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Pakistan Defies U.S. On Curbing Attacks (New York Times)

Fri, 16 May 2008 01:33:42 GMT

Pakistani officials are making it clear that they have no interest in stopping cross-border attacks by militants into Afghanistan, prompting a new level of frustration from Americans.

Source : New York Times (subscribe)

Explore : Afghanistan, World

Pakistan defies U.S. on curbing attacks (International Herald Tribune)

Fri, 16 May 2008 01:55:49 GMT

Pakistani officials are making it clear that they have no interest in stopping cross-border attacks by militants into Afghanistan, prompting a new level of frustration from Americans.

Source : International Herald Tribune (subscribe)

Explore : Afghanistan, North Atlantic Treaty Organisation - NATO

Gilani on the Move: Jail Reforms in Pakistan. Can India Change at all? (DR.ABDUL RUFF Colachal)

Wed, 14 May 2008 06:39:20 GMT

Gilani on the Move: Jail Reforms in Pakistan. Can India Change at all? Gilani on the Move: Jail Reforms in Pakistan. Can India Change at all? Pakistan ’s Prime

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India-Pakistan tensions renew over Kashmir (Christian Science Monitor)

Thu, 15 May 2008 06:00:00 GMT

Indian officials accuse Pakistan of violence in the disputed Himalayan border region. The allegation coincided with bombings in Jaipur.

Source : Christian Science Monitor (subscribe)

Explore : India, Jammu and Kashmir, World

Lights Out... Pakistan Caves to Shariah Law (Investor's Iraq Forum)

Thu, 15 May 2008 21:18:12 GMT

America had a great ally in Pervez Mussharaf of Pakistan. Musharraf was the first Pakistani leader to meet with the American Jewish Congress . He accepted Israeli aid after the devastating earthquakes in 2005. He expanded women's rights in Pakistan. He was not perfect but the fact that Israel was the first country to congratulate Musharraf on his election win in 2007 should tell...

Source : Investor's Iraq Forum (subscribe)

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Pakistan says it has no knowledge of missile strike (OTB News)

Thu, 15 May 2008 21:28:58 GMT

The U.S. military says it too has no information. The attack in the border region might have killed an Al Qaeda official. Pakistani leaders on Thursday disavowed any knowledge of a missile [...]

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Pakistan: Displacement ongoing in a number of regions (Human Security Gateway: All Updates)

Thu, 15 May 2008 19:27:44 GMT

Military operations against armed opposition groups in Pakistan have displaced hundreds of thousands of people in recent months, according to the limited information available. While many of the internally displaced people (IDPs) have apparently been able to return to their areas of origin after an end to the fighting, others remain displaced with little access to hu-manitarian assistance. In...

Source : Human Security Gateway: All Updates (subscribe)

We are fighting mostly Pakistan Taliban in Afghanistan (PrairiePundit)

Thu, 15 May 2008 16:18:00 GMT

Strategy Page: As with the original Taliban back in the early 1990s, the main source of current Taliban gunmen are the Madrasses (religious schools) in the tribal areas of Pakistan and northern Pakistan in general. Radio intercepts, prisoner interrogations and captured documents indicate that up to 60 percent of the Taliban found in southern Afghanistan, especially in Helmand province,...

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World Briefing | Asia: Pakistan: Taliban Prisoner Exchange (New York Times)

Thu, 15 May 2008 03:13:54 GMT

The Pakistan Army released 40 Taliban militants in exchange for 12 members of the army and the paramilitary Frontier Corps.

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Explore : Asia, Taliban, World

World Briefing | Asia: Pakistan: Attack Kills a Dozen People (New York Times)

Thu, 15 May 2008 03:09:56 GMT

A possible missile strike in a border village destroyed a house and killed about a dozen people, residents and a militant spokesman said.

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Explore : Asia, World

Truce Talks Between Pakistan and “militants” in the tribal region may cause rise in terror attacks from the religion of peace. (Shariah Finance Watch)

Thu, 15 May 2008 16:09:31 GMT

http://tinyurl.com/5nxzec Pakistan Truce Talks May Boost Afghanistan Attacks, NATO Says By Ed Johnson May 15 (Bloomberg) — Truce talks between Pakistan's government and militants in the tribal region may be causing a rise in terrorist attacks in neighboring Afghanistan, NATO said. The level of extremist violence in eastern Afghanistan last month was 50 percent higher than the same [...]...

Source : Shariah Finance Watch (subscribe)

Explore : Afghanistan, Government, North Atlantic Treaty Organisation - NATO, Religion and Spirituality

Over the Horizon in Pakistan (Michael Goldfarb - The Blog)

Thu, 15 May 2008 15:37:17 GMT

The U.S. military appears to have conducted yet another “over-the-horizon” strike into Pakistan's Taliban and al Qaeda-controlled tribal areas. At least 14 Pakistanis and “foreigners” – which means al Qaeda – were killed in a missile attack on the home...

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Explore : Afghanistan, Al-Qaeda, Defense, Politics, Taliban

Pakistan agrees to probe LoC firing (Hindu)

Thu, 15 May 2008 22:32:46 GMT

NEW DELHI: Pakistan has agreed to probe the firing on an Indian Army post at Tangdhar in Jammu and Kashmir, following a flag meeting at the Line of Control on Thursday, sources in the Army said. At the battalion commander-level meeting, ...

Source : Hindu (subscribe)

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S&P cuts Pakistan's foreign currency rating to B from B+ (Market Watch)

Thu, 15 May 2008 13:18:55 GMT

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Standard & Poor's cut Thursday its long-term foreign currency debt rating on Pakistan to B from B+ and its long-term local currency rating to BB- from BB. The outlook on the ratings is negative. S&P said that the downgrade reflects rising pressures on Pakistan's credit fundamentals from the combination of expanding fiscal and external imbalances, against a volatile...

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Pakistan stocks plunges on selling (The Earth Times Online Newspaper)

Thu, 15 May 2008 13:17:12 GMT

Karachi - Pakistan stocks down by 0.8 per cent on Thursday on technical correction due to oversold position by brokers, dealers said. The key KSE-100 Index lost 113 points to close at 14,479.87 points as compared with 14,593.44 points on Wednesday. ...

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Trade promotion in Pakistan; manpower and conducive Markets (Pakistan Times!)

Thu, 15 May 2008 12:17:04 GMT

Newly elected Pakistani government is taking strides to face the economic crisis going in Pakistan. In this regard the Chairman Senate, Mr. Mohammedmian Soomro has asked the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to play a pro-active role in promoting the country's trade and economic interests through economic diplomacy and stressed that the Foreign Service officers be [...]

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Jannat premieres in Pakistan (rediff Movies)

Thu, 15 May 2008 12:03:13 GMT

When Mahesh Bhatt took his new release, Jannat, to Pakistan, they got everything they wanted -- a grand reception and media hype.

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Romanian, Malaysian investors to invest in Pakistan (Pakistan Times!)

Thu, 15 May 2008 11:56:10 GMT

ISLAMABAD: Romanian and Malaysian investors have has expressed interest in investment opportunities in the Infrastructure sector in Pakistan under the Public Private Partnership modality. A delegation from Romania headed by Mr. Marciel Popa currently visiting Pakistan has evinced interest in participating in the energy and construction industries. The Romanian delegation also wants to...

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Pakistan State Oil Company Limited Oil & Gas Company Report

Thu, 15 May 2008 11:16:17 GMT

Source : nitesh

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South Asian News - Pakistan: ISI operates secret centre for interrogation, says UK paper - Muslim News (Global Geopolitics News)

Thu, 15 May 2008 11:15:05 GMT

Pakistan: ISI operates secret centre for interrogation, says UK paper - Muslim NewsLONDON, (Dawn): A secret interrogation centre in Pakistan where British terrorism suspects are alleged to have been tortured after UK authorities had them arrested has been found by the Guardian. A report in the newspaper on Monday said the centre Jammu, [...]

Source : Global Geopolitics News (subscribe)

Explore : Intelligence and espionage, ISI, United Kingdom