Pakistan: Afghanistan 'overreacting' in pulling out of military visit

Deputy Foreign Minister Jawed Ludin talks on the phone before an interview in Kabul March 27, 2013.

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Notifications of Election Commission of Pakistan on Minorities seats are unconstitutional

Karachi: March 27, 2013. The notification of appointment of returning officers for reserved seats of minorities and women in election 2013 are unconstitutional said Chief of Pakistan Christian Congress PCC Dr.

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Turkmenistan Draws Attention to Gas-Expansion Plans - EurasiaNet

Turkmenistan Draws Attention to Gas-Expansion Plans EurasiaNet Over the past year, Turkmenistan has also pushed hard for a long-stalled Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) pipeline, which the United States enthusiastically supports. This 1,700-kilometer route, estimated to cost $7.8 billion, would ... and more »

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Pakistan passionate about collecting world records

Outside his Lahore workshop, Mohammad Murtaza of Pearl Shoes shows the certificate issued by the Guinness Book of Records for the largest sandal, measuring almost 13 feet long.

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India Jettisons Strategic Partnership With Iran Under US Pressure - Analysis - Albany Tribune

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India Jettisons Strategic Partnership With Iran Under US Pressure - Analysis Albany Tribune It also arose from a number of strategic convergences that existed between India and Iran on global and regional issues, more specifically pertaining to Afghanistan and Pakistan and Iran facilitating Indian access to Central Asia and Afghanistan, which ...

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733 ex-MPs are phone bill defaulters

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Wednesday received two lists from the National Telecommunication Corporation (NTC) about 733 ex-ministers, incumbent and former senators and MNAs belonging to the various political parties, including the PPP and PML-N, who have defaulted or have yet to pay their dues for availing the telephone services.The first list says that 284 former or incumbent MPs are NTC defaulters to the tune of Rs2.57 million up to February this year. The telephon... more

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Mohsin Hamid: 'Pakistan and India are incredibly similar'

The author on why his novel How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia is a 'secular Sufi love poem' and why some fans of The Reluctant Fundamentalist would like more 'drugs and sex' Mohsin Hamid loves to play with narrative voices.

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Pakistani journalist is Punjab caretaker chief minister

Well known journalist Najam Sethi has been nominated to lead the caretaker government in Pakistan's biggest province Punjab.

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Woman teacher shot dead in Jamrud

LANDIKOTAL: A female schoolteacher was shot dead in Shakas Jamrud, on Tuesday.The local administration began a search operation in the area and arrested 25 suspected persons besides impounding ten motorbikes, administration and local sources said. According to the sources the female teacher, Shehnaz Ishtiaq, was going to her communal school in Haji Khan Wali Village in Shakas Jamrud when unidentified motorcyclists opened fire on her. She was seriously wounded but rushed to Jamrud Civil Hospital ... more

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Mohsin Hamid: 'Pakistan and India are incredibly similar' - The Guardian

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Mohsin Hamid: 'Pakistan and India are incredibly similar'! The Guardian Importantly, it gave him the freedom to talk about something other than the much-discussed narrative of extremism and political violence in Pakistan. "To describe India, Pakistan or Asia (half the world's population) as rising is, of course, absurd. On ... and more »

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12 die in bus-tractor trolley collision

RAJANPUR: At least twelve people were killed while 15 were critically injured when a passenger bus collided with a tractor-trolley on the Indus Highway near Jampur on Wednesday. According to details, a Jampur-bound passenger bus rammed into a tractor-trolley and turned turtle. Resultantly, twelve people were killed on the spot. The deceased were identified as Muhammad Sagheer, Muhammad Asghar, Haseena Bibi, Mudassar Khan, Shamasuddin, Rahim Bakhash, Muhammad Aslam, Saqib, Nadir Shah, Naseem Bibi... more

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Road accident claims 9 lives

SARGODHA: A passenger coach collided with a tractor trailer on Ajnaala Road, as a result of which nine persons, including three women, were killed and around two dozen were injured. Three of the passengers are in a critical condition. Rescue workers moved the injured to District Hospital Sargodha where emergency has been imposed. As per details, the passenger coach was going from Sargodha to Bhaira. The deceased passengers were identified as Tasmiya Begum, Sabiri Begum, Iman Fatima, Muhammad Iqb... more

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ECP gives govt 24 hours to remove SBP deputy chief

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), while taking serious notice of the non-implementation of its directives, on Wednesday gave Ministry of Finance 24 hours to remove State Bank of Pakistan Deputy Governor Ashraf Mahmood Wathra and submit the compliance report. The ECP, taking notice of the appointment of Wathra in violation of the ban imposed by ECP on fresh recruitments, had sought government's point of view over violation of electoral body's directives. The Finance Minist... more

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ATC declares witness in Shahzeb murder case liar

KARACHI: The Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) on Wednesday declared the witness in Shahzeb murder case, Muhammad Ali Aamir a liar, who in turn decided to challenge the remark in the court. While hearing the Shahzeb murder case, the court ruled that Aamir recorded his false statement in favour of the accused on March 25. While the lawyer of the witness, BN Quraishi filed his power of attorney in the court for challenging the remark that declared him liar.End.... more

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2000kg explosive seized in Balochistan

QUETTA: The city police foiled a massive terrorism plan in Balochistan and seized a truck full of explosives. DIG (Investigation) Mobeen Ahmed told media that acting on a tip-off by the secret agencies, police searched a truck at Nawabi Gate near Kuchlak and found 80 sacks filled with potassium chloride, which weighed two thousand kilogrammes. The police official further said that seizure of such a huge quantity of explosives ahead of elections is a great success on the part of police. The drive... more

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Former PML-N MPA disqualified

LAHORE: An election tribunal of the Lahore High Court comprising Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial on Tuesday disqualified former PML-N MPA and parliamentary secretary for religious affairs Iftikhar Ahmad Khan.Iftikhar Khan was elected Punjab Assembly member in the 2008 general elections from PP-81, Jhang-IX on PML-N ticket. Iqbal Khan, who lost 2008 election as an independent candidate against Iftikhar, alleged that the MPA had a fake BA degree. He claimed that Iftikhar obtain his BA degree from A... more

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Two people shot dead in Balochistan

QUETTA: Two people were killed in separate incidents of firing in Khuzdar and Jaffarabad districts of Balochistan, on Tuesday. Unidentified armed assailants fired at a shop located on Sardar Munir Mengal Road of Khuzdar. Resultantly, Abdul Ghaffar stated to be shop owner sustained multiple wounds and died on the spot. The attackers fled from the scene after the shooting. Police rushed to the site after the incident and shifted the body to hospital for medico-legal formalities. However, the motiv... more

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ECP transfers Punjab, Sindh election commissioners

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Monday issued transfer orders of Sindh and Punjab election commissioners. A statement issued by the ECP revealed that Chief Election Commissioner Justice (r) Fakhruddin G Ebrahim has transferred the election commissioners of Sindh and Punjab. It is pertinent to mention here that Mehboob Anwar will resume the office of Punjab and Tariq Qadri of Sindh.End.... more

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Iranian-Pakistan gas link has gains in pipeline for Zaradari and Ahmadinejad | Simon Tisdall

Gas pipeline offers Tehran a way out of isolation enforced by western sanctions, while Islamabad can thumb its nose at US Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, left, with his Pakistani counterpart, Asif Ali Zardari, as the gas pipeline project is launched.

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No deal for return to Pakistan: Musharraf

KARACHI: Former President General Pervez Musharraf said Wednesday that he had not struck a deal with anybody and returned to Pakistan in the interest of the country.

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Child suicide bombers find safe haven

Mia Bloom and John Horgan at Sabaoon which helps children taken in by the Pakistan Taliban to become suicide bombers.

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Voting for overseas Pakistanis a threat to election process, for now: ECP

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan has asserted that delving into the issue of voting rights for overseas Pakistanis at this stage would 'put the whole election process in limbo'. During the hearing of voting rights for overseas Pakistanis case at the Supreme Court , the counsel for ECP said it was not possible to provide voting rights ... (more)

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Pakistan Teachers Need More Protection Following Fatal Shooting

The drive-by shooting of a female teacher in Pakistan today by unnamed militants has been condemned by child rights organisation Plan International.

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Bhutto's son's role in Pakistan election uncertain

The re-election prospects for Pakistan 's outgoing ruling party are looking even tougher after indications emerged this week that one of its star vote-getters - the young son of assassinated Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto - will play a less prominent role in the campaign because of security concerns and political infighting.

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Afghanistan says ready to work for peace without Pakistan help

KABUL: Afghanistan is shocked by Pakistan's "complacency" in the nascent Afghan peace process and is ready to work without Islamabad's help on reconciliation, Deputy Foreign Minister Jawed Ludin told Reuters on Wednesday.

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Musharraf heads to Pakistan amid death threats Former Pakistani...

Since the former general was forced from power, 's civilian leadership has struggled with a sinking economy, resilient Islamic extremist factions and tensions with Washington over drone strikes and the secret raid that killed He is viewed as an enemy by many Islamic militants and others for his decision to side with America in the response to the ... (more)

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Who really killed bin Laden?

In February, Esquire magazine published a lengthy profile of "The Man Who Killed Osama bin Laden." The story did not identify the killer by his real name, referring to him only as "the Shooter." The Shooter told Esquire that the night bin Laden was killed he had encountered al Qaeda's leader face-to-face in the top-floor bedroom of the compound in ... (more)

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Family of Pakistani Christian Threatened and Terrorized for Marrying a Muslim Girl

After becoming a Christian, a young woman named Maria married Emanuel Masih. They have a beautiful one year old daughter, Yarusha Emmanuel.

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Suicide attackers kill 5 Afghan policemen

People gather near pieces of broken glass at the site of a suicide attack in Jalalabad March 26, 2013.

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Pakistan girls' school teacher shot dead

PESHAWAR, Pakistan: A Pakistani girls' school teacher was killed in a drive-by shooting on Tuesday in the country's volatile tribal belt on the Afghan border, officials said.

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Bullet in murder accused to be removed

One of the men accused of murdering four Pakistanis at a bakery distribution point run from a home in Rocklands, shot himself in the pelvis during the attack, the State has told the Mitchells Plain Magistrate's Court.

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Pakistan's Woman WarriorAccused of blasphemy, Sherry Rehman fights back.Declan Walsh/The Guardian

"Blasphemy." When you hear that word in America, it conjures up visions of the Salem witch trials or, worse, the Middle Ages and the Inquisition.

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Chinese-Pakistani Reactor Hints at Nuclear Weapons Cooperation

A replica of Chaghi mountain where Pakistan held it's first nuclear explosive tests, in Islamabad, 24 July 2006.

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Museum and Gallery Listings for March 29-April 4 - New York Times

Museum and Gallery Listings for March 29-April 4 New York Times Asia Society: 'The Artful Recluse: Painting, Poetry, and Politics in 17th-Century China' (through June 2) With the fall of the Ming dynasty in 1644, China's intellectual elite, many of them artists who worked in the! imperial government, were thrown ... and more »

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A frog in hot water - Deccan Chronicle

A frog in hot water Deccan Chronicle Having contained India strategically to the subcontinent by nuclear arming Pakistan and, with the urgings of military assistance and economic aid, encouraged its landward neighbours (Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Nepal) to stand up to India, Beijing is ! ... and more »

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Economic diplomacy, Indian style - Hindu Business Line

Hindu Business Line

Economic diplomacy, Ind! ian style Hindu Business Line ... proximity to China-managed Gwadar port in Pakistan. Another (rail) link is proposed to be opened from Bandar Abbas port in Western Iran to pave way for $11 billion Hajigak iron and steel project, promoted by Indian companies, in central Afghanistan ... and more »

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China jails 20 on jihad, separatism charges in restive Xinjiang - Indian Express

China jails 20 on jihad, separatism charges in restive Xinjiang Indian Express China has blamed violence in energy-rich Xinjiang - strategically located on the borders of Afghanistan, Pakistan, India and Central Asia - on Islamic separatists who want to establish an independe! nt East Turkestan. Some Chinese officials have also ... and more »

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Chinese President Xi Jinping's New Weave On India – Analysis - Eurasia Review

Chinese President Xi Jinping's New Weave On India – Analysis Eurasia Review Soon after taking over as China's new president with a tenure of ten years, Xi Jinping invited selected journalists from BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) for an exchange on March 19, in Beijing. ... In recent years ... and more »

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Trade for peace in South Asia - The Express Tribune

Trade for peace in South Asia The Express Tribune Strong ties between India and Pakistan will pave the way for resolving other issues between them including the Kashmir dispute because of mutual gain, interest and dependency. Recent agreements between Pakistan and China on Gwadar Port ... In order to ! ...

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Asylum seekers file most claims in decade, UNHCR says

GENEVA: Nearly half a million people sought asylum in the developed world last year, a 10-year high, with the sharpest rise in requests from Syrians fleeing war and persecution, the United Nations said on Thursday.In all, 479,300 asylum applications were lodged in 44 industrialised countries, a rise of 8 percent on the previous year, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said in its annual report, entitled Asylum Trends 2012. "This is the highest annual total since 2003, continuing a tre... more

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India has huge role to play in Silk Road's success: Grossman - Zee News

India has huge role to play in Silk Road's success: Grossman Zee News "It means the economic success of India, Central Asian producers into Indian markets and vice versa with Afghanistan and Pakistan in the center," said Mark Grossman, the former Spe! cial US Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan. "I think India has ... and more »

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LHC kicks out PPP MPA on last day in office

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Wednesday disqualified two legislators for being elected on the basis of fake degrees. Justice Muhammad Khalid Mehmood Khan declared PPP MPA Farooq Yousaf Ghurki disqualified, as the allegation of contesting election on the basis of a bogus graduation degree was proved against him. Ghurki was elected as a Punjab Assembly member from PP-159, Lahore-XXIII. Iftikhar Ahmed, a former nazim and a voter of PP-159A, moved the petition challenging Ghurki's election. The p... more

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Bangladesh president dies in Singapore

DHAKA: Bangladesh President Zillur Rahman, a veteran ruling party politician named to the largely ceremonial post in 2009, died on Wednesday in a Singapore hospital, an embassy official said. He was 84. "The president died at a hospital here in Singapore at 6.47 pm local time," Bangladesh High Commissioner in Singapore M Mahbubuzzaman told AFP by phone. Rahman, who was suffering from kidney and respiratory problems, was flown to Singapore's Mount Elizabeth Hospital by air ambulance on March 10 a... more

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Afghanistan as energy hub for south Asia - Financial Times

Afghanistan as energy hub for south Asia Financial Times ... be a milestone for energy security in south Asia. The Tapi pipeline project, which is to transport natural gas from Turkmenistan via Afghanistan to Pakistan and Ind! ia, would be a win-win solution for all countries involved. ... Given central Asia's ...

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Pakistan Navy will be handed over 4th F-22 P Frigate in April 2013

Handing over two pusher tugs on Tuesday, Karachi Shipyard & Engineering Works is all set to deliver to Pakistan Navy the 4th F-22 P Frigate PNS ASLAT next month.

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Musharraf's Return To Pakistan: Why Now?

Why would a politician who many say faces dim prospects of reviving his career, and who faces possible arrest upon his arrival, choose to return? Pervez Musharraf is expected to make his return to Pakistan this week, but the former military ruler turned president is unlikely to get the red-carpet treatment after four years of self-imposed exile ... (more)

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Twists in geopolitics: Was the Afghan war lost in Pakistan? - AsiaOne

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Twists in geopolitics: Was the Afghan war lost i! n Pakistan? AsiaOne India was no exception. Besides deployments in Central Asia, where bases were readily made available, the USA decided to tackle Pakistan head on. General Pervez Musharraf, who had become the military dictator of Pakistan barely two years earlier, found ...

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Bid to blow up Quetta-Sibi railway track foiled

QUETTA: Police on Thursday foiled a bid to blow up a railway bridge on the Quetta-Sibi railway track. Station House Officer PS Satellite Town Quetta, Muhammad Aslam said unknown men had planted an improvised explosive device under the bridge on the Quetta-Sibi railway track near in Link Badini. "Soon after receiving intelligence information, police along with bomb disposal squad rushed to the site and defused the bomb," the SHO said. He said that Rawalpindi bound train Jaffar Express was stopped... more

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Musharraf approaches SHC for protective bail

KARACHI: Former president Pervez Musharaf on Thursday approached the Sindh High Court for obtaining pre-arrest bail in Akbar Bugti and former prime minister Benazir Bhutto murder cases. Musharaf filed applications for pre-arrest bail through her daughter Ayla Raza submitting that her father was former Chief of Army Staff and former president of the country. She submitted that he wanted to return Pakistan and defend cases pending against him before the trial courts therefore pre-arrest bail be gr... more

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5 Pakistanis killed in South Africa: FO

ISLAMABAD: Five Pakistanis have been killed in South Africa, the Foreign Office stated on Wednesday. Foreign Office Spokesman Aizaz Ahmed Chaudhry told APP that according to information received from Pakistan's mission in South Africa the five have been killed by some assailants. He said that the mission had taken up the matter with local authorities and was also arranging shifting of dead bodies to Pakistan. The spokesman said that further details are being obtained from the mission. End.... more

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Fire damages stock at towel factory

KARACHI: A mysterious fire erupted in a towel manufacturing factory situated near Shafiq Morr in early hours of Wednesday. The city fire department official said they received information about a blaze at around 12.32 pm and subsequently three fire tenders were dispatched to the site. Upon reaching the site, the firemen asked for more tenders, as intensity of the fire had increased by that time. Soon a total of 15 fire tenders including one water douser one snorkel arrived at the spot and took... more

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Malala in school for first time since shooting

LONDON: Malala Yousafzai returned to school on Tuesday for the first time since she was shot in the head by the Taliban in October for campaigning for girls' education. The 15-year-old said she had "achieved her dream" and was looking forward to meeting new friends at the independent Edgbaston High School for Girls in Birmingham, central England, where she is now living. Malala was flown to Britain after the attack for surgery for her head injuries and underwent several operations as ... more

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Deadly Bombing Hits Pakistan Market

Pakistani police and security officials collect evidence at the site of a bomb blast in Dera Allah Yar, located in the Jaffarabad district of Balochistan Province, on March 22.

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Pakistani officials: US drone kills 3 militants

A U.S. drone strike targeting a vehicle in northwestern Pakistan near the Afghan border killed three suspected militants, two intelligence officials said Friday.

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Iran, Pakistan Call for further broadening of ties

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and his Pakistani counterpart Asif Ali Zardari in a meeting underlined the need for bolstering and reinvigoration of mutual cooperation between Tehran and Islamabad, IRNA reported.

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Clash between Hindus and Sikhs in Pakistan averted

A clash between Hindus and Sikhs over objectionable photos in Pakistan's southern Sindh province was averted after community leaders helped broker a compromise, according to a media report today.

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Election time in Pakistan: Hollow milestone

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Baulkham Hills hotelier shot dead in Pakistan

An Australian man has been shot dead during a robbery in Karachi as a wave of gun violence sweeps over the Pakistani city.

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1993 Mumbai blasts case: Pakistan, ISI played vital role in training accused, SC says

The SC on Thursday upheld the death sentence for Yakub Memon in the Mumbai serial blasts case, accusing him of hatching conspiracy to target Mumbai alongwith his brother Tiger Memon and Dawood Ibrahim.

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Car bomb at Pakistani refugee camp kills 12

Pakistani army troops secure a court complex following a gun-battle with militants in Peshawar, Pakistan, Monday, March 18, 2013.

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Deaths in Pakistani refugee camp bombing up to 12

Police say the death toll from a bomb blast at a refugee camp in northwestern Pakistan has risen to 12.

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Pakistan: Religious Intolerance Mounts with Christian Home Burnings

More than 3,000 Muslims stormed a Christian enclave in the city of Lahore, Pakistan, and proceeded to burn down an estimated 100 to 160 homes , marking a peak in violence toward religious groups.

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Pakistan: Camel Milk …. ‘World’s Next Superfood’

During the evening rush hour in central Karachi, Nadeem Mutloob can barely keep up with demand at his curbside Marhaba milk bar, a popular stop for workers on their way home.

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Pakistan to hold general elections May 11

A Pakistan Army soldier stands guard while an election commission worker verifies a voter in a residential area of Karachi ISLAMABAD - Pakistan will hold historic general elections on May 11, a presidential spokesman said on Wednesday, after the government completed its first full term in the country's troubled history.

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Pipeline economics - DAWN.com

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Pipeline economics DAWN.com Pakistan is actively seeking a multitude of diverse sources to meet its rapidly growing energy requirements, including import of liquefied natural gas and liquid petroleum gas, the Tapi project, import of electricity from Central Asia and, possibly ... Politics and the pipelineThe News International Pakistan Begins Construction Of Pakistan-Iran Gas Pipeline – OpEdEurasia Review all 19 news articles »

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Zardari urges use of Gwadar port for trade - DAWN.com (blog)

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Zardari urges use of Gwadar port for trade DAWN.com (blog) Pakistan was keen to implement the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (Tapi) and the Iran-Pakistan (IP) pipeline projects, Mr Zardari said. He pointed out that work on the IP project was inaugurated recently. He also underlined the ... President ... Pakistan offers safe transit of gas to other countriesThe News International Zardari for e! arly convening of Pak-Iran-Afghanistan summitThe Nation Zardari stresses need for strengthening regional securityPakistanToday.com.pk Aljazeera.com -South Asian News Agency all 102 news articles »

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Work with Moscow in Central Asia - The National Interest Online

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Work with Moscow in Central Asia The National Interest Online In contrast to the situation in the early 1990s, with over 20 years of independent statehood and ever-growing economic links to India, Turkey, and above all China, today's Central Asia is in no danger of being recolonized by Russia. Central Asia's main ...

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10 million Indians want to move to US: Poll - Times of India

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10 million Indians ! want to move to US: Poll Times of India WASHINGTON: More than 100 million people from across the world, including 10 million from India, would like to move permanently to the US, which remains the most popular global destination, according to a latest opinion poll. Potential migrants who ... and more »

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25 vote in favour of US resolution on SL - The New Indian Express

25 vote in favour of US resolution on SL The New Indian Express In the Asian bloc, only India and South Korea voted in support, while Japan Malaysia and Kazakhstan abstained. The other council members from Asia - Pakistan, Indonesia, Maldives, Kuwait, Philippines, Qatar, Thailand and UAE, voted 'no' to the resolution.

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Indian Designs to Destabilise South Asia - PKKH

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Indian Designs to Dest! abilise South Asia PKKH Meanwhile, some Kashmiri freedom fighters attacked the camp of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) in Srinagar on March 13, 2013, and killed five Indian soldiers. Two freedom fighters also lost their lives in the incident. Next day, Pakistan rejected ... 2014- Kashmir and AfghansthanKashmir Watch India is! causing regional instabilityThe Nation Indian police report Pakistan link to Kashmir attackChannel News Asia all 21 news articles »

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Another bank robbed of Rs 3.6 million

KARACHI: Armed robbers barged into a private bank situated in Block-A of North Nazimabad and get off with at least Rs3.6 million on Tuesday.The security guard deployed outside the bank has also gone missing after the bank heist. Police, in reaction, has detained his two brothers over the guard's suspected involvement in the robbery.Police said at least six armed men entered the bank premises who had worn shalwar, kameez. They first held hostage the security guard and customers on gunpoint. Later... more

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4 dead in Balochistan target killings

QUETTA: As many as four people were killed in separate incidents of targeted killing in the provincial capital and in interior Balochistan, on Wednesday.According to the details, a man identified as Atta Muhammad Muhammadshai killed his own brother Abdul Wahab over a family feud in Kili Chiltan area of Quetta. In another act of targeted killing, a man identified as Abdul Manan was gunned down by unidentified persons in Shahwani Mohala in New Sariab. Police shifted the body to the Civil Hospital ... more

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British tourist injured fleeing India sex attack

NEW DELHI: A female British tourist was admitted to hospital after jumping through a hotel window on Tuesday over fears of a sex attack in the Indian city of Agra, home to the Taj Mahal, police said. The victim, who was not named but was in her early 30s, suffered leg injuries when she leapt from the first floor after two men tried to enter her room in the Hotel Agra Mahal at around 4:00 am. "She got frightened so she ran to the other end of the room and jumped out of the window," Pawan Kumar, s... more

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Malala in school for first time since shooting

LONDON: Malala Yousafzai returned to school on Tuesday for the first time since she was shot in the head by the Taliban in October for campaigning for girls' education.The 15-year-old said she had "achieved her dream" and was looking forward to meeting new friends at the independent Edgbaston High School for Girls in Birmingham, central England, where she is now living. Malala was flown to Britain after the attack for surgery for her head injuries and underwent several operations as recently as ... more

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640 schools under occupation across country, SC told

Islamabad: The court directed action against the occupants of the schools without any discrimination.The hearing of the case has been adjourned until April 8. On the last hearing on February 11, the court had observed that animals are kept in schools and their buildings have been turned into stables. "Apparently salaries are being disbursed as buildings remain abandoned or occupied by animals.This is what we are doing to our children when education is a constitutional right," the chief justice n... more

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SSP Malik Ishaq moved to Kot Lakhpat Jail

RAHIM YAR KHAN: Leader of banned outfit, Sipah-e-Sahaba and Central Vice President of Ahl-e-Sunnat Wal-Jamaat, Malik Muhammad Ishaq, has been shifted to Kot Lakhpat Jail in Lahore. Malik Muhammad Ishaq has been moved to Kot Lakhpat Jail amid tight security on the directives of the Punjab government. Malik Ishaq was confined to District Jail Raheem Yar Khan for one month on February 22 on the direction of DCO Raheem Yar Khan. In addition, Ishaq's son was also detained in District Jail one week ag... more

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Pakistan Militants Storm Court Building, Kill Five Civilians

ANNIVERSARY OF PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE/ PRINCE SATTAM BIN ABDULAZIZ CONGRATULATES CUSTODIAN OF THE TWO HOLY MOSQUES ON SEVENTH ANNIVERSARY OF PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE 25/6/1433H Islamabad, Jumada I 6, 1434, Mar 18, 2013, SPA -- At least five civilians were killed Monday in an attack by the militants at a court building in Pakistan's restive north-western ... (more)

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India's Fantasy of Disloyal Muslims May Come True - Bloomberg

India's Fantasy of Disloyal Muslims May Come True Bloomberg The terrorist attacks last month that killed 17 people in the central Indian city of Hyderabad reopened a cornucopia of conspiracy theories. Faux-enraged television anchors ... The president of the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya ! Janata Party demanded that ...

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India is causing regional instability - The Nation

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India is causing regional instability The Nation In the latest incident, according to media reports, Kashmiri militants attacked the Srinagar camp of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) on March 13, 2013, in which five Indian soldiers lost their lives, while two militants were killed. At the drop of ... Indian police report Pakistan link to Kashmir attackChannel News Asia Indian Designs to Destabilise South Asia! Kashmir Watch all 9 news articles »

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Balochistan PG released after 18 days in captivity

QUETTA: Abducted Balochistan Prosecutor General Abdul Wasay Tareen reached home on Sunday after remaining in captivity for 18 day. Tareen had mysteriously gone missing from Zhob district on February 28 while travelling to Islamabad for hearing of cases in the Supreme Court. The legal fraternity throughout the province held rallies and protest demonstration following the kidnapping, besides boycotting court proceedings. According to the Balochistan Levies officials in Zhob, unidentified armed men... more

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Pakistan bombing: At least three killed in suicide bombing

Militant gunmen and at least one suicide bomber attacked a court complex in northwestern Pakistan on Monday, killing at least three people and wounding over two dozen, a government official said.

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Terror Against Hazara Muslim Minority in Iran, Pakistan, and Afghanistan

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'US has now an ally in India, enemy in Pakistan' - The News International

The News International

'US has now an ally in India, enemy in Pakist! an' The News International He was referring to detained Pakistani doctor Shakil Afridi, who had helped the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) hunt down former Al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden on May 2, 2011. "It is about time that we realise that Pakistan is the source of the ... and more »

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Magnitude 5.4 quake shakes Chitral, Swat

ISLAMABAD: An earthquake of magnitude 5.4 on the Richter scale rocked Chitral, Swat and adjoining districts. The jolts were felt in Chitral, Shanghla, Boner, Ghazar, and Malakand Agency. According to Meteorological Department, the tremors struck the above mentioned northern areas in the wee hours of Monday. The epicentre of the quake was about 207 kilometres deep in the Hindu Kush Mountain Range.End.... more

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1965 war hero MM Alam passes away

KARACHI: 1965 war hero Muhammad Mahmood Alam popularly known as MM Alam passed away in Karachi after a protracted illness, here on Monday. Pakistan Air Force (PAF) spokesman said that Air commodore (retd) Muhammad Mahmud Alam passed away in Karachi on Monday morning after a long illness. He was 78. MM Alam emerged as a hero in 1965 Pak-India war when as a fighter pilot he downed five Indian aircraft in less than a minute — the first four within 30 seconds. 'Our hero left us to make his ... more

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Three political activists killed in attack on party office

HYDERABAD: Three workers of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement were shot dead and another injured in an attack on a sector office in SITE area. According to the SITE police, four unidentified armed assailants riding motorbikes opened fire at a camp outside the party's sector office where the workers were celebrating the party's 29th founding day. The assailants used automatic weapons, killing two workers on the spot and leaving two others injured, one of later succumbed to injuries at the hospital. Do... more

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