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Pakistani Taliban Claim Responsibility for Airport Attack A gunfight at Pakistan's busiest civilian airport raged for six hours, as live TV coverage showed explosions and a blazing fire near aircraft parked on the ground. Twenty-eight people reportedly were killed. When it was over, the Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility and called it vengeance against a CIA drone that killed a Taliban leader last November. Jon Boone, Pakistan correspondent for the Guardian , joins us from Islamabad.
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Former PM’s Son Kidnapped as Pakistan Campaign Comes to a Close On Saturday, Pakistanis are scheduled to elect new members of Parliament, with the Taliban threatening suicide bombs at the polls. Violence already has disrupted campaigning. Political rallies have been bombed and, today a candidate who's the son of a former prime minister was kidnapped. Two days ago, Imran Khan, a former cricket star and party leader, fell during a campaign event and suffered injuries that have changed the dynamics of the electoral process.
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Malala, Girl Shot by Taliban, Sent to Britain for Treatment Malala Yousafzai has arrived in Britian for emergency specialist care. She's the 14-year old Pakistani advocate of women's education shot in the head last week by a Taliban gunman. Jon Boone, Pakistan correspondent for Britain's Guardian newspaper, joins us from Islamabad.
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Protests Break Out in Pakistan over Anti-Muslim Film Tomorrow is a national holiday in Pakistan, but not one to celebrate heroes or holy days. The government, fearful that roiling demonstrations over an anti Muslim film would get out of hand simply shut the country down, declaring Friday an official "day of expression of love for the prophet." Correspondent Jon Boone is in Pakistan for Britain's Guardian newspaper.
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Protests Break Out in Pakistan over Anti-Muslim Film Tomorrow is a national holiday in Pakistan, but not one to celebrate heroes or holy days. The government, fearful that roiling demonstrations over an anti Muslim film would get out of hand simply shut the country down, declaring Friday an official "day of expression of love for the prophet." Correspondent Jon Boone is in Pakistan for Britain's Guardian newspaper.
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