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Minorities Unsafe in Pakistan
Pakistan’s founder "Quaid-i-Azam" Mohammad Ali Jinnah dreamt of a country that would be Islamic and at the same time secular. The basic ideals behind the creation of Pakistan underscored security, welfare and cooperation of the people of all religions. Thanks to extremism and radicalization, today Pakistan is counted among the most dangerous places to live. Unfortunately, ...
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Pakistani women faced major hurdles at polls
Pakistani women were often blocked from voting in recent elections, but many were compelled to vote, usually for their husband's or father's ...
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Pakistan vows to be Asian tiger
(MENAFN - Khaleej Times) Pakistan's prime minister-in-waiting Mohammad Nawaz Sharif has vowed to turn Pakistan into an Asian tiger in a short span of time.Intensely pro-business Sharif, is Prime Minister for the third time - a rare event in Pakistan where political charms wash off quickly. His strength - a majority in the National Assembly which he won on the strength of his 1990s ...
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How Coca-Cola Used Vending Machines To Try To Unite The People Of India And Pakistan
Specially-designed Small World Machines placed in both countries in March served as live communications portals. Now, Coke has released a video that allows everyone to witness the joyous ...
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Kayani praises Pakistanis for standing up to terrorists
Army chief Gen Ashfaq Parvez Kayani on Monday praised the people of Pakistan for standing up to terrorists and defying their "unfounded dictates" during the historic general elections, saying their actions reflected their commitment to moderation and rule of law. "In these elections, people of Pakistan not only courageously withstood the threat of terrorism, they also defied ...
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Former Pakistani Ruler Musharraf Granted Bail
ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN -- A Pakistani court on Monday granted bail to former army chief and president Pervez Musharraf who has been under house arrest on charges of failing to provide adequate security for former prime minister Benazir Bhutto before her 2007 assassination. Musharraf, who took power in a 1999 coup, returned to Pakistan in March to contest a May 11 general election after nearly ...
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US says Pakistan curbing explosive fertilizers
ISLAMABAD -; Pakistan has taken a number of steps to prevent fertilizers made within its borders for agriculture from being used as explosives in roadside bombs that target American troops in Afghanistan, said a top U.S. military officer ...
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Pakistan Energy Crisis Immediate Attention Needed
In Pakistan, depending on your place of residing, there is no electricity from six to twenty hours a day. Whereas it has hit hard the lives of the common man, making it impossible to function on a day to day basis, it has also brought down production in industrial sectors drastically, costing contracts and jobs of millions across the country. If we look at the issue- two reasons emerge. First ...
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FSB prevents terror act in Moscow by militants trained in Afghanistan Pakistan
Russia's FSB has foiled a terror attack in Moscow as they managed to kill two and detain one of the militants planning it, the National Anti-Terrorism Committee said. The three men are "Russian citizens, arrived from Afghani-Pakistani region, where they have been trained," the committee said in a statement. As FSB forces approached the house in a small town in the Moscow ...
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US Pakistan moves to curb dangerous fertilizers
ISLAMABAD -; A top American military officer says Pakistan has taken steps to prevent fertilizers made in Pakistan from being used for roadside bombs targeting American troops in ...
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Don’t wear socks hot Pakistanis told
Islamabad - Pakistan has told civil servants not to wear socks as the country turns off air-conditioners amid a chronic power crisis and soaring ...
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Will U.S. Designate Egypt Pakistan Iraq and Nigeria As Religious Freedom Violators
Pakistani Christians protest against the country's blasphemy laws and violence targeting their minority community. An independent U.S. watchdog has urged the executive branch every year since 2002 to designate Pakistan as a "country of particular concern" over religious freedom violations. (AP Photo) (CNSNews.com) - As the State Department prepares to release its annual report on ...
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Pakistans former military ruler Musharraf granted bail
A judge granted bail to Pakistan's former military ruler on Monday in a case related to the assassination of ex-Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, his lawyer ...
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Pakistans MQM denounces Imran Khan in Karachi protest
1 of 2. Imran Khan, Pakistani cricketer-turned-politician and chairman of political party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), addresses his supporters after his visit to the mausoleum of Mohammad Ali Jinnah, founder and first governor-general of Pakistan, during an election campaign in Karachi May 7, ...
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Gunmen Attack Pakistani Polio Team Kill Policeman
Pakistani officials say gunmen attacked a polio vaccination team in the country's northwest, killing a policeman who was escorting the health workers. The group was assaulted on May 20 in the Bajur tribal area, one of Pakistan's seven tribal areas along the Afghan border. A local official said more than 600 teams are taking part in the latest campaign in Bajur to vaccinate ...
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First Pakistani woman scales Mount Everest
ISLAMABAD, May 19: The news about the first Pakistani woman summiting Mount Everest on Sunday morning spread like a wildfire. Text messages congratulating every Pakistani started doing the rounds only half an hour after Samina Baig reached the top of the highest peak in the world at around 7:30am. ...
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Pakistan turns off air-conditioners and tells civil servants to ditch socks
Pakistan has told its civil servants not to wear socks as the country turns off air-conditioners amid soaring temperatures to deal with chronic power cuts.The government has turned off all air-conditioning in its offices as the country endures blackouts of up to 20 hours a day in some places."There shall be no more use of air-conditioners in public offices till such time that substantial ...
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Imran Khans Party Wins Karachi Re-Vote
The party of former Pakistani cricket star Imran Khan has won a repeat election held in one constituency of Pakistan's largest city, Karachi. The new balloting came after Khan's Pakistan Movement for Justice party (PTI) complained bitterly of irregularities and fraud by the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), long the dominant party in Karachi, in the first vote on May ...
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Former Pak dictator Pervez Musharraf granted bail
Pervez Musharraf became the first former army chief to be arrested, breaking an unwritten rule that the top ranks of the military are untouchable, even after they have ...
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Pakistani judge orders Musharraf held for 14 days
A Pakistani judge ordered Pervez Musharraf be held in custody for two more weeks, until the next hearing in a case related to his 2007 decision to sack and detain several ...
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First Pakistani Woman Conquers Mt. Everest
Media reports say 21-year-old Samina Baig has become the first Pakistani woman to scale Mount Everest, the world's tallest mountain. Karrar Haidri of the Alpine Club of Pakistan said Baig reached the 8,848-meter peak on May 19. The Pakistani news site Dawn.com said Baig was accompanied by two twin sisters from India, Tashi and Nugshi Malik, who are also 21 years old. Baig lives in ...
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Li Keqiang makes India first stop on his foreign visit
China's official media, in its extensive coverage of Chinese Premier Li Keqiang's Indian visit, sought to play down the Asian neighbors' border disputes. Li, who made India the first stop on his first foreign tour since becoming the China's No. 2 leader, arrived in New Delhi Sunday on a three-day trip. The visit comes after last month's tense situation resulting from a ...
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Will Musharraf be granted safe-exit from Pakistan
There are widespread speculations within and outside Pakistan that Pakistan's former military ruler Parvez Musharraf, who is presently in detention, may be granted safe-exit and allowed to leave ...
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Khan’s party wins re-vote in Karachi
Supporters of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf political party of cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan protest against the killing of Zara Shahid Hussain, a leading member of the PTI, in ...
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Investors to gain access to Pakistan with imminent fund launch
The first Pakistan fund, the Melchior Selected Trust Pakistan Opportunities Fund (MSTPOF), will be launched on 19 June by Dalton Strategic Partnership LLP, advised by KASB Funds in Karachi. At launch, it is believed that MSTPOF will be the only Luxembourg UCITS Fund dedicated to investing in Pakistan equities. Dalton Strategic Partnership LLP believes that Pakistan warrants particular ...
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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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