2010-12-31

Act before it is too late, IMF warns government - The News International


The Nation, Pakistan

Act before it is t oo late, IMF warns government
The News International
By Khalid Mustafa & Zahid Hussain ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund has warned Pakistan to take the required actions to reduce the ever- increasing ...
IMF Tells Pakistan to Trim DeficitWall Street Journal
IMF warns Pakistan to "cut" its budget deficit: ReportThe Express Tribun e
IMF warns about Pakistan's deteriorating economyDaily News & Analysis
Hindustan Times -Business Recorder -The Nation, Pakistan
all 87 news articles »

PML-N, MQM want committee to probe verbal war - Daily Times


DAWN.com

PML-N, MQM want committee to probe verbal war
Daily Times
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and the Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM) on Friday called for constituting a parliamentary committee to ...
Hurling muckIndian Express
PML-N not to save corrupt government: NawazPakistan Observer
We won't join any puppet show: NawazThe News International
SAMAA TV -The Express Tribune -Eurasia Review
all 101 news articles »

Corruption allegations and insipid PCB chief hit Pakistan cricket hard in 2010 - Daily Times

Pakistan, China declare 2011 'Year of Friendship' - Daily Times

EDITORIAL: 2010: a year of turmoil - Daily Times


DAWN.com

EDITORIAL: 2010: a year of turmoil
Daily Times
The year 2010 was a mixed bag for Pakistan. There were some positive aspects, but mostly the year was one of sorrow and pain. Pakistan faced political ...
Scenarios: Possible outcomes in Pakistan's political crisisReuters
PPP, MQM to work together for country's betterment:Interior MinisterAssociated Press of Pakistan
Pakistan's government increasingly unstableABC Online
BusinessWeek -Press TV -Calcutta Telegraph
all 39 news articles »

Tour match a Test rehearsal for Pakistan - DAWN.com


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Tour match a Test rehearsal for Pakistan
DAWN.com
WHANGAREI: Pakistan's three-day cricket match against a New Zealand 11 starting in Whangarei on Sunday will be a Test rehearsal for both teams. ...
Ryder back on the sidelinesNZ City
Cricket: Ryder out as injury hits againNew Zealand Herald
Experience dominates three-day NZ teamTVNZ
Radio New Zealand -Boxscore News
all 51 news articles »

Pakistanis Rally Against Changing Blasphemy Law - New York Times


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Pakistanis Rally Against Changing Blasphemy Law
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Thousands of people took to the streets in Pakistan Friday forcing businesses to close in an attempt to head off any change in the country's blasphemy law. ...
Pakistan strikes over blasphemy lawBBC News
Blasphemy laws strike hits PakistanThe Press Association
Proposed changes to blasphemy law prompt Pakistan strikesABC Online
Xinhua -Times of India -AFP
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Kiwis really lost the plot in T20 horror story - New Zealand Herald


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Kiwis really lost the plot in T20 horror story
New Zealand Herald
After all, the three-game series against Pakistan had already been won, it's the festive season, jolly ho-ho-ho and all that, and it wasn't a test match. ...
Cricket Update: New Zealand crushes Pakistan to take away the T20 seriesbettor.com (blog)
Taylor denies New Zealand were complacentYahoo! Eurosport UK
Pakistan crush Black CapsThe Press Association
SkySports -TVNZ -Clubcall
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Drone strike kills 4 in Pakistan - CNN International


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Drone strike kills 4 in Pakistan
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By the CNN Wire Staff File photograph of a US Predator drone -- four militants were killed by a suspected US drone strike in Pakistan Friday. ...
Bombs kill 1, wound 3 in western PakistanThe Associated Press
'Eight militants die' in US strikeThe Press Association
Suspected US drone attack kills four in PakistanSify
TIME (blog) -Herald Sun -Forbes
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US-Pakistan rift puts war on terror on fragile footing - The Australian


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US-Pakistan rift puts war on terror on fragile footing
The Australian
AS a sign of the times in the nominally close American ally Pakistan, it could not be more telling. First, the US CIA's top clandestine officer in Islamabad ...
Pakistan faces US Mumbai lawsuitBBC News
Pakistan to defend ISI chief in US court over 26/11Hindustan Times
Pakistan to defend ISI officials in Mumbai attacks lawsuit filed in US courtSify
AFP -CNN International -The Express Tribune
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Fewer journalist deaths in 2010 - BBC News


Fewer journalist deaths in 2010
BBC News
Fifty-seven journalists were killed worldwide, with Pakistan, Iraq and Mexico seeing the most deaths. Criminal gangs and militias were increasingly to blame ...

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Is Pakistan Losing Ground in Its Taliban War? - TIME (blog)


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Is Pakistan Losing Ground in Its Taliban War?
TIME (blog)
31, 2010 Pakistani army troops in partially armored pick-up trucks patrol one of the main highways in South Waziristan, Pakistan. For Pakistan's military ...
5 Predictions we got rightMoneycontrol.com
Ex-Taliban Trainee, 12, Reportedly Warns of Army of Female Suicide BombersFox News
COMMENT: Wage peace, not war —Zafar HilalyDaily Times
The News International -Gates-Chili Post -Washington Examiner
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Taylor wanted a 3-0 win over Pakistan - bettor.com (blog)


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Taylor wanted a 3-0 win over Pakistan
bettor .com (blog)
Ross Taylor, the fill-in captain for New Zealand, has said that he wanted to register a clean-sweep against Pakistan in the recently concluded three-match ...
Taylor denies New Zealand were complacentYahoo! Eurosport UK
Big-hitting Pakistan pummel Black CapsTVNZ
Pakistan hit back to seal T20 winClubcall
New Zealand Herald -The Press Association -SkySports
all 588 news articles »

Drone strikes lead to disaster in Pakistan - Xinhua


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Drone strikes lead to disaster in Pakistan
Xinhua
During the year, a total of 995 people had been killed in 122 drone strikes launched in northwestern tribal agencies of Pakistan, as compared to 53 drone ...
Intel: 3 suspected US strikes kill 17 in PakistanTMCnet
Pakistan elders demand end to US drone attacksPress TV
Human intelligence aid drone attacks in PakistanSify
Press TV -Radio Cadena Agramonet -Democracy Now
all 21 news articles »

US Faults Pakistan On Rights Shortcomings - RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty


DAWN.com

US Faults Pakistan On Rights Shortcomings
RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
A US State Department report says Pakistan has made only "limited" progress in improving human rights. The assessment also draws attention to reports that ...
'Limited' Pakistan progress on rights: US reportAFP
US Concerned Over Disappearances in PakistanVoice of America
New Wave of Disappearances in Pakistan-a problem for Washington?Forbes (blog)
New York Times -Reuters Canada -Sify
all 109 news articles »

IMF Tells Pakistan to Trim Deficit - Wall Street Journal


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IMF Tells Pakistan to Trim Deficit
Wall Street Journal
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan—The International Monetary Fund issued a stern warning to Pakistan to take steps to cut its spiraling budget deficit, ...
IMF warns about Pakistan's deteriorating economyDaily News & Analysis
IMF asks Pakistan to get economy in shapeHindustan Times
No monetary support for Pakistan till June 2011: IMFThe News International
Business Recorder -The Nation, Pakistan -StarPhoenix
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War against terror is war of Pakistan: CM Punjab - The Nation, Pakistan


The Nation, Pakistan

War against terror is war of Pakistan: CM Punjab
The Nation, Pakistan
Chief Minister Punjab Mian Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif has said that there is no doubt that the war against terror is the war of Pakistan which is essential to ...
Pakistan fighting 'war on terrorism' for survival: Shahbaz SharifSify
Eradicating extremism and terrorism must for Pakistan's progress: Shahbaz SharifAssociated Press of Pakistan

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Pakistan to defend ISI officials in Mumbai attacks lawsuit filed in US court - Sify


The Hindu

Pakistan to defend ISI officials in Mumbai attacks lawsuit filed in US court
Sify
Pakistan has decided to contest the US lawsuit implicating its top intelligence officials, including Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) Director General ...
Pakistan faces US Mumbai lawsuitBBC News
Pakistan to defend ISI chief in US court over 26/11Hindustan Times
< a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNE_WPQ99l_TNegbI6u1E8atQmS8Og&url=http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hYbKdw9yejowzzunXfIiPFsHHIQQ?docId%3DCNG.2e77e29787f54d5325f0c29690de6165.01">Pakistan to fight US law suit against spiesAFP
CNN International -NDTV.com -The Express Tribune
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Pakistan on blasphemy law strike - BBC News


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Pakistan on blasphemy law strike
BBC News
A strike is taking place across Pakistan to protest against possible changes to the blasphemy laws. No public transport was reported in Karachi, ...
Pakistan on strike over blasphemy law change bidAFP
Islamists lead Pakistan strike in political crisisReuters Africa
Shutter down strike across Pakistan over blasphemy issueSAMAA TV
DailyIndia.com -Times of India -Malaysia Sun
all 94 news articles »

Tour match a test rehearsal - Stuff.co.nz


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Tour match a test rehearsal
Stuff.co.nz
Pakistan's three-day cricket match against a New Zealand 11 starting in Whangarei on Sunday will be a test rehearsal for both teams. ...
Ryder replaced by Brownlie for tour matchStuff.co.nz
Cricket: NZ XI to play Pakistan namedNew Zealand Herald
Experience dominates three-day NZ teamTVNZ
Radio New Zealand -Boxscore News
all 43 news articles »

2010-12-30

Possible outcomes in Pakistan's political crisis - AsiaOne


Aljazeera.net

Possible outcomes in Pakistan's political crisis
AsiaOne
THE Pakistan People's Party (PPP) is scrambling to stop its main coalition partner from pulling out of the ruling alliance in the country's ...
PML-N claims to be nucleus of political systemDaily Times
Pakistan politicians eye deal to shore up govtAFP
PPP unlikely to table bill on local bodiesThe News International
SAMAA TV -BBC News -Australia Network News
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US worried by reports of Pakistan detentions: report - Reuters Canada


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US worried by reports of Pakistan detentions: report
Reuters Canada
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is voicing concern over reports from human rights groups that Pakistan's security forces are holding thousands of ...
Disappearances With Reported Ties to Pakistan Worry USNew York Times
US alarmed at thousands of Taliban, rebels missing in PakistanSify
US expresses concern over extra-judicial killings in PakistanMSN India

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Pakistan seal consolation T20 win - BBC Sport


Cricket Live Guide

Pakistan seal consolation T20 win
B BC Sport
Abdul Razzaq produced a man-of-the-match display to earn Pakistan a consolation victory in the third and final Twenty20 against New Zealand. ...
Pakistan crush Black CapsThe Press Association
Easy for PakistanSkySports
Pakistan thrash New Zealand by 103 runs in 3rd T20The Nation, Pakistan
Yahoo! Eurosport UK -AFP -TVNZ
all 321 news articles »

Pakistan Railways gets money to keep it running - Sify


Oneindia

Pakistan Railways gets money to k eep it running
Sify
Islamabad, Dec 30 (IANS) A package of Rs.11.1 billion ($128 million) has been approved for the Pakistan Railways for repair of 145 locomotives, ...
Cabinet approves Rs 11bn package for Pakistan RailwaysDaily Times
Cabinet meeting: PM saves Pakistan Railways from derailingThe Express Tribune
< font size="-1">Cabinet okays Rs11.5 bn bailout package for railwaysThe News International

The Nation, Pakistan -Business Recorder (press release) (blog) -Oneindia
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Human intelligence aid drone attacks in Pakistan - Sify


DAWN.com (blog)

Human intelligence aid drone attacks in Pakistan
Sify

Islamabad, Dec 30 (IANS) US drones are now having enhanced ability to hit targets in Pakistan's mountainous North Waziristan tribal region, thanks to the ...
US Drones Kill Another 15 People in PakistanRadio Cadena Agramonet
U.S. Drone Strikes Kill at Least 33 in PakistanDemocracy Now

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20 'militants' killed in Pakistan - The Press Association