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Pakistan Plans to Reinforce Long Afghan Border New York Times - 1 hour, 55 minutes ago
The Pakistan Army will seal the border to thwart incursions into Afghan territory by Pakistan-based Taliban militants.Pakistan Plans to Mine Afghan Border New York Times - Dec 26 11:37 AM
Faced with criticism over incursions into Afghanistan by Taliban militants, the Pakistan government said that it would seal the border.Pakistan to use mines to stop militants AP via Yahoo! News - Dec 26 9:53 AM
Pakistan said Tuesday it will plant land mines and build a fence on parts of its long, rugged frontier with Afghanistan to meet criticism it does too little to stop Taliban and al-Qaida guerrillas from crossing the border.Pakistan Plans Afghan Border Minefield to Tackle Terrorists Bloomberg.com - 35 minutes ago
Dec. 27 (Bloomberg) -- Pakistan plans to construct fences and lay minefields along parts of its border with Afghanistan to stem the flow of insurgents between the two countries, Foreign Secretary Riaz Mohammad Khan said.Pakistan to reinforce border with Afghanistan International Herald Tribune - Dec 26 1:45 PM
Pakistan will fence and land-mine parts of its border with Afghanistan to prevent cross-border militancy, the Foreign Ministry said Tuesday.Pakistan to tighten Afghan border Los Angeles Times - 2 hours, 48 minutes ago
Under growing pressure from the Bush administration and NATO to stem the cross-border movement of Taliban fighters, Pakistan announced Tuesday that it would construct a fence and plant land mines along parts of its remote, rugged frontier with Afghanistan. Pakistan to fence, mine Afghan border Reuters via Yahoo! News - Dec 26 6:16 AM
Pakistan said on Tuesday it would fence and mine parts of its border with Afghanistan to try to stop Taliban rebels crossing to wage their growing rebellion.Pakistan to mine its Afghan border International Herald Tribune - Dec 26 5:44 AM
Pakistan will fence and land mine parts of its border with Afghanistan to prevent cross-border militancy, the Foreign Ministry said Tuesday. Afghanistan quickly rejected the plan.Pakistan to mine and fence Afghan border AFP via Yahoo! News - Dec 26 4:59 AM
Pakistan has said it will fence and mine parts of its frontier with Afghanistan, amid allegations of militant infiltration across the border.Pakistan to fence, lay mines on Afghan border Reuters via Yahoo! News - Dec 26 4:16 AM
Pakistan plans to build a fence and lay landmines along parts of its border with Afghanistan in an effort to stop militants crossing into Afghanistan to battle NATO forces, a Pakistani official said on Tuesday.Pakistan decides to mine border with Afghanistan AFP via Yahoo! News - Dec 26 3:42 AM
Pakistan said it has decided to fence and mine parts of its border with Afghanistan, amid allegations of militant infiltration across the border.Pakistan to mine and fence Afghan border Financial Times - 43 minutes ago
Pakistan said Tuesday it would lay landmines and put up fences along parts of its border with Afghanistan in response to international concerns that Taliban militants can slip between the two countries with ease.Pakistan to defy US on Iran gas Financial Times - 36 minutes ago
Pakistan is sending officials to Iran next month to settle the tariff for gas it plans to buy from Iran through an ambitious new pipeline project, Shaukat Aziz, prime minister, said last night.Pakistan bomb kills 1, wounds 2 CNN.com - Dec 25 10:39 PM
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) -- A car bomb exploded near the entrance of the airport in the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar on Tuesday, killing one man and wounding two others, police said.Pakistan plans border minefield BBC News - Dec 26 5:44 AM
Pakistan plans to fence and plant landmines along sections of its border with Afghanistan to stop militants.Bomb injures 3 at Pakistan airport CNN.com - Dec 25 8:10 PM
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's border maneouvres anger Afghans Daily Telegraph - Dec 26 5:07 PM
Pakistan rekindled a diplomatic row with neighbouring Afghanistan yesterday by announcing that it will fence and mine its border.Pakistan Plans To Mine And Fence Sections Of Border With Afghanistan Nasdaq - Dec 26 12:37 PM
(RTTNews) - Pakistan's Foreign Secretary Riaz Mohammad Khan said Pakistan plans to mine sections of its border with Afghanistan in an effort to stop militants.Pakistan to mine Afghan frontier The Herald - Dec 26 5:31 PM
Pakistan is to fence and mine parts of its long, rugged frontier with Afghanistan to prevent cross-border raids by Taliban and al Qaeda militants, and stave off criticism that it is doing little to stop the bloody insurgency.*Pakistan Plans To Mine And Fence Sections Of Border With Afghanistan Nasdaq - Dec 26 12:38 PM
(RTTNews) - Pakistan Plans To Mine And Fence Sections Of Border With Afghanistan.Pakistan puts up barriers along border with Afghanistan Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Dec 26 2:39 PM
Pakistan says it is planning to build a fence and lay minefields along sections of the border with Afghanistan to halt cross-border militancy.Pakistan says trade with India linked to political reality New Kerala - 21 minutes ago
K J M Varma, Islamabad, Dec 27: Maintaining that trade relations with India are linked to "political reality" and cannot be viewed in "isolation," Pakistan has refuted a report in the media that New Delhi has managed to isolate it on the trade front in the South Asian region by forming the BIMST-EC trade bloc.Pakistan Announces Plans to Fence and Mine Border with Afghanistan Voice of America - Dec 26 7:29 AM
Pakistan has announced plans to fence and mine sections of its frontier with Afghanistan to help prevent cross-border raids by pro-Taleban militants.Pakistan airport blast kills one BBC News - Dec 25 8:29 PM
A car bomb outside Peshawar airport in Pakistan's North West Frontier Province kills one person, the police says.Pakistan to mine Afghan border UPI - Dec 26 10:58 AM
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Dec. 26 (UPI) -- Pakistan's foreign minister said the country would plant land mines along its border with Afghanistan to prevent terrorist movement across the frontier.Pakistan to place fences, mines, troops along Afghan border USA Today - Dec 26 3:30 AM
Pakistan announced today that it will build fences, install mines and station troops along parts of its border with Afghanistan in response to criticism that it has not done enough to keep al-Qaeda and Taliban fighters from crossing the rugged... Pakistan: Iran Has A Right To Peaceful Nuclear Technology Nasdaq - Dec 26 5:22 AM
ISLAMABAD (AP)--Iran has the right to get nuclear technology for peaceful purposes, Pakistan's Foreign Ministry said Tuesday, opposing U.N. sanctions against Iran for its refusal to halt uranium enrichment.Pakistan says Iran has right to nuclear technology for peaceful purposes Associated Press via Yahoo! India News - Dec 26 5:11 AM
Iran has the right to pursue nuclear technology for peaceful purposes, Pakistan's Foreign Ministry said Tuesday, opposing U.N. sanctions against the Middle East nation for its refusal to halt uranium enrichment. Pakistan says it will fence, mine parts of Afghan border to stop militants Boston Herald - Dec 26 4:08 AM
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Pakistan said Tuesday it will plant land mines and build a fence on parts of its long, rugged frontier with Afghanistan to meet criticism it does too little to stop Taliban and al-Qaida...Pakistan against sanctions on Iran: FO Pakistani Newspaper - Dec 26 11:24 AM
ISLAMABAD, Dec 26 (Online): Pakistan on Tuesday categorically said it would not support sanctions on Iran adding the issue be resolved through diplomatic ways.Pakistan to fence, mine Afghan border AlertNet - Dec 26 6:21 AM
Source: Reuters (Adds Afghan reaction, comment from Pakistani official) By Kamran Haider ISLAMABAD, Dec 26 (Reuters) - Pakistan said on Tuesday it would fence and mine parts of its border with Afghanistan to try ... Pakistan says it will fence, mine parts of Afghan border to stop militants CP via Yahoo! Canada News - Dec 26 3:48 AM
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - Pakistan will put fences and landmines along parts of its border with Afghanistan to prevent cross-border militancy, the Foreign Ministry said Tuesday.Pakistan to fence border Gulf Daily News - Dec 26 2:58 PM
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan said yesterday it would fence and mine parts of its border with Afghanistan to try to stop Taliban rebels crossing to wage their growing rebellion.Pakistan to mine and fence Afghan border Nine O'Clock - Dec 26 12:39 PM
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan Tuesday said it will fence and mine parts of its frontier with Afghanistan, amid allegations of militant infiltration across the border.Pakistan's defence can face nuclear attack: Musharraf The Pakistan Link - Dec 26 10:58 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....Pakistan-Iran sanctions /GNR/ Islamic Republic News Agency - Dec 26 6:22 AM
Islamabad, Dec 26 ,IRNA -- Pakistan has never favoured sanctions on Iran for its nuclear program and it stands for a diplomatic solution of the issue, Foreign Secretary, Riaz Muhammad Khan said.Pakistan to fence Afghan border NDTV - Dec 26 6:10 AM
Parts of Pakistan's border with Afghanistan will be fenced and mined to stop terror activities inside Afghanistan, Pakistan Foreign Secretary Riaz Mohammad Khan said Tuesday.Karzai has accused Pakistan's military intelligence, the ISI in particular, of helping the Afghan Taliban Aljazeera - Dec 26 6:07 AM
Pakistan has announced that its army is to work out ways of fencing and mining parts of the country's border with Afghanistan.Pakistan to fence, lay mines on Afghan border AlertNet - Dec 26 4:21 AM
Source: Reuters (Adds comment, background) By Kamran Haider ISLAMABAD, Dec 26 (Reuters) - Pakistan plans to build a fence and lay landmines along parts of its border with Afghanistan in an effort to stop ... Pakistan taking every step to secure Pak-Aghan border: Sherpao The Pakistan Link - Dec 26 10:58 AM
ISLAMABAD, Dec 26 (APP): Minister for Interior Aftab Ahmad Khan Sherpao Tuesday said Pakistan was taking every step to prevent illegal movement across the border with Afghanistan and the decision to fence and mine parts of the frontier was a part of the strategy.Pakistan to bolster Afghan border News Interactive - Dec 26 4:50 AM
PAKISTAN plans to build a fence and lay landmines along parts of its border with Afghanistan in an effort to stop militants crossing into Afghanistan to battle NATO forces.One killed in Pakistan airport bombing UPI - Dec 26 8:13 AM
PESHAWAR, Pakistan, Dec. 26 (UPI) -- One person was killed and two injured when a bomb exploded in a car near the entrance to a Pakistani airport.Pakistan to bolster Afghan border The Australian - Dec 26 4:40 AM
Relations between Pakistan and Afghanistan have deteriorated sharply this year over Afghan complaints Taliban fighters operate from sanctuaries on the Pakistani side of the largely unmarked, open frontier.Kuwaiti firm expresses interest to invest in Pakistan Written by pub Tuesday, 26 December 2006 The Pakistan Link - Dec 26 10:58 AM
KARACHI, Dec 26 (APP)- KGL Holding, a Kuwaiti firm, has expressed interest to invest in Pakistan. A statement here said that the Chairman of KGL, Saeed Esmail Dashti, recently undertook a visit to Pakistan.Government terms Indian Express report on Indo-Pakistan talks incorrect ANI via Yahoo! India News - Dec 26 2:29 AM
New Delhi, Dec.26 (ANI): The Government termed today's front-page report in the Indian Express on Indo-Pakistan relations as incorrect. Responding to the article which said that Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh's special envoy for Indo-Pak relations, Satinder K. Lambah, had been to Lahore recently to hold back channel discussions with his Pakistani counterpart Tariq Aziz, a spokesman of ...Pakistan takes steps to stop militants WLUC TV 6 - Dec 26 9:37 AM
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan Pakistan's Foreign Ministry says a fence is being installed and land mines planted along the Pakistani border with Afghanistan. The ministry says Pakistan is trying to prevent cross-border militancy.Pakistan Announces Plans to Fence and Mine Border with Afghanistan Moldova.org - Dec 26 7:52 AM
Pakistan has announced plans to fence and mine sections of its frontier with Afghanistan to help prevent cross-border raids by pro-Taleban militants. The controversial proposal follows repeated criticism from both U.S. and Afghan officials who have accused Pakistan of failing to secure the lawless border area. VOA's Benjamin Sand has more from Islamabad. The border has been at the center of a ...Pakistan never favors sanctions on Iran: official People's Daily - Dec 26 5:39 AM
Pakistan has never favored the sanctions on Iran for its nuclear program and it stands for a diplomatic solution of the issue, Pakistani Foreign Secretary Riaz Muhammad Khan said Tuesday.Pakistan plans fence, mines on Afghan border AlertNet - Dec 26 3:22 AM
Source: Reuters ISLAMABAD, Dec 26 (Reuters) - Pakistan plans to build a fence and lay landmines along parts of its border with Afghanistan in an effort to stop militants crossing into Afghanistan to battle NATO ... One killed, two hurt in blast in northwestern Pakistan AFP via Yahoo! Asia News - Dec 26 12:50 AM
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AFP) - A car bomb has exploded outside the main airport in the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar, killing a labourer and wounding two others, police said.One killed, two hurt in blast in northwestern Pakistan Channel NewsAsia - Dec 26 3:18 AM
PESHAWAR, Pakistan : A car bomb has exploded outside the main airport in the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar, killing a labourer and wounding two others, police said.Pakistan takes steps to stop militants ABC 7 El Paso - Dec 26 3:38 AM
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan Pakistan's Foreign Ministry says a fence is being installed and land mines planted along the Pakistani border with Afghanistan.Pakistan to fence, mine border with Afghanistan: official People's Daily - Dec 26 4:40 AM
Pakistan has decided to fence and mine selectively its border with Afghanistan on its side to prevent any militant activities from Pakistan inside Afghanistan, Pakistani Foreign Secretary Riaz Muhammad Khan said Tuesday.Pakistan to mine its fences with Afghanistan The Times of India - Dec 26 3:51 AM
Keeping in mind the cross-border infiltration, Pakistan has decided to mine its fences with Afghanistan.Bombings kill one, injure two in Pakistan Moldova.org - Dec 26 7:28 AM
Islamabad (dpa) - One person died Tuesday from a car bomb outside the Peshawar city airport in Pakistan's restive North-West Frontier Province (NWFP), while two other blasts occurred in other regions. Three people were initially injured when explosives planted in a car parked by the airport detonated, one of whom later succumbed to his injuries, city police chief Malik Saad told the private Geo ...Pakistan Airport Car Bomb Blast Kills One Nasdaq - Dec 25 10:08 PM
(RTTNews) - A car bomb exploded outside the main airport in Peshawar, the capital of Pakistan's North West Frontier Province early Tuesday, killing a laborer and wounding two others, police said.Pakistan's former army generals oppose anti-Iran resolution Islamic Republic News Agency - Dec 26 12:52 AM
Pakistan - Former generals Pakistan's retired army generals have dismissed as unjustified UN Security Council sanctions on Iran and said that curbs will not shake determination of the brave Iranians.India-Pakistan trust deficit persists, more realism on Kashmir (INDIA-PAKISTAN YEARENDER) Calcutta News - Dec 25 11:08 PM
It was a year of missed opportunities for India and Pakistan - the two neighbours came close to a deal over the Siachen glacier but squandered the chance - with trust deficit over continuing cross-border terrorism shadowing their bilateral ties.Blast outside Pakistan airport, 1 dead IBN live - Dec 25 9:15 PM
Peshawar (Pakistan): A car bomb exploded outside the Peshawar airport on Tuesday, killing one person and wounding two, police said.MTC interested in Pakistan ITP.net - Dec 25 10:18 PM
Kuwait's MTC Group is said to be considering bidding for Pakistan cellco Paktel, a unit of Millicom International Cellular. In November, Millicom stated that it expected to end its 16-year presence in Pakistan in 2007 as a result of difficult operating conditions in the market.Pakistan port deal goes to PSA group Financial Times - Dec 25 5:05 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.Pakistan remembers Jinnah Gulf Times - Dec 26 12:06 AM
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan yesterday celebrated with verve the 130th birth anniversary of its founder Mohamed Ali Jinnah, revered as Quaid-e-Azam, the Great Leader, and national spirit. The day is commemorated as a public holiday.Pakistan To Mine Border With Afghanistan Radio Free Europe: Radio Library - Dec 26 4:10 AM
December 26, 2006 -- Pakistan's Foreign Secretary Riaz Mohammad Khan today said that Pakistani authorities have decided to mine and fence parts of Pakistan's border with Afghanistan.(AFX UK Focus) 2006-12-26 05:14 GMT: Car bomb outside Pakistan's Peshawar airport kills one Interactive Investor - Dec 25 9:38 PM
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.Pakistan plans for fence and mines along Afghan border Guardian Unlimited - Dec 26 4:38 PM
· Islamabad reveals move to stem flow of militants· Afghan permission not required, minister warnsTaliban forces are said to use Pakistan as staging area The Buffalo News - Dec 25 6:04 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 7:37 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.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.US for new operation in Pakistan tribal agency: report Islamic Republic News Agency - Dec 25 7:37 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.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.Playing a Taliban was challenging: Pakistan's Salman New Kerala - 6 minutes ago
By Arpana, New Delhi, Dec 27: Pakistani actor Salman Shahid's performance as a Taliban guerrilla running for his life in "Kabul Express" was as moving as the heart wrenching portrayal in the film of the Afghanistan situation.Pakistan admit Wada rights The Star - 1 hour, 19 minutes ago
Lahore - 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 on Sunday.Taliban find support in Pakistan, documents say Sun-Sentinel - Dec 25 12:07 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 5:23 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: Iran Has Right to Nuclear Tech for Peaceful Purposes NRDC Worldview - Dec 26 7:46 AM
12/26/2006 8:11:00 AM Copyright 2006 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.Pakistan to fence, mine border with Afghanistan The Hindu - Dec 26 11:56 AM
Extraordinary situation needs extraordinary measures: Foreign SecretaryPakistan to go ahead with Iran pipeline project Financial Express - Dec 25 8:40 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 9:02 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.Peace process, a success of foreign policy in 2006: Pakistan The Hindu - Dec 26 11:55 AM
Musharraf's ideas on Kashmir generated discourse: Foreign SecretaryPakistan rules out breakthrough during Mukherjee's visit rediff.com - Dec 26 8:09 AM
"It will be premature to talk about any breakthrough during the visit," Foreign Secretary Riaz Mohammad Khan told a press conference in Islamabad.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 2:58 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 11:09 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 2:57 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".