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US sends prayers, pledges continued aid a year after Pakistan quake 
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The United States offered its prayers and a continued pledge to help Pakistan rebuild a year after a devastating earthquake killed 74,000 people and left 3.5 million homeless in the Asian nation.Ex-Pres. Bush pleads for more Pakistan quake aid Reuters via Yahoo! News - Oct 06 4:18 PM
More than $90 million in pledges made to Pakistan after a devastating earthquake a year ago has yet to be delivered and is urgently needed, former U.S. President George Bush said on Friday.Pakistan cricket chief resigns over captaincy row AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 06 1:16 PM
Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Shahryar Khan resigned over batsman Younis Khan's refusal to captain the national team and the Oval Test fiasco, officials said.Pakistan pledges high security for Charles and Camilla trip AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 06 10:25 AM
Britain's Prince Charles and his wife Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, will be provided with top-level security when they visit Pakistan later this month, the Pakistani foreign office has said.Cricket-Pakistan reject misgivings over Mushtaq Reuters via Yahoo! News - Oct 06 10:23 AM
The Pakistan Cricket Board has rejected misgivings by the International Cricket Council (ICC) over the appointment of leg-spinner Mushtaq Ahmed as assistant coach for the team at the Champions Trophy starting on Saturday.UPDATE 1-Cricket-Shaharyar resigns as Pakistan board chairman Reuters via Yahoo! News - Oct 06 9:38 AM
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Shaharyar Khan resigned on Friday, one day after Younis Khan declined the captaincy for this month's Champions Trophy in India.Pakistan must do more on Taliban: U.S. senator Reuters via Yahoo! News - Oct 06 7:59 AM
Pakistan has to do more to control its border with Afghanistan and stop Taliban insurgents organizing in Pakistan where al Qaeda leaders are also present, a U.S. senator said on Friday.Cricket-Shaharyar Khan resigns as Pakistan board chairman Reuters via Yahoo! News - Oct 06 9:01 AM
Shaharyar Khan has resigned as chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), a senior official said on Friday.At least 19 killed in Pakistan violence USA Today - Oct 06 8:04 AM
Violent clashes between rival Sunni and Shiite Muslims left at least 19 people dead and several wounded in a remote tribal area of northwestern Pakistan, officials and a lawmaker said Friday.At least 13 killed in Pakistan violence AP via Yahoo! News - Oct 06 6:35 AM
A gunbattle between rival Sunni and Shiite Muslims left at least 13 people dead and seven wounded in a remote tribal area of northwestern Pakistan, a government official said Friday.Cricket-Pakistan's Younis agrees to captain Yorkshire Reuters via Yahoo! News - Oct 06 5:38 AM
Younis Khan, who shocked officials when he refused the Pakistan captaincy on Thursday, has agreed to captain English county Yorkshire next season.Fearful Pakistan villagers rebuild homes AP via Yahoo! News - Oct 06 4:25 AM
A year after surviving Pakistan's devastating earthquake, Dubri Bandi's villagers still live in fear.Yousuf says captaincy chaos won't affect Pakistan AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 06 3:19 AM
New Pakistan captain Mohammad Yousuf has vowed that his side's chances in the upcoming Champions Trophy will not be affected by Younis Khan's controversial refusal to lead the team.Seventeen dead in battle for Pakistan shrine AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 06 3:43 AM
Seventeen people have been killed during fighting between Sunni and Shiite tribesmen over ownership of a shrine in northwest Pakistan, security officials said.Khan quits as Pakistan chairman BBC News - Oct 06 9:32 AM
Shaharyar Khan resigns as chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), according to a senior official.Pakistan shrine clashes kill 17 BBC News - Oct 06 9:23 AM
At least 17 die in clashes between Sunni and Shia Muslims over a shrine in north-west Pakistan, officials say.NATO commanders demand governments get tough with Pakistan: report AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 05 10:00 PM
NATO commanders from five countries who have troops stationed in Afghanistan are demanding their governments get tough with Pakistan over its support for the Taliban militia, The Daily Telegraph has reported.Pakistan Army not to target its people in Waziristan: FM People's Daily - 21 minutes ago
Pakistan has made it clear to the United States that Pakistan Army could not target its own people in the Waziristan tribal region, a senior official said Friday.Pakistan helping Taliban The West Australian - 26 minutes ago
Commanders from five NATO countries, whose troops have just fought the bloodiest battle with the Taliban in five years, are demanding that their governments get tough with Pakistan over the support and sanctuary its security services are providing to the Taliban.More women using lifesaving health services in Pakistan's quake-hit areas: UNFPA People's Daily - 21 minutes ago
Facing a range of threats to their health though, many mothers and children in Pakistan's quake- hit areas have better access to health care than before last October's earthquake, a UNFPA statement said Friday.U.S. troops head for Pakistan quake region Stars and Stripes - Oct 06 2:48 PM
One year after sending medical units and other relief teams to help in the aftermath of a devastating earthquake in Pakistan, U.S. troops are on their way back for a follow-up mission.Bush Sr: Pakistan needs quake aid TVNZ - Oct 06 4:46 PM
More than $US90 million in pledges made to Pakistan after a devastating earthquake a year ago has yet to be delivered and is urgently needed, former US President George Bush said on Friday.Royal couple plan Pakistan visit BBC News - Oct 06 2:35 AM
The Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall are to visit Pakistan for five days at the end of October, royal officials say.Pakistan cricket chief resigns Townsville Bulletin - 32 minutes ago
PAKISTAN Cricket Board chairman Shahryar Khan resigned today over batsman Younis Khan's refusal to captain the national team and the Oval Test fiasco, officials said.Fearful Pakistan Villagers Rebuild Homes Los Angeles Times - Oct 06 4:39 AM
DUBRI BANDI, Pakistan -- A year after surviving Pakistan's devastating earthquake, Dubri Bandi's villagers still live in fear. The might of the 7.6-magnitude quake of Oct. 8, 2005, is evident across the Himalayan terrain in Pakistan's part of Kashmir.US sends prayers, pledges continued aid a year after Pakistan quake TODAYonline - 2 hours, 23 minutes ago
Pakistani Kashmiri survivors of the October 2005 earthquake rebuild their wooden house in Mara Backot in June 2006. The United States offered its prayers and a continued pledge to help Pakistan rebuild a year after the earthquake killed 74,000 people and left 3.5 million homeless in the Asian nation.Epicentre of despair: rebuilding lives after the Pakistan earthquake Independent - Oct 06 4:32 PM
Widow Badshi is close to despair. Nearly one year after the Pakistan earthquake destroyed her home and killed several loved ones, she is living in squalor and deep fear. With 36 other families, Widow Badshi, her sons and their families are crammed, 16 to a tent, in a camp where sickness is rife and, until recently, lacked basic sanitation.Shaharyar resigns as Pakistan board chairman Stuff - Oct 06 3:44 PM
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Shaharyar Khan resigned today, one day after Younis Khan declined the captaincy for this month's Champions Trophy in India.One year on Red Cross Kiwis plough on in Pakistan Scoop.co.nz - 2 hours, 56 minutes ago
One year on from the devastating October 8 earthquake in Pakistan, Kiwi Red Cross aid workers are preparing local people to face a second winter without permanent shelter.Pakistan not to accept discrimination in nuclear field: Masood Khan Pakistani Newspaper - 2 hours, 58 minutes ago
UNITED NATIONS, Oct 6 (APP): Pakistan has told the UN General Assembly s main committee that it would not accept discrimination in the nuclear field, while underscoring the energy needs of its expanding economy.Fearful Pakistan villagers rebuild homes Boston Globe - Oct 06 7:29 AM
A year after surviving Pakistan's devastating earthquake, Dubri Bandi's villagers still live in fear. The might of the 7.6-magnitude quake of Oct. 8, 2005, is evident across the Himalayan terrain in Pakistan's part of Kashmir. Towering over this isolated settlement, Dina mountain was cleaved in two.NATO COMMANDERS DEMAND PAKISTAN CLOSE TALIBAN SANCTUARY EurasiaNet.org - Oct 06 11:49 AM
As the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) takes command of overall international military operations in Afghanistan, commanders from five NATO countries whose troops have just fought the bloodiest battle with the Taliban since 2001 have asked their governments to get tough with Pakistan for the support and sanctuary that its security services provide the Taliban in the southern province of Pakistan chief resigns over captaincy row Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Oct 06 5:24 PM
Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Shahryar Khan has resigned over batsman Younis Khan's refusal to captain the national, officials said.Pakistan cricket at crossroads as Shaharyar quits Dawn - 1 hour, 16 minutes ago
LAHORE, Oct 6: Another day, another resignation! On Thursday, it was the ever-reliable Younis Khan who, in a rare fit of anger, quit as captain to rock the Pakistan cricket boat.Bush Senior says Pakistan needs more aid for reconstruction Dawn - 1 hour, 16 minutes ago
UNITED NATIONS, Oct 6: Former US President George H. W. Bush said on Friday that he would do his best for fulfilment of financial pledges made by countries towards rehabilitation and reconstruction of Pakistan s Northern areas devastated by the 2005 earthquake.Pakistan's earthquake refugees pray for miracle Guardian Unlimited - Oct 06 9:42 AM
Up to 1.8m survivors living in makeshift shelters as Himalayan winter closes in on Pakistan's refugees.11/7 accused met ISI boss in Pakistan Hindustan Times - Oct 06 3:25 PM
Engineering dropout Faisal Sheikh, the alleged mastermind of the July 11 serial train bombings that killed 188 people, has told investigators he met several high-ranking ISI officers during three visits to Pakistan between 2001 and 2004.US CENTCOM arrives on two day visit to Pakistan Pakistani Newspaper - 2 hours, 58 minutes ago
RAWALPINDI Oct 6 (APP): General John P. Abizaid, Commander USCENTCOM arrived here today on a two day official visit to Pakistan. On arrival at PAF Base Chaklala the Commander US CENTCOM was received by Lieutenant General Muhammad Zaki, Director General Infantry.Call by Nato commanders to get tough with Pakistan Dawn - 1 hour, 15 minutes ago
LONDON, Oct 6: Nato commanders from five countries who have troops stationed in Afghanistan are demanding their governments get tough with Pakistan over its support for the Taliban, The Daily Telegraph reported on Friday.Survivors Still at Risk a Year after Pakistan Earthquake Voice of America - Oct 06 9:19 AM
International aid agencies say hundreds of thousands of people in northern Pakistan are facing a difficult winter, one year after a devastating earthquake killed more than 73,000 people and made over 3.5 million homeless.Pakistan must do more on Taliban - U.S. senator Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News - Oct 06 8:10 AM
KABUL (Reuters) - Pakistan has to do more to control its border with Afghanistan and stop Taliban insurgents organising in Pakistan where al Qaeda leaders are also present, a U.S. senator said on Friday.Powell: Tough to bowl on Pakistan's pitches Fox Sports - Oct 06 3:32 AM
Recalled fast bowler Daren Powell believes it will be a tough ask to bowl on Pakistan's hard tracks during West Indies' cricket tour next month. "It's definitely not going to be easy playing in Pakistan. It's hot and the wickets there are tough," Powell said on Tuesday. West Indies will play three tests in Lahore, Multan and Karachi, trying to become the second Caribbean side after Clive Lloyd's Simmons named for West Indies tour of Pakistan Fox Sports - Oct 06 3:32 AM
Trinidad and Tobago opening bat Lendl Simmons was the only newcomer in the 15-man West Indies cricket squad named on Monday for three tests in Pakistan in November. West Indies and Pakistan will meet in tests in Lahore, Multan and Karachi, followed by five one-day internationals in December. A separate one-day squad will be named later.Slow reconstruction hampers Pakistan AP via Yahoo! News - Oct 05 11:13 AM
After a huge earthquake struck Pakistan and India a year ago, one of the biggest fears was for the more than 3 million newly homeless facing the onset of the Himalayan winter.A year after the Pakistan earthquake of 2005, volunteers look back on the relief operation Guardian Unlimited - Oct 06 5:40 AM
A year on, Pakistan aid volunteers look back at the relief operation.Pakistan, India still rebuilding a year after quake The Columbus Dispatch - Oct 06 5:51 AM
MUZAFFARABAD, Pakistan After a huge earthquake struck Pakistan and India a year ago, one of the biggest fears was for the more than 3 million newly homeless facing the onset of the Himalayan winter.Britain's Charles and Camilla to visit Pakistan: officials AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 05 10:17 AM
Britain's Prince Charles and his wife Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, are to tour Pakistan for a week at the end of this month, aides confirmed.Pakistan's Younis agrees to captain Yorkshire Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News - Oct 06 5:44 AM
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Younis Khan, who shocked officials when he refused the Pakistan captaincy on Thursday, has agreed to captain Yorkshire next season.Cricket: Shaharyar Khan, the chairman of the Pakistan cricket board, resigns Guardian Unlimited - Oct 06 9:25 AM
Cricket: Shaharyar Khan, the man who fought Pakistan's corner so persuasively during the recent ball-tampering scandal, has quit.60 Percent of Pakistan Quake Survivors Still Displaced One Year Later The Christian Post - Oct 06 2:16 PM
With only a few days left before the one-year anniversary of one of the largest earthquakes in Pakistan s history, a new survey released on Thursday found that 60 percent of the survivors are still displaced and vulnerable to the coming ...Shifting gears: Moving from relief to recovery in Pakistan American Red Cross - Oct 06 8:42 AM
Friday, October 06, 2006 One year after a devastating earthquake struck Pakistan, Red Cross and Red Crescent response operations are shifting focus beyond emergency relief efforts to include extensive, longer-term recovery assistance aiding the earthquake s most vulnerable survivors, particularly women and children, in the earthquake-prone and mountainous region.19 slain in Pakistan sectarian violence Gulf Daily News - Oct 06 4:01 PM
PESHAWAR: Violent clashes between rival Sunni and Shi'ite Muslims left at least 19 people dead and several wounded in a remote tribal area of northwestern Pakistan, officials and a legislator said yesterday.Khan quits as Pakistan chairman Daily Mail - Oct 06 10:31 AM
Cricket: Shaharyar Khan has resigned as chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board following a turbulent week for the nation's game Khan quits as Pakistan chairman Evening Standard - Oct 06 10:30 AM
Shaharyar Khan has resigned as chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board. Shaharyar's offer to stand down was announced by a Pakistan government senior official and the PCB's director of cricket operations Saleem Altaf later revealed it had been accepted.Pakistan Diary:Heading for the Border News From Bangladesh - Oct 06 11:25 AM
At last the day that I have been impatiently waiting for dawns. Sleep has eluded me, the excitement, mixed with trepidation, of leaving for Pakistan this morning having kept me wide awake, fidgety and nervous.Pakistan must do more on Taleban: US senator Khaleej Times - Oct 06 8:43 AM
KABUL - Pakistan has to do more to control its border with Afghanistan and stop Taleban insurgents organising in Pakistan where Al Qaeda leaders are also present, a US senator said on Friday."Angels of Mercy" Return to Pakistan to Help Earthquake Victims [Press Release] U.S. Department of State - Oct 06 4:31 PM
A 7.6-magniture earthquake changed the face of Pakistan s Azad Jammu and Kashmir and North West Frontier Province on October 8, 2005, leaving 87,000 dead, 128,000 injured and 3.4 million homeless. Efficient distribution of the abundant humanitarian aid was made possible by U.S. Army Chinook helicopters. Now those flying Angels of Mercy are back in Pakistan, assisting with reconstruction.Pakistan expert criticises timing of Musharraf's book Khaleej Times - Oct 06 9:03 AM
AL AIN An expert on Pakistan affairs and a veteran journalist has questioned the timing of releasing the memoirs of General Pervez Musharraf, In the Line of Fire, saying the Pakistani President was probably in a hurry to be recorded in the history due to the present volatile situation in the region.17 killed in Pakistan clash Navhind Times - Oct 06 1:32 PM
Kohat (Pakistan), Oct 6: Feuding Sunni and Shi ite Muslim tribesmen in northwestern Pakistan fired mortars at each other killing 17 people, including a mother and child in northwestern Pakistan, a government official said today.Yousuf gets the reins as Pakistan's summer of discontent continues Yahoo! India News - Oct 06 6:28 AM
Pakistan cricket was once again thrown into turmoil after Younis Khan refused to accept the team's captaincy for the Champions Trophy, which starts in India on October 7.Seventeen dead in battle for Pakistan shrine AFP via Yahoo!7 News - Oct 06 3:20 AM
PESHAWAR (AFP) - Seventeen people have been killed during fighting between Sunni and Shiite tribesmen over ownership of a shrine in northwest Pakistan.Pakistan wants more quake aid, rejects Oxfam fears Reuters via Yahoo! News - Oct 05 5:49 AM
Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf asked the international aid community on Thursday for an extra $800 million to cover reconstruction costs after a devastating earthquake a year ago.Pakistan chairman quits sportal.com.au - Oct 06 12:34 PM
Pakistan Cricket's chairman Shaharyar Khan has resigned. He made the move after Younis Khan refused to stand in as captain for Inzamam-ul-Haq who is serving a four-match ban after the Oval cricket affair.Pakistan Death Row Brit's Plea To PM Sky News via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News - Oct 06 1:59 AM
A Briton due to be executed in Pakistan has written to the Prime Minister asking him to save his life. Tahir Mirza Hussain, who is originally from Leeds and also has Pakistani citizenship, was due to be hanged at the weekend for the murder of a taxi driver 18 years ago.Pakistan Earthquake: health charity warns "the needs are as great as ever" AlertNet - Oct 06 4:25 AM
Merlin - UK UK-based medical aid agency Merlin is warning that thousands of survivors of last year's earthquake in Pakistan are at risk of serious diseases as they face another winter in tents. Medical teams ... Yousuf named stand-in Pakistan captain Evening Standard - Oct 06 6:15 AM
Mohammad Yousuf will captain Pakistan at the ICC Champions Trophy after Younis Khan rejected the role - a decision which could leave the latter facing disciplinary action.What will America do after being shown the evidence of Pakistani ISI role in 7/11 Mumbai serial blasts? Pakistan is India Daily - Oct 06 8:59 AM
India thinks the ball in the coourt of America. America is now pressed between direct evidences from India and its "ally" Pakistan's denial of any wrong doing.Charles and Camilla to visit Pakistan AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 05 5:03 AM
Prince Charles and his wife Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall are to tour Pakistan for a week at the end of this month, royal officals have confirmed.Pakistan will not be affected by Younis setback: Yousuf Outlook India - Oct 06 5:42 AM
Pakistan's chances in the Champions Trophy in India would not be affected by the sudden decision of Younis Khan to quit captaincy, new skipper Mohammad Yousuf said today.Shaharyar resigns as Pakistan board chairman Independent Online - Oct 06 11:31 AM
Pakistan Cricket Board chairperson Shaharyar Khan has resigned, one day after Younis Khan declined the captaincy for this month's Champions Trophy in India.Pakistan cricket chief out News 24 South Africa - Oct 06 10:46 AM
Pakistan Cricket Board chairperson Shahryar Khan has resigned over batsman Younis Khan's refusal to captain the national team.Recruitment has not decreased vis-a-vis Pakistan: Army chief New Kerala - Oct 06 8:21 AM
Churunda (J&K), Oct 6: Dismissing foreign media reports that military recruitment has gone down in India and increased in Pakistan since 1971, Army chief General J J Singh today said the armed forces are doing whatever necessary for the security of the nation.Yousuf says captaincy chaos won't affect Pakistan Financial Express - Oct 06 10:12 AM
LAHORE, Oct 6 (AFP): New Pakistan captain Mohammad Yousuf vowed Friday that his side's chances in the upcoming Champions Trophy will not be affected by Younis Khan's controversial refusal to lead the team.Younis refuses Pakistan captaincy for Champions Trophy AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 05 2:49 AM
Younis Khan dramatically refused the cricket captaincy of Pakistan just two days before the team were due to fly to India for the Champions Trophy.A year after the Pakistan earthquake of 2005, volunteers look back on the relief operation Guardian Unlimited - Oct 06 4:12 AM
Feature: One year on from the Pakistan earthquake, aid volunteers look back at the relief operation.Seventeen dead in battle for Pakistan shrine Outlook India - Oct 06 5:06 AM
PESHAWAR, Oct 6, Seventeen people have been killed during fighting between Sunni and Shiite tribesmen over ownership of a shrine in northwest Pakistan, security officials said today.Yousuf expected to lead Pakistan CNN.com - Oct 05 3:50 AM
Batsman Mohammad Yousuf is expected to be named as Pakistan captain for the Champions Trophy after Younis Khan told the country's cricket board on Thursday that he did not want to lead the side at the tournament in India. Pakistan to tighten security for royal visit Independent Online - Oct 06 6:52 AM
Pakistan foreign office spokesperson Tasnim Aslam has assured Britain's Prince Charles and his wife Camilla of top-level security when they visit Pakistan.NATO commanders demand their govts get tough with Pakistan Financial Express - Oct 06 10:28 AM
LONDON, Oct 6 (AFP): NATO commanders from five countries who have troops stationed in Afghanistan are demanding their governments get tough with Pakistan over its support for the Taliban militia, The Daily Telegraph reported Friday.2 rockets defused at Pakistan parliament AP via Yahoo! News - Oct 05 3:43 AM
Two rockets rigged with mobile phones and primed to fire toward Pakistan's parliament were discovered by a construction worker Thursday and safely defused by bomb disposal experts, a security official said.Seventeen dead in battle for Pakistan shrine TODAYonline - Oct 06 3:52 AM
A Pakistani security official arranges RPG rockets for display during a press conference in Peshawar, March 2006. Seventeen people have been killed during fighting between Sunni and Shiite tribesmen over ownership of a shrine in northwest Pakistan.Yorkshire in talks with Pakistan's Younis ThatsCricket.com - Oct 06 8:58 AM
English cricket county Yorkshire said they were "in discussions" with Pakistan batsman Younis Khan to replace Darren Lehmann as an overseas player for next season.Pakistan pledges high security for Charles and Camilla trip TODAYonline - Oct 06 2:51 AM
Britain's Prince of Wales (L) and the Duchess of Cornwall are pictured at the annual Chelsea Flower show in London, May 2006. Charles and his wife Camilla will be provided with top-level security when they visit Pakistan later this month, the Pakistani foreign office has said.WB asks Pakistan to increase funds for higher education The Pakistan Link - Oct 06 5:19 AM
ISLAMABAD: World Bank has asked Pakistan to strengthen the quality of Education in the country, promote wide access to higher education and ensure effective use of public fund as well as encourage private sector to participate in education sector.Pakistan monitoring Afzal situation EARTHtimes.org - Oct 06 6:53 AM
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan has said that it is closely monitoring the situation regarding the plea for mercy for Parliament attack accused Mohammed Afzal. The latter is to be hanged on October 20 according to a ruling handed down by the Supreme Court, but many organizations as well as political parties are clamoring for mercy.NATO commanders demand governments get tough with Pakistan: report AFP via Yahoo!7 News - Oct 05 10:00 PM
LONDON (AFP) - NATO commanders from five countries who have troops stationed in Afghanistan are demanding their governments get tough with Pakistan over its support for the Taliban militia, The Daily Telegraph has reported.Younis refuses to captain Pakistan CNN.com - Oct 05 12:48 AM
Pakistan batsman Younis Khan has refused to lead his country in the Champions Trophy in India, a Pakistani Cricket Board official said on Thursday. Slow Reconstruction Hampers Pakistan ABC News - Oct 05 11:41 AM
Reconstruction Moves Slowly in Pakistan, One Year After Quake Killed More Than 80,000 PeopleINTERVIEW - Pakistan's Bhutto presses to return for elections Yahoo! India News - Oct 05 9:54 PM
BOSTON (Reuters) - Former Pakistan premier Benazir Bhutto said on Thursday she wants to return to run in 2007 elections and accused the country's military ruler of failing to tackle religious schools that promote global terrorism.Two rockets found outside Pakistan parliament; bombs defused USA Today - Oct 05 12:52 AM
Bomb disposal experts on Thursday defused two rockets with mobile phones attached opposite Pakistan's parliament, a security official said.Amnesty International Claims Pakistan "Sold" Innocent Terror Suspects to U.S. WTOL News 11 - Oct 06 3:46 AM
ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN (AP) -- Pakistan illegally detained innocent people on suspicion of terrorism, secretly imprisoned them, and transferred them to U.S. custody for money, human rights watchdog Amnesty International said Friday.51 Afghan held for illegal entry in Pakistan Islamic Republic News Agency - Oct 06 2:38 AM
Pakistan - Afghan Border guards Thursday arrested 51 Afghan nationals for illegal entry, an official said. According to The News, Major Allah Noor, an official with the frontier Corps, said the Afghans were civilians and were not suspected of links with militants.Two live rockets found near presidency in Pakistan Islamic Republic News Agency - Oct 06 2:23 AM
Pakistan - Terrorist Senior security officials, who met in the interior ministry on Thursday to take stock of the situation after discovery of two live rockets near the presidency and parliament and an overnight mysterious explosion near the president's residence in Rawalpindi, felt that the two incidents were inter-linked.Pakistan's desperate refugees pray for another miracle Guardian Unlimited - Oct 05 6:32 PM
Pakistan: Up to 1.8m earthquake survivors living in makeshift shelters as Himalayan winter closes in.Life remains a challenge in Pakistan's earthquake-hit areas Yahoo! India News - Oct 05 10:24 PM
Islamabad, Oct 6 (Xinhua) One year after the October 2005 earthquake, life for the affected people in Pakistan's quake-hit areas remains a big challenge. In spite of a huge hullabaloo about the relief and rehabilitation measures in quake-hit areas, the reality is that thousands of people in these areas continue to live without permanent shelters and have to face yet another harsh cold winter Suicide bombers trained in Pakistan camps: Kabul Gulf Times - Oct 06 3:46 AM
KABUL: Would-be suicide bombers detained in Afghanistan claim they have been brainwashed and equipped by Arab, Chechen and Uzbek militants in Pakistan, the Afghan intelligence service said yesterday.60 PCT Of Pakistan Earthquake Survivors Still Displaced: Survey Asia Pulse via Yahoo!7 News - Oct 05 7:06 PM
(Full text of a statement. Contact details below.) SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 5, 2006--One year after a devastating earthquake in northern Pakistan killed 73,000 people and rendered 3.3 million people homeless, a Fritz Institute survey released today finds that 60% of the survivors are still displaced. Over 90% of the affected population expressed that they remain in need of assistance 60 PCT OF PAKISTAN EARTHQUAKE SURVIVORS STILL DISPLACED: SURVEY Asia Pulse via Yahoo!7 Finance - Oct 05 7:06 PM
Pakistan Pakistan board rejects England compensation claim CricInfo - Oct 05 11:19 PM
The Pakistan Cricket Board has, as expected, rejected a claim for compensation totaling around £800,000 lodged by the ECB in relation to the abandonment of the Oval Test in August..Extradition nixed for man sought in Pakistan killing The Daily Progress - Oct 05 10:05 PM
Denying an extradition request from Pakistan, a federal judge ruled Thursday in U.S. District Court that a Buckingham County man accused in a 2003 killing will remain in the United States.