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USA Today - Dec 15 7:17 AM
Pakistan must subject its intelligence agencies to parliamentary and legal controls to address suspicions they are supporting the Taliban insurgency in Afghanistan, an opposition politician said.One killed, 10 injured in southern Pakistan riots AFP via Yahoo! News - Dec 15 8:04 AM
A man was killed and 10 others injured in riots that sparked during a strike by public transport operators in southern Pakistan, police said.Pakistan's Supreme Court blocks Taliban-style bill AFP via Yahoo! News - Dec 15 3:08 AM
Pakistan's Supreme Court has blocked a Taliban-style bill passed by the Islamist-led government in a conservative province bordering Afghanistan.Pakistan 'arrested' 500 Taleban BBC News - Dec 15 1:23 AM
Pakistan says it has arrested more than 500 Taleban militants this year and handed most of them to Afghanistan.Pakistan likely to miss growth targets due to coal sector woes Khaleej Times - 2 hours, 33 minutes ago
ISLAMABAD Pakistan is unlikely to meet its growth targets due to growing power shortfalls and numerous problems being faced in attracting foreign investment in the coal mining sector.UAE ups Pakistan investments AME Info - 21 minutes ago
The UAE's investment in Pakistan is expected to reach about $50bn in the next few years, up from $12bn during the past 16 years, according to a top UAE official cited in Gulf News. The UAE Ambassador to Pakistan Ali Mohammed Al Shamsi said the increase is a result of Pakistan's major privatisation drive.Batting stars eye Pakistan return BBC News - Dec 15 5:27 AM
Skipper Inzamam-ul-Haq and prolific batsman Mohammad Yousuf are expected to return for Pakistan in the final ODI with West Indies.WADA steps in on Pakistan drug furore sportal.com.au - 1 hour, 6 minutes ago
The World Anti-Doping Agency will officially challenge the Pakistan Cricket Board's decision to clear fast bowlers Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif of steroid use.Pakistan invites Egypt to invest in oil and tourism sectors Business Recorder - Dec 15 3:47 PM
ISLAMABAD (December 16 2006): Building the "success story" of Orascom Group, Pakistan has invited Egyptian investors in areas like oil and gas, food processing and tourism, Foreign Minister Khurshid M Kasuri said on Friday.'Taleban law' blocked in Pakistan BBC News - Dec 15 2:32 AM
Pakistan's Supreme Court blocks a bill aimed at enforcing Islamic morality in North West Frontier Province.Pakistan, Egypt to set up joint business council New Kerala - 1 hour, 33 minutes ago
Islamabad, Dec 15: Pakistan and Egypt Friday inked five accords to strengthen bilateral relations with special focus on trade and investment.US official warns Pakistan about tribal leaders New Kerala - 38 minutes ago
By Arun Kumar, Washington, Dec 16: America's top intelligence officer has warned Pakistan that it will soon have to decide what it can do about its tribal leaders' failure to prevent the movement of Taliban and Al Qaeda fighters across the Afghanistan border.Program tackles child labor in Pakistan AP via Yahoo! News - Dec 14 10:55 AM
The ceaseless sound of tapping metal echoes through these muddy, garbage-strewn alleys where thousands of workers in crumbling brick hovels churn out one of Pakistan's most successful exports surgical instruments.Pakistan govt begins informal talks with Baloch parties on autonomy New Kerala - 1 hour, 27 minutes ago
Islamabad, Dec 15: As the violence continued unabated four months after the killing of Baloch leader Nawab Akbar Bugti, Pakistan government has reportedly begun "informal talks" with some of nationalist parties on their demand for provincial autonomy.Inzamam, Yousuf strengthen Pakistan FOXSPORTS.com.au - Dec 15 1:13 PM
PAKISTAN has been boosted by the return of captain Inzamam-ul-Haq and star batsman Mohammad Yousuf for the series-deciding fifth and final limited-overs international against West Indies in Karachi today.Cricket-Inzamam, Yousuf strengthen Pakistan for series decider Cricmania - Dec 15 9:01 AM
KARACHI (AFP) - Pakistan received a boost with the return of captain Inzamam-ul-Haq and star batsman Mohammad Yousuf for the series-deciding fifth and final one-day international against the West Indies here on Saturday.Ethiopia: Pakistan to Open Embassy Here AllAfrica.com - Dec 15 9:59 AM
In line with the growing trade relations between the two countries and the conducive business atmosphere in the country to work in diversified sectors of development Pakistan is set to open its Embassy office in Ethiopia the coming fiscal year, the country's Ambassador in charge here disclosed to reporters on Wednesday.Pakistan welcomes Indian investment NDTV Profit - Dec 15 8:57 AM
When Hutch sold some stake to Egypt's Orascom, India's national security advisor raised an alarm because Orascom also operates across the border in Pakistan.Pakistan apex court seeks information on the missing The Hindu - Dec 15 12:09 PM
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Government on Friday told the Supreme Court that it had managed to trace three more persons who were missing from a list of 21 whose families petitioned the court for help. The three are leaders of the Jhamoori Watan ...Trouble looms on Afghan-Pakistan border, US says Boston Globe - Dec 15 1:04 AM
WASHINGTON -- With new fighting expected to break out this spring in Afghanistan, the Pakistan government will soon have to decide what it can do about the tribal authorities who have not been living up to their agreement to prevent Taliban and Qaeda fighters from moving back and forth across the border, according to John Negroponte, the director of national ...Pakistan Says Afghanistan's Instability Is an Internal Issue Bloomberg.com - Dec 14 3:53 PM
Dec. 15 (Bloomberg) -- Pakistan's government rejected allegations that Taliban fighters are using Pakistani territory as a base for their insurgency in Afghanistan and said the country's instability must be dealt with by Afghans.Pakistan eyes arms sales to Egypt Khaleej Times - Dec 15 5:57 AM
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan, trying to carve itself a niche in the international arms market, suggested on Friday that Egypt might wish to buy Pakistani military equipment.Pakistan's stand on Kashmir ''historical'': Ansari India Daily - Dec 15 8:51 AM
Describing as a "historical step" the policy adopted by Pakistan for resolving the Kashmir issue, separatist leader Maulana Mohammad Abbas Ansari today claimed New Delhi's "unrealistic approach" was becoming an "impediment" to the success of the dialogue process.Pakistan's Supreme Court blocks Anti-Vice Bill India Daily - Dec 15 8:52 AM
Pakistan's Supreme Court on Friday blocked a Taliban-style anti-vice bill passed by a provincial assembly in the country's northwest, a court official said.Pakistan's stand on Kashmir 'historical' Express India - Dec 15 5:05 AM
Describing as a 'historical step; the policy adopted by Pakistan for resolving the Kashmir issue, separatist leader Maulana Mohammad Abbas Ansari claimed New Delhi's 'unrealistic approach' was becoming an 'impediment' to the success of the dialogue process.PAKISTAN: Race is on for quake zone winter migration IRIN - Dec 15 5:11 AM
MANSEHRA, 15 Dec 2006 (IRIN) - As the snow falls in the mountains of quake-stricken northern Pakistan, the race is now on to provide support in the valleys below for thousands of families driven from their homes by severe weather.Afghan president lashes out at Pakistan AP via Yahoo! News - Dec 14 2:28 AM
Afghan President Hamid Karzai has dumped diplomatic talk of "brotherly relations" with Pakistan for rhetorical fireballs blaming the neighboring country for his nation's spiraling militant violence. Analysts said Karzai could trying to wrench U.S. attention from Iraq as more Afghans are killed.FOREIGN INVESTMENT SAFE IN PAKISTAN, SAUDI BUSINESSMEN TOLD Asia Pulse via Yahoo!7 Finance - Dec 14 9:39 PM
Pakistan Foreign direct investment (FDI) in Pakistan has gone up to US$3.8 billion from a mere $500 million as Pakistan has emerged as a major regional investment destination, Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz stressed while addressing leading Saudi businessmen in Riyadh on Wednesday.Inzamam, Yousuf return to Pakistan side Reuters.co.uk - Dec 15 4:45 AM
KARACHI, Dec 15 (Reuters) - Inzamam-ul-Haq and Mohammad Yousuf will return to the Pakistan side for the fifth and final one-day international against the West Indies on Saturday.India and Pakistan sign revised shipping protocol ANI via Yahoo! India News - Dec 15 1:57 AM
New Delhi, Dec .15 (ANI): India and Pakistan have signed a revised shipping protocol that will bolster sea trade between both countries. Under the agreement signed by the Shipping, Road Transport and Highways Minister, Thiru T. R. Baalu and his Pakistani counterpart Babar Khan Ghauri, shipping companies under the flags of both countries would be able to transport cargo to any third country, ...Pakistan grab Asiad hockey bronze, qualify for Olympics AFP via Yahoo! News - Dec 14 5:56 AM
New-look Pakistan has won the Asian Games men's field hockey bronze medal with a 4-2 win over Japan, earning themselves a place in the 2008 Beijing Olympics.IRAN TO DISPLAY VEHICLES IN PAKISTAN Asia Pulse via Yahoo!7 Finance - Dec 14 9:39 PM
Transport Sarhad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) and Iranian auto-manufacturers agreed to hold joint exhibition of Iranian vehicles, CNG buses and trucks in Pakistan. The Iranian investors have also expressed their desire for joint venture with Pakistan for promoting the auto mobile industry especially in the NWFP.Pakistan calls for restoring UN General Assembly s pivotal role The Pakistan Link - Dec 15 8:28 AM
UNITED NATIONS: Voicing concern at the erosion of the General Assembly s credibility over the past two decades, Pakistan has called for restoring the role envisaged for it in the UN Charter as the world body s principal deliberative, policy-making and most representative organ. Pakistan not to allow soil used against Afghanistan: Musharraf People's Daily - Dec 15 5:27 AM
Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf Friday told European envoy on Afghanistan that Pakistan is committed not to allow its territory to be used by militants and had done all within its means to deal with this issue.Pakistan, Egypt to intensify economic ties The Pakistan Link - Dec 15 8:27 AM
ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Khurshid Mahmood Kasuri on Friday said Pakistan would take collaborative steps with Egypt to further intensify economic ties in public and private sectors.One killed in riot in southern Pakistan Moldova.org - Dec 15 4:58 AM
Islamabad (dpa) - One person was killed when a strike by transport workers, mainly belonging to the ethnic Pushtoon community, turned violent Friday in Pakistan's port city of Karachi. Violence flared in the city of more than 12 million people after the striking transport workers torched a police checkpoint and four vehicles in the Sohrab Goth area where all the bus bays and truck terminals are ...Pakistan Supreme Court stops Islamic law's implementation People's Daily - Dec 15 2:25 AM
The Supreme Court in Pakistan on Friday asked governor of North West Frontier Province (NWFP) not to sign a bill into law, which will establish a police department to check immorality.Inzy, Yousuf back for Pakistan News 24 South Africa - Dec 15 8:03 AM
Pakistan have received a boost with the return of captain Inzamam-ul-Haq and star batsman Mohammad Yousuf for the series decider.Foreign Investment Safe In Pakistan, Saudi Businessmen Told Asia Pulse via Yahoo!7 News - Dec 14 9:39 PM
Foreign direct investment (FDI) in Pakistan has gone up to US$3.8 billion from a mere $500 million as Pakistan has emerged as a major regional investment destination, Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz stressed while addressing leading Saudi businessmen in Riyadh on Wednesday.Pakistan's Supreme Court blocks Taliban-style bill TODAYonline - Dec 15 3:47 AM
Pakistani female legislators read the Hisba bill during a assembly session in Peshawar in July 2005. Pakistan's Supreme Court has blocked a Taliban-style bill passed by the Islamist-led government in a conservative province bordering Afghanistan.Iran to Display Vehicles in Pakistan Asia Pulse via Yahoo! Asia News - Dec 14 9:37 PM
PESHAWAR, Dec 15 Asia Pulse - Sarhad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) and Iranian auto-manufacturers agreed to hold joint exhibition of Iranian vehicles, CNG buses and trucks in Pakistan. The Iranian investors have also expressed their desire for joint venture with Pakistan for promoting the auto mobile industry especially in the NWFP.Pakistan telecom regulator wonders how Orascom is threat to India New Kerala - Dec 15 2:32 AM
New Delhi, Dec 15: Amid reports of security concerns over Egypt's Orascom acquiring indirect stake in Hutch-Essar, Pakistan telecom regulator Shahzada Alam Malik today wondered as to how a mobile operator working in his country could be a threat to India.Former PMs blame 'military rule' for Pakistan's break-up New Kerala - Dec 15 3:23 AM
Islamabad, Dec 15: Blaming the military rule for the 1971 break-up of Pakistan, its former prime ministers today said the army's involvement in politics was turning out to be increasingly divisive and asked the generals to learn from the past.Child labor kept quiet in Pakistan, but U.N. plan seeks to end it Arizona Daily Star - Dec 14 11:15 PM
SIALKOT, Pakistan The ceaseless sound of tapping metal echoes through these muddy, garbage-strewn alleys where thousands of workers in crumbling brick hovels churn out one of Pakistan's most successful exports surgical instruments.Iran Proposes Auto Part JV In Pakistan Asia Pulse via Yahoo!7 News - Dec 14 6:57 PM
A five-member Iranian automobile delegation visited Peshawar to explore business and investment opportunities. The delegation met the director The Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP) and discussed the scope of supply of auto parts to the local automobile industry, said a press release issued here on Wednesday.IRAN PROPOSES AUTO PART JV IN PAKISTAN Asia Pulse via Yahoo!7 Finance - Dec 14 6:57 PM
Automotive A five-member Iranian automobile delegation visited Peshawar to explore business and investment opportunities. The delegation met the director The Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP) and discussed the scope of supply of auto parts to the local automobile industry, said a press release issued here on Wednesday.July 11 blasts accused says he attended terror camp in Pakistan Outlook India - Dec 15 2:48 AM
Faisal Sheikh, a prime accused in the July 11 train bombings here, has confessed to police that he had gone to Pakistan in 2002 and attended a training camp near Muzaffarabad allegedly run by the Pakistani intelligence agency ISI.Pakistan beat Japan 4-2 to win men's hockey bronze New Kerala - Dec 14 10:11 PM
Doha, Dec 14: Pakistan ensured a direct berth for the Beijing Olympics by clinching the bronze medal in the Asian Games men's hockey event with a 4-2 victory over Japan here today. Pakistan Beckons Saudi Investor Arab News - Dec 14 4:20 PM
JEDDAH, 15 December 2006 Pakistan Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz emphasized his country s desire to have peaceful relationships with its neighbors, India and Afghanistan, and clarified the country s position on the Iranian nuclear program in an interview with Arab News yesterday at Jeddah s Conference Palace.July 11 blast accused says he attended terror camp in Pakistan New Kerala - Dec 15 2:33 AM
Mumbai, Dec 15: Faisal Sheikh, a prime accused in the July 11 train bombings here, has confessed to police that he had gone to Pakistan in 2002 and attended a training camp near Muzaffarabad allegedly run by the Pakistani intelligence agency ISI.India face Pakistan in Blind World Cup Cricket final New Kerala - Dec 14 10:03 PM
New Delhi, Dec 14: India beat England by six wickets in the semifinal to set up a summit clash with hosts Pakistan in the Blind World Cup cricket. Batting first England scored 209 in their allotted 40 overs. India knocked off the required runs in 28 overs with the loss of only four wickets.India and Pakistan sign revised shipping protocol New Kerala - Dec 15 12:21 AM
New Delhi, Dec 15: India and Pakistan have signed a revised shipping protocol that will bolster sea trade between both countries.Afghan Prez launches scathing attack on Pakistan New Kerala - Dec 14 11:52 PM
Anand K Sahay, Kabul, Dec 15: Using sharp language against Pakistan for fomenting terrorism in his country, President Hamid Karzai has made a no-holds barred attack on Islamabad from blood-soaked Kandahar, charging the southern neighbour with seeking to "enslave" Afghanistan.Pakistan beat Japan 4-2 to clinch bronze New Kerala - Dec 14 9:22 PM
Doha, Dec 14: Pakistan overcame a spirited Japanese challenge 4-2 to clinch the men's hockey bronze at the Asian Games here today. Waqas Muhammad (41st, 53rd) struck a brace while Adnan Maqsood (11th) and Shakeel Abassi (32nd) netted a goal each to script Pakistan's victory.Cricket: Pakistan dope challenge BBC News - Dec 15 7:51 AM
The World Anti-Doping Agency is to challenge the lifting of drugs bans on Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif.PAKISTAN: Over 2 million children immunised in special cross-border campaign AlertNet - Dec 14 10:22 AM
Source: IRIN Tens of thousands of under-five children have been immunised against polio along both sides of the Pakistan-Afghanistan common border in a special three-day polio vaccination campaign which concluded on Thursday. Pakistan Will Have to Reckon With Tribal Leaders, Negroponte Says Washington Post - Dec 14 11:53 PM
With new fighting expected to break out next spring in Afghanistan, the Pakistani government will soon have to decide what it can do about the tribal authorities who have not been living up to their agreement to prevent Taliban and al-Qaeda fighters from moving back and forth across the border, according to Director of National Intelligence John D. Negroponte.... Pakistan and China armies hold joint exercises New Kerala - Dec 14 10:33 PM
Islamabad, Dec 14: As part of the ongoing Pakistan-China joint exercise "Friendship- 2006," contingents of both the armies held joint operations today focusing on anti-terrorist training.Afghanistan s blame games against Pakistan regrettable: Musharraf Pakistani Newspaper - Dec 14 7:54 PM
ISLAMABAD, Dec 14 (Online): President Gen Pervez Musharraf stressing on international community to make decisions for ensuring peace and stability in Afghanistan keeping in view the ground realities said that Pakistan has always played an important role for peace in Afghanistan but it is regrettable that we are still being blamed of creating instability in the neighboring country.Three arrested for betting on Pakistan-West Indies match New Kerala - Dec 14 7:52 PM
New Delhi, Dec 14: Three persons have been arrested in a northwest Delhi locality for allegedly running a betting racket on the ongoing one-day international cricket series between Pakistan and West Indies.Pakistan for 'paradigm shift' to resolve Kashmir rediff.com - Dec 14 10:24 AM
"My message to the people of (South Asia) is that Pakistan is very serious about bringing a paradigm shift (in its ties with India)," Foreign Minister Khurshid Mehmood Kasuri said in an interview to PTV.Pakistan's GDP to pick up to seven percent this year: World Bank Business Recorder - Dec 14 4:00 PM
LAHORE (December 15 2006): South Asia has witnessed a strong economic growth and Pakistan's GDP is expected to pick up to a robust 7 percent in the year, according to a new World Bank report.Boom time for trade with Pakistan... Gulf Daily News - Dec 14 6:07 PM
Bahrain and Pakistan plan to double trade between the two countries in the next few years, it has emerged. Crown Prince and BDF Commander-in-Chief Shaikh Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa is set to lead a high-level delegation on a visit to Islamabad next week.India, Pakistan sign revised shipping protocol New Kerala - Dec 14 10:33 PM
New Delhi, Dec 14: India and Pakistan today signed a revised shipping protocol that allows ships of the two countries to lift third-country cargo from each other's ports.Investment by UAE in Pakistan to top $50b Gulf News - Dec 14 3:23 PM
Dubai: The UAE's total investment in Pakistan is expected to jump fourfold to reach $50 billion (Dh183 billion) in the coming years, from $12 billion during the past 16 years, according to a top UAE official.India fifth in men's hockey, bronze for Pakistan IANS via Yahoo! India News - Dec 14 7:08 AM
Doha, Dec 14 (IANS) India finished fifth in men's hockey after they crushed Malaysia 4-0 in a classification match while Pakistan clinched a consolation bronze at the 15th Asian Games here Thursday.Pakistan ripped as Taliban's pal New York Daily News - Dec 14 1:31 AM
WASHINGTON - Afghan President Hamid Karzai abandoned any pretense of a diplomatic truce with Pakistan yesterday, accusing that country of giving safe haven and support to Taliban troops fighting his government.Pakistan desires peace with honour: Kasuri IANS via Yahoo! India News - Dec 14 10:00 AM
Islamabad, Dec 14 (DPA) Foreign Minister Khurshid Mehmood Kasuri Thursday said Pakistan was ready to show flexibility to resolve the Kashmir dispute with India but not unilaterally.Pakistan Aks World Community To Do More For Peace In Afghanistan Bernama - 1 hour, 2 minutes ago
ISLAMABAD, Dec 16 (Bernama) -- Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf has reiterated his country's commitment that its territory should not be used by militants and asked international community to do more to maintain peace in Afghanistan.Pakistan and India ink shipping protocol Business Recorder - Dec 14 4:00 PM
NEW DELHI (December 15 2006): Pakistan and India on Thursday inked a protocol on shipping services enabling the private shipping companies of the two countries to lift the cargo for the third country besides jacking up trade volume between the two sides.Pakistan says arrests 500 Taliban this year AlertNet - Dec 14 5:36 AM
Source: Reuters ISLAMABAD, Dec 14 (Reuters) - Authorities in Pakistan have arrested more than 500 Taliban militants this year and handed many over to Afghanistan as part of efforts to boost cooperation, Pakistan's ... India won t give up claim: FM: Land ceded by Pakistan to China Dawn - Dec 14 7:29 PM
NEW DELHI, Dec 14: Indian Foreign Minister Pranab Mukharjee, facing opposition criticism for advocating flexibility in border talks with China and Pakistan, reassured parliament on Thursday that New Delhi was not about to give up its claim on territory "illegally held" by Beijing or the part ceded by Pakistan to China.295 military deaths in Afghan region AP via Yahoo! News - Dec 15 2:14 PM
As of Friday, Dec. 15, 2006, at least 295 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, Dec. 15, 2006.PAKISTAN: Afghan registration quickens ahead of deadline AlertNet - Dec 14 6:21 AM
Source: IRIN As the campaign to register those Afghans seeking temporary legal status in Pakistan draws to a close on 31 December, participation is gaining momentum particularly in the country's North West Frontier Province (NWFP), to secure official identification cards validating their stay in exile. Pakistan for 'paradigm shift' to resolve Kashmir: Kasuri Outlook India - Dec 14 8:39 AM
Allaying fears that it is scaling down its stand to reach an agreement on the Kashmir issue, Pakistan today said there was no deviation in its policy and it was serious about a "paradigm shift" in its relations with India to reach an "honourable" settlement.India-Pakistan parliamentary friendship group The Hindu - Dec 14 12:16 PM
NEW DELHI: A new India-Pakistan Parliamentary Friendship Group with Nirmala Deshpande as its chairperson has been set up. Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee made the announcement when he welcomed the Chairman of Pakistan's Senate Mohammadmian ...Pakistan: India 'illegally' in Kashmir Calcutta News - Dec 14 11:37 AM
Pakistan Wednesday accused India of illegally occupying the disputed Kashmir state and asked New Delhi to show flexibility in resolving the dispute.Pakistan aims to enslave Afghanistan, Karzai says Seattle Times - Dec 14 12:25 AM
President Hamid Karzai on Wednesday lashed out at Pakistan for the third time this week, accusing the neighboring country of trying to make...Pakistan and Kashmir Central Chronicle - Dec 14 10:05 AM
As per Press reports "Pakistan's foreign office spokesman Tasnim Aslam said Islamabad had never claimed Jammu & Kashmir as in integral part of that country. The Kashmir dispute is about the aspirations of Kashmiris. What we said is, Kashmiris should be able to decide their future".About 500 Taliban arrested this year: Pakistan The Pakistan Link - Dec 14 11:28 AM
Islamabad: Pakistan has arrested more than 500 suspected Taliban militants on its soil this year and handed over most of them to Afghan authorities, the foreign ministry said today.India, Pakistan sign revised shipping protocol The Pakistan Link - Dec 14 11:26 AM
New Delhi: India and Pakistan today signed a revised shipping protocol that allows ships of the two countries to lift third-country cargo from each other's ports.Bomb plot suspect may be sent back to Britain after Pakistan court ruling Times Online - Dec 14 7:56 AM
Pakistan cleared the way yesterday for the handover of Rashid Rauf, the Briton alleged to have masterminded the plot to blow up transatlantic passenger planes, after a surprise move by a judge to drop terror charges against him....Pakistan beat Japan 4-2 to win men's hockey bronze Outlook India - Dec 14 8:02 AM
Pakistan ensured a direct berth for the Beijing Olympics by clinching the bronze medal in the Asian Games men's hockey event with a 4-2 victory over Japan here today.Pakistan's forex reserves rise to $12.651 bln Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News - Dec 14 5:26 AM
KARACHI, Dec 14 (Reuters) - Pakistan's foreign exchange reserves rose $348 million to $12.651 billion in the week ending on Dec. 9, the central bank said on Thursday.Frustrated by militant violence, Karzai increasingly lashes out at Pakistan CP via Yahoo! Canada News - Dec 14 3:48 AM
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai has dumped diplomatic talk of "brotherly relations" with Pakistan for rhetorical fireballs blaming the neighbouring country for his nation's spiralling militant violence. Analysts said Karzai could trying to wrench U.S. attention from Iraq as more Afghans are killed.500+ Taliban arrested this year, most handed over to Afghanistan: Pakistan CP via Yahoo! Canada News - Dec 14 3:51 AM
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - Pakistan has arrested more than 500 suspected Taliban militants on its soil this year and handed over most of them to Afghan authorities, the Foreign Ministry said Thursday.Pakistan behind Afghan insecurity: paper Reuters via Yahoo! News - Dec 13 3:11 AM
Pakistan's government is equipping and sending militants into Afghanistan, a state-run Afghan paper said on Wednesday, the harshest criticism yet against Islamabad in the face of the bloodiest violence since the Taliban's fall.Karzai: Pakistan trying to make 'slaves' AP via Yahoo! News - Dec 13 6:24 AM
President Hamid Karzai on Wednesday lashed out at Pakistan for the third time this week, accusing the neighboring country of trying to make "slaves" of the Afghan people.Afghan President Lashes Out at Pakistan AP via Yahoo! Asia News - Dec 14 2:28 AM
Afghan President Hamid Karzai has dumped diplomatic talk of "brotherly relations" with Pakistan for rhetorical fireballs blaming the neighboring country for his nation's spiraling militant violence.Pakistanis brace for harsh winter BBC News - Dec 15 6:19 PM
Victim's of last year's Pakistan earthquake are preparing for a hard winter in the mountains of the North West Frontier Province.PAKISTAN: Afghan registration gathers momentum AlertNet - Dec 14 12:51 AM
Source: IRIN As the Afghan refugee registration campaign nears its end on 31 December, participation is gathering momentum particularly in Pakistan's North West Frontier Province (NWFP), UN officials said on Wednesday. India, Pakistan sign revised shipping protocol India Daily - Dec 14 10:49 AM
India and Pakistan today signed a revised shipping protocol that allows ships of the two countries to lift third-country cargo from each other's ports. The protocol was signed by Shipping Minister T R Baalu and his Pakistani counterpart Babar Khan Ghauri here, an official release said.Café Coffee Day now goes to Pakistan Central Chronicle - Dec 14 10:04 AM
New Delhi, Dec 14: Café Coffee Day, India's largest coffee café chain, has opened its first outlet in Pakistan's commercial capital Karachi. This makes the chain possibly the first Indian coffee chain to open an outlet there.The company will be doing business there through a local franchise partner.Pakistan grab Asiad bronze, qualify for Olympics Khaleej Times - Dec 14 6:42 AM
DOHA - New-look Pakistan won the Asian Games men s field hockey bronze medal with a 4-2 win over Japan on Thursday, earning themselves a place in the 2008 Beijing Olympics.Frustrated by militant violence, Karzai increasingly lashes out at Pakistan CNews - Dec 14 3:57 AM
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai has dumped diplomatic talk of "brotherly relations" with Pakistan for rhetorical fireballs blaming the neighbouring country for his nation's spiralling militant violence.Afghan president says Pakistan continues to control the Taliban Telegraph - Dec 14 8:27 AM
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) - President Hamid Karzai directly accused Pakistan's government Tuesday of supporting the Taliban insurgency in his country, hours after a suicide attacker exploded himself in an Afghan governor's compound, killing eight.PAKISTAN FINALISES FREE TRADE WITH BOSNIA Asia Pulse via Yahoo!7 Finance - Dec 13 7:28 PM
Trade / foreign investment Pakistan and Bosnia Herzegovina have finalised all the modalities for a Free Trade Agreement between the two countries, likely to be signed in a few months time to promote trade and investment and increase the volume of two-way trade which is presently at its lowest ebb. This was stated by the Ambassador of Bosnia Herzegovina Damir Dzanko, while speaking at ...PAKISTAN: Focus on forgotten quake victims of Kala Dhaka AlertNet - Dec 14 12:51 AM
Source: IRIN More than a year after a powerful earthquake devastated northern Pakistan and Pakistani-administered Kashmir there are still communities that had been left out in the quake zone. The isolated tribal area of Kala Dhaka in Pakistan's Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) was badly affected by the last year's disaster but such is the remoteness of this 'forbidden' corner of ...Efforts being made to diversify sources for FDI in Pakistan Financial Express - Dec 14 8:26 AM
ISLAMABAD, Dec 14 (APP): Pakistan is diversifying sources for foreign direct investment and efforts are also being made to explore maximum resources. This was stated by Senior Analyst, Rasheed Ahmed Khan while speaking in a PTV programme yesterday.PAKISTAN - CHINA China and Pakistan: more than just military collaboration AsiaNews.it - Dec 14 3:42 AM
The visit of Hu Jintao to Pakistan has wound up with the signing of deals in the military but also economic and energy spheres. More trade is predicted. China has pledged to promote a resolution of the Indo-Pakistani dispute over Kashmir.