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Pakistan’s Population Booms

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Three men who have fathered nearly 100 children among them are doing their bit for Pakistan’s skyrocketing population, which is being counted for the first time in 19 years. But in a country where experts warn the surging populace is gouging into hard-won economic gains and social services, the three patriarchs are unconcerned. Allah, they … Read more

Timeline of Deadliest Insurgent Attacks In Pakistan

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At least 70 people were killed and hundreds more wounded in Pakistan Thursday when a suicide bomber blew himself up among a crowd of devotees at a revered Sufi shrine in southern Sindh province. Here is a list of major attacks by militant groups in the country since 2007: October 18: Bomb attacks targeting former … Read more