Munir Ahmed

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Pakistan court upholds blasphemy death sentence

Munir Ahmed · October 17, 2014 8:23 am

Pakistani jets hit militant hideouts, killing 21

Munir Ahmed · October 16, 2014 12:07 pm

An Indian boy walks inside his house damaged in the Oct. 7 firing between Indian and Pakistan at the border area of Treava village in Arnia sector, in Jammu, India, Saturday, Oct. 11, 2014. Exchanges of fire are common along the tense and heavily guarded frontier, but this week's flare-up, which left more than 20 people dead, is the most serious violation yet of a 2003 cease-fire agreement. (AP Photo/Channi Anand)

Pakistani, Indian armies discuss border clashes

Munir Ahmed · October 14, 2014 2:08 pm

Supporters of Pakistan's cricketer-turned politician, Imran Khan, beat an effigy of Pakistani prime minister Nawaz sharif during a sit-in protest outside a parliament building in Islamabad, Pakistan, Monday, Oct. 6, 2014. Anti-government protesters led by opposition leaders Khan and Muslim cleric Tahir-ul-Qadri converged on the capital in mid-August, demanding Sharif's ouster over alleged fraud in last year's election. (AP Photo/B.K. Bangash)

National Security

US drone strikes kill 5 militants in NW Pakistan

Munir Ahmed · October 9, 2014 10:56 am

Pakistan detects record number of polio cases

Munir Ahmed · October 4, 2014 7:34 am

A Pakistani youth, who was displaced with his family from Pakistan's tribal region of Mohmand Agency due to fighting between the Taliban and the army, sleeps on the ground near his family's makeshift home on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan, early Friday, Oct. 3, 2014. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)

New polio cases in Pakistan edge closer to record

Munir Ahmed · October 3, 2014 12:59 pm

Pakistan airstrikes kill 40 militants, army says

Munir Ahmed · September 17, 2014 3:26 pm

Militants attack Pakistani post near Afghan border

Munir Ahmed · September 16, 2014 9:44 am

FILE - In this file photo taken Friday, Oct. 11, 2013, Malala Yousafzai, a 16-year-old girl from Pakistan who was shot in the head by the Taliban last October for advocating education for girls, speaks about her fight for girls' education on the International Day of the Girl at the World Bank in Washington. Pakistan's army announced Friday, Sept. 12, 2014, that it had arrested 10 militants suspected of involvement in the 2012 attack on teenage activist Malala, who won world acclaim after she was shot in the head by the Taliban for advocating gender equality and education for women. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

National Security

Pakistan nabs militants linked to attack on Malala

Munir Ahmed · September 12, 2014 5:08 pm

A supporter of Pakistan's cricket celebrity-turned-politician Imran Khan takes part in an anti-government rally with writing on her forehead "Go Nawaz Go," in Karachi, Pakistan, Thursday, Aug. 28, 2014. Pakistani police have registered allegations of abetting murder against Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his brother over the June killing of 14 supporters of a cleric who is currently leading thousands of anti-government demonstrators in Islamabad. (AP Photo/Shakil Adil)

Pakistani premier denies asking army to mediate

Munir Ahmed · August 29, 2014 3:30 pm

A supporter of Pakistan's cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan uses her cell phone to take picture of Khan during a protest near the parliament building in Islamabad, Pakistan, Monday, Aug. 25, 2014. Thousands of supporters of Pakistan's cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan and Muslim cleric Tahir-ul-Qadri are besieging parliament in the capital to pressure Sharif to resign over alleged election fraud. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)

Pakistan minister urges opposition to ease demands

Munir Ahmed · August 27, 2014 11:41 am

Supporters of anti-government cleric Tahir-ul-Qadri flash victory signs during a protest in front of the parliament building in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, Aug. 21, 2014. Thousands of Khan's supporters are besieging parliament for a second day Thursday to pressure Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to resign over alleged election fraud. (AP Photo/B.K. Bangash)

Pakistan protest leader backs out of talks

Munir Ahmed · August 21, 2014 1:30 pm