Text of FM at South and Central Asia conference indiablooms "I am happy to be here today at this gathering of experts from South and Central Asia, a region of which we are a part and with which historically we have had friendly ties. I offer my welcome to those who have taken the trouble to be here today, ... India Pitches for Connectivity Among South & Cetral AsiaOutlook all 8 news articles » |
An earthquake measuring 5.4 on the Richter scale hit northwest Pakistan Saturday morning, according to the Pakistan Meteorological Department.
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Pakistan Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar says that the ongoing parliamentary review of her country's "complex" ties with the United States may be painstakingly slow, but it will lay a lasting foundation for the future.
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Enclosure: http://www.topix.com/bigpic/mini-ffd701b473cf846dfbec0756299969cfIslamabad, March 30 : Arms and ammunition are being transported to the port city of Karachi from Afghanistan and huge stocks have so far come to the metropolis, Pakistan Interior Minister Rehman Malik has said.
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 The National Interest Online | South Asia's Separation Anxiety Nor, they add, has India been brought into the process that is meant to result in a stable Afghanistan once that withdrawal takes place. And they see little evidence of Washington attempting to engage key Central Asian republics bordering ... Ways to secure Asian cooperation mulledDay & Night News Pakistan trading hub of South AsiaPakistan Observer all 10 news articles » |
Five months after U.S. war jets killed 24 Pakistani soldiers on the Afghan border, top military commanders from both sides are finally talking again in what could be a big step forward in repairing frayed relations.
Enclosure: http://www.topix.com/bigpic/mini-86e5bb1f86bde2f3f84aac22c6092285Gunmen in the restive Pakistani province of Balochistan on Thursday shot and killed five Shiite Muslims traveling in a van and two U.N. employees, local officials said.
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A suspected U.S. drone fired two missiles at a house in northwest Pakistan early Friday morning, killing three alleged militants in an attack that comes as Pakistani officials have stepped up their calls for the strikes to end, intelligence officials said.
Enclosure: http://www.topix.com/bigpic/mini-bfb53aee6c089089b7b1b6c6df275002Islamabad, March 30 : A Rs.7 billion "drug quota allotment" scam allegedly involving Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani' son has surfaced in Pakistan, Geo News reported.
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Osama bin Laden spent nine years on the run in Pakistan after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorism attacks, and during that time he moved between five safe houses and fathered four children, at least two of whom were born in a government hospital, his youngest wife has told Pakistani investigators.
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Enclosure: http://www.topix.com/bigpic/mini-bdb9f336634016372ab72a785ca687f7The insurgents' presence is obvious in the mountains and ravines of Pakistan's western Baluchistan province, where hilltops are fortified with slabs of rock to serve as secure lookout posts for snipers.
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Enclosure: http://www.topix.com/bigpic/mini-c6315e482a614d111548a1e52c095bc5Gunmen open fire on a passenger van in Pakistan's southwestern city of Quetta, killing at least five people in an apparent sectarian attack.
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QUETTA, Pakistan: Police say gunmen have killed six people in a pair of attacks in southwest Pakistan, one of which targeted local U.N. employees.
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A freedom march organized by the Jeay Sindh Qaumi Mahaz , one of the biggest Sindhi nationalist parties, drew a huge crowd in Karachi city.
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Enclosure: http://www.topix.com/bigpic/mini-d39355248611510be5b86038cd34e10b Christian Science Monitor | Why India is trying to expand trade with Iran Christian Science Monitor The creation of Pakistan cut India off from longstanding trade routes to Central Asia and beyond. India sees Iran as a way to reconnect, despite US sanctions. By Rebecca Byerly, Correspondent / March 29, 2012 A laborer unloads sacks of sugar from a ... Lifting up the Indo-Pak trade gameThe Hindu South Asia's Separation Anxiety Ways to secure Asian cooperation mulledDay & Night News Outlook -Pakistan Observer all 10 news articles » |
 Zee News | `Nuclear exchange between India, Pak possible` Zee News He said India's actions in South and Central Asia generally align with US goals: increasing economic growth and political stability through strengthened democratic institutions, and developmental assistance to help prevent radicalisation. and more » |
 Bloomberg | India and China Skirt Iran Sanc! tions With 'Junk for Oil' Bloomberg China, Iran's largest oil customer, already settles some of its oil debts through barter, Mahmoud Bahmani, Iran's central bank governor, said Feb. 28. Iran also has sought to trade oil for wheat from Pakistan and Russia, according to media reports from ... and more » |
India and Brazil Sign Statement of Intent for Promotion of Gender Equality and ... Press Information Bureau (press release) "I am happy to be here today at this gathering of experts from South and Central Asia, a region of which we are a part and with which historically we have had friendly ties. I offer my welcome to those who have taken the trouble to be here today, ... and more » |
 PolicyMic | Undeterred Pakistan knocks on Russia's door The Hindu Russia has also evinced interest in the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India gas pipeline and CASA-1000, the Central Asia-South Asia electricity bridge. Pakistan and Russia have a Joint Working Group on Energy Cooperation — one of the many ... India likely to pay $10 per unit for TAPI gasEconomic Times The Iran-Pakistan Gas Pipeline Gets Bogged Down With International PoliticsPolicyMic all 62 news articles » |
 The Express Tribune | Tangled up: Red tape may cos! t Pakistan World Bank software project The Express Tribune By Farooq Baloch Excessive bureaucratic delays have put Pakistan at risk of losing this project to either Sri Lanka or India. PHOTO: FILE Red-tape and bureaucratic hurdles may end up costing the country a World Bank project for the setting up of a ... |
 The Nation, Pakistan | A framework for peace Firstly, it is suggested that Afghanistan, the Central Asian Republics, China, India, Iran, Pakistan, Russia and US should reach an agreement under UN auspices for the creation of a stabilisation force to provide security to most of the large cities ... Revision of ties with USPak1stanFirst Policy Guidelines For Pak-US RelationshipPKK! H |
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Pakistani acid attack victim Fakhra Younus had endured more than three dozen surgeries over more than a decade to repair her severely damaged face and body when she finally decided life was no longer worth living.
 Boston.com | Pakistan army chief meets senior US commanders, renewing stalled relationship Washington Post The US is eager to get the supplies moving again because it has had to spend much more money shipping goods by an alternative route that runs through Central Asia. The supply line through Pakistan will also be key to trucking out equipment as the US ... US and Pakistani Military Leaders MeetWall Street Journal 15000 Marines in US Embassy complex in IslamabadRupee News all 309 news articles » |
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Karachi was tense Tuesday following the killing of an MQM activist. Fourteen vehicles were set ablaze in different parts of this port city, a media report said.
Taliban's peace options limited Asia Times Online The Taliban have the open support of only Pakistan, which sees them as an ally against India and a partner in Central Asian commerce. Pakistan's interests are strong; its stability is not. Saudi Arabia and China may be silent backers as well. and more » |
Need for connectivity among neighbouring countries, says Nair Indian Express A three-day 'International Conference on Cooperative Development, Peace and Security in South and Central Asia' was organised at Centre for Research in Rural and Industrial Development (CRRID), Sector 19, on Wednesd! ay. Delivering the inaugural address, ... and more » |
The brother of Osama Bin Laden's Yemeni wife Amal Abdulfattah, Zakarya Ahmad Abd Al-Fattah and his lawyer Muhammad Aamir walk towards the court house in Islamabad on March 19, 2012, to submit an application.
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Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz Chief Mian Nawaz Sharif Wednesday said all the problems currently besetting Pakistan were generated during the era of Former President General Pervez Musharraf.
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General James N. Mattis, Commander United States Central Command and General John Allen, Commander ISAF in Afghanistan, have arrived in Pakistan to improve border coordination, the army said Wednesday.
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A day after widespread protests and violence in Karachi over the killing of a Pakistani political activist and his brother, police Wednesday registered a case.
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The attack, which the U.S. has said was an accident and Pakistan claimed was deliberate, severely strained the already troubled relations between the two allies.
Enclosure: http://www.topix.com/bigpic/mini-cd5bdc3960940f2ec63f45cdfa146614People carry a body of a Pakistani acid attack victim Fakhra Younnus, at Karachi airport in Pakistan on Sunday, March 25, 2012.
"It's the best thing I bought this winter," said Sardar Azam, a former civil servant at a riverside home in Azad Jammu and Kashmir, showing off his water-heating solar geyser installed on the terrace.
Islamabad: March 27, 2012. There are hundreds of International Socio-Welfare organizations which look for their representation in Pakistan.
Enclosure: http://www.topix.com/bigpic/mini-eecafc4ca7b1bff3a6b11955330bf6a9In photo taken Sunday, March 11, 2012 A Pakistani Christian girl plays with a balloon next to a wall with biblical paintings at the Christian colony in the center of Islamabad, Pakistan.
It was barely 4 a.m. when 19-year-old Rinkal Kumari disappeared from her home in a small village in Pakistan's southern Sindh province.
KARACHI, : Tension gripped the city after MQM activist was shot dead in PIB Colony area early on Tuesday morning, Geo News reported.
 The Hindu | Singh Says He's Willing To Visit Pakistan Wall Street Journal (blog) He's said in the past that building economic ties with Pakistan is crucial to achieve peace but also to give India access to trade through Central Asia and beyond. But the focus on trade has angered some in India, who see it as obfuscating the goal of ... Nuclear safety summit starts today in SeoulDAWN.com all 730 news articles » |
'Pakistan should seek trade with central Asia' PakTribune.com Jawad said that countries like China, India and Iran are increasingly focusing their attention towards the central Asian markets to enhance their trade share and Pakistan should do the same. He highlighted, "even if we manage to get one percent trade ... and more » |
 The Hindu | Pak's negative list approach will boost bilateral trade: Nair IBNLive.com PTI | 08:03 PM,Mar 28,2012 Chandigarh, Mar 28 (PTI) Pakistan's decision of notifying its negative list of trade would immensely boost the bilateral trade between India and Pakistan, TKA Nair, Adviser to Prime Minister said here today. Lifting up the Indo-Pak trade gameThe Hindu Plan to import Indian petrol, dieselThe News International all 40 news articles » |
 The Nation, Pakistan | India likely to pay $10 per unit for TAPI gas Economic Times India plans to import 38 million standard cubic meters per day gas from the central Asian country, which will be more than the current output of the country's biggest gas fields in the D6 block. "We don't have landed cost of gas at the border as we ... Tapi or IP? Decide nowTimes of Central Asia (subscription) all 20 news articles » |
Turmoil builds in China's Tibetan regions msnbc.com ... such as Tamerlane in Central Asia or the great Moguls of India all became Muslims (Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Pakistan and all those other ..tans), Russia is still Christian Orthodox and China still beliefs in Buddhism, Co! nfucianism, Taoism, etc. and more » |
 Bloomberg | India Said to! Plan Iran Oil Deals in Foreign Currency Until June Bloomberg India may continue paying for Iranian (OPCRIRAN) oil in foreign currencies until European Union sanctions take effect in July, when buyers will start using rupees, according to two people with knowledge of the matter. India will waive taxes on ... and more » |
 The Hindu | Music beyond boundaries The Hindu It enco! urages cultural exchange among nations and ethnic groups and works extensively with community groups and organisations including Indian, Iranian, Chinese, Latin American and Central Asian. Thanks to Ms. Rahman, WMI has been able to promote a ... |
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"Collateral Damage" From Afghan Turmoil -- the TAPI Pipeline Huffington Post ... Dauletabad gas field across Afghanistan and Pakistan and terminate at the northwestern Indian town of Fazilka. TAPI would have required the assent of the Taliban, and two years after the MoU was signed the Central Asia Gas Pipeline Ltd. consortium, ... and more » |
 The Nation, Pakistan | Western countries scramble for Afghan exits Asia Times Online The Pakistani route and the Northern Distribution Network (NDN) running through Central Asian countries are the two viable routes for international forces to withdraw from Afghanistan. after 2014, when most foreign combat forces are due to withdraw. The Pak-US standoffThe Nation, Pakistan all 5 news articles » |
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ISLAMABAD: Youngsters and children from various educational institutions of the twin cities presented a colourful cultural show to mark the forthcoming Pakistan Day at the Pakistan National Council of the Arts .
New Delhi, March 22: Manish Mehrotra has been cooking up delectable dishes for over 15 years, but if there's one learning he has carried back as the winner of the reality show "Foodistan", these are the recipes of popular street food in Pakistan.
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State-owned GAIL's just commissioned natural gas pipeline from west coast to Bhatinda in Punjab is barely 25km away from Pakistan border and the gas utility is proposing that the line can be extended to Lahore in no time.
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 Financial Times | Iran: A test for US-India relations CNN (blog) And New Delhi has a history of cooperation with Tehran in opposing the Taliban in Afghanistan and has sought to use Iran as an alternative trade and energy conduit to Central Asia, bypassing rival Pakistan. India has tried to navigate these ... US Exempts Japan, 10 EU Nations From Iran Oil SanctionsBloomberg US: No Iran oil-import sanctions for Japan, 10 Europea! n Union nationsmsnbc.com all 1,077 news articles » |
AMU teacher represents India at SAARC conference on cultures of South Asia TwoCircles.net By TCN News, Aligarh: Dr.M. Waseem Raja, Asst. Professor, Central Asia Studies, Department of History, Aligarh Muslim University represented Indiaat the SAARC Regional Conference on "Circulation of Cultures and Culture of Circulation: Diasporic ... |