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Britain Scrambles Warplanes for Pakistani Airliner
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Pakistani passenger jet intercepted by UK fighters after it sent an emergency signal
A passenger jet from Pakistan bound for Manchester, England has been intercepted by two Typhoon fighter jets from Britain’s Royal Air Force after it sent an emergency radar signal to air traffic controllers, the U.K. Ministry of Defence said.Defence officials said fighter jets had been scrambled but the reason for the emergency signal was not immediately known."Typhoon aircraft from ...
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Pakistan US diplomat kills pedestrian in accident
ISLAMABAD — The U.S. Embassy says an American diplomat accidentally killed a pedestrian while driving in the Pakistani capital. The embassy said in a statement sent to reporters that the diplomat hit the pedestrian near a market in Islamabad on Friday. The pedestrian died as a result of his injuries. The embassy expresses regret for the accident and says it is cooperating with Pakistani ...
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Pakistan welcomes Obama stance on force
Obama, who outlined his counterterrorism policy in a speech Thursday, called "the use of force in fighting" terrorism as "part of a larger discussion about a comprehensive counter-terrorism ...
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Suicide bomber strikes vehicle of Afghan religious leader killing 3 people in Pakistan
PESHAWAR, Pakistan - Police say a suicide bomber walked up to a vehicle owned by an Afghan religious leader in northwestern Pakistan and set off his explosives, killing three people. The leader, Haji Hayatullah, was not harmed in the attack in Peshawar city because he was in a nearby mosque attending Friday prayers. Police officer Riaz Ali Shah says Hayatullah's driver and guard were ...
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Obamas landmark drone speech fairly well-received in Pakistan Yemen but criticism remains
ISLAMABAD - President Barack Obama's speech on the use of drones to kill Islamic militants was well-received in two countries most affected by the strikes -- Pakistan and Yemen -- but criticism of the U.S. policy remains strong. Obama cast the drone program as crucial to U.S. counterterrorism efforts, though he announced more restrictive rules governing the attacks. His advisers said these ...
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China-Pakistan ties to get fresh vigor premier
/enpproperty--> ISLAMABAD - Visiting Premier Li Keqiang said Thursday that the commitment shared by China and Pakistan to deepening bilateral cooperation will inject new vigor into their friendship. The two nations boast an evergreen friendship that is always full of vim and vigor, Li said in a meeting with a cross-section of Pakistanis devoted to bilateral friendship. Noting that the ...
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Chinas premier Li Keqiang in Pakistan
By Syed Fazl-e-Haider KARACHI - Pakistan and China on Wednesday agreed to jointly work on an economic corridor for enhanced connectivity, with the two countries signing a series of agreements related to energy, technology and space during the first visit to Pakistan by China's premier Li Keqiang since he took office in March. Even so, local critics claimed Pakistan was of little ...
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3 Indian Soldiers Killed in Kashmir Attack
Authorities say the attack took place Friday outside Srinagar, the main city on the Indian section of Kashmir. Rebel groups have been fighting for years for independence from India or a merger with Pakistan. Kashmir is divided between India and Pakistan and they have fought two wars over its ...
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Chennai hospital saves Pakistani afflicted with dilated cardiomyopathy
International News: If hearts have nationalities, then the first was Pakistani, and the second, Indian. Chennai hospital saved religious teacher afflicted with dilated ...
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Groaning Under Power Cuts Scorching Temps in Pakistan
- Raheel Tauseef is feeling quite powerless this summer. Frequent power outages in the industrial city of Faisalabad in the Punjab province of eastern Pakistan, where the 29-year-old and his family run three hosiery factories, are taking a heavy toll on their ...
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Li Keqiangs visit to Pak at a crucial time in history Pakistani daily
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang's two-day Pakistan visit "went beyond the symbolic", said a daily which noted China is a wealthy neighbour that "does not hand out free lunches".Li's visit "went beyond the symbolic - significant because he was here at a crucial time in our political history, with the process of transition from one government to another now in ...
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Pakistani umpire Rauf dumped from Champions Trophy
(37 mins ago) Pakistani umpire Asad Rauf has been withdrawn from next month's Champions Trophy by the ICC because Indian police are investigating his performances during the ongoing IPL. ';In the wake of reports we feel that is in Asad's best interests, as well as those of the sport and the event itself, that he is withdrawn from participating in the ICC Champions ...
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Pakistan to become Beidou client
Beidou on the international market, will create a network of stations across Pakistan to enhance the location accuracy of Beidou, according to Huang Lei, international business director of the ...
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Suspected rebels ambush kill 3 Indian soldiers in Indian-held Kashmir
SRINAGAR, India - An official says suspected rebels have ambushed and fatally shot three Indian army soldiers in the Indian portion of Kashmir. Lt. Col. Ankur Vashist, an army spokesman, says the soldiers were on their way to search Buchoo village on Friday following intelligence that some Kashmiri insurgents were hiding there. The attack took place 40 kilometres (25 miles) south of Srinagar, ...
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FM Lis visit highlights China-Pakistan bond
/enpproperty--> ISLAMABAD - Pakistan is China's all-weather strategic cooperation partner, and the bilateral relationship is characterized by the blessing of good-neighborliness, Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Thursday. Wang made the remarks in comments on Premier Li Keqiang's just-concluded visit to the South Asian country, which he said bore rich fruit, charted a new course for ...
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Three armymen killed in encounter with militants in Kashmir
Three army jawans were killed as militants opened fire at a patrol team in Pulwama district in Jammu and Kashmir on Friday morning.The incident took place in Duso village of Tral area just a day after an encounter in Srinagar in which a Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militant was killed and three police personnel were injured.Following the attack, the army cordoned off the area and launched a search ...
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US drone strikes and estimated deaths in Pakistan and Yemen since 2002
President Barack Obama said he will engage Congress in exploring a number of options for increased oversight of lethal drone strikes outside of war zones like Afghanistan. The official U.S. figures of number of strikes and estimated deaths remain classified. But, according to the New America Foundation which maintains a database of the strikes, the CIA and the military have carried out an ...
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Obama warns of new terror threats
Sept. 11 , 2001, the country is more secure and fewer U.S. troops are in harm's way, Obama said while speaking at the U.S. Defense Department's National Defense University in Washington. However, he warned: "Now, make no mistake, our nation is still threatened by terrorists. From Benghazi to Boston, we have been tragically reminded of that truth. But we have to recognize that the ...
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Pakistan holds re-polling after election fraud claims
ISLAMABAD, May 19 (Xinhua) -- Re-polling on a parliamentary seat started in Pakistan's port city of Karachi Sunday morning following allegations of rigging, officials said. The Election Commission of Pakistan had ordered re-polling after political parties alleged that election officials had been forcibly stopped from reaching the polling stations on May 11 polling day. Voting will ...
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Lis visit opens new chapter in China-Pakistan ties
/enpproperty--> ISLAMABAD - Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Thursday wrapped up his first official visit to Pakistan since he took office in March, which analysts said has opened a new chapter in bilateral relations between the two all-weather ...
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Pakistan seeks Chinas help to resolve energy crisis
Incoming Pakistan premier Nawaz Sharif has said strengthening ties with China will be his government's top foreign policy priority and sought Beijing's help for dealing with economic challenges and energy deficit. Sharif, whose party won the May 11 elections and is headed to forming the government at the centre, said this during a meeting with visiting Chinese Prime Minister Li ...
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China Pakistan vow to deepen cooperation
China and Pakistan have agreed to cement their strategic partnership and deepen comprehensive strategic cooperation in various areas, according to a joint statement issued Thursday during Chinese Premier Li Keqiang's visit to the South Asian ...
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Angry Pakistanis fight to end U.S. drone strikes
(CBS News) ISLAMABAD - More deaths from U.S. drone strikes are happening in Pakistan than in any other country. The figures can't be reliable, but it is estimated that since 2004, as many as 2,700 militants have died in drone strikes. Estimates of civilian deaths range from 250 to ...
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Video U.S. drone strikes spark anger in Pakistan
Pakistan's new prime minister wants to improve relations with the U.S., but he has to answer to angry voters, who resent U.S. drone strikes that have killed over 3,000 people over the last 10 years in Pakistan. Elizabeth Palmer ...
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Pakistan's darkest hour
What began as the normal monsoon season has turned into the greatest disaster, the greatest humanitarian crisis and the worst floods ever seen in the history of Pakistan. According to the UN, the disaster in Pakistan from 2010 floods is now worse than the 2005 earthquake in the country and the 2004 tsunami in Southeast Asia combined.
It is a catastrophe of mammoth proportions and the challenge faced by a centrally weak government is how to get food aid to the some 6 million in need of help and provide relief facilities to the 20 million people impacted by the disaster. Read more
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