Topic: Pakistan

Violence Doesn't Stop Pakistan from Voting on Election Day

AP

Despite violence from the Taliban, citizens in Pakistan turned out in huge numbers on Saturday to vote in the country's historic first ever democratic elections.

By John Hudson

May 16, 2011

Strange Bedfellows

Porn Industry and Conservative Activists Unite Over Bin Laden Photos

Judicial Watch's lawsuit may unearth the terrorist's porn collection

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By Ujala Sehgal

May 14, 2011

Pakistan Reels Over U.S. Covert Raid on Bin Laden

The parliament condemns U.S. attacks and threatens support in Afghanistan

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By John Hudson

May 13, 2011

Punchline Confirmed: Porn Found in Osama Bin Laden's Compound

U.S. officials told Reuters they found a "stash of pornography"

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By Erik Hayden

May 13, 2011

U.S. Intelligence Conducts 'Brief' Interview with Bin Laden's Wives

Pakistan intelligence officers stayed in the room for the meeting with the three women

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By John Hudson

May 13, 2011

What the Navy SEAL Helmet Cams Saw During the Bin Laden Raid

CBS patches together details of the raid in a computer-generated reenactment

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By Uri Friedman

May 13, 2011

Taliban Bombing Kills 80 in 'First Revenge for Osama's Martyrdom'

The suicide attacks targeted a military training center in Pakistan

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By John Hudson

May 12, 2011

What We've Learned So Far from Bin Laden's Journal

Leading Al Qaeda meant being a jack-of-all-trades jihadist

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By John Hudson

May 10, 2011

Pakistan Says Bin Laden's Son Escaped the U.S. Raid

Previous reports suggested that 18-year-old Hamza had been killed in the raid

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By Caitlin Dickson

May 10, 2011

Today's Best

Five Best Tuesday Columns

On electric cars, the problem with teacher's unions, and joining with China to fix Pakistan

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By John Hudson

May 9, 2011

Report: Pakistan Approved Going After Bin Laden Ten Years Ago

There was a pre-agreement about raids under the Bush administration

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By Uri Friedman

May 9, 2011

Pakistan's Prime Minister Complains of a Bin Laden 'Blame Game'

Multiple stories this morning make us glad not to be diplomats

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By Elspeth Reeve

May 9, 2011

Trumpdate: Still the Least Racist Person There Is

Plus he offers the Trump Doctrine on Pakistan and gets parodied on Saturday Night Live

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By Caitlin Dickson

May 9, 2011

Cartoon

Taking a Second Look at Pakistan

Cartoonist Kevin Kallaugher on the mess in Central Asia

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By Ujala Sehgal

May 8, 2011

Obama Thinks Bin Laden Had Support Network in Pakistan

The president gives his first interview since bin Laden's death to '60 Minutes'

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By Ujala Sehgal

May 8, 2011

Five Best Sunday Columns

On the Pakistan Army, Chomsky on bin Laden, and mothers we should save

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By John Hudson

May 6, 2011

Is the U.S. Using Info from Bin Laden's Hard Drive for Drone Attacks?

American drone attacks have resumed in Pakistan and Yemen

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By Heather Horn

May 5, 2011

Pakistan P.R. Offensive Involves Leaking Bin Laden Detainee Quotes

Pakistan's credibility is on the line. The plan? Undermine U.S. credibility

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By Uri Friedman

May 5, 2011

Pakistan Has Cable Pundits, Too, and Boy, Are They Mad

“We had the belief that our defense was impenetrable, but look what has happened"

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By Caitlin Dickson

May 5, 2011

Today's Best

Five Best Thursday Columns

On Pakistan, fighting terrorists, and the media's mishandling of student celebrations

Comments | 545 Views

By Alex Eichler

May 5, 2011

The Guy Who Tweeted the Bin Laden Raid Is Getting Grumpy

Sohaib Athar makes some testy corrections

Comments | 5,349 Views

By Caitlin Dickson

May 4, 2011

Cartoon

Abbottabad State of Mind

Cartoonist Tom Toles on how Pakistani authorities could have missed Osama.

Comments | 707 Views

By Ray Gustini

May 4, 2011

Jon Stewart on How Close Bin Laden Was to Pakistan's 'West Point'

Close enough to get a pizza delivered

Comments | 4,951 Views

By John Hudson

May 3, 2011

Failed Osama Hunter Wants Bounty for Not Killing Bin Laden

Gary Faulker says, "I had a major hand [to] play in this wonderful thing"

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By John Hudson

May 3, 2011

Touring Abbottabad with the Guy Who Live-Tweeted the Raid

Sohaib Athar is now sharing pictures of his charming hometown

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By Adam Martin

May 3, 2011

Pakistan Has Bin Laden's Wife and Daughters in Custody

The survivors of the raid in Abbottabad won't be handed over to the U.S.

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By Caitlin Dickson

May 3, 2011

Today's Best

Five Best Tuesday Columns

On the future of al Qaeda, Pakistan and terrorism, and the benefits of school vouchers

Comments | 1,047 Views

By Uri Friedman

May 3, 2011

On Bin Laden, Were Pakistani Allies Deceptive or Incompetent?

A Pakistani official chalks not finding bin Laden up to an intelligence failure

Comments | 1,609 Views

By Elspeth Reeve

May 2, 2011

Legislation Congress Wants After Bin Laden's Death

John Conyers wants to end the Iraq and Afghan wars; Pakistan aid questioned

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By Uri Friedman

May 2, 2011

How Involved Was Pakistan in the Abbottabad Raid?

The U.S. says Pakistan helped in the lead-up, but Pakistan's story is less clear

Comments | 1,379 Views

By Ray Gustini

May 2, 2011

The Bin Laden Hunters Who'll Never Catch Their Quarry

A sword-wielding construction worker and publicity-seeking filmmaker tried first

Comments | 2,932 Views

By John Hudson

May 2, 2011

A WikiLeaks Gitmo File Contained a Clue to Bin Laden's Hideout

Information from one of bin Laden's couriers had been made public

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By Uri Friedman

May 2, 2011

A Guide to Who Isn't Happy About Bin Laden's Death

Hamas, Pervez Musharaff, and Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood are among the detractors

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By Uri Friedman

May 2, 2011

Details from the Raid: How the U.S. Killed Bin Laden

Several news outlets have published gripping accounts of the raid

Comments | 11,588 Views

By Heather Horn

May 2, 2011

Video from Inside Bin Laden's Compound

ABC News has the first (gruesome) footage of the compound where Bin Laden died

Comments | 23,120 Views

By Uri Friedman

Apr 27, 2011

Pakistan Pushes Karzai to Drop U.S. as Ally, Turn to China

The report comes as an Afghan pilot kills six coalition troops in Kabul

Comments | 2,931 Views

By Alex Eichler

Apr 21, 2011

Five of Six Accused Rapists Acquitted in High-Profile Pakistan Case

Women's rights movement in Pakistan suffers setback with legal defeat for Mai

Comments | 2,761 Views

By Heather Horn

Apr 14, 2011

A Rising Civilian Death Toll on the Afghan-Pakistan Border

Drone deaths are up, terrorist attack deaths are up; nothing in a new report looks good

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By Uri Friedman

Apr 12, 2011

Drones, Davis and Fatigue: Reasons Pakistan Wants the CIA to Leave

The tenuous relationship between the U.S. and Pakistan is nearing collapse

Comments | 3,188 Views

By John Hudson

Apr 5, 2011

New Osama Hunter Announces His Secret Mission via Press Release

He's got a video camera, night goggles, a few AK 47s and a publicist

Comments | 9,138 Views

By Bryan Hood

Apr 3, 2011

Two Suicide Bombers Strike Sufi Shrine in Pakistan

Suicide attack at religious celebration kill at least 30

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By Uri Friedman

Mar 30, 2011

The Chances 'Cricket Diplomacy' Will Succeed in India

The prime ministers of India and Pakistan are watching today's semi-final match together

Comments | 523 Views

By Elspeth Reeve

Mar 25, 2011

Quiz: Bush's Iraq or Obama's Libya?

Follow the eerie echoes between the debates

Comments | 3,163 Views

By Uri Friedman

Mar 17, 2011

U.S. Drone Attacks Resume After Release of CIA Contractor

The timeline of drone attacks raises questions about dealmaking for Raymond Davis

Comments | 135 Views

By Heather Horn

Mar 16, 2011

The Problem with Calling Raymond Davis's Release an 'Aquittal'

Really it was a compensation exchange, and possibly a forced one. A few other problems

Comments | 172 Views

By Heather Horn

Mar 16, 2011

Pakistani Court 'Acquits' CIA Contractor of Two Murders

Suspected spy Raymond Davis is off the hook: the relatives got "blood money"

Comments | 172 Views

By Ray Gustini

Mar 2, 2011

Another Moderate Politician Killed In Pakistan

Shabaz Bhatti, Pakistan's only Christian cabinet member, gunned down in Islamabad this morning

Comments | 154 Views

By Alex Eichler

Feb 18, 2011

Drone Strikes Stop in Pakistan After U.S. Embassy Employee Arrest

Here's how a botched robbery attempt ended up helping the Taliban

Comments | 172 Views

By Alex Eichler

Jan 28, 2011

Did an American Consulate Employee Kill Two Men in Pakistan?

And what does this mean for relations between the two countries?

Comments | 76 Views

By Max Fisher

Jan 4, 2011

Governor's Assassination Highlights Pakistan's Deepest Problems

One Pakistani writer blames the national "tolerance of intolerance"

Comments | 64 Views

By Max Fisher

Dec 1, 2010

Are U.S.-Pakistan Ties Even Worse Than We Thought?

WikiLeaks cables shine new light on the troubled alliance

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