Read more Islamabad stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/4096/islamabad.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 12:29:16 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72295/brigadier-assassinated-in-islamabad.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA top army officer was gunned down in the Pakistani capital today as the military continued to push into the Taliban's Waziristan sanctuary. Brigadier Moinudin Ahmed, head of the UN peacekeeping mission in Sudan, was shot dead along with his driver by suspected militants on a motorbike as their jeep...http://www.newser.com/story/72295/brigadier-assassinated-in-islamabad.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 22 Oct 2009 4:04:34 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70960/suicide-bomber-kills-5-at-pakistan-un-office.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA suicide bomber disguised as a security officer infiltrated UN offices in the Pakistani capital today, killing five people and leaving several others critically injured. Witnesses said the blast at the UN World Food Program, in one of Islamabad's more exclusive neighborhoods, shattered windows and left victims lying in pools...http://www.newser.com/story/70960/suicide-bomber-kills-5-at-pakistan-un-office.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 05 Oct 2009 6:56:18 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/57234/taliban-are-filmed-killing-pakistani-lovers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTaliban enforcers in Pakistan have been filmed in a chilling video shooting down two lovers charged with committing adultery, reports the BBC. The man and woman are seen talking to members of the Taliban, and then move away as they appear to sense the danger they're in. Both are shot...http://www.newser.com/story/57234/taliban-are-filmed-killing-pakistani-lovers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 26 Apr 2009 7:54:51 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/57067/pakistan-sends-troops-to-halt-taliban-advance.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPakistan has rushed hundreds of troops to an area overrun by Taliban militants, AFP reports. The extremists have seized control of Buner district—just 60 miles west of the capital—and witnesses say they are patrolling the streets, barring women from public places, and warning residents not to engage in...http://www.newser.com/story/57067/pakistan-sends-troops-to-halt-taliban-advance.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 24 Apr 2009 2:01:26 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/53386/pakistan-to-restore-ousted-chief-judge.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTwo days of massive demonstrations have convinced the Pakistani government to reinstate the nation's chief justice, CNN reports. Hundreds of angry lawyers filled the streets as a government spokesman said Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry would soon regain his position. Protesters demanded that the government fulfill its promise to reinstate...http://www.newser.com/story/53386/pakistan-to-restore-ousted-chief-judge.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 15 Mar 2009 19:30:54 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/53242/us-envoys-try-to-defuse-pakistan-crisis.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe US is attempting to defuse the escalating political crisis in Pakistan, reports the New York Times , as the police continued to beat and arrest protesters marching to Islamabad. The American ambassador yesterday visited Nawaz Sharif, the former PM whose supporters have joined the lawyers movement in anti-government demonstrations. Later...http://www.newser.com/story/53242/us-envoys-try-to-defuse-pakistan-crisis.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 13 Mar 2009 8:31:07 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/45257/mumbai-thugs-aimed-to-squeeze-press-with-hostages.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMumbai terrorists originally planned to take hostages and use them to make demands of the media, a captured gunmen has revealed. Mohammed Ajmal Kasab and his partner, responsible for a massacre at the train station, intended to take hostages to a rooftop, but couldn't find a suitable building, reports AP....http://www.newser.com/story/45257/mumbai-thugs-aimed-to-squeeze-press-with-hostages.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 14 Dec 2008 6:14:26 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/38908/brits-want-diplomats-kids-out-of-volatile-pakistan.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagChildren of British diplomats stationed in Pakistan are returning home amid security concerns following the Marriott Hotel terrorist bombing in Islamabad last month. Britain will also allow spouses and other dependents to join the 60 kids as instability grows in the volatile nation, the Daily Telegraph reports. The departures are...http://www.newser.com/story/38908/brits-want-diplomats-kids-out-of-volatile-pakistan.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 01 Oct 2008 10:48:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/38065/pakistan-bomb-near-miss-for-president-pm.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPakistan's president and prime minister were supposed to be at a reception at the Islamabad hotel where a huge bomb killed at least 60 people and injured 270, reports the Times of London. Asif Ali Zardari and Yousaf Raza Gilani were expected to attend a large dinner at the Marriott,...http://www.newser.com/story/38065/pakistan-bomb-near-miss-for-president-pm.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 22 Sep 2008 7:02:01 CDT