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Yak gift as British royals end Pakistan visit 
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Prince Charles and his wife Camilla visited the remote Karakoram mountain range and were presented with a yak by villagers on the last day of their trip to Pakistan, officials said.Thousands protest airstrike in Pakistan AP via Yahoo! News - Nov 03 6:33 PM
Thousands of angry tribesmen and Islamists protested Friday across Pakistan against an airstrike that killed 80 people at a religious school near the Afghan border this week, as state TV aired video footage purportedly showing militants in training there before the attack.Thousands Protest Airstrike in Pakistan ABC News - 2 hours, 49 minutes ago
Thousands of Tribesmen, Islamists Protest Across Pakistan Against Deadly Madrassa AirstrikePakistan's Asif to appeal drug ban AFP via Yahoo! News - Nov 03 6:13 AM
Pakistan's young fast bowler Mohammad Asif said he would fight a one-year ban for doping and pledged to emerge stronger from the scandal.Amnesty appeals for Guantanamo man rearrested in Pakistan AFP via Yahoo! News - Nov 03 6:31 AM
Amnesty International launched a global appeal after Pakistan arrested a freed Guantanamo prisoner after he wrote a book on his experience at the controversial US detention facility.Thousands protest Pakistan airstrike AP via Yahoo! News - Nov 03 3:05 AM
Thousands of tribesmen Friday protested a Pakistani airstrike that killed 80 people at an Islamic school in northwestern Pakistan, while a strike closed shops and halted public transport in the tribal region's main town.Asif to fight Pakistan doping ban CNN.com - Nov 03 2:50 AM
KARACHI, Pakistan (Reuters) -- Pakistan pace bowler Mohammad Asif is to appeal against the one-year ban handed down by a Pakistan Cricket Board doping tribunal.Cricket-Pakistan to review central contracts after doping bans Reuters via Yahoo! News - Nov 03 3:00 AM
In the wake of the doping bans imposed on fast bowlers Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif, the Pakistan Cricket Board will conduct a review of central contracts awarded to players, an official said on Friday.Pakistan tribesmen protest against madrassa raid AFP via Yahoo! News - Nov 02 11:03 PM
More than 5,000 armed men have rallied in Pakistan's tribal belt, ahead of planned countrywide protests against an airstrike on an Islamic school in which 80 people were killed.Pakistan captain Inzy feels drug-ban pair's pain AFP via Yahoo! News - Nov 02 9:22 PM
Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq has said he felt the pain of bowlers Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif after they were banned for doping, adding that the team would badly miss their pace.Thousands Protest Pakistan Airstrike ABC News - Nov 03 5:55 AM
Thousands Protest Pakistan Airstrike on Seminary That Killed 80Warid gets a $500m loan for expansion in Pakistan Khaleej Times - 2 hours, 21 minutes ago
ABU DHABI Warid Telecom (Warid), the fastest growing mobile cellular operator in Pakistan, has signed a loan agreement for $500 million to finance its nationwide EDGE-compliant mobile network expansion supplied by Ericsson in Pakistan.Pakistan to review contracts Khaleej Times - 1 hour, 59 minutes ago
KARACHI In the wake of the doping bans imposed on fast bowlers Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif, the Pakistan Cricket Board will conduct a review of central contracts awarded to players, an official said yesterday.Pakistan has empowered people, women and achieved economic turnaround under Musharraf: Pak Embassy Pakistani Newspaper - 1 hour, 35 minutes ago
WASHINGTON, Nov 2 (APP): Pakistan has empowered people at grassroots level, increased women representation at all tiers of governance and achieved economic turnaround under President Pervez Musharraf, Pakistan Embassy said.Pakistan elected vice president of Montreal Protocol on Ozone Layer Pakistani Newspaper - 1 hour, 35 minutes ago
NEW DELHI, Nov 03 (APP): Pakistan has been elected Vice President of the Bureau of Executive Committee of the members of Montreal Protocol on the substances that deplete the Ozone Layer at the 5-day conference on the protection of Environment which concluded here Friday evening.Suspected dengue fever patients up to 2,637 in Pakistan People's Daily - 3 minutes ago
The total number of suspected dengue patients admitted in different hospitals in Pakistan climbed to 2,637 by Friday evening, according to the country's health ministry.Protests launched against religious school bombing in Pakistan People's Daily - Nov 03 5:14 PM
About 20,000 tribesmen on Friday took a rally in Enayat Killey, 6 kms from Khar, the headquarters of Pakistan's northwestern Bajur agency, to protest against the recent bombing of a religious school, which killed some 80 people.Cricket: Pakistan duo fight bans BBC News - Nov 03 12:27 AM
Pakistan pacemen Mohammad Asif and Shoaib Akhtar will appeal against their bans for failing drugs tests.Pakistan civil servants may retire at 62 New Kerala - 17 minutes ago
Islamabad, Nov 4 : Pakistan is contemplating raising the retirement age for civil servants from 60 to 62 in view of the increased life expectancy and a soaring pension bill.Pakistan's Asif to appeal drug ban New Straits Times - Nov 03 11:20 AM
Pakistan's young fast bowler Mohammad Asif said he would fight a one-year ban for doping and pledged to emerge stronger from the scandal. The pair will miss the 2007 World Cup in the West Indies.Air raid on Pakistan school angers many AP via Yahoo! News - Nov 02 1:00 PM
Pakistan's attack on an Islamic school that killed 80 people has dented hopes for a diplomatic solution to quashing anti-U.S. militants in the autonomous tribal belt bordering Afghanistan.Pakistan top reformer in South Asia: Shaukat Business Recorder - Nov 03 3:55 PM
LAHORE (November 04 2006): Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz said here on Friday that Pakistan "is ahead of many countries" in implementing economic reforms and improving governance.Pakistan ahead of many nations in reforms' implementation: PM Business Recorder - Nov 03 3:54 PM
LAHORE: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz said here on Friday that Pakistan is ahead of many countries in implementing economic reforms and improving governance. 'Pakistan has been ranked as one of the top ten reformers globally, and the top reformer in ....PAKISTAN: Afghan refugees reluctant to participate in registration AlertNet - Nov 03 7:52 AM
Source: IRIN A programme to register Afghans living in Pakistan has been proceeding slowly due partly to confusion over the objectives of the exercise, United Nations officials acknowledged on Friday. PAKISTAN: Call for probe into killing of journalist AsiaMedia - Nov 03 1:58 PM
New York --- The Committee to Protect Journalists on Thursday called on the Pakistan government to order an immediate, high-level investigation into Wednesday's murder of Mohammad Ismail, Islamabad bureau chief for the Pakistan Press International (PPI).Cricket: Pakistan's Asif to appeal drug ban Channel NewsAsia - Nov 03 8:59 AM
LAHORE, Pakistan : Pakistan's young fast bowler Mohammad Asif said he would fight a one-year ban for doping and pledged to emerge stronger from the scandal.Pakistan tribesmen burn Bush dummies at airstrike protest AFP via Yahoo! Asia News - Nov 03 4:11 AM
KHAR, Pakistan (AFP) - Thousands of Pakistani tribesmen burned effigies of the US president Friday in protest against a raid on a religious school that killed 80 people, as militants killed two alleged US spies.Pakistan tribesmen burn Bush dummies at airstrike protest AFP via Yahoo!7 News - Nov 03 4:11 AM
KHAR, Pakistan (AFP) - Thousands of Pakistani tribesmen burned effigies of the US president in protest against a raid on a religious school that killed 80 people, as militants killed two alleged US spies.Pakistan's chances NDTV - Nov 03 8:13 AM
But there is, however, a sense of disappointment among the ex-players and the cricket-loving faithful, who believe that their bans will hinder Pakistan's chances of claiming the biggest prize of them all - next year's World Cup in the West Indies.Pakistan's Asif to appeal drug ban TurkishPress.com - Nov 03 6:38 AM
Pakistan's young fast bowler Mohammad Asif said he would fight a one-year ban for doping and pledged to emerge stronger from the scandal. "I am appealing against the ban.Norway cancels 20 million dollars of Pakistan debt Khaleej Times - Nov 03 7:38 AM
OSLO - Norway said on Friday it had agreed to cancel 20 million dollars of debt owed by Pakistan on the condition that the money is used for reconstruction efforts following a 2005 earthquake that killed some 74,000 people.Pakistan had faced Iraq-like treatment if not helped in war on terror: Kasuri The Pakistan Link - Nov 03 8:50 AM
ISLAMABAD: Senate Standing Committee on foreign affairs has demanded from the US to revise its policies regarding the Muslim Ummah and Iraq, while the Foreign Minister, Khurshid Mahmood Kasuri has said that had Pakistan not cooperated with the US in the war against terrorism, then Iraq-like treatment would have been meted out to it.Pakistan playing key role against terrorism: John Reid The Pakistan Link - Nov 03 8:50 AM
LONDON: British Home Secretary John Reid has said Pakistan playing key role in the war against terrorism as a responsible member of the international community.Pakistan and UK to cooperate against nuclear proliferation and terrorism The Pakistan Link - Nov 03 8:52 AM
LONDON: Pakistan and the United Kingdom have agreed to promote bilateral cooperation in the fields of nuclear proliferation, terrorism, narcotics trafficking and international crimes, a private television channel reported on Thursday.Suspected Dengue fever patients up to 2637 in Pakistan The Pakistan Link - Nov 03 8:51 AM
ISLAMABAD: The total number of suspected Dengue patients admitted in different hospitals of the country climbed to 2637, however 41 patients declared positive for dengue virus in past 24 hours and now the country stood at 854 number of confirmed dengue patients by Friday evening, according to Pakistan health ministry.Car bomb kills three near Pakistan police chief's office AFP via Yahoo! News - Nov 02 4:38 AM
A bomb exploded in a moving car outside a provincial police chief's office in southwest Pakistan, killing three people including a policeman, police said.Car Bomb Kills 2 Policemen in Pakistan Los Angeles Times - Nov 02 3:07 PM
QUETTA, Pakistan -- A car bomb exploded near the police chief's headquarters in the southwestern Pakistani city of Quetta on Thursday, killing two policemen and wounding four other people, officials said. The suspected bomber also died in the blast.Three killed by car bomb near Pakistan police chief's office AFP via Yahoo! News - Nov 02 4:04 AM
A car bomb exploded in front of a provincial police chief's office in Pakistan's southwestern city of Quetta, killing three people including a policeman, officials said.Blair to visit Pakistan this month AFP via Yahoo! News - Nov 02 2:40 AM
Prime Minister Tony Blair is to travel to Pakistan later this month for talks with anti-terror ally President Pervez Musharraf.Cricket-Pakistan looks to Shabbir after bowlers banned Reuters via Yahoo! News - Nov 02 3:04 AM
Pakistan will try to resurrect the career of banned pacer Shabbir Ahmed following the doping bans imposed on Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif, an official said on Thursday.Pakistan tribesmen protest against madrassa raid Channel NewsAsia - Nov 03 12:16 AM
KHAR, Pakistan : More than 5,000 armed men have rallied in Pakistan's tribal belt, ahead of planned countrywide protests against an airstrike on an Islamic school in which 80 people were killed.Blast injures two at hotel in Pakistan's Rawalpindi Yahoo! India News - Nov 03 1:20 AM
RAWALPINDI, Pakistan (Reuters) - A blast in a hotel in Pakistan's garrison town of Rawalpindi on Friday slightly injured at least two people, police said.Blair to visit Pakistan this month AFP via Yahoo! News - Nov 02 2:03 AM
British Prime Minister Tony Blair is to travel to Pakistan later this month for talks with anti-terror ally President Pervez Musharraf, the Pakistani foreign office said.PAKISTAN: Mixed reaction to proposed drug authority AlertNet - Nov 02 11:52 PM
Source: IRIN There has been a mixed reaction in Pakistan to a government decision to establish a national drug regulatory authority (DRA) to standardise the quality of medicines and streamline their registration. Pakistan's forex reserves dip to $12.5 bln on Oct 28 Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News - Nov 02 9:30 PM
KARACHI, Nov 3 (Reuters) - Pakistan's foreign exchange reserves fell $40 million to $12.504 billion in the week ending on Oct. 28, the central bank said on Friday.Camilla improves upon Diana during Pakistan visit Yahoo! India News - Nov 03 12:08 AM
Islamabad, Nov 3 (IANS) Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, visiting Pakistan along with her husband Prince Charles, did not repeat the mistake Princess Diana made and dressed appropriately while visiting various shrines in the country.Charles, Camilla visit Diana gaffe mosque in Pakistan AFP via Yahoo!7 News - Nov 02 9:14 PM
LAHORE, Pakistan (AFP) - Prince Charles and his wife Camilla visited the Pakistani city of Lahore -- and avoided the mistake of the late Princess Diana, whose short skirt outraged mullahs at a historic mosque.Pakistan's Akhtar to appeal career-threatening ban: doctor AFP via Yahoo! News - Nov 02 12:05 AM
Pakistan's Shoaib Akhtar will appeal against a two-year drugs ban, his doctor said, as a tribunal's report showed the paceman took vitamins and herbal medicines without telling team staff.Pakistan man caught crossing LoC rediff.com - Nov 03 1:18 AM
When the forces confronted him and asked him to surrender, Latif tried to run away towards Pakistan but was arrested, they added.Pakistan's Akhtar and Asif banned for doping AFP via Yahoo! News - Nov 01 10:53 PM
Pakistan's top bowler Shoaib Akhtar was banned for two years and teammate Mohammad Asif for one year after they tested positive for a banned steroid, an official said.Pakistan Mobilink sells first dollar bond -sources Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News - Nov 02 7:47 PM
HONG KONG, Nov 3 (Reuters) - Pakistan Mobile Communications (Pvt) Ltd. (Mobilink) has priced its first global bond -- a $250 million issue -- at a yield of 8.625 percent, market sources familiar with the deal said on Friday.Emerging Debt-Pakistan Mobilink bonds up in quiet Asian market Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News - Nov 02 8:00 PM
HONG KONG, Nov 3 (Reuters) - Newly issued seven-year bonds from Pakistan Mobile Communications (Pvt) Ltd. (Mobilink) firmed on Friday in a quiet market ahead of the release of October U.S. jobs data.Pakistan tribesmen protest against madrassa raid TODAYonline - Nov 02 11:29 PM
Islamabad newspapers covering an air raid on an Islamic school which killed 80 people in Bajaur tribal agency. More than 5,000 armed men have rallied in Pakistan's tribal belt, ahead of planned countrywide protests against an airstrike on an Islamic school in which 80 people were killedPakistan to review contracts after doping bans ThatsCricket.com - Nov 03 5:55 AM
In the wake of the doping bans imposed on fast bowlers Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif, the Pakistan Cricket Board will conduct a review of central contracts awarded to players, an official said today.Cricket-Pakistan's cup of woe spills over after dope bans Reuters via Yahoo! News - Nov 01 9:50 PM
Pakistan cricket fans woke up on Thursday to the harsh reality of their team being without its best bowlers for next year's World Cup following the long-term bans on Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif for doping offences.US backs Pakistan on strike AFP via Yahoo! News - Nov 01 9:40 PM
The White House said that it supported Pakistan's deadly air raid on an Islamic school and praised President Pervez Musharraf for showing "determination" to fight terrorism.Pakistan demands Afghan extradite Bugti's grandson New Kerala - Nov 03 3:20 AM
Islamabad, Nov 3: Pakistan intelligence agencies have claimed that Brahmdag Bugti, grandson of slain Baloch leader Nawab Akbar Bugti, is in Kabul and demanded that Afghan government extradite him to Islamabad.AMBASSADORS OF PAKISTAN AND LATVIA VISIT HEYDAR ALIYEV S MONUMENT AzerTag - Nov 03 4:27 AM
The newly appointed ambassadors of Pakistan and Latvia Javid Gureysh and Mihails Popkovs on 3 November have visited the monument to the nationwide leader of Azerbaijan Heydar Aliyev in Baku, laid flowers and revered memory of the outstanding Azerbaijani statesman.Rockets fired at police post in NW Pakistan People's Daily - Nov 02 11:29 PM
Unknown miscreants on Friday fired rockets at a police checkpost in Pakistan's North West Frontier Province (NWFP), but no casualties have been reported in the attack, local private Geo TV said.PM TALKS UP PAKISTAN AS DESTINATION FOR FDI Asia Pulse via Yahoo!7 Finance - Nov 02 4:16 PM
Pakistan Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has said that Pakistan has become an ideal destination for foreign direct investment in the industrial sector.PAKISTAN, RUSSIAN RAILWAYS AGREE TO COOPERATE Asia Pulse via Yahoo!7 Finance - Nov 02 4:16 PM
Transport Pakistan and Russia have agreed to promote bilateral cooperation in the railway sector. Federal Minister for Railways Sheikh Rashid Ahmed held separate meetings with President of Russian Railways Vladimir Yakunin and Russian Minister for Transportation Alexander Misharin here in this regard on Wednesday.Pakistan Mobilink sells first dollar bond - source Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News - Nov 02 5:05 PM
HONG KONG, Nov 3 (Reuters) - Pakistan Mobile Communications (Pvt) Ltd. (Mobilink) has priced its first global bond -- a $250 million issue -- at a yield of 8.625 percent, a market source familiar with the deal said on Friday.Pakistan, Russian Railways Agree to Cooperate Asia Pulse via Yahoo! Asia News - Nov 02 4:13 PM
KARACHI, Nov 3 Asia Pulse - Pakistan and Russia have agreed to promote bilateral cooperation in the railway sector. Federal Minister for Railways Sheikh Rashid Ahmed held separate meetings with President of Russian Railways Vladimir Yakunin and Russian Minister for Transportation Alexander Misharin here in this regard on Wednesday.Pakistan-China fighter jet deal under threat Gulf Times - Nov 03 2:28 AM
ISLAMABAD: China has appealed to Russia to include Pakistan in the list of countries with which Moscow has military-technological trade partnerships.PM Talks Up Pakistan As Destination For Fdi Asia Pulse via Yahoo!7 News - Nov 02 4:16 PM
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has said that Pakistan has become an ideal destination for foreign direct investment in the industrial sector.Pakistan recall trio for Windies tour opener Khaleej Times - Nov 02 9:02 PM
KARACHI Pakistan have recalled Asim Kamal, Yasir Hameed and Mohammad Sami for a two-day tour match against the West Indies after the team s recent failures in England and the Champions Trophy.Pakistan s cup of woe Khaleej Times - Nov 02 9:01 PM
KARACHI Pakistan cricket fans woke up on yesterday to the harsh reality of their team being without its best bowlers for next year s World Cup following the long-term bans on Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif for doping offences.Taliban commander's head shaved for robbery in Pakistan New Kerala - Nov 03 2:36 AM
Wana(Pakistan), Nov 3: A Pakistani tribal council shaved the head of an alleged Taliban commander today and paraded him through a town bazaar as punishment for stealing cars, officials and residents said.PRESIDENT ILHAM ALIYEV RECEIVES CREDENTIALS FROM NEWLY APPOINTED AMBASSADOR OF PAKISTAN AzerTag - Nov 03 2:41 AM
On November 3, President Ilham Aliyev received credentials from Javid Gureysh, the newly appointed Ambassador Plenipotentiary and Extraordinary of Pakistan to Azerbaijan.Amnesty appeals for Guantanamo man rearrested in Pakistan Khaleej Times - Nov 02 8:29 PM
WASHINGTON - Amnesty International launched a global appeal on Thursday after Pakistan arrested a freed Guantanamo prisoner after he wrote a book on his experience at the controversial US detention facility.Pakistan defends deadly attack on school; rights group demands probe USA Today - Nov 01 4:45 PM
Pakistan's military defended its deadly missile strike on an Islamic school, saying it was necessary to prevent terrorist trainees from escaping. Critics said the government used disproportionate force in the attack, which killed 80 people.Pakistan launches first luxury cruise liner New Kerala - Nov 02 11:55 PM
Karachi, Nov 3: Pakistan will launch its first luxury cruise liner to Dubai from next week with officials hoping it would pave way for similar services to India and other Middle East countries.ICC hails move to ban dopers Pakistan s bowlers Akhtar, Assif won t play for some time Daily Dispatch - Nov 02 10:59 PM
THE INTERNATIONAL Cricket Council (ICC) yesterday hailed Pakistan s decision to ban top pace bowlers Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif for doping violations as an example to other cricket playing nations.The US role against militants in Pakistan BBC News - Nov 02 1:09 AM
Monday's attack on a seminary in Pakistan which killed 80 people has started a debate on who actually carried out the operation, says the BBC's Aamer Ahmed Khan.Seminary bombing in Pakistan barbaric: Qureshi New Kerala - Nov 02 10:40 PM
Srinagar, Nov 2: A separatist leader in Jammu and Kashmir today denounced the bombing of a religious seminary in Pakistan as a "barbaric act". "We condemn the barbaric bombing of students of a religious seminary in the tribal area of Pakistan.Prince tours Pakistan's religious sites Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News - Nov 02 11:12 AM
Prince Charles visited religious sites of Muslims, Christians and Sikhs in Pakistan on Thursday and met with their community leaders as part of efforts to promote inter-faith harmony.Pakistan Islamic party to rebuild bombed madrasa in Bajaur New Kerala - Nov 02 10:41 PM
Islamabad, Nov 2: The Jamaat-e-Islami, Pakistan's largest Islamic political group, today said it would rebuild the madrasa bombed by the army on Monday in Bajaur tribal agency in North West Frontier Province during an operation that killed 82 people.Operation Enduring Freedom deaths at 284 AP via Yahoo! News - Nov 03 5:28 PM
As of Friday, Nov. 3, 2006, at least 284 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 Friday, Nov. 3, 2006.British prince tours Pakistan's religious sites Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News - Nov 02 10:35 AM
LAHORE, Pakistan (Reuters) - Britain's Prince Charles visited religious sites of Muslims, Christians and Sikhs in Pakistan on Thursday and met with their community leaders as part of efforts to promote inter-faith harmony.Fake notes could have been printed in Pakistan: DRI New Kerala - Nov 02 9:25 PM
Chennai, Nov 2: In the wake of the recent seizure of counterfeit Indian currency printed abroad and smuggled into Tamil Nadu, Directorate Revenue of Intelligence today said fake notes could have been printed in Pakistan and did not rule out the possibility of involvement of terrorists in the clandestine activity.Lucknow to host Bangladesh-India-Pakistan meet New Kerala - Nov 02 9:10 PM
Agra, Nov 3: A three-day conference of representatives from India, Pakistan and Bangladesh is to be held at Lucknow University starting Nov 6. "Time has come to erase the memories of partition.Pakistan defends deadly attack on school AP via Yahoo! News - Nov 01 1:14 PM
Pakistan's military defended its deadly missile strike on an Islamic school, saying Wednesday it was necessary to prevent terrorist trainees from escaping. Critics said the government used disproportionate force in the attack, which killed 80 people.ICC pat Pakistan on the back for drug bans The Star - Nov 02 8:17 PM
Mohali - Cricket's world governing body yesterday welcomed Pakistan's decision to ban fast bowlers Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif for drug abuse, saying it set a "fine precedent."Jaswant says India has to live with US-Pakistan ties Dawn - Nov 02 7:32 PM
WASHINGTON, Nov 2: India will have to live with the fact that the US will continue to rely on Pakistan as a key ally in the war against terror, says India s former minister for external affairs Jaswant Singh.CDM Constructors gets big Pakistan job UPI - Nov 02 1:07 PM
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Nov. 2 (UPI) -- The U.S. Agency for International Development will pay CDM Constructors Inc. of Cambridge, Mass., as much as $120 million for work in Pakistan.Car bomber kills 2 policemen, wounds 4 others in Quetta, Pakistan CP via Yahoo! Canada News - Nov 02 8:25 AM
QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) - A massive car bomb exploded near the police chief's headquarters in the southwestern Pakistani city of Quetta on Thursday, killing two police and wounding four others, police said. The bomber also died.Royal tour ends on a high in Pakistan Times Online - Nov 03 3:06 PM
VISITING the roof of the world yesterday, the Prince of Wales was presented with a 23-stone yak, and the Duchess of Cornwall with a woolly hat. It was as well that it was not the other way round....AXGJ: Signs LOI to Introduce its Home Building Technology in Pakistan Nasdaq - Nov 02 6:52 AM
Axia Group, Inc. (AXGJ) announced that it has begun shipment of panels to begin building a model home in Pakistan for evaluation in the earthquake affected regions of that country.UPDATE 3-Cricket-Pakistan bans Shoaib and Asif for doping Reuters via Yahoo! News - Nov 01 10:05 AM
A Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) drugs tribunal banned Shoaib Akhtar for two years and fellow fast bowler Mohammad Asif for one year on Wednesday after finding them guilty of doping offences.Hair 'sacked' from Tests: reports CNN.com - Nov 03 11:20 AM
Australian Darrell Hair has been removed from the panel of elite Test umpires after the ball-tampering row that led to Pakistan forfeiting the fourth Test against England at the Oval in August, according to agency reports.Scan Geophysical to Shoot 2D Seismic Offshore Pakistan Rigzone - Nov 02 10:54 AM
SCAN Geophysical ASA has signed a contract with GEMS International N.V. that calls for SCAN to acquire approximately 3,000 km of 2D seismic data offshore Pakistan for the Government of Pakistan.Pakistan: Islamabad Defends Madrasah Attack Radio Free Europe: Radio Library - Nov 02 9:30 AM
Tensions remain high in Pakistan's tribal regions near the Afghan border three days after Pakistan's army carried out air strikes on a madrasah (religious school), killing some 80 suspected militants. Reports today say pro-Taliban militants shot dead a local man near the madrasah and left a note on his body that accused him of spying for Pakistani and U.S. authorities. Meanwhile, thousands of Suicide bomber kills policeman, bystander, wounds 4 others in Pakistan CP via Yahoo! Canada News - Nov 02 7:02 AM
QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) - A suicide car bomber killed a policeman and a bystander in a massive explosion near the police chief's headquarters in the southwestern Pakistani city of Quetta on Thursday, an officer said.Pakistan reeling from doping bans as cricket controversies mount Slam! Sports - Nov 02 6:33 AM
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - The doping bans handed down to top fast bowlers Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammed Asif are a disaster for Pakistan cricket, already reeling from controversies that have hurt its chances in next year's World Cup, former players said Thursday.Pakistan defends attack on school Boston Globe - Nov 02 12:47 AM
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- The military defended its missile strike on an Islamic school, saying yesterday it was necessary to prevent terrorist trainees from escaping. Critics said the government used disproportionate force in the attack, which killed 80 people.Pakistan, Russia cooperate in rail sector UPI - Nov 02 9:23 AM
MOSCOW, Nov. 2 (UPI) -- Russia and Pakistan plan to cooperate in rail projects that include linking Pakistan with Iran and Afghanistan.Pakistan continues school-attack debate The Philadelphia Inquirer - Nov 02 12:19 AM
Pakistan's military yesterday defended its deadly missile strike on an Islamic school, saying it was necessary to prevent terrorist trainees from escaping. Critics said the government used disproportionate force in the attack, which killed 80 people.US should lean on Pakistan over terrorism: report rediff.com - Nov 02 10:04 AM
The report also suggested that Washington should review Pakistani efforts to deny terrorists a safe haven and reassess its policy regarding Pakistan.Pakistan defends deadly attack on school; rights group demands probe Gloucester Daily Times - Nov 02 9:13 AM
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Pakistan's military defended its deadly missile strike on an Islamic school, saying yesterday it was necessary to prevent terrorist trainees from escaping. Critics said the government used disproportionate force in the attack, which killed 80 people.Pakistan bans dope-tainted Akhtar, Asif AFP via Yahoo! News - Nov 01 8:01 AM
Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar has been banned for two years and fellow pace bowler Mohammad Asif for one year after they tested positive for a banned steroid, an official said.