2011-10-06

Tenure of Ijaz Butt worst in Pakistan cricket, says Moin - Pakistan Daily Times


The Nation, Pakistan

Tenure of Ij az Butt worst in Pakistan cricket, says Moin
Pakistan Daily Times
KARACHI: Former Pakistan Test captain Moin Khan has said that the tenure of the present Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ijaz Butt is the worst period ever seen by Pakistan cricket. The PCB chief's three-year term, which started back on October 8, ...
Saudi Arabia plays key role in maintaining peace in this region: Gen KayaniAssociated Press of Pakistan
Misbah, Younis have set high fitness benchmark: Mohsin KhanTimes of India
Mobilink to sponsor Pakistan-SL seriesPakistanToday.com.pk
Cricket Country -The Nation, Pakistan -DAWN.com
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Seven Pakistan players 'groomed by agent to fix matches', court hears - Telegraph.co.uk


AFP

Seven Pakistan players 'groomed by agent to fix matches', court hears
Telegraph.co.uk
Mazher Majeed, who represented several Pakistan players, also said he attempted to fix a passage of play during the World Twenty20 tournament in 2010 and that he "groomed" young players in the squad as they ...
Pakistan cricket case jurors shown secretly filmed footageThe Guardian
Pakistan captain Butt had £40000 including marked notes at hotelThe Independent
Pakistan captain agreed not to score - prosecutorAFP
BBC News -Daily Mail
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Pakistan hedges bets with ties to militants: Barack Obama - Times of India


The Associated Press

Pakistan hedges bets with ties to militants: Barack Obama
Times of India
AP | Oct 7, 2011, 03.45AM IST WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama said Pakistan is "hedging its bets" by maintaining ties to militant groups that are trying to undermine the government in neighboring Afghanistan, and acknowledged Thursday that the ...
Experts say Pakistan must revisit its foreign policyPakistan Daily Times
Obama: Pakistan hedges bets with ties to militantsThe Associated Press
Pragmatism rules new Obama team's Pakistan policyReuters
New York Times -Wall Street Journal -Telegraph.co.uk
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Killer of Pakistan governor appeals death penalty - AFP


AFP

Killer of Pakistan governor appeals death penalty
AFP
ISLAMABAD — A Pakistan police commando, who killed one of the country's top liberal politicians for urging reform of controversial blasphemy laws, on Thursday filed an appeal against his death sentence. The Pakistani anti-terror court on Saturday ...
Pakistan: Protests against verdict on QadriZee News
Qadri Verdict: Rule of Law Still Alive in Pakistan?Huffington Post
Let Mumtaz Qadri liveThe Express Tribune (blog)
Spero News -Catholic Culture
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God's soldiers: Pakistan army's ideology - The Hindu


The Hindu

God's soldiers: Pakistan army's ideology
The Hindu
In the autumn of 2002, at the end of a murderous 10-month stand-off with India provoked by the Jaish-e-Muhammad's attack on the Parliament House in New Delhi, a small group of mid-level Pakistan army officers set about debating its lessons. ...
Chinese Troops in Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir – Army chiefTruthDive
BJP asks govt to review China policyTimes of India
When do Americans quit?Deccan Herald
Daily News & Analysis -Economic Times
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Pakistan 'vaccination' doctor accused of treason - The Guardian


AFP

Pakistan 'vaccination' doctor accused of treason
The Guardian
Afridi was picked up by Pakistan's Inter-Service Intelligence (ISI) three weeks after the raid on May 2 in which the fugitive al-Qaida leader was killed, and he has been held without access to a lawyer ever since. The US has pressured Pakistan to ...
Pakistan doctor faces treason case over bin Laden infoAFP
Pakistani doctor faces treason charges after bin Laden raidCNN International
Pakistan May Charge Doctor With 'High Treason' for Helping CIABusinessWeek

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Court accuses Pakistan coalition of Karachi murder role - BBC News

Pakistan plays down plot claims - BBC News


BBC News

Pakistan plays down plot claims
BBC News
Pakistan has said that allegations that a plot to kill the Afghan president was hatched on its soil should be properly checked before accusations are made. The authorities in Kabul said on Wednesday that the plan to kill President Hamid Karzai ...
Pakistan squeezed by Indo-Afghan pactPakistan Daily Times
Pakistan Cautious About Indo-Afghan Strategic PactVoice of Am erica
Pakistan warns Afghanistan after pact with IndiaThe Associated Press
The Hindu -Christian Science Monitor
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Pakistan's energy shortage - The Economist


The Express Tribune

Pakistan's energy shortage
The Economist
ALTHOUGH Pakistan makes international news for terrorist attacks, anti-American demonstrations and its alleged support for insurgents in Afghanistan, it is the basic inability to switch on a light that is pushing this volatile country closer to the ...
Govt keeping doors of dialogue open with political parties: PresidentAssociated Press of Pakistan
War against terror: 'Pakistan paid heaviest price'Th e Express Tribune
Pakistan to continue terror war at suitable pace: ZardariPakistanToday.com.pk
DAWN.com -The Nation, Pakistan -IPPmedia
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Pakistan lawmakers rally against energy crisis - AFP


AFP

Pakistan lawmakers rally against energy crisis
AFP
Opposition leader Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan led a march from parliament to the presidency of some 150 lawmakers and activists from Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) and other opposition groups, an AFP reporter at the scene said. The protesting MPs staged a ...
Opposition takes to streetsPakistan Daily Times
Opposition flexes its muscles under nose of PresidencyThe Nation, Pakistan
People should come out to save Pakistan: NawazPakistanToday.com.pk
Financial Times -DAWN.com -Associated Press of Pakistan
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2011-10-05

Gunmen open fire on Pakistan bus - ABC Online


New York Times

Gunmen open fire on Pakistan bus
ABC Online
Human rights activists in Pakistan are demanding action after a brutal attack killed at least 13 Shia Muslims who were members of the ethnic Hazara group. Gunmen opened fire on passengers on a bus near the south-western city of Quetta. ...
Gunmen Attack Shiites on Bus in Southwest PakistanNew York Times
Pakistan's Tiny Hazara Minority Struggles To SurviveRadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
Gunmen Kill 12 Shiites in PakistanWall Street Journal
Eurasia Review -Los Angeles Times -Economic Times
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Pakistan power cuts trigger protests - Financial Times


The Nation, Pakistan

Pakistan power cuts trigger pr otests
Financial Times
Concerns over blackouts, inflation and unemployment are a far more pressing worry for many in the country of 180m people than the risk of the militant bombings or sectarian attacks that periodically rock Pakistan's cities. In the industrial hub of ...
Corrupt govt harming institutions: NawazThe Nation, Pakistan
MNS promotes lawlessness!Pakistan Observer
PML-N holds rally against power outagesDAWN.com
Pakistan Daily Times -South Asian News Agency -PakistanToday.com.pk
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Pakistan cricket pair go on trial - The Australian


CBC.ca

Pakistan cricket pair go on trial
The Australian
TWO Pakistan Test players have gone on trial in London charged with so-called spot-fixing during a match against England last year in allegations which rocked the world of cricket. Former captain Salman Butt, 26, and fast bowler Mohammad Asif, 28, ...
Court vets jurors as cricket spot-fixing trial begins in LondonThe Guardian
Pakistan cricketers in England for spot fixing trialCBC.ca
Pigeonholing Pakistan a step too farCricket365 News
Times of India
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Afghanistan Favors India and Denigrates Pakistan - New York Times


The Associated Press

A fghanistan Favors India and Denigrates Pakistan
New York Times
Two developments set the tone: In New Delhi, President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan signed a wide-ranging strategic partnership with India, which Pakistan regards as its principal adversary. Mr. Karzai's visit also underscored the growing economic and ...
Karzai strengthens ties with IndiaFinancial Times
Pre ssuring Pakistan, Afghanistan's Karzai signs deal with IndiaChristian Science Monitor
Afghanistan signs pact with India, irking PakistanThe Associated Press
Bloomberg
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Pakistan Terrorists No Sales Bar as Unilever Converges With Nestle: Retail - Bloomberg


Pakistan Terrorists No Sales Bar as Unilever Converges With Nestle: Retail
Bloomberg
Storekeeper Hakim Ali reaches for a sachet of Unilever Pakistan Ltd. Fair & Lovely face cream at his general store in Jiandal Kot village in Matiari, Pakistan. Storekeeper Ha kim Ali reaches for a sachet of ...
Pakistan Terror No Bar as Unilever Converges With Nestle: RetailBusinessWeek

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Haqqani network pushing TTP to make peace with Pakistan - The News International


Reuters

Haqqani network pushing TTP to make peace with Pakistan
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ISLAMABAD: The Haqqani network has started its efforts to push the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) to negotiate a peace deal with the Pakistan government. A delegation of Pakistani tribal elders recently met Khalil Haqqani, brother of Sirajudin Haqqani ...
How Pak should deal with America?Pakistan Observer
Haqqani network poses a threat to NATO forces in AfghanistanTimes of India
Haqqani network poses a threat to NATO forces in AfghanistanThe Hindu
Arab News -DAWN.com -Associated Press of Pakista n
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2011-10-04

Pakistan to pursue War on Terror to its 'logical end': Zardari - The Express Tribune


The Express Tribune

Pakistan to pursue War on Terror t o its 'logical end': Zardari
The Express Tribune
PHOTO: SANA ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari on Tuesday said that Pakistan had been paying the heaviest price in the war against terrorism and it was determined to pursue the struggle till its logical conclusion. While speaking with the shadow ...
Pakistan determined to pursue war against terror till its logical end: PresidentDAWN.com
Pakistan paying heaviest pricePakistanToday.com.pk
Asif Ali Zardari: Talk to, not at, PakistanCapital Times (blog)
Frontier Post
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Pakistan Taliban play down talks - BBC News


BBC News

Pakistan Taliban play down talks
BBC News
A senior Pakistan Taliban leader says talks with the government in Islamabad cannot succeed until after US forces withdraw from Afghanistan in 2014. Maulvi Fakir Mohammed spoke to the BBC's Urdu service by telephone, ...
De-radicalizing The Pakistani TalibanHuffington Post (blog)

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Afghanistan accuses Pakistan over Rabbani probe - AFP


AFP

Afghanistan accuses Pakistan over Rabbani probe
AFP
KABUL — Afghanistan on Tuesday accused Pakistan of refusing to cooperate with investigations into the killing of Kabul government peace envoy Burhanuddin Rabbani, ratcheting up tensions between the neighbours. Relations between Afghanistan and ...
Afghanistan-Pakistan Ties Frayed by AssassinationABC News
Afghans: Pakistan won't help probe Rabbani's deathThe Associated Press
Afghanistan says Pakistan not helping in peace negotiator's killingMiamiHerald.com
Sydney Morning Herald
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Backlash for Pakistan judge who convicted assassin - AFP


AFP

Backlash for Pakistan judge who convicted assassin
AFP
Judge Pervez Ali Shah on Saturday convicted police bodyguard Malik Mumtaz Hussain Qadri over the January 4 assassination that exposed huge faultlines in Pakistan. Qadri said he killed Taseer over the politician's opposition to blasphemy laws which ...
Pakistan's blasphemy laws have left even judges in fear of their livesThe Guardian
Justic e in PakistanNew York Times
Pakistan: CSW reiterates call for government crackdown on vigilantism as ...ChristianToday
The Express Tribune -Spero News -RTT News
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2011-10-03

Pakistan rides out US pressure on Haqqanis - AFP


AFP

Pakistan rides out US pressure on Haqqanis
AFP
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan has stared down an unprecedented outbreak of US fury over its refusal to reign in the Haqqani network, gaining Washington little and teeing relations up for further decline. When the retiring chief US military officer, ...
US, Pakistan Wants Talks to Ease Tensions Over MilitantsBusinessWeek
Pakistan, Our "Friend," Uses Proxy Groups To Attack The USForbes
VIEW: The Haqqani network and Pakistan —Dr Syed Mansoor HussainPakistan Daily Times
DAWN.com -The News International -The Express Tribune
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Americans Raid Byways of Haqqani Insurgents in Afghanistan - New York Times


New York Times

Americans Raid Byways of Haqqani Insurgents in Afghanistan
New York Times
Helicopters dropped off soldiers in the Charbaran Valley of Afghanistan, near Pakistan's border. More Photos » By CJ CHIVERS CHARBARAN, Afghanistan — The first helicopter landed in the bluish gray gloom before dawn. More than 20 members of an American ...
Haqqani network denies killing Afghan envoy RabbaniBBC News
Key Afghan insurgency strategist caughtSydney Morning Herald

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CIA worker linked to Pakistan deaths held in US after fight - AFP


AFP

CIA worker linked to Pakistan deaths held in US after fight
AFP
WASHINGTON — The CIA contractor released from prison in Pakistan in January after shooting dead two people and paying blood money to their families has been arrested in Colorado, ABC television reported. Raymond Davis was arrested early Saturday ...
CIA contractor at heart of US-Pakistan row arrested after car park brawlTelegraph.co.uk
CIA contractor freed from Pakistan with $2.34M payment faces charges in ...Washington Post
CIA killer arrested after parking-spot fightThe Independent
The Australian -CBS News -The Nation, Pakistan
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Pakistan denies spy agency tied to Afghan killing - Knoxville News Sentinel


The Nation, Pakistan

Pakistan denies spy agency tied to Afghan killing
Knoxville News Sentinel
AP A Pakistani corn vendor pushes his handcart as she crosses an empty highway in Islamabad, Pakistan on Sunday, Oct. 2, 2011. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed) A Pakistani woman buys bananas from a vendor standing on a roadside in Islamabad, Pakistan, Sunday, ...
Pakistan denies allegation that its spy agency was involved in killing Afghan ...Washington Post
Killer of Pakistan's Punjab governor sentenced to deathReuters India
Pakistan protests at assassin's death sentenceThe Independent
CNN -Albany Times Union
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2011-10-02

Ten years of meltdown in Pakistan - BBC News


BBC News

Ten years of meltdown in Pakistan
BBC News
After a decade scarred by escalating militancy, deadly waves of suicide bombings and truculent relations with the West, Ahmed Rashid considers the devastating impact that the 9/11 attacks in the US had on Pakistan. Since 2001 the Pakistani state has ...
Pakistan rejects claim of ISI role in Afghan's assassinationLos Angeles Times
Pakistan is not a threat to AfghanistanThe News International
Frustrated Karzai lashes out at PakistanFinancial Times
USA Today -The Guardian
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I saw England tamper with ball last year, says Pakistan ace Gul - Daily Mail


AFP

I saw England tamper with ball last year, says Pakistan ace Gul
Daily Mail
Fast bowler Umar Gul has reignited the ill-feeling between Pakistan and England by claiming he saw Jimmy Anderson tamper with the ball during last year's controversial Test series. As England prepare to tour the UAE in the new year, ...
Pakistan recall Gul and Riaz for Sri Lanka Test seriesTimes of India
Pakistan bowler Gul unruffled by Akhtar confessionAFP
Anderson in 'cheat' rowThe Sun
Associated Press of Pakistan -Cricket World -The News International
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