Friday, December 4, 2009

Bomber kills anti-Taliban lawmaker in Pakistan WSJ Dec 1

Bomber kills anti-Taliban lawmaker in Pakistan

By KIM GAMEL (AP) – 3 days ago

ISLAMABAD — Pakistan's Supreme Court said Tuesday it has taken up petitions challenging the amnesty from graft charges enjoyed by the president and many key allies, paving the way for political turmoil even as the U.S. presses the government to focus on fighting militants near the Afghan border.

Highlighting the dangers, a suicide bomber killed an anti-Taliban lawmaker Tuesday in the northwestern Swat Valley — the latest in a series of suicide attacks in recent weeks in response to an army offensive into a militant stronghold close to the Afghan border.

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