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Cricket: Pakistan's Akhtar to join squad in South Africa 
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Controversial paceman Shoaib Akhtar said he would join the injury-hit Pakistan squad and would be available for the second Test against South Africa.'Runaway' British girl in Pakistan now attending Muslim school AFP via Yahoo! News - 15 minutes ago
A Scottish schoolgirl at the centre of a custody battle in Pakistan is now wearing a burkha and attending a Muslim school, The Times reported in an early edition of its Thursday newspaper.'Runaway' girl in Pakistan now attending Muslim school AFP via Yahoo! News - Jan 10 3:24 PM
A Scottish schoolgirl at the centre of a custody battle in Pakistan is now wearing a burkha and attending a Muslim school, a newspaper reported.Pakistan Needs Improved Security to Fight Terrorism, Aziz Says Bloomberg.com - Jan 10 6:42 PM
Jan. 11 (Bloomberg) -- Pakistan must better coordinate the work of its security agencies in order to combat the threat of terrorism, Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz said.Cricket: Pakistan's Akhtar to join squad in South Africa AFP via Yahoo! News - Jan 10 7:37 AM
Controversial paceman Shoaib Akhtar has said he will join the injury-hit Pakistan squad on Thursday and will be available for the second Test against South Africa.Cricket: Pakistan's Akhtar and Asif in World Cup squad AFP via Yahoo! News - Jan 10 7:58 AM
Pakistan have included the fast bowlers Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif in their 30-man World Cup initial squad, an official said, despite uncertainty over their doping cases.Pakistan Rejects U.N. Taliban Claim Time Magazine - Jan 10 5:46 AM
Pakistan angrily rejected a U.N. claim that it is harboring Taliban leaders British mum ends custody fight for girl in Pakistan Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jan 10 5:49 AM
The mother of a Scottish schoolgirl at the center of a tug-of-love battle in Pakistan has offered to end her fight for custody, provided she has visitation rights and her daughter returns to Britain for holidays, lawyers said on Wednesday.Pakistan rejects U.N. claim on Taliban AP via Yahoo! News - Jan 10 2:23 AM
Pakistan angrily rejected a U.N. claim that it is harboring Taliban leaders, accusing multinational troops in Afghanistan of doing little to crack down on commanders of the insurgency.Mother ends custody war for girl in Pakistan CNN.com - Jan 10 3:04 AM
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (Reuters) -- The mother of a Scottish girl at the centre of a tug-of-love battle in Pakistan has offered to end her fight for custody, provided she can visit her daughter freely, a lawyer for the woman said on Wednesday.Cricket: Fast bowling concerns for South Africa, Pakistan AFP via Yahoo! News - Jan 09 9:20 PM
South Africa and Pakistan both have concerns over their fast bowlers ahead of the first Test of a three-match series starting at Centurion Park.Low expectations at Indian-Pakistan talks AFP via Yahoo! News - Jan 09 9:48 PM
India's foreign minister is to make a rare visit to Pakistan this weekend, with the trip expected to firm up peace efforts between the nuclear-armed rivals rather than yield any breakthrough.Pakistan: Plan for Border Mines Reconsidered New York Times - Jan 09 9:18 PM
The Foreign Ministry said it had taken note of the statement this week by the United Nations deputy special representative in Afghanistan, Chris Alexander, that Pakistan and Afghanistan had to end their ?war of words? over their border and said it would reconsider Pakistan?s announcement last month that it would lay mines along the border. The ministry said it agreed that blocking ?undesirable ...Democracy an internal matter of Pakistan, says US envoy Khaleej Times - 2 hours, 2 minutes ago
KARACHI US Ambassador in Pakistan, Ryan C. Crocker, yesterday stressed that democracy was an internal matter of Pakistan and it was up to the people and the country to decide the type of democracy they want.Pakistan face buoyant S. Africa Khaleej Times - 2 hours, 16 minutes ago
CENTURION South Africa coach Mickey Arthur believes Pakistan will feel the absence of leading batsman Mohammad Yousuf in the first Test starting today.Pakistan keen in Iran's Hajj affairs IranMania.com - 52 minutes ago
LONDON, January 11 (IranMania) - Pakistan Minister for Religious Affairs Ijaz-ul-Haq said that his country is keen to study the expertise of Iran's in Hajj affairs as well as its management of religious seminaries, IRNA reported.Indian envoy to visit Pakistan's Gwadar port tomorrow New Kerala - 2 minutes ago
Islamabad, Jan 10: In a significant gesture, Pakistan has invited Indian High Commissioner Satyabrata Pal to visit the strategic port town of Gwader tomorrow to see the extent of development that has taken place at the Chinese aided project.MUM: MOLLY CAN STAY WITH DAD IN PAKISTAN Daily Record - 10 minutes ago
THE mum of Scots tug-of love schoolgirl Molly Campbell has dropped her battle for custody. Louise Campbell agreed the 12-year-old could live with her dad in Pakistan on condition of regular access and 24-hour phone contact.Pakistan hockey star undergoes surgery at Apollo Indian Express via Yahoo! India News - Jan 10 11:42 AM
Former vice-captain Muddasar Ali is receiving treatment for a torn cruciate ligament SPORTs, they say, brings countries together. This time it's a sportsman who is playing a role in fostering India-Pakistan ties. Pakistan hockey team vice-captain Muddasar Ali Khan is in India these days receiving treatment for a torn cruciate ligament, at the Indraprastha Apollo Hospital. The 27-year-old ...Pakistan's Akhtar and Asif in World Cup squad ThatsCricket.com - 1 minute ago
Pakistan's Akhtar and Asif in World Cup squad Akhtar, Asif in Pak World Cup squad.Pakistan names pacemen Akhtar, Asif in World Cup probables Slam! Sports - Jan 10 12:58 PM
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - Pakistan cricket selectors Wednesday named controversial fast bowlers Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif in the initial list of 30 players for this year's World Cup in the West Indies.Yousuf's absence will likely hit Pakistan in South Africa Fox Sports - Jan 10 6:09 AM
Mohammad Yousuf will miss the first of three tests against South Africa starting Friday, robbing Pakistan of the game's most prolific batsman. Yousuf, who scored more runs in test cricket in 2006 than any other player, will be in Pakistan because his wife is due to give birth after a difficult pregnancy.First Data expands Pakistan operations through Alfalah Bank agreement Banking Business Review - Jan 10 6:01 PM
Global payment services provider First Data International has signed a card processing agreement with Pakistan-based credit card issuer Alfalah Bank. The agreement extends the companys reach into Pakistan, in line with its global expansion strategy.Psst! Please invite Pakistan President, not PM The Telegraph - Jan 10 2:44 PM
New Delhi, Jan. 10: The countdown to another chapter in India-Pakistan bonhomie begins on Saturday, when external affairs minister Pranab Mukherjee travels to Islamabad to invite Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf and not, despite Saarc convention, the Prime Minister for the 14th Saarc summit likely to be held in the first week of April in the capital.Yousuf's absence will likely hit Pakistan in test against South Africa Slam! Sports - Jan 10 12:43 PM
CENTURION, South Africa (AP) - Mohammad Yousuf will miss the first of three tests against South Africa starting Friday, robbing Pakistan of the game's most prolific batsman.Shoaib, Asif named in Pakistan World Cup squad Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Jan 10 3:05 PM
Pakistan fast bowlers Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif, cleared last month of a doping offence, have been included in a provisional 30-man squad for the 2007 World Cup.No surprises in Pakistan CWC probables New Kerala - 1 hour, 24 minutes ago
Karachi, Jan 10: Opener Imran Nazir and middle-order batsman Hasan Raza were today recalled among the 30 probables shortlisted for the world cup with no major suprises by the Pakistan Cricket Board.Pakistan rejects U.N. remarks on Taliban presence Reuters via Yahoo! India News - Jan 10 5:46 AM
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan on Wednesday rejected a U.N. official's accusation that Taliban leaders could be hiding in Pakistan, saying military forces in Afghanistan should do more to curb insurgents.Pakistan set for South Africa test Gulf Daily News - Jan 10 5:13 PM
CENTURION, South Africa: South Africa coach Mickey Arthur believes Pakistan will feel the absence of leading batsman Mohammad Yousuf in the first Test starting today.Pakistan showcases Gwadar port The Hindu - Jan 10 11:43 AM
ISLAMABAD: Indian High Commissioner Satyabrata Pal is among 40 Islamabad-based diplomats who will be flown by the Pakistan Government to Gwadar in Balochistan on Thursday for a day-long visit to the new deep sea port that is coming up ...Pakistan to Reconsider Plan to Mine Afghan Border (Update1) Bloomberg.com - Jan 09 7:08 PM
Jan. 10 (Bloomberg) -- Pakistan will reconsider a plan to mine areas of its border with Afghanistan to stop terrorists crossing the frontier, after Canada offered to help find alternative controls, Foreign Minister Khurshid Kasuri said.Cricket: Pakistan's Akhtar and Asif in World Cup squad Channel NewsAsia - Jan 10 10:13 AM
LAHORE, Pakistan : Pakistan have included the fast bowlers Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif in their 30-man World Cup initial squad, an official said, despite uncertainty over their doping cases.Pakistan must help keep out Taliban, Fraser says CTV.ca - Jan 10 6:59 AM
The former Canadian commander of NATO troops in southern Afghanistan says the mission is making headway, but insists Pakistan must do more to help shut down the Taliban.Pakistan Dec trade deficit $1.04 bln vs Nov $1.39 bln Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News - Jan 10 5:41 AM
ISLAMABAD, Jan 10 (Reuters) - Pakistan's trade deficit widened to a provisional $1.04 billion in December from $1.39 billion in November and $1.01 billion in December 2005, official data showed on Wednesday.Pakistan installs biometrics system at border crossing with Afghanistan CP via Yahoo! Canada News - Jan 10 3:51 AM
CHAMAN, Pakistan (AP) - Pakistan on Wednesday opened its first biometrics system screening travellers at a land border point with Afghanistan, as a measure to curtail cross-border movement of militants, an official said.Pakistan rejects U.N. remarks on Taliban presence AlertNet - Jan 10 5:03 AM
Source: Reuters ISLAMABAD, Jan 10 (Reuters) - Pakistan on Wednesday rejected a U.N. official's accusation that Taliban leaders could be hiding in Pakistan, saying military forces in Afghanistan should do more to curb ... Pakistan agrees to reconsider mining Afghan border AFP via Yahoo! News - Jan 09 7:03 AM
Pakistan's foreign minister said the country would look at other options before going ahead with a plan to mine its border with Afghanistan, after talks with his Canadian counterpart.Pakistan's Bhutto Rejects Making Political Pact With Musharraf Bloomberg.com - Jan 09 6:38 PM
Jan. 10 (Bloomberg) -- Pakistan's former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, who heads the country's biggest opposition party, won't reach an accord with President Pervez Musharraf to back him for a second term in office, her spokesman said.Pakistan Rejects UN Suggestion It Harbors Taliban Leaders Nasdaq - Jan 10 1:43 AM
ISLAMABAD (AP)--Pakistan angrily rejected a U.N. claim that it is harboring top Taliban leaders, saying multinational troops in Afghanistan have done little to crack down on the commanders of the insurgency.Tug-of-love daughter gets to stay with dad in Pakistan The Scotsman - Jan 10 6:34 AM
SCOTS tug-of-love schoolgirl Molly Campbell is set to remain with her father in Pakistan after her mother today dropped her legal bid for full custody.Pakistan announce World Cup probables India Times Cricket - Jan 10 10:36 AM
KARACHI, Jan 10: Karachi's young all-rounder Fawad Alam was the only notable inclusion in Pakistan's provisional squad for the upcoming cricket World Cup which otherwise contained no surprise.Mom of girl in Pakistan ready to drop custody claim Middle East Times - Jan 10 5:11 AM
HAPPY IN PAKISTAN: Molly Campbell of Britain, also known as Misbah Iram Ahmad (L), attends a protest with family members of missing people in front of the Parliament building in Islamabad December 9, 2006.British mum ends custody fight for girl in Pakistan Reuters via Yahoo! Canada News - Jan 10 3:00 AM
The mother of a Scottish girl at the center of a tug-of-love battle in Pakistan has offered to end her fight for custody, provided her daughter is brought back to Britain for holidays, lawyers said on Wednesday.Pakistan include Shoaib and Asif CricInfo - Jan 10 7:10 AM
Pakistan have included both Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif in their provisional 30-man squad for the World Cup, despite uncertainty remaining over their doping cases.Pakistan hugely dangerous - Arthur Independent Online - Jan 10 6:16 AM
Proteas coach Mickey Arthur says it has been difficult, after the euphoria of the series win against India, to get mentally geared up for the series against Pakistan. $73m spent for economic growth of Pakistan , says Crocker The Pakistan Link - Jan 10 9:04 AM
KARACHI: United States is the largest foreign investor in Pakistan as well as the largest customer for exports from the country, American Ambassador Ryan C. Crocker said here Wednesday, adding that USAID has spent $73 million since 2003 for the economic growth of Pakistan.South Africa: SA Hands Over G77+ China Chairpersonship to Pakistan AllAfrica.com - Jan 10 8:26 AM
South Africa is to hand over its role as chair of the G77 + China group to Pakistan at a ceremony at the United Nations headquarters in New York today.India allowed Pakistan s ISI to infiltrate ULFA through political mismanagement is Assam.- a failure of Congress party ... India Daily - Jan 10 9:14 AM
Now the Government is accepting the fact publicly - Pakistan s ISI controls ULFA. They moved their operations from Kashmir to Assam. But how did that happen? Who is responsible?Democracy Pakistan home affair: Crocker The Pakistan Link - Jan 10 9:03 AM
KARACHI: Speaker Sindh Assembly, Syed Muzaffar Hussain Shah and U.S. Ambassador to Pakistan Ryan C. Crocker, Wednesday inaugurated the first Parliamentary Information Technology Resource Centre (PITRC) at the Sindh Assembly.Canada Objects to Pakistan-Afghanistan Border Fencing, Mining Asia Pulse via Yahoo! Asia News - Jan 10 12:30 AM
ISLAMABAD, Jan 10 Asia Pulse - Canadian Foreign Minister Peter MacKay opposed the fencing and mining of the border by Pakistan and termed it an impossible task.Pakistan frees 115 Indian fishermen AP via Yahoo! News - Jan 09 3:37 AM
More than 100 Indian fishermen left for home Tuesday after Pakistan set them free in a goodwill gesture to its longtime rival.Pakistan allows visiting Indian journalists to travel to Taxila New Kerala - Jan 10 10:14 AM
By Naveen Kapoor, New Delhi, Jan.10 : Indian journalists who will visit Pakistan during External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee's two-day trip have been given permission to visit the ancient town of Taxila.A tough task ahead - Pakistan's success in South Africa will depend on how they adapt to conditions Cricinfo via Yahoo! UK & Ireland Sport - Jan 09 11:45 PM
Pakistan's success in South Africa will depend on how they adapt to conditionsPakistan women announce squad for South Africa Cricinfo via Yahoo! UK & Ireland Sport - Jan 09 11:45 PM
Pakistan women in South Africa, 2006-07Fast bowling concerns for South Africa, Pakistan Financial Express - Jan 10 8:48 AM
CENTURION, South Africa, Jan 10 (AFP): South Africa and Pakistan both have concerns over their fast bowlers ahead of the first Test of a three- match series starting at Centurion Park Thursday.'Pakistan hugely dangerous' News 24 South Africa - Jan 10 5:31 AM
Proteas coach Mickey Arthur says Pakistan are "hugely dangerous" and has predicted a very tough three-Test series.Pakistan 'hugely dangerous', says SA coach Mail and Guardian - Jan 10 5:22 AM
Fresh from their stunning comeback from one-nil down to a series victory against India, South Africa take on Pakistan in a three-Test series starting at SuperSport Park on Thursday.Pakistan to complete border fencing with Afghanistan by July New Kerala - Jan 10 9:07 AM
Islamabad, Jan 10: After introducing sophisticated biometric system to regulate the movement of people at Chaman border point with Afghanistan, Pakistan said it will complete fencing in parts of its border with Afghanistan by July 2007 to prevent cross border infiltration of Taliban militants.Pakistan should crack down on Taliban, UN official says International Herald Tribune - Jan 09 5:47 AM
Pakistan should do more to restrict the activities of Taliban leaders in the border area with Afghanistan in keeping with a UN resolution that considers them to be terrorists, according to the deputy chief of the UN mission in Afghanistan.Al-Qaeda Militants Trained In Pakistan Enter Lebanon Nasdaq - Jan 09 11:28 PM
(RTTNews) - Al-Qaeda militants in huge numbers who have been trained in Pakistan and who have terror knowledge have arrived in Lebanon to carry out terrorist attacks on UNIFIL forces and other western interests.SA hands over G77 chair to Pakistan IAfrica South African Business News - Jan 10 7:11 AM
South Africa is to hand over its role as G77 chair plus China group to Pakistan at a ceremony at the United Nations headquarters in New York on Wednesday, according to the South African Government news agency, BuaNews.Landmines on agenda as Canada, Pakistan FMs open talks AFP via Yahoo! News - Jan 09 1:31 AM
Pakistan opened talks with Canada here with its plan to sow landmines at its border with Afghanistan expected to figure prominently.Video News: Pakistan releases 115 Indian fishermen New Kerala - Jan 10 9:06 AM
Karachi, Jan.10: Pakistan released 115 Indian fishermen detained for illegally entering Pakistani territorial waters, a government official said on Tuesday.Towards a Better Tomorrow: Supporting Women s Rights in Pakistan DFID - Jan 10 4:45 AM
In Pakistan, the share of women employed in the non-agricultural sector is only 9%. The ratio of female to male income is 0.34. Every year hundreds of women are the victims of violence, often resulting in death.Pakistan, India may talk how-to-talk on Kashmir Mail and Guardian - Jan 10 3:37 AM
India's new Foreign Minister Pranab Mukherjee is expected in Pakistan on Saturday for talks that are likely to show that a three-year-old peace process is on track even though no breakthrough appears near.Buoyant Proteas face weakened Pakistan Independent Online - Jan 10 1:46 AM
Proteas coach Mickey Arthur believes Pakistan will feel the absence of leading batsman Mohammad Yousuf in the first Test at SuperSport Park.(AFX UK Focus) 2007-01-10 13:29 GMT: Northrop Grumman gets 49.75 mln usd radar contract for Pakistan Air Force Interactive Investor - Jan 10 6:00 AM
LONDON (AFX) - Northrop Grumman Corp. has been awarded a contract to provide its AN/APG-68(V)9 airborne fire control radar capability for a total of 52 F-16 fighter aircraft for the Pakistan Air Force.Pakistan rejects UN suggestion it is harbouring Taliban leaders CNews - Jan 10 2:00 AM
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - Pakistan angrily rejected a UN claim that it is harbouring top Taliban leaders, saying multinational troops in Afghanistan have done little to crack down on the commanders of the insurgency.Pakistan's uncertain year ahead BBC News - Jan 09 6:02 AM
Pakistan is gripped by uncertainty about what will happen in 2007 when elections are held, says columnist Ahmed Rashid.Pakistan no pushover believes Arthur SABC News - Jan 09 11:40 PM
South Africa coach Mickey Arthur believes Pakistan will feel the absence of leading batsman Mohammad Yousuf in the first test starting tomorrow. Yousuf has remained in Pakistan to be with his wife, who is due to give birth in the next few days after a difficult pregnancy.Canadian FM to tell Pakistan mining border unacceptable AFP via Yahoo! News - Jan 08 10:40 PM
Canadian Foreign Minister Peter MacKay said he would tell Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf that the mining of the border with Afghanistan was unacceptable.U.N. Deputy Urges Pakistan to Curb Taliban New York Times - Jan 08 9:32 PM
Pakistan should do more to restrict the activities of Taliban leaders in and around the border area with Afghanistan, the deputy said.PREVIEW-Weakened Pakistan face buoyant South Africa Reuters.co.uk - Jan 09 10:22 PM
CENTURION, South Africa, Jan 10 (Reuters) - South Africa coach Mickey Arthur believes Pakistan will feel the absence of leading batsman Mohammad Yousuf in the first test starting on Thursday.Pakistan include rookie all-rounder in WC probables rediff.com - Jan 10 12:06 AM
Karachi's young all-rounder Fawad Alam was the only notable inclusion in Pakistan's provisional squad for the World Cup.World Vision Protects Pakistan Quake Victims from Cold Winter Christian Today - Jan 10 2:57 AM
World Vision is living out the gospel as it continues to deliver warm safe shelter to more than 4000 students in quakedevastated PakistanWeakened Pakistan face buoyant South Africa ThatsCricket.com - Jan 10 2:13 AM
South Africa coach Mickey Arthur believes Pakistan will feel the absence of leading batsman Mohammad Yousuf in the first Test starting tomorrow.'Pakistan, India should stick to Asian style' Khaleej Times - Jan 09 7:03 PM
DUBAI Hockey in the subcontinent is in shambles as India and Pakistan have gone through a series of failures in the the recent past. Both the countries failed to make it to the finals in the recently-concluded Asian Games in Doha.Mugabe hires security experts from Pakistan Independent Online - Jan 09 9:16 PM
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has imported military experts from Pakistan to try to strengthen his security forces after a series of resignations and army desertions in Harare.Nasa Installs Air Pollution Monitoring Equipment In Pakistan Bernama - Jan 09 6:26 PM
LAHORE, Jan 10 (Bernama) -- Growing its international air pollution monitoring network further, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) of the United States, installed a Sun Photo Spectrometer equipment in Pakistan.Canada opposes Pakistan's border mine plans The Scotsman - Jan 09 5:35 PM
THE Canadian government yesterday said it was opposed to Pakistan's plans to mine parts of its frontier with Afghanistan as a measure against cross-border insurgency by Taleban and al-Qaeda guerrillas.Northrop Grumman to Provide Pakistan Air Force with F-16 Fire Control Radar Systems [Press Release] PrimeNewswire via Yahoo! Finance - Jan 10 5:00 AM
BALTIMORE, Jan. 10, 2007 -- Northrop Grumman Corporation has been awarded a contract to provide its advanced AN/APG-689 airborne fire control radar capability for a total of 52 F-16 fighter aircraft for the Pakistan Air Force.Mother of British girl in Pakistan ready to drop custody claim AFP via Yahoo! News - Jan 10 3:51 AM
The mother of a Scottish schoolgirl at the center of a custody battle will drop her claim provided her daughter is allowed to travel to Scotland to meet her, the woman's lawyer told a Pakistani court here.Pakistan include rookie all-rounder in WC probables New Kerala - Jan 09 10:51 PM
Karachi, Jan 10: Karachi's young all-rounder Fawad Alam was the only notable inclusion in Pakistan's provisional squad for the upcoming cricket World Cup which otherwise contained no suprise.Ghei, Chowrasia look for a good start at Pakistan Open New Kerala - Jan 10 12:06 AM
Karachi, Jan 10: Gaurav Ghei will look to build on his best season in a decade last year with a successful start at the Pakistan Open Golf to be played at the Karachi Golf Club here from tomorrow.Pakistan Takes Over the Chairmanship of Group of 77 Pakistani Newspaper - Jan 09 7:47 PM
by Mohsin Zaheer United Nations, New York, January 9: Pakistan takes over the Chairmanship of Group of 77 and China (developing countries) from South Africa tomorrow at a special ceremony to be held at the United Nations.Bumper crop in Pakistan, export ban put pressure on sugar futures New Kerala - Jan 09 9:16 PM
Mumbai, Jan 9: Sugar futures on the National Commodity and Derivatives Exchange Ltd (NCDEX) continued to remain under pressure with bearish sentiments of a good sugarcane crop in Pakistan in addition to sugar export ban by the Indian government.BJP wants Pranab to rethink Pakistan visit New Kerala - Jan 09 9:26 PM
New Delhi, Jan 9: The BJP today said External Affairs minister Pranab Mukherjee should rethink his next week's visit to Pakistan in the light of Union minister of State for Home Sriprakash Jaiswal's reported remark's about ULFA's links with the ISI.Pakistan angry at UN mission s remark Dawn - Jan 09 7:35 PM
ISLAMABAD, Jan 9: Pakistan on Tuesday took a strong exception to a statement attributed to the Deputy Special Representative of the United Nation s Assistance Mission to Afghanistan (UNAMA) that criticised its plan to mine the border with Afghanistan and expressed concern about the alleged support in Pakistan for the Taliban movement.Pakistan agrees to reconsider mining Afghan border: Canada offers help Business Recorder - Jan 09 3:49 PM
ISLAMABAD (January 10 2007): Canada has offered help to Pakistan to control cross border movement on Afghanistan border with means other than the selective land mining of the area.Pakistan to examine alternatives to mining Pakistan-Afghan border Kyodo via Yahoo! Asia News - Jan 09 7:15 AM
_ Canadian Foreign Minister Peter MacKay said Tuesday that Pakistan has agreed to examine the feasibility of using technology instead of mining the Pakistan-Afghan border to check cross-border movements allegedly fueling the insurgency in Afghanistan.Pakistan committed to a peaceful, stable Afghanistan: Musharraf Business Recorder - Jan 09 3:48 PM
ISLAMABAD: President Pervez Musharraf on Tuesday said Pakistan was committed to work with international partners to promote shared objective of a peaceful, stable and prosperous Afghanistan. Talking to Foreign Minister of Canada Peter Gordon MacKay th ....Landmines not answer to border problem, MacKay tells Pakistan CBC - Jan 09 7:14 AM
Foreign Affairs Minister Peter MacKay told Pakistan on Tuesday that Canada opposes its plan to mine its border with Afghanistan to curb Taliban attacks.Pakistan al-Qaida trial delayed by no-show UPI - Jan 09 11:51 AM
KARACHI, Pakistan, Jan. 9 (UPI) -- The trial of two al-Qaida members on charges of masterminding a suicide attack on a U.S. diplomat in Pakistan was delayed when defense lawyers didn't show.India-Pakistan veterans' series The Hindu - Jan 09 12:08 PM
KOZHIKODE: India and Pakistan will play a three-match veterans' one-day series next month. The matches will be played at Udaipur (February 23), Kozhikode (Feb. 25) and Meerut (Feb. 27), according to J.K. Mahendra, vice-president, Board for ...MacKay tells Pakistan to seek alternatives to mining border with Afghanistan CP via Yahoo! Canada News - Jan 09 5:47 AM
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - Canada does not support Pakistan's plans to mine parts of its frontier with Afghanistan to combat cross-border movement by Taliban and al-Qaida guerrillas, Foreign Affairs Minister Peter MacKay said Tuesday.Afghanistan, Pakistan Must End War of Words, UN Says (Update1) Bloomberg.com - Jan 08 6:27 PM
Jan. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Afghanistan and Pakistan must end their ``war of words'' and cooperate in fighting the Taliban insurgency in southern Afghan provinces, said Chris Alexander, a United Nations envoy in Kabul.Pakistan to hold OGDCL public offering this week Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News - Jan 09 4:45 AM
KARACHI, Jan 9 (Reuters) - Pakistan will hold a public offering for Oil and Gas Development Co Ltd (OGDCL) , the country's largest listed firm, at a price of 110 rupees per share this week, the government said on Tuesday.Landmines not answer to border problem, MacKay tells Pakistan CBC via Yahoo! Canada News - Jan 09 3:54 AM
Foreign Affairs Minister Peter MacKay told Pakistan on Tuesday that Canada opposes its plan to lay mines along its border with Afghanistan to stop the Taliban from launching attacks on NATO troops.Pakistan frees 115 Indian fishermen as good will gesture to rival India Associated Press via Yahoo! India News - Jan 09 3:25 AM
More than 100 Indian fishermen left for home Tuesday after being freed by Pakistan as a gesture of good will to its longtime nuclear-armed rival. Cricket: A test series of 2nd chances International Herald Tribune - Jan 10 9:52 AM
The series between South Africa and Pakistan that begins Thursday matches fast bowlers whose careers seemed over. Mohammed Asif and Shoaib Akhtar of Pakistan have been reprieved after a drugs ban. Shaun Pollock of South Africa has revived his declining form.