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ARTICLES BY NAHAL TOOSI

Gunmen abduct US man in brazen raid

LAHORE, Pakistan - Gunmen kidnapped an American development expert after tricking his guards and breaking into his house in Pakistan on Saturday, a brazen raid that alarmed aid workers, diplomats and other foreigners who already tread carefully in this country rife with Islamic militancy and anti-U.S. sentiment.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Pakistan-NATO supply standoff continues

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan kept a vital border crossing closed to U.S. and NATO supply trucks for a third day Saturday, a sign that Islamabad's desire to avoid a domestic backlash over a NATO incursion that killed three Pakistani troops is - for now - outweighing its desire to stay on …
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 14 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Attackers strike sect

LAHORE, Pakistan - Islamist gunmen and a suicide squad lobbed grenades, sprayed bullets from atop a minaret and took hostages Friday in attacks on two mosques packed with worshippers from a minority sect in Pakistan. At least 80 people were killed and dozens wounded.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 14 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

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