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PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) -- A car bomb exploded outside the main entrance of the airport in northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar on Tuesday, injuring at least three people, police said.Pakistan airport blast kills one BBC News - 1 hour, 9 minutes ago
A car bomb outside Peshawar airport in Pakistan's North West Frontier Province kills one person and injures two others.Blast outside Pakistan airport, 1 dead IBN live - 29 minutes ago
Peshawar (Pakistan): A car bomb exploded outside the Peshawar airport on Tuesday, killing one person and wounding two, police said.Pakistan port deal goes to PSA group Financial Times - Dec 25 5:11 PM
Pakistan has decided to award a 40-year contract to manage its newest port, built with Chinese assistance at Gwadar near the Persian Gulf, to a consortium led by PSA International, the Singapore port operator, a Pakistani government minister said last night.(AFX UK Focus) 2006-12-26 05:14 GMT: Car bomb outside Pakistan's Peshawar airport kills one Interactive Investor - 14 minutes ago
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (XFN-ASIA) - A car bomb exploded outside the main airport in the northwestern city of Peshawar early today, killing a labourer and wounding two others, police said.Taliban forces are said to use Pakistan as staging area The Buffalo News - Dec 25 6:08 AM
LIZHA, Afghanistan - Confidential documents obtained by the Los Angeles Times show that for at least two years, U.S. military intelligence agencies have warned American commanders that Taliban militants were arming and training in Pakistan, then slipping into Afghanistan with the help of Pakistani border-control officers.Sikh cadet joins Pakistan founder's mausoleum guard contingent Islamic Republic News Agency - Dec 25 7:27 AM
Pakistan - Sikh Cadet A Sikh cadet from the Pakistan Military Academy Kakul was among a contingent of cadets who took guard duties at the mausoleum of founder of Pakistan Muhammad Ali Jinnah on the occasion of his 130th birth anniversary on Monday.US for new operation in Pakistan tribal agency: report Islamic Republic News Agency - Dec 25 7:42 AM
Pakistan - Tribal Operation The United States has asked Pakistan to launch fresh military operations in tribal regions against suspected al-Qaeda and Taliban militants, a report said on Monday.5,000 attend funeral of four slain Sunnis in Pakistan AFP via Yahoo!7 News - Dec 25 5:32 AM
DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan (AFP) - Some 5,000 people participated in the funeral prayers for four Sunni Muslims who were killed in suspected sectarian attack in a northwestern Pakistani city, police and witnesses said.4 killed at Sunni funeral in Pakistan USA Today - Dec 24 6:55 AM
Gunmen opened fire at a funeral for a Sunni Muslim in northwestern Pakistan on Sunday, killing four people and injuring 10 others, police and a hospital doctor said.Taliban find support in Pakistan, documents say Sun-Sentinel - Dec 25 12:17 AM
LIZHA, Afghanistan · The guerrillas followed a dirt road from the Pakistan border through a valley surrounded by low, grassy mountains to their target: an Afghan police post.Pakistan religious alliance slams UN curbs on Iran Islamic Republic News Agency - Dec 25 5:17 AM
Pakistan - Iran - Sanctions Alliance of religious parties in Pakistan has condemned the UN Security Council sanctions on Iran and urged the Muslim nations to show solidarity and unity with Iran.Pakistan to go ahead with Iran pipeline project Financial Express - Dec 25 8:36 AM
Islamabad, Dec 25 (PTI): Pakistan will go ahead with a project to build a pipeline to carry Iranian gas even if India decides not to join it, President Pervez Musharraf has said.US for new operation in Pakistan tribal agency: report New Kerala - Dec 25 9:06 AM
Islamabad, Dec 25: The United States has asked Pakistan to launch fresh military operations in its tribal regions against suspected al-Qaeda and Taliban militants.Three shot dead after Shiite scholar's funeral in Pakistan AFP via Yahoo!7 News - Dec 24 9:13 PM
DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan (AFP) - At least three people were killed and five others injured in a gunbattle in a northwest Pakistani city after the funeral of a slain Shiite Muslim scholar, police said.Pakistan-EU talks on civil N-cooperation in progress: British MP The Pakistan Link - Dec 25 3:05 AM
ISLAMABAD: Khalid Mehmood, member of the British Parliament from Birmingham, said on Sunday that talks were in progress between Pakistan and the European Union on civil nuclear cooperation under the ambit of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).Pakistan becomes haven for Afghan militants The Wichita Eagle - Dec 24 11:13 PM
The guerrillas followed a dirt road from the Pakistan border through a valley surrounded by low, grassy mountains to their target: an Afghan police post.Pakistan's defence can face nuclear attack: Musharraf The Pakistan Link - Dec 25 3:03 AM
KARACHI: President Pervez Musharraf has said that Pakistan's defence is stronger than ever and can even face a nuclear attack. "We are totally capable of defending our country".U.S. urges Pakistan to launch fresh military operations in tribal areas: report People's Daily - Dec 24 11:06 PM
The United States has asked Pakistan to launch fresh military operations in Waziristan tribal areas on the Pakistani-Afghan border against the suspected al- Qaeda and Taliban militants, the newspaper the Nation reported Monday, quoting diplomatic sources.No one will be allowed to cast an evil eye on Pakistan: PM The Pakistan Link - Dec 25 3:04 AM
KARACHI: Prime Minister, Shaukat Aziz has said that none would be allowed to cast an evil eye on Pakistan. After paying his homage to the Founding Father, Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah at the mausoleum here, he told this to the journalists.Pakistan, UAE enjoy cordial ties: Soomro Khaleej Times - Dec 24 8:07 PM
ISLAMABAD Senate Chairman Mohammadmian Soomro has said that Pakistan and UAE have a long history of cordial relationship that will further strengthen in future.Cricket-Pakistan anti-doping chief says pacemen may still face ban Cricmania - Dec 24 3:05 PM
LAHORE, Pakistan (AFP) - The World Anti-Doping Agency may be able to reinforce the ban against doping-tainted Pakistani pacemen Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif , the country's anti-doping tribunal chief said.Cricket: Pakistan anti-doping chief says pacemen may still face ban Channel NewsAsia - Dec 24 10:50 AM
LAHORE, Pakistan : The World Anti-Doping Agency may be able to reinforce the ban against doping-tainted Pakistani pacemen Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif, the country's anti-doping tribunal chief said.Pakistan must take steps to curb infiltration: EU report The Times of India - Dec 24 11:10 AM
NEW DELHI: Echoing India's views, the European Union (EU) has asked Pakistan to take "more effective measures" to curb cross-LoC movement of militants and disfavoured demilitarisation in Jammu and Kashmir till there is "genuine action" to neutralise threat of Pak-based ultras.Bahrain team aims to spur trade ties at Pakistan expo Gulf Daily News - Dec 24 5:15 PM
MANAMA: A trade delegation from Bahrain will attend an international exhibition and conference in Karachi, Pakistan, in the new year.The annual Muslims BIG (Business & Investment Gala) will be attended by business organisations from 57 Organisation of Islamic Conference (OIC) countries, along with the US, UK, India China, Thailand, South Korea, Germany, Italy, Sweden, France, Japan, Hong Kong, ..."Major surrender" to Pakistan on Kashmir: BJP The Hindu - Dec 24 11:55 AM
Advani rejects Pakistan's "joint administration" proposal, saying it would mean giving up sovereignty over J&KFour killed in attack on funeral in Pakistan Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News - Dec 24 6:21 AM
DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan (Reuters) - Gunmen opened fire on a Sunni Muslim funeral in Pakistan on Sunday, killing four people in what appeared to be a sectarian revenge attack.Pakistan, India agree on joint water strip survey Islamic Republic News Agency - Dec 24 7:28 AM
Pakistan - India - Survey Pakistan and India agreed on Saturday to commence a joint survey from January 15 2007, on a disputed strip of water to demarcate the maritime zone, said a joint statement issued at the end of two-day technical level talks of the senior officials.Pakistan arrests nationalist leader Islamic Republic News Agency - Dec 24 7:57 AM
Pakistan - Arrest A senior nationalist leader has been arrested on charges of torturing personnel of military intelligence, police said on Sunday.NY Times reporter, photographer harassed and detained in Pakistan Islamic Republic News Agency - Dec 24 7:29 AM
Pakistan - Journalist - Detention The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has called for a full investigation into the detention of New York Times photographer Akhtar Soomro and the beating of reporter Carlotta Gall in Pakistan on December 19.Nawaz calls for restoring Quaid s Pakistan Pakistani Newspaper - Dec 24 12:46 PM
LONDON, Dec 24 (Online): Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has felicitated the nation on the occasion of the 130th birth anniversary of Quaid-e-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah and the Christian community of Pakistan on the auspicious occasion of Christmas that are being celebrated today.Pakistan's first Sikh cadet to guard Jinnah's mausoleum ANI via Yahoo! India News - Dec 24 3:10 AM
Karachi, Dec 24 (ANI): Harcharan Singh of Nankana Sahib, the first Sikh to be inducted in the Pakistan Army, will be a part of the contingent of Gentlemen Cadets from the Pakistan Military Academy, Kakul, to mount the guard at the mausoleum of Pakistan's Founder Mohammad Ali Jinnah on Monday. December 25,2006 is the 130th birth anniversary of the Quaid-i-Azam. An ISPR release issued here ...Four killed in attack on funeral in Pakistan AlertNet - Dec 24 6:24 AM
Source: Reuters DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan, Dec 24 (Reuters) - Gunmen opened fire on a Sunni Muslim funeral in Pakistan on Sunday, killing four people in what appeared to be a sectarian revenge attack. The attack ... Pakistan could amend blasphemy law on Christmas eve Hindustan Times - Dec 24 8:03 AM
Pakistan may amend its controversial blasphemy law, that provides for death penalty for non-Muslims convicted of insulting Islam and the Prophet and has frequently been misused over the last two decades.Pakistan refuses to take back 18-year-old lad ANI via Yahoo! India News - Dec 24 3:10 AM
Poonch (Jammu and Kashmir), Dec.24 (ANI): Eighteen-year-old Sajid apparently has nowhere to go. Five years ago, he was a resident of Bandi Abbaspora in Pakistan-administered Kashmir, and while walking home after playing a cricket match; he inadvertently crossed into India and was arrested. He is still there because the authorities in Islamabad are refusing to take him back. They say that he has ...Indian cargo boat rescued by Pakistan Maritime Security Agency ANI via Yahoo! India News - Dec 24 3:10 AM
Karachi, Dec.24 (ANI): The Pakistan Maritime Security Agency (PMSA) has reportedly rescued an Indian cargo boat - the 'Noore Panjtani' with 11 crew onboard. The boat, according to the Dawn, is said to have made a distress call on December 22, following heavy flooding onboard. A defender aircraft with media personnel onboard was deployed to provide rescue assistance to the boat. The boat ...Advani warns government against yielding to Pakistan on Kash Sify News - Dec 24 10:50 AM
L.K. Advani on Sunday accused India's government of trying to settle the decades-old dispute with Pakistan over Kashmir by compromising New Delhi's long-held position that the Himalayan region is an integral part territory.20 percent of Pakistan's children suffer from psychological problems ANI via Yahoo! India News - Dec 24 3:10 AM
Karachi, Dec.24 (ANI): Twenty percent of Pakistan's children suffer from psychological problems, and seven percent of them are in the age group of three or below. According to Dr A Ghani Khan, a senior child psychiatrist associated with National Institute of Child Health (NICH), the common disorders noticed among local children included Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder, Conduct ...Pakistan, India agree to survey disputed estuary Daily News - Dec 24 12:34 PM
PAKISTAN: Pakistan and India agreed to conduct a joint survey of a disputed estuary on their border, the latest step in a tentative peace process between the nuclear-armed rivals.Mirza Ghalib and Sher Shah Suri are Pakistan postal department icons ANI via Yahoo! India News - Dec 24 2:06 AM
Lahore, Dec.24 (ANI): Old Delhi's famous 19th century poet Mirza Ghalib and the city's 16th century Afghan ruler Sher Shah Suri would be two very happy people in their graves, for Pakistan's postal department sees them as icons for Gen Next. The postal department in Pakistan is probably the most personality-oriented in the world, and if you don't believe it, here are some ...Pakistan must take steps to curb infiltration: EU report The Times of India - Dec 24 5:35 AM
Echoing India's views, the European Union has asked Pakistan to take "stronger and more effective measures" to curb cross-border movement of militants.Pakistan pacemen still face ban FOXSPORTS.com.au - Dec 24 5:38 AM
THE World Anti-Doping Agency may be able to reinforce the ban against doping-tainted Pakistan fast bowlers Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif, the country's anti-doping tribunal chief acknowledged today.Afghans see Pakistan aiding Taliban UPI - Dec 24 4:36 AM
LIZHA, Afghanistan, Dec. 24 (UPI) -- There is increasing evidence supporting U.S. intelligence reports that Pakistan is helping Afghanistan's Taliban fighters, the Los Angeles Times said Sunday.Pakistan says UN resolution on Iran not to harm ties Islamic Republic News Agency - Dec 24 5:02 AM
Pakistan - Iran - UN Resolution Pakistan has said that the adoption of a United Nations resolution against Iran would not affect Tehran's relations with Islamabad.China-Pakistan Joint Fighter-17 project needs Russian engines - Putin tending to take side with India India Daily - Dec 24 6:35 AM
India is quietly pursuing Moscow not to provide aircraft engines for the China-Pakistan Joint Fighter-17 project. Indian Air Force will have to down these fighters sooner or later. Pakistan has a roughly a cyclical pattern in attacking India.Pakistan to review blasphemy, other laws ANI via Yahoo! India News - Dec 23 11:23 PM
Lahore, Dec.24 (ANI): The Pakistan Government has announced that it will be reviewing the need for the infamous Blasphemy Law, and other Laws that it considers to be discriminatory in nature. The Daily Times quoted Minister of State for Information Tariq Azeem as saying that Islamabad would in all probability announce amendments to various discriminatory laws on Christmas Day. Commonly known as ...Fourth round of India-Pakistan composite dialogue in February 2007 ANI via Yahoo! India News - Dec 23 11:23 PM
New Delhi, Dec.24 (ANI): The fourth round of the composite dialogue process between India and Pakistan will take place in Islamabad in February 2007, Pakistan's Deputy High Commissioner to India Afrasiab told reporters here. Confirming Indian External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee's visit to Pakistan from January 13 to review the outcome of the third round of Foreign Secretary-level ...Unlike Americans EU is not complacent on Pakistan - Stop infiltration in J&K, bring democracy in occupied Kashmir: EU ... India Daily - Dec 24 6:19 AM
Echoing India's views, the European Union (EU) has asked Pakistan to take "more effective measures" to curb cross-LoC movement of terrorists and disfavoured demilitarisation in Jammu and Kashmir till there is "genuine action" to neutralise threat of Pak-based terrorists.Pakistan could amend blasphemy law on Christmas eve New Kerala - Dec 24 8:12 AM
Islamabad, Dec 24 : Pakistan may amend its controversial blasphemy law, that provides for death penalty for non-Muslims convicted of insulting Islam and the Prophet and has frequently been misused over the last two decades.ADB lends 320 million dollars to help Pakistan's poor AFP via Yahoo! News - Dec 23 1:14 AM
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) said it was lending 320 million dollars to help the poor in Pakistan obtain access to wider financial services, including microfinance.Car bomb explodes in Pakistan, three hurt The Times of India - 1 hour, 11 minutes ago
The bomb exploded near the entrance of the airport in Peshawar on Tuesday, wounding at least three people.Blast at Pakistani airport kills one, wounds two Reuters via Yahoo! Singapore News - 1 hour, 19 minutes ago
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) - A bomb exploded in a car outside an airport in the Pakistani city of Peshawar on Tuesday, killing one person and wounding two, police said.Car bomb outside Pakistan\'s Peshawar airport kills one Sharewatch - 35 minutes ago
The bomb, planted in a small Suzuki car, went off in the parking lot of the airport at 7:10 am, senior police investigation officer Qazi Jamil told Agence France-Presse.Blast at Pakistani airport kills one, wounds two Reuters.co.uk - 41 minutes ago
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) - A car bomb exploded outside the airport in the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar on Tuesday, killing one person and wounding two, police said.Pakistan want to host series first Khaleej Times - Dec 23 7:40 PM
KARACHI The Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) want to host the first leg of the hockey series between India and Pakistan in March 2007.Pak gets first female guards of honour NDTV - 2 hours, 3 minutes ago
Eight women cadets from the Pakistan Army's elite training academy became the first female guards of honour. The Pakistan Military Academy at Kakul, in the country's northwest, opened its doors to women for the first time in its history in November.Majority back army rule in Pakistan: survey rediff.com - Dec 25 5:05 AM
The least support for army rule is in India, the report said, adding that the support for the army rule diminishes in the countries that are educationally forefront.Majority back army rule in Pakistan: survey Sify News - Dec 25 8:19 AM
Even as the movement by the Opposition to oust the military regime is gathering steam, a recent study claims a majority of Pakistanis back army rule in the pre-dominantly Muslim nation with Bangladesh being the only other South Asian country to follow the trend.Car Bomb at Pakistani Airport Wounds 3 Journal Gazette & Times Courier - 31 minutes ago
PESHAWAR, Pakistan - A car bomb exploded near the entrance of the airport in northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar on Tuesday, wounding at least three people, police said.Pakistan's export of textile products up 26.9 per cent to $864.93million Khaleej Times - Dec 23 7:28 PM
ISLAMABAD Pakistan's export of textile products has risen by 26.9 per cent to $864.935 million during the month of November 2006 as against $681.570 million over the same month last year.Pakistan's import bill of oil products up 31.38 per cent Khaleej Times - Dec 23 7:15 PM
ISLAMABAD Pakistan's import bill of oil products rose by 31.38 per cent during the months of July-Nov of the Fiscal Year 2006 to $3.391 billion as against $2.581 billion over the same months of last year.Majority back army rule in Pakistan: survey India Daily - Dec 25 6:35 AM
Even as the movement by the Opposition to oust the military regime is gathering steam, a recent study claims a majority of Pakistanis back army rule in the pre-dominently Muslim nation with Bangladesh being the only other South Asian country to follow the trend.Samjhauta Express driver dies of heart attack at Attari Indian Express via Yahoo! India News - Dec 25 4:15 PM
Mohammed Hanif, 58, the driver of the Samjhauta Express train that runs between India and Pakistan thrice a week, died at the Attari railway station on the Indian side soon after the train arrived with the passengers from Pakistan today. He died of a heart attack. He belonged to Lahore and his family had been duly informed of his death as the Government Railway Police (GRP) took the body into ...Centenary forum exposes division within PML leadership Khaleej Times - 1 hour, 37 minutes ago
THE four-day International Conference on All-India Muslim League (1906-1947) last week was organised by the ruling Pakistan Muslim League (PML) as part of centenary celebrations of the founding of the party. Celebrations have also been held in other major towns in the country.Indian opposition warns gov't on Kashmir AP via Yahoo! News - Dec 24 8:06 PM
An opposition leader accused India's government Sunday of trying to settle the half-century old dispute with Pakistan over Kashmir by backing away from New Delhi's long held position that the Himalayan region is an integral part of its territory.Our nukes can stand N-strike: Mush IBN live - 1 hour, 59 minutes ago
Karachi: Asserting that Pakistan will continue to increase its defence capabilities, President Pervez Musharraf has said the country's nuclear and missile installations are safe even from a nuclear strike.UN resolution not to affect Iran trade ties Khaleej Times - 1 hour, 37 minutes ago
ISLAMABAD Pakistan will continue its political, economic and trade relations with Iran despite the imposition of sanctions on Teheran by the UN Security Council, Foreign Office spokesperson Tasnim Aslam has said.Majority back army rule in Pakistan: survey New Kerala - Dec 25 8:59 AM
Islamabad, Dec 25: Even as the movement by the Opposition to oust the military regime is gathering steam, a recent study claims a majority of Pakistanis back army rule in the pre-dominently Muslim nation with Bangladesh being the only other South Asian country to follow the trend.Pakistan frees 70 Indian prisoners Pakistani Newspaper - Dec 23 8:17 PM
LAHORE,Dec 23 (NNI): Pakistan on Saturday handed over 70 Indian fishermen and civilian prisoners in the latest goodwill gesture between the long-standing South Asian rivals.Most Pakistanis favour idea of military rule: survey Khaleej Times - 1 hour, 38 minutes ago
ISLAMABAD People in South Asia overwhelmingly support democracy, except in Pakistan, where about half the respondents in a survey said that democratic or non-democratic forms of government made no difference to them.Pakistan, India agree on joint creek survey Gulf Times - Dec 23 10:14 PM
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and India agreed yesterday to conduct a joint survey of a disputed estuary on their border, the latest step in a tentative peace process between the nuclear-armed rivals.Memon $272m UAE investment AME Info - 1 hour, 44 minutes ago
Pakistan-based Memon Group plans to invest $272m in UAE property projects by the end of 2008. Memon will announce two new projects in Q1 2007. It is currently developing the $20.4m Champions Tower I and the $30m Champion Towers II at Dubai Sports City, both of which have sold out.PIA launches budget flights Khaleej Times - 1 hour, 37 minutes ago
KARACHI Pakistan International Airlines launched 'PIA Express' service with a Boeing 747 on domestic sectors yesterday. The new service offers fares lower by 20 per cent with no meals and only refreshments will be served.Women cadets break all-male tradition Times Online - Dec 25 3:31 PM
KARACHI Eight women officer cadets from the training academy for Pakistani army officers became the first women to mount honour guard at the mausoleum of Mohammed Ali Jinnah, the founder of Pakistan.Injury threatens Pakistan s Razzaq Gulf Times - Dec 23 9:46 PM
KARACHI: Allrounder Abdul Razzaq said yesterday he might miss Pakistan s three-Test series in South Africa next month because of a calf injury.Pakistan, India agree to survey disputed estuary The Peninsula - Dec 23 2:59 PM
islamabad Pakistan and India agreed yesterday to conduct a joint survey of a disputed estuary on their border, the latest step in a tentative peace process between the nuclear-armed rivals.After Europe, Mirwaiz says next stop Pak Indian Express via Yahoo! India News - Dec 25 1:27 PM
On an European tour, Hurriyat chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq has said his back channels with the Central Government are open and that he will follow up his current tour with a visit to Pakistan in January. Mirwaiz, who of late has emerged as a sort of consensus separatist leader in the Valley between India and Pakistan, is pursuing what Hurriyat says "an awareness campaign on Kashmir". Mirwaiz's ...Pakistan-born Bishop tells women to abandon veils The Pakistan Link - Dec 25 3:03 AM
LAHORE: Britain s only Asian bishop has waded into the row over veils, claiming Muslim women should not wear the garment in public, the Mail reported on Sunday.Pakistan, India to survey Sir Creek in January IANS via Yahoo! India News - Dec 23 7:28 AM
Islamabad, Dec 23 (DPA) Pakistan and India will begin a joint survey of the Sir Creek marshlands along their borders Jan 15 in a bid to resolve a longstanding ownership dispute, according to a joint statement issued at the end of two-day talks Saturday.Saudi-Kuwaiti group to invest $4 bln in Pakistan Business Recorder - Dec 23 3:20 PM
KARACHI: A Saudi-Kuwaiti joint venture, MidRoc Tussonia Ltd, will invest $3 to 4 billion in Pakistan over the next seven years in power generation, refining and real estate sectors. This was stated by the MidRoc Group President, Sheikh Humoud Al-Sab ....Pakistan, India agree to survey disputed estuary Reuters via Yahoo! India News - Dec 23 6:20 AM
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan and India agreed on Saturday to conduct a joint survey of a disputed estuary on their border, the latest step in a tentative peace process between the nuclear-armed rivals.Pakistan pair: WADA lodge appeal CNN.com - Dec 22 9:36 AM
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) -- The World Anti-Doping Agency has lodged an appeal for the restoration of the original bans imposed on Pakistan cricketers Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif for doping.Pakistan, India agree to joint survey to resolve border dispute Associated Press via Yahoo! India News - Dec 23 4:37 AM
Pakistan and India on Saturday agreed to conduct a joint survey of part of their mutual border to resolve a lingering territorial dispute that has hindered oil and gas exploration. Pakistan, India agree on joint survey of maritime boundary Channel NewsAsia - Dec 23 7:35 AM
ISLAMABAD - India and Pakistan Saturday agreed to conduct a joint survey of a maritime boundary in January to resolve a decades-old dispute, after two-day talks here, officials said.Pakistan to build five dams: Aziz ANI via Yahoo! India News - Dec 23 4:47 AM
Islamabad, Dec.23 (ANI): Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz said today that his government has cleared a proposal to build five dams. He said the Bhasha Dam would be the first to built because no one has raised objection on its construction. Addressing an inaugural function of the Jinnah Pilot project near Jinnah Barrage here on Saturday, Aziz said that before President Musharraf's tenure, Pakistan ...Nuclear rivals India, Pakistan swap prisoners AFP via Yahoo! News - Dec 22 7:52 AM
India and Pakistan started a two-day swap of detained illegal fishermen and immigrants including children as part of attempts to improve ties between the nuclear rivals, officials said.Musharraf says N-sites can withstand any strike Islamic Republic News Agency - Dec 25 7:42 AM
Pakistan - Musharraf - Nuclear Sites Pakistani President General Pervez Musharraf has said that Pakistan's nuclear and missile installations are safe enough to withstand any nuclear strike.Mufti criticises Advani's Kashmir remarks Calcutta News - Dec 25 12:59 PM
Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed Monday criticised senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani for accusing the Manmohan Singh government of compromising on Kashmir and called for support to the India-Pakistan peace process.Indian Opposition Warns Gov't on Kashmir ABC News - Dec 24 8:33 PM
Indian Opposition Warns Government Against Yielding to Pakistan on KashmirAsian Bishop in U.K. calls for "burqa'' ban The Hindu - Dec 25 12:07 PM
LONDON: The Church of England's only Asian Bishop, Pakistan-born Michael Nazir-Ali, has re-ignited the row over burqa after he called for it to be banned in public arguing that it posed a threat to security and hindered the Muslim ...Pakistan, India agree on commencement of joint survey on Sir Creek from Jan, 15 Pakistani Newspaper - Dec 23 10:31 AM
ISLAMABAD, Dec 23 (Online): India and Pakistan have agreed to conduct joint survey from January 15, 2007 to resolve Sir Creek dispute. The agreement was reached between defence experts of Pakistan and India during technical level talks here Saturday.India, Pakistan agree to survey Sir Creek Express India - Dec 23 7:22 AM
Pakistan and India agreed on Saturday to conduct a joint survey of Sir Creek, that flows into the Arabian sea between the Pakistani province of Sindh and Gujarat in India.Discussion on Sir Creek issue: Pakistan, India hold first round of talks The Pakistan Link - Dec 23 10:50 AM
RAWALPINDI: Pakistan and India held talks on Friday aimed at resolving a dispute over an estuary on their border that has hampered exploration for oil and gas and led to the detention of hundreds of their fishermen.Taliban leader killed near Pakistan border: U.S. CTV.ca - Dec 23 5:14 AM
A top Taliban commander said to be a close associate of Osama bin Laden and Mullah Omar has been killed in Afghanistan near the border of Pakistan, the U.S. military said on Saturday.Pakistan, India to survey disputed marshlands in January Khaleej Times - Dec 23 6:52 AM
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan and India will begin a joint survey of the Sir Creek marshlands along their borders next month in a bid to resolve a longstanding ownership dispute, the sides agreed in the Pakistani city of Rawalpindi Saturday.Pakistan frees 70 Indian prisoners Hindustan Times - Dec 23 6:48 AM
Pakistan on Saturday handed over 70 Indian fishermen and civilian prisoners to Indian authorities in the latest goodwill gesture between the two countries, according to a local agency report.Pakistan repatriates 70 Indian prisoners Sify News - Dec 23 8:50 AM
Pakistan on Saturday released 70 Indians including 50 fishermen, languishing in different jails there, and they crossed over to India through the Wagah border.Lady cadets PMA present Guard of Honor at Quaid s mausoleum Pakistani Newspaper - Dec 25 10:47 AM
RAWALPINDI, Dec 25 (APP): Eight lady cadets from Pakistan Military Academy, the premier training institution of the Army, on Monday became the first ever women under-training soldier to present Guard of Honor at the mausoleum of Pakistan s founder, Muhammad Ali Jinnah at Karachi.British airline plot suspect slams 'injustice' in Pakistan court AFP via Yahoo! News - Dec 22 4:38 AM
A Briton held in Pakistan for alleged involvement in a plot to blow up transatlantic jets said the accusations against him were false as he appeared in court on other charges.Pakistan, India agree to survey disputed estuary Khaleej Times - Dec 23 5:07 AM
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan and India have agreed to conduct a joint survey of a disputed estuary on their border next month, Pakistan s Ministry of Defence said on Saturday.