Posts Tagged ‘Quetta’

General Strike Called In Pakistan After Attack On Shiites


General Strike After Attack On Pakistani Shi’ites — Voice of America

A general strike is in effect in Pakistan’s southwestern city of Quetta, following Friday’s suicide bombing that targeted minority Shi’ites and killed at least 57 people.

More than 160 others were wounded by the explosion at a Shi’ite rally called to express solidarity with the Palestinians.

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More News On Pakistan

Death toll from Pakistan suicide bombing rises to 73 — CNN
Bombing in Pakistan kills 65, prompting fears of rising sectarian violence — Washington Post
Death toll rises to 65 in attack on Pakistanis — AP
Pakistan suicide bombing kills 58 — L.A.

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Captured Mercy Corps workers freed in Pakistan

Humanitarian workers are under great danger in Pakistan. World Vision pulled all of their operations from Pakistan back in March. Before that, Mercy Corps had workers abducted in Feburary.

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Peace Talks In Afghanistan?

Mullah Mohammed Omar, the supreme leader of the Taliban

Taliban’s Supreme Leader Signals Willingness To Talk Peace — Times Online

The supreme leader of the Taliban, Mullah Mohammed Omar, has indicated that he and his followers may be willing to hold peace talks with western politicians.

In an interview with The Sunday Times, two of the movement’s senior Islamic scholars have relayed a message from the Quetta shura, the Taliban’s ruling council, that Mullah Omar no longer aims to rule Afghanistan.

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Afghanistan War News Updates — February 25, 2010

The arrest of Mullah Baradar was kept secret for about a week before Pakistan and the White House confirmed it on Feb 17 and hailed it as a big success in the fight against terrorism.

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Afghanistan War News Updates — February 16, 2010

Marines In Afghanistan Inch Forward Against Taliban — L.A.

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