Munir Ahmed

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Pakistani religious clerics and members of Taliban's negotiating committee, from left to right, Professor Ibrahim Khan, Maulana Sami-ul-Haq, and Maulana Abdul Aziz, answer a question during their press conference in Islamabad, Pakistan, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2014. A three-member committee appointed by Pakistani Taliban to hold peace talks with Pakistan has accused its Pakistani counterparts of scuttling the peace process by not turning up for the first round of talks in the capital. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)

Peace talks start between Pakistan, Taliban team

Munir Ahmed · February 6, 2014 2:50 pm

Pakistani religious cleric and member of Taliban's negotiating committee Maulana Sami-ul-Haq arrives for a press conference in Islamabad, Pakistan, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2014. A three-member committee appointed by Pakistani Taliban to hold peace talks with Pakistan has accused its Pakistani counterparts of scuttling the peace process by not turning up for the first round of talks in the capital. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)

Pakistan talks with Taliban team delayed

Munir Ahmed · February 4, 2014 5:58 pm

In this Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2013 photo, Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif attends a ceremony at Aeronautical Complex in Kamra, near Islamabad, Pakistan. Sherif said on Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2014, his government will pursue peace talks with militants despite a recent spate of attacks, naming a four-member committee to facilitate the talks. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)

Pakistani PM pushing for militant peace talks

Munir Ahmed · January 29, 2014 2:56 pm

Pakistan’s Musharraf wants heart treatment abroad

Munir Ahmed · January 24, 2014 12:28 pm

Supporters of Pakistani political party Tehreek-e-Insaf condemn American drone attacks in Pakistani, while holding a rally Thursday, Dec. 26, 2013, in Peshawar, Pakistan. A suspected American drone fired two missiles at a home in a northwestern tribal region bordering Afghanistan, killing several foreign militants, Pakistani intelligence officials said Thursday. (AP Photo/Mohammad Sajjad)

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US drone strike in Pakistan kills 3 militants

Munir Ahmed · December 26, 2013 5:00 am

A Pakistani supporter of former cricket star-turned-politician, and leader of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party, Imran Khan, wearing a pin bearing Khan's image, takes part during a rally in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, May 9, 2013. Pakistan is scheduled to hold parliamentary elections on May 11, the first transition between democratically elected governments in a country that has experienced three military coups and constant political instability since its creation in 1947. The parliament's ability to complete its five-year term has been hailed as a significant achievement. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)

Abduction, attacks mar run-up to Pakistan election

Rebecca Santana, Munir Ahmed · May 9, 2013 4:00 am

Supporters of Pakistan's former President and military ruler Pervez Musharraf chant slogans against the court decision at the High Court in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, April 18, 2013. Musharraf and his security team pushed past policemen and sped away from a court in the country's capital on Thursday after his bail was revoked in a case in which he is accused of treason. (AP Photo/B.K. Bangash)

Pakistan’s Musharraf flees court to avoid arrest

Munir Ahmed, Sebastian Abbot · April 18, 2013 4:00 am

Pakistan court summons anti-corruption boss

Munir Ahmed · January 31, 2013 2:14 pm

Pakistani police officers stand guards on a shipping container placed to block the supporters of Pakistani Sunni Muslim cleric Tahir-ul-Qadri, to enter into high security area Red Zone during an anti government rally in Islamabad, Pakistan Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013. Thousands of Pakistanis fed up with political leaders they say are corrupt and indifferent rallied in the Pakistani capital Tuesday, as the fiery cleric who organized the rally called for the government to resign and for his followers to remain on the streets until then. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)

Court orders arrest of Pakistani prime minister

Asif Shahzad, Munir Ahmed · January 15, 2013 5:00 am

Supporters of Pakistan's assassinated leader Benazir Bhutto pray during her fifth death anniversary in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Thursday, Dec. 27, 2012. The 24-year-old son of former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto has launched his political career at his ancestral place Larkana, with a fiery speech on the fifth anniversary of his mother's assassination. (AP Photo/B.K. Bangash)

Pakistan: Bhutto’s son launches political career

Munir Ahmed, Sebastian Abbot · December 27, 2012 3:57 pm

Pakistan plans to hold national elections in May

Munir Ahmed · November 27, 2012 12:03 pm

WHO: ‘Brain-eating amoeba’ kills 10 in Pakistan

Munir Ahmed · October 9, 2012 10:43 am