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Pakistan greats criticise Akhtar's exclusion from South Africa Tests 
AFP via Yahoo! News - Dec 31 5:10 AM
Former bowling greats criticised the dropping of paceman Shoaib Akhtar from Pakistan's 17-man team for the South Africa tour starting next week, saying it would reduce pressure on the hosts.14 killed in bus, tanker collision in Pakistan AFP via Yahoo! News - Dec 31 2:54 AM
At least 14 people were killed and seven injured when a bus collided with an oil tanker amid heavy morning fog in central Pakistan, police said.Mix of hope and uncertainity marks new year in Pakistan Khaleej Times - 1 hour, 31 minutes ago
Pakistan turns to a new leaf in 2007 with a mix of hope and uncertainty after a difficult year which witnessed lot of tough time but eased towards its end.Nawaz hopes to spend next Eid in Pakistan Khaleej Times - 1 hour, 32 minutes ago
ISLAMABAD Exiled former prime minister Nawaz Shairf has expressed hope that he would celebrate the next Eid in Pakistan and pledged to continue his struggle to 'rid Pakistan of the present military regime'.Pakistan greats criticise Akhtar's exclusion Khaleej Times - 1 hour, 47 minutes ago
KARACHI Former bowling greats yesterday criticised the dropping of paceman Shoaib Akhtar from Pakistan's 17-man team for the South Africa tour starting next week, saying it would reduce pressure on the hosts.Imran blasts Pakistan for dropping Shoaib Daily Telegraph - Dec 31 5:03 PM
Pakistan's decision to omit Shoaib Akhtar from their 17-man squad for the tour of South Africa tour has been criticised by former captain Imran Khan, writes Austin Peters.Pakistan greats criticise Akhtar's exclusion Townsville Bulletin - Dec 31 6:12 PM
FORMER bowling greats have criticised the dropping of paceman Shoaib Akhtar from Pakistan's 17-man team for the South Africa tour starting next week, claiming it would reduce pressure on the hosts.Pakistan should act to match its words on ending infiltration: India New Kerala - 1 hour, 57 minutes ago
Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 31: India today said mere good words about friendship by Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf were not enough and asked Islamabad to act sincerely and effectively to stop the infiltrarion from across the border to match its utterances.President begins private visit to Pakistan Gulf News - Dec 31 12:22 PM
Islamabad: President His Highness Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan arrived yesterday on a private visit to Pakistan. Shaikh Khalifa was welcomed upon arrival by Chaudhry Parvez Elahi, Chief Minister of Punjab Province and Ali Mohammad Al Sham.Pakistan Post release stamps to commemorate Muslim League centenary ANI via Yahoo! India News - Dec 31 1:28 AM
Karachi, Dec 31 (ANI): Pakistan Post has released eight commemorative postage stamps on the Centenary Celebration of Muslim League (1906-2006). The stamps, designed by Adil Sallahuddin and printed by Pakistan Security Printing Corporation Karachi, consist of eight commemorative postage stamps of Rs four each and portray a few milestones in the annals of All India Muslim League (AIML). The series ...Eid on three different days in Pakistan province IANS via Yahoo! India News - Dec 31 1:58 AM
Islamabad, Dec 31 (IANS) Pakistan's North West Frontier Province (NWFP) is celebrating Eid over a long weekend on three different days - Saturday, Sunday and Monday.Pakistan Post release stamps to commemorate Muslim League centenary New Kerala - Dec 31 4:32 AM
Karachi, Dec 31 : Pakistan Post has released eight commemorative postage stamps on the Centenary Celebration of Muslim League (1906-2006).Freed jihadis put Pakistan's war on terror 'back to square one', say senior officers Daily Telegraph - Dec 30 4:37 PM
Anti-terrorism forces in Pakistan have been told to brace themselves for a wave of atrocities. Intelligence officials warned that the security situation is now more precarious than it was before the September 11 attacks on New York and Washington.Pakistan envoy to US congratulates Muslims on Eid-ul-Azha Pakistani Newspaper - Dec 30 9:54 PM
WASHINGTON, Dec 30 (Online): Pakistan Ambassador to the United States, Mr. Mahmud Ali Durrani has extended his heartiest greetings to the Pakistan American Community on the occasion of Eid-ul-Azha.Pakistan plans to promote industrialisation in Sindh Khaleej Times - Dec 30 7:57 PM
ISLAMABAD World Trade Organisation (WTO) has asked Pakistan to promote industrialisation in Sindh province by improving, enhancing and streamlining technical and vocational training of the industrial workforce and the youth.Saddam s execution to fuel ongoing tension: Pakistan Pakistani Newspaper - Dec 30 9:54 PM
ISLAMABAD, Dec 30 (Online): Declaring execution of Saddam, Former Prime Minister of Iraq a tragic incident, Pakistan has expressed concern that the execution could intensify ongoing tension in Iraq.Draft of bill on forced marriages submitted to Pakistan NA New Kerala - Dec 30 8:56 PM
Karachi, Dec 30: A draft of a proposed bill aimed at making amendments in the Pakistan Penal Code to incorporate punishment for forced marriages and practices which exploit dignity of women has been submitted to the National Assembly by the leader of ruling party Pakistan Muslim League (Quaid).Pakistan s smoldering crisis World Tribune - 1 hour, 19 minutes ago
With Washington s attention fixed on President Bush s search for a new acceptable Iraq strategy in the face of a media feeding frenzy and continuing violence in Baghdad, a crisis has developed in the Afghanistan theater of the war on terrorism.Hanging will make matters worse, says Pakistan Dawn - Dec 30 7:45 PM
ISLAMABAD, Dec 30: Pakistan has said it is feared that former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein s execution by hanging on Saturday morning will exacerbate the security situation in the violence-torn country.Pakistan says Saddam hanging 'sad event' Business Recorder - Dec 30 3:30 PM
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan, a key US ally, on Saturday described the execution of former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein as a 'sad event' and expressed hope that it would not further exacerbate the security situation in Iraq. 'The execution of former presiden ....Pakistan pick Asif as Akhtar waits CNN.com - Dec 29 9:55 AM
Pakistan have omitted fast bowlers Shoaib Akhtar and Shabbir Ahmed from their 17-man squad for the three-Test series in South Africa.Pakistan 3-Mo, 6-Mo, 1-Year T-Bill Yields Flat At Auction Nasdaq - Dec 30 1:07 AM
KARACHI -(Dow Jones)- Pakistan's central bank Saturday sold three- and six- month and one-year treasury bills at yields unchanged from the previous auction last week.Pakistan 6-month T-bill yield flat at 8.8142 pct Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News - Dec 30 12:08 AM
KARACHI, Dec 30 (Reuters) - The cut-off yield on Pakistan's benchmark six-month Treasury bills remained unchanged at 8.8142 percent at an auction on Saturday, the central bank said.Pakistan calls Saddam hanging a 'sad event' Express India - Dec 30 5:20 AM
In a low-key reaction, Pakistan described the execution of former Iraqi President Saddam Hussain as a 'sad event' which was a 'poignant reminder' of the violence that gripped Iraq.Pakistan, US pledge better military ties The Pakistan Link - Dec 30 5:42 AM
ISLAMABAD: President General Pervez Musharraf on Friday held talks with the United States Army Chief of Staff General Peter J Schoomaker to discuss boosting bilateral military cooperation in the region, while reiterating that Pakistan would never compromise its national interest while engaging in the global war against terror.Yousuf, Muralitharan outdo Aussies CNN.com - Dec 31 4:39 AM
Despite Australia's utter dominance as the best team in test cricket, Pakistan's Mohammad Yousuf and Sri Lankan spinner Muttiah Muralitharan finished 2006 as the sport's leading batsman and bowler.Pakistan committed to spirit of SAFTA Financial Express - Dec 30 8:25 AM
ISLAMABAD, Dec 30 (APP): Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz yesterday said Pakistan was committed to the spirit of South Asia Free Trade Agreement (SAFTA) to facilitate economic cooperation and boost trade ties between the SAARC member states.Economic incentives to help output of clean cotton in Pakistan Financial Express - Dec 30 8:25 AM
LAHORE, Dec 30 (APP): Pakistan Federal Minister for Food, Agriculture and Livestock, Sikandar Hayat Bosan yesterday said cotton production in the country over the years had significantly improved and the production of clean and contamination free cotton was practically possible through economic incentives.Sad event, says Pakistan The Hindu - Dec 30 1:08 PM
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan, a frontline ally of the U.S in the "war on terror", described the hanging as a "sad event" and a "poignant reminder of the violence that continues to grip Iraq. We hope that this event would not further exacerbate the ...Blocking Blogs in Pakistan Blogcritics.org - Dec 30 2:36 AM
Pakistan Paindabad blog (run by this author), along with several others hosted on Blogger - a popular blog-hosting service, has been blocked by the Pakistan government. Replying to an e-mail, Mr. Danish of The Blogger Team said that the Pakistan government has been blocking all Blog*Spot pages from being shown within that country . The world generally perceives Pakistan as a troubled ...Sri Lanka to purchase defence equipments from Pakistan New Kerala - Dec 30 5:23 AM
New Delhi, Dec 30: In order to equip itself to fight the LTTE, Sri Lanka has placed orders worth up to 100 million dollars with Pakistan for tanks, armoured vehicles, different kinds of bombs, explosives and ammunition and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), reports said.Three Eids in Pakistan Khaleej Times - 1 hour, 32 minutes ago
ISLAMABAD Eid Al Adha was observed yesterday in Peshawar and some other districts of the Frontier province and adjoining tribal regions. The rest of the country will celebrate Eid today.Sri Lanka to purchase defence equipments from Pakistan New Kerala - Dec 30 4:53 AM
New Delhi, Dec 31: In order to equip itself to fight the LTTE, Sri Lanka has placed orders worth up to USD 100 million from Pakistan for tanks, their ammunition, different kinds of bombs and explosives, fuses, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and armoured vehicles, reports said.Afghan president, UN reject Pakistan's mining of border AFP via Yahoo! News - Dec 28 9:46 PM
Afghanistan's president and the United Nations dismissed Pakistan's decision to mine and fence the frontier between the rowing neighbours as a way to cut back crossborder "terrorism".Asif returns to Pakistan colours BBC News - Dec 29 7:15 AM
Controversial paceman Mohammad Asif has been included in a 17-man Pakistan Test squad.14 people killed in road accident in central Pakistan Khaleej Times - Dec 29 10:42 PM
ISLAMABAD - At least 14 people died and seven were injured Saturday when a passenger bus collided head-on with an oil tanker in Pakistan s central Punjab province, news reports said.Pakistan, US pledge better military ties The Pakistan Link - Dec 31 8:29 AM
ISLAMABAD: President General Pervez Musharraf on Friday held talks with the United States Army Chief of Staff General Peter J Schoomaker to discuss boosting...QIIC eyes Pakistan AME Info - Dec 29 8:24 PM
The Qatar Islamic Insurance Company has got closer to securing a licence to start two companies in Pakistan after transferring $10.7m of share capital, reported Reuters.Pakistan drop Shoaib and pick Asif Gulf Daily News - Dec 30 12:12 AM
KARACHI: Pakistan's doping-tainted bowling pair had contrasting fortunes yesterday as Shoaib Akhtar was left out but fellow paceman Mohammad Asif was included in the Test team for next month's tour of South Africa.Shoaib left out of Pakistan squad for S. Africa tour Khaleej Times - Dec 29 8:12 PM
KARACHI Pakistan have left out controversial and enigmatic fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar from the 17-member squad for three-Test series against South Africa.Yousuf, Muralitharan 'best cricketers' AAP via Yahoo!7 News - Dec 31 4:27 PM
Despite Australia's dominance in test cricket, Pakistan's Mohammad Yousuf and Sri Lanka's Muttian Muralitharan are the leading batsman and bowler for 2006.Musharraf for 'conflict resolution' with India Khaleej Times - 1 hour, 31 minutes ago
ISLAMABAD Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has said the peace process with India could become 'artificial' if it was not consolidated through "conflict resolution".Cricket: South Africa vs. Pakistan Ohmynews - Dec 29 10:25 PM
The press has reported that a top official of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has advised the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to immediately suspend the fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar and medium-fast bowler Mohammad Asif...Pakistan court asks govt official to give report on missing citizen New Kerala - Dec 29 7:37 PM
Karachi, Dec 29: A court in Pakistan has directed a federal law officer to submit a report regarding a Pakistani citizen who allegedly went missing after arriving from Dubai.Unity within PML stressed Khaleej Times - 1 hour, 31 minutes ago
ISLAMABAD President Gen Pervez Musharraf has asked the leadership of the ruling Pakistan Muslim League to resolve their differences and prepare the party for the general elections in order to "effectively defeat the obscurant, extremist and radical elements".PPP not in contact with Muslim League: Rabbani Khaleej Times - 1 hour, 32 minutes ago
KARACHI Leader of the Opposition in the Senate, Mian Raza Rabbani, yesterday vehemently denied that Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) was in contact, directly or indirectly at any level, with the ruling Pakistan Muslim League (PML) for political alliance.2,100 committed suicide in 2006 Khaleej Times - 1 hour, 32 minutes ago
LAHORE More than 2,100 people committed suicide in Pakistan during the first eleven months of 2006. The figure is almost double the suicides committed in 2005.Balochistan govt negotiates for 20pc stake in PPL Khaleej Times - 1 hour, 48 minutes ago
ISLAMABAD Balochistan government is currently negotiating with the Centre to acquire 20 per cent shareholding in Pakistan Petroleum Limited (PPL) and 25 per cent shares in all other concession licences of natural resources to ensure constant revenue stream to the resource rich starving province.Hospitality next door Detroit Free Press - Dec 31 9:17 AM
The neighbors that Asher Rafiq and Sameera Sameera left behind in Pakistan were, sadly, becoming more like enemies when the couple and their two children moved to the United States more than two years years ago. But happily, the neighbors they got when they arrived in Sterling Heights, their first home in the U.S., have become something like best friends.Aussies top team, Yousuf, Murali best 2006 players Khaleej Times - 1 hour, 48 minutes ago
SYDNEY Despite Australia s utter dominance as the best team in Test cricket, Pakistan s Mohammad Yousuf and Sri Lankan spinner Muttian Muralitharan finished 2006 as the sport s leading batsman and bowler.Musharraf more loyal to US than any one: Michael Scheuer Khaleej Times - 1 hour, 32 minutes ago
ISLAMABAD History will show that America has seldom, if ever, had an ally more willing than Gen Pervez Musharraf to take actions to further US interests, which in no way served Pakistan's own, says Michael Scheuer, a former CIA head of the Osama bin Laden unit.2006: Pakistan's vulnerable revolution IANS via Yahoo! India News - Dec 30 6:43 PM
Throughout 2006 President Pervez Musharraf led the call for moderation in Pakistani politics and society. In the closing weeks of 2006 he also shepherded state institutions and parliament to take concrete steps like the passage of the Women's Protection Bill and introduction of an additional bill to end illegal, unconstitutional and un-Islamic practices against women including domestic violence.Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf a great American ally but US will be defeated in Afghanistan : former senior CIA ... India Daily - Dec 31 1:49 AM
A former senior CIA operative who tracked Osama bin Laden for 10 long years foresees "an apparent American defeat in Afghanistan".Shoaib omitted from Pakistan Test squad Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Dec 29 1:55 PM
Shoaib Akhtar has been left out but fellow paceman Mohammad Asif was included in Pakistan's Test team for next month's tour of South Africa.Pakistan waged secret battle for Kohinoor The Times of India - Dec 29 12:31 PM
LONDON: Nearly three decades after India was partitioned and the British Raj crumbled, Pakistan sneakily waged a diplomatic war like no other in the Kohinoor diamond's blood-soaked 750-year-old history with a populist, finely-pitched request from Zulfikar Ali Bhutto to London controversially asking for the gem's return.Hotlinks Tiscali - Dec 31 5:30 PM
KARACHI, PAKISTAN - A Pakistani man warms himself beside a fire during last sunset of the year on a hill December 31, 2006 in Karachi, Pakistan.The New Year night festivities coincide with the Muslim festival of Eid al-Adha, which is being celebrated in Pakistan.Pakistan name Test squad for South Africa tour India Times Cricket - Dec 29 3:04 PM
KARACHI, Dec 29: Pakistan on Friday announced a 17-man squad to play three Test matches on their tour of South Africa starting next month. The team for one Twenty20 and five One-Day Internationals which follow the Tests would be named later, the Pakistan Cricket Board announced.296 fall in Afghanistan, elsewhere AP via Yahoo! News - Dec 30 3:24 PM
As of Saturday, Dec. 30, 2006, at least 296 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 Saturday, Dec. 23, 2006.Pakistan hit new lows in Doha Asiad Khaleej Times - Dec 30 8:14 PM
DUBAI The Asian Games in Doha are over. Though marred by the tragic death of the South Korean rider, the first such tragedy in the history of Asian Games, the organisers on the whole did a fine job which has given them the confidence to bid for the Olympic Games.Pakistan: Three day forecast Dawn - Dec 31 1:14 PM
Note: Temperature estimates are internationally sourced and may differ from local estimates.9/11: protest over missing persons in Pakistan The Hindu - Dec 29 12:13 PM
ISLAMABAD: A day after police broke up a peaceful march to army headquarters by the families of men who have gone missing in Pakistan since 9/11, the families were back on protest, this time near a mosque in the heart of the capital. This time, ...Pakistan News PakTribune.Com Pakistan News Tribune - Dec 31 7:23 AM
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Karachi: In a major flip-flop, the Pakistan Cricket Board has reinstated former Test leg-spinner Mushtaq Ahmed as assistant coach of the South Africa-bound team. Mushtaq's reinstatement came just three months after PCB Chairman Naseem Ashraf ...Hotlinks Tiscali - Dec 31 5:03 PM
Sri Lanka were the next best nation, winning six from 11, while England won five of 14 and Pakistan four from 12. Bangladesh and the once-mighty West Indies were the only countries not to win a single test in 2006.Pak tells US 'no military operation in Waziristan' ANI via Yahoo! India News - Dec 31 6:36 AM
Islamabad, Dec 31 (ANI): Pakistan has told the US government that it will hold another round of peace talks with tribal elders and ulema in Waziristan to overcome militancy in the region, rather than launch an immediate military operation. The US had earlier demanded military operations in North and South Waziristan against suspected al-Qaeda and Taliban militants. US Assistant Secretary of ...Antony asks Pak to match words with deeds NDTV - Dec 31 10:02 AM
Asking Pakistan to match its words with action on ending infiltration, Defence Minister A K Antony on Sunday said the country should take sincere and effective steps to end the problem.Asif back for Pakistan sportal.com.au - Dec 29 3:23 PM
Paceman Mohammad Asif has been selected in Pakistan's squad to tour South Africa after his one-year ban for testing positive to drugs was overturned on appeal.2006: Pakistan's vulnerable revolution New Kerala - Dec 30 11:47 PM
By Nasim Zehra: Throughout 2006 President Pervez Musharraf led the call for moderation in Pakistani politics and society.Pakistan plan to mine border angers Karzai Contra Costa Times - Dec 29 3:24 AM
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.PCB reinstates Mushtaq as assistant bowling coach New Kerala - Dec 31 6:33 PM
Karachi, Dec 31: In a major flip-flop, the Pakistan Cricket Board has reinstated former Test leg-spinner Mushtaq Ahmed as assistant coach of the South Africa-bound team.Match words with deeds, Antony tells Pak The Statesman - Dec 31 11:43 AM
Press Trust of India Thiruvananthapuram, Dec. 31: Urging Pakistan to match its words with action on ending infiltration, defence minister Mr AK Antony today said the country should take sincere and effective steps to end the problem.Kashmir terrorists run for cover as support wanes in Valley The Economic Times - Dec 31 4:05 PM
JAMMU: Dwindling local support, coupled with scarcity of terror funds and fear psychosis due to killing of their ranks, is increasingly making foreign militants go over to Pakistan, and as many as 47 top radicals and their aides have crossed into Pakistan-occupied Kashmir via Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir in 2006 alone.'Premature' poll talk raises opposition hackles in Pakistan IANS via Yahoo! India News - Dec 29 4:14 AM
Islamabad, Dec 29 (IANS) The apparently 'premature announcement' of dates for the general elections in Pakistan has raised the hackles of the opposition that is now seeking en masse resignation of its members in the federal and provincial assemblies to thwart government plans to get President Pervez Musharraf's re-election.Pakistan Ambassador congratulates Muslims on Eid-ul-Azha Pakistani Newspaper - Dec 29 11:39 AM
Washington, December 29: Pakistan Ambassador to the United States, Mr. Mahmud Ali Durrani has extended his heartiest greetings to the Pakistan American Community on the occasion of Eid-ul-Azha.15 fishermen feared dead as speedboat goes missing Business Recorder - Dec 31 2:01 PM
HUB (January 01 2007): Fifteen fishermen were feared dead when a speedboat returning to Pakistan from Iran went missing. According to reports, three speedboats proceeded Iranian coastal area Fasa Bandan for Jiwani. Two of the boats reached Jiwani in time while third could not reach the destination.'FPCCI to give new roadmap to attract foreign investment' Business Recorder - Dec 31 2:01 PM
MULTAN (January 01 2007): Newly elected president of Federation Pakistan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) Tanvir Ahmed Sheikh has said that federation would give a new roadmap to attract the foreign as well as local investors in Pakistan besides ensuring proper infrastructure for industrialisation to meet the targets of exports.Pervez push The Statesman - Dec 31 11:42 AM
ISLAMABAD, Dec. 31: Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf said the peace process with India could become artificial if it was not consolidated through conflict resolution .Shoaib's exclusion rapped Gulf Daily News - Dec 31 3:59 PM
KARACHI: Former bowling greats yesterday criticised the dropping of paceman Shoaib Akhtar, right, from Pakistan's 17-man team for the South Africa tour starting next week, saying it would reduce pressure on the hosts.Bombs found hidden in toys - police The Australian - Dec 31 10:10 AM
Samimullah and Ali Mohammad, both from Indian Kashmir, were arrested at a New Delhi railway station on suspicion of belonging to pro-Pakistan militant group Lashkar-e-Taiba, senior police official Karnal Singh said.Pakistan recall Asif for forthcoming Tests The Herald - Dec 29 1:33 PM
Controversial paceman Mohammad Asif has been included in a 17-man Pakistan cricket squad to play three Test matches on their tour of South Africa starting in January.Afghan President, UN reject Pakistan's mining of border Daily News - Dec 29 12:31 PM
AFGHANISTAN : Afghanistan's president and the United Nations dismissed Pakistan's decision to mine and fence the frontier between the rowing neighbours as a way to cut back crossborder "terrorism". President Hamid Karzai said he would use "every method" to stop mines being planted on the border.India` Security Endangered as Bangladesh Nationality Is News From Bangladesh - Dec 31 10:27 AM
This is niether Pakistan nor China, we are talking about. In recent times, another neighbour has swiftly emerged as a major security concern for India.Pakistan fence, landmine plan no solution: Karzai Reuters via Yahoo! India News - Dec 29 1:17 AM
KABUL (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 with an impractical border fence and landmines.AFGHAN PRESIDENT REJECTS PAKISTAN'S DECISION TO MINE, FENCE BORDER... Radio Free Europe: Radio Library - Dec 29 6:11 AM
Addressing a news conference in Kabul, President Hamid Karzai on December 28 strongly rejected Pakistan's decision to partially mine and fence the border between Afghanistan and Pakistan, RFE/RL's Radio Free Afghanistan reported. "Planting land mines or putting up barbed wire will not stop terrorism, but it will bring about the separation of people, and Afghanistan is very much against it," ...Pakistan's ISI flayed for 'illegal custody' IANS via Yahoo! India News - Dec 29 12:51 AM
Islamabad, Dec 29 (IANS) At least 30 people were detained by the police here Friday after they protested at the Army General Headquarters (GHQ) demanding the release of 106 relatives from 'illegal custody' of Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI).Pakistan Likely To Import 16,000 Tonnes Of Maash Lentils This Yr Asia Pulse via Yahoo!7 News - Dec 29 12:43 AM
Pakistan is likely to import 16,000 tonnes of maash lentils this year, with domestic production estimated at 19,000 tonnes.PAKISTAN LIKELY TO IMPORT 16,000 TONNES OF MAASH LENTILS THIS YR Asia Pulse via Yahoo!7 Finance - Dec 29 12:43 AM
Trade / foreign investment Pakistan is likely to import 16,000 tonnes of maash lentils this year, with domestic production estimated at 19,000 tonnes.Poll talks may prompt Pakistan's opposition to resign IANS via Yahoo! India News - Dec 29 12:49 AM
Islamabad, Dec 29 (IANS) The apparently 'premature announcement' of dates for the general elections in Pakistan has taken a new twist with a federal minister saying he was 'misquoted' and another telling reporters that the government had not decided on the poll dates yet.A year of triumph & tragedy Dawn - Dec 31 1:14 PM
KARACHI: It was a year of triumph and tragedy. Pakistan s legislature pulled off a feat of sorts when the ruling Pakistan Muslim League and the Pakistan People s Party sank their differences albeit temporarily to pass a women s rights bill amending the heavily criticised Hudood laws.Pakistan, Afghanistan: Reinforcing Borders India Daily - Dec 29 8:06 AM
Pakistan will begin laying landmines and fencing its borders with Afghanistan in order to stop militants from crossing into Afghanistan, Pakistani Interior Minister Aftab Ahmed Khan Sherpao said Dec. 29. The move has been protested by both Afghanistan and the United Nations.Benazir, Nawaz ask nation to shun tyranny Pakistani Newspaper - Dec 31 10:55 AM
ISLAMABAD/LONDON, Dec 31 (Online): Former Prime Minister and Chairperson of Pakistan Peoples Party Benazir Bhutto and PML-N head Nawaz Sharif have greeted Muslims throughout the world on the eve of Eid-ul-Azha falling on Monday January 01 and have asked nation to shun tyranny where seen and to end poverty and exploitation.Mohammad Yousuf steals the show IBN live - Dec 31 8:11 AM
Pakistan batsman Mohammad Yousuf has been named CNN-IBN s Cricketer of the Year.WB calls for reduction in port staff, charges Dawn - Dec 31 1:15 PM
ISLAMABAD, Dec 31: The World Bank has asked Pakistan to reduce port charges by 15 per cent and fire 25 to 40 per cent staff employed at its two major ports so as to be competitive with regional ports for enhanced trade and economic links with the global market, particularly China, Afghanistan and Central Asia.Indo-Pak détente & coop security Central Chronicle - Dec 31 10:04 AM
People on both sides are being prepared for compromises on the Kashmir issue, which departs from their long-held and stated positions. With the India-Pakistan Peace Progress set on a steady course, hope is generated in the New Year that bilateral relations will take a quantum jump.Pakistan's pace attack will be key - Woolmer Cricinfo via Yahoo! UK & Ireland Sport - Dec 28 11:45 PM
Pakistan in South Africa, 2006-07Sunday, December 31, 2006 The Pakistan Link - Dec 31 8:27 AM
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Muslim League must carry forward the enlightened and moderate vision of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah to defeat extremist and obscurantist elements at the next general elections, President Gen Pervez Musharraf said on Saturday.Pak notifies tariff reductions under SAFTA NDTV Profit - Dec 31 7:57 AM
Pakistan has notified the second phase of agreed tariff reductions under the South Asian Free Trade Agreement (SAFTA) effective from July 1, 2006.Pakistan name Test squad for South Africa tour Khaleej Times - Dec 29 4:42 AM
KARACHI - Pakistan on Friday announced a 17-man squad to play three Test matches on their tour of South Africa starting next month. The team for one Twenty20 and five one-day internationals which follow the Tests would be named later, the Pakistan Cricket Board announced.Pakistan: New Bill to Protect Women Ohmynews - Dec 30 7:25 PM
With this edition of the bill, Hussain has made an effort to remove some of the reservations of the ulema committee (of Muslim scholars), which objected to the earlier Women's Protection Act...Pak should act to match its words on ending infiltration:India Outlook India - Dec 31 9:33 AM
India today said mere good words about friendship by Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf were not enough and asked Islamabad to act sincerely and effectively to stop the infiltrarion from across the border to match its utterances.