News agency's offices turn to ashes in capital

ISLAMABAD: In a suspected arson attack, the offices of the Independent News Pakistan (INP) news agency were reduced to ashes on Sunday morning.The fire started at around 4:30am and spread rapidly, engulfing the entire office situated on the second floor of Block 18, F-6 Markaz, Islamabad.According to three staffers who were sleeping in a room after their night duty, they woke up due to sudden smoke in the room. When they came out, they saw a huge fire at the entrance gate of the office and joini... more

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Bride among five shot dead in Lower Dir

DIR: Five people, including a bride, were killed when unidentified gunmen opened fire on a wedding party in an area of Lower Dir in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, officials said on Sunday. Officials said the incident took place in Jandola Samar Bagh where armed men attacked the vehicles of a wedding party, leaving five people dead.The bride and two other women were also killed, as the wedding party travelled from Samar Bagh to Tatar area.Police cited old enmity as the reason behind the incident, and said t... more

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No one can defeat PPP in polls: Gilani

MULTAN: Declaring that no one can defeat the Pakistan People's Party in the election, PPP Senior Vice Chairman and former prime minister Yousaf Raza Gilani said on Sunday that his party would give marvellous results in polls. Addressing a public meeting at Dera Makhdoom Zahoor Shamsi, he said the PPP leadership had always rendered great sacrifices for the people and the country. He said the PPP was hit by terrorism and was stopped from running its election campaign, but the party believed in ele... more

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No unopposed winner this general election

MULTAN: Thirty candidates won National Assembly seats unopposed in the history of nine general elections in the country, but there won't be even a single unopposed winner in the general election of 2013. According to data, 20 of them belonged to the Pakistan People's Party, while 10 were independent candidates. Nineteen candidates won unopposed in the general election of 1977. PPP leader Makhdoom Amin Fahim (Sindh) is the last candidate who secured unopposed victory in the election of 1993. In g... more

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Release of Dr Aafia no priority for rulers

KARACHI: The whole Pakistani nation is awaiting the release and repatriation of Pakistani national Dr Aafia Siddiqui, but sadly our rulers have some other priorities, regretted Asmat Siddiqui, mother of Dr Aafia.In a statement on Sunday, she said the continued incarceration of Aafia, who is considered a global icon of women's rights, was a big question mark on the world consciousness. She said the peace loving people of the whole world should raise strong voice for Aafia and help in securing her... more

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Police nab 25 criminals, capture an explosive van

KARACHI: Police claimed to have arrested at least 25 criminal elements in different targeted raids and operations, huge cache of weapons and ammunitions were also recovered in these search operations conducted in various localities of Orangi Town on Sunday night. Meanwhile, around two kilogrammes of explosives was recovered from a Hi-Roof vehicle during police search operation.According to details, police conducted targeted raids in Mianwali Colony locality of Orangi Town, where they managed to ... more

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Four dead as roof collapses

FAISALABAD: The roof of a house collapsed in Sir Syed Town, leaving four members of a family dead on Sunday.The Rescue 1122 officials said the roof of an old room was being changed in Sir Syed Town on Dijkot Road when the roof of its adjacent room caved in.As a result, Muhammad Husain, 85, his wife Tahira Bibi, 75, son Afzal, 50, grandson Abu Bakar, 2 and Rehana Bibi were buried under the debris. Rescuers rushed to the spot and pulled out the victims, but Muhammad Husain, Tahira Bibi, Rehana Bib... more

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ECP takes notice of Imran's speech

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Saturday took notice of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan's "personal attack" on the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N). Earlier, Imran Khan had addressed a rally in Bahawalpur, where he used words for Nawaz Sharif that the ECP found objectionable. The entire speech will be put before ECP chief Fakhruddin G Ebrahim in a meeting on Tuesday, where it will be evaluated whether the speech contained offensive remark... more

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Qadri tells 'followers' to boycott election

LAHORE: Minhajul Quran International (MQI) head Dr Tahirul Qadri has resumed his pseudo-politics from Canada, advising his followers-cum-voters to boycott the May 11 election for the sake of 'saving' the state. Qadri, who is living in Canada nowadays, is likely to revisit Pakistan on May 5 to convince Pakistanis to stay away from the electoral process and hold sit-in protests outside all election commission offices across the country. With this agenda, the MQI has started distributing hundred ... more

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Pakistani Taliban targets candidates

At least eight people were killed Sunday as the Pakistani Taliban continued to attack candidates in that country's upcoming elections, authorities said.

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Nawaz has a lot to learn - The News International

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Nawaz has a lot to learn The Ne! ws International Even more perplexing are Nawaz Sharif's ideas on resolving the Kashmir dispute and the PML-N's apparent willingness, as indicated in the party manifesto, to open the land routes through Pakistan to India to give it access to Afghanistan, Central Asia ... and more »

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The Blowback from Interventionism - Middle East Online

The Blowback from Interventionism Middle East Online Military tools will not solve the myriad problems that include India vs. Pakistan; Afghanistan vs. Pakistan; Iran vs. Afghanistan, nor defuse the powder kegs that exist in Central Asia. The long-term commitment of military forces and money has further ...

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Why Iran is Crucial for Both India and Pakistan - Mainstream

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Why Iran is Crucial for Both India and Pakistan Mainstream Pakistan is facing two major challenges in this regard, that is, US pressure and terrorist threats to the pipeline. On the other hand, both Iran and India are focusing on Central Asia. India financed a $ 250-million road between Zaranj, at the Iranian ... Counter-narrative on Gulf-India tiesSaudi Gazette all 32 news articles »

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Taliban has won the Pakistan election

Democracy is said to be the antidote to terrorism but in Pakistan, the entire democratic process is terminally ill.

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Eight dead in Pakistan bombing, including son of Afghan cleric

A bomb killed eight people in Pakistan on Monday, including the son of an influential Afghan cleric, and wounded about 45 in the northwestern city of Peshawar, officials said.

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Bollywood neglected Shamshad Begum over others: Pakistani daily

Islamabad, April 28 : Although India is "much kinder" to its creative artists than Pakistan has ever been, Shamshad Begum was "stepped over" for other singers in the 1960s, as her voice was considered too powerful for the cinema in those days, a Pakistani daily said.

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Pakistan's North-West Rocked by Twin Blasts Killing Several People

The bomb attack in Kohat was targeted at an independent politician, who is contesting for the upcoming elections on 11 May.

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Karachi Security Tight Amid Election Attacks

The streets are unusually quiet in Pakistan's biggest city, Karachi, on Sunday. Security is tight after a spate of attacks at electoral gatherings over the past week.

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Pakistan Taliban bomb politicians' offices, kill 9

People gather at the site of an explosion outside an election office of a candidate in Peshawar, Pakistan, Sunday, April 28, 2013.

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9 killed in Pakistani Taliban bomb attacks

PanARMENIAN.Net - Pakistani Taliban have detonated bombs at the campaign offices of two politicians in the country's north-west, police said, killing at least nine people in an escalation of attacks on secular, left-leaning political parties, Belfast Telegraph reported.

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Family visits Indian spy in Pakistan prison - Aljazeera.com

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Family visits Indian spy in Pakistan prison Aljazeera.com On arrival in Pakistan, Singh's sister Dalbir Kaur thanked the Pakistani people for their prayers for her brother's recovery and hoped that he would get well soon and be allowed to return to India. Singh's lawyer, Owais Sheikh, earlier told AFP that ... and more »

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Pass to better relations with China - The Hindu

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Pass to better relations with China The Hindu India should negotiate with China to open the ancient trade route for mutual gain. India enjoys historic popularity with the people of Central Asia and Xinjiang. Most of the merchandise sold by Pakistani traders across the border in China is of Indian ...

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Watch nuclear new boy India - The Sun Daily

Watch nuclear new boy India The Sun Daily Equally important, they complete India's nuclear triad of nuclear weapons delivered by aircraft, missiles, and now sea that will be invulnerable to a decapitating first strike from either Pakistan or China. Last February, it was revealed that India is ... CHINA: Occupy And DefyStrategy Page all 13 news articles »

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India, Russia agree on Afghan peace, but differ on drawdown - The Hindu

India, Russia agree on Afghan peace, but differ on drawdown The Hindu Russia is concerned that permanent military bases the Pentagon plans to set up in Afghanistan may be used to strike at Iran and project American power across Central Asia. India, however, is w! illing to accept continued U.S. military presence in ... and more »

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Stopping radicals before they start - CNN (blog)

Stopping radicals before they start CNN (blog) Today factions which remain TRUE to such history seek to continue this spread, having plunged across Asia to the Pacific and beyond. Muhammed married a 6 year-old, consummated it at ... 13 December 2001 – Suicide attack on Indian parliament in New ...

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6.2-magnitude quake jolts Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: Tremors were felt across Pakistan, including Parachinar, Mohmad Agency, Shabqadar, Swat, Peshawar, Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Chiniot and Lahore, on Wednesday, however, no loss of life was reported.According to the US Geological Survey, the earthquake measured 6.2 on the Richter scale with its epicentre in southeastern Afghanistan. The earthquake created panic and the people rushed to open spaces, fearing for their safety. According to the Meteorological Department, a 6.2-magnitude earthq... more

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PFUJ president serves Rs1 billion notice to Information Ministry

ISLAMABAD: President of Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) Pervaiz Shaukat on Wednesday served Rs1 billion defamation notice to the Secretary Information for providing false and malicious information to the Supreme Court regarding inclusion of his name among the beneficiaries of the secret fund.Pervaiz Shaukat, through Malik Ghulam Mustafa Kandwal, wrote in the legal notice that he is the President of PFUJ and was appointed as member of Judicial Commission probing the death of Journali... more

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Sarabjit Singh attacked in jail

LAHORE: An Indian national facing the death penalty in Pakistan on espionage charges was rushed to hospital on Friday after suffering serious injuries in a clash with fellow prisoners, officials said. Sarabjit Singh, currently on death row in a jail, suffered a head injury after he was thrashed by four of his fellow prisoners, and was admitted to Jinnah Hospital. According to hospital sources, the condition of injured was critical and doctors were expected to perform a surgery soon. He was on ... more

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SC has not buried doctrine of necessity: Musharraf's counsel

ISLAMABAD: Former military president Pervez Musharraf's counsel on Thursday told the Supreme Court that the doctrine of necessity was still alive and had not been buried by the superior courts.Advocate Raja Muhammad Ibrahim Satti maintained before a three-member bench, headed by Justice Jawwad S Khawaja, that he had inferred from the July 31, 2009 judgement of the 14-judge bench of the Supreme Court against the 2007 emergency that the apex court did not touch upon the doctrine upheld by the cour... more

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Musharraf should be allowed to meet mother: Bakhtawar

ISLAMABAD: Elder daughter of President Asif Ali Zardari Bakhtawar Bhutto Zardari on Friday said former president General (retd) Pervez Musharraf should be allowed to meet his ailing mother.In a message on social networking website Twitter, Bakhtawar said when her father (President Zardari) was in jail, he was not allowed to attend the funeral of his mother. However, he said if Musharraf wanted to meet his ailing mother, he should get permission for it.It merits mentioning here that Musharraf is ... more

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NP only political party to address labour issues in manifesto

KARACHI: Except for National Party, led by Mir Hasil Bizenjo, no other political party has given adequate attention to labour related issues or to land reforms in their Election 2013 Manifestoes.Civil society activists Dr Kaiser Bengali, Nasir Mansoor, Riaz Abbasi and others made these comments while addressing a press conference held at the Karachi Press Club here on Friday.According to them, the political parties have ignored workers and peasants while allocating party tickets for contesting p... more

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National approach to resolve power crisis: Sethi

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Najam Sethi on Wednesday said that loadshedding was a national issue and the entire nation, including the government, would get rid of this problem by adopting a national approach. He expressed these views while talking to the office bearers and members of Executive Committee, led by President APNS Sarmad Ali who called on him at Chief Minister's Secretariat here. Talking with the APNS members, the chief minister said the load shedding was causing loss to agricult... more

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Indian man held for selling baby grandson on Facebook

NEW DELHI: Police in northern India said Wednesday they had arrested a 47-year-old man for selling his newborn grandson to a local businessman in a deal that was struck on Facebook.Feroz Khan, a resident of Ludhiana city in the northern state of Punjab 300 kilometres (200 miles) from New Delhi, had allegedly kidnapped his grandson shortly after he was born earlier this month. Khan sought help from two temporary employees at a local hospital where his daughter gave birth, who contacted the buyer ... more

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Torrential rains claim 6 lives in Balochistan

QUETTA: Torrential rains and subsequent flash floods wreaked havoc in parts of Balochistan on Wednesday and killed 6 people, including women and children in district Pasni and Turbat.According to details, torrential rains resulted in massive flash floods in district Pasni, Mastung and Turbat. As many as 6 people were carried by rain water in coastal district of Pasni. The Levis sources said that dead bodies of the two were recovered and one of them was rescued alive whereas 3 people are still mi... more

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Cop killed in checkpost blast

TORGHAR: A policeman was killed and a civilian critically injured in a remote-controlled bomb blast at a check post near the Abaseen River here on Wednesday. According to police sources, the deceased was identified as Khan son of Zaman and the injured as Gul Nabi, who was shifted to District Headquarters (DHQ) Hospital Batagram. The civilian was passing by the check post at the time of blast, they added. All the other police officials manning the the check post were safe. End.... more

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Sarabjit In - Coma'

Islamabad/Lahore: Indian national Sarabjit Singh was in a "deep coma" and put on ventilator support after being assaulted by a group of prisoners in a Pakistani jail, with doctors on Saturday saying that they will not be able to perform surgery on him till his condition stabilises.

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CHINA: Occupy And Defy - Strategy Page

CHINA: Occupy And Defy Strategy Page This area was once a branch of the ancient "Silk Road" trade route from East Asia to Europe, India and the Middle East. Although the border was technically sealed after China ... One thing China and the United States can agree on is the need for ... and more »

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Man convicted of spying for India attacked in Pakistani jail

A demonstrator holds a placard during a hunger strike by Sarabjit Singh's family members demanding Singh's release from Pakistani prison, in New Delhi LAHORE , Pakistan - A prisoner convicted of spying for India was attacked and seriously injured by fellow inmates in a Pakistani jail on Friday in an incident that could inflame the uneasy relations ... (more)

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North Korean Diplomats in 'Illegal Alcohol Trade' in Pakistan

The diplomats have been importing expensive alcohol from outside and are said to be involved in selling it at exorbitant prices to the local public, it has been reported.

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Kazakhstan positive to India's hydrocarbons quest - The Hindu

Kazakhstan positive to India's hydrocarbons quest The Hindu India's decade-long quest for a bigger slice of the hydrocarbons pie in Central Asia got a leg up, thanks to a positive response from Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev, said External Affairs Minister Salman Khurs! hid who called on the long-serving ... and more »

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Indian Spy on Pakistan Death Row Unconscious After Jail Attack

A convicted Indian spy on death row in Pakistan was unconscious and on a ventilator in a Lahore hospital after sustaining head injuries in a jail attack by fellow prisoners.

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Bomb kills 9 near Pakistan political party office

As the election approaches, militant groups have increasingly been attacking liberal, secular parties such as the one targeted Friday in the port city of Karachi.

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Bomb blast near Pakistan party office kills 10

Locals sit outside of their houses near the campaign office of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement political party, after Thursday's bomb blast in Karachi April 26, 2013.

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The Election Commission of Pakistan has terminated election proceedings in PS-64 Mirpurkhas

Staff Report ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan has terminated election proceedings in PS-64 Mirpurkhas due to the death of Waqar Buland Khan, a contesting candidate from the said constituency.

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Pakistan "Robin Hood" aims to wrest election from the rich

With a flick of the reins, Jamshed Dasti launched his run for Pakistan's parliament from the back of a donkey cart, cantering through the rutted streets of his home town to file his nomination papers as supporters erupted into cheers.

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Fashion Pakistan Lounge launches in Dolmen Mall, Karachi

A pioneer in multi-designer stores in Pakistan, Fashion Pakistan Lounge opened its doors in early 2010.

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Who Killed General Zia Of Pakistan? Perhaps The Israelis, The US,...

The smoldering ruins of a destroyed airplane and its dead human cargo in the bleak Pakistani desert are the final snapshots of a mysterious accident that took the life of a world leader a quarter century ago.

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Is this Jihad 3.0? Smaller-scale, locally conceived attacks may be the future of terrorism

From his hideout in Pakistan, Osama bin Laden detailed what he hoped would become of the group he created and chastised those who had veered off course.

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Bombs kill eight at Pakistan election offices: officials

A Pakistani woman walks past a truck during an election campaign by Pakistani religious party Jamaat-e-Islami in Peshawar.

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Pakistan police say bomb blasts kill 9 at offices of 2 politicians in northwest

Pakistani police say two bomb blasts have killed nine supporters of two Pakistani politicians at their campaign offices in the country's northwest.

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Pakistan Attacks Musharraf arrested in 2007 assassination

Pakistani para-military troops cordon off the site of an explosion Friday in Karachi, Pakistan.

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Kate Hudson's role in 'The Reluctant Fundamentalist' has become more timely after the Boston bombings

When Kate Hudson opened the door for Mira Nair for a meeting they had scheduled to talk about "The Reluctant Fundamentalist," they both started laughing.

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Indian spy on death row attacked in eastern Pakistan prison

A top Pakistani prison official says an Indian spy on death row was critically injured when he was attacked with a brick inside a prison in the eastern city of Lahore.

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3 British Muslim men jailed for terror offenses

LONDON: Three British Muslims, including a convert who was featured in a documentary about radical Islam and a former London police support officer, have been jailed for terror offenses.

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Banned outfits all set to contest Pakistan polls

LAHORE: Religious extremist groups and banned outfits have fielded 62 candidates for upcoming polls which considered ever high ratio in Pakistan's electoral history, facing charges of sectarian killings, terrorism and anti-state activities under 4th schedule of anti-terrorism act.

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Pakistan court remands Musharraf over Bhutto killing

A Pakistani court on Friday slapped a three-day house arrest order on former military ruler Pervez Musharraf over the murder of Benazir Bhutto more than five years ago, a prosecutor said.

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ShelterBox sends tents for Pakistan quake survivors

Photo courtesy of Balochistan Rural Support Programme . Quake survivors walking amongst remains of their home, Mashail, Pakistan, April 2013.

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The EU needs the USA - thenewfederalist.eu

The EU needs the USA thenewfederalist.eu Asia has many faults, as shown by the records of Iran and Syria, the lack of predictability of China (as well as China-Japan and China-Taiwan relations), the Pakistan-India relations and finally the situation in Afghanistan. If the United States is ...

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Militancy is central in this landmark Pakistani election - New Straits Times

Militancy is central in this landmark Pakistani election New Straits Times ... credit for improving bilateral ties, its principal challenger, the Pakistan Muslim League of former premier Nawaz Sharif, talks of allowing India the "shortest route" to the! land-locked Afghanistan and Central Asia, something Delhi has ... and more »

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Keep a close watch - The Nation - The Nation

Keep a close watch - The Nation The Nation These important strategic developments will put India ahead of other nuclear powers France, Britain, North Korea and Pakistan, about equal in striking power to Israel and China, and not too far behind the US and Russia. New Delhi says it! needs a ... BEYOND THE PLATEAU IN US - INDIA RELATIONSPower Engineering Magazine all 3 news articles »

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15 Pakistani handicapped players to feature in IPCL - The Nation - The Nation

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15 Pakistani handicapped players to feature in IPCL - The Nation The Nation "We are planning to at least hire 10 to 15 players from Pakistan, and would offer them central contracts and other perks and privileges." Ravi said Pakistan and India took the early initiative of establishing the handicapped cricket teams and we had ...

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The Blowback from Interventionism - Consortium News

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The Blowback from Interventionism Cons! ortium News Military tools will not solve the myriad problems that include India vs. Pakistan; Afghanistan vs. Pakistan; Iran vs. Afghanistan, nor defuse the powder kegs that exist in Central Asia. The long-term commitment of military forces and money has further ... and more »

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Don't get China wrong - Hindu Business Line

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Don't get China wrong Hindu Business Line It also hopes to draw Afghanistan into its extensive network of energy pipelines in Central Asia. ... The mere fact that China wants to consult countries like India shows that it has doubts about the ability of Pakistan to help secure its interests in ... India asks China to withdraw border troopsAljazeera.com all 243 news articles »

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IM's loose leadership moves between Pakistan and Gulf

Stephen Tankel, author of Storming the World Stage: The Story of Lashkar-e-Taiba , was the lead speaker on the panel, 'The Future of South Asian Stability', at the conference held in conjunction with the launch of the report, Trends in Militancy Across South Asia: A Region on the Brink at the Centre for Strategic and International Studies, in ... (more)

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Earthquake Hits Afghanistan, Near Pakistani Border

The U.S. Geological Survey says an earthquake with a magnitude of 5.7 has hit Afghanistan, near the Pakistani border.

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Teenager Exposes a - One Month Wives' Sex Tourism Racket in Hyderabad

After an exhaustive day, Nausheen Tabassum was struggling hard to fall asleep. At seventeen she was being forced to consummate a marriage to a 44 year old Sudanese man.

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Lawyers-APML men clash in Rawalpindi

RAWALPINDI: Rowdy scenes were witnessed outside the Anti-Terrorist Court (ATC) No-1, Rawalpindi, on Tuesday when lawyers clashed with supporters of the former president Pervez Musharraf in which three lawyers and five All Pakistan Muslim League (APML) workers were badly injured.Public, motorists, passengers and students of the Fatima Jinnah Women University (FJWU) faced difficulties due to the clash between the lawyers and APML supporters at the Kutcherry Chowk that continued for more than an ho... more

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LHC allows Raja Pervez Ashraf to contest polls

LAHORE: The sword of disqualification hanging over the head of former prime minister Raja Pervaiz Asharf has finally been removed as a Lahore High Court (LHC) full bench on Monday gave him a clean chit to contest the upcoming elections. The bench, headed by Justice Ijazul Ahsan, set side the order of the election tribunal and returning officer, barring Ashraf from participating in the election. The same bench on Monday had conditionally allowed Ashraf to contest the election after suspending ... more

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Why the US needs to change how it views Pakistan - Firstpost

Why the US needs to change how it views Pakistan Firstpost His central thesis: India and Pakistan have fought four wars and there is no reason to believe that they are done. Next time they go about this .... South Asia should be treated as a unit both in ! the State Department and in the Pentagon. Pakistan comes ...

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The AfPak Channel: The militant groups next door - Foreign Policy (blog)

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The AfPak Channel: The militant groups next door Foreign Policy (blog) Pakistani militants are likely to receive less attention. This is understandable. Yet their access to territory in Afghanistan, alongside the sanctuaries they already enjoy in Pakistan, is cause for significant concern, as it may amplify the threats ... and more »

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Acid splashed on three women

MULTAN: Two people splashed acid on three women, a mother and two daughters, in village Nauranga on the outskirts of Multan on Tuesday. Police said they had arrested one suspect in this connection. The victims were shifted to Nishtar Hospital. According to police, Altaf and Naveed had some enmity with Aziza Mai and in revenge they took this step. Moreover, police said when her daughters tried to save their mother, the accused also threw acid on them. End.... more

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Karzai To Meet Kerry, Pakistani Officials In Brussels

An Afghan presidential spokesman has said President Hamid Karzai will travel to Brussels on April 23 to meet U.S. Secretary of State of State John Kerry and senior Pakistani officials to discuss the faltering Afghan peace process.

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Bomber targets Pakistan's Hazara minority in run-up to elections

A prominent leader of Pakistan's ethnic Hazara minority narrowly escaped a suicide attack that killed six people on Tuesday, underscoring the growing threat militants pose to secular politicians in the run-up to next month's general elections.

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Pre-election bombs rock Pakistan

Pakistani men carry an injured blast victim at a hospital following a bomb attack on a lacal political party office.

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Boston blasts: FBI looks at Pakistani terror group

Islamabad, April 23 : The US Federal Bureau of Investigation is looking at a Waziristan-based terror group's link with the two brothers suspected of the deadly Boston bombings, a media report said.

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AP says Twitter hacked after false report of White House explosions

WASHINGTON: Hackers took control of the Associated Press Twitter account on Tuesday and sent a false tweet of two explosions in the White House that briefly shook US stock markets. AP spokesman Paul Colford told Reuters that the message, which also said US President Barack Obama was injured, was "bogus" but did not immediately provide more details. The AP's Twitter account was suspended shortly after the fake tweet. The news organisation said the tweet came after hackers made repeated attempts t... more

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Remarks on Bilateral and Regional Cooperation - US Department of State - US Department of State (press release)

Remarks on Bilateral and Regional Cooperation - US Department of State US Department of State (press release) We're also seeing important progress in projects such as the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India Gas Pipeline. I think all of these show that the region is committed to regional integration, and taking practical steps to ... My question is after ...

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Pakistan's medical schools _ where the women rule In a lecture hall...

In a lecture hall of one of Pakistan's most prestigious medical schools, a handful of male students sits in the far top corner, clearly outnumbered by the rows and rows of female students listening intently to the doctor lecturing about insulin.

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India airlifts military hospital to Tajikistan to strengthen geo-strategic ... - Times of India

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India airlifts military hospital to Tajikistan to strengthen geo-strategic ... Times of India NEW DELHI: India has quietly airlifted a military hospital, with doctors, paramedics and equipment, to Tajikistan as part of the deepening "strategic partnership" with the energy-rich central Asian country that shares borders with Afghanistan, China ... India Sets Up Military Hospital In TajikistanEurasiaNet Tajikistan moots trade, transit corridor to IndiaIndian Express all 16 news articles »

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5kg bomb defused, cracker blast injures 2

PESHAWAR: Police on Tuesday successfully foiled a terror plot by defusing a five-kilogram bomb in Mattani area on Peshawar-Kohat road.Separately a cracker blast in District Court in Mardan left two persons injured. Resident of Gulshanabad informed the authorities after spotting a bomb in jurisdiction of Mattani police station. Bomb disposal squad was immediately called in to defuse the bomb. "Heavy loss of lives could have occurred had the bomb exploded," said police official, adding that such c... more

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Explosive-packed car found near Musharraf's farmhouse

ISLAMABAD: Islamabad police on Tuesday foiled a major terror bid by seizing an explosives-loaded vehicle which was parked near the Chak Shahzad farmhouse of former military ruler Gen (r) Pervez Musharraf.Islamabad police chief Bani Amin says the explosive-laden vehicle was found parked about 150 metres from the main gate of Musharraf's house on the capital's outskirts on Tuesday. The Bomb Disposal Squad defused the bomb after which the vehicle was shifted to Shehzad Town Police Station. End.... more

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Musharraf cannot become national hero: Aitzaz

LAHORE: Senior advocate Barrister Aitzaz Ahsan has said that the former president Pervez Musharraf has the right to defend himself against his cases but he can no longer become national hero.This he expressed while talking to media persons outside the court here on Tuesday.Aitzaz Ahsan said "The former president has every right to defend himself during the cases but he should accept that he can not become a national hero".Ahsan added that the violence on supporters of Pervez Musharraf by lawyers... more

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Power load shedding should not exceed 8 hours: LHC

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial resumed the hearing of case regarding unscheduled electricity load shedding across the province.The petitioner informed the court that the masses were facing more than 20-hour power load shedding.The court observed that all the departments concerned should take steps to overcome the power crisis. The court also ordered that that electricity load shedding period should not exceed more than eight hours a day.Earlier, the LHC summoned the... more

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Report regarding 'facilitated' media names, rife with errors

ISLAMABAD: The recent surfacing of report regarding journalistic names facilitated by Information ministry on orders of Supreme Court has given birth to many pertinent questions.After countless errors were detected in the report, the report itself has become more of a wimp, since many stated 'funds' were confusedly intermingled, with those disbursed to employees of various institutions as salaries, aid to widows of journalists, and amount disbursed for medias related activities on important days... more

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ANP fields fewer candidates than five parties

ISLAMABAD: The Awami National Party (ANP), which ruled the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) in collaboration with the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) for five years, has fielded less number of candidates for the national and provincial seats from this province compared with five other important parties.The ANP fielded a total of 33 contestants for 35 KPK Assembly seats and 12 for the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Fata) constituencies. Similarly, it put forward 79 nominees for a total of 99 seats of... more

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Top Indian squash players reluctant to tour Pakistan

New Delhi, April 24 : Top Indian squash players, including Dipika Pallikal and Saurav Ghosal, have cited security risks as the main reason for not taking part in the Asian Championships beginning May 1 in Islamabad.

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U.S. seeks to ease Afghan-Pakistan tensions in Brussels ...

Afghan President Hamid Karzai met Pakistan's army chief and foreign minister in talks on Wednesday hosted by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry aimed at easing tension between the neighbours before the end of NATO's Afghanistan combat mission.

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Bomb attacks wound 17 in Pakistan: police

Debris is pictured in a damaged office of Pakistan Muslim League after Tuesday's bomb blast in Quetta April 24, 2013.

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CHRE on security of candidate in election 2013 of Pakistan

Peshawar: April 23, 2013. 'Level Playing Field' should be provided to all political parties during the election campaign and security of the candidates of all political parties should be ensured.

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Suicide bomber kills six in southwest Pakistan

A suicide bomber blew up his car at a check point near a Shiite dominated area in southwest Pakistan late on Tuesday, killing six people and wounding more than 30, officials said.

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Musharraf in Pakistan court over Bhutto killing

RAWALPINDI, Pakistan: Pakistan's former military ruler Pervez Musharraf on Tuesday appeared before an anti-terrorism court for the first time over the murder of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto.

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