<< Back
Pakistan fence, land mine plan no solution: Karzai 
Reuters via Yahoo! News - Dec 28 3:40 AM
Afghanistan's president on Thursday urged Pakistan to do more to stop Taliban and other militants sheltering and training on its territory rather than separating families with an impractical border fence and landmines.Pakistan proposes fence to rein in Taliban The Christian Science Monitor via Yahoo! News - Dec 28 12:00 AM
First, Pakistan tried to fight the Taliban militia along its remote, craggy border with Afghanistan. Then it tried to make peace with them. This week, Pakistan announced a new solution to the problem on its western frontier: mines and fences along the Afghan border, designed to keep militants from crossing in and out of the tribal zone.Pakistan police break up protest BBC News - Dec 28 11:06 AM
Police in Pakistan break up a protest by relatives of missing persons outside the army's headquarters.Pakistan's forex reserves rise to $12.759 bln Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News - 57 minutes ago
KARACHI, Dec 29 (Reuters) - Pakistan's foreign exchange reserves rose $38 million to $12.759 billion in the week ending on Dec. 23, the central bank said on Friday.Dropping of terror charges against Briton stayed in Pakistan AFP via Yahoo! News - Dec 28 1:31 AM
A Pakistani court has stayed dropping of terror charges by a lower court against a Briton held in Pakistan for alleged involvement in a plot to blow up transatlantic jets, his lawyer said.Pakistan Drops Iron Curtain on Afghanistan Ohmynews - 1 hour, 18 minutes ago
According to Karzai, the best way to eradicate terrorism in both countries would be to destroy their safe havens, which as he suggested that Pakistan continues to turn a blind eye toward. "If we want to prevent terrorism...Karzai, UN reject Pakistan's mining policy Business Recorder - Dec 28 3:45 PM
KABUL: Afghanistan's president and the United Nations dismissed on Thursday Pakistan's decision to mine and fence the frontier between the rowing neighbours as a way to cut back cross-border 'terrorism'. President Hamid Karzai said he would use 'e ....Afghan Angry at Pakistan?s Plan for Mines and Fence on Border New York Times - 2 hours, 10 minutes ago
Afghan President Hamid Karzai said the moves would only hurt the people in the region and would not stem cross-border terrorism.U.N. voices concern over Pakistan plan AP via Yahoo! News - Dec 27 9:41 AM
A top U.N. human rights officer said Wednesday that Pakistan's plan to mine parts of its border with Afghanistan would only add to civilian casualties in a region already littered with unexploded ordnance.Karzai: Mining Afghan-Pakistan border will not stop terrorists CP via Yahoo! Canada News - Dec 28 3:53 AM
KABUL (AP) - Pakistan's plan to mine and fence its border with Afghanistan will separate families but will not prevent terrorism, President Hamid Karzai said Thursday.Pakistan stocks poised to shine in 2007 - analysts Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News - Dec 28 3:41 AM
KARACHI, Dec 28 (Reuters) - Pakistan's stock market, one of Asia's top performers, should grow up to 25 percent in 2007 as an expanding economy is likely to attract more foreign investors despite political risks, analysts said on Thursday.Eid celebrations at Pakistan Club Gulf Daily News - Dec 28 2:56 PM
THE Kerala Muslim Cultural Centre (KMCC) is organising an Eid Milan programme at the Pakistan Club on the second day of Eid. The programme of Muslim folk songs, Mappila Pattu, will feature popular singers Kannoor Seenath, Sibila Sadanandan, I P Siddique, Cochin Shameer and Yousif Karakad.Fund-raising ban on militants in Pakistan Gulf Daily News - Dec 28 2:58 PM
ISLAMABAD: Authorities in Pakistan will monitor more than a dozen outlawed militant groups in order to stop them from using an annual Islamic festival for fund-raising and gift collecting, an official said yesterday.Pakistan general elections on Jan 15, 2008: minister IANS via Yahoo! India News - Dec 28 2:49 AM
Islamabad, Dec 28 (IANS) The general elections in Pakistan will be held on Jan 15, 2008, a high-profile minister has said in an apparent move to placate political parties and the West that have been demanding restoration of democracy in the country.Pakistan's major daily opposes sanctions on Iran Islamic Republic News Agency - Dec 28 5:22 AM
Pakistan Daily - Iran A leading Pakistani daily in its editorial comments has opposed sanctions on Iran and said it would not yield any positive results to peacefully resolve the nuclear issue of the Islamic Republic.Pakistan's Akhtar fined in sponsorship breach AFP via Yahoo! News - Dec 27 6:02 AM
Fiery Pakistan paceman Shoaib Akhtar was fined for refusing to wear the logo of a sponsor of the national cricket board during a domestic tournament, an official said.Pakistan fence, landmine plan no solution: Karzai AlertNet - Dec 28 3:51 AM
Source: Reuters KABUL, Dec 28 (Reuters) - Afghanistan's president on Thursday urged Pakistan to do more to stop Taliban and other militants sheltering and training on its territory rather than separating families ... Pakistan protests against India s refusal of SAARC facilities Greater Kashmir - Dec 28 10:49 AM
UNITED NEWS OF INDIA Islamabad: Pakistan has formally protested against the Indian government for its refusal to oblige distinguished Pakistanis with the SAARC visa sticker during their stay and free movement in India, a media report said.Pakistan's pace attack will be key - Woolmer CricInfo - Dec 28 5:05 AM
Pakistan's fast bowling resources might hold the key to a tough series in South Africa, according to Bob Woolmer, the Pakistan coach. At their disposal, as the squad is finalised, will be the likes of Umar Gul, Shahid Nazir, Mohammad Sami, Rana Naveed-ul-Hasan and the returning trio of Shoaib Akhtar, Mohammad Asif and Shabbir Ahmed. Pakistan Central Bank To Sell PKR45 Billion In T-Bills Saturday Nasdaq - Dec 27 11:53 PM
KARACHI -(Dow Jones)- Pakistan's central bank said Thursday it plans to sell a total PKR45 billion of three-month, six-month and one-year treasury bills at an auction Saturday.Pakistan cenbank to sell 45 bln rupees of T-bills Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News - Dec 27 11:33 PM
KARACHI, Dec 28 (Reuters) - Pakistan's central bank said on Thursday it would auction 45 billion rupees ($738.55 million) worth of three-, six- and 12-month Treasury bills this week.Pakistan general elections on Jan 15, 2008: minister Hindustan Times - Dec 28 4:48 AM
The general elections in Pakistan will be held on January 15, 2008, a high-profile minister has said in an apparent move to placate political parties and the West that have been demanding restoration of democracy in the country.Gas supply cut causes closure of four power plants in Pakistan Islamic Republic News Agency - Dec 28 5:56 AM
Pakistan - Power Plant Four power plants have been closed in the country due to scarce supply of natural gas, federal water and power minister said in Karachi.Dropping of terror charges against Briton stayed in Pakistan AFP via Yahoo! Asia News - Dec 27 11:24 PM
ISLAMABAD (AFP) - A Pakistani court has stayed dropping of terror charges by a lower court against a Briton held in Pakistan for alleged involvement in a plot to blow up transatlantic jets, his lawyer said Thursday.Critic of Pakistan agency is missing The Star-Ledger - Dec 27 10:08 PM
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- In his chronicle of life as an inmate at Guantánamo Bay, Afghan writer Abdul Rahim Muslim Dost describes his three years of humiliat ing detention for suspicion of ties to al Qaeda.Karzai, UN reject Pakistan's decision of border fencing New Kerala - Dec 28 8:49 AM
Kabul, Dec. 28 : Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai and the United Nations on Thursday rejected Pakistan's decision of mining and fencing the border with Afghanistan.Madhya Pradesh imbibes family planning lessons from Pakistan Calcutta News - Dec 28 3:08 AM
Madhya Pradesh government of Bharatiya Janta Party has been inspired from the most unlikely of places - Pakistan - to devise a family planning programme for the Muslim community based on a 'Pakistani model' that advocates use the religious texts and clerics for awareness campaign as well as the mosque to distribute contraceptives.Madhya Pradesh imbibes family planning lessons from Pakistan IANS via Yahoo! India News - Dec 27 9:31 PM
Bhopal, Dec 28 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh government of Bharatiya Janta Party has been inspired from the most unlikely of places - Pakistan - to devise a family planning programme for the Muslim community based on a 'Pakistani model' that advocates use the religious texts and clerics for awareness campaign as well as the mosque to distribute contraceptives.Pakistan's tribal deals aren't working International Herald Tribune - Dec 28 8:44 AM
If Pakistani border tribes fail to expel Taliban militants and end cross-border attacks, Pakistani forces must do it.Karzai Denounces Pakistan?s Mining of Border New York Times - Dec 28 9:33 AM
President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan said that mining and fencing would only hurt the people living in the region, not stem the problem of cross-border terrorism.Pakistan urges more diplomatic efforts on Iran nuclear issue AFP via Yahoo! News - Dec 26 10:08 PM
Pakistan called for continuing diplomatic efforts to resolve Iranian nuclear issues and added that UN sanctions would not affect ties between the two neighbours.Afghanistan says Pakistan's mining of border not enough AFP via Yahoo! News - Dec 26 10:19 PM
Afghanistan reacted angrily to the decision by Pakistan to mine and fence the border between the two nations and demanded it fight "terrorists in a real manner".Pakistan Plans to Reinforce Long Afghan Border New York Times - Dec 26 7:49 PM
The Pakistan Army will seal the border to thwart incursions into Afghan territory by Pakistan-based Taliban militants.Do not allow banned militant groups to collect hides: Pakistan tells provincial govts New Kerala - Dec 28 3:17 AM
Islamabad, Dec 28: Pakistan has asked its provincial governments to step up security during the upcoming festival of Eid-ul Azha and to not allow 17 banned Islamic militant outfits, including the Jaish-e-Muhammad and Lashkar-e-Toiba, to collect the hides of sacrificial animals.Presence of Talibans in Pakistan's tribal region alarms United States New Kerala - Dec 28 2:52 AM
Islamabad, Dec 28: The reported presence of Talibans in Pakistan's tribal areas, which are being used as a "sanctuary" for their regrouping, has alarmed the US, a senior official has said.NWFP parties opposes Pakistan's fencing proposals New Kerala - Dec 28 2:37 AM
Islamabad, Dec 28: Pakistan's decision to fence parts of its border with Afghanistan to minimise Taliban incursions has not found favour with the political parties of the North West Frontier Province who asked the government to withdraw the proposal.Pakistan, Inspired By President Bush, To Build Border Fence Blogcritics.org - Dec 28 12:22 AM
Yep, President Musharraf of Pakistan, is inspired . . . by President George W. Bush, that is. After a thorough-going critique of Bush's plans to build a border fence between Mexico and the United States, Musharraf announced today that he was going to build one, too, along his country's border with Afghanistan ! Since imitation is the sincerest form of flattery it seems that Pakistan will be ...Hindu judge to act as Pakistan Chief Justice New Kerala - Dec 28 2:52 AM
Islamabad, Dec 28: Rana Bhagwandas, a Hindu judge in the Pakistan's Supreme Court, will act as Chief Justice to fill in for Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, who is currently on a Haj pilgrimmage.Good vibrations for 2007, Indian astrologers say AFP via Yahoo! News - 35 minutes ago
India's relations with Pakistan are set to improve next year, although the life of Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf will be in danger, Indian astrologers believe.Pakistan medical association asks govt to curb sale of organs New Kerala - Dec 27 9:26 PM
Karachi, Dec 28: The Pakistan Medical Association has asked the government to take steps to curb the sale of body organs in the country, which has become a Rs 100 crore industry.Pakistan ghazal singer wants better Indo-Pak ties New Kerala - Dec 27 8:56 PM
Kochi, Dec 27: The ties between India and Pakistan should further improve and the bond of friendship should be strengthened, Pakistan ghazal maestro Gulam Ali Khan today said.Afghan Leader Criticizes Pakistan For Plans To Mine Border Radio Free Europe: Radio Library - Dec 28 5:57 AM
December 28, 2006 -- Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai today criticized Pakistan's decision to erect a fence and put land mines along the Afghan-Pakistani border.Pakistan s Akhtar fined in sponsorship breach Gulf Times - Dec 27 10:56 PM
KARACHI: Fiery Pakistan paceman Shoaib Akhtar was fined for refusing to wear the logo of a sponsor of the national cricket board during a domestic tournament, an official said yesterday.Pakistan, Afghan border row could undermine war on terror New Kerala - Dec 27 7:07 PM
Islamabad, Dec 27: A flaming border row between Pakistan and Afghanistan is threatening to undermine the "war on terror" that both countries are supposed to be fighting in alliance with the United States and other Western powers.U.N. Criticizes Pakistan's Plan To Mine And Fence Sections Of Border With Afghanistan Nasdaq - Dec 27 11:53 AM
(RTTNews) - Pakistan's plan to mine parts of its border with Afghanistan has come under criticism from United Nation officials who said the move was likely to add to civilian casualties in the region, already proliferated with artillery.Indian-Americans ask Senators to block weapons sale to Pakistan New Kerala - Dec 27 8:52 PM
Dharam Shourie, New York, Dec 27: Citing Islamabad's dismal proliferation record for conventional and nuclear weapons, Indian-Americans have asked their Senators to block the Bush Administration's move to push through the sale of a two billion dollar package of advanced military equipment to Pakistan.Afghanistan criticises Pakistan's decision to fence parts of border New Kerala - Dec 27 10:17 PM
Kabul, Dec 28: The Afghan government has strongly protested Pakistan's plan to fence and mine parts of the border between the two countries.*U.N. Criticizes Pakistan's Plan To Mine And Fence Sections Of Border With Afghanistan Nasdaq - Dec 27 11:53 AM
(RTTNews) - U.N. Criticizes Pakistan's Plan to Mine and Fence Sections of Border with Afghanistan.Pakistan to tighten border with Afghanistan with fence, land mines San Francisco Chronicle - Dec 27 3:53 AM
Under growing pressure from the Bush administration and NATO to stem the cross-border movement of Taliban fighters, Pakistan announced Tuesday that it will construct a fence and plant land mines along parts of its remote, rugged frontier with Afghanistan.... Pakistan rights body writes to govt over NWFP edict New Kerala - Dec 27 9:22 PM
Karachi, Dec 27: Pakistan Human Rights Commission has drawn the government's attention to a recent edict issued by a cleric in North West Frontier Province's Darra Adam Khel tribal area, which terms organisations like Red Cross and UN agencies as "agents of Jews" and asks Muslims to target them.Pakistan, Afghan border row could undermine war on terror Calcutta News - Dec 27 1:54 PM
A flaming border row between Pakistan and Afghanistan is threatening to undermine the 'war on terror' that both countries are supposed to be fighting in alliance with the United States and other Western powers.Karzai has accused Pakistan's military intelligence, the ISI in particular, of helping the Afghan Taliban Aljazeera - Dec 27 12:37 PM
UN officials have criticised Pakistan's plan to mine parts of its border with Afghanistan, saying it would add to civilian casualties in a region already littered with ordnance.London plot suspect might face Pakistan terror court Reuters via Yahoo! News - Dec 27 11:50 PM
A Pakistani high court has suspended the trial of a Pakistani-British man suspected of involvement in a plot to blow up U.S.-bound airliners in a move that could see him tried in an anti-terrorism court.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, India to resume train service in February Calcutta News - Dec 27 1:54 PM
Pakistan and India will shortly resume train service between the towns of Khokrapar and Munabao after major repairs, news reports said Wednesday.Karzai: Border fence won't stop terrorists AP via Yahoo! News - Dec 28 1:10 PM
President Hamid Karzai criticized Pakistan's plan to mine and fence its border with Afghanistan, saying Thursday that it will separate families but not prevent terrorism.Pakistan plans fence, mines on Afghan border The Buffalo News - Dec 27 6:07 AM
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Under growing pressure from the Bush administration and NATO to stem the cross-border movement of Taliban fighters into Afghanistan, Pakistan announced Tuesday it would construct a fence and plant land mines along parts of its remote, rugged boundary with Afghanistan.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 says fence, mines will reinforce border Seattle Times - Dec 27 2:15 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...Pakistan to tighten Afghanistan border Boston Globe - Dec 27 12:46 AM
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- Under growing pressure from the Bush administration and NATO to stem the cross-border movement of Taliban fighters, Pakistan announced yesterday that it would construct a fence and plant land mines along parts of its remote, rugged frontier with Afghanistan.Pakistan, India to resume train service in February IANS via Yahoo! India News - Dec 27 7:03 AM
Islamabad, Dec 27 (DPA) Pakistan and India will shortly resume train service between the towns of Khokrapar and Munabao after major repairs, news reports said Wednesday.Pakistan Plans Afghan Border Minefield to Tackle Terrorists Bloomberg.com - Dec 26 9:09 PM
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 plans to build fence, place mines on Afghan border The Philadelphia Inquirer - Dec 27 12:06 AM
Under growing pressure from the Bush administration and NATO to stem the cross-border movement of Taliban fighters, Pakistan announced yesterday that it would construct a fence and plant land mines along parts of its frontier with Afghanistan.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 plans to fence and mine border Los Angeles Times - Dec 26 6:56 PM
Afghanistan protests measure aimed at stemming passage of Taliban and Al Qaeda between the countries. ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN 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 calls for more aid as it marks earthquake anniversary Financial Times - Dec 27 7:54 AM
Pakistan yesterday commemorated the first anniversary of the devastating earthquake that killed more than 73,000 people, amid calls from government officials for more international assistance.Pakistan's opposition leader handed over to police for questioning Islamic Republic News Agency - Dec 27 7:37 AM
Pakistan - Opposition A senior Pakistani opposition nationalist leader was given in police custody on Tuesday for questioning till January 5 on the charges of torturing and kidnapping personnel of military intelligence, reports said.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, Afghanistan in border row IANS via Yahoo! India News - Dec 27 2:10 AM
Islamabad/Kabul, Dec 27 (IANS) A new source of conflict has arisen in South Asia that could derail the war on terror. It involves the troubled Pakistan-Afghanistan border.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 s Akhtar fined in sponsorship breach Khaleej Times - Dec 27 7:27 AM
KARACHI - Fiery Pakistan paceman Shoaib Akhtar was fined for refusing to wear the logo of a sponsor of the national cricket board during a domestic tournament, an official said on Wednesday.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 tighten its Afghan border Sun-Sentinel - Dec 27 12:13 AM
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan · Under growing pressure from the Bush administration and NATO to stem the cross-border movement of Taliban fighters, Pakistan announced Tuesday it would construct a fence and plant landmines along parts of its remote, rugged frontier with Afghanistan.Pakistan, Afghanistan in border row Calcutta News - Dec 27 5:51 AM
Islamabad/A new source of conflict has arisen in South Asia that could derail the war on terror. It involves the troubled Pakistan-Afghanistan border.Pakistan defense plan draws criticism UPI - Dec 28 3:28 PM
KABUL, Afghanistan, Dec. 28 (UPI) -- A proposal by Pakistani officials to protect their border with landmines and fences has drawn stern opposition from Afghan President Hamid Karzai.Pakistan to put fence, mines on Afghan border The Santa Rosa Press Democrat - Dec 27 3:51 AM
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - The Pakistan army will seal the craggy 1,510-mile Afghanistan border with fences and mines to thwart incursions into Afghan territory by Pakistan-based Taliban militants and their sympathizers, the government said Tuesday.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.UN Criticizes Pakistan Proposal To Mine Afghan Border Nasdaq - Dec 27 1:08 AM
KABUL (AP)--United Nations' officials on Wednesday criticized Pakistan's plan to mine parts of its border with Afghanistan, saying it would add to civilian casualties in a region already littered with ordnance.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 secretly holds hundreds in prisons, activists say San Francisco Chronicle - Dec 28 3:54 AM
In the 17 months since Ahmed Masood Janjua disappeared, his wife, Amina, has been running his business, raising their three children and suing the Pakistani government over its secret imprisonment of hundreds of men. Including, she says, her husband. Indian Americans seek to stop US missile sale to Pakistan IANS via Yahoo! India News - Dec 26 11:27 PM
Washington, Dec 27 (IANS) Indian Americans are making a valiant bid to halt the proposed US sale of a billion dollar arms package to Pakistan, including TOW-2A Anti-Armour Guided Missiles and E-2C Hawkeye 2000 Airborne Early Warning system.Pakistan to tighten border with Afghanistan St. Petersburg Times - Dec 26 10:07 PM
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Pakistan said Tuesday it will plant land mines and build a fence on parts of its long, rugged frontier with Afghanistan to address criticism it does too little to stop Taliban and al-Qaida guerrillas from crossing the border.UN criticises Pakistan mine plan BBC News - Dec 27 8:08 PM
UN officials criticise Pakistani plans to build a fence and mine sections of its border with Afghanistan.Pakistan to mine and fence Afghan border Financial Times - Dec 26 9:01 PM
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.Indian Americans seek to stop US missile sale to Pakistan SiliconIndia - Dec 27 5:16 AM
Washington: Indian Americans are making a valiant bid to halt the proposed US sale of a billion dollar arms package to Pakistan, including TOW-2A Anti-Armour Guided Missiles and E-2C Hawkeye 2000 Airborne Early Warning system.Pakistan to defy US on Iran gas Financial Times - Dec 26 9:09 PM
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.Different dates for Pakistan polls, but Musharraf election certain IANS via Yahoo! India News - Dec 28 4:43 AM
Islamabad, Dec 28 (IANS) Two Pakistani ministers have announced different dates for the country's general elections, but said that President Pervez Musharraf would be re-elected by the present legislatures in September-October next year.Missile capability -- India vs Pakistan: Who is superior? Strategy Page - Dec 27 2:09 AM
AT A time when the armed forces of India and Pakistan stand eyeball to eyeball on the border, the latter has test-fired three ballistic missiles Ghauri, Ghaznavi and Abdali in the last few days. An analysis indicates that its motive could be three-fold.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 proposes fence to rein in Taliban The Christian Science Monitor via Yahoo! Canada News - Dec 28 1:00 AM
On Tuesday, it announced plans to put barriers and land mines along its 1,500-mile border with Afghanistan.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.Pakistan Rights body concerned over growing disappearance of Hindus New Kerala - Dec 27 2:11 AM
Islamabad, Dec 27: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan has said it has received several complaints of "enforced disappearances" of Hindus in the country and expressed concern over the rise in such incidents.Karzai: Border Fence Won't Stop Terrorists San Francisco Chronicle - Dec 28 1:52 PM
President Hamid Karzai criticized Pakistan's plan to mine and fence its border with Afghanistan, saying Thursday that it will separate families but not prevent terrorism. Karzai's remarks came two days after Pakistan said it would plant land mines and... Army: 3 suspected Islamic militants killed infiltrating into Indian Kashmir from Pakistan Associated Press via Yahoo! India News - Dec 28 2:27 AM
The Indian army killed three suspected Islamic rebels Thursday in a gun battle after they attempted to infiltrate into the Indian portion of Kashmir from the Pakistani side, the army said. India gets nuclear icing on its global cake IANS via Yahoo! India News - 2 hours, 7 minutes ago
New Delhi, Dec 29 (IANS) It was a defining year of risk taking for Indian diplomacy as India and Pakistan, despite a serious trust deficit between them, set up a pioneering joint anti-terror mechanism and Washington changed its decades-old law to reopen doors of nuclear commerce with New Delhi.Pakistani relatives protest over missing detainees Reuters via Yahoo! India News - 2 hours, 49 minutes ago
RAWALPINDI, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistani police broke up a protest on Thursday by dozens relatives of people who have disappeared, apparently after being detained.Australians dominate 2006 headlines Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland Sport - Dec 28 6:08 PM
Australians were at the heart of two of the biggest cricketing stories of 2006 with controversial umpire Darrell Hair banned after Pakistan blamed him squarely for their forfeiture of the Oval test in August.Karzai lambasts border mine plan BBC News - Dec 28 6:14 AM
Afghan President Hamid Karzai criticises Pakistan's plans to fence and plant landmines along their border.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.