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Police Suspect Hoax in Airline Bomb Scare

Canadian woman phoned in tip about male passenger

(Newser) - The bomb scare that required a Pakistani passenger jet with 273 people aboard to make an emergency landing in Stockholm was apparently a hoax. Authorities diverted the plane, which took off from Toronto, after getting a tip that a man aboard had explosives. He turned out to be clean and...

Pakistan Jet Evacuated in Sweden After Bomb Threat

Karachi-bound flight diverts after Canada reports threat

(Newser) - A Pakistan International Airlines plane bound for Karachi diverted this morning to Sweden, where it was evacuated over reports of a passenger carrying explosives, reports the AP. Police detained a man they described as a Canadian citizen of Pakistani origin as passengers were being evacuated, but have thus far found...

CIA Has Covert 3,000-Man Army in Pakistan
CIA Has Covert 3,000-Man Army in Pakistan
Woodward Book
Sep 22, 2010 11:44 AM CDT

CIA Has Covert 3,000-Man Army in Pakistan

NPR confirms book's report

(Newser) - Most of the reporting on Bob Woodward’s new book has focused on the internal strife in the Obama administration (see our item on that here .) But JJ Sutherland of NPR noticed another revelation in the recap by the Washington Post : The CIA has a clandestine 3,000-man paramilitary...

Pakistani Politician Stabbed to Death in London

He had sought asylum in UK, saying he was under 'threat'

(Newser) - Prominent Pakistani politician Imran Farooq was murdered outside his London home last night, suffering multiple stab wounds and head injuries. Police assume the killing was politically motivated, and are reviewing the security of other Pakistani politicians living in London, the BBC reports. Scotland Yard’s SO15 terrorism unit is handling...

After Floods, Pakistan Celebrates Eid in Tents

Joyous holiday not so festive for millions of victims

(Newser) - Millions of Pakistani flood victims celebrated Islam's most joyous festival in donated tents and makeshift shelters on Saturday as the country's leaders, criticized for an inadequate response to the disaster, pledged more aid. The water has receded in many places, but remains head-high in others, forcing victims to stay outside...

Angelina Jolie Visits Pakistan Flood Victims

UN goodwill ambassador to record fresh appeal for help

(Newser) - Angelina Jolie flew to Pakistan today to meet people displaced by flooding and film fresh appeals for international aid. The actress—a goodwill ambassador for the UN's refugee agency—describes the crisis as an "economic and social catastrophe," Radar reports, with "one-fifth of Pakistan under water" and...

1M More Displaced in Pakistan
 1M More Displaced in Pakistan 
Aug 27, 2010 10:54 AM CDT

1M More Displaced in Pakistan

Southern levee bursts, flooding new areas

(Newser) - A new levee crumbled against the weight of the Indus River in Pakistan, flooding new areas in the southern Sindh province and displacing nearly 1 million more people, the AP reports. Around 175,000 people—70% of the population of the city of Thatta—are thought to have fled their...

CIA Pinpoints Yemen's al-Qaeda as a Major Threat

Expect more drone attacks in coming months

(Newser) - It looks like Yemen is about to get a lot more attention from the CIA. Both the Washington Post and the Wall Street Journal have front-page stories declaring that the US sees the nation's al-Qaeda offshoot as a serious threat to American security, perhaps even bigger than Pakistan's. The result...

Despite Floods, US Restarts Drone Attacks in Pakistan

Good will could go 'down the drain,' officials warn

(Newser) - Pakistan is in the midst of a massive humanitarian crisis, with floods submerging a sixth of the country, leaving six million people homeless. But that hasn’t stopped the US from resuming its unmanned aerial assaults, MSNBC reports. Drone missions were briefly grounded by the monsoon, but now have fully...

Pakistanis Nabbed Taliban Boss to Stop Peace Talks

Naive CIA got played: sources

(Newser) - In an embarrassing development for the CIA, it looks like the capture last January of Taliban commander Abdul Ghani Baradar was anything but the joint US-Pakistani victory against terrorism it was presented as at the time. In fact, Pakistan captured Baradar to undermine secret peace talks between the Taliban and...

Pakistanis Dig In: 'We're Scared of Losing Everything'
 Pakistanis Dig In: 
 'We're Scared of 
 Losing Everything' 
Nobody's evacuating
Aug 22, 2010 11:45 AM CDT

Pakistanis Dig In: 'We're Scared of Losing Everything'

Thousands stay behind to safeguard what's left

(Newser) - Somewhere beneath the swirling warm brown floodwaters drenching Pakistan lie the remnants of millions of displaced lives: possessions, crops, livelihoods, the ruins of homes. But even as the amount worth saving dwindles—perhaps a few bedraggled animals, cookware, or transistor radio—thousands upon thousands are digging in and refusing to...

Donors Slow to Respond to Pakistan Flooding Crisis
As Pakistan Drowns,
the West Sits on Its Wallet
AID NOT COMING
Aug 18, 2010 5:46 AM CDT

As Pakistan Drowns, the West Sits on Its Wallet

UN fears country's image problem is to blame

(Newser) - Western governments and individuals don't seem to care about Pakistani flooding victims nearly as much as they did about Haitian earthquake victims, UN officials say. The Pakistan crisis has left millions of people in urgent need of assistance but donations are trickling in much slower than needed, officials tell the...

UN Chief: Pakistan Flooding 'Unprecedented'
 UN Chief: Pakistan 
 Flooding 'Unprecedented' 
SHOW HIM THE MONEY
Aug 15, 2010 5:50 PM CDT

UN Chief: Pakistan Flooding 'Unprecedented'

Aid needs to be stepped up: Ban Ki-moon

(Newser) - Ban Ki-moon has toured his share of disaster areas, but the UN secretary-general said today that he's never seen anything on the scope of the floods that have rolled through Pakistan, displacing some 20 million people. Ban urged the international community to step up the pace of aid donations, saying:...

Pakistan Confirms Cholera Case
 Pakistan Confirms Cholera Case 
FLOOD AFTERMATH
Aug 14, 2010 6:59 AM CDT

Pakistan Confirms Cholera Case

UN fears the outbreak of many more

(Newser) - Queue the locusts: Pakistan has confirmed its first case of deadly waterborne cholera, and officials in the devastated northwest region fear there will be more in wake of flooding that has killed an estimated 1500. And the bad news got worse for Pakistan, reports the AP, with fresh flooding hitting...

1,300 Missing in Asia Floods
 1,300 Missing in Asia Floods 
Aug 9, 2010 5:27 AM CDT

1,300 Missing in Asia Floods

Millions plunged into misery

(Newser) - Rescuers searched today for an estimated 1,300 people left missing after rubble-strewn floodwaters tore through northwestern China, smashing buildings, overturning cars, and killing at least 127 people. In neighboring Pakistan, 4 million people faced food shortages amid their country's worst-ever flooding, while rescuers in Indian-controlled Kashmir raced to find...

More Rain Lashes Drenched Pakistan

Gov't says 13M people affected by relentless monsoons

(Newser) - More rain soaked flood-ravaged Pakistan today and even heavier downpours were forecast for coming days, deepening a crisis in which hardline Islamists have rushed to fill gaps in the government's patchy response. Pakistani officials estimate as many as 13 million people have been affected by the rising waters. About 1,...

45 Die in Pakistan Shooting Spree

Gunman go on rampage after assassination of Karachi lawmaker

(Newser) - Gunmen killed at least 45 people in Pakistan's largest city after the assassination of a prominent lawmaker set off a wave of revenge attacks. Dozens of vehicles and shops were set ablaze as security forces struggled to regain control of Karachi. Many of the dead were killed in targeted, execution-style...

Pakistan Flood Toll Hits 1,100
 Pakistan Flood Toll Hits 1,100 
UPDATED
Aug 1, 2010 6:30 AM CDT

Pakistan Flood Toll Hits 1,100

Receding waters show massive devastation

(Newser) - A Pakistani official says the death toll from massive floods in the northwest has risen to 1,100 people. Disaster management official Adnan Khan said today that the death toll could rise even higher since there are areas in Khyber-Pakhtoonkhwa province that rescue workers have not been able to access....

Death Toll in Pakistan Floods Rises Above 800

Monsoon rains bring unprecedented devastation

(Newser) - The death toll in the massive flooding in Pakistan surged past 800 as floodwaters receded today in the hard-hit northwest, an official said. The damage to roads, bridges, and communications networks hindered rescuers, while the threat of disease loomed as some evacuees arrived in camps with fever, diarrhea, and skin...

Plane Carrying 152 Crashes in Pakistan
  152  Die as Plane 
  Crashes in Pakistan 
2 Americans on board
Jul 28, 2010 6:25 AM CDT

152 Die as Plane Crashes in Pakistan

Jet goes down outside Islamabad in heavy rain

(Newser) - There were no survivors among the 152 passengers and crew on board an Airblue plane that crashed into hills near the Pakistani capital this morning. The Airbus 321, flying from Karachi to Islamabad, lost contact with the control tower as it was about to land, a local official told AP...

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