Pakistan

Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country in South Asia. It has a 1,046 kilometres (650 mi) coastline along the Arabian Sea and Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. Tajikistan also lies very close to Pakistan but is separated by the narrow Wakhan Corridor. Thus, it occupies a crossroads position between South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East. The region forming modern Pakistan was at the heart of the ancient Indus Valley Civilisation and then later was the recipient of Vedic, Persian, Indo-Greek, Turco-Mongol, Islamic and Sikh cultures. The area has witnessed invasions and/or settlements by the Indo-Aryans, Persians, Greeks, Arabs, Turks, Afghans, Mongols and the British.

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Central Jail in Peshawar
U.S. Senators Act Harsh on Pakistan for Jailing CIA Helper, Cut Aid by $33 Million

By Reuters

U.S. senators scandalized by Pakistan's jailing of a doctor for helping the CIA find Osama bin Laden voted on Thursday to cut aid to Islamabad by $33 million - one million for each year in the doctor's sentence. (7:28 am)

MORE TOPICS: AL-QAEDA, AFGHANISTAN, HILLARY CLINTON, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, CONGRESS

U.S. Cuts Pakistan Aid Over Bin Laden Doctor Conviction

By IBTimes

The Senate Appropriations Committee decided to punish Islamabad $1 million for every year of Shakil Afridi's 33-year sentence. (8:22 pm)

MORE TOPICS: BARACK OBAMA, AFGHANISTAN

Polio remains a threat to children in Pakistan
Polio Remains Endemic in Nigeria, Pakistan And Afghanistan: Health Officials

By IBTimes

GPEI warned that failure to eradicate polio could lead to as many as 200,000 paralyzed children a year across the globe. (5:04 pm)

MORE TOPICS: CHINA, AFGHANISTAN, INDIA, NIGERIA

US Drone Strike Kills At Least 8 People In Northwest Pakistan

By IBTimes

Drone attacks have become a contentious issue in Pakistan since local officials claim these attacks frequently kill innocent civilians. (3:45 pm)

MORE TOPICS: AFGHANISTAN

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US Drone Kills 10 Suspected Militants in Pakistan

By IBTimes UK

Attack took place in tribal region, near Afghan border in North Waziristan, hub of mlitant activity. (May 24)

MORE TOPICS: AL-QAEDA, AFGHANISTAN

US Drone Reportedly Kills 10 In Pakistan

By Reuters

A U.S. drone strike on suspected Islamist militants in northwest Pakistan killed 10 people on Thursday, intelligence officials said. (May 24)

MORE TOPICS: AFGHANISTAN

US Hopes Pakistan Will Reopen NATO Supply Routes

By IBTimes

The US hopes that Pakistan will agree to reopen the supply routes to NATO troops in Afghanistan as the Senate has threatened to link the aid to Pakistan with the country's cooperation on the issue. (May 23)

MORE TOPICS: AFGHANISTAN, RUSSIA, BARACK OBAMA

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Osama Bin Laden Death: Pakistani Doctor Shakil Afridi Sentenced to 33 Years For Helping US Kill al-Qaida Chief

By IBTimes UK

Dr Shakil Afridi accused of treason after setting up fake vaccination camp in Abbottabad to verify Osama Bin Laden was living in the city. (May 23)

MORE TOPICS: AFGHANISTAN, HILLARY CLINTON, HEPATITIS B

Osama Bin Laden
Pakistan Imprisons Doctor Who Helped CIA Find Osama Bin Laden

By IBTimes

Pakistan Imprisons Doctor Who Helped CIA Find Osama Bin Laden (May 23)

MORE TOPICS: AL-QAEDA, AFGHANISTAN, COURT, U.S. NAVY, CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY

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Pakistan: Gunfire Kills Karachi Civilians During Protest Over Division Of Sindh Province

By IBTimes

At least 10 people were killed in Pakistan on Tuesday when a rally in Sindh Province erupted in violence. Gatherers had been marching to protest the division of the province. (May 23)

MORE TOPICS: RELIGION, INDIA

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