2012-11-22

Internal emails offer details on bin Laden burial

Internal emails offer details on bin Laden burial

This undated file photo shows al Qaida leader Osama bin Laden in Afghanistan. Internal emails among senior U.S. military officials reveal that no sailors watched Osama bin Laden's burial at sea from the USS Carl Vinson and traditional Islamic procedures were followed during the ceremony.

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79 Quetta doctors given bail; strike continues

79 Quetta doctors given bail; strike continues

QUETTA: The strike of doctors in Balochistan entered the 36th day on Wednesday against the non-recovery of Dr Saeed Khan while 79 doctors were released on bail.The Pakistan Medical Association (PMA) Balochistan chapter gave the strike call on October 16 after unidentified armed men kidnapped an eye specialist, Dr Saeed Khan from the Sariab area of Quetta.According to details, all hospitals in Quetta and other parts of Balochistan remained closed in protest including the emergency services which ... more

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Court throws out blasphemy charges against Christian girl in Pakistan

Court throws out blasphemy charges against Christian girl in Pakistan

A Pakistani court on Tuesday dismissed blasphemy charges against Rimsha Masih, a Christian teenager whose case prompted international outrage.

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Indian interests in Afghanistan - Pakistan Observer

Indian interests in Afghanistan - Pakistan Observer


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Indian interests in Afghanistan
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! India aspires to use Afghanistan as a gateway to Central Asia to have an access to such huge mineral reservoirs. The peace initiatives with Pakistan are also a part of this larger strategic plan which India is pursuing for its larger goals in the region.
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Bakery violence case: CM's Son-in-law indicted

Bakery violence case: CM's Son-in-law indicted

LAHORE: Lahore High Court (LHC) has indicted Ali Imran, son in law of Mian Shahbaz Sharif, chief minister of Punjab and 8 personnel of Elite Force in Bakery violence case.LHC took up the case for hearing Tuesday. At the inception of hearing Punjab Police informed the court challan of the case has been presented and only indictment process is left to be carried out. Later the statements of the witnesses will be recorded and the court will render its decision. The accused will be either convicted ... more

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Turkmenistan pushes ambitious trans-Afghan pipeline - DAWN.com

Turkmenistan pushes ambitious trans-Afghan pipeline - DAWN.com


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Turkmenistan pushes ambitious trans-Afghan pipeline
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The TAPI (Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India) natural gas pipeline, which is backed by the Asian Development Bank (ADB), is regarded with suspicion as a wildly ambitious pipedream by some analysts. — File Photo. ASHGABAT: Turkmenistan is ...

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Civil armed forces under-equipped due to fund shortage

Civil armed forces under-equipped due to fund shortage

ISLAMABAD: The Senate's Committee on Interior on Tuesday was informed that the civil armed forces of the country, including Pakistan Rangers, Frontier Corps (FC) and Pakistan Coast Guards lack necessary equipment and are understaffed due to funds shortage.The Ministry of Interior accused the Finance Ministry for not releasing allocated funds for purchase of weapons and other necessary equipments for the civil armed forces."Parliament allocates budget for civil armed forces, but Ministry of Finan... more

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Afghan president praises Pakistan prisoner release

Afghan president praises Pakistan prisoner release

Afghanistan's president praised Pakistan on Tuesday for releasing a group of Taliban prisoners, a move he hopes will kick start peace talks with the militant group, the president's office said.

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Five killed in Quetta attack on army vehicle

Five killed in Quetta attack on army vehicle

QUETTA: As many as five people, including three soldiers and a woman, were killed and over 20 seriously injured when a bomb ripped through a Pakistan Army vehicle in the provincial capital in a high security zone of Shahbaz Town on Wednesday. The attack put a question mark over the security preparedness of the provincial administration ahead of 9th and 10th of Muharram. The blast occurred outside City Hall close to Fauji Foundation School and office of Balochistan Public Services Commission. T... more

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Pakistan should reinstate death penalty moratorium

Pakistan should reinstate death penalty moratorium

LAHORE: The Human Rights Watch has asked the Pakistani government to reinstate its moratorium on the death penalty following what it termed its troubling return to the dwindling ranks of countries imposing capital punishment.On November 15, 2012, military authorities hanged Muhammad Hussain, an army soldier convicted of murder, at Mianwali jail. The hanging ended Pakistan's widely hailed unofficial moratorium on the death penalty that had been in place since 2008, Human Rights Watch said. Accord... more

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British radical group to issue fatwa against Malala

British radical group to issue fatwa against Malala

ISLAMABAD: A new British-based Islamist group plans to meet in Islamabad to issue a religious decree against Malala Yousufzai, accusing her of supporting "occupying" US forces. The move against Malala, 15, is likely to provoke outrage. In the days following her shooting by Pakistani Taliban in October, she became an international icon and world leaders pledged to support her campaign for girls' education. "There will be a fatwa issued regarding Malala Yousufzai taking into account the full story... more

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Zardari takes notice of PIA emergency landings

Zardari takes notice of PIA emergency landings

ISLAMABAD: Taking notice of recent reports about emergency landings by PIA flights, President Asif Zardari has directed the officials concerned to conduct a thorough inquiry into these incidents and submit a report within three days.President's spokesman Senator Farhatullah Babar said that President Zardari while expressing his deep concern and dismay over the recurring reports of emergency landings of the national carrier, mostly due to 'technical reasons', remarked that the first and the forem... more

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2 would-be suicide bombers held

2 would-be suicide bombers held

PESHAWAR: Police on Tuesday said they have arrested four suspects, including two suicide bombers, entering Peshawar from neighbouring Khyber tribal region for subversive activities. "Two of the suspects were wearing vests full of explosives," said police sources who did not release all details of the operation near the Khyber-Peshawar border. The Bomb Disposal Squad personnel were called in to help remove the suicide vests from the two young would-be bombers. "The two (alleged) bombers are aged ... more

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70 doctors arrested from PMA Balochistan protest

70 doctors arrested from PMA Balochistan protest

QUETTA: More than 70 doctors were arrested on Monday during a protest by PMA Balochistan against non-recovery of Dr Saeed Khan of LRBT.Dr Saeed Khan was kidnapped on October 16 from Sariab Road of Quetta. Immediately after the abduction of the eye specialist, PMA Balochistan announced a boycott of all OPDs of state-run hospitals in Balochistan, which continues to date. However, the private clinics and hospitals were kept functioning. The Balochistan government had issued an ultimatum to doctors ... more

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Child killed by mortar fired from Afghanistan

Child killed by mortar fired from Afghanistan

RAWALPINDI: Terrorists fired a mortar round from Ganjgil Top in Afghanistan, killing a child and injuring a woman and a child on Monday afternoon. According to security officials, the mortar fired by the terrorists landed in a house in Hilal Khel village in Bajaur Agency. As a result, one child was killed while a woman and a child were injured.End.... more

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Taliban demand India return Mumbai gunman's body

Taliban demand India return Mumbai gunman's body

21, 2012. . An activist of India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party holds a portrait of Mohammed Ajmal Kasab with a noose around his neck during celebrations of his execution, in Mumbai, India, Wednesday, Nov.

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Taliban suicide bomber kills 23 in Pakistan

Taliban suicide bomber kills 23 in Pakistan

A Pakistani mother holds her injured child at a local hospital in Karachi, Pakistan on Wednesday, Nov.

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Suicide bomber kills 23 people in Pakistan

Suicide bomber kills 23 people in Pakistan

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Suicide bomber attacks Shiite Muslim procession near Pakistan's capital, killing 23 people

Suicide bomber attacks Shiite Muslim procession near Pakistan's capital, killing 23 people

A suicide bomber struck a Shiite Muslim procession near Pakistan's capital, killing 23 people in the latest of a series of bombings targeting Shiites during the holiest month of the year for the sect, officials said Thursday.

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Pakistan attacks kill 28 on eve of summit

Pakistan attacks kill 28 on eve of summit

A suicide bomber attacked a Shiite Muslim procession in Pakistan Wednesday, killing 16 people in the most deadly incident on a day of violence that left at least 28 dead on the eve of a major international summit.

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Navy e-mails describe bin Laden's burial at sea

Navy e-mails describe bin Laden's burial at sea

Internal e-mails among U.S. military officers indicate that no sailors watched Osama bin Laden's burial at sea from the USS Carl Vinson and that traditional Islamic procedures were followed during the ceremony.

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Eight killed at Pakistan Shia processions

Eight killed at Pakistan Shia processions

The attack came hours after two bomb blasts killed at least three people near a gathering of Shias in Pakistan's commercial hub Karachi.

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Rehman Malik warns of more terror attacks across Pakistan in coming days

Rehman Malik warns of more terror attacks across Pakistan in coming days

Pakistan Interior Minister Rehman Malik has warned of more terror attacks across the country in the coming days, adding that a third party was involved in the violent activities in Karachi and other cities during Muharram.

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Bomb blast kills 5 in southwest Pakistan

Bomb blast kills 5 in southwest Pakistan

Pakistani officials say a bomb blast targeting an army vehicle has killed three soldiers and two civilians in the southwestern city of Quetta.

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Pakistan shunned Ajmal Kasab hanging letter: Govt

Pakistan shunned Ajmal Kasab hanging letter: Govt

India had informed in advance Pakistan and the family members of Ajmal Kasab about the decision to hang the 2008 Mumbai attack terrorist but Islamabad refused to acknowledge the letter, Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde said today.

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PM calls for trade surge among D-8 countries

PM calls for trade surge among D-8 countries

Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf Tuesday said that presence of member states of D-8 in Islamabad is a testimony that all the members stand by their word and the summit will lead to increased prosperity for the people of member countries.

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Gunmen kill NATO driver in Pakistan

Gunmen kill NATO driver in Pakistan

The shooting took place in the Jamrud area of Khyber, one of seven districts in Pakistan's semi-autonomous tribal belt where Taliban and Islamist militants are active.

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Blasphemy Charges On The Rise In Pakistan

Blasphemy Charges On The Rise In Pakistan

Rimsha Masih, a Christian girl, was acquitted of blasphemy charges Tuesday. After her arrest in August, mobs forced hundreds of other Christians from her Islamabad neighborhood.

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Blasphemy Charges On The Rise In Pakistan

Blasphemy Charges On The Rise In Pakistan

Students demand the reopening of the Farooqi Girls High School in Lahore, Pakistan, in early November.

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Blasphemy case against Christian girl scrapped by Pakistan court

Blasphemy case against Christian girl scrapped by Pakistan court

A Pakistani police officer and a Christian volunteer escort a young Christian girl accused of blasphemy, towards a helicopter following her release from central prison on the outskirts of Rawalpindi, Pakistan in this file photo from Sept.

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