Bogus Malala 'family' raises suspicion in UK

LONDON: Two people wanting to visit Malala Yousufzai raised suspicion in Britain on Tuesday after turning up overnight at the hospital where she is undergoing treatment, the hospital and police said. Authorities are highly sensitive about Malala's security because the Taliban, who targeted her, say they would again try to kill the 14-year-old if she survived last week's attack. "A number of people turned up claiming to be members of Malala's family which we don't believe to be true," Dave Rosser... more

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Pakistan Journalist Killed As Gunmen Open Fire

The International Federation of Journalists joins its affiliate the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists in expressing outrage and condemning the killing of journalist Mushtaq Khand, a reporter for privately-owned Dharti TV, during a public meeting organised by the ruling Pakistan People's Party in Khairpur, in the south-eastern province of Sindh, ... (more)

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Pakistan sends girl shot by Taliban to UK for care

Accident. Left lane blocked on The L.I.E./I-495 WB between X51/Deer Park Ave/Rt-231 and X50/Bagatelle Rd.

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Teen recovers from Taliban hit in UK

A Pakistani teenage activist shot in the head by the Taliban for demanding an education has left her beloved country for specialized medical treatment in Britain.

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Central Asia gas unlikely to reach Europe: WoodMac - Business Recorder (blog)

Central Asia gas unlikely to reach Europe: WoodMac Business Recorder (blog) "China will balance domestic supply and its portfolio of imports, to avoid becoming too dependent on any one supplier," O'Rourke said. Although Central Asia could also supply Russia, Iran, India and Pakistan with gas, Wood Mackenzie said! that the ...

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'After recent efforts, Pak-India trade growing' - The Express Tribune

The Express Tribune

'After recent efforts, Pak-India trade growing' The Express Tribune "Growing trade between India and Pakistan will change the business and trade dynamics in South Asia because of the size of their economies," he said, "Pakistan and India can transform regional trade by linking Central Asia and Europe to South East Asia ...

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Court rejects bail plea of two top officials in Hajj scam

RAWALPINDI: The special court has rejected the bail applications of former DG Hajj Rao Shakil and ex Additional Secretary Ministry of Religious Affairs Aftab-ul-Islam, apprehended in Hajj scandal case. The judge Iftikhar Ali Khan has recorded the statement of two witnesses of the prosecution and adjourned the hearing till today(Thursday).The court had framed charge sheet against Rao Shakil as he got job by tempering the documents. Rao is facing the charge that when he was Secretary Water and Pow... more

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Lahore assault: Shahbaz's son-in-law arrested

LAHORE: Chief Minister Punjab's son-in-law Ali Imran has been arrested over his involvement in assaulting a young bakery worker for not serving his wife and Shahbaz Sharif's daughter Rabia Imran. Police said that Ali Imran was arrested Wednesday under Section 109 of Pakistan Penal Code after he appeared before investigating officers. Earlier, Chief Minister Punjab instructed the authorities to incriminate Ali Imran in the assault case. Shahbaz Sharif said that the rule of law was dearest to him,... more

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72.4 million forced to migrate from their homes worldwide

GENEVA: Political upheaval, violence, natural disasters and development projects have forced some 72.4 million people to migrate from their homes worldwide, the Red Cross said on Tuesday."This figure rises relentlessly every year, and most migrants are either in protracted displacement situations or permanently dispossessed," the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies said in its annual World Disasters Report.The Geneva-based organisation said forced migration costs the... more

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31 percent of Chinese have a favourable view of Pakistan: Pew

WASHINGTON: China has provided military and economic support to Pakistan, whose leaders have often hailed the relationship with Beijing at times of tension with the United States, a survey said on Tuesday.But, the poll by the Pew Research Centre found that 31 percent of Chinese had a favourable view of Pakistan, only slightly better than their opinion of India. "Pakistani views of China actually tend to be quite positive, but Chinese views of Pakistan are not the same," said Richard Wike, associ... more

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Eight die in bus accident

NAWABSHAH: As many as six passengers, including a minor girl, on Tuesday died and another 30 received injuries after a coach turned turtle on the National Highway. The coach coming from Rajanpur overturned near Shahpur Jahania. The coach was carrying passengers for Karachi. The injured were immediately shifted to Shahpur Jahania and Nawabshah hospitals where emergency was declared and staff was called in. Later, two seriously injured passengers also succumbed to injuries at hospitals.End.... more

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Businessman recovered, three kidnappers killed

KARACHI: The Anti Violent Crime Cell (AVCC) in collaboration with Citizens Police Liaison Committee (CPLC) on Tuesday claimed to have recovered a businessman from the custody of kidnappers after an encounter at Maripure area, while three alleged kidnappers were also killed during the encounter.The AVCC and CPLC team on a tip-off conducted a raid at a house in Javed Bahria Housing Society, Maripur area in the wee hours, where kidnappers seeing them opened indiscriminate fire. Police also resorted... more

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Woman, two accomplices arrested for murder

ISLAMABAD: The Sihala police on Tuesday arrested three persons, including a woman, for their alleged involvement in blind murder case and also recovered the murder tool from them. According to police, one Azam Khan spotted an unidentified dead body near a graveyard in the Swan area on August 26 and informed the Sihala police about it. The police shifted the body to Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) for postmortem and the deceased was later identified as Muhammad Haleem, a resident of... more

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LHC directs Hafiz Saeed to present Pak-US 'secret deal'

LAHORE: Lahore High Court Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial on Monday directed Jamatud Dawa (JD) chief Hafiz Saeed to submit until November 1 copies of the contracts if any pertaining to the drone attacks between Pakistan and the US.The CJ was hearing a petition filed by Saeed, seeking directions for the federal government to ensure end of drone attacks. He held that the government was making no efforts against the drone attacks, which have been continuously killing civilians.The petition, which wa... more

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25 labourers abducted from Bannu

BANNU: At least 25 labourers have been abducted from Bannu district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, police said on Monday. The police said the incident took place in Mandan Gate area of the district when armed men tempted the labourers by offering them one thousand rupees per day wages before taking them away to North Waziristan. Witnesses said that unidentified persons on two vehicles had come in the area and enticed the labourers who were sitting along the road. According to the witnesses, the men aske... more

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'Mullah Radio' believed to be behind attack on Pakistani schoolgirl

The Taliban leader who apparently ordered the assassination of a Pakistani schoolgirl last week may not be well-known outside the remote, picturesque Swat Valley.

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Official: Shot Pakistani girl is moving her limbs

Pakistani youths shouts slogans during a protest against the assassination attempt by Taliban on child activist Malala Yousafzai in Lahore on October 15, 2012.

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Pakistanis divided on army offensive after attack

In this Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2012 file photo, 14-year-old schoolgirl Malala Yousufzai, is moved to a helicopter to be taken to Peshawar for treatment in Mingora, Swat Valley, Pakistan.

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Pakistan Floods Kill Hundreds, Affect Millions

Pakistani villagers seek refuge on a dry patch in the flood-hit Jacobabad district of Sindh province, September 17, 2012.

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Fate of Australian sheep in Pakistan still unknown

The fate of Australian sheep in Pakistan remains unknown, as the High Court has adjourned the case until tomorrow .

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Obama's 'hope' message a mirage for hostile Pakistanis

Pakistanis burn a U.S. flag during a protest against an anti-Islam movie in Islamabad on September 15.

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Despite outrage over girl's shooting, Pakistan still split over confronting Taliban

The horrific shooting of a teenage girl by the Pakistani Taliban to silence her campaign for schooling for girls has forced a battered Pakistan to consider how it can tackle violent extremism after years of equivocation and toleration, analysts and politicians say.

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Pakistan: Police torture to death an old age Christian

Arifwala, Punjab: October 16, 2012. The Christian leaders of Pakpattan and Arifwala protested in District Headquarters Hospital and in front of District Police Office Arifwala to register a murder case against police on killing an old age Christian Niamat Masih here today who was tortured to death in Saddar Police Station Arifwala.

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Pakistan teen attack sparks anger, disgust

On October 9, a Pakistani schoolgirl who dared to speak out against the Taliban took a bullet to the head for her act of defiance.

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India says Pakistan border shelling...

Pakistani soldiers fired heavy weapons into Indian Kashmir and killed three civilians on Tuesday, the Indian defence ministry said, in the latest reported skirmish between the rival nations.

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Four Shias shot dead in Pakistan

Gunmen on motorbikes have shot dead four people from the minority Shia Hazara community in the Pakistani city of Quetta, police say.

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Pakistani singer Ghulam Ali's house robbed

Noted Pakistani ghazal singer Ghulam Ali's house in Lahore was robbed of gold ornaments and cash worth Rs 7,00,000, a media report said Tuesday.

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Gunmen kill four Shiites in Pakistan: police

QUETTA, Pakistan: Gunmen shot dead four Shiite Muslims on Tuesday, in a fresh sectarian attack in Pakistan's troubled southwestern province of Baluchistan, police said.

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Family of five killed in arson attack

A Pakistani mother and four of her children were killed Monday in a suspected arson attack on their home outside London, police said.

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Video: More than 100 militants attack Pakistani police

Pakistani officials say at least six law-enforcement officers were killed when more than 100 militants attacked a police station near the northwestern city of Peshawar.

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