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Intelligence Analyst Obama Made A Promise He Cant Keep
Anthony Cordesman is a former director of intelligence assessment for the U.S. secretary of defense’s office and a recipient of the Department of Defense Distinguished Service Medal. He now holds the Arleigh A. Burke Chair in Strategy at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. He gave RFE/RL Washington Bureau Chief Heather Maher his thoughts ...
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Fmr. Pakistani PM Sharif Returns to Power
Former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Shaif is set to return to office after an overwhelming victory in weekend parliamentary elections. Sharif was ousted in a military coup. His latest victory comes as some say relations between the United States and Pakistan are deteriorating. In a post-election interview with ...
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Asif Ali Zardari likely will lose Pakistan’s presidency – and immunity from prosecution
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan’s president, Asif Ali Zardari, will certainly lose his job in September – and like his predecessor, retired Gen. Pervez Musharraf, he’s likely to face criminal charges under the government of newly elected Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. Zardari has lived with the virtual inevitability of facing charges of corruption since 2009, when Pakistan’s ...
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Pakistan - Roots of Impunity Special report on Pakistans endangered press
Pakistan's Endangered Press and the Perilous Web of Militancy, Security, and PoliticsMore than 20 journalists have been murdered in reprisal for their work in Pakistan over the past decade. Not one case has been solved, not a single conviction won. This perfect record of impunity has fostered an ever-more violent climate for journalists. Fatalities have jumped in the past five years, and ...
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China to step up investment in Pakistan
China pledged on Thursday to increase investment in Pakistan in return for a tariff reduction the two governments have agreed on. "The two sides must strengthen strategic cooperation in response to a fast-changing global and regional climate," visiting ...
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Former Pakistani premier claims third term in power according to unofficial resu…
Former Pakistani premier claims third term in power according to unofficial results from Saturday's elections ISLAMABAD - Former Pakistani Prime Minister Navaz Sharif's Pakistan Muslim League-N claimed an early victory in Saturday's parliamentary elections, according to unofficial results.Sharif, toppled 14 years ago in military takeover, was ahead with 130 seats while his main ...
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Pakistan military incoming PM pledge to fight U.S. drone campaign
May 11, 2013: Former Prime Minister and leader of the Pakistan Muslim League-N party Nawaz Sharif waves to his supporters at a party office in Lahore, ...
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China Pakistan to deepen strategic co-op
/enpproperty--> ISLAMABAD - 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 nation. The statement said both sides are satisfied with their relationship, which contributed to peace and stability ...
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Li praises Pakistan but not everyone buys it
ISLAMABAD--Chinese Premier Li Keqiang praised the Sino-Pakistan relationship to the hilt on Thursday, urging the "all-weather friends" to boost cooperation in business, trade, energy and infrastructure and build a long-vaunted economic ...
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‘Unswerving support’ for Pakistan Li
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang met with Pakistani military leaders on Thursday as Beijing and Islamabad seek to expand their defense and anti-terror cooperation. Li reaffirmed Beijing's unswerving support for Pakistan to realize stability and improve its development.Li spoke during a meeting with top Pakistani military leaders, saying "the military is not only an important force in ...
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Li hopes for more fruits in friendship with Pakistan
sse d the hope that, with joint efforts, the traditional friendship between China and Pakistan could bear more fruits. China-Pakistan friendship is time-tested and even more precious ...
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Hafeez ton lifts Pakistan
Mohammad Hafeez scored his fifth century in ODI cricket to put Pakistan in a commanding position in the first match of their series against ...
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Hafeez ton throws down gauntlet
A high-class unbeaten 122 by Mohammad Hafeez warmed the hearts and hands of the large Pakistani contingent at the first game of the two-match series in Dublin. Hafeez, 32, made his first ODI century in 19 innings as Pakistan overcame difficult early conditions to post a formidable 266 for 5 in a game restricted to 47 overs, setting Ireland 276 to win after Duckworth-Lewis ...
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We are responsible for easing relations between India and Pakistan claims China
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 other."An article in the Global Times said that when Chinese Premier Li Keqiang and his entourage flew from India to Pakistan Wednesday for a two-day visit, his plane was ...
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From Brooklyn to Pakistan a family feud turns deadly
New York: She fled her husband and her family, sneaking out of her home in Pakistan to take sanctuary in the American Embassy, which then whisked her to a secret hide-out in the United States.The thrilling escape seemed to end the harrowing ordeal of Amina Ajmal, an American citizen who said she had been held captive for years by her own relatives in Pakistan and forced to marry a man there who ...
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Global Advocacy Group Urges Pakistan to Protect Press
ISLAMABAD -- A U.S.-based international press watchdog organization is calling for the incoming Pakistan government led by Nawaz Sharif to take urgent steps to stem "the murderous silencing" of the press by bringing to justice those who have attacked journalists. The Committee to Protect Journalists said many reporters killed in Pakistan during the past decade were targeted and ...
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Pakistan one of worlds most negative nations Poll
The south Asian country was ranked after Israel, North Korea in terms of how they are viewed globally. This year's annual Country Ratings Poll for the BBC World Service found that 55 percent of respondents viewed Pakistan as a negative country as compared to only 15 percent who had a mainly positive influence.Iran was ranked the worst nation in the world globally with 59 percent of ...
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Pakistan 12 killed in Quetta blast
Quetta, May 23 : At least 12 people were killed and several others were injured in a bomb blast in Pakistan's Quetta city on Thursday, officials ...
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Taliban rickshaw bomb kills 13 in Pakistan
QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) -- A large bomb hidden by the Taliban in a rickshaw exploded as a police vehicle passed in southwest Pakistan on Thursday, killing 11 policemen and two civilians, police ...
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Twelve killed and dozens wounded in explosion in Pakistani city of Quetta
Pakistani security officials examine the 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. A bomb planted in a rickshaw tore through a vehicle used by security forces in southwest Pakistan on May 23, killing at least 12 people, police said. AFP PHOTO / BANARAS KHAN (Photo credit should read ...
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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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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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