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1. 05-08-03 India Rejects Pakistan's Offer of No Nukes (CNN News)
   "India's prime minister has rejected Pakistan's offer of mutual nuclear disarmament, but told his parliament that 'friendship with Pakistan' was in both nations' best interests." 5-03

2. 02-11-04 Pakistan's Nuclear Shame (BBC News - Rashid)
   "Abdul Qadeer Khan, Pakistan's best-known nuclear scientist, shocked the nation on Wednesday, when he went on television and confessed to leaking nuclear secrets. He said he took full responsibility for proliferating nuclear weapons to Iran, Libya and North Korea." 2-04

3. 03-02-04 Severest Assault in Iraq and Pakistan (Bloomberg.com)
   "Bombers attacked Shiite Muslims in Iraq and Pakistan on a holy day, killing at least 184 people and wounding about 590 in a challenge to security in both countries. U.S. officials said a man they have described as an al-Qaeda associate, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, may be behind the Iraqi attacks." 3-04

4. 03-19-04 Pakistanis Fight to Capture Top of Top Al-Qaeda (Bloomberg.com)
   "Pakistani forces along the border with Afghanistan are in a battle with as many as 400 fighters who may be protecting a 'high-level' target, an army spokesman said today." 3-04

5. -03-25-05 U.S. Decides to Sell F-16 Military Jets to Pakistan (BBC News)
   "The US government has approved the sale of F-16 fighter jets to Pakistan, Bush administration officials say." 3-05

6. -01-22-06 Pakistan Prime Minister: CIA Report "Bizarre" (CNN News)
   "Pakistani Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on Sunday ridiculed as 'bizarre' a U.S. report that senior al Qaeda leaders were killed in a CIA attack on a home along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border." 01-06

7. -07-06-07 Pakistan Faces Political Challenges (PBS.org)
   "RAY SUAREZ: Well, is the state moving closer to becoming ungovernable, not just from the mosque siege, but from a combination of many things that are going on across a range of the country's life?"
   
   "STEVE COLL: Well, there are multiple crises going on simultaneously, and what they have in common is a search for a sustainable political order that is true to Pakistan's history, its constitutional traditions, and to the existence of large political parties in the country."
   
   "This is a country that has a robust politics. It's just that that politics isn't working under military rule, and the president is isolated. And unless he draws out more partners and opens up the process in a way that allows him to build these alliances, I'm afraid this pressure that Dr. Rizvi refers to is going to continue to build up." 07-07

8. -07-13-07 Aftermath of Red Mosque Siege in Pakistan (CBS News)
   "The army crackdown on the radical mosque has raised Musharraf's standing among moderates and foreign backers worried about rising extremism in Pakistan."
   
   "But it has given hard-liners a rallying point and new martyrs to mourn, and has prompted calls from al Qaeda and Taliban for revenge attacks." 07-07

9. -09-25-07 Perilous Passage to Pakistan (Christian Science Monitor)
   "With Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf in an unusually vulnerable political position, one of that nation's most popular opposition leaders, former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, is pledging to return home from self-exile on October 18." 09-07

10. -11-03-07 Musharraf Suspends Pakistan's Constitution (US News)
    "President Gen. Pervez Musharraf suspended Pakistan's constitution and deployed troops in the capital Saturday, declaring that rising Islamic extremism had forced him to take emergency measures. He also replaced the nation's chief justice and blacked out the independent media that refused to support him." 11-07

11. -11-23-07 Imran Khan Ends Hunger Strike in Pakistan (Daily Express)
    "Drawn and haggard, former cricket superstar Imran Khan ended his hunger strike yesterday."
    
    "He had vowed to fast to death after his arrest last week in a round-up of political protesters in Pakistan." 11-07

12. -11-26-07 Pakistan's President to Step Down as Army Chief (MSNBC News)
    "Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf, under pressure to end a state of emergency that critics say he is using to keep his grip on power, is to quit as army chief and take an oath of office for a third presidential term on Thursday." 11-07

13. -03-25-08 Pakistan Elects a New Prime Minister (Time.com)
    "Declaring that democratic institutions will be the bedrock of his tenure, Gilani ordered the immediate release of the Supreme Court judges who had been detained since Musharraf declared emergency rule on November 3, when he suspended the constitution. Thirteen Supreme Court judges and 48 other judges had been detained amid a crackdown on civil liberties. 'I order all the detained judges to be released immediately," Gilani told the gathered parliamentarians after the national assembly voted the majority Pakistan People's Party stalwart in as premier. 'Our slain leader Benazir Bhutto sacrificed her life for the cause of democracy, and now it is our responsibility to strengthen the democratic institutions in line with the aspirations of common people.' " 03-08

14. -06-30-08 Al Qaeda Rebuilds in Pakistan (New York Times)
    "Intelligence reports for more than a year had been streaming in about Osama bin Laden’s terrorism network rebuilding in the Pakistani tribal areas, a problem that had been exacerbated by years of missteps in Washington and the Pakistani capital, Islamabad, sharp policy disagreements, and turf battles between American counterterrorism agencies." 06-08

15. -07-25-08 U.S. Crisis With Pakistan (Newsweek News)
    "The problem: while President Pervez Musharraf, the old soldier, is fading slowly away, new Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ashfaq Kayani is said to be quietly cutting deal after deal with Al Qaeda-linked militants, whose safe haven is growing beyond the tribal regions. And the still-green civilian government of Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani is all but powerless to interfere. The result is that militant and terrorist groups, feeling almost cozy in their newly secured territory, are mounting a fresh military and propaganda campaign and establishing a breathing space from which to plot future acts of terror." 07-08

16. -08-25-08 Pakistan's Government Falls Apart (Time.com)
    "Pakistan's five-month-old coalition government has fallen apart a week after it forced Pervez Musharraf to step down as President. Dispelling any hope that Musharraf's departure would inaugurate an era of political stability, former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif announced today that his minority party, the Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N), would pull out of the troubled government, retreating into opposition of the majority, the Pakistan People's Party (PPP), led by Asif Ali Zardari." 08-08

17. -09-02-08 Mental Health Issues Surface on Pakistan's Likely Leader (Newsweek.com)
    "If Pakistan's upcoming election goes as expected, Asif Ali Zardari, widower of assassinated leader Benazir Bhutto, will succeed Pervez Musharraf as the country's next president, giving Zardari at least partial sway over the Muslim country's nuclear arsenal. Concerns spiked last week with the disclosure of medical records indicating that as recently as last year, doctors hired by Zardari had diagnosed him with mental problems including dementia, depression and posttraumatic stress disorder. While Zardari's spokespeople say he has been cured, multiple U.S. officials, among them Rep. Pete Hoekstra, the ranking Republican on the House Intelligence Committee, told NEWSWEEK that word of Zardari's mental-health history took them by surprise." 09-08

18. -09-06-08 Bhutto's Widower Is Elected Pakistan's President (MSNBC News)
    "The widower of slain former leader Benazir Bhutto will succeed Pervez Musharraf as president of Pakistan after winning a landslide election victory Saturday." Visitors sometimes misspell as Packistan, Pakestan, or Packestan. 09-08

19. -02-16-09 Islamic Law to Be Imposed in Parts of Pakistan (MSNBC News)
    "The government agreed to implement Islamic law across a large swath of northwest Pakistan on Monday in a concession aimed at pacifying a spreading Taliban insurgency." 02-09

20. -03-15-09 Clashes in Pakistan (CBS News)
    "Pakistan agreed Monday to reinstate Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry as chief justice, a move that could help defuse a political crisis that has sparked street battles and raised fears of instability in the country at a time of surging Islamist violence, a government official said."
    
    "Opposition leaders and lawyers had vowed to sit-in at the parliament later Monday until the one-year-old civilian government reinstated Chaudhry, who is known for his independence and willingness to challenge authority. The capital has been barricaded with shipping containers and scores of extra police drafted in amid fears of violence." 03-09

21. Reduction of Hexavalent Chromium Cr(VI) in Water (Pakistan Research Repository)
    "Bacterial strains especially (CrT-1, CrT-l3, CrM-l, CrM-3 and S-6) were very efficient in the reduction of hexavalent chromium into trivalent chromium and this activity extenuated in the presence of Eichonzia crassipes plants. Among these three chromium resistant bacteria CrT-1, CrT -13 and S -6 were selected for 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis. Strains CrT -1, CrT -13 and S-6 were isolated from the effluent of tanneries and from chromium contaminated soil. All the three strains were very efficient in the uptake and reduction of toxic hexavalent chromium. Beside this strains were also able to improve the growth of different crops (Triticum aestivum, Helianthus annuus and Vigna radiata) efficiently as compared to others strains from the respective source." Cr(VI) is a by-product of tanneries and making stainless steel. 04-08

22. -04-15-09 Taliban Cleric Declares Judicial Independence in Pakistan Area (CBS News)
    "The Taliban cleric in charge of Pakistan's Swat Valley has declared the area judicially independent from the country's federal government."
    
    "Sufi Mohammad said Wednesday that Islamic law, or Shariah, decisions handed down by militants in the mountainous region will not be subject to appeal or overrule by the Pakistani Supreme Court or any other avenue of appeal in the justice system, reports CBS News' Farhan Bokhari." 04-09

23. -06-08-09 Pakistani Tribesmen Attack Taliban (Time.com)
    "As many as 1,600 tribesmen have joined a citizens' militia in Upper Dir district — an indication of rising anti-Taliban sentiment in Pakistan as the military pursues its offensive against the militant group in the nearby Swat Valley."
    
    "The militias, known as lashkars, were focusing on two villages known as Taliban strongholds, said Khaista Rehman, a local police chief. Officials said Sunday the tribesmen had managed to clear three other villages." 06-09

24. -12-12-09 Young Americans Arrested in Pakistan (CNN News)
    "Five Americans arrested this week in Pakistan were "wholesome," devout young men who participated in a youth program at a community mosque in suburban Virginia, representatives of the congregation said Friday." 12-09

25. Pakistan News Service

26. Pakistan (LonelyPlanet.com)
    Provides an overall profile of the country and includes special sections on traveling, history, environment, culture, news, attractions, costs, and much more. Also includes a map of the country with links to major cities. 9-01

27. Pakistan News (Dawn)
    Provides news in English from Pakistan. 9-01

28. Musharraf, General Pervez (Pakistan)
    Provides a profile of the President and Chief Executive of Pakistan. Visitors sometimes misspell as Musharef, Musharif, Musharaf, Musherif, Musharrif, or Musharref. 9-01

29. Musharraf, General Pervez (Story of Pakistan)
    Provides a profile of the President and Chief Executive of Pakistan. Visitors sometimes misspell as Musharef, Musharif, Musharaf, Musherif, Musharrif, or Musharref. 9-01

30. Pakistan Political Timeline from 1947 - 1997 (CNN)
    Provides a short modern history of leadership in Pakistan. 12-01

31. Pakistan (Library of Congress)
    Provides a history of the country, including culture, government, economy, and more. Also includes geographic information. Visitors sometimes misspell as Packistan, Packestan, or Pakestan. 1-02

32. Pakistan (U.S. State Department)
    Provides a history of each country, including culture, government, economy, and more. 1-02

33. A Million Soldiers Line Pakistan-Indian Border (CNN)
    Provides an update on the escalation toward war between India and Pakistan. 5-02

34. Pakistan

35. 11-15-03 Pakistan Bans Islamic Militant Groups (CNN News)
    "The Pakistani government banned three Islamic militant groups Saturday and began sealing off more than 300 offices used by the organizations, Pakistani officials said." 11-03

36. 01-17-04 Pakistanis Cheer Sharia (BBC News - Anderson)
    "The architects of the law say they want a society free of the evil and corruption."
    
    "After decades of misadministration, bribery and soaring crime, not many people object to that."
    
    "But what worries many people is the agenda of the Islamists beyond the Sharia law in the province."
    
    "They look at the imminent introduction of another bill establishing an accountability bureau to promote virtue and police vice, and fear the worst."
    
    " 'Our society is gradually being pushed towards religious totalitarianism - a system that was practised by the Taleban in Afghanistan in a crude form, which is carried out here in a more sophisticated way," said Afrasiab Khattak, head of the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan.' " "In a show of strength and religious zeal in Peshawar last month, vigilante groups of such radicals tore down posters and billboards depicting women." 1-04

37. Rulers by Country - P-R (Schulz)
    Provides a list of leaders by country and date. Palau, Panama, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russian Federation (USSR), and Rwanda. leaders, rulers, Presidents, and Prime Ministers 9-00

38. Hidden War in Afghanistan (Guardian Unlimited - Burke)
    Describes the conflicting interests of different nations trying to influence the war in Afghanistan. Describes the chief intelligence agency of Pakistan, who trained and supported the Taliban, as still very loyal to the Taliban. Accuses the agency, the ISI, of continuing to support the Taliban by letting Taliban supporters through the border to Afghanistan and possibly hurting the efforts of the Northern Alliance to unite against the Taliban. This is the hidden war. 11-01

39. A Muslim View on Bombing Afghanistan (Chicago Tribune - Fesperman)
    Provides the views of Pakistani Muslim graduate students on bombing in Afghanistan and the USA's war on terrrorism. "The overriding emotion of the day was dismay with America's bombing campaign, and with the civilian toll it has taken in Afghanistan." One of the students summarized the meeting between American diplomats and the Pakistani students with saying, 'What has become apparent is this enormous communications gap between ordinary American citizens and ordinary Pakistani citizens.' Pakistan and the USA are allies in fighting terrorism. Editor's Note - Most Muslims in the Middle East get their news from al Jazeera. Al Jazeera has been reporting the Taliban statements on casualties, which, according to American officials, are false. 11-01

40. A Muslim View on Terrorism (MSNBC Newsweek)
    Provides a Pakistani Muslim view on terrorism. Includes results of a poll to determine Pakistani views on the relationship between Pakistan and the USA on fighting in Afghanistan. A majority of the Muslims were against the terrorist attacks against the USA. Their views on who was behind the attacks on the USA, however, is incredible for Americans. "Almost half of Pakistanis (48 percent) believe that Israel is behind the Sept. 11 attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. Twelve percent blame bin Laden and 25 percent say 'some American group' is responsible for the assaults." There is clearly a huge gap in the Pakistani view of the world and the American view. Pakistan and the USA are allies in fighting terrorism. 10-01

41. Pearl, Daniel (CNN - Cabell)
    Remembers Daniel Pearl, reporter for the Wallstreet Journal, who was killed while covering a story in Pakistan. His French wife, also a reporter, said ''We are two people who met and fell in love because we have the same ideal, and all my life and all his life and our life together is just a big effort to try to create dialogue between civilizations.' 2-02

42. Accused Americans and Alleged Ringleader Charged (CBS News)
    "Five American-born men of Yemeni descent accused of operating a terrorist cell linked to al Qaeda were arraigned Saturday and charged with providing material support to terrorists."
    
    "Their arrests followed the capture in Pakistan of Ramzi Binalshibh, an alleged al Qaeda ringleader." 9-02

43. Essay - Unintended Consquences of Attacking Iraq (AntiWar.com - Paul)
    "It seems the obsession about Iraq's improbable possession of nuclear weapons far exceeds the more realistic possibility that our pre-emptive strike against Iraq may precipitate a nuclear exchange between these two countries [India and Pakistan], or even a first strike with nuclear weapons by Israel against Iraq." 11-30-02

44. 03-18-04 AP: Bin Laden Top Aide Surrounded (Bloomberg.com)
    "Pakistani soldiers believe they have surrounded Osama bin Laden's top aide, Egyptian Ayman al- Zawahiri, near the Afghan border, the Associated Press reported from Islamabad." 3-04

45. Records Reveal Shallow Justice for Detainees (ABC News)
    "Little information about those held at Guantanamo has been released through official government channels. But stories of 60 or more are spelled out in detail in thousands of pages of transcripts filed in U.S. District Court in Washington, where lawsuits challenging their detentions have been filed."
    
    "The previously anonymous detainees provide accounts of their imprisonment and impressions of U.S. justice. Some express defiance, others stoic acceptance of their fate."
    
    "The detainees appeared last year before military tribunals which, after quick reviews, confirmed their status as 'enemy combatants' who could be held indefinitely."
    
    "Omar Rajab Amin, a Kuwaiti who graduated from the University of Nebraska in 1992, wanted to see the evidence. The 'tribunal president,' the de facto judge for the proceeding, replied that he could review only unclassified evidence."
    
    "Some of the exchanges grew heated."
    
    " 'You are not the master of the Earth, Sir,' Saifullah Paracha, a Pakistani businessman, told a tribunal president." 4-05

46. Kielburger, Keil - Labor Hero (MyHero.com)
    "In 1995, when he was 12 years old, Craig Kielburger read a newspaper story that changed his life. Another 12-year-old boy, Iqbal Masih in Pakistan, had been murdered for bringing the world's attention to the terrible conditions endured by children working in the carpet-making industry. 'I saw him as a hero for speaking out about child labor,' says Kielburger. I suddenly understood that a young person can make a difference."
    
    "Kielburger set out to educate himself about human rights, and became so passionate about it that his parents reluctantly allowed him to accompany Alam Rahman, a Canadian human rights worker, on a trip through South Asia. There Kielburger saw, first-hand, the personal horrors behind child labor issues. He wrote about this experience in a book Free The Children."
    
    "Believing education to be one of the best ways to fight child labor, Free the Children [project] established 'Friendship Schools,' linking schools in developing countries with ones in North America, Europe and industrialized countries around the world. In all of these schools, it was children who saw the need and worked to find solutions...." 7-05

47. -10-08-05 Thousands Feared Dead from S. Asia Quake (BBC News)
    "Pakistani officials say thousands of people may have died in Saturday's powerful quake that also hit northern India and Afghanistan." 10-05

48. -10-08-05 More than 18 Thousand Die from S. Asia Quake (CBS News)
    "A huge earthquake triggered landslides, toppled an apartment building and flattened villages of mud-brick homes Saturday, killing more than 18,000 people across a mountainous swath touching Pakistan, India and Afghanistan." 10-05

49. -10-08-05 Officials: 20-30,000 Dead from S. Asia Quake (MSNBC News)
    "MUZAFFARABAD, Pakistan - Hurt and hungry, families huddled under makeshift tents while waiting for relief supplies Monday after Pakistan’s worst-ever earthquake wiped out entire villages and buried roads in rubble. The death toll stood at 20,000 and was expected to rise."
    
    "The magnitude-7.6 quake collapsed the city’s Islamabad Public School. Soldiers with white cloth tied around their mouths and noses pulled a small girl’s dust-covered body from the ruins, while the body of a boy remained pinned between heavy slabs of concrete."
    
    "The United Nations said more than 2.5 million people need shelter after the magnitude-7.6 earthquake along the Pakistan-India border. The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Relief said it urgently needed 200,000 winterized tents." 10-05

50. -10-10-05 Officials: A Whole Generation Lost (BBC News)
    "Pakistan's military spokesman has said an entire generation of young people has been wiped out in the areas worst hit by a massive earthquake."
    
    "The earthquake, which hit at 0350GMT on Saturday, is thought to have been the strongest the region has seen in a century." 10-05