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  • Pakistan explains stance on Israel Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - 33 minutes ago
    Pakistan's government will eventually have to recognize Israel, but it would be political suicide to do so today, President Gen. Pervez Musharraf said Tuesday.

  • Pakistan to Canada: Stop griping about troop deaths Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - 1 hour, 44 minutes ago
    Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf bluntly told Canadians on Tuesday to stop complaining about the number of soldiers they were losing in Afghanistan, saying Canada's death toll was far less than Pakistan's.

  • Bush Brings Afghanistan, Pakistan to the Table Open this result in new window
    Washington Post - 1 hour, 34 minutes ago
    President Bush met yesterday with Afghanistan President Harmid Karzai and last Friday with Pakistan's president, Gen. Pervez Musharraf. Tonight, joined by Vice President Cheney and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, he will bring both men into the old family dining room of the White House for a...

  • Pakistan President appears on 'Daily Show' Open this result in new window
    USA Today - 2 hours, 28 minutes ago
    Jon Stewart welcomed Pakistan's president to The Daily Show on Tuesday with tea and a Twinkie. President Gen. Pervez Musharraf's tete-a-tete with Stewart on the Comedy Central program was even more unlikely than the much-anticipated meeting between Musharraf, Afghan President Hamid Karzai and President Bush, planned for Wednesday.

  • Pakistan Prez appears on `Daily Show' Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Sep 26 5:07 PM
    Jon Stewart welcomed Pakistan's president to "The Daily Show" on Tuesday with tea and a Twinkie.

  • Bush downplays Afghan-Pakistan tensions Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 26 11:50 AM
    US President George W. Bush denied that tensions between Afghanistan and Pakistan had undermined efforts to quell cross-border violence or hunt down terrorists like Osama bin Laden.

  • Pakistan negotiating conditions attached to F-16 deal Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Sep 26 9:59 AM
    Pakistan is negotiating over strict conditions attached by the United States to a proposed multi-billion dollar deal to supply the Pakistani air force with F-16 warplanes, defense officials said on Tuesday.

  • Afghan's Karzai skeptical of Pakistan tribal deal Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Sep 26 10:35 AM
    Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Tuesday expressed skepticism about Pakistan's plan to suppress a resurgent Taliban as he and President George W. Bush prepared for talks with Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf.

  • Bush, Karzai grapple with Afghan-Pakistan tensions Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 26 9:07 AM
    US President George W. Bush and visiting Afghan President Hamid Karzai grappled with Afghan-Pakistan tensions that have undermined efforts to quell surging Taliban and terrorist violence.

  • Karzai asks Pakistan to close madrassas Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Sep 26 8:35 AM
    Afghanistan's president is calling on Pakistan to close extremist schools and looking for support from President Bush in his campaign against "places that teach terror."

  • Pakistan Prez Appears on 'Daily Show' Open this result in new window
    ABC News - Sep 26 6:25 PM
    Pakistan President Gen. Pervez Musharraf Appears on "The Daily Show" to Discuss New Memoir

  • Pakistan court demands Molly's passport Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 26 5:03 AM
    A Pakistan court has ordered the father of a 12-year-old Scottish girl at the centre of a custody battle to hand in her passport and not to move her outside its jurisdiction.

  • Punch Lines for Pakistan's President Open this result in new window
    Washington Post - 39 minutes ago
    The president of Pakistan has been in the United States lately to discuss matters of global importance and -- in his spare time -- to flog a memoir. Last night he appeared on Comedy Central's "Daily Show" with Jon Stewart, where he demonstrated both a sense of humor and a deep desire to sell "In the...

  • Pakistan believe Inzamam will be cleared of tampering Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland Sport - 9 minutes ago
    Pakistan officials are confident captain Inzamam-ul-Haq will be cleared of ball-tampering charges at a hearing in London this week while accepting that he is likely to be penalised for bringing the game into disrepute.

  • Pakistan Prez Appears on 'Daily Show' Open this result in new window
    San Francisco Chronicle - Sep 26 6:11 PM
    Jon Stewart welcomed Pakistan's president to "The Daily Show" on Tuesday with tea and a Twinkie. President Gen. Pervez Musharraf's tete-a-tete with Stewart on the Comedy Central program was even more unlikely than the much-anticipated meeting between...

  • In Pakistan, the delicate dance of a key US ally Open this result in new window
    The Christian Science Monitor via Yahoo! News - Sep 26 1:00 AM
    His autobiography, "In the Line of Fire," went on sale Monday and is aptly titled. Since Sept. 11, Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf has survived three assassination attempts by Muslim extremists. Later this week, Mr. Musharraf meets with the US and Afghan presidents in Washington to discuss the war on terror.

  • Musharraf: Pakistan being made scapegoat Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Sep 25 11:36 PM
    Pakistan is being made a scapegoat for the resurgence in Taliban attacks in neighboring Afghanistan, President Gen. Pervez Musharraf said Monday.

  • US asks Pakistan to fight terrorism with India Open this result in new window
    Yahoo! India News - 30 minutes ago
    Washington, Sep 27 (IANS) The United States has asked Pakistan to work with India to reduce threat from Kashmiri separatist groups, many of whom were responsible for terrorist attacks in India.

  • Musharraf denies India, Pakistan on brink of nuclear war in 1999 Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 25 9:48 PM
    President Pervez Musharraf has denied speculation that Pakistan and arch-rival India came close to nuclear war during a brief conflict in Kashmir in 1999, in a new book.

  • US threat to hit Pakistan 'news to me' Bush insists Open this result in new window
    Times Online - Sep 26 4:49 PM
    PRESIDENT BUSH said yesterday that he was "taken aback" by a claim from President Musharraf of Pakistan that the US had threatened to bomb his country if it did not co-operate with America after the September 11 attacks....

  • Pakistan Prez Appears on 'Daily Show' Open this result in new window
    RedNova - 1 hour, 39 minutes ago
    By JAKE COYLE NEW YORK - Jon Stewart welcomed Pakistan's president to "The Daily Show" on Tuesday with tea and a Twinkie. President Gen.

  • Fight terrorism with India: US asks Pakistan Open this result in new window
    Hindustan Times - 11 minutes ago
    The United States has asked Pakistan to work with India to reduce threat from Kashmiri separatist groups, many of whom were responsible for terrorist attacks in India.

  • Cricket: Pakistan to highlight dispute Open this result in new window
    Guardian Unlimited - Sep 26 5:43 PM
    Cricket: Pakistan will argue that umpire Billy Doctove disagreed with Darrell Hair's Oval actions at the ICC inquiry in London today.

  • WHO: Pakistan's Quake Recovery Hurting Open this result in new window
    RedNova - Sep 26 6:27 PM
    The effort to restore healthcare in earthquake-affected northern Pakistan faces a lack of funds, the World Health Organization says. Of the U.S.

  • Pakistan urged to shut extremist schools Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Sep 25 5:09 PM
    Afghanistan's president urged Pakistan on Monday to shut down extremist schools and arrest the people who run them.

  • Kuwait bans fish from Iran, Pakistan Open this result in new window
    The Peninsula - Sep 26 5:28 PM
    kuwait city Kuwait yesterday slapped an indefinite ban on all fish imports from Iran and Pakistan on health grounds, Minister of Commerce and Industry Falah Al Hajeri said.

  • Pakistan negotiating conditions attached to F-16 deal Open this result in new window
    Yahoo! India News - Sep 26 12:45 PM
    ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan is negotiating over strict conditions attached by the United States to a proposed multi-billion dollar deal to supply the Pakistani air force with F-16 warplanes, defence officials said on Tuesday.

  • US asks Pakistan to fight terrorism with India Open this result in new window
    New Kerala - 15 minutes ago
    By Arun Kumar, Washington, Sep 27: The United States has asked Pakistan to work with India to reduce threat from Kashmiri separatist groups, many of whom were responsible for terrorist attacks in India.

  • Pakistan Says it Has No Information on Whether Osama bin Laden is Dead or Alive Open this result in new window
    WTOL News 11 - Sep 26 6:24 PM
    ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - Pakistan's president and foreign ministry said Monday they have no information about where Osama bin Laden is hiding or whether he is dead or alive, but they have placed a high priority on finding out.

  • Karzai asks Pakistan to close terror schools Open this result in new window
    Yahoo! India News - Sep 26 12:30 PM
    Washington, Sep 26 (IANS) With US President George W. Bush standing beside him, Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai Tuesday repeated his call to Pakistan to shut down extremist schools to give his country a chance to rebuild after losing almost two generations to terrorists.

  • Musharraf: CIA has paid Pakistan millions Open this result in new window
    USA Today - Sep 26 7:21 AM
    Pakistani President Gen. Pervez Musharraf got lots of attention last week when it became known that his memoir would say that the U.S. had threatened to bomb his country if Pakistan didn't cooperate in the war on terror after 9/11...

  • Bush, Karzai grapple with Pakistan tensions Open this result in new window
    News Interactive - Sep 26 12:02 PM
    US President George W. Bush and visiting Afghan President Hamid Karzai grappled today with Afghan-Pakistan tensions that have undermined efforts to quell surging Taliban and terrorist violence.

  • Pakistan weighed chances against US before backing 'war on terror' Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 25 11:40 AM
    Pakistan weighed up its chances of surviving a US military assault before joining the "war on terror" after the September 11, 2001 attacks, President Pervez Musharraf says in a book.

  • Pakistan negotiating F-16 deal terms Open this result in new window
    Business Recorder - Sep 26 4:18 PM
    ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is negotiating over strict conditions attached by the United States to a proposed multi-billion dollar deal to supply the Pakistani air force with F-16 warplanes, defence officials said on Tuesday. The Bush administration formally ....

  • Bush, Karzai grapple with Afghan-Pakistan tensions Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo!7 News - Sep 26 8:50 AM
    WASHINGTON (AFP) - US President George W. Bush and visiting Afghan President Hamid Karzai were grappling with Afghan-Pakistan tensions that have undermined efforts to quell surging Taliban and terrorist violence.

  • CIA paid Pakistan for catching al Qaeda: Musharraf Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Sep 25 11:51 AM
    The CIA has paid Pakistan millions of dollars for catching al Qaeda fighters during the five years since the September 11 attacks on the United States, Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf wrote in a memoir published on Monday.

  • Rumored Coup in Pakistan Open this result in new window
    Zaman Online - Sep 26 2:09 PM
    A nationwide power outage sparked wild rumors of a weekend coup in Pakistans capital Islamabad.

  • Afghan's Karzai skeptical of Pakistan tribal deal Open this result in new window
    AlertNet - Sep 26 10:53 AM
    Source: Reuters (Updates with news conference) By Steve Holland WASHINGTON, Sept 26 (Reuters) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Tuesday expressed skepticism about Pakistan's plan to suppress a resurgent Taliban ...

  • Cinemas in Bangladesh, Pakistan squeezed by Bollywood Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Sep 25 11:09 AM
    The traditional family trip to the local cinema has become little more than a nostalgic memory in Bangladesh and Pakistan, where locals prefer to stay home and watch banned Bollywood films on their television sets.

  • Kuwait bans fish from Pakistan Open this result in new window
    Business Recorder - Sep 26 4:19 PM
    KUWAIT CITY (September 27 2006): Kuwait on Tuesday slapped an indefinite ban on all fish imports from Pakistan and Iran on health grounds, said Commerce and Industry Minister Falah al-Hajeri.

  • Karzai Should Stop Blaming Pakistan for Taliban, Musharraf Says Open this result in new window
    Bloomberg.com - Sep 25 9:12 PM
    Sept. 26 (Bloomberg) -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai should stop blaming Pakistan for failing to control the Taliban insurgency, Pakistan's leader Pervez Musharraf said, ahead of a meeting between the two leaders and President George W. Bush.

  • Karzai blames Pakistan religious schools Open this result in new window
    UPI - Sep 26 11:14 AM
    WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 (UPI) -- President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan suggested Tuesday that religious schools in Pakistan are a source of terrorism.

  • Tamil leader deplores Pakistan's role in Sri Lanka Open this result in new window
    Yahoo! India News - Sep 26 9:15 AM
    Chennai, Sep 26 (IANS) Tamils want India to play a more active role in Sri Lanka, but they want to keep Pakistan at bay, a Sri Lankan Tamil politician said here Tuesday.

  • BJP to seek public support against CBMs with Pakistan Open this result in new window
    rediff.com - Sep 26 11:15 AM
    Opposing peace move with Pakistan until it acts against terror groups operating from its soil, the Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday decided to build public opinion against the confidence-building measures with Islamabad.

  • Indian and Pakistan agree to resume talks Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Sep 25 9:29 AM
    India and Pakistan will resume formal peace negotiations that were frozen after the July train bombings in Mumbai, their leaders said on Saturday.

  • Pakistan navy ships arrive at Bandar Abbas Open this result in new window
    Islamic Republic News Agency - Sep 26 9:42 AM
    Iran - Pakistan - Navy Four naval ships of Pakistan navy arrived at Bandar Abbas port on Tuesday as part of goodwill tour of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Pakistan's embassy said in a press release on Tuesday.

  • Governing Pakistan is a difficult job: Musharraf Open this result in new window
    Yahoo! India News - Sep 26 7:30 AM
    New York, Sep 26 (IANS) Governing Pakistan is a very difficult job and it became tougher after the 9/11 terror attacks, confessed the country's president Pervez Musharraf.

  • Pakistan says it's without a clue on bin Laden Open this result in new window
    The Plain Dealer - Sep 26 4:05 AM
    Islamabad, Pakistan- Pakistan's president and foreign ministry said Monday they have no information about where Osama bin Laden is hiding or whether he is dead or alive, but they have placed a high priority on finding out.

  • Pakistan threatened by U.S., book says Open this result in new window
    San Jose Mercury News - Sep 26 3:17 AM
    Pakistan's president says in his memoir released Monday that he had no choice after the Sept. 11 attacks but to switch from supporting the Taliban to backing the U.S.-led war on terror groups or face an American ``onslaught.''

  • Pakistan, a key player in developing story of 21st century: Musharraf Open this result in new window
    Pakistani Newspaper - Sep 26 11:18 AM
    NEW YORK, Sept 26 (APP): President Pervez Musharraf has observed that Pakistan plays a key role in developing the story of 21st century and what happens in the country in the coming years will help decide the outcome of global war on terror as well as shape what the future will look like for the West and Islam.

  • Molly ordered to surrender passport in Pakistan Open this result in new window
    Daily Telegraph - Sep 26 6:53 AM
    A 12-year-old Scottish girl at the centre of an international custody battle has been ordered by the High Court in Pakistan to surrender her passport.

  • M16 'didn't tell us that 7/7 bombers were in Pakistan' Open this result in new window
    Times Online - Sep 26 4:04 AM
    PRESIDENT MUSHARRAF of Pakistan says he is angered by the failure of British police and intelligence services to stop young British militants such as the 7/7 suicide bombers visiting his country before staging their terror attacks....

  • Govindacharya criticises parties' soft corner towards Pakistan Open this result in new window
    Outlook India - Sep 26 11:56 AM
    Former BJP ideologue Govindacharya today criticised political parties' "soft corner" towards Pakistan, saying it was a tactic by them to capture votes.

  • US Businesses Express Interest In Investing In Pakistan Open this result in new window
    Asia Pulse via Yahoo!7 News - Sep 26 2:31 AM
    Industrialists, businessmen and traders in the United States have shown keen interest in investing in Pakistan following President General Pervez Musharraf's address to them during his current visit to the nation.

  • US BUSINESSES EXPRESS INTEREST IN INVESTING IN PAKISTAN Open this result in new window
    Asia Pulse via Yahoo!7 Finance - Sep 26 2:31 AM
    Pakistan Industrialists, businessmen and traders in the United States have shown keen interest in investing in Pakistan following President General Pervez Musharraf's address to them during his current visit to the nation.

  • Coup rumours sweep Pakistan Open this result in new window
    Express India - Sep 26 7:27 AM
    Pakistan denied rumours of a coup attempt against President Pervez Musharraf while he is visiting the United States. A minister said that it was 'sparked by the power breakdown and were baseless'.

  • Pakistan forced to back U.S., chief says Open this result in new window
    Tulsa World - Sep 26 4:47 AM
    ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- Pakistan's president says in his memoir released Monday that he had no choice after the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks but to switch from supporting the Taliban to backing the U.S.-led war on terror groups or face an American "onslaught."

  • BJP to build public opinion against CBMs with Pakistan Open this result in new window
    Outlook India - Sep 26 9:56 AM
    Opposing peace move with Pakistan until it acts against terror groups operating from its soil, the BJP today decided to build public opinion against the confidence-building measures with Islamabad.

  • Pakistan's Musharraf says coup rumours 'absolute nonsense' Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 25 4:30 AM
    Pakistan's military ruler President Pervez Musharraf laughed off rumours of an attempted coup against him while he was in the United States, saying his country was not a "banana republic".

  • Karzai asks Pakistan to close terror schools Open this result in new window
    New Kerala - Sep 26 11:43 AM
    By Arun Kumar, Washington, Sep 26: With US President George W. Bush standing beside him, Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai Tuesday repeated his call to Pakistan to shut down extremist schools to give his country a chance to rebuild after losing almost two generations to terrorists.

  • Pakistan ready for bumpy ride at ICC hearing Open this result in new window
    New Kerala - Sep 26 11:27 AM
    Karachi, Sep 26: It will not be an easy ride for Pakistan at the much-hyped disciplinary hearing of skipper Inzamam-ul Haq starting in London Wednesday with the ICC being armed with the best set of lawyers and the law itself.

  • Karzai Calls Pakistan's Extremist Madrassas a Terrorist Threat Open this result in new window
    Bloomberg.com - Sep 25 3:50 PM
    Sept. 25 (Bloomberg) -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai today said a small portion of Pakistan's religious schools, called madrassas, are ``training grounds for terrorists'' and a serious threat to the world.

  • Musharrafs book makes big splash in Pakistan Open this result in new window
    Khaleej Times - Sep 26 5:31 AM
    ISLAMABAD - Pakistani President Pervez Musharrafs memoirs, In the Line of Fire, released overnight in New York made a big splash on Tuesday back home in Pakistan.

  • Pakistan's Musharraf Expresses Thanks for U.S. Earthquake Relief Open this result in new window
    U.S. Department of State - Sep 26 8:58 AM
    Help from the United States, especially Chinook helicopters, was invaluable in conveying relief supplies to devastated areas of Pakistan following a massive October 2005 earthquake, Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf told an audience in Washington, September 22. Musharraf, addressing students at George Washington University, expressed his extreme gratitude to the U.S. government and the people

  • Pakistan urged to close extremist schools Open this result in new window
    Tulsa World - Sep 26 4:45 AM
    Afghanistan's president says training grounds in hatred must be removed. WASHINGTON -- Afghanistan's president urged Pakistan on Monday to shut down extremist schools and arrest the people who run them.

  • Cricket-Champions of Pakistan, India set to clash Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Sep 25 3:59 AM
    The national champions of Pakistan will play a four-day challenge match against their Indian counterparts from Sept. 27 to 30, a Pakistan Cricket Board official said on Monday.

  • Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf says that he is still waiting for the Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's  Open this result in new window
    India Daily - Sep 26 6:56 AM
    Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf says that he is still waiting for the Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's ''outside the box'' solution on Jammu and Kashmir.

  • New flights from Doncaster to Pakistan Open this result in new window
    ITV.com - Sep 26 8:27 AM
    South Yorkshire is set to enjoy better links with Pakistan after it was announced that direct flights will be launched between the destinations for the first time.

  • Al-Qa''idah leadership was in Afghanistan : Pakistan Open this result in new window
    India Daily - Sep 26 7:27 AM
    Pakistan today said the Al-Qa''idah leadership was in Afghanistan and the country had no information on the whereabouts of Mullah Omar or Usamah Bin-Ladin. The Foreign Office spokesperson, Tasneem Aslam, at the weekly briefing dismissed reports about the presence of Taleban leadership in Pakistan.

  • Pakistan is no "banana republic," says Musharraf Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Sep 25 3:12 AM
    Scoffing at rumors that he had been overthrown in a coup while visiting the United States, President Pervez Musharraf said Pakistan was not an unstable "banana republic."

  • Pakistan Trade Dev't Authority To Start Working In 18 Months Open this result in new window
    Asia Pulse via Yahoo!7 News - Sep 25 11:58 PM
    The Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP) is expected to start its full-fledged working in the next 18 months to achieve a quantum jump in exports by working on supply side and value-addition of non-traditional goods.

  • PAKISTAN TRADE DEV'T AUTHORITY TO START WORKING IN 18 MONTHS Open this result in new window
    Asia Pulse via Yahoo!7 Finance - Sep 25 11:58 PM
    Trade / foreign investment The Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP) is expected to start its full-fledged working in the next 18 months to achieve a quantum jump in exports by working on supply side and value-addition of non-traditional goods.

  • Pakistan believe Inzamam will be cleared of tampering Open this result in new window
    Reuters.co.uk - Sep 26 1:26 AM
    LONDON (Reuters) - Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq will return to The Oval this week for the International Cricket Council (ICC) code of conduct hearing into charges of ball tampering and bringing the game into disrepute.

  • 'Strong' words with Pakistan but no bomb threat: Armitage Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 25 2:36 AM
    Former US deputy secretary of state Richard Armitage admitted having "a very strong conversation" with Pakistan's intelligence chief after the September 11 attacks but denied threatening to bomb the country.

  • US paid Pakistan millions for al-Qaida arrests, says Musharraf in book Open this result in new window
    Pravda - Sep 26 4:01 AM
    The United States paid Pakistan millions of dollars to hand over al-Qaida terrorists, including the Sept. 11 attacks mastermind who was also behind the London subway bombings and a plot to strike Heathrow Airport, Pakistan's president says in his memoir.

  • Vajpayee attributes the failure of his Agra summit with President Pervez Musharraf to the Pakistan leader's stand that  Open this result in new window
    India Daily - Sep 26 6:41 AM
    Former Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee attributed the failure of his Agra summit with President Pervez Musharraf to the Pakistan leader's stand that the bloodshed in Kashmir was the people's battle for freedom.

  • India is interfering in Pakistan: Musharraf Open this result in new window
    Yahoo! India News - Sep 26 1:00 AM
    Islamabad/New York, Sep 26 (IANS) Responding to India's charge of Pakistani interference in Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf returned the compliment alleging: 'We also have reservations about interference in our country.'

  • I am normal, so is Pakistan's democracy: Musharraf Open this result in new window
    Yahoo! India News - Sep 26 1:00 AM
    Islamabad/New York, Sep 26 (IANS) Countering rumours in Pakistan triggered by his unscheduled medical check-up last weekend, President Pervez Musharraf categorically said 'I am normal' and the condition of democratic institutions back home was also 'normal'.

  • U.S. did not threaten to bomb Pakistan: Armitage Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Sep 25 1:53 AM
    Washington did not threaten to bomb Pakistan "back to the Stone Age" after the September 11 attacks but a Pakistani official may have distorted U.S. resolve to press Islamabad for help, a former U.S. diplomat said on Monday.

  • Pakistan Islamists want cinemas to close during Ramadan Open this result in new window
    New Kerala - Sep 26 6:22 AM
    Islamabad, Sep 26: The Islamist alliance ruling Pakistan's North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) has asked cinemas in the provincial capital Peshawar to close down for the duration of the holy month of Ramadan, media reports said Tuesday.

  • Musharraf says no Taliban in Pakistan Open this result in new window
    EARTHtimes.org - Sep 26 6:38 AM
    WASHINGTON - Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has insisted that his country is not providing a refuge to Taliban leaders. He was responding to allegations by his Afghan counterpart Hamid Karzai. Musharraf maintained that the Taliban leaders are holed up in Kandahar and it was Karzai's job to take care of them.

  • 'US paid Pakistan for terrorists' Open this result in new window
    News 24 South Africa - Sep 26 5:16 AM
    The US paid Pakistan millions of dollars to hand over al-Qaeda terrorists, including the 9/11 mastermind behind the London bombings, says Pakistan's president.

  • CIA paid Pakistan for catching al Qaeda - Musharraf Open this result in new window
    Yahoo! India News - Sep 25 11:30 PM
    ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - The CIA has paid Pakistan millions of dollars for catching al Qaeda fighters during the five years since the Sept. 11 attacks on the United States, Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf wrote in a memoir published on Monday.

  • Defense Minister Critiques Pakistan Open this result in new window
    The Harvard Crimson - Sep 26 1:09 AM
    Indias Defense Minister Pranab Mukherjee spoke before a large crowd about his countrys role in the global economy, its nuclear weapons, and its conflicted relationship with Pakistan last night at the Institute of Politics.

  • The Pakistan conundrum Open this result in new window
    Hindustan Times - Sep 25 10:55 PM
    Complex problems require complex strategies. This is the simple truth eluding critics of the outcome of the India-Pakistan summit between Pervez Musharraf and Manmohan Singh in Havana on September 16.

  • Pakistan urged to shut extremist schools Open this result in new window
    Sydney Morning Herald - Sep 25 6:49 PM
    Afghanistan's president called on Pakistan to close extremist madrasah schools and arrest the people who run them. Hamid Karzai, who has strong US support, has engaged in some sniping with Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf on countering terrorism.

  • Pakistan court upholds Musharraf plot death sentences Open this result in new window
    Yahoo! India News - Sep 25 10:15 PM
    ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan's Supreme Court on Monday upheld the death sentences handed down to 12 men convicted of taking part in two al Qaeda inspired assassination attempts on President Pervez Musharraf in December 2003.

  • Musharraf: CIA Paid Pakistan for Hundreds of Al-Qaida Suspects Open this result in new window
    Voice of America - Sep 25 6:17 PM
    Pakistan's president says the Central Intelligence Agency paid his government millions of dollars for hundreds of al-Qaida suspects that it turned over to U.S. custody.

  • Pakistan urged to shut extremist schools Open this result in new window
    AAP via Yahoo!7 News - Sep 25 6:34 PM
    Afghanistan's president has called on Pakistan to close extremist madrasah schools and arrest the people who run them.

  • India asks Pakistan to dismantle its terrorism base Open this result in new window
    Hindustan Times - Sep 25 10:56 PM
    Calling Pakistan a "nursery of global terrorism", India has asked Pakistan once again to stop all cross-border terrorism as promised and dismantle the infrastructure of terrorism still intact on its soil.

  • US spy agency CIA paid Pakistan for al-Qaeda suspects: Musharraf Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 24 9:56 PM
    The US Central Intelligence Agency paid Pakistan millions of dollars for handing over more than 350 suspected al-Qaeda terrorists to the United States, Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf has said, The Times reported.

  • UAE helps track marine turtles in Pakistan using satellite transmitters Open this result in new window
    AME Info - Sep 25 11:04 PM
    In line with its belief in strengthening nation-wide partnerships and sharing of technologies for the benefit of environmental conservation, the Environment Agency - Abu Dhabi (EAD), in cooperation with WWF - Pakistan, the country's largest conservation NGO, and the Sindh Wildlife Department, recently installed a satellite transmitter on a marine turtle at the Sandspit, Karachi coast.

  • Widespread Outage Spurs Coup Rumors In Pakistan Open this result in new window
    Washington Post - Sep 24 9:26 PM
    ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Sept. 24 -- Panicky rumors of a coup swept through Pakistan on Sunday after a power outage interrupted national television broadcasts and later plunged much of the country into darkness.

  • Pakistan Geared To Become Regional Hub For IT, Telecom Business Open this result in new window
    Bernama - Sep 25 6:49 PM
    ISLAMABAD, Sept 26 (Bernama) -- Pakistan is geared to become the regional hub for information technology (IT) and telecom business, Pakistan Press International (PPI) reported Monday quoting its Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz as saying.

  • Zulfiqar Bhutto responsible for Pakistans break-up: Musharraf Open this result in new window
    New Kerala - Sep 26 1:02 AM
    Washington, Sept 26: Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto's refusal to accept a resolution proposed by Poland at a UN Security Council meeting in 1971 cost Pakistan the eastern side of the country, claims President Pervez Musharraf in his book "In The Line of Fire".

  • Taliban, al-Qaeda operating in Pakistan, Musharraf says Open this result in new window
    CBC - Sep 25 3:30 PM
    Al-Qaeda and Taliban militants still operate in Pakistan, despite the arrest of more than 670 suspects since the U.S. told the country it had to pick a side after the Sept. 11 attacks, its leader says.

  • Terror trial hears of Pakistan visit Open this result in new window
    Guardian Unlimited - Sep 25 4:20 PM
    Member of an alleged al-Qaida conspiracy to bomb Britain admits visiting a militant training camp in Pakistan.

  • Pakistan believe Inzi will be cleared Open this result in new window
    Independent Online - Sep 26 1:11 AM
    Pakistan officials are confident captain Inzamam-ul-Haq will be cleared of ball-tampering charges at a hearing in London.

  • Respond positively to Pakistan proposals: Kasuri to India Open this result in new window
    New Kerala - Sep 25 11:37 PM
    United Nations, Sept 26: Pakistan has asked India to respond positively to "bold" and "out-of-box proposals" of President Pervez Musharraf to resolve the Kashmir issue which would help bring durable peace to South Asia.

  • Dharamshala get set to host India-Pakistan cricket match Open this result in new window
    New Kerala - Sep 25 11:47 PM
    Dharamshala, Sept 26: Ranji champions Uttar Pradesh will take on a Sialkot XI (Pakistan domestic cricket champions) in a four -day match at Dharamshala's newly constructed stadium from Wednesday.