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In Pakistan the Afghan war brings jobs - and criminality on an epic scale
Azim Khan stands atop his truck in the main yard of Shireen Jinnah Colony, where hundreds of tankers load up with fuel to supply to U.S.and NATO military presence in Afghanistan. When the Pakistani government closed down the supply routes in response to an errant U.S.airstrike, Mr. Khan spent seven months sleeping in his truck. (Matthieu ...
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China hasnt used Pakistan against India Daily
Beijing, May 23 : China has played a positive role in the continuous easing of the relationship between India and Pakistan, said a state-run daily which added, "China has not played balancing strategy, using one country against the ...
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Self-styled Jammu Kashmir rapist Darvish in police custody
International News: Gulzar Ahmed Bhat aka Syed Gulzar (42) self-styled Darvish was remanded to police custody for 15 days on Wednesday. "Our case is very solid. We are waiting for more clues and hopefully we will uncover everything within next few days," a top police official said adding that most of his close aides were on the ...
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China to support Pakistan in realizing stability better development Premier Li
The Chinese government will unswervingly stick to its friendly policy toward Pakistan and support the South Asian nation in realizing stability and better development, visiting Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said Thursday in Islamabad.Li was speaking during a meeting with Pakistani military leaders including Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee General Khalid Shameem Wynne, Chief of Army ...
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Pakistan ready to heal US wounds
Good news about Pakistan is rare, and all the more precious for that. The country, often considered the "most dangerous place on earth," seems a boiler of violence, terrorism and religious extremism. But recently, it touched a major democratic landmark.The national general elections were held in Pakistan. It was the first time since its country's founding in 1947 that voters got ...
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China to support Pakistans stability and growth
/enpproperty--> ISLAMABAD - The Chinese government will unswervingly stick to its friendly policy toward Pakistan and support the South Asian nation in realizing stability and better development, visiting Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said here Thursday. Li was speaking during a meeting with Pakistani military leaders including Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee General Khalid Shameem ...
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Saudi to hand Pakistan $15bn energy bailout – report
Saudi Arabia is expected to hand Pakistan an up to $15bn bailout for its indebted energy sector following recent elections in the country, it has been ...
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Pakistan arrested American before he was killed in US drone strike
PESHAWAR, Pakistan - Pakistani authorities once arrested an American citizen now known to have been killed in a U.S. drone strike in the country, but he escaped after being released on bail. The Obama administration revealed Wednesday that Jude Kenan Mohammad died in a U.S. drone strike in Pakistan's tribal region, making him the fourth American citizen killed by unmanned aircraft in ...
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Mobile services shut for second day in Pakistan for Lis visit
Mobile phone services were suspended in the Pakistani capital and nearby Rawalpindi for the second day on Thursday as part of extraordinary security measures put in place to ensure an incident-free visit by Chinese Premier Li Keqiang here. Officials announced the suspension of cellular services between 1 pm and 5 pm local time in Islamabad and Rawalpindi. Yesterday, mobile services were ...
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Live Ireland v Pakistan
Click here for live coverage of Ireland v Pakistan. Cricket Ireland have teamed up with Google via YouTube Live to broadcast both matches in the RSA Insurance ODI Series against Pakistan this week. In a first for Irish cricket, both games will be live streamed across the globe via the Cricket Ireland TV channel on YouTube (www.youtube.com/cricketirelandtv). This mean cricket fans from right ...
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Obama To Speak On Counterterrorism Drones
U.S. President Barack Obama is due to deliver a major speech on May 23 on counterterrorism and the U.S. administration's drone program. The White House has offered few indications on the contents of the speech, but reports say the president is expected to reaffirm his national security priorities. Obama will deliver his address at Washington's National Defense University. ...
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Pakistan triggers DOD budget hike
A months-long delay in the reopening of key Pakistani supply routes after last year’s diplomatic standoff was one big contributor to the $9.6 billion reprogramming request the Pentagon has sent to Congress.Pakistan’s overland lines of communication are a vital artery for the movement of supplies and equipment into and out of Afghanistan. Pakistan closed them after a November 2011 ...
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Kashmirs self-styled godman arrested for rape of young girls
Syed Gulzar , ran a residential institution for girls which offered short duration courses in religious studies. The self-styled dervish used to promote himself on local TV channels and publish promotional advertisements in local newspapers. ...
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Pakistan win toss bat against Ireland
Ireland made two changes to the team that played the United Arab Emirates in their last one-day game in March with Tim Murtagh and Andrew White replacing Max Sorensen and the banned John ...
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Pakistan Car Bombing Explosion Kills 11 Police Officers 1 Civilian Near Quetta
Pakistani security officials keep watch near a destroyed vehicle used by security forces following a bomb attack on the outskirts of Quetta, the capital of restive Baluchistan province, on May 23, 2013. (Photo by BANARAS KHAN/AFP/Getty ...
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Pakistan Blast Targets Security Personnel
Officials in southwest Pakistan say an explosion has ripped through a vehicle used by security forces, killing at least 12 people -- 11 security personnel and a civilian. Nearly two dozen people were wounded in the assault. Police officials say a remote controlled car bomb targeted a vehicle carrying police special forces in Quetta Thursday. Authorities say the bomb contained about 100 ...
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Good news for Pakistan Saudi to extend $15 bn bailout package to Pakistan
Pakistan's key ally Saudi Arabia is expected to extend $ 15-billion bailout package to Pakistan’s highly indebted energy sector to help the nation overcome power ...
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China Pakistan boost marine cooperation
/enpproperty--> China and Pakistan signed a memorandum of understanding for cooperation in marine science and technology. The memorandum was signed between Pakistan's Ministry of Science and Technology and China's ocean watchdog on Wednesday, the State Oceanic Administration said. The memorandum covers, among others, marine research and investigation, climate change, marine energy ...
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India must accept China Pakistans friendship
India "must accept" this "enviable friendship" as Beijing cannot scale down its ties with Islamabad merely because of New Delhi's feelings, an official daily here said on Thursday. The high-profile welcome received by Chinese ...
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Chinas premier Li Keqiang in Islamabad
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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12 killed in Pakistan bombing
Islamabad, May 23 : Twelve people were killed in Pakistan's Quetta city Thursday when a car packed with 100 kg explosives blew up just as a vehicle carrying security personnel was passing ...
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Top LeT militant killed in firefight in Indian Kashmir
Srinagar, May 23/Nationalturk – A top militant owing allegiance to Pakistan based militant group Lashkar-e-Toiba was killed in an exchange of fire with security men in Indian administered Kashmir on Thursday morning. A top police officer said acting on specific information, police and paramilitary soldiers laid siege around in Narparistan, Fatah Kadal, some 4 kms from Srinagar, summer ...
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12 killed 17 injured as bomb hits security vehicle in SW Pakistan
At least 12 people including 10 security men were killed and 17 others injured when a bomb hit security forces' vehicle in Pakistan's southwest Quetta city on Thursday morning, local officials ...
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Pakistan car bombing leaves 12 dead
Eight people have been arrested by police investigating an arson attack that left eight members of the same family dead more than a decade ...
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Twelve killed over 20 injured in powerful bombing in Pakistan
Twelve people, including eight police personnel, were killed and over 20 injured on Thursday in a powerful bombing in Pakistan's Quetta city.The deafening explosion took place in Bhosa Mandi area of Quetta Thursday morning, DawnNews reported.Fayyaz Sumbal, a senior police official, said militants targeted the vehicle of police's Rapid Response Force (RRF) through a remote control ...
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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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