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Pakistan’s Murree Brewery Thrives Despite Muslim Laws
One of the more successful businesses in Pakistan is the Murree Brewery. It is an irony considering that Pakistan is a Muslim nation and Muslims are prohibited from drinking alcohol.
Obama Defends US Drone Strikes in Pakistan
The US has conducted drone attacks in parts of Pakistan for years but until yesterday no president ever publicly admitted it. Now President Obama confirmed for the first time that drone aircraft were targeting militants in the tribal belt.
Pakistan ‘Memogate’: Haqqani Travel Ban Lifted
Pakistan’s former ambassador to the US is free to return to his family in the United States. Husain Haqqani spent the past three months in Pakistan under order not to leave the country while being investigated for his alleged involvement in a controversial memo asking the Pentagon to help curb the Pakistani Army.
The Political Comeback of Pervez Musharraf
After three years in self-imposed exile, the former military ruler of Pakistan, Pervez Musharraf, has announced that he wants to return home to run for office.
Why Direct Negotiations Between Afghanistan and Pakistan are Needed for Peace
Author and former Pentagon staffer Sarah Chayes tells host Lisa Mullins that bringing peace to Afghanistan will require direct negotiations between Kabul and Islamabad.
The Role of Transgenders Changes in Pakistan
A look at the tight-knit community of transgenders in Pakistan.
CIA ‘Ran Fake Vaccine Program’ to Get Bin Laden
According to The Guardian, the CIA recruited local doctor to organize the drive.
Alleged Bin Laden Raid Informants Arrested in Pakistan
Pakistan reportedly arrested CIA informants who helped in the raid that killed Osama Bin Laden.
Pakistan military base attack over
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Pakistani troops have ended a siege by militants who attacked a naval base in the city of Karachi. The attack left 10 soldiers and at least three attackers dead. Reports hostages including foreigners were taken were denied, and foreigners at the base are said to be safe. The Pakistani Taliban says the raid was to avenge Osama Bin Laden’s killing by US special forces on May 2. Madiha Tahir reports from Karachi. Download MP3
US-Pakistan relations remain tense
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The United States was not going to win any popularity contests in Pakistan, even before May 2nd. Then, US Navy Seals conducted a raid in Abbottabad that killed al-Qaida chief Osama bin Laden. The operation heightened tensions between Washington and Islamabad. Marco Werman talks with The Guardian’s correspondent for Pakistan and Afghanistan, Declan Walsh.
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‘There goes the neighborhood’
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Sohaib Athar, a resident of Abbottabad, Pakistan, live-tweeted the raid on Osama bin Laden compound. His reaction to bin Laden’s death, on Twitter, was “there goes the neighborhood.” The World’s Marco Werman explores the various possible meanings of that phrase. Download MP3
Storify: Athar’s tweets during the raid
US drone attack in Pakistan heightens tensions
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US tensions with Pakistan rose further Friday after Pakistani officials said a new US drone attack killed several people in Waziristan. Relations between Washington and Islamabad were already frayed after the death of Osama Bin Laden in a Pakistani city. Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with the BBC’s Lyse Doucet in Islamabad. Download MP3
What did Pakistan know?
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Pakistanis are now debating what their military authorities really knew about Osama bin Laden’s whereabouts. The army claims not to have known that America’s most wanted terrorist was living less than a half mile from Pakistan’s country’s main military academy. Madiha Tahir reports from Karachi. Download MP3
Osama Bin Laden’s hideout
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Two days after the raid on Osama Bin Laden’s fortified compound, questions are being asked over how he was able to live in Pakistan without being detected by security forces. Host Lisa Mullins talks with BBC correspondent Aleem Maqbool who has been at the compound where Bin Laden was killed by American special forces. Download MP3
At the compound: Aleem Maqbool’s video report
Many in Pakistan suspicious of US
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Pakistan has described the killing of Osama Bin Laden as a major setback for terrorist organizations while an Indian government minister suggested that the fact that Bin Laden was found just 40 miles from Pakistan’s capital raised concern that terrorists could find sanctuary in Pakistan. Madiha Tahir reports that there is a great deal of suspicion in Pakistan about the US and its motives. Download MP3Graphic: Bin Laden’s compound in Pakistan
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