Tag: Pakistan

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Poll: Americans by nearly 2-1 disapprove of Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl

Paul Bedard · June 12, 2014 5:56 pm

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, June 11, 2014, before the House Armed Services Committee. Hagel faced angry lawmakers becoming the first Obama administration official to testify publicly about the controversial prisoner swap with the Taliban. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

National Security

In Hill testimony, Hagel defends Bergdahl trade

LOLITA C. BALDORBRADLEY KLAPPER · June 11, 2014 9:33 pm

Smoke rises above Karachi airport terminal Monday, June 9, 2014 in Pakistan. Gunmen disguised as police guards attacked the terminal with machine guns and a rocket launcher during a five-hour siege that killed 13 people as explosions echoed into the night, while security forces retaliated and killed all the attackers, officials said Monday. (AP Photo/Shakil Adil)

US condemns deadly attack on Pakistan airport

Lara Jakes · June 9, 2014 8:09 pm

Fire illuminates the sky above Karachi airport terminal where security forces are fighting with attackers Sunday night, June 8, 2014, in Pakistan. Gunmen disguised as police guards attacked the terminal with machine guns and a rocket launcher during a five-hour siege that killed 13 people as explosions echoed into the night, while security forces retaliated and killed all the attackers, officials said Monday. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)

Pakistani Taliban vows more violence after attack

REBECCA SANTANAADIL JAWAD · June 9, 2014 8:04 pm

Mainstream Media Scream: Ed Schultz says there’s ‘nothing American about Ted Cruz’

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Mainstream Media Scream: Ed Schultz says there’s ‘nothing American about Ted Cruz’

Paul Bedard · June 9, 2014 6:47 pm

A Pakistani soldier takes position at Jinnah International Airport where security forces are fighting with gunmen who disguised themselves as police guards and stormed a terminal used for VIPs and cargo, Sunday night, June 8, 2014, in Pakistan. The airport attack still was ongoing early Monday in Karachi, a sprawling port city on the southern coast of Pakistan, although officials said all the passengers had been evacuated. (AP Photo/Shakil Adil)

Attack on Pakistan airport leaves at least 23 dead

Washington Examiner · June 9, 2014 3:56 am

Leading Pakistani politician arrested in London

Washington Examiner · June 3, 2014 2:46 pm

Hayes Podcast: Did Bergdahl Desert? Did He Put U.S. Soldiers at Risk?

TWS Podcast · June 2, 2014 7:15 pm

Pakistan: Slain woman’s husband killed 1st wife

ZAHEER BABARMUNIR AHMED · May 29, 2014 8:59 pm

Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif demanded "immediate action" over Parveen's death. (AP Photo)

Beltway Confidential

Pakistan prime minister condemns murder of pregnant woman, as it’s revealed her husband killed his first wife

Ashe Schow · May 29, 2014 7:26 pm

National Security

CIA winds down drone strike program in Pakistan

Ken Dilanian · May 29, 2014 6:34 pm

Mustafa Kharal, lawyer of pregnant woman Farzana Parveen who was stoned to death, shows her marriage certificate in Lahore, Pakistan, Wednesday, May 28, 2014. Nearly 20 members of the woman's family, including her father and brothers, attacked her and her husband with batons and bricks in broad daylight before a crowd of onlookers in front of the high court of Lahore, police investigator Rana Mujahid said. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary)

Pregnant woman stoned to death in Pakistan buried

Munir Ahmed · May 28, 2014 5:46 pm