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Pakistan On Alert As Nation Marks 1 Year Since School Massacre
Pakistan deployed paramilitary forces and police in major cities today as it marked the first anniversary of a Taliban school massacre that left 151 people dead, shocking a country already scarred by nearly a decade of attacks.
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Pakistan Imposes One Month Moratorium on Executions: Officials
Pakistan has imposed a one month moratorium on executions during Ramadan, officials said today, providing temporary reprieve for a death row prisoner whose lawyers claim he was a juvenile at the time of the crime.
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US Drone Strike Kills 9 Pakistani Militants in Afghanistan
A US drone strike in eastern Afghanistan has killed nine militants linked to the Pakistani Taliban in an area close to the countries' rugged border, officials said today.
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Death Warrant Issued for Pakistani Convicted as Teen
Pakistani authorities today issued a death warrant for a killer condemned as a teenager, as a triple murderer was hanged in the 25th execution since the country resumed capital punishment in December.
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Pakistan Lifts Death Penalty Moratorium Completely
The interior ministry has directed provincial governments to proceed with hangings for prisoners who had exhausted all avenues of appeal and clemency, a senior interior ministry official told AFP.
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Imran Khan, Wife Face Wrath of Peshawar Terror-Hit School Parents
Imran Khan and his newly-wed wife were today booed by grieving parents of the victims of the Peshawar school massacre, accusing him of politicising the tragedy and being busy with marriage preparations.
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US Secretary of State John Kerry in Pakistan to Shore up Counterterror Cooperation
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Pakistan on Monday to press the country's leadership to step up the fight against extremists and eliminate safe havens for terror groups along the Afghan border.
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Pakistani Children Anxiously Return to School a Month After Massacre
Children streamed back to school across Pakistan on Monday in an anxious start to a new term following last month's massacre of 134 students at an army-run school in the volatile northwestern city of Peshawar.
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Pakistan to Execute Eight More Terror Convicts: Reports
A Pakistani anti-terrorism court has issued death warrants against eight terror convicts, weeks after the government lifted a self-imposed moratorium on death penalty in terror related cases following the brazen Peshawar school attack.
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Fearing Jailbreak, Pakistan Province Shifts High Profile Prisoners
Fearing a possible jail break, Pakistan's provincial government of Balochistan has shifted 24 high profile prisoners to Central Jail Mach from District Jail Quetta.
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Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif Presented With Draft Amendments For Trying Terrorists: Reports
A draft of amendments for trying enemy combatants and hardcore terrorists involved in execution, abetting, and financing mass murders was presented to Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Saturday.
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Terrorists Planning New Attacks in Pakistan: Reports
A top Pakistani official has said the government has fast-tracked the execution of terrorists following reports that the convicts are in contact with their accomplices across the country and planning new attacks.
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Police Report Says 11 Terrorists Entered Peshawar to Attack School: Report
The initial probe report of the December 16 terror attack on the Army Public School in Pakistan's northwestern city of Peshawar was prepared by police today.
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1,159 Educational Institutions Soft Targets in Islamabad: Reports
Law enforcement agencies in have identified 1,159 educational institutes in the Pakistani capital as soft targets for terrorists, the media reported Tuesday.
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Ensure Security Before Reopening, Peshawar Colleges Told: Reports
Government colleges and universities in Pakistan's Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province have been told not to reopen until security checks are in place.
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Pakistan On Alert As Nation Marks 1 Year Since School Massacre
Pakistan deployed paramilitary forces and police in major cities today as it marked the first anniversary of a Taliban school massacre that left 151 people dead, shocking a country already scarred by nearly a decade of attacks.
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Pakistan Imposes One Month Moratorium on Executions: Officials
Pakistan has imposed a one month moratorium on executions during Ramadan, officials said today, providing temporary reprieve for a death row prisoner whose lawyers claim he was a juvenile at the time of the crime.
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US Drone Strike Kills 9 Pakistani Militants in Afghanistan
A US drone strike in eastern Afghanistan has killed nine militants linked to the Pakistani Taliban in an area close to the countries' rugged border, officials said today.
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Death Warrant Issued for Pakistani Convicted as Teen
Pakistani authorities today issued a death warrant for a killer condemned as a teenager, as a triple murderer was hanged in the 25th execution since the country resumed capital punishment in December.
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Pakistan Lifts Death Penalty Moratorium Completely
The interior ministry has directed provincial governments to proceed with hangings for prisoners who had exhausted all avenues of appeal and clemency, a senior interior ministry official told AFP.
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Imran Khan, Wife Face Wrath of Peshawar Terror-Hit School Parents
Imran Khan and his newly-wed wife were today booed by grieving parents of the victims of the Peshawar school massacre, accusing him of politicising the tragedy and being busy with marriage preparations.
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US Secretary of State John Kerry in Pakistan to Shore up Counterterror Cooperation
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Pakistan on Monday to press the country's leadership to step up the fight against extremists and eliminate safe havens for terror groups along the Afghan border.
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Pakistani Children Anxiously Return to School a Month After Massacre
Children streamed back to school across Pakistan on Monday in an anxious start to a new term following last month's massacre of 134 students at an army-run school in the volatile northwestern city of Peshawar.
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Pakistan to Execute Eight More Terror Convicts: Reports
A Pakistani anti-terrorism court has issued death warrants against eight terror convicts, weeks after the government lifted a self-imposed moratorium on death penalty in terror related cases following the brazen Peshawar school attack.
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Fearing Jailbreak, Pakistan Province Shifts High Profile Prisoners
Fearing a possible jail break, Pakistan's provincial government of Balochistan has shifted 24 high profile prisoners to Central Jail Mach from District Jail Quetta.
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Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif Presented With Draft Amendments For Trying Terrorists: Reports
A draft of amendments for trying enemy combatants and hardcore terrorists involved in execution, abetting, and financing mass murders was presented to Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Saturday.
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Terrorists Planning New Attacks in Pakistan: Reports
A top Pakistani official has said the government has fast-tracked the execution of terrorists following reports that the convicts are in contact with their accomplices across the country and planning new attacks.
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Police Report Says 11 Terrorists Entered Peshawar to Attack School: Report
The initial probe report of the December 16 terror attack on the Army Public School in Pakistan's northwestern city of Peshawar was prepared by police today.
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1,159 Educational Institutions Soft Targets in Islamabad: Reports
Law enforcement agencies in have identified 1,159 educational institutes in the Pakistani capital as soft targets for terrorists, the media reported Tuesday.
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Ensure Security Before Reopening, Peshawar Colleges Told: Reports
Government colleges and universities in Pakistan's Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province have been told not to reopen until security checks are in place.
