2011-08-29

9/11 and Al Qaeda: The price of victory - Los Angeles Times


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9/11 and Al Qaeda: The price of victory
Los Angeles Times
A few weeks after [Osama] bin Laden was killed in Pakistan during a raid by US Navy SEALs, some analysts suggested that Rahman, a Libyan, had emerged as Al Qaeda's leader. That didn't turn out to be the case -- the leadership spot went to Egyptian ...
US Officials Confident Al-Qaida's No. 2 Killed in PakistanVoice of America
The nerve centre of al-Qaeda lies in Pakistan: PentagonEconomic Times
Another threat to US-Pakistan relations?The Voice of Russia
The Australian (blog) -Washington Post (blog) -PBS NewsHour
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An ode to the 'inspector general of liars' - PakistanToday.com.pk


The Nation, Pakistan

An ode to the 'inspector general of liars'
PakistanToday.com.pk
Though no one from the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) has yet come forward to openly back the "emotional" Mirza's tirade against the government's "trouble-shooter" Rehman Malik – apparently due to fears of President Zardari – a large number of PPP ...
Pakistan Minister's Explosive Allegations Raise Concerns About Further BloodshedRadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
EDITORIAL: Zulfi Mirza's explosive 'allegations'Pakistan Daily Times
High noonThe Express Tribune
Eurasia Review -International News Network -DAWN.com
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Filling the policy vacuum on Pakistan, America and the Afghanistan endgame - The Express Tribune


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Filling the policy vacuum on Pakistan, America and the Afghanistan endgame
The Express Tribune
Relations between Pakistan and the United States are hanging by a thin thread and it could snap at any moment. This was the view of Stephen Cohen as we sat having coffee, watching the midday traffic negotiate the multiple signals around ...
Pakistan's 10 years of chaosAFP
NATO races to secure violent, porous A fghanistan-Pakistan borderReuters Africa
Pakistan nurtured terror outfits threatening country's survival: ReportDaily News & Analysis
DAWN.com -Pakistan Observer -Pakistan Daily Times
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Pakistan begin hunt for new cricket coach - AFP


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Pakistan begin hunt for new cricket coach
AFP
KARACHI — Pakistan cricket authorities on Monday formed a committee to pick a new national team coach to replace Waqar Younis, who will step down next month. Waqar is leaving his post for medical reasons after Pakistan's current tour of Zimbabwe. ...
Pakistan news: PCB appoint committee to select coachESPNcricinfo.com
Over 400 rescuers deputed to cope with any emergency during Eid holidaysAssociated Press of Pakistan
Spot-fixing saga still dogs PakistanThe Express Tribune
SportPulse.net -Cricketnext.com -Rapid tv news
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US Officials Confident Al-Qaida's No. 2 Killed in Pakistan - Voice of America


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US Officials Confident Al-Qaida's No. 2 Kil led in Pakistan
Voice of America
2 Killed in Pakistan VOA News US officials say they are highly confident that al-Qaida's deputy chief has been killed in Pakistan. A senior US counterterrorism official told VOA that as head of al-Qaida's daily operations, Atiyah Abd al-Rahman was ...
CIA Drone Is Said to Kill Al Qaeda's No. 2New York Times
The nerve centre of al-Qaeda lies in Pakistan: PentagonEconomic Times
Another threat to US-Pakistan relations?The Voice of Russia
The Australian (blog) -Washington Post (blog) -PakistanToday.com.pk
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High noon - The Express Tribune


The Express Tribune

High noon
The Express Tribune
By Editorial < b>Pakistan is quite used to drama and theatrics of all kinds. But the astonishing press conference, spread over an expansive two hours, delivered by former Sindh home minister Dr Zulfiqar Mirza at the Karachi Press Club, surely resembles, ...
Pakistan Minister's Explosive Allegations Raise Concerns About Further BloodshedRadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
Karachi bloodshed threatens havoc for PakistanDAWN.com
Karachi gang war prompts intervention by Pakistan RangersThe Guardian
Frontier Post -The Nation, Pakistan -The Associated Press
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Pakistan news: PCB appoint committee to select coach - ESPNcricinfo.com


The Nation, Pakistan

Pakistan news: PC B appoint committee to select coach
ESPNcricinfo.com
The PCB have appointed a four-member committee consisting of former players Ramiz Raja, Zaheer Abbas, Intikhab Alam and Naushad Ali to select the next Pakistan coach. Current coach Waqar Younis has announced he will resign after Pakistan's tour of ...
Spot-fixing saga still dogs Pakistan cricketAFP
Over 400 rescuers deputed to cope with any emergency during Eid holidaysAssociated Press of Pakistan
PCB release the head coach advertisementSportPulse.net
Cricketnext.com -Rapid tv news
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Supreme Court opens Karachi killings inquiry - BBC News


BBC News

Supreme Court opens Karachi killings inquiry
BBC News
Pakistan's Supreme Court has opened an inquiry into an increase in killings in the southern city of Karachi. At least 800 people have died in political and ethnic violence in the country's financial capital this year. Correspondents say much of the ...
Some areas in Karachi are no go areas: IG informs SCThe Nation, Pakistan
SC calls for reports on Karachi killings, adjour ns hearing till TuesdayBusiness Recorder
Pak CJ warns situation in Karachi spinning out of handIBNLive.com
Associated Press of Pakistan -ummid.com -MSN India
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Zim name unchanged squad for Pakistan Test - NewsDay


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Zim name unchanged squad for Pakistan Test
NewsDay
Zimbabwe Cricket’s selection panel on Monday kept faith in the same players who did duty during the Bangladesh series after naming a largely unchanged side for the forthcoming Test match against Pakistan starting on Thursday. ...
Pakistan vows to beat Zimbabwe for WaqarIEWY News
Unstable Pakistan side must beware Zimbabwe on the riseThe National
Pakistan set to play against Zimbabwe XIPakistanToday.com.pk
The Nation, Pakistan -Pakistan Times
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Search for new Pakistan coach begins - Cricket365 News


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Search for new Pakistan coach begins
Cricket365 News
New Customers - £5 Free Bet - Open a Sky Bet Account Former manager Intikhab Alam, ex-Test wicketkeeper Naushad Ali and erstwhile captain Zaheer Abbas have been named in a three-man committee appointed by the Pakistan Cricket Board to search for a new ...

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Pakistan nurtured terror outfits threatening country's survival: Report - Daily News & Analysis


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Pakistan nurtured terror o utfits threatening country's survival: Report
Daily News & Analysis
Pakistan should come out of the fallacy that surrounds the 'good Taliban' and 'bad Taliban' notion for its own survival, according to an editorial in a leading Pakistani newspaper. The editorial in the Daily Times also says that the Pakistan Peoples' ...
NATO races to secure violent, porous Afghanistan-Pakistan borderThe Express Tribune
Pakistan's 10 years of chaosAFP
Approaching the endgameDAWN.com
Pakistan Observer -Pakistan Daily Times
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12 in custody in connection with Shahbaz Taseer's kidnapping - The Hindu


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12 in custody in connection with Shahbaz Taseer's kidnapping
The Hindu
At least 12 suspects have been taken into custody in Pakistan in connection with the abduction of 27-year-old son of slain Punjab governor Salman Taseer. The suspects include the people who recently had met Taseer's assassin Mumtaz Qadri in Adiala Jail ...
PPP very concerned about Taseer's abduction: PMPakistan Daily Times
Shahbaz Taseer and today's PakistanThe Express Tribune
Son of murdered Pakistan governor kidnappedFinancial Times
The Nation, Pakistan -The Guardian -Examiner.com
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AP EXCLUSIVE: Afghans scuttle US-Taliban talks - The Associated Press


The Associated Press

AP EXCLUSIVE: Afghans scuttle US-Taliban talks
The Associated Press
In a series of interviews with diplomats, current and former Taliban, Afghan government officials and a close childhood friend of the intermediary, Tayyab Aga, the AP learned Aga is hiding in Europe, and is afraid to return to Pakistan because of fears ...

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From the archive, 27 August 1947: Indian proposal to Pakistan - The Guardian


From the archive, 27 August 1947: Indian proposal to Pakistan
The Guardian
He recited a long list of grievances against the Moslems in general and against Pakistan and the West Punjab Governments, the boundary award, General Rees's Boundary Force, and especially against its British officers, whom h e accuses of being ...

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Pakistan tightens net security with VPN clampdown - TechEye


TechEye

Pakistan tightens net security with VPN clampdown
TechEye
According to a directive handed to The Express Tribune by an Islamabad-based ISP, the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority has given notice that use of virtual private networks should be prohibited. The notice stated that "all such mechanisms including ...
Why Pakistan's move against online crypto is a dangerous ideaNaked Security

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Karachi bloodshed threatens havoc for Pakistan - DAWN.com


The Guardian

Karachi bloodshed threatens havoc for Pakistan
DAWN.com
KARACHI: Murder gangs rooted in Karachi's boiling cauldron of ethnic politics are waging a savage fight for power and space in Pakistan's financial capital, threatening to destabilise the entire country. At one of Karachi's overflowing morgues, ...
Karachi gang war prompts intervention by Pakistan RangersThe Guardian
Zulfiqar Mirza resigns, blasts MQM, MalikFrontier Post
Pakistan's Karachi faces tension after resignationThe Associated Press
The Nation, Pakistan -The News International -PakTribune.com
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Spot-fixing saga still dogs Pakistan cricket - AFP


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Spot-fixing saga still dogs Pakistan cricket
AFP
Pakistan lost the match by an innings and 225 runs the following day as a visibly upset Butt tried his best to hide his shock, and the claims of spot-fixing at the spiritual home of cricket shook the game around the world. The Pakistan Cricket Board ...
Pakistan Cricket Board in TV rights talksRapid tv news
No use to build cricket stadium in IslamabadPakistan Observer
Weeping over lost youthHindustan Times
ESPNcricinfo.com
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Pakistan - Market factors to watch - Aug 29 - Reuters


Pakistan - Market factors to watch - Aug 29
Reuters
KARACHI Aug 29 (Reuters) - Following is a list of events in Pakistan as well as news stories and press reports which may influence financial markets. * The Pakistani rupee ended weaker on Friday amid increased payments for imports, and dealers said ...

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One year on, spot-fixing saga still haunts Pakistan cricket - NDTV.com


SuperSport.com

One year on, spot-fixing saga still haunts Pakistan cricket
NDTV.com
Pakistan lost the match by an innings and 225 runs the following day as a visibly upset Butt tried his best to hide his shock, and the claims of spot-fixing at the spiritual home of cricket shook the game around the world. The Pakistan Cricket Board ...
Weeping over lost youthHindustan Times
Cricket in a spotESPNcricinfo.com

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Pakistan vows to beat Zimbabwe for Waqar - IEWY News


Newstalk ZB

Pakistan vows to beat Zimbabwe for Waqar
IEWY N ews
Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq on Thursday said he hoped his team would put on a winning performance against Zimbabwe to give outgoing coach Waqar Younis a befitting farewell. The new-look team left for Zimbabwe after Waqar announced he will step down ...
Unstable Pakistan side must beware Zimbabwe on the riseThe National
Zim XI take on PakistanNewsDay
Pakistan start tour with practice matchThe Nation, Pakistan
PakistanToday.com.pk -Pakistan Times
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Approaching the endgame - DAWN.com


The Nation, Pakistan

Approaching the endgame
DAWN.com
LAST week, the United States Institute of Peace and Jinnah Institute, Pakistan published a report titled Pakistan, the United States and the Endgame in Afghanistan: Perceptions of Pakistan's Foreign Policy Elite. ...
Pakistan's 10 years of chaosFocus News
EDITORIAL: Faulty policy on the TalibanPakistan Daily Times
It was NATO's raid not AfghansPakistan Observer
The Express Tribune -New York Times -Detroit Free Press
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Zulfiqar Mirza resigns, blasts MQM, Malik - Frontier Post


PakTribune.com

Zulfiqar Mirza resigns, blasts MQM, Malik
Fro ntier Post
KARACHI (NNI): Senior leader of Pakistan People's Party and Senior Provincial Minister Dr Zulfiqar Mirza on Sunday announced to resign from all party, government posts. Addressing a packed press at Karachi Press Club he blamed Interior Minister Rehman ...
Karachi gang war prompts intervention by Pakistan RangersThe Guardian
Pakistan's Karachi faces tension after resignationThe Associated Press
Political parties term allegations 'serious'The Nation, Pakistan
The News International -PakTribune.com -PakistanToday.com.pk
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Pakistan's 10 years of chaos - AFP


Aljazeera.net

Pakistan's 10 years of chaos
AFP
ISLAMABAD — The 9/11 attacks that thrust Pakistan into the war on terror have brought the nuclear-armed state to its knees, fighting Islamist radicals at home and risking pariah status abroad. It was already evening in Pakistan when television ...
Approaching the endgameDAWN.com
EDITORIAL: Faulty policy on the TalibanPakistan Daily Times
It was NATO's raid not AfghansPakistan Observer
New York Times -Detroit Free Press
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Army operation in Karachi not a permanent solution: Gilani - The News International


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Army operation in Karachi not a permanent solution: Gilani
The News International
Moreover, the prime minister also hoped for a major breakthrough with Iran and the Central Asian Republics for importing electricity and gas to Pakistan. Flanked by Federal Information Minister Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan, the PM talking to the media on ...
Anti-terror cooperation with US to continue: GilaniPakistan Daily Times
Relations with US on equal terms: PMThe Nation, Pakistan
PM doesn't rule out 'foreign hands' in Karachi violencePakistanToday.com.pk
PakTribune.com -Eurasia Review -Associated Press of Pakistan
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250 US nationals have left Pakistan since bin Laden operation - PakistanToday.com.pk


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250 US nationals have left Pakistan since bin Laden operatio n
PakistanToday.com.pk
ISLAMABAD - Around 250 US nationals including military trainers, Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) operatives and defense contractors have left Pakistan since the eruption of a serious diplomatic row between Islamabad and Washington in the wake of the ...
CIA Drone Is Said to Kill Al Qaeda's No. 2New York Times
US believes al-Qa'ida is on the verge of def eat after deputy leader's deathThe Independent
A body blow against al-QaedaWashington Post (blog)
Long War Journal -Daily Mail -Herald Sun
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Pak ready to give MFN status to India: Report - Times of India


International News Network

Pak ready to give MFN status to India: Report
Times of India

In a move likely to boost trade ties and people-to-people contact, Pakistan has agreed to grant the Most Favoured Nation (MFN) status to India, a media report said on Sunday. India has already conferred MFN status on Pakistan and has been seeking ...
MFN statusCalcutta Telegraph
Pakistan agrees to grant MFN status to India: ReportHindustan Times

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