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- Obama's worst Pakistan nightmare
The biggest fear is not jihadists taking control of the border regions. It's what happens if the country's nuclear arsenal falls into the wrong hands.
- Former Ambassador and South Asia Expert Teresita Schaffer to
Ambassador John Blaney Hosts Wall Street Access Conference Call on Region of Economic Growth and Political Tensions NEW YORK The commercial prospects for trade and investment in IndiaThe United States' evolving relationships with India and Pakistan
- Explosions rock Lahore, Pakistan
A series of small blasts went off near a major government building and a theater in eastern Pakistan late Friday, but there was no immediate confirmation of any casualties.
- Explosions Reported in Pakistan
Police say a series of blasts have gone off near a theater in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore, but there has been no immediate word on casualties. 
- 'Suicide bomber' caught after Lahore blasts
Pakistani police arrested a suspected suicide bomber Friday after at least six people were injured in a series of explosions in Lahore, Pakistan's second largest city, police told CNN.
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The separation in 1947 of British India into the Muslim state of Pakistan (with two sections West and East) and largely Hindu India was never satisfactorily resolved. A third war between these countries in 1971 resulted in East Pakistan seceding and becoming the separate nation of Bangladesh. A dispute over the state of Kashmir is ongoing. In response to Indian nuclear weapons testing, Pakistan conducted its own tests in 1998.
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AFP - Four low-grade bombs exploded at a popular theatre complex in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore late Friday, police said, causing minor damage to nearby buildings but so far no casualties.
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