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Chinese escape Karachi bomb ahead of Premier Li's arrival in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - A roadside bomb exploded near the seafront in Karachi on Tuesday likely targeting a van full of Chinese port workers, police said, a day before Chinese Premier Li Keqiang arrives in the capital, Islamabad. No one was hurt.Full story

Pakistan's Sharif free to rule without unwieldy coalition

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan Prime Minister-elect Nawaz Sharif won enough seats in Saturday's parliamentary election that he won't need to form a coalition with other major parties to push through badly needed reforms, final figures showed on Thursday. Full story

Good morning Daily Rundown from Islamabad, Pakistan!

  Olov Stenlund gives today’s TDR Good Morning all the way from Islamabad, Pakistan.

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Hundreds of lawyers protested the film mocking Islam in Islamabad, NBC’s Amna Nawaz reports. 

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A family cools off in a stream on a hot day in Shahra park on the outskirts of Islamabad May 23, 2013. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra (PAKISTAN - Tags: ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY)

A soldier and police officer gesture as they secure the area and clear the roads before the motorcade of Chinese Premier Li passes by in Islamabad
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A soldier and police officer gesture as they secure the area and clear the roads before the motorcade of Chinese Premier Li Keqiang passes by in Islamabad May 22, 2013. REUTERS/Faisal Mahmood