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A Year After Pakistan Earthquake, Fear and Rubble Remain 
Washington Post - 1 hour, 48 minutes ago
CHIKAR, Pakistan -- Dozens of girls have been skipping school in this Pakistani Kashmir mountain town, but neither bullies nor boredom is to blame. Teachers say students fear being crushed in an earthquake like the one that killed 80,000 people one year ago Sunday. A year on, Pakistan remembers International Herald Tribune - Oct 08 7:42 AM
Pakistan united in mourning Sunday in memory of about 73,000 people killed in an earthquake exactly a year ago, while survivors expressed frustration over the pace of reconstruction.Misery Continues One Year After Pakistan Quake NPR - Oct 08 4:43 PM
It's been a year since an earthquake caused such devastation in the mountains of Pakistan. But the nightmare continues for Ira Riaz. Her husband was among the 73,000 people killed in the earthquake. Since then, she lost her son in a landslide caused by an aftershock. She now spends her days swatting the flies gathering on the wounded limbs of her nine-year-old daughter, Samia, who lost both her Greats Khan, Miandad call for Pakistan cricket revamp AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 08 3:30 AM
Former captains Imran Khan and Javed Miandad despaired at the state of Pakistani cricket after a recent string of fiascos and said the way the game was run in Pakistan had to change.NATO commander to meet Pakistan president on Taliban AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 08 1:57 AM
The commander of NATO troops in Afghanistan is to travel to Pakistan in the coming days for talks with President Pervez Musharraf over the Taliban insurgency, the NATO-led force said here.Radicals gaining strength in Pakistan: Report rediff.com - 6 minutes ago
Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf's reluctance to crack down on radical religious schools and curb Islamabad's support for Taliban militants in Afghanistan has strengthened religious fundamentalists in the country, according to a media report.Pakistan mourns on quake anniversary CNN.com - Oct 07 9:26 PM
MUZAFFARABAD, Pakistan (Reuters) -- Pakistan united in mourning on Sunday to remember around 73,000 people killed in an earthquake exactly a year ago.Pakistan revel under pressure, says skipper Younis Khan AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 07 9:54 PM
Pakistan skipper Younis Khan said his team enjoys playing under pressure and that he hoped to lead his players to success in the Champions Trophy.Hindu group vow attack against Pakistan team The Age - 1 hour, 40 minutes ago
A nationalist Hindu group today vowed to 'go to any extent' to prevent the Pakistan cricket team from playing in the upcoming Champions Trophy tournament. -Pakistan Observes 1st Quake Anniversary ABC News - Oct 08 7:31 AM
Sirens Wail, Streets Go Silent on 1st Anniversary of Pakistan Quake That Killed 80,000 PeopleAbizaid Lauds Pakistan in Terror Fight Journal Gazette & Times Courier - 1 hour, 30 minutes ago
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - The commander of U.S. forces in the Middle East praised Pakistan's intelligence service on Saturday for its fight against terrorism.Pakistan mourns earthquake dead 7News via Yahoo!7 News - Oct 08 4:56 PM
A sombre service has been held in Pakistan to mark the first anniversary of last year's earthquake that killed more than 80,000 people.Pakistan press recalls quake BBC News - Oct 08 3:43 AM
Papers in Pakistan are marking the first anniversary of the South Asia earthquake with demands for major improvements to the reconstruction efforts.On anniversary of quake, Pakistan remembers the dead San Diego Union-Tribune - Oct 08 11:36 AM
MUZAFFARABAD, Pakistan, 6:57 a.m. Oct. 8 (AP): Sirens wailed in somber reminder, then the bustling streets of this Kashmiri city fell silent, as hundreds of people marked the first anniversary of the South Asia earthquake that killed 80,000 people.Pakistan marks quake anniversary ITN via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News - Oct 08 10:51 AM
Pakistan has united in mourning to mark the first anniversary of the earthquake which killed 73,000 people.Cricket-Indian Hindu group vow pitch attack against Pakistan cricket team Cricmania - Oct 08 2:47 PM
NEW DELHI (AFP) - A nationalist Hindu group vowed to "go to any extent" to prevent the Pakistan cricket team from playing in the upcoming Champions Trophy tournament.Pakistan earthquake survivors protest Reuters via Yahoo! News - Oct 07 2:47 PM
Hundreds of survivors of last year's earthquake in Pakistan staged an anti-graft protest in the capital on Saturday, accusing reconstruction officials of corruption.Pakistan legends attack hierarchy BBC News - Oct 08 4:33 AM
Former captains Imran Khan and Javed Miandad lash out at the Pakistan management structure.Radicals gaining strength in Pakistan: report New Kerala - 43 minutes ago
New York, Oct 9: Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf's reluctance to crack down on radical religious schools and curb Islamabad's support for Taliban militants in Afghanistan has strengthened religious fundamentalists in the country, according to a media report.Pakistan remembers victims of quake, one year after Daily Vidette - Oct 08 6:24 PM
MUZAFFARABAD, Pakistan (AP) - Sirens wailed in somber reminder, then the bustling streets of this Kashmiri city fell silent, as hundreds of people marked the first anniversary of the South Asia earthquake that killed 80,000 people. Similar memorials were held throughout the country to remember those killed in the 7.Amnesty International Claims Pakistan "Sold" Innocent Terror Suspects to U.S. WTOL News 11 - Oct 08 5:05 PM
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.Pakistan still trying to recover from massive quake Fox21 - Oct 08 1:28 PM
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan A representative for a relief organization that's helping quake victims in Pakistan says there's still a "large scale of devastation in the country," a year after the massive earthquake.Jolie says disappointed not filming in Pakistan Reuters via Yahoo! News - Oct 07 12:26 PM
Angelina Jolie says she and Brad Pitt are disappointed they are not shooting "A Mighty Heart," a film about U.S. journalist Daniel Pearl, in Pakistan where he was abducted and murdered in 2002.Musharraf Praises Pakistan Quake Relief, Urges Patience for Rebuilding Effort FOX6 WBRC-TV Birmingham - Oct 08 11:45 AM
Pakistan's president led a somber memorial service Sunday in Pakistani Kashmir to mark the first anniversary of a massive earthquake that killed more than 80,000 people across Pakistan and India.`India, Pakistan worst behaved' The Hindu - Oct 08 12:58 PM
Sydney: While the spotlight always remains on the Australians when it comes to on-field behaviour, the International Cricket Council's (ICC) Code of Conduct rap sheets suggest that it is India and Pakistan, which are the "worst-behaved" sides in ...Threat to Pakistan team Gulf Daily News - Oct 08 6:08 PM
NEW DELHI: A nationalist Hindu group yesterday vowed to "go to any extent" to prevent the Pakistan cricket team from playing in the Champions Trophy.Hindus vow to stop Pakistan Townsville Bulletin - Oct 08 1:40 PM
A NATIONALIST Hindu group has vowed to "go to any extent" to prevent Pakistan from playing in the Champions Trophy.Pakistan observes first anniversary of tragic earthquake Islamic Republic News Agency - Oct 08 8:23 AM
Pakistan - Earthquake Pakistan on Sunday observed the first anniversary of devastating October 8 earthquake, to remember all those who lost their lives, sustained horrific injuries, and lost family members, homes and livelihoods, caused by the massive earthquake of October 8, 2005 that struck the North Western Pakistan.Ceremonies mark anniversary of deadly Pakistan quake CBC - Oct 08 6:19 AM
Pakistanis stopped for a moment of silence on the first anniversary of the South Asia earthquake that killed 80,000 people, while President Gen. Pervez Musharraf praised reconstruction efforts as a victory for Pakistan.Jolie says disappointed not filming in Pakistan Gulf News - Oct 08 1:34 PM
Los Angeles: Angelina Jolie says she and Brad Pitt are disappointed they are not shooting A Mighty Heart, a film about US journalist Daniel Pearl, in Pakistan where he was abducted and murdered in 2002.WITNESS - Walking into Pakistan's quake stricken town of Balakot Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News - Oct 08 4:54 AM
BALAKOT, Pakistan (Reuters) - As a journalist covering cricket for the past 12 years, I'd seen little to prepare me for reporting from the heart of my country's worst natural disaster.Cricket-Pakistan aim to put troubles behind them in India Reuters via Yahoo! News - Oct 07 8:06 AM
Pakistan were determined to put weeks of off-pitch drama and a damaging captaincy row behind them at the ICC Champions Trophy, stand-in captain Younis Khan said on Saturday.Pakistan observes killer quake's anniversary Yahoo! India News - Oct 08 6:42 AM
Islamabad, Oct 8 (DPA) Pakistanis Sunday observed a minute's silence in memory of the nearly 75,000 people killed by a massive earthquake this day last year and devastated some 30,000 sq km of mountainous territory in northern Pakistan and Kashmir.Pakistan Diary:Heading for the Border News From Bangladesh - Oct 08 11:27 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.Musharraf through his book tried to tell the world that Pakistan s Nuclear program is unsafe, says Fazl Pakistani Newspaper - Oct 08 11:44 AM
DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Oct 8 (Online): Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal Secretary General and leader of opposition bench in the National Assembly Maulana Fazlur Rehman has said the things General Pervez Musharraf wrote about father of the nuclear bomb Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan in his memoir clearly explicate they he (Musharraf) is trying to convince the world that Pakistan s nuclear program is not is safe hands.The Aftershocks Of Pakistan's Quake CBS News - Oct 07 6:34 PM
One year after the devastating 7.6 magnitude earthquake rocked northern Pakistan, survivors are upset at the delays in rebuilding and Indian officials are uneasy with so-called Pakistani terrorist groups providing aid.Pakistan's president leads service marking anniversary of deadly quake KTRE-TV East Texas - Oct 08 7:43 AM
MUZAFFARABAD, Pakistan Pakistanis are remembering the more than 80-thousand victims of last year's massive earthquake.Pakistan remembers 73,000 earthquake victims Daily Telegraph - Oct 08 4:29 AM
Pakistan united in mourning today to remember the 73,000 people killed in an earthquake exactly a year ago.Pakistan remembers 73,000 quake dead Northern Territory News - Oct 08 8:52 AM
PAKISTAN united in mourning on Sunday to remember around 73,000 people killed in an earthquake exactly a year ago. A week into Ramadan, the Muslim fasting month, Pakistan's mosques have been even more crowded than usual.48 Taliban insurgents arrested in Pakistan Vancouver Province - Oct 08 6:21 AM
QUETTA, Pakistan - Police acting on a tip raided several hideouts in southwestern Pakistan and arrested 48 suspected Taliban who had arrived in small groups from Afghanistan, police said Saturday.WITNESS-Walking into Pakistan's quake stricken town of Balakot AlertNet - Oct 08 4:14 AM
Source: Reuters By Waheed Khan BALAKOT, Pakistan, Oct 8 (Reuters) - As a journalist covering cricket for the past 12 years, I'd seen little to prepare me for reporting from the heart of my country's worst natural ... Pakistan still trying to recover from massive quake WOAI - Oct 08 5:18 AM
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - A representative for a relief organization that's helping quake victims in Pakistan says there's still a "large scale of devastation in the country," a year after the massive earthquake.Pakistan head leads quake memorial Independent Online - Oct 08 8:01 AM
Pakistan's president has led a somber memorial service in Pakistani Kashmir to mark the first anniversary of a massive earthquake that killed more than 80 000 people across Pakistan and India.48 suspected Taliban caught in Pakistan AP via Yahoo! News - Oct 07 4:55 AM
Police acting on a tip raided several militant hide-outs in southwestern Pakistan and arrested 48 suspected Taliban who had arrived in small groups from Afghanistan, police said Saturday.Pakistan cricket woes take new turn AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 07 2:32 AM
Pakistan's cricketing woes took a new turn when Younis Khan withdrew his earlier decision to decline the captaincy after authorities appointed a new cricket boss.How Pakistan plans to fight an all out war with India this time? India Daily - Oct 08 6:32 AM
Pakistani missiles will be useless. Pakistani Air Force and Army will retreat in a day or two. India will dominate the air space within a few hours of war declaration. But Pakistan has been developing its secret weapon system that will surprise India. India has started getting some taste of it.Younis reinstated as Pakistan captain CNN.com - Oct 07 3:55 AM
LAHORE, Pakistan (Reuters) -- Pakistan reinstated Younis Khan as captain for the Champions Trophy on Saturday just hours before the team was due to leave for the tournament in India, said the new Chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB).Pakistan mourns quake anniversary TVNZ - Oct 08 1:48 AM
Pakistan united in mourning on Sunday to remember the 73,000 people killed in an earthquake a year ago. A week into Ramadan, the Muslim fasting month, Pakistan's mosques have been even more crowded than usual.Mild tremor shakes Pakistan on quake anniversary Yahoo! India News - Oct 08 3:13 AM
Islamabad, Oct 8 (DPA) A mild earthquake jolted parts of northern Pakistan and Kashmir Sunday, just hours before it observed the first anniversary of the massive earthquake that killed nearly 75,000 people in the mountainous region.Pakistan quake survivors face second winter in shelters Reuters via Yahoo!7 News - Oct 08 12:00 AM
DANNA, Pakistan (Reuters) - Zafar Iqbal had hoped to have finished rebuilding his house before snow covers the mountains of Kashmir.Pakistan mourns quake victims NDTV - Oct 08 1:30 AM
Pakistan too has been mourning the victims of the devastating quake Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf attended a memorial in Muzaffarabad.Jolie's Pakistan regret Sydney Morning Herald - Oct 07 11:09 PM
Star disappointed not to be filming in Pakistan.Pakistan Marks 1st Anniversary of Devastating Quake Voice of America - Oct 07 10:33 PM
Pakistan has observed a minute of silence for the more than 70,000 people killed by a devastating earthquake one year ago Sunday.Pakistan still trying to recover from massive quake ABC 7 El Paso - Oct 08 2:38 AM
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan A representative for a relief organization that's helping quake victims in Pakistan says there's still a "large scale of devastation in the country," a...Pakistan's Musharraf leads minute's silence for quake anniversary AFP via Yahoo! Asia News - Oct 07 10:05 PM
MUZAFFARABAD, Pakistan (AFP) - President Pervez Musharraf led Pakistanis in a minute's silence to mourn the first anniversary of the South Asian earthquake, which killed 74,000 people.Pakistan: Pakistanis fear another quake Tulsa World - Oct 08 2:38 AM
CHIKAR, Pakistan -- Dozens of girls have been skipping school in this Pakistani Kashmir mountain town, but neither bullies nor boredom is to blame. Teachers say pupils fear being crushed in an earthquake like the one that killed 80,000 people one year ago Sunday.Pakistan Quake Survivors Stage Anti-Graft Protest Voice of America - Oct 07 10:33 PM
Hundreds of survivors of a devastating earthquake in Pakistan last year have protested alleged corruption in the government's rebuilding program. The quake struck on this day, October 8, last year. It killed more than 80,000 people and left more than three million people homeless.Pakistan remembers 73,000 quake dead News Interactive - Oct 07 11:58 PM
PAKISTAN united in mourning on Sunday to remember around 73,000 people killed in an earthquake exactly a year ago.Greats Khan, Miandad call for Pakistan cricket revamp Khaleej Times - Oct 08 2:49 AM
KARACHI - Former captains Imran Khan and Javed Miandad despaired Sunday at the state of Pakistani cricket after a recent string of fiascos and said the way the game was run in Pakistan had to change.Pakistan reappoints Younis, sacks assistant coach Mushtaq AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 07 12:50 AM
Younis Khan dramatically returned as Pakistan captain, two days after refusing to lead the team for the Champions Trophy in India, officials announced just hours before the start of the tournament.Silence falls in Pakistan for quake anniversary AFP via Yahoo! Asia News - Oct 07 9:19 PM
MUZAFFARABAD, Pakistan (AFP) - President Pervez Musharraf led Pakistanis in a minute's silence on Sunday to mourn the first anniversary of the South Asian earthquake, which killed 74,000 people.Pakistan rights activist alleges discrimination Yahoo! India News - Oct 07 11:12 PM
Islamabad, Oct 8 (IANS) Nasreen Shakeel Pathan, one of the pioneers of the human rights movement in Sindh province, has alleged discrimination by the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) which removed her from her job arbitrarily.Pakistan marks quake anniversary ITV.com - Oct 08 1:02 AM
Pakistan has united in mourning to mark the first anniversary of the earthquake which killed 73,000 people. Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf led a wreath laying ceremony while sirens sounded across the nation to start a minute's silence.Basic Services Still Lacking After Last Year s Pakistan Quake, Says UN Envoy EuropaWorld - Oct 08 4:23 AM
A year after an earthquake devastated northern Pakistan, killing more than 73,000 people, the United Nations envoy for the recovery effort said a funding shortfall means too many of the estimated 3.5 million people affected by the quake still lack access to basic services such as clean water, sanitation and housing.Pakistan Quake Victim Gets High-Tech Arm Los Angeles Times - Oct 07 10:49 AM
NOORASERI, Pakistan -- A year ago, in the chaos of a makeshift field hospital, with helicopters bringing dead and injured to a soccer field, I didn't expect to see Zeeshan Shah again.Meeting held to mark first anniversary of earthquake in Pakistan People's Daily - Oct 08 1:42 AM
The United Nations and its NGO partners Sunday held a meeting at the Fatima Jinnah Park in Pakistan to remember those who lost their lives, sustained injuries, and lost family members, homes and livelihoods in the massive earthquake of Oct. 8, 2005 that struck northern Pakistan.Pakistan unites in mourning on quake anniversary AlertNet - Oct 07 9:14 PM
Source: Reuters By Kamran Haider MUZAFFARABAD, Pakistan, Oct 8 (Reuters) - Pakistan united in mourning on Sunday to remember around 73,000 people killed in an earthquake exactly a year ago. A week into Ramadan, ... Dr Nasim Ashraf takes over as new PCB chairman: Pakistan cricket in turmoil as Shahryar Khan resigns The Pakistan Link - Oct 08 3:19 AM
LAHORE: Shahryar Mohammad Khan, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman, put Pakistan cricket in turmoil by resigning from his post on....Pakistan's president leads service marking anniversary of deadly quake ABC 7 El Paso - Oct 07 10:53 PM
MUZAFFARABAD, Pakistan Pakistanis are remembering the more than 80-thousand victims of last year's massive earthquake. President General Pervez Musharraf (pur-VEHZ'...Pakistan quake survivors still racked with fear on 1st anniversary of disaster CP via Yahoo! Canada News - Oct 07 6:03 PM
CHIKAR, Pakistan (AP) - Dozens of girls have been skipping school in the Pakistani Kashmir mountain town Chikar but bullies or boredom aren't to blame.Pakistan unites in mourning on quake anniversary Times of Malta - Oct 07 11:17 PM
Pakistan united in mourning to remember around 73,000 people killed in an earthquake exactly a year ago. A week into Ramadan, the Muslim fasting ...Pakistan unites in mourning on quake anniversary Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Oct 07 9:57 PM
Pakistan has united in mourning to remember around 73,000 people killed in an earthquake exactly a year ago.Pakistan Marks Anniversary Of Deadly Earthquake Radio Free Europe: Radio Library - Oct 08 7:34 AM
October 8, 2006 -- Pakistan today marked the first anniversary of the devastating earthquake that killed an estimated 73,000 people and left over 3 million others homeless, with Pakistan-administered Kashmir hardest-hit.'Younis fiasco to hit Pakistan' Khaleej Times - Oct 07 9:20 PM
JAIPUR Former Pakistan skipper Wasim Akram says that the Younis Khan fiasco just two days before the Champions Trophy is going affect the morale of the team.HindustanTimes.com: Specials - ICC 2006: Younis reinstated as Pakistan captain Hindustan Times - Oct 08 12:27 AM
And the battle begins... Pakistan reinstated Younis Khan as captain for the Champions Trophy on Saturday just hours before the team was due to leave for the tournament in India, said the new Chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB).Shaharyar resigns as Pakistan board chairman Stuff - Oct 07 6:43 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.Younis re-instated Pakistan captain Khaleej Times - Oct 07 9:20 PM
NEW DELHI Pakistan skipper Younis Khan said yesterday his team enjoys playing under pressure and that he hoped to lead his players to success in the Champions Trophy.Pakistan marks quake anniversary Gulf News - Oct 07 10:33 PM
Muzaffarabad: A minute's silence was observed in Pakistan on Sunday to mark the first anniversary of a massive earthquake that killed more than 80,000 people across Pakistan and India.US sends prayers, pledges continued aid a year after Pakistan quake AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 06 7:17 PM
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.New threat to Pakistan deal Daily Telegraph - Oct 07 4:31 PM
Pakistan's latest regime change threatens to undermine settlement of the compensation claim by the England and Wales Cricket Board for losses sustained by Pakistan's forfeiture of the Oval Test in August.Younis, Yousuf, Younis!Pakistan cricket woes take a new turn Gulf Times - Oct 07 11:52 PM
KARACHI: Pakistan's cricketing woes took a new turn yesterday when Younis Khan withdrew his earlier decision to decline the captaincy after authorities appointed a new cricket boss.48 Suspected Taliban Caught in Pakistan ABC News - Oct 07 5:16 AM
Police Raid Several Militant Hide-Outs in Southwestern Pakistan, Arrest 48 Suspected TalibanPakistan quake survivors living in the rubble BBC News - Oct 07 2:27 AM
A Bradford man who travelled to Pakistan last year after an earthquake returns to the region to see how his family is coping.Pakistan reinstates Younis as skipper The Star Online - Oct 07 5:30 PM
LAHORE: Pakistan reinstated Younis Khan as captain for the Champions Trophy yesterday just hours before the team was due to leave for the tournament in India, said the new Chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB).Pakistan Earthquake Zone One Year Later ABC News - Oct 08 10:47 AM
Tens of Thousands of People Live Still Live in TentsEx-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.U-S commander praises Pakistan's role in fighting terrorism KBCI Boise - Oct 07 9:08 PM
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan The Pakistani government says the commander of U-S Central Command is praising the country's intelligence service for its fight against terrorism.Younis back as Pakistan captain BBC News - Oct 07 12:33 AM
Younis Khan is reinstated as Pakistan's captain two days after ruling himself out of contention for the role.Pakistan army defuses 2 more rockets in Islamabad People's Daily - Oct 07 4:57 PM
Pakistan Army bomb disposal squad on Saturday defused two more rockets found in the capital Islamabad, the second such recovery in three days, TV channels reported.Gunmen kill Shiite leader in Pakistan People's Daily - Oct 07 4:57 PM
Two unidentified motorcyclists assassinated a prominent Shiite leader in Pakistan's North West Frontier Province (NWFP) on Saturday, local private Geo TV reported.US promises aid a year after Pakistan quake Hindustan Times - Oct 07 3:39 PM
The United States offered on Friday 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 Pakistan.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.U.S. military deaths in Afghanistan AP via Yahoo! News - Oct 08 4:04 PM
As of Sunday, Oct. 8, 2006, at least 279 members of the U.S. military have died in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan as a result of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to the Defense Department. The Defense Department last updated its figures on Thursday, Oct. 5, 2006.Abizaid lauds Pakistan in terror fight Syracuse.com - Oct 07 12:49 PM
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) The commander of U.S. forces in the Middle East praised Pakistan's intelligence service on Saturday for its fight against terrorism.Jolie says disappointed not filming in Pakistan AlertNet - Oct 07 12:14 PM
Source: Reuters LOS ANGELES, Oct 7 (Reuters) - Angelina Jolie says she and Brad Pitt are disappointed they are not shooting "A Mighty Heart," a film about U.S. journalist Daniel Pearl, in Pakistan where he ... Pakistan to issue stamp to commemorate earthquake People's Daily - Oct 07 5:25 PM
The Pakistan Post will issue a commemorative postage stamp on the first anniversary of the earthquake of Oct. 8, state-run APP reported on Saturday.Police arrest 48 suspected Taliban in southwestern Pakistan Baltimore Sun - Oct 07 8:55 AM
No important figures among the detainees Police acting on a tip raided several militant hide-outs in southwestern Pakistan and arrested 48 suspected Taliban who had arrived in small groups from Afghanistan, police said Saturday. Pakistan to implement "4-tier security system" in tribal areas: report People's Daily - 32 minutes ago
Pakistani government plans to implement a "four-tier security system" in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) to normalize the security situation there, a senior official of the Interior Ministry has said.Khan named Pakistan cricket captain Slam! Sports - Oct 07 9:04 AM
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - Younis Khan was reappointed as Pakistan cricket captain Saturday, just hours before the squad's departure to India for the ICC Champions Trophy.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.