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Taliban to step up fight in new Afghan areas: US 2008-06-29 07:12:00 In the last two months, Taliban
militants have suddenly tightened the noose on the city of Peshawar, establishing bases in surrounding towns and, in daylight, abducting residents for high ransoms. The militants move unchallenged out of the lawless tribal region, just 10 miles away, in convoys of heavily armed, long haired and bearded men. They have turned up at courthouses in nearby towns, orderin Read more:Afghan
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India beat Pakistan by 6 wickets 2008-06-26 14:46:00 KARACHI (AFP) - Virendar Sehwag punished Pakistan
's bowling with an aggressive hundred to lead India
to a comfortable six-wicket win in the final Group B Asia Cup match here on Thursday. Sehwag smashed a 95-ball 119 and Suresh Raina hit a 68-ball 84 during their 198-run second wicket stand to help India overhaul Pakistan's 299-4 with 7.5 overs to spare.Earlier, Shoaib Malik hit his first century a
US funding to Pakistan plagued with problems 2008-06-26 14:32:00 The Bush administration has paid Pakistan
more than $2 billion without adequate proof that the Pakistan government used the funds for their intended purpose of supporting US counterterrorism efforts, congressional auditors reported on Tuesday. The report concluded that more than a third of US funds provided Pakistan since the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks were subject to accounting problems
, including d
US forcing Pakistan to withdraw IPI deal 2008-06-26 14:30:00 The United States is pressurising Pakistan
to back out of a multi-billion dollar Iran-Pakistan-India (IPI) gas pipeline project, the Asian Age reported on Wednesday. The US is still trying to end this project because of its differences with Iran, a senior government official told the paper. "The government has told the US that the IPI project means millions dollars for Pakistan so it cannot be she Read more:withdraw
PML-N would not knock the door of any PCO judge 2008-06-26 14:28:00 Mian Nawaz Sharif would not contest the interim-stayed by-polls even if the SC sets aside verdict of the Lahore High Court, a source close to him revealed to The Post. Nawaz, who was disqualified by the LHC on Monday from holding any Public Representative Office, has emerged as a popular leader because of his unshaken stance over the restoration of the sacked judiciary. The source, talking to this
US hails Gillani’s anti-terror resolve 2008-06-26 14:21:00 The United States Wednesday renewed its commitment to forge a strong and sustained partnership with Pakistan with a senior diplomat voicing Washington's support for the new government's success in meeting development and security challenges. "We want to see this new government to succeed because they represent desires of the Pakistani people and because we believe that a moderate government with a
Pak foreign office denies leaking N-designs to other nations 2008-06-21 15:33:00 Pakistan’s Foreign Office has reportedly denied of having leaked any nuclear design to other nations. It also rejected a recent media report claiming that a nuclear bomb design obtained from Tinners of Switzerland was identical to a Pakistani design provided by Dr AQ Khan, better known as Pakistan’s father of nuclear programme. “This conjecture is surprising as no foreigner has any access to Read more:office
Three-fourth of Pakistanis want to see Musharaf removed 2008-06-21 15:31:00 A new poll conducted in Pakistan by a US-based group has found that nearly three-fourth
of the country’s population wanted President Pervez Musharaf to resign or be impeached. Nawaz emerged as the most popular politician with 86 percent approval, which is up from 74 percent in January. 42 percent were of the view that Nawaz’s party the PML-N would emerge as the clear winner in a national elect Read more:removed
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Pakistan Prime Minister brings fresh hope to Sarabjit 2008-06-21 15:30:00 Prime Minister
Yousaf Raza Gilani today told the Pakistan
Parliament that the Interior Ministry would be asked to a request plea to President Pervez Musharraf to commute the sentence of those on death row to life imprisonment.The step will facilitate the release of Sarabjit Singh, the 42-year-old Indian in jail for last 18 years for his alleged role in the 1990 bomb blasts in Lahore and Multan. He Read more:fresh
PPP-PMLN talks to resume today 2008-06-20 13:33:00 Talks between the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) will resume on Friday, PML-N spokesman Siddiqul Farooq said on Thursday. Talking to a TV channel, he said he hoped that three main issues – the reinstatement of the sacked judges, revival of the constitution and the president’s impeachment – would be resolved in July. Farooq said none of the coalit
Peace deals should not bring impunity to terrorists: Rice 2008-06-20 13:32:00 Pakistan has a right to deal with militants in the Tribal Areas but terrorists should not be allowed to operate with impunity in the region, United States Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has said. “It is obviously the sovereign state of Pakistan’s right to handle the situation, but we’ve made very clear that terrorists cannot be harboured, and that terrorists cannot operate with impunity Read more:Peace
US denies targeting Pakistani troops 2008-06-20 13:30:00 A senior State Department official has said that US troops did not “target” Pakistani
soldiers as maintained by some, including former Pakistani army chief and ambassador to the United States Jehangir Karamat.Donald Camp, deputy assistant secretary of state, was asked after his address to the annual meeting of the Pakistani-American Congress, if he would comment on Karamat’s accusation, carr
Differences on judges restoration, impeachment persist 2008-06-20 13:11:00 The ongoing talks between Co-Chairman Pakistan People’s Party Senator Asif Ali Zardari and Pakistan Muslim League-N Chief Nawaz Sharif ended without making any progress over the issues of judges
’ restoration
and impeachment of President Pervez Musharraf.PML-N showed flexibility over increasing the number of Supreme Court judges to 29.The negotiations between the two leaders continued for four
A first glimpse of Miss Universe 2008 2008-07-14 09:36:00 The new Universe
.htm">Miss Universe
was crowned in the Vietnamese city of Nha Trang earlier today. Miss Venezuela, Dayana Mendoza vied with beauties from 79 other countries to take home the title.Miss Universe 2007, Riyo Mori (Miss Japan) presented the crown to the 22-year-old stunner as the crowd in attendance applauded and a television audience close to one billion looked on.Dayana is the 57th winner of the Read more:glimpse
CBI director's visit to Pakistan cancelled after Kabul blast 2008-07-14 09:35:00 The visit
of CBI Director Vijay Shankar to Pakistan
was cancelled following the car bomb blast outside the Indian Mission in Kabul
and India accusing Pakistan of the Inter Services Intelligence's role in the same.Shankar was slated to leave for Islamabad on Monday along with a team of officials from the home and external affairs ministries for a meeting with Pakistan's Federal Investigating Agency
Pak denies ISI's involvement in Kabul attack 2008-07-14 09:32:00 Rejecting India's claim that the country's spy agency was behind the suicide attack
on its embassy in Kabul
last week, Pakistan on Sunday said it had no interest in whipping up that kind of an environment.National Security Advisor MK Narayanan had on Saturday claimed that India had a "fair amount" of intelligence inputs about Pakistan's involvement in last week's suicide attack on its embassy in K
Asif tested positive, confirms IPL 2008-07-14 09:29:00 Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Asif is the player who has tested
positive for a banned substance during the Twenty20 Indian Premier League, organisers of the inaugural tournament revealed on Monday."The Indian Premier League compared the result from the WADA-approved laboratory in Switzerland with the data collected by IDTM, the Sweden-based independent agency which organised the anti-doping testin
Pope to apologize for sex abuse in Oz 2008-07-13 15:08:00 Pope Benedict said on Saturday that he will apologise for a sexual abuse
scandal that has rocked the Catholic Church in Australia, saying paedophilia was "incompatible" with being a priest. Speaking at a news conference on the plane taking him to Australia, the pope said he would make similar comments to those during a trip to the United States last April. Then, he made apology for sexual abuse a
Peace deal with Palestinians closer than ever: Olmert 2008-07-13 15:05:00 Embattled Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert
declared on Sunday that Israel and the Palestinians
have never been closer
to making peace - even as a widening corruption investigation brings him closer than ever to being ousted from office. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas - who met with Olmert at the French presidential palace before a summit of European, Middle Eastern and African leaders - als Read more:Peace
No operations by foreign troops in Pakistan: Gilani 2008-07-13 15:03:00 Pakistan on Sunday ruled out operations by foreign troops on the country's soil to flush out militants in the restive tribal areas, a day after US top military official urged it to "act decisively" against Taliban and al-Qaida militants. Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Mike Mullen's unscheduled visit to Islamabad on Saturday had raised many eyebrows in the country. Prime Minister Read more:Pakistan
Nine NATO-led soldiers among scores killed in Afghanistan 2008-07-13 15:00:00 Militant attacks killed 10 NATO soldiers and at least two dozen Afghans on Sunday, officials said, in one of the bloodiest days for international forces helping Afghanistan
fight an Islamic insurgency. At least 40 insurgents were also killed in two days of fighting in the southern province of Helmand, the US-led coalition announced. Nine of the soldiers of NATO's International Security Assistance Read more:scores
Angelina Jolie gives birth to twins 2008-07-13 14:51:00 Hollywood actress AngelinaJolie
has given birth
to twins in southern France, a magazine reported on its website on Sunday. The magazine quoted her doctor Michel Sussmann as saying: "The babies are doing well. The operation went just perfectly. Angelina is in very good spirits. Brad Pitt was at her side. He was there and all was well." Jolie, 33, had a girl and a boy by caesarean section on Satur Read more:Angelina Jolie
These television sets will make you drool 2008-07-13 14:39:00 (1) Japan's electronics giant Matsushita Electric recently unveiled the prototype of the world's largest 150-inch sized plasma display panel television, 3.31m in width and 1.87m in height. This new television is big enough to display a full-grown adult. Matsushita expects the television to hit the market in 2009.Price: 6 million yen ($56,124).(2) Hitachi's Ultra Thin 1.5 series LCD HD televisio
Madonna's affair: A-Rod's wife has proof 2008-07-12 06:43:00 Baseball star Alex Rodriguez's estranged wife Cynthia is threatening to release the text messages he sent to Madonna
in a bid to prove that he was in love with her.The 34-year-old has hit the New York Yankee star with a whopping 50 million pounds divorce suit, and claims that she has texts that will prove A-Rod's relationship with Madge.A source revealed that the steamy messages were what convinc
Pakistan for out of the box settlement to Kashmir issue 2008-07-12 04:44:00 Seeking an "out of the box" settlement to the Kashmirissue
with India, Pakistan
has said the two countries need to go beyond the confidence-building measures and engage in serious dialogue to address the "real issues.""We have to look out of the box... we have to look at innovative ways of resolution (to the Kashmir issue). We have our minds open to such issues," Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Ma
Terror threat to Games: China shuts mosques 2008-07-12 04:43:00 Chinese authorities have replaced top police and security officials in the Muslim dominated Xinjiang province, which is the hotbed of separatism and political violence. They have also closed down 41 "illegal" places of worship.These places of worship were used as training ground for conducting a "holy war", Chen Zhuangwei Chen, the police chief of Urumqi, capital of the Xinjiang province, said. Xi Read more:China
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An American life worth less today 2008-07-12 04:41:00 It's not just the American
dollar that's losing value. A government agency has decided that an American life isn't worth what it used to be.The "value of a statistical life" is $6.9 million in today's dollars, the Environmental Protection Agency reckoned in May — a drop of nearly $1 million from just five years ago.Though it may seem like a harmless bureaucratic recalculation, the devaluation ha
Islamabad signs new deal with militants 2008-07-12 04:38:00 Pakistani authorities have signed a deal with Islamist militants
after they agreed to stop threatening the northwestern city of Peshawar and dismantle training camps, officials said on Thursday.Militants have been expanding their influence across northwestern Pakistan and violence surged after the army stormed Lal Masjid in Islamabad a year ago, rising worries about prospects for the nuclear-armed Read more:signs
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