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Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar has made a sensational return to Test cricket as wickets tumbled on the first day of the second Test against South Africa at St George's Park.New signs of India-Pakistan atom arms race: study Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jan 19 11:49 AM
India and Pakistan may both be on the verge of expanding atomic fuel production work that could heighten a nuclear arms race between the historical foes, a prominent non-proliferation think tank said.U.S. drone attack? It was us, says Pakistan army Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jan 19 7:32 AM
Defending its credibility, Pakistan's military on Friday rebutted claims that a U.S. Predator drone aircraft carried out the initial attack on a suspected Al Qaeda hideout earlier this week.Pakistan's Musharraf to visit five Arab countries AFP via Yahoo! News - Jan 19 8:27 AM
Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf is to visit five Middle East countries to discuss the regional situation.Pakistan says planes used in raid BBC News - Jan 19 11:04 AM
The Pakistan military admits for the first time using aircraft in raids along the Afghan border.Visa policy to be reviewed: Pakistan envoy ANI via Yahoo! India News - 32 minutes ago
New Delhi: Pakistan's envoy's to India, Shahid Malik, has said that there would be a comprehensive review of the visa policy between the two countries in the wake of External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukharjee's visit to Pakistan last week. The two nations have reportedly decided to ease visa restrictions. Malik said a number of issues are being discussed by the officials of the two ...Saarc virtually ineffective due to 'Pakistan s hesitation' Khaleej Times - 1 minute ago
ISLAMABAD Indian High Commissioner to Pakistan Satyabarta Pal has said that Saarc was not serving its objective because of "hesitation on the part of Pakistan".Runaway Scottish girl can stay in Pakistan, top court says AFP via Yahoo! News - Jan 18 9:32 PM
A Scottish girl at the centre of an international custody battle can stay with her father in Pakistan, the country's top court ruled.Pakistan to conduct dope tests for World Cup squad Khaleej Times - 1 hour, 1 minute ago
KARACHI The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), to avoid further embarrassment of their players being dubbed as drug cheats , after Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif tested positive for taking banned drugs has decided to carry out dope tests on all the 30 players named in the provisional World Cup squad.Hamdan inaugurates Rashid airport expansion in Pakistan Khaleej Times - 2 hours, 0 minute ago
BAHAWALPUR (Pakistan) Shaikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Dubai Deputy Ruler and UAE Minister of Finance and Industry, yesterday inaugurated expansion work of the second phase of the Shaikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum Airport in Bahawalpur, in Punjab, Pakistan.Imports down, Pakistan struggles to meet revenue target Khaleej Times - 1 hour, 46 minutes ago
ISLAMABAD Pakistan's imports are slowing down, making the job of the tax authorities difficult to meet the Rs835 billion annual revenue target by June 30 this year.Iran plays no role in Iraqi unrest: Pakistan envoy IranMania.com - 56 minutes ago
LONDON, January 20 (IranMania) - Pakistan's Ambassador at UN Ashraf Jahangir announced none of Iraq's neighbors, especially Iran, play any role in prevailing unrest there, IRNA reported.Tata Motors forays into Pakistan rediff.com - Jan 19 1:25 PM
The company has entered into a joint venture technical assistance agreement with Afzal Motors of Pakistan.Pakistan at 17-2 after bowling SA out for 124 Fox Sports - Jan 19 9:04 AM
South Africa was bowled out for 124 before Pakistan lost two quick wickets to reach 17 for two at tea Friday on day one of the second of three tests. Shoaib Akhtar took four for 36 and Danish Kaneria three for 36 to dismiss the Proteas at St. George's Park. Mark Boucher topscored with 35, while South Africa captain Graeme Smith had 28 and Jacques Kallis 24. South African quick Makhaya Ntini ...Tatas reach Pakistan via Korea The Telegraph - Jan 19 2:15 PM
but they have established a beachhead in Pakistan where no Indian automobile company has gone yet. Tata Motors is entering Pakistan through its subsidiary Tata Daewoo Commercial Vehicle Company (TDCV).US to work with Pakistan against infiltration Dawn - 2 hours, 12 minutes ago
WASHINGTON, Jan 19: US Defence Secretary Robert Gates has said that the United States will work with Pakistan to solve the problem of infiltrators crossing into Afghanistan.Golf: Hurd opens up two-shot lead in Pakistan Channel News Asia via Yahoo! Asia News - Jan 19 8:17 AM
KARACHI - England's Simon Hurd continued his inspirational run in the second round with a bogey free seven-under-par 65 at the Pakistan Open on Friday.Malaysian Airil two off the lead in Pakistan The Star Online - Jan 19 4:17 PM
KARACHI : England's Simon Hurd continued his inspirational run in the second round with a bogey free seven-under 65 at the Pakistan Open yesterday.Pakistan to buy 700 air-to-air missiles from US The Times of India - Jan 19 1:20 PM
Pakistan is procuring 500 Advanced AMRAAM and 200 Sidewinder missiles from America.Pakistan court gives father custody The Washington Times - Jan 19 5:09 AM
The Pakistani Supreme Court has ruled the 12-year-old daughter of a Pakistani father and Scottish mother should remain in Pakistan. The court gave Sajed Ahmed Rana custody of Molly Campbell, who uses the name Misbah Iram Ahmed Rana, The Scotsman reported.Review of visa policy on anvil: Pakistan New Kerala - 1 hour, 10 minutes ago
New Delhi, Jan 19: Pakistan today said a proposal for a review of the visa policy would be one of the issues discussed during Foreign Minister Khurshid Mehmood Kasuri's visit to New Delhi next month.Four-wicket Shoaib gives Pakistan the edge Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Jan 19 1:42 PM
Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar made a sensational return to Test cricket as wickets tumbled on the first day of the second Test against South Africa at St George's Park overnight.SA-Pakistan match stands about even Mail and Guardian - Jan 19 12:05 PM
The first day of the second Castle Lager Test between South Africa and Pakistan at St George's Park on Friday ended with honours more or less even. After bowling South Africa out for a paltry 124 before tea, Pakistan had 135 for six at the close for an overall lead of 11 runs.SA bats first in second test against Pakistan Fox Sports - Jan 19 12:50 AM
South Africa captain Graeme Smith won the toss and elected to bat first against Pakistan in the second of three tests Friday at St. George's Park . South Africa won the first test last Monday by seven wickets. The hosts retained the same XI that won the first test, while Pakistan brought back middle order batsman Mohammad Yousuf - the top run-scorer in the world last year. Yousuf returned to the ...Pakistan sports chiefs summoned over medals flop INQ7.net - Jan 19 6:47 AM
ISLAMABAD -- Pakistan Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has summoned top sports chiefs to explain the country's poor performance at last month's Asian Games, an official said Friday.Sensational Shoaib gives Pakistan the edge Outlook India - Jan 19 9:23 AM
Port Elizabeth, Jan 19, Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar made a sensational return to Test cricket as wickets tumbled on the first day of the second Test against South Africa at St George's Park today.Pakistan denies Taliban leader hiding in Quetta AFP via Yahoo! News - Jan 18 6:51 AM
Pakistan dismissed claims that its intelligence service was sheltering Taliban leader Mullah Mohammad Omar in the city of Quetta as an "absurd" lie.Lubricant Marketers Should Not Overlook Pakistan as Alternate Source of Growth, According to Kline Study ChemPoint - Jan 19 11:37 AM
LITTLE FALLS, January 17, 2007 -- While many of the world's lubricant marketers focus on opportunities in India, Pakistan should not be overlooked as an alternate source of growth and a key player in the region's future economic success, according to a recently published study by Kline & Company.U.S. group monitors Pakistan nuke plant UPI - Jan 19 11:23 AM
WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 (UPI) -- Pakistan is expanding its reactor facilities giving it increased capabilities to make nuclear weapons, a U.S. watchdog group said Thursday.Pakistan s Musharraf to visit five Arab countries Khaleej Times - Jan 19 8:59 AM
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf is to visit five Middle East countries to discuss the regional situation, the foreign ministry announced on Friday.Shoaib gives Pakistan the edge Townsville Bulletin - Jan 19 1:53 PM
PAKISTAN fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar made a sensational return to Test cricket as wickets tumbled on the first day of the second Test against South Africa at St George's Park overnight.More evidence of Taliban leader hiding in Pakistan The Christian Science Monitor - Jan 18 4:21 PM
A captured spokesman says Pakistan is harboring Mullah Omar, stirring international uproar. Tribesmen: U.S. launched this week's airstrike on suspected al-Qaeda hideout in Pakistan San Diego Union-Tribune - Jan 19 7:12 AM
ZAMZOLA, Pakistan, 5:44 a.m. Jan. 19 (AP): Tribesmen from a Pakistani mountain village where an airstrike hit a suspected al-Qaeda hideout claimed Friday that missiles were fired from an American plane and denied the dead were terrorists.Pakistan keen in Kashmir solution: Musharraf The Pakistan Link - Jan 19 9:40 AM
ISLAMABAD: President Pervez Musharraf has said that Pakistan is making serious efforts for the solution of Kashmir problem so that a lasting peace is established in South Asia.President confers Hilal-e-Pakistan on Prince Fahad The Pakistan Link - Jan 19 9:38 AM
ISLAMABAD: President General Pervez Musharraf on Friday conferred Hilal-i-Pakistan on Prince Fahad Bin Sultan Bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud, Governor Tabuk, Saudi Arabia at a special investiture ceremony held at Aiwan-e-Sadar here.US drone attack? No, it was us, says Pakistan army AlertNet - Jan 19 7:32 AM
Source: Reuters SALAMAT GHUNDI, Pakistan, Jan 19 (Reuters) - Defending its credibility, Pakistan's military on Friday rebutted claims that a U.S. Predator drone aircraft carried out the initial attack on a suspected ... Britain's Hurd leads Pakistan Open by two shots Reuters.co.uk - Jan 19 7:27 AM
KARACHI, Jan 19 (Reuters) - Britain's Simon Hurd was two shots clear after the second round of the Pakistan Open on Friday as a bogey-free round left him on 11-under-par.Sensational Shoaib gives Pakistan the edge Khaleej Times - Jan 19 8:58 AM
PORT ELIZABETH - Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar made a sensational return to Test cricket as wickets tumbled on the first day of the second Test against South Africa at St George s Park on Friday.China Co Signs Deal To Build Pakistan Gas-Fired Pwr Plant Nasdaq - Jan 19 12:21 AM
BEIJING -(Dow Jones)- State-owned China National Chemical Engineering Group said Friday it signed a $139 million contract to build a gas-fired power facility in Pakistan as it actively seeks overseas engineering projects to boost its profits.Wickets tumble on first day of SA, Pakistan clash SABC News - Jan 19 9:14 AM
Wickets tumbled on the opening day of the second Test match between South Africa and Pakistan in Port Elizabeth today. The Proteas, who won the toss and decided to bat first, were dismissed for a lowly 124. Pakistan were 135 for six at the close of play.South Africa wary of strengthened Pakistan Cricinfo via Yahoo! UK & Ireland Sport - Jan 18 11:47 PM
Pakistan in South Africa, 2006-07Ntini keeps South Africa in the hunt against Pakistan Reuters.co.uk - Jan 19 8:47 AM
PORT ELIZABETH, South Africa, Jan 18 (Reuters) - Fast bowler Makhaya Ntini kept South Africa in the hunt on the first day of the second test against Pakistan on Friday.UPDATE 2-South Africa v Pakistan first test scoreboard Reuters.co.uk - Jan 19 8:47 AM
PORT ELIZABETH, South Africa, Jan 19 (Reuters) - Scoreboard at close on the first day of the second test between South Africa and Pakistan in Port Elizabeth on Friday.Tata Motors forays into Pakistan Business Standard India - Jan 19 10:50 AM
Tata Motors, the largest automobile company in the country, today announced its foray into the Pakistan market through its fully-owned subsidiary, Tata Daewoo Commercial Vehicle Co (TDCV), and started a new truck and bus assembly unit in Karachi.Runaway Scottish girl can 'stay in Pakistan' Middle East Times - Jan 19 12:42 AM
RIGHT TO STAY: Misbah Iram Ahmed Rana (R), also known as Molly Campbell, hugs her father Sajjad Ahmed Rana after attending a hearing at the Supreme Court of Pakistan in Islamabad January 18.Hurd opens up five-shot lead in Pakistan Open INQ7.net - Jan 19 4:47 AM
KARACHI -- England's Simon Hurd blasted a seven-under-par 65 to open up a five-stroke lead early in the Pakistan Open's second round on Friday.Scottish girl can stay in Pakistan, top court says AFP via Yahoo! News - Jan 18 5:28 AM
A Scottish girl at the centre of an international custody battle can stay with her Muslim father in Pakistan, the country's top court has ruled.Pakistan court gives father custody EARTHtimes.org - Jan 19 5:10 AM
The Pakistani Supreme Court has ruled the 12-year-old daughter of a Pakistani father and Scottish mother should remain in Pakistan.Pakistan's forex reserves fall to $12.915 billion Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News - Jan 18 8:38 PM
KARACHI, Jan 19 (Reuters) - Pakistan's foreign exchange reserves fell $7 million to $12.915 billion in the week ending on Jan. 13, the central bank said on Friday.UPDATE 2-South Africa v Pakistan first test scoreboard Reuters.co.uk - Jan 19 6:02 AM
PORT ELIZABETH, South Africa, Jan 19 (Reuters) - Scoreboard at tea on the first day of the second test between South Africa and Pakistan in Port Elizabeth on Friday.Tata Daewoo Commercial commissions Pakistan plant Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News - Jan 19 12:36 AM
MUMBAI, Jan 19 (Reuters) - Tata Daewoo Commercial Vehicle Co. Ltd. has commissioned a new truck and bus assembly plant in Karachi in a technical agreement with Pakistan's Afzal Motors (P) Ltd.Taliban Chief in Pakistan, Captive Says Washington Post - Jan 17 11:38 PM
KABUL, Jan. 17 -- A captive Taliban spokesman has told Afghan agents that the hard-line militia's chief, Mohammad Omar, lives in southwestern Pakistan and is protected by that country's powerful intelligence service, according to video of his questioning given to reporters Wednesday. Pakistan called the claim "totally baseless."... Pakistan: Omar claim is 'absurd' CNN.com - Jan 18 1:49 AM
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (Reuters) -- Pakistan rejected as absurd on Thursday a claim from a Taliban spokesman arrested in Afghanistan that the Taliban's fugitive leader, Mullah Mohammad Omar, was living in Pakistan under the protection of its main spy agency.PAKISTAN: New plant to build Tata Daewoo trucks just-auto - Jan 19 2:34 AM
Afzal Motors of Pakistan has opened a new truck and bus assembly plant in Karachi to assemble heavy-duty Tata Daewoo Commercial Vehicle (TDCV) trucks from South Korea , following a technical assistance agreement between the two companies.Tribesman: U.S. launched airstrike on al-Qaida hideout in Pakistan Helena Independent Record - Jan 19 7:25 AM
ZAMZOLA, Pakistan (AP) - Tribesmen from a Pakistani mountain village where an airstrike hit a suspected al-Qaida hideout this week on Friday claimed missiles were fired from an American plane and denied the dead were terrorists.South Africa v Pakistan first test scoreboard - lunch Reuters.co.uk - Jan 19 3:17 AM
PORT ELIZABETH, South Africa, Jan 19 (Reuters) - Scoreboard at lunch on the first day of the second test between South Africa and Pakistan in Port Elizabeth on Friday.Proteas blown away by Pakistan Independent Online - Jan 19 3:10 AM
The Proteas are in deep trouble at lunch on the opening day of the second Test against Pakistan in Port Elizabeth.Book on Pakistan's role in 'war on terror' to hit stands this week AsiaMedia - Jan 19 1:36 AM
Islamabad --- Noted Pakistani journalist Zahid Hussain has turned author of international fame with his book Frontline Pakistan -- the struggle with militant Islam, already having hit the stands in Britain and a number of other countries, and expected to be available in the country later this week.Pakistan rejects claim Mullah Omar in Quetta AFP via Yahoo! News - Jan 18 12:25 AM
Pakistan denied its intelligence service was sheltering Taliban leader Mullah Mohammad Omar in the city of Quetta near the Afghan border.PAKISTAN: SHC orders Pemra to permit uplinking AsiaMedia - Jan 19 1:21 AM
Karachi --- The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority is to grant 'uplinking' permission to the television channel proposed to be launched by the Pakistan Herald Publications by the end of February, according to an order passed by the Sindh High Court on Thursday.Tata Motors enters Pakistan through Korean arm rediff.com - Jan 19 1:10 AM
Tata Motors enters Pakistan through Korean subsidiary Tata Motors, India's largest automobile firm, announced on Friday its entry in Pakistan through its subsidiary Tata Daewoo Commercial Vehicle Co.Wanted Taleban chief 'sheltered by Pakistan' Times Online - Jan 18 4:03 PM
A claim that Mullah Omar, the Taleban leader, is living in Pakistan under the protection of its powerful military intelligence service left Islamabad and Kabul locked in dispute yesterday.'Over 4,000 children abused in Pakistan last year' New Kerala - Jan 19 6:43 AM
Karachi, Jan 19: Pakistan has one of the highest rates of child abuse and victimisation in the world with 4,386 cases being reported last year, a rights group claimed today.Tribe: U.S., not Pakistan, hit village AP via Yahoo! News - Jan 19 6:13 AM
Tribesmen from a Pakistani mountain village where an airstrike hit a suspected al-Qaida hideout claimed Friday that missiles were fired from an American plane and denied the dead were terrorists.Pakistan to buy $284M in arms from Raytheon's Tucson unit Arizona Daily Star - Jan 18 11:12 PM
Pakistan has agreed to buy $284 million worth of air-to-air missiles from Tucson-based Raytheon Missile Systems.Afghans say suspected suicide bombers from Pakistan Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jan 17 10:33 PM
Afghan police have arrested three men in an explosives-laden car entering from neighbouring Pakistan, accusing them of planning suicide bomb attacks, a security official said on Thursday.Yousuf return boosts Pakistan in second Test Gulf Times - Jan 19 12:10 AM
PORT ELIZABETH: Pakistan welcome back Mohammad Yousuf while South Africa will stand by Herschelle Gibbs for the second Test starting today.Taliban Detainee Says Rebel Chief Hides in Pakistan New York Times - Jan 17 9:13 PM
The detainee said that Mullah Muhammad Omar was in Quetta, Pakistan, with the support of Pakistan?s security service.Pakistan and Iran next target of US: Beg Khaleej Times - Jan 18 9:29 PM
LAHORE Former army chief Gen Mirza Aslam Beg has said that both Iran and Pakistan are on the hit list of the United States and before attacking the two countries the world's only super power is trying to isolate them at the international level through diplomatic moves.Philip Morris International Announces Agreement to Purchase Majority Stake in Lakson Tobacco Company in Pakistan FinanzNachrichten - Jan 18 9:49 PM
Philip Morris International ( Nachrichten ) (PMI) today announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire an additional 50.21% stake in Pakistan cigarette manufacturer, Lakson Tobacco Company Limited (Lakson Tobacco), from a number of Lakson Tobacco ' s principal shareholders for PKR 666.89 (USD 10.96) per share.PAKISTAN: Fire at PTV centre AsiaMedia - Jan 19 1:21 AM
Lahore --- A fire broke out at a studio in Pakistan Television's Lahore Centre on Thursday evening damaged furniture, two sets and equipment.Pakistan gets first of the P-3 Orion aircraft from United States New Kerala - Jan 18 10:39 PM
Karachi, Jan 18: Pakistan has been handed over the first of the P-3 Orion aircraft that it has accquired from the United States, the navy said today.Pakistan denies shielding Mullah Omar UPI - Jan 18 4:08 PM
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Jan. 18 (UPI) -- The foreign office of Pakistan Thursday denied a claim that Mullah Omar, the head of the Taliban, is living in the country under official protection.Tata Motors enters Pakistan through Korean subsidiary New Kerala - Jan 19 2:11 AM
New Delhi, Jan 19: Tata Motors, India's largest automobile firm, today announced its entry in Pakistan through its subsidiary Tata Daewoo Commercial Vehicle Co with the commissioning of a new truck and bus assembly unit in Karachi.Pakistan to rein in mullahs, Mush's criticism would lead to jail New Kerala - Jan 19 2:24 AM
Islamabad, Jan 19: Pakistan government has warned clerics heading seminaries and mosques that they will be put behind the bars if they take part in "anti-government" activities or speak against President Pervez Musharraf, who has been critical of the fundamentalists in his country.Pakistan permits import of iron sheets through Wagah border New Kerala - Jan 18 9:44 PM
Islamabad, Jan 18: Pakistan today amended its policy to permit the import of corrugated galvanised iron sheets from India through the Wagah border for earthquake reconstruction work.More evidence of Taliban leader hiding in Pakistan The Christian Science Monitor via Yahoo! News - Jan 19 1:00 AM
Mullah Muhammed Omar, the Taliban's one-eyed leader, eluded capture when American bombs ended his fundamentalist regime in Afghanistan in 2001. But a new report of his location is stirring an international uproar.Runaway Molly to stay in Pakistan after parents finally agree deal over custody The Scotsman - Jan 18 4:23 PM
THE runaway schoolgirl Molly Campbell is to be allowed to stay with her father in Pakistan, but her mother in Scotland will have visiting rights, a court ruled yesterday.Pakistan Supreme Court says British girl will stay with father New Kerala - Jan 18 9:11 PM
Islamabad, Jan 18: Pakistan's Supreme Court today ruled that a British girl at the centre of an international custody battle will stay with her father in Pakistan.Pakistan helps Omar, suspect says Los Angeles Times - Jan 18 12:39 AM
KABUL, AFGHANISTAN A self-described Taliban spokesman has told Afghan agents that the militia's chief, Mullah Mohammed Omar, lives in southwestern Pakistan and is protected by that country's powerful intelligence service. Pakistan denies Mullah Omar is in Quetta New Kerala - Jan 18 8:04 PM
Islamabad, Jan 18: Pakistan today rejected a claim by a captured Taliban spokesman that it is sheltering the militia's leader Mullah Omar in the city of Quetta near the Afghan border.Hurriyat leaders arrive in Pakistan IANS via Yahoo! India News - Jan 18 10:06 AM
Islamabad, Jan 18 (DPA) Hurriyat leaders from India's Jammu and Kashmir arrived in Pakistan Thursday to extend their support for President Pervez Musharraf's proposed four-point solution to the conflict over the Himalayan region, news reports said.Pakistan's new envoy to India says resolving Kashmir dispute crucial New Kerala - Jan 18 11:09 PM
New Delhi, Jan 19: Pakistan's new High Commissioner to India, Shahid Malik, has said that the resolution of the Kashmir dispute is crucial to the future of relations between Pakistan and India.Islamabad Denies Mullah Omar Sheltered in Pakistan Voice of America - Jan 18 8:03 AM
A Taleban spokesman has told Afghan authorities that the militant Islamic group's leader, Mullah Omar, is living inside Pakistan under the protection of the country's main intelligence agency, the ISI. From Islamabad, VOA correspondent Benjamin Sand reports that Pakistan has sharply denied the assertions.Claims Taliban leader in Pakistan denied News Interactive - Jan 18 9:57 AM
PAKISTAN rejected as absurd today a claim from a Taliban spokesman arrested in Afghanistan that the Taliban's fugitive leader, Mullah Mohammad Omar, was living in Pakistan under the protection of its main spy agency.US govt s help sought to bridge Pakistan-Afghan rift Dawn - Jan 18 7:34 PM
WASHINGTON, Jan. 18: A US congressional delegation has urged the White House to appoint a presidential envoy for removing differences between Pakistan and Afghanistan.Claims Taliban leader in Pakistan denied The Australian - Jan 18 9:49 AM
Afghan officials have often said they believe Omar and other Taliban leaders are living in Pakistan. Many say privately they believe elements of Pakistan's Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) agency, are helping the insurgents.DOD: 296 military deaths in Afghan area AP via Yahoo! News - Jan 19 4:34 PM
As of Friday, Jan. 19, 2007, 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, Jan. 13, 2007.Pakistan Government Denies Sheltering Taliban Leader in Quetta Bloomberg.com - Jan 17 10:25 PM
Jan. 18 (Bloomberg) -- Pakistan denied its intelligence service is sheltering Taliban leader Mullah Mohammad Omar in the city of Quetta and said the claim by a militia member captured in Afghanistan was probably made ``under pressure.''Gibbs back with fire in his eyes Appeal on back burner as Proteas star batsman sets sights on Pakistan today Daily Dispatch - Jan 18 11:27 PM
PROTEAS batsman Herschelle Gibbs will definitely play in the second Castle Lager Test against Pakistan starting at St George s Park today. Gibbs was banned for two Tests after being found guilty of a level three offence under the International Cricket Council (ICC) code of conduct.India-Pakistan trust deficit down, says Aziz IANS via Yahoo! India News - Jan 18 6:53 AM
New Delhi, Jan 18 (IANS) 'Trust deficit' between India and Pakistan has come down in the past three years but more progress will hinge on negotiations on the Jammu and Kashmir dispute, says Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz.Pakistan Navy gets P-3 Orion aircraft from U.S. Reuters via Yahoo! India News - Jan 18 7:15 AM
KARACHI (Reuters) - The United States has handed over the first of eight P-3 Orion reconnaissance and anti-submarine aircraft to Pakistan, the navy said on Thursday.India takes up Akhnoor firing with Pakistan IANS via Yahoo! India News - Jan 18 6:44 AM
New Delhi, Jan 18 (IANS) India Thursday took up with Pakistan the issue of firing along the international border in Jammu and Kashmir that wounded two Indian soldiers and asked for a meeting between Pakistani Rangers and the Border Security Force to resolve the issue.Taliban chief reported living in Pakistan The Buffalo News - Jan 18 6:08 AM
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - A captured Taliban spokesman has told Afghan agents that the hard-line militia's chief Mullah Omar lives in southwestern Pakistan and is protected by that country's powerful intelligence service, according to video of his questioning given to reporters Wednesday.Pakistan rejects claim Mullah Omar in Quetta Khaleej Times - Jan 18 10:10 AM
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan on Thursday denied its intelligence service was sheltering Taleban leader Mullah Mohammad Omar in the city of Quetta near the Afghan border.U.S. Intelligence Chief Says Pakistan Must Address 'Sanctuary' For Taliban Radio Free Europe: Radio Library - Jan 18 9:54 AM
January 18, 2007 -- The head of U.S. intelligence operations says Pakistan must do more to address the "sanctuary" that Taliban fighters enjoy in Pakistan before security can improve in Afghanistan.Struggling Pakistan welcome Yousuf Gulf Daily News - Jan 18 3:05 PM
PORT ELIZABETH, South Africa: Pakistan welcome back Mohammad Yousuf while South Africa will stand by Herschelle Gibbs for the second Test starting today.Gibbs set to face Pakistan Fox Sports - Jan 18 4:37 AM
Herschelle Gibbs is set to be included in the South Africa side against Pakistan after his appeal against a two-match ban was delayed.Captured Taliban says leader in Pakistan: Afghan intelligence AFP via Yahoo! News - Jan 17 9:09 AM
Afghanistan's intelligence authority released a video in which a captured Taliban spokesman confesses to his role in the movement and says its fugitive leader is hiding in Pakistan under the protection of that country's spy agency.Pakistan going down the corruption ladder Business Recorder - Jan 18 3:55 PM
ISLAMABAD (January 19 2007): The Transparency International (TI) has ranked Pakistan 142nd among 163 nations of the world on the basis of Corruption Perception Index (CPI) updated on January 9, 2007. Pakistan, which stood at 144 position in 2005 among the 159 nations regarding corruption, seems to have improved its position in a year with a CPI score of 2.2. This score was 2.1 in 2005.