That cricket can explain India in profound ways is, by now, a tired literary cliché. But, as is the case with clichés, it is a truth beyond dispute. As the scandal unfolded over the past few days, these are the revelations it made about modern Indian …
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By DECLAN WALSH. Published: April 21, 2013. NOWSHERA, Pakistan — When Shahid Khan started talking, his gunmen clambered onto a school’s rooftop, scanning the surrounding hills with flashlights, anticipating a possible attack. World Twitter Logo.
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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan – A Pakistani antiterrorism court on Saturday extended by two weeks the detention of the former military ruler Pervez Musharraf, ensuring that the legal wrangling surrounding the retired general will continue in the run-up to …
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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — When Taliban fighters swept into the Tirah Valley of northern Pakistan last month, grabbing a remote but strategic area that was previously known for criminal activity, Pakistan’s military seized a chance to bloody the insurgents …
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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Representatives from many of Pakistan’s political parties Thursday called on their government to engage in peace talks with the Pakistani Taliban, on a day when continuing militant violence in the country’s northwest killed at …
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In cricket, it is batsmen who are generally expected to bring glamour to the match and draw in the fans. And there is plenty of good batsmanship possible when South Africa plays Pakistan in the second of three five-day tests, starting Thursday at …
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LONDON (AP) — A Pakistani schoolgirl who was shot in the head by the Taliban is in stable condition after undergoing two successful operations to reconstruct her skull and restore her hearing, the British hospital treating her said Sunday.
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Published: January 31, 2013. ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — A roadside bomb killed two polio workers in northwestern Pakistan on Thursday, in the third such attack this week on workers struggling to immunize children against the crippling disease. World …
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Wright, who enjoyed success as the coach of India, left in July last year after turning down a contract extension because he felt he was unable to continue working with New Zealand Cricket’s director of coaching, John Buchanan. Mike Hesson, who …
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Gunmen riding a motorcycle shot and killed a police officer protecting polio workers during a United Nations-backed vaccination campaign in northwestern Pakistan on Tuesday, the police said. The attack took place as dozens of polio workers were going …
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