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Storming of Red Mosque likely to lead to further violence

PAKISTAN | Thursday, 12 Jul 2007 | Views [773]

At 04:00 local time on 10 July 2007, Pakistani special forces launched ‘Operation Silence’, a military incursion into the Lal Masjid, or Red Mosque, located in the heart of Pakistan’s capital, Islamabad. The operation brought an end to an eight-day ... Read more >

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Unrest in Karachi

PAKISTAN | Friday, 18 May 2007 | Views [1018]

On 14 May 2007, a general strike closed banks, shops, markets and schools throughout Karachi, paralysing the Pakistani port city. Similar scenes could be witnessed in towns and cities throughout southern Sindh province, of which Karachi is the capital, ... Read more >

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