the suicide bombing at a mosque that killed 54 people but missed the target, a close ally of President Pervez Musharraf.
Aftab Sherpao, General Musharraf’s former interior minister who oversaw a crackdown on Islamic militants, escaped unhurt but his son was wounded in Friday’s blast […]

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