A diplomat working for the Pakistani embassy in Iraq was taken hostage by a group calling itself Omar bin Khattab who are most likely looking for ransom payment. Thanks Philippines and Italy. Washington Post "Mr Javed is absolutely safe," Foreign
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I reported on legislation being brought forward on Pervez Musharraf, allowing him to remain both as President and Army Chief in Pakistan back on October 14. Now it seems the legislation has been signed. Arab News Pakistan’s Senate president signed
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Pakistan has voted to allow President Gen. Pervez Musharraf to continue in his role as General of the army past the Dec. 31 deadline currently set. PakTribune In an unprecedented parliamentary move the National Assembly Thursday permitted President Gen. Pervez
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The indicted kidnapper and beheader of Daniel Pearl was gunned down while charging Pakistani law enforcement officers with grenades in Nawabshah, a southern town in Pakistan. Amjad Hussain Farooqi, a suspected top al-Qaida operative, is seen dead in this handout
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