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Pakistan's Zardari prepares for presidency
ISLAMABAD (AFP) - Pakistan president-elect Asif Ali Zardari faced immediate pressure Sunday to tackle an upsurge in militant violence, as the toll from a suicide blast in the country's troubled northwest reached 33.
Nations:Pakistan Afghanistan People:Benazir Bhutto Nawaz Sharif George W. Bush Hu Jintao Activities:Asif Ali Zardari Admin. Source:(AFP)
2008-09-07
Pakistan suicide blast death toll reaches 35
PESHAWAR, Pakistan - The death toll in a massive suicide blast in Pakistan's militant-plagued northwest reached 35, officials said Sunday, as the country prepared for Benazir Bhutto's widower to take over as president.
Nations:Pakistan Afghanistan People:Benazir Bhutto Activities:Anti-terror War in Pakistan Source:(AP)
2008-09-07
Bhutto widower elected Pakistani president
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - The widower of slain former premier Benazir Bhutto became Pakistan's new president Saturday after winning a landslide election victory that makes him a critical partner of the West against international terrorism.
Nations:Pakistan Afghanistan Algeria Tunisia People:Benazir Bhutto Nawaz Sharif Condoleezza Rice Activities:Asif Ali Zardari Admin. Source:(AP)
2008-09-06
Zardari wins Pakistan election; bomb kills 16
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Asif Ali Zardari, the widower of former Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto, swept to victory in a presidential election on Saturday.
Nations:Pakistan Afghanistan People:Benazir Bhutto Nawaz Sharif Activities:Asif Ali Zardari Admin. Source:(Reuters)
2008-09-06
Suspected U.S. drone attack kills 5 in Pakistan
MIRANSHAH, Pakistan (Reuters) - Five Islamist militants were killed on Friday in a missile attack by a suspected U.S. drone in Pakistan's North Waziristan region, in a stepped up campaign against militants near the Afghan border.
Nations:Pakistan Afghanistan People:Benazir Bhutto Activities:Pakistan-U.S. Afghan Terror War Source:(Reuters)
2008-09-05
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