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Imran Khans Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf set to form coalition government in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province
Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf (PTI) is set to form a coalition government in the militancy-hit Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province with the support of the Jamaat-e-Islami and Qaumi Watan Party. After a spell of infighting within Khan's party, the coalition partners have agreed on Pervez Khattak as the candidate for the post of Chief Minister. The candidature of Khattak, the secretary ...
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Pakistan summons Afghan envoy over border post firing
Pakistan on Thursday summoned Afghan Charge d'Affaires and lodged protest over unprovoked firing on a border check post, the Foreign Ministry said. The Foreign Ministry said that two soldiers were injured in firing by Afghan troops late Wednesday. "The Afghan Charge d'Affaires was summoned to the Foreign Office today for conveying protest of the Government of Pakistan on an ...
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Pakistan decides to release 51 Indian fishermen on humanitarian grounds
WAM ISLAMABAD, May 17th, 2013 (WAM): Pakistan on Friday said it would release 51 imprisoned Indian fishermen on humanitarian grounds, hoping that New Delhi will reciprocate the goodwill gesture as relations between the two nations warm. The decision was taken at a high level meeting chaired by caretaker Prime Minister, Mir Hazar Khan Khoso, according to a statement from his office. Khoso ...
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Explosions at Pakistani mosques kill 15
Bombs at two mosques in the Malakand area of Pakistan exploded after Friday prayers, killing 15 and injuring 100, a government official confirmed. "The explosive was a timed device planted apparently among the pillows and sheets of worshippers inside the mosque," Amjad Ali, the deputy commissioner of Malakand, said of one of the blasts. The explosions shook the Bar Kalley and Jamia ...
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Asia’s bloody border wars The Koreas and Pakistan-India
East-Asia-Intel.com NEW DELHI -- North Korean declarations of "a state of war" on the Korean peninsula tend to make people forget bloodier border confrontations elsewhere in Asia. None is more volatile than the standoff along nearly 3,000 kilometers of heavily guarded fencing that separates Pakistan from India. Koreans point to terrible episodes such as the sinking of the Cheonan and ...
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Misbah bowlers set up 96-run win
Pakistan began their tour of England on a good note, registering a 96-run win over Scotland in the first ODI between the two sides. In Edinburgh on Friday, Pakistan successfully defended a total of 231 for 7, as Scotland went down to the bowling of Saeed Ajmal and Junaid Khan. Chasing 232, Scotland had a nervy start, losing their first wicket for no score when Neil Carter was bowled by ...
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Pakistan mosque bombs kill 13 officials
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AFP) - Twin bomb attacks on Friday killed at least 13 people outside mosques in northwest Pakistan, where the party of cricket star Imran Khan is forming a coalition government, officials said.The blasts targeted the two mosques in the Baazdara area of northwestern Malakand region, senior local administration official Amjad Ali Khan told AFP."The two blasts killed at ...
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Law and order Karachi edition How colonial rule lurks in democratic Pakistan
Imran Khan speaks to supporters during a campaign rally in Karachi on May 7, 2013. The May 11, 2013 election of the national and four provincial assemblies marked the first time a civilian government completed a full term and handed power to another, in a country that has been ruled by the military for half its existence. (Asif Hassan/AFP/Getty ...
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Pakistan bombings target mosques during Friday prayers killing at least 13
Two bombings outside mosques in Pakistan's northwest killed at least 13 people and injured 45 others, as the country's new government grapples with the continued presence of militant violence. The ...
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Pakistani doctor who helped get Bin Laden denied asylum report says
The jailed doctor who helped the U.S. track down Usama bin Laden was convicted by a tribal court on bogus charges, according to a classified Pakistani government report. Portions of the voluminous 357-page Abbottobad Commission Report, which has yet to be made public and were obtained exclusively by Fox News, acknowledge Dr. Shakil Afridi's conviction last year by a government-sponsored ...
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18 die as blasts hit 2 mosques in Pakistan village
By Mushtaq Yusufzai, Producer, NBC News PESHAWAR, Pakistan -- At least 18 people were killed as they prayed when explosions ripped through two mosques in Pakistan on Friday, villagers and government officials said.The blasts occurred in Bazdara, which is located in a mountainous region close to the restive Swat valley. Villagers put the death toll at 33. However, authorities said 18 people had ...
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The twice and future prime minister Nawaz Sharif garners big Pakistan vote
Pakistan went to the polls Saturday to elect candidates for the lower house of Parliament and four provincial assemblies. Mr. Sharif's party, the ...
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UK police launches investigation into Pak MQM chiefs separating Karachi comments
London, May 17 : The London police are investigating complaints against UK-based Pakistani politician, Altaf Hussain, to see if he has violated UK ...
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Indian malware campaign targeting Pakistan uncovered
RSA 2013: Aadhaar, the Indian Electronic Identity Scheme, will change lives, says RSA keynote presenter During the keynote sessions at the RSA conference in San Francisco today, Srikanth Nadhamuni, Head of Technology at UID Authority of India and CEO at Khosla Labs, presented Aadhaar, the identity scheme in ...
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Misbah takes Pakistan to 231
It was a sunny day at The Grange Club in Edinburgh which gave Scotland the chance to test some new faces against some famous ones, as they welcomed Pakistan to the capital for the first of two ODIs. The visitors won the toss and chose to bat on a decent pitch with Imran Farhat and Nasir Jamshed taking the crease. Pakistan cruised early on, playing their way in and punishing the bad balls with ...
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Karachi reaching for sky with high-rise developments
There is more to Karachi than factional violence and political strife, as is seen in the recent major realty developments taking place in the city.
All residents of Karachi are aware that the city contributes some 20% to the total GDP of the entire country, it is the financial center of Pakistan and is also Pakistan’s most famous city. Since the political crises of the 1980s and the resultant economic backlash the city and the country has struggled with much capital leaving the city. Since the global downturn the city has seen another wave of economic stagnation, but as the world recovers and the local and national government build international integrity, the future fortunes of the city look promising. Read more
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