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Pakistani police commandos search inside lawyers offices looking for attackers following a suicide attack in a court complex, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Monday, March 3, 2014. (AP Photo/B.K. Bangash)


Suicide bombers kill 11 in Pakistani capital

Suicide bombers kill 11 in Pakistani capital

Islamabad, AP—A group of armed men, including two suicide attackers, stormed a court complex in the Pakistani capital on Monday in a rare terror attack in the heart of Islamabad that killed 11 people and wounded dozens. No one immediately claimed responsibility for...
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File photo of King Faisal Mosque in Islamabad. (Asharq Al-Awsat)


Scenes from Islamabad

Scenes from Islamabad

Islamabad, Asharq Al-Awsat—Saudi Crown Prince Salman Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud’s visit to Pakistan—the first stop on his current tour of Asia—was an expression of Islamabad’s importance as a close ally of the Kingdom for over six decades, confirming its pivotal role in...
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Japan’s Crown Prince Naruhito (R) accompanies Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Salman bin Abdul Aziz al-Saud as he arrives at Haneda airport in Tokyo February 18, 2014. (Reuters/Yuya Shino)


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Pakistan’s newly appointed army chief General Raheel Sharif attends the change of command ceremony at the army headquarters in Rawalpindi on November 29, 2013. (Reuters/Mian Khursheed)


Pakistan Army Chief Raheel Sharif: A Key Strategist?

Pakistan Army Chief Raheel Sharif: A Key Strategist?

Islamabad, Asharq Al-Awsat—On December 9, 2013, the US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel began his visit to Pakistan by calling on the country’s newly appointed Chief of Army Staff, General Raheel Sharif, in his office at the Army headquarters in Rawalpindi. The message...
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File photo—In this photograph taken on April 20, 2013, former Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf is escorted by soldiers as he arrives at an anti-terrorism court in Islamabad. (AFP PHOTO/AAMIR QURESHI/FILES)


Judge grants bail for ex-Pakistani leader

Judge grants bail for ex-Pakistani leader

Islamabad, AP—A court granted former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf bail Monday in a case related to the death of a radical cleric, paving the way for an end to his more than six-month house arrest, his defense lawyer said. Musharraf, who has been plagued by...