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China Pakistan to bolster ties
/enpproperty--> China and Pakistan said on Wednesday they will set up an economic corridor to further connect their two economies. The announcement came as ...
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Looking at Pakistans new era under Nawaz Sharif for the 3rd time
Good, bad or ugly, the 2013 elections are over; and now testing times are ahead for the new incumbents. It is the third coming for Nawaz Sharif, a remarkable turn of fortune for a leader who was ousted from power by the military at gunpoint in 1999 and convicted on treason ...
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Jobless Karachi man finds fame in Dubai
Naseem Khan, "a twenty-something simpleton" from a suburb of Karachi came to Dubai in April, but got lost in search of a job, identity and a means to "send back more" for a sister on ...
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Video Pakistans Imran Khan leaves hospital after two weeks
Pakistani politician and former cricketer Imran Khan leaves hospital after treatment for back injuries suffered in a fall during a political ...
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Pakistans Gwadar port to be connected to China via road rail and air
Islamabad: In a significant move, China today signed a pact with Pakistan which will connect the latter's strategically important port of Gwadar to it via rail, road and air routes. The crucial deal was inked during Chinese Premier Li Keqiang's visit to Islamabad today.China had taken over operations at the port earlier this year, a move that had upset India.Once complete, the port, ...
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Pakistan influence on Taliban important for peace process Karzai
New Delhi, May 22 : Asserting that Pakistan is an important element in maintaining peace in Afghanistan, visiting President Hamid Karzai said on Wednesday it would be difficult to fight terrorism without Islamabad's cooperation because it has influence over ...
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Ties with Pakistan aid China’s soft power
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang and his entourage flew from India to Pakistan yesterday for a two-day visit. The plane was escorted by six Pakistani Air Force JF-17 fighter jets after entering Pakistani airspace. Both Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari and caretaker Prime Minister Mir Hazar Khan Khoso welcomed Li at the airport in person, which clearly reflects the "all-weather" ...
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Economic cooperation priority for Sino-Pakistani relations
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang is currently in Islamabad for a two-day visit. During Li's planned four countries trip, India was his first stopover, which shows that China attaches great importance to big developing neighboring countries. But similar importance has also been paid to countries that are playing a vital role in South Asia such as Pakistan. Despite the deadlock between India and ...
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China Pakistan to work on energy ties
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang arrived in Islamabad on Wednesday on his first official visit to Pakistan, marking the second leg of Li's first overseas tour since taking office.The trip, which came on the heels of the election of Pakistan's new prime minister Nawaz Sharif, reaffirms the time-tested all-weather friendship between China and Pakistan and serves the interests of the two ...
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China Pakistan plan economic corridor Li
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang Wednesday linked growth in his country's restive west with that in sluggish Pakistan, saying the two sides wanted to create an "economic corridor" to boost development. Li, on his first overseas trip since taking over in a once-in-a-decade power transfer in Beijing, congratulated Pakistan on its recent general election and hailed the countries' ...
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Court Rejects Bail For Musharraf In Judges Detention Case
A court in Pakistan has refused bail to former military ruler Pervez Musharraf in a case related to the detention of judges in 2007. Public prosecutor Aamir Nadeem said that an antiterrorism court in the capital, Islamabad, rejected Musharraf's bail application after listening to the defense and the prosecution. The ruling comes two days after a separate court granted Musharraf bail ...
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Chinas premier begins two-day Pakistan visit
ISLAMABAD // China's premier began a two-day visit to Pakistan yesterday by praising the relationship between the two Asian powers. Premier Li Keqiang said "the tree of China-Pakistan friendship" was planted decades ago, nurtured by successive leaders and "is now exuberant with abundant fruits". Both sides are typically effusive in describing their alliance, underlying ...
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Ireland eye another chance to shine
Big Picture Contests between Ireland and Pakistan are rare - this will be only their fourth meeting - but the fixture has a place in cricket folklore. Labelled as minnows, Ireland produced a monumental upset to send ...
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Drone strikes won’t end jehadi threat Pakistan’s govt must extend State’s writ in tribal areas ICG
A new report by International Crisis Group has said US drone strikes won't end jehadi threat in Pakistan's tribal areas and it was must for new government in Pakistan to extend State's writ in all tribal ...
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Chevron to sell downstream assets in Egypt Pakistan
Chevron is the second largest oil company in US Chevron Corp is in advanced talks to sell most of its downstream assets in Egypt and Pakistan, three sources said, with the planned disposals seen raising around $300 million for the U.S. oil major.Chevron, the second-largest U.S. oil company, is conducting a separate sale process for its assets in both countries, the banking sources said, speaking ...
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Kashmir is ours no need to talk to Pak about it says Subramanian Swamy
Janata Party President Subramanian Swamy on Wednesday said India should not have any dialogue with Pakistan on Kashmir since it is an integral part of this country.Swamy, who is in New Delhi for the National Council meeting of Janata Party, said the only "unfinished agenda" on Kashmir is to get back the part of the state which is under the occupation of Pakistan."Let me make it ...
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Chinese premier praises relationship with Pakistan in glowing terms at start of 2-day visit
A man walks next to huge portraits of Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, right, and Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari, left, displayed near the presidency in Islamabad, Pakistan. Keqiang will arrive in Islamabad on May 22 on a two day official visit to hold talks with Pakistani leadership to discuss international, regional issues and enhance co-operation in bilateral ties. (AP Photo/Anjum ...
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Premier Li visits Pakistan
A soldier walks near a bus as he helps to secure the area and clear the roads before the motorcade of Chinese Premier Li Keqiang passes by in Islamabad May 22, 2013. ...
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Pakistan court rejects Musharraf bail in judges case
Pervez Musharraf over the detention of judges during his 1999-2008 rule, the state prosecutor said. The ruling came two days after a court granted bail to Musharraf over the murder of former prime ...
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Indian PM expresses grief over convicted Indian spys death in Pakistan
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Thursday expressed grief over the death of convicted Indian spy Sarabjit Singh, on death row in Pakistan, at a hospital in Lahore where he was in a coma since being brutally attacked by his fellow inmates at a jail in that country last ...
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Crowd attacks Pakistani village 1500 Christians flee
Residents of the Muslim village of Chak 30 attacked the Christian village of Chak 31 in the Pakistani province of Punjab after local Christians were accused of being disrespectful towards Islam. According to the Fides news agency, when Christian villagers called for police protection, a policeman led a crowd of 60 Muslims in an attack on Chak 31. An estimated 1,500 Christians fled their ...
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Pakistan umpires role under the scanner
Indian Premier League (IPL) matches has emerged in connection with the Mumbai police's investigations into spot-fixing. He was one of the umpires in the controversial match in which the three arrested Rajasthan ...
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Chinas Premier Seeks Stronger Ties with Pakistan
A soldier walks near a bus as he helps to secure the area and clear the roads before the motorcade of Chinese Premier Li Keqiang passes by in Islamabad, May 22, ...
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Chinese Premier In Islamabad To Boost Strategic Ties
Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang is in Pakistan for a two-day visit aimed at bolstering economic and strategic cooperation. Li arrived in Islamabad following a trip to India earlier in the week. The Chinese premier is being accompanied by cabinet ministers, other senior officials, and businessmen. Li is meeting with Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari and outgoing Prime Minister Mir ...
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China-Pakistan have all-weather strategic ties
Islamabad, May 22 : Li Keqiang left India for Pakistan Wednesday, the second stop of his first overseas trip as China's premier. Xinhua described the Islamabad-Beijing ties as an "all-weather strategic ...
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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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