Depreciation of Rupee temporary: Ishaq Dar

ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Ishaq Dar said that the government is ready to work on Diamer-Bhasha Dam without waiting foreign assistance.In an interview‚ Finance Minister Ishaq Dar said it is the decision of Prime Minister‚ Muhammad Nawaz Sharif that the government will kick off the 4500 MW hydro power project without waiting for the World Bank's funding.Ishaq Dar said the government is committed to completing both Dasu and Diamer-Bhasha hydro power projects and it will not step back from any of ... more

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Malala says she doesn't deserve Nobel, yet

MINGORA: Malala Yousafzai, the teenage activist nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize, says she has not done enough to deserve the award, as her old school closed on Wednesday to mark the first anniversary of her shooting by the Taliban. The 16-year-old was shot in the head by the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan on October 9 last year for speaking out against them. She has gone on to become a global ambassador for the right of all children to go to school. Feted by world leaders and celebrities for he... more

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FIR lodged against lawyer for threatening SC judge

ISLAMABAD: An FIR has been registered against a lawyer for threatening a Supreme Court judge. An investigation has been launched against Advocate Salman Akram Raja for threatening Justice Jawwad S Khawaja, a senior judge of the Supreme Court, through SMS.On the request of Supreme Court Assistant Registrar Ijaz Ahmed an FIR was lodged against Salman Akram Raja in the Secretariat Police Station under Article 25-D of Telegraph Act on Tuesday.The Supreme Court assistant registrar has pleaded in the ... more

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Anoki offers to broker Taliban peace deal

ISLAMABAD: Renowned wrestler and Japanese parliamentarian Muhammad Hussain Anoki on Wednesday said he was hurt to see Muslims fighting each other and added that he has come to Pakistan to facilitate talks between the government and the Taliban to restore peace and stop killings.Addressing a press conference, Anoki said that he would visit the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) and personally meet Taliban leaders to know their viewpoint. "I am praying to Allah Almighty to succeed me in my... more

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Three kidnappers killed in 'police encounter'

PESHAWAR: Three alleged kidnappers were killed in an encounter at Ashrafabad in district Mardan, police said on Wednesday. On a tip-off about the presence of the outlaws wanted for kidnapping Muhammad Hussain for ransom, police conducted a raid on a compound. The police retaliated when the kidnappers opened fire. During the exchange of fire, three kidnappers were killed while Muhammad Hussain was safely recovered.End.... more

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Lahore rape victim girl discharged from hospital

LAHORE: Innocent girl who fell victim to physical torture of unknown criminals has been discharged from hospital after 29 days but police failed to trace the accused allegedly involved in the criminal activity.She has been treated in the Services Hospital for 28 days where she underwent five operations.Government of the Punjab had formed a five-member committee to conduct an inquiry into the matter but in vain. During search operation, police also arrested many people but could not find out the ... more

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PAF training aircraft makes emergency landing

ISLAMABAD: A Pakistan Air Force (PAF) Mushak propeller training aircraft made an emergency landing near Pindi Bhattian during a routine training mission. According to a PAF spokesperson, the aircraft developed some technical fault. The pilot of the aircraft made a successful emergency landing in the fields. End.... more

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Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zeidan kidnapped: Government

TRIPOLI: Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zeidan was kidnapped from his Tripoli hotel at dawn on Thursday by an armed group and taken to an unknown location, the government and sources said. "The head of the transitional government, Ali Zeidan, was taken to an unknown destination for unknown reasons by a group" of men believed to be former rebels, the government said in a brief statement on its website. A source in the prime minister's office said Zeidan had been kidnapped from Tripoli's Co... more

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'God particle' scientists win Nobel Physics Prize

STOCKHOLM: Britain's Peter Higgs and Francois Englert of Belgium won the Nobel Prize for physics on Tuesday for predicting the existence of the Higgs boson particle that explains how elementary matter attained the mass to form stars and planets. Half a century after their original work, the new building block of nature was finally detected in 2012 at the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) centre's giant, underground particle-smasher near Geneva.The discovery was hailed as one of t... more

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Malala relives horror of Taliban shooting in autobiography

LONDON: Pakistani schoolgirl Malala Yousafzai tells of the moment she was shot by the Taliban for campaigning for girls' education in her new autobiography out Tuesday, amid speculation that she may be about to become the youngest ever winner of the Nobel Peace Prize. Co-written with British journalist Christina Lamb, "I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and was Shot by the Taliban" tells of the 16-year-old's terror as two gunmen boarded her schoolbus on October 9, 2012 a... more

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Bomb kills at least 6 in southwest Pakistan

In a telephone call to an Associated Press reporter, a spokesman for a small separatist group called the United Baluch Liberation Army claimed responsibility for the bombing.

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Bomb kills at least 5 in southwest Pakistan

Police say a bomb exploded has outside a police station in a crowded market in southwest Pakistan, killing at least five people.

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Bomb at market in Pakistani city of Lahore kills 1

A police official says a bomb explosion in a busy market in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore has killed one person.

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Nepal Pakistan relations: Economic Perspective

The Sixth Nepal-Pakistan Joint Economic Commission began in Islamabad recently wherein both sides agreed to extend cooperation in fields of energy, agriculture, telecommunication, health, education and textile.

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Pakistan: Murdered Scot's husband in custody

THE husband of a Scottish woman allegedly murdered in Pakistan has been taken into protective custody by police investigating her death.

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Rogue Online Pharmacies Prey on US Patients

The Washington, D.C., apartment where Vassilios Stassinos was found dead looked more like a pharmacy than a residence in the nation's capital.

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Former Pakistan military ruler Pervez Musharraf granted bail

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Pakistan's former President Musharraf gets bail

A lawyer representing Pakistan 's former President Pervez Musharraf says he has been granted bail in a case involving the death of a separatist leader.

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Pakistan's former President Musharraf gets bail

Labor unions and other creditors are getting a chance to grill Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder about the decision to put Detroit in bankruptcy court.

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Afghan Taliban claim former No. 2 still not free

The Afghan Taliban claimed on Wednesday that Pakistan is keeping the group's former deputy leader under detention despite announcing his release last month, an allegation promptly denied by Pakistani officials.

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World cheers Malala, but Pakistanis ambivalent

One year after a Taliban bullet tried to silence Malala Yousufzai's demand for girls' education, she has published a book and is a contender for the Nobel Peace Prize.

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Earthquake: Dr Malik, Premier Sharif plans gunned down by Pakistan soldiers

Dr. Malik Baloch, whose convoy was attacked by Baloch militants was camped in Awaran to help with relief work.

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Pakistan seeks $2bn from Iran to build gas pipeline

The Iranian side of the $7.5-billion project is almost complete, but Pakistan has run into repeated problems paying for the 780-kilometre section to be built on its side of the border.

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Plan to attack another Church foiled in Pakistan

Lahore: October 8, 2013. The Christian community that is going under severe threats of terrorism now a Days in Pakistan as , "The banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan has said the recent attack at a Church in Peshawar that killed over 87 people was in 'accordance with the Shariah', but claimed that neither it nor any of its sub-groups were involved in ... (more)

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Pakistani Muslims act in support of Christians

The A hlul B ayt N ews A gency published an article on Monday, October 7, 2013 at 5:54 p.m. local time about a human chain of Muslims and Christians that surrounded churches to prevent terrorist attacks.

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Pakistan funds construction of Palestinian embassy

Undersecretary of the Pakistani Foreign Ministry Jalil Abbas handed a million dollar check to Palestinian ambassador Walid Abu Ali on Monday to be used for building a new headquarters for the Embassy of Palestine in the Pakistani capital, Islamabad.

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Indian army calls off days of searches for Kashmir rebels along frontier with Pakistan

The Indian military says it has called off a search for suspected rebels near the disputed border with Pakistan after two weeks of battles in the Himalayan region of Kashmir.

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Iraq: Coordinated Baghdad Blasts Kill 30 - 5 Facts About Al-Qaeda - 5 Facts About Al-Qaeda

Al Qaeda's longtime leader was killed in an American raid on his compound in the Pakistani city of Abbottabad on May 1, 2011.

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Karachi Heat: Pakistan's Megacity Is a Sweltering Gangland

Pakistani men interact on the street during a power outage in Lyari Town, Karachi on Sept.

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Afghan Taliban supporting Pakistani militantsOctober 8, 2013

The Afghan Taliban are financially supporting Pakistani militants at war with Islamabad and providing sanctuary for them in neighboring Afghanistan, the Pakistani Taliban's spokesman said, highlighting the risk both groups pose to the Pakistani government.

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Is Pakistan Starting To Look More Closely At Central Asia? - EurasiaNet

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! Is Pakistan Starting To Look More Closely At Central Asia? EurasiaNet The limited Pakistani engagement with Central Asia has for the most part been associated with economic issues: the proposed Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India pipeline, the CASA-1000 energy project, the development of the Gwadar port. So does ... Turkey and Afghanistan peaceThe Nation all 6! news articles »

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Afghanistan: Reconciling India's and Pakistan's Interests - IDN InDepthNews | Analysis That Matters

Afghanistan: Reconciling India's and Pakistan's Interests IDN InDepthNews | Analysis That Matters India would like to develop Afghanistan as a transit point between Central Asia and South Asia. For example, stability in Afghanistan can hasten the TAPI (Turkmenist! an-Afghanistan-Pakistan- India) pipeline, and turn Pakistan into an energy grid that ...

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The dilemma of Kashmir's half-widows - Aljazeera.com

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The dilemma of Kashmir's half-widows Aljazeera.com Central & South Asia ... Dardpora, which paradoxically means "abode of pain", is almost 140km north of summer capital Srinagar and lies in Kupwara district close to the de-facto border Line of Control (LoC) that cuts Kashmir into Indian-administered ... and more »

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India plans to capture Pakistan's biggest markets in US, EU - Pakistan Observer

India plans to capture Pakistan's biggest markets in US, EU Pakistan Observer New Delhi after being convinced that the SAARC trade will never kick off because of crisis of confidence between India and Pakistan and there will be no permission by Islamabad to have access to markets of Afghanistan and Central Asian Stat! es (CASs ...

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Incursion reports baseless, says Pakistan envoy - The Hindu

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Incursion reports baseless, says Pakistan envoy The Hindu Pakistan was committed to upholding principles of United Nations. He said that Pakistan was at the cross-road of Central Asia and South Asia and was bound to get affected if there was turbulence elsewhere in the region. There was trouble in Afghanistan ...

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IIM-Bangalore tops list of business schools in Central Asia - Times of India

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IIM-Bangalore tops list of business schools in Central Asia Times of India Central Asia consists of ten countries -- Bangladesh, Bhutan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Uzbekistan and India. Two essential factors were taken into consideration -- the internationalization criteria and the deans' vote. and more »

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Central Asia's trade with British India and China - Times of Central Asia (subscription)

Central Asia's trade with British India and China Times of Central Asia (subscription) India and Pakistan's independence came in 1947, and as China and these two new states solidified their respective borders, they instantly and unwittingly! severed the centuries-old trading routes. No more a trading hub, Kargil was cut off entirely.

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New Silk Road Top Of Agenda For Next US Central Asia Envoy - EurasiaNet

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New Silk Road Top Of Agenda For Next US Central Asia Envoy EurasiaNet But Central Asia got only cursory treatment by the senators questioning her, while India was discussed in far more detail (even Bangladesh and Sri Lanka got more careful treatment than any Central Asian country). One question by Virginia Democrat Tim ... India on Central Asia's fringesThe New Indian Express all 3 news articles »

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Western powers talk nuclear disarmament, upgrade what's left - Reuters

Western powers talk nuclear disarmament, upgrade what's left Reuters The fact that more countries are not nuclear armed is widely credited to the central bargain of the 1970 Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) that nations without atomic bombs pledged not to seek them and nuclear weapon states agreed to pu! rsue disarmament ... and more »

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CID puts down six TTP men in Karachi

KARACHI: At least six terrorists belonging to outlawed Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) were killed during two separate encounters with police and Rangers on Hub River Road and Manghopir localities on Wednesday. Officials also claim to have recovered 200 kilogrammes of explosives and a huge cache of weapons from their possession.In the first encounter, at least two police personnel Jamal and Sardar Rauf received bullet wounds, while four injured terrorists were arrested. However, some of the ter... more

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Randhawa killing: Police get remand of MQM activist

KARACHI: The ATC on Monday gave orders for physical remand of MQM's Kazim Abbas Rizvi (the man arrested in the killing of advocate Naimat Ali Randhawa) until October 18.Police presented Rizvi before the ATC under strict security, following which his remand was ordered. A member of MQM Unit 178, Shahid AIG of Karachi Police had disclosed his arrest to public on Tuesday.According to Hayat, the accused in the murder had confessed to killing Randhawa ( prosecutor in Wali Babar's murder case ( a repo... more

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Police foil attack on Military Academy Kakul

ABBOTTABAD: Abbottabad police has arrested two suspected terrorists planning an attack on the Pakistan Military Academy Kakul and recovered a huge cache of ammunition, including three suicide jackets, from Dhamtor in a midnight operation. DIG Hazara Akhter Hayat Khan Gandapur, in a hurriedly called press conference at the DPO office on Tuesday, said that both the accused had close links with al Qaeda and were working for a banned religious organisation. In the initial interrogation, they admitte... more

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US spy agencies face big layoffs in govt shutdown

WASHINGTON: More than 70 percent of the civilians working for US spy agencies have been deemed "non-essential" employees and face temporary layoffs due to the government shutdown that began on Tuesday, three officials familiar with the matter said. The agencies affected are the Central Intelligence Agency, the Office of Director of National Intelligence and 15 others, the officials said.The CIA expects to furlough about 12,500 civilians working for the agency, according to the sources. But speci... more

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Pakistan 'worst' country to grow old: UN

GENEVA: Sweden is the best place to grow old and Afghanistan and Pakistan the worst, according to a UN-backed study on Tuesday that warns many countries are ill-prepared to deal with the old age time bomb.In a rapidly greying world, the Global AgeWatch Index – the first of its kind – found that Sweden, known for its generous welfare state, followed by Norway and Germany were best equipped to deal with the challenges of an ageing population. How countries care for their senior citizens will becom... more

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PML-N MPA disqualified for failing 'court exam'

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Monday disqualified a PML-N member of the Punjab Assembly, Iftikhar Ahmed Khan, over fake degree.The verdict was announced by a three-judge bench over an appeal filed by Iftikhar Ahmed Khan. Akram Sheikh, counsel for Iftikhar Ahmed Khan, argued that the Lahore High Court (LHC) had disqualified his client without taking into consideration all aspects of the case. The bench gave the defendant a paragraph in Arabic language, which was taken from the graduation examin... more

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Indian govt ally convicted: Lalu found guilty in 'fodder scam'

PATNA: An Indian court convicted a regional government ally of corruption on Monday, making him one of the first politicians set to be disqualified from parliament under new rules barring criminal MPs.Lalu Prasad Yadav, a former federal minister whose Rashtriya Janata Dal party supports the ruling coalition, was found guilty along with 44 others of conspiracy and cheating over a scam which first came to light in 1996.The conviction means Yadav is liable to be kicked out of federal parliament, fo... more

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Two tourists killed, four hurt in road mishap

HUNZA: At least two foreigners were killed while four others injured when a jeep plunged into a ravine on the Silk Road near Ghulmat village on Monday. According to police, the tyre of a Gilgit-bound jeep busted and the driver lost control of the vehicle. As a result, two foreigners – including a woman – died on the spot. They were identified as citizens of Belarus. Of the injured, two are believed to be Ukrainians. Police rushed to the site and shifted the bodies and the injured to a hospital i... more

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Five Pakistani pilgrims die in Saudi Arabia

ISLAMABAD: Five Pakistani pilgrims have so far died in Saudi Arabia, according to an official of the Religious Affair Ministry. Talking to APP, the official said the pilgrims, who have left to perform Hajj, have been buried in Saudi Arabia with the consent of their heirs. End.... more

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Guard, two dacoits killed in robbery attempt in Karachi

KARACHI: A security guard was shot in a bid to foil a bank robbery, while two alleged robbers also got killed during an encounter with police on Monday. The police said that at least four armed men, including a woman, opened fire when they were intercepted while entering a private bank situated at Khalid Bin Waleed Road. As a result, a security guard was severely injured, and died on the spot. The armed group, however, left without looting. SHO Aurangzeb Khattak, who was on patrol in the area, r... more

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15 Dead in Suicide Bombing in Pakistan

A suicide bomber drove a vehicle filled with explosives into the headquarters of a rival terrorist commander in Peshawar, Pakistan on Thursday, government officials say.

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Six killed in suicide attack at Pak-Afghan border gate

QUETTA: At least six people were killed and 15 others, including six FC personnel, were injured in a suicide attack at the Pak-Afghan Friendship Gate in Chaman, on Wednesday.

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Pakistan Violence Drives Armored Vehicle Demand

A Pakistani employee pulls away a bullet-proof vehicle's door, that had been tested, at the Streit Pakistan Pvt.

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A technician from Pakistan's top bomb disposal unit uses plastic bags ...

A technician from Pakistan's top bomb disposal unit packed some aging detonator cord confiscated from the Taliban into a plastic water bottle and reached for a roll of sticky tape.

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Cleric charged with attempted rape of 3-year-old girl in Pakistan

A Muslim cleric was arrested after a gravedigger spotted him in a cemetery allegedly trying to rape a 3-year-old girl, Pakistani police said.

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Baluch separatists threaten more attacks in Pakistan

Shahbaz Sharif, Chief Minister of Punjab province talks with his elder brother and Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif during a ceremony in Islamabad June 14, 2013.

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Roadside bomb kills 2 Pakistani soldiers doing relief work in quake-hit region

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Suicide Bombers Kill 78 Christians Outside Pakistani Church

Coming on the heels of a murderous attack by militant Islamists on an upscale mall in Nairobi, Kenya, a pair of suicide bombers blew themselves up outside the entrance of an historic Anglican church nestled within the walled city of Peshawar, Pakistan on Sunday, January 22, just as services were ending, killing 78 Christians and wounding more than ... (more)

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Pakistan grandfather mourns 15 relatives killed by bomb

On Sunday morning, a bomb tore through a marketplace in the heart of the city of Peshawar.

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When Islands Pop Out Of The Sea

Pakistanis walk on an island that emerged off the coastline in the Arabian Sea following a deadly magnitude 7.7 earthquake in Pakistan's southern province of Baluchistan on Sept.

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Pakistani Taliban accept government offer of peace talks, propose cease-fire

The Pakistani Taliban announced Tuesday that they have accepted a government offer to hold unconditional talks about ending a six-year insurgency, but the move comes amid national public revulsion at a two-week wave of bombing attacks that has killed 300 people.

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Baloch quake highlights ethnic split

A powerful earthquake in Pakistan's south-western province of Balochistan killed 400 people and affected more than 300,000 last Tuesday.

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Hard-Line Islamic Clerics Urge Pakistan Government, Taliban To Talk

Fifteen members of Malak Taj's family were killed September 29 by a car bomb that ripped through a crowded market in Peshawar.

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Five Pakistani pilgrims die in Saudi Arabia

ISLAMABAD: Five Pakistani pilgrims have so far died in Saudi Arabia, according to an official of the Religious Affair Ministry.

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Death toll in Peshawar bombing rises to 42

For news details visit : http://www.nation.com.pk/pakistan-news-newspaper-daily-english-online/national/30-Sep-2013/death-toll-in-peshawar-bombing-rises-to-42 For news details Read on : Death toll in Peshawar bombing rises to 42 The death toll from a car bomb attack in Peshawar rose to 42 on Monday, hospital authorities said.

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Nine people shot dead in separate incidents in Karachi, Pakistan

A father and his two sons were shot to death Monday morning near Jhatpat market in Lyari Town, Geo News reported.

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Vigil held for victims of Kenya massacre and Pakistan terror attack - ...

FAITH communities joined together to pay a moving tribute to those killed in recent atrocities in Peshawar and Nairobi, including 18 family members of a Bolton vicar.

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Sask. gov't supports Pakistan adoption case

Waheeda Afridi has been trapped with her adopted son, Ajjab , in Pakistan for three years.

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Death toll from Pakistan market attack rises to 42

The death toll from a car bomb explosion in an ancient market in Pakistan's northwestern city of Peshawar rose to at least 42 on Monday, after the third attack in the area in a week.

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Car bomb kills 40 in northwest Pakistan

A Pakistani man carrying a child rushes away from the site of a blast shortly after a car exploded in Peshawar, Pakistan, Sunday, Sept.

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India calls Pakistan 'epicentre of terrorism' - Aljazeera.com

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India calls Pakistan 'epicentre of terrorism' Aljazeera.com Sharif made plain in his UN speech on Friday that he wanted "to make a new beginning" with India, saying the two countries could "prosper together" to benefit the entire South Asian region instead of wasting resources in their arms race. "We stand ... Indian and Pakistani PMs agree on need to stop Kashmir attacksThe Guardian Beyond skirmishes on the LoC-IIPakistanToday.com.pk Sharif: India-Pakistan arms race 'massive waste'Rappler Center For American Progress -Brookings Institution all 1,420 news articles »

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Indian troops battle Kashmir 'infiltrators' - Aljazeera.com

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Indian troops battle Kashmir 'infiltrators' Aljazeera.com At least six Indian soldiers have been injured in an ongoing gun battle in Kashmir with the biggest group of infiltrators to cross from Pakistan in years, a top general of the Indian army has said. About 30 to 40 heavily-armed fighters crossed the Line ... India and Pakistan have to walk the talkAsia Times Online Nuclear de! terrence in South AsiaPakistan Observer all 255 news articles »

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Singh fails his country - Frontier Post

Singh fails his country Frontier Post If India keeps its unrealistic policy for long, Pakistan will have an upper hand in the long term when it comes foreign trade; for while India will not be able to trade with the countries of Central Asia, Pakistan will have the facility of trading with ...

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India, US ask Pakistan to bring 26/11 perpetrators to justice - NDTV

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India, US ask Pakistan to bring 26/11 perpetrators to justice NDTV Building on ongoing consultations between India and the US on East Asia, Central Asia and West Asia, and the trilateral dialogue mechanisms with Afghanistan and Japan respectively, the leaders agreed to expand their consultations to include a dialogue ...

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India, US ask Pakistan to bring Mumbai perpetrators to justice - New York Daily News

India, US ask Pakistan to bring Mumbai perpetrators to justice New York Daily News Washington, Sep 28 — Affirming their deep concern over the continuing threat posed by terrorism, India and the US have called for Pakistan to work toward bringing the perpetrators of the November 2008 Mumbai attacks to justice. .... Building on ...

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In Asia, a geopolitical game without frontiers - The Daily Star

In Asia, a geopolitical game without frontiers The Daily Star Beijing has been investing or demonstrating interest in deep-water port projects in such countries as Kenya, Tanzania, and Bangladesh, and it has been directly involved in financing and constructing Indian Ocean ports in Myanmar, Sri Lanka, and ... and more »

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Chahbahar and Gwadar - The Nation

Chahbahar and Gwadar The Nation Even before Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's "loud-thinking" the idea of making Gwadar into a free port- India moved in May this year to counter China, upgrading Iran's Chahbahar port that gives a transit route to land-locked Afghanistan. An investment of ...

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ADB cuts Asia growth forecast as India slows - Pakistan Daily Times

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ADB cuts Asia growth forecast as India slows Pakistan Daily Times HONG KONG: Slower growth in China and India and uncertainty over the US Federal Reserve's stimulus programme is hurting Asia's economic momentum, the Asian Development Bank said, as it cut its forecast for the region. ... On top of this are worries ... ADB lowers 2013, 2014 developing Asia growth, inflation forecastsReuters all 181 news articles »

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India PM demands action from Pakistan ahead of summit - Rappler

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India PM demands action from Pakistan ahead of summit Rappler DIALOGUE. Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is set to meet Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. Photo by Agence France-Presse. UNITED NATIONS - Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh warned Saturday that Pakistan must stop being "the ...

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India, Pakistan PMs to reduce Kashmir incidents: India - Rappler

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India, Pakistan PMs to reduce Kashmir incidents: India Rappler NEW YORK CITY, USA - The prime ministers of India and Pakistan agreed in talks Sunday, September 29, to reduce violence over their disputed border in Kashmir, an Indian official said. "Both agreed that the precondition for forward movement in the ...

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Karachi: Two women die in stampede

KARACHI: Two women died and many others fainted as a result of stampede during distribution of ration among deserving people on Monday.According to details, the appalling incident took place near NIPA Chowrangi in Gulshan-e-Iqbal area of Karachi where food items were being distributed by a few affluent people ahead of the holy month of Ramazan. Reports said that around 4,000people gathered at the distribution site which led to the stampede due to mismanagement and mishandling of such a huge crow... more

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HEC doesn't check degrees of influential persons: SC

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Monday observed that the Higher Education Commission (HEC) had been adopting a double standard as the commission did not dare check the degrees of influential persons.A three-judge bench, headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chuadhry, was hearing a case pertaining to fake degrees.The bench restricted former federal minister Liaquat Abbass Bhatti from contesting the by-elections from the constituency NA-103 Hafizabad, and ordered that he could not file his nom... more

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Blaming India for terror aimed at 'killing peace prospects'

For news details visit : http://www.nation.com.pk/pakistan-news-newspaper-daily-english-online/national/08-Jul-2013/blaming-india-for-terror-aimed-at-killing-peace-prospects For news details Read on : Blaming India for terror aimed at 'killing peace prospects' ISLAMABAD/LAHORE - Blaming intelligence agencies of India and Afghanistan for their role ... (more)

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Islamabad turns to the East for economic fixes - Al-Arabiya

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Islamabad turns to the East for economic fixes Al-Arabiya From Gwadar to Central Asia, the Trade Corridor is set to become a 'big economic blast' as it would open new vistas of business for China with Central Asian states, and provide Russia the much needed access to warm waters. Besides, the agreements are ... Tunnel in PoK among deals struck by China , PakNitiCentral all 267 news articles &! raquo;

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Mumbai-bound flight allowed to land over medical emergency

KARACHI: In a humane gesture, Pakistan facilitated the emergency landing of an international airline in Karachi after an Indian passenger on board suffered a heart attack and needed emergency medical care. Vasan Bondol, 75, was onboard a Turkish Airline flight from Istanbul, Turkey, to Mumbai when he had a heart attack.End.... more

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Report says US Bin Laden raid 'an act of war' - Aljazeera.com

Report says US Bin Laden raid 'an act of war' Aljazeera.com The two documents designate India as being the only country to be considered "hostile" to Pakistan. "There was no pro-active anticipatory policy or policy planning," the report says, in detailing how the Pakistani military apparently had! no contingency ... and more »

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Police: Bombing at market street in eastern Pakistan kills 4 people, wounds 40

A powerful bomb exploded at a busy market street in eastern Pakistan on Saturday, killing at least four people and wounding 47, officials said.

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Pakistan's tourism industry facing a grim future

Sheristan is a beautiful name; it sounds so very poetic and at the same time manifestly close to the natural world.

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