2012-05-02

Becoming history: The plunder of Shikarpur by its very own sons - The Express Tribune

Becoming history: The plunder of Shikarpur by its very own sons - The Express Tribune


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Becoming history: The plunder of S! hikarpur by its very own sons
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Towards the mid-18th C, it was under complete Afghan control (Kandahar state), which encouraged Hindu merchants to settle here and carry on trade through Afghanistan to Central Asia and India. As the city was easily accessible through the Bolan Pass, ...

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New Refinery in India Could Boost Trade with Pakistan - Voice of America

New Refinery in India Could Boost Trade with Pakistan - Voice of America


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New Refinery in India Could Boost Trade with Pakistan
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April 30, 2012 New Refinery in India Could Boost Trade with Pakistan Anjana Pasricha | New Delhi A new Indian oil refinery near its border with Pakistan could boost trade between the two countries through fuel sales. The South Asian rivals are hoping ...
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Obama Says No Excessive Celebrating About Bin Laden's Death

Obama Says No Excessive Celebrating About Bin Laden's Death

President Obama on Monday denied Republican criticism that he has turned the first anniversary of the death of Osama bin Laden into a pep rally for his reelection campaign.

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Afghanistan bedeviled by 'Mystical Imperialism' - Examiner.com

Afghanistan bedeviled by 'Mystical Imperialism' - Examiner.com


Afghanistan bedeviled by 'Mystical Imperialism'
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Mystical imperialism can be traced back about 400 years to the British East India Company's draconian pursuit of profits at any cost, as the Russians were demonized to protect the Raj's interests in Central Asia and India. Somewhere along the ! line the ...

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Govt girls' school blown up in Swabi

Govt girls' school blown up in Swabi

SWABI: Unidentified terrorists blew up a government girls' school with explosives late on Sunday. According to details, some unidentified terrorists had planted explosives in a government-run girls' primary school located in Mian Dheri area of Swabi, which exploded on Sunday night. As a result of the blast, the school building was partially damaged. However, no casualty or injury was reported in the explosion as the building was vacant at the time of the incident. It should be mentioned that mos... more

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Documents Reveal Al-Qaida Plans For Seizing Cruise Ships

Documents Reveal Al-Qaida Plans For Seizing Cruise Ships

On May 16 last year, a 22-year-old Austrian named Maqsood Lodin was being questioned by police in Berlin.

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Pakistan sends mixed signals on US drone attack

Pakistan sends mixed signals on US drone attack

A lawyer for the family of a 15-year-old Mexican boy killed by a U.S. Border Patrol agent in 2010 says they will press on with their lawsuit against the agent despite U.S. prosecutors' decision not to charge him.

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Faizan's widow, mother-in-law murdered in Lahore

Faizan's widow, mother-in-law murdered in Lahore

LAHORE: According to the reports, the wife and the mother-in-law of victim Faizan, who was killed by CIA spy Raymond Davis last year, were killed at their residence allegedly by Faizan's father-in-law over a domestic dispute in the Township Police limits on Monday noon.Police removed the bodies to morgue for autopsy but no case was registered till the filing of this report. The accused is also at large. Zohra, the wife of victim Faizan, and his mother-in-law, Nabila, were residents of 51-B-I Joh... more

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Pakistani among 5 gunned down in Ethiopia

Pakistani among 5 gunned down in Ethiopia

ADDIS ABABA: Gunmen killed five people, including one Pakistani, and injured eight others in an attack in Gambella in western Ethiopia, a government spokesman said on Sunday."Four people - one Pakistani and four Ethiopians - died. Of those who sustained injuries, four are Pakistani and four are Ethiopians," spokesman Shimeles Kemal told AFP. The attack took place late on Saturday about five kilometres from the headquarters of Saudi Star, an agriculture company owned by Ethiopian billionaire Muha... more

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Australian billionaire to build Titanic-II

Australian billionaire to build Titanic-II

Sydney: Clive Palmer, one of Australia's richest men, has commissioned a Chinese state-owned company to build a 21st Century version of the Titanic.The mining billionaire told Australian media that construction will start at the end of next year while it would be ready to set sail in 2016.The plan, he added, is for the vessel to be as similar as possible to the original Titanic in design and specifications, but with modern technology.Palmer told Australian media that he had signed a memorandum o... more

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Pakistan Army supports democracy, says Kayani - Indiatalkies.com

Pakistan Army supports democracy, says Kayani - Indiatalkies.com

Rawalpindi, May 1: As the political crisis in Pakistan intensifies, with the government and the opposition constantly clashing over various issues, Army Chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani has said the army supports the democratic process in the country.

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Pakistan press attack Dale killing

Pakistan press attack Dale killing

The killing of UK aid worker Khalil Dale was met with condemnation by Pakistan's English-language press, with one paper describing it as a "bestial act" and a "new low" for Pakistan.

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Bomb aimed at troops kills 2 civilians in Pakistan

Bomb aimed at troops kills 2 civilians in Pakistan

Police officer Farid Ullah says 12 civilians were also wounded by Tuesday's attack in Quetta, the capital of Baluchistan province.

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CIA ex-contractor pleads not guilty to Colorado assault

CIA ex-contractor pleads not guilty to Colorado assault

U.S. consulate employee Raymond Davis is escorted by police and officials out of court after facing a judge in Lahore, January 28, 2011.

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Widow of Man Shot by C.I.A. Contractor in Pakistan Is Killed by Her Father

Widow of Man Shot by C.I.A. Contractor in Pakistan Is Killed by Her Father

The bodies of two women who were shot and killed on Monday in the Pakistani city of Lahore were removed from their home in an ambulance on Monday.

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A year after bin Laden raid, Pakistan still harboring U.S.'s biggest enemies

A year after bin Laden raid, Pakistan still harboring U.S.'s biggest enemies

This Pakistani is an infiltration route for Taliban-allied guerrillas who cross to attack U.S. troops in northeast Afghanistan" rel="story-images"> James RupertNewsday/MCT - This Pakistani is an infiltration route for Taliban-allied guerrillas who cross to attack U.S. troops in northeast Afghanistan A year after Osama bin Laden was found and ... (more)

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Documents reveal al-Qaida plans for seizing cruise ships

Documents reveal al-Qaida plans for seizing cruise ships

On May 16 last year, a 22-year-old Austrian named Maqsood Lodin was being questioned by police in Berlin.

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Brennan describes how US chooses drone targets

Brennan describes how US chooses drone targets

In this Sept. 7, 2011 file photo, John Brennan, Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism, speaks in Washington.

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West Point to display OBL's documents

West Point to display OBL's documents

U.S. officials say the public will soon be able to read some of Osama bin Laden's last written or typed words on line.

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Pakistanis dead; got 'blood money' in CIA killing

Pakistanis dead; got 'blood money' in CIA killing

ISLAMABAD Police say the widow and mother-in-law of one of two Pakistani men shot and killed by a CIA contractor last year have been murdered in the eastern city of Lahore.

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Lawsuit dismissed against 'Three Cups of Tea' author - IBNLive.com

Lawsuit dismissed against 'Three Cups of Tea' author - IBNLive.com


Lawsuit dismissed against 'Three Cups of Tea' author
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The lawsuit, which also targeted Mortensons co-author, publisher and his non-profit Central Asia Institute, alleged fraud, deceit and unjust enrichment over what the plaintiffs said was fabricated material intended to 'induce! unsuspecting individuals ...

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Osama's shadow falls Eastward - The Asian Age

Osama's shadow falls Eastward - The Asian Age


Osama's shadow falls Eastward
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From Southeast Asia and the Caucasus to South and Central Asia and West Asia, jihadists continue to mount many routine and occasionally sensational terrorist attacks which stun states, shock societies and destabilise polities and economies.

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Workers express anger, gloom, elation on May Day - Danbury News Times

Workers express anger, gloom, elation on May Day - Danbury News Times


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Workers express anger, gloom, elation on May! Day
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Photo: Lai Seng Sin / AP A woman laborer takes a break with her child at a brick factory on the outskirts of Jammu, India, Tuesday, May 1, 2012. May Day is being marked across the world Tuesday. Photo: Channi Anand / AP Protesters burn an effigy of ...
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Workers express anger, gloom, elation on May Day - Seattle Post Intelligencer

Workers express anger, gloom, elation on May Day - Seattle Post Intelligencer


Workers express anger, gloom, elation on May Day
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Photo: Lai Seng Sin / AP A woman laborer takes a break with her child at a brick factory on the outskirts of Jammu, India, Tuesday, May 1, 2012. May Day is being marked across the world Tuesday. Photo: Channi Anand / AP Pro! testers burn an effigy of ...

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2012-04-30

2 killed, 20 injured in Jamrud blast

2 killed, 20 injured in Jamrud blast

LANDIKOTAL: At least two people were killed and 20 injured in a bomb explosion in Jamrud area of Khyber Agency on Sunday. The explosion occurred near a workshop at Jamrud Bypass Road, official and local sources said. The sources said explosive material had been planted in a car that had been parked at a work shop, some two kilometres away from Jamrud Sports Stadium, where Jamaat-e-Islami is holding a public meeting today (Monday). According to sources, it was a high-intensity blast that shook th... more

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Four killed in Charsadda attack

Four killed in Charsadda attack

CHARSADDA: At least four people, including three children, were killed, while 10 others injured in a hand grenade attack during a marriage ceremony in Chato Korona area of district Charsadda on Saturday. According to police sources, unidentified men hurled a hand grenade during a marriage ceremony, as a result of which four persons, including three children, died. Ten others were injured in the attack.End.... more

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Fake nursing schools expose authorities' incompetence

Fake nursing schools expose authorities' incompetence

KARACHI: The mushrooming growth of unauthenticated private nursing schools in the metropolis has raised questions over the performance of health authorities besides exposing their lethargy, our sources has learnt. These nursing schools, which claim to impart professional education, generally offering certificate courses and one-year diplomas, are not even registered with the Pakistan Nursing Council (PNC).The PNC is an autonomous regulatory body formed under the Pakistan Nursing Council Act (195... more

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Re-appointment of retired officials angers Khyber people

Re-appointment of retired officials angers Khyber people

LANDIKOTAL: People from Khyber Agency on Friday resented against re-appointment of retired employees to the political administration.Jamiat Ulema Islam-Fazl cleric Abdul Salam Afridi said the political administration had illegally re-appointed a 60-year-old senior muharrar after his retirement, adding that this would deprive juniors of their due right. Several Khyber Khasadar Force (KKF) personnel also expressed their disappointment for taking back the retired subedars of KKF into the newly esta... more

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Police raids on brothel house, arrests 5 accused

Police raids on brothel house, arrests 5 accused

RAWALPINDI: Pirwadhai police raided brothel house on Sunday, arrested five accused and filed First Investigation Report (FIR) against them.Pirwadhai police station was informed through unidentified phone call that a person namely Ramzan run brothel house in a residential area of Pirwadhai.The police raided a house as par received information and arrested five accused including two alleged prostitutes namely Samia and Saeeda.Apart from two women prostitutes Kabir, Mudassir and Ramzan were also ar... more

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British Red Cross worker killed in Pakistan

British Red Cross worker killed in Pakistan

QUETTA, Pakistan - The body of a British Red Cross worker who had been held captive in Pakistan since January was found dumped in an orchard Sunday with a note attached to it saying he was killed because a ransom hadn't been paid to his captors, police said.

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