Pakistan Peace Talks Continue Amid Fresh Wave Of Civilian Killings

The Pakistan government is ironing out a peace deal with the Pakistani Taliban. A deadly wave of violence is sweeping the country, but it may not be at the hands of the usual suspects.

Zofeen Ebrahim
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KARACHI, Pakistan ---- A deadly bombing inside a vegetable market on the fringes of Islamabad killed 25 people and injured as many as 100 others on Wednesday. It came at a time when the Pakistan government is trying to iron out a peace deal with the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, or Pakistani Taliban, and working to extend the 40-day cease-fire, which

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Philippines And Muslim Rebel Group Sign Peace Deal

Filipino Muslims wipe their tears after learning that a peace accord has been signed between Moro Islamic Liberation Front leaders and Philippine President Benigno Aquino III during a rally on Thursday March 27, 2014 outside the presidential palace in Manila, Philippines. The Philippine government signed a peace accord with the country’s largest Muslim rebel group […]

Associated Press
بواسطة Associated Press

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippine government signed a peace accord with the country's largest Muslim rebel group on Thursday, the culmination of years of negotiations and a significant political achievement for President Benigno Aquino III. The deal grants largely Muslim areas of the southern Mindanao region greater political autonomy in

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