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Analysts: Al Qaeda has safe haven in Pakistan frontier 
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Pakistan's tribal areas along the border with Afghanistan have become an accepted haven for al Qaeda leaders such as Osama bin Laden and Ayman al-Zawahiri, a senior U.S. intelligence official told CNN on Wednesday.Pakistan prime minister denies support of Taliban International Herald Tribune - Jan 24 2:50 PM
The prime minister of Pakistan said that while Taliban sympathizers were active on the country's border with Afghanistan, the real problem was from Afghanistan's lack of control of its own side.Pakistan president floats Muslim Mideast peace initiative AFP via Yahoo! News - Jan 24 9:56 AM
Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf said that he had agreed with five Arab leaders to develop a Muslim peace initiative for the Palestinian conflict, which he said lay at the root of worsening violence around the region.Pakistan, Japan Agree On 15-Point Agenda To Boost Bilateral Trade Asia Pulse via Yahoo!7 News - Jan 24 4:54 PM
Pakistan and Japan on Tuesday agreed to move forward on a 15-point agenda under the proposed roadmap to enhance bilateral cooperation and trade between the two countries.PAKISTAN, JAPAN AGREE ON 15-POINT AGENDA TO BOOST BILATERAL TRADE Asia Pulse via Yahoo!7 Finance - Jan 24 4:54 PM
Trade / foreign investment Pakistan and Japan on Tuesday agreed to move forward on a 15-point agenda under the proposed roadmap to enhance bilateral cooperation and trade between the two countries.DAVOS-UPDATE 1-Mashreqbank seeks bank in India or Pakistan Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News - Jan 24 3:42 PM
DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan 24 (Reuters) - Mashreqbank, the United Arab Emirates' fifth-biggest lender by market value, could spend up to $1 billion to buy a local bank in India or Pakistan to expand its business, its chief executive officer said on Wednesday.Musharraf Denies Pakistan Sheltering Al-Qaeda Leaders Arab News - Jan 24 4:24 PM
ABU DHABI, 25 January 2007 Pakistan s President Pervez Musharraf yesterday challenged those accusing Islamabad of providing safe haven to Al-Qaeda leaders to give evidence to substantiate their claims.US legislation seeks ban on assistance to Pakistan Dawn - 2 hours, 14 minutes ago
WASHINGTON, Jan 24: A new legislation, already endorsed by the House of Representatives, calls for stopping US military assistance to Pakistan if Islamabad fails to halt the resurgence of Taliban inside its territory.Pakistan embassy holiday The Peninsula - Jan 24 3:21 PM
doha The embassy of the Islamic republic of Pakistan will remain closed on January 29, on account of Ashura-e-Moharram, an official press release said.US returns stolen artifacts to Pakistan Dawn - 2 hours, 11 minutes ago
NEWARK (United States), Jan 24: Customs and immigration officials have returned several ancient artifacts to the government of Pakistan nearly a year and a half after they were discovered at the Newark port.Lara: Pakistan Can Crack Caribbean Cricket - Jan 24 2:11 PM
On Friday November 10th captain Brian Lara faced the media ahead of the West Indies first test against Pakistan in Lahore. Following are excerpts from his responses.TenXc Wireless Announces Pakistan Development Centre With Coherent Designs to Accelerate Advanced Wireless Systems [Press Release] Market Wire via Yahoo! Finance - 2 hours, 45 minutes ago
TenXc Wireless Inc., an innovator in Intelligent Radio Frequency solutions for enhanced wireless networks, and Islamabad, Pakistan, January 25, 2007 - TenXc Wireless Inc., an innovator in Intelligent Radio Frequency solutions for enhanced wireless networks, and Coherent Designs Pvt. today announced the establishment of a joint development center in Islamabad, Pakistan.India, Iran, Pakistan hold talks on gas pipeline Outlook India - Jan 24 10:21 AM
India, Iran and Pakistan today held talks on the pricing of gas to be supplied through a multi- billion dollar pipeline, the official Iran News Agency said.Pakistan summons US, British envoys over border killing AFP via Yahoo! News - Jan 23 8:24 AM
Pakistan said it had summoned the US and British envoys after coalition forces in Afghanistan killed a Pakistani soldier and wounded two others in cross-border fire.Pakistan to build Rs.2.25 billion medical tower for bureaucrats ANI via Yahoo! India News - Jan 24 3:10 AM
Islamabad, Jan.24 (ANI): Medical and health services in Pakistan capital Islamabad are set to receive a major boost with the federal government giving the green signal for the construction of a 14-floor medical tower, which will leave the government exchequer poorer by 2.25 billion Pakistani rupees. The medical tower will be built on the premises of the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences ...Pakistan warns NATO on border attacks Khaleej Times - Jan 24 7:00 AM
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan warned the NATO-led force in Afghanistan Wednesday that incidents like this week s killing of a Pakistani soldier by cross-border fire could hurt cooperation in the war on terror .Pakistan protests over cross-border fire Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jan 23 6:03 AM
Pakistan formally protested to the United States and Britain on Tuesday over cross-border fire by international forces in Afghanistan that killed one of its soldiers and wounded two.Lubricant Marketers Should Not Overlook Pakistan as Alternate Source of Growth, According to Kline Study ChemPoint - Jan 24 10:02 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.Pakistan o/n rates edge up; rupee ends flat Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News - Jan 24 2:37 AM
KARACHI, Jan 24 (Reuters) - Pakistan's short-term money rates edged up on Wednesday amid a shortage of funds in the interbank market, and dealers said rates were expected to remain firm in days ahead.Homeless Pakistan quake survivors to get winter aid AFP via Yahoo! News - Jan 23 5:34 AM
Aid agencies have said they have launched an operation to help thousands of vulnerable survivors in earthquake-hit Pakistan survive a second harsh Himalayan winter.Ancient artifacts returned to Pakistan Asbury Park Press - Jan 24 1:39 AM
NEWARK: Customs and immigration officials on Tuesday returned several ancient artifacts to the government of Pakistan, nearly a year and a half after they were discovered at Port Newark.Hurriyat wants Pakistan opposition onboard for Kashmir resolution ANI via Yahoo! India News - Jan 24 12:10 AM
Islamabad, Jan.24 (ANI): The moderate faction of the All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC), which is currently on a visit to Pakistan, has asked the ruling clique to take the opposition into confidence for resolving the Kashmir dispute that has dogged relations between the two countries for over five decades. Talking to reporters after a meeting between the APHC delegation and leaders of the ...ANALYSIS: Pakistan, not Iraq, seen as risk source The Charlotte Observer - Jan 24 12:22 AM
Despite President Bush's repeated warnings that al-Qaida wants to turn Iraq into a base from which to attack the United States, administration terrorism experts believe there's a graver and more immediate threat from Pakistan's tribal areas. But the war in Iraq is constraining the president's ability to respond.Pakistan ripe for Islamic banking - central bank Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News - Jan 24 12:04 AM
KARACHI, Jan 24 (Reuters) - Islamic banks should capture a 10-15 percent share of the total banking assets of Pakistan in the next five years by exploiting a huge untapped customer base, the central bank governor said on Wednesday.UK to give £3.5 million to support Pakistan electoral process Pakistani Newspaper - Jan 24 7:19 AM
Online ISLAMABAD: The UK s Department for International Development (DFID) is to give £3.5 million (US$ 6.74 million) to support the electoral process during the forthcoming general election in Pakistan.Siachen to melt: Pakistan Greater Kashmir - Jan 24 10:07 AM
UNITED NEWS OF INDIA New Delhi, Jan 24: Pakistan Wednesday sought to further its cause of demilitarising Siachen glacier by citing reports that said the five Himalayan glaciers, including Siachen and Gangotri, will vanish between 2030 and 2050.Noose tightens on Pakistan's ties with Taliban New Kerala - Jan 24 8:18 AM
Washington/ New Delhi, Jan 24 : The resurgence of Taliban in Afghanistan and the increased number of Al Qaeda type terror incidents worldwide has led US Congressmen to have a rethink on President George W Bush's War on Terror, by pressurising him to take stringent actions against Pakistan, which has become the epicentre of terrorist activities.Representatives of Iran, Pakistan, India agree on gas price for IPI project Islamic Republic News Agency - Jan 24 4:05 AM
Iran - Gas - Pipeline Representative of the oil ministries of Iran, Pakistan and India reached agreement on the price of Iran's natural gas, Director of International Affairs of the National Iranian Oil Company Hojjatollah Ghanimifard said here Wednesday on the first day of the 4th tripartite meeting of the three countries on their gas pipeline project.Pakistan terms coalition bombing as 'provocative' New Kerala - Jan 24 7:39 AM
Islamabad, Jan 24 : Pakistan Wednesday described as a "provocative act" the bombing of its territory by the coalition forces in Afghanistan, which killed one paramilitary soldier and injured two.Pakistan to build Rs.2.25 billion medical tower for bureaucrats New Kerala - Jan 24 8:10 AM
Islamabad, Jan.24 : Medical and health services in Pakistan capital Islamabad are set to receive a major boost with the federal government giving the green signal for the construction of a 14-floor medical tower, which will leave the government exchequer poorer by 2.25 billion Pakistani rupees.Iraq's sectarian strife haunts Pakistan Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jan 22 11:18 PM
Plagued by sectarian violence imported from the Gulf during the 1980s, Pakistan is on guard for any spillover from the conflict between Sunni and Shi'ite Muslims gripping Iraq.PAKISTAN Peshawar High Court okays church building inside university AsiaNews.it - Jan 24 6:36 AM
by Qaiser Felix A petition filed by Muslim students tried to stop the construction but the judges rejected it on the grounds that Islam and Pakistan s constitution guarantee religious freedom and respect for minorities. For Christians the ruling will promote interfaith dialogue.Pakistan says Taliban chief in Afghanistan AFP via Yahoo! News - Jan 22 10:00 PM
Pakistan said that fugitive Taliban leader Mullah Mohammad Omar was most likely leading the Islamist movement's insurgency from Afghanistan's southern city of Kandahar.Afghanistan: Kabul Sharing Intelligence With Pakistan, NATO Radio Free Europe: Radio Library - Jan 24 10:53 AM
KABUL, January 24, 2007 (RFE/RL) -- The NATO-led force International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), Afghanistan, and Pakistan have set up a joint intelligence-sharing center at ISAF headquarters in Kabul. NATO officials said they expect the new center to coordinate the fight against insurgents coming from Pakistan into Afghanistan without tackling the highly charged questions of where the ...Pakistan protests killing of soldier by coalition forces AFP via Yahoo! News - Jan 22 10:25 PM
Pakistan lodged a strong protest with coalition forces in Afghanistan for firing on a border checkpoint, killing one soldier and injuring two others.(AFX UK Focus) 2007-01-24 10:44 GMT: ABN Amro to buy Pakistan's Prime Bank - report Interactive Investor - Jan 24 3:03 AM
AMSTERDAM (AFX) - ABN Amro Holdings NV is to buy Pakistan's Prime Bank, Pakistan's The Daily Times wrote on its website.Inzamam hails 'best' Pakistan victory AFP via Yahoo! News - Jan 22 9:01 PM
Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq hailed his team's five-wicket win in the second Test against South Africa at St George's Park as the best of his captaincy career.(AFX UK Focus) 2007-01-24 10:59 GMT: ABN Amro has 'no comment' on report it wants to buy Pakistan's Prime Bank Interactive Investor - Jan 24 3:02 AM
AMSTERDAM (AFX) - ABN Amro Holdings NV said it will not comment on reports that it is gearing up to buy Pakistan's Prime Bank.Pakistan greats hail win over S. Africa Khaleej Times - Jan 23 7:39 PM
KARACHI Former cricket greats yesterday hailed Pakistan s comeback win over South Africa, a victory described as the best ever by captain Inzamamul Haq.Pakistani Premier Faults Afghans for Taliban Woes on Border New York Times - 1 hour, 33 minutes ago
Pakistan?s prime minister said the root of the problem of was the Afghan government?s weak authority, not Pakistani support of the Taliban.Brisk recovery in Pakistan's quake zone The Christian Science Monitor - Jan 24 3:22 PM
More than a year after a powerful tremor killed 73,000, the disaster has brought about social change. Pakistan greats hail win over South Africa Gulf Times - Jan 23 11:32 PM
KARACHI: Former cricket greats Tuesday hailed Pakistan s comeback win over South Africa, a victory described as the best ever by captain Inzamam-ul-Haq.Hurriyat wants Pakistan opposition onboard for Kashmir resolution New Kerala - Jan 24 12:59 AM
Islamabad, Jan.24: The moderate faction of the All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC), which is currently on a visit to Pakistan, has asked the ruling clique to take the opposition into confidence for resolving the Kashmir dispute that has dogged relations between the two countries for over five decades.Suicide Bomber Kills 4 and Wounds 23 in Pakistan New York Times - Jan 22 6:54 PM
A suicide car bomb attack on a military convoy in northwestern Pakistan killed 4 people and wounded 23, raising fears of renewed fighting in volatile tribal regions.Pakistan hampering implementation of SAFTA: Mukherjee New Kerala - Jan 24 12:00 AM
Ajay Kaul, Kabul, Jan 24: India today accused Pakistan of hampering implementation of South Asian Free Trade Agreement (SAFTA) because of its refusal to agree to free trade.NATO force not admitting to killing of Pakistan soldier AFP via Yahoo! News - Jan 24 3:04 AM
The NATO-led force in Afghanistan said it would not accept responsibility, pending an investigation, for an incident in which a Pakistani soldier was killed and two wounded in cross-border fire.Tennis team leaves for Pakistan Nepalnews. com - Jan 23 10:56 PM
An 8-member team of lawn tennis players left for Islamabad, Pakistan, to take part in the U-14 Asian Tennis Championship, on Wednesday. President of All Nepal Lawn Tennis Association Manoj Shumshere JB Rana and member of National Sports Council Raju Dongol jointly bid farewell to the players.Spectre of Iraq s sectarian strife haunts Pakistan during Muharram Gulf Times - Jan 23 11:45 PM
By Zeeshan Haider ISLAMABAD: Plagued by sectarian violence imported from the Gulf during the 1980s, Pakistan is on guard for any spill-over from the conflict between Sunni and Shia Muslims gripping Iraq.Jordan, Pakistan step up anti-terror cooperation Gulf Times - Jan 23 11:44 PM
AMMAN: US allies Pakistan and Jordan agreed yesterday to broaden their security cooperation to combat the spread of Muslim militancy and called for fresh talks to end the Arab-Israeli conflict, officials said.Pakistan protests over firing by coalition forces on its border New Kerala - Jan 23 8:39 PM
Islamabad, Jan 23: Pakistan today lodged a strong protest with the coalition forces in Afghanistan over the reported attack by US-led forces on a post in its territory which had killed one paramilitary soldier and injured two others.Inzamam hails big Pakistan win Fox Sports - Jan 23 6:00 AM
Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq hailed the win in Port Elizabeth as one of the best ever under him.Pakistan protests soldier's killing in NATO firing IANS via Yahoo! India News - Jan 23 8:49 AM
Islamabad, Jan 23 (IANS) Pakistan Tuesday protested and a key minister spoke of 'retaliation' after a soldier was killed and two were wounded when NATO-led coalition forces in Afghanistan fired at a checkpost, the first such incident at the tense Pakistan-Afghan border.United States rejects as 'inaccurate' Pakistan media report on Burns New Kerala - Jan 23 9:19 PM
Washington, Jan 23: The Bush administration tonight rejected as "inaccurate" a report in the Pakistani media that claimed President General Pervez Musharraf has assured US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Nicholas Burns of doffing his uniform prior to general elections in Pakistan later this year.United States 'looking into' Pakistan media report New Kerala - Jan 23 8:30 PM
Washington, Jan 23: The US today said it is "looking into" a report in the Pakistani media that claimed President Gen Pervez Musharraf has assured US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Nicholas Burns of doffing his uniform prior to the general elections in Pakistan later this year.Pakistan, Jordan step up anti-terror cooperation Business Recorder - Jan 23 3:39 PM
AMMAN: US allies Pakistan and Jordan agreed on Tuesday to broaden their security co-operation to combat the spread of militancy and called for fresh talks to end the Arab-Israeli conflict, officials said. Both President Pervez Musharraf and King A ....Dippenaar to partner Smith against Pakistan Independent Online - 6 minutes ago
The ruling in Herschelle Gibbs's appeal against his two-Test ban will not affect the opening partnership of Boeta Dippenaar and Graeme Smith in the deciding Test match in Cape Town.Pakistan's greats hail win over Proteas Gulf Daily News - Jan 23 3:06 PM
KARACHI: Former cricket greats yesterday hailed Pakistan's comeback win over South Africa, a victory described as the "best ever" by captain Inzamam-ul-Haq.'Pakistan not supporting Taliban, Al Qaeda' rediff.com - 1 hour, 26 minutes ago
Expressing concern over violence in the Middle East, Musharraf said dangers loomed large in the region that threatened regional and global peace.Pakistan government under fire for failing to trace 'missing' people IANS via Yahoo! India News - Jan 23 5:26 AM
Islamabad, Jan 23 (IANS) The Supreme Court has directed its ire at the Pakistan government after the latter admitted that it could not trace 18 'missing' persons, allegedly held without trial in the custody of its intelligence agencies.Younis, Akmal secure Pakistan win against South Africa AFP via Yahoo! News - Jan 22 6:55 AM
Younis Khan and Kamran Akmal have taken Pakistan to a series-levelling win on the fourth day of the second Test against South Africa at St George's Park.Pakistan summons US, UK envoys over border killing The Herald - Jan 23 2:00 PM
ISLAMABAD. Pakistan yesterday said it had summoned the US and British envoys after coalition forces in Afghanistan killed a Pakistani soldier and wounded two others in cross-border fire.UAE, Pakistan presidents meet to discuss Mideast issues People's Daily - Jan 24 5:14 PM
President H.H Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Wednesday discussed Middle East issues with his visiting Pakistani counterpart President Pervez Musharraf, UAE's official WAM news agency reported.India's turn to respond to Pakistan's Kashmir proposals: Maleeha Lodhi ANI via Yahoo! India News - Jan 23 12:51 AM
London, Jan.23 (ANI): Pakistan's envoy to Britain Dr. Maleeha Lodhi has told a student forum at Warwick University that the ball is now in Delhi's court to respond to Islamabad's various ideas and proposals on Kashmir. The largely attended event at the university to mark 60 years of independence of Pakistan and India was also addressed by Senator Mushahid Hussain, MNA Aitzaz Ahsan, ...Zambia: Levy Seeks Zambia-Pakistan Closer Ties AllAfrica.com - Jan 23 6:41 AM
THERE is need for Zambia and Pakistan to closely collaborate and promote trade and investment in the sugar and gemstone industries, President Mwanawasa has said.Pakistan protests soldier's killing in NATO firing EARTHtimes.org - Jan 23 9:26 AM
Islamabad, Jan 23 Pakistan Tuesday protested and a key minister spoke of are taliation' after a soldier was killed and two were wounded when NATO-led coalition forces in Afghanistan fired at a checkpost, the first such incident at the tense Pakistan-Afghan border.Pakistan protests to US, UK over cross-border fire Khaleej Times - Jan 23 6:15 AM
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan formally protested to the United States and Britain on Tuesday over the cross-border fire by U.S.-led forces in Afghanistan that killed one of its soldiers and wounded two.Pakistan says Taliban chief in Afghanistan ANI via Yahoo! India News - Jan 22 11:45 PM
Islamabad, Jan. 23 (ANI): Pakistan has said that the Taliban's fugitive chief, Mullah Mohammad Omar, is in Afghanistan leading an insurgency against Afghan, U.S. and NATO-led forces. A Taliban spokesman captured in Afghanistan last week, had claimed that Omar was in Pakistan, and denied that he was leading the revolt in Afghanistan. Tasneem Aslam, the spokesperson of the Pakistan Foreign ...Suicide blast kills five in Pakistan tribal area Daily News - Jan 23 12:44 PM
PAKISTAN : A suicide car bomber blew himself up near a Pakistani army convoy in a troubled tribal zone bordering Afghanistan Monday, killing four soldiers and a woman civilian, officials said.Pakistan's Asif on brink of making history Independent Online - Jan 23 10:44 AM
Twenty-four-year-old Mohammed Asif is on the brink of becoming only the third Pakistan bowler in history to make it into the top 10 of the LG ICC Player Rankings for Test bowlers.India's turn to respond to Pakistan's Kashmir proposals: Maleeha Lodhi New Kerala - Jan 23 7:39 AM
London, Jan.23 : Pakistan's envoy to Britain Dr. Maleeha Lodhi has told a student forum at Warwick University that the ball is now in Delhi's court to respond to Islamabad's various ideas and proposals on Kashmir.Pakistan summons US, British envoys over border killing The Pakistan Link - Jan 23 8:22 AM
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Tuesday said it had summoned the US and British envoys after coalition forces in Afghanistan killed a Pakistani soldier and wounded two others in cross-border fire.Pakistan protests U.S. bombing in its territory People's Daily - Jan 23 6:15 AM
Pakistan Tuesday lodged protest with the United States over the coalition forces' bombing in its territory Monday, which killed one Pakistani paramilitary soldier and injured two others, reports said.Pressure over Pakistan's missing BBC News - Jan 22 1:13 PM
Pakistan human rights campaigners say they believe security agencies are holding at least 200 missing people.Talks with Kabul, message to Pakistan The Telegraph - Jan 24 2:25 PM
Kabul, Jan. 24: Afghanistan s entry into Saarc makes the case for free movement of goods among South Asian countries stronger.No kite flying on Basant, Pakistan Supreme Court rules IANS via Yahoo! India News - Jan 23 12:52 AM
Islamabad, Jan 23 (IANS) The spring festival of Basant has once again come under a cloud with the Pakistan Supreme Court disallowing kite flying, an integral part of the celebration, on grounds of safety.'Friendly fire' death in Pakistan BBC News - Jan 22 12:29 PM
Pakistan says US-led coalition forces in Afghanistan have mistakenly killed one of its border soldiers.Pakistan lose quick three wickets AFP via Yahoo! News - Jan 22 3:16 AM
Pakistan lost three wickets before lunch on a tense fourth day of the second Test against South Africa at St George's Park.PREVIEW-Gas price to boost Pakistan PPL first half profit Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News - Jan 22 11:32 PM
* Net profit up on high gas prices, advantageous price regime to end mid-2007 By Sahar Ahmed KARACHI, Jan 23 (Reuters) - Pakistan Petroleum Ltd. is expected to post a rise in first-half net profit of more than 30 percent due to high gas prices, but analysts see problems ahead ...China Mobile makes bid to enter Pakistan International Herald Tribune - Jan 22 6:50 AM
China Mobile Communications, the world's biggest cellphone company, has agreed to buy Paktel of Pakistan in its first overseas acquisition, gaining a foothold in a cellphone market that almost tripled in 18 months.Suicide bombing in Pakistan kills 4 AP via Yahoo! News - Jan 22 2:43 AM
A suicide car bomber attacked a military convoy in northwestern Pakistan, killing himself and at least four soldiers, an intelligence official said, raising fears of renewed fighting in volatile tribal regions.Cricket-Pakistan greats hail win over South Africa Cricmania - Jan 23 1:08 AM
Led admirably by Inzamam, Pakistan achieved a comprehensive five-wicket win over Graeme Smith-led Proteas on the fourth day of the second Test at Port Elizabeth on Monday to level the three-match series at 1-1.Pakistan greats hail win over South Africa India Times Cricket - Jan 23 4:04 AM
KARACHI, Jan 23: Former cricket greats on Tuesday hailed Pakistan's comeback win over South Africa, a victory described as the "best ever" by captain Inzamam-ul-Haq.6 killed, 13 injured in Pakistan road mishap People's Daily - Jan 23 3:30 AM
Six persons were killed and 13 others injured when a passenger van collided with a trailer on Tuesday at Rawat in Pakistani capital Islamabad, the state-run Associated Press of Pakistan reported."Pakistan's stand hampering SAFTA" The Hindu - Jan 24 11:24 AM
India hails Afghanistan's entry into SAARCPakistan government has condemned the reported attack by US-led forces on a post in the North Waziristan tribal area ... India Daily - Jan 23 5:44 AM
Pakistan government has condemned the reported attack by US-led forces on a post in the North Waziristan tribal area bordering Afghanistan, which left one Pakistani soldier dead and another injured.Pakistan hub of Al-Qaeda web: US Hindustan Times - Jan 23 12:52 AM
The United States has identified Pakistan as the hub of a worldwide web of Al-Qaeda connections while asserting that India, which has been a major target for jihadis due to insurgency in Kashmir, would remain a reliable ally against global terrorism.Hamid Gul to move SC against violation of Pakistan borders by US led coalition forces Pakistani Newspaper - Jan 24 1:49 PM
Online ISLAMABAD: ISI former chief Lt Gen (Retd) Hamid Gul has decided to file a constitutional petition in Supreme Court (SC) against violation of country s borders by US-led coalition forces and for the protection of the citizens.Omar is in Afghan south, says Pakistan People's Daily - Jan 23 12:38 AM
Pakistan said yesterday it was likely that the Taliban's fugitive chief, Mullah Mohammad Omar, was in southern Afghanistan and leading the insurgency against Afghan, US and NATO-led forces from there.Eleven family members killed in Pakistan road accident Khaleej Times - Jan 23 12:45 AM
ISLAMABAD - Eleven members of a family died and 26 others were injured when a van crashed into a bus in Pakistan s central Punjab province, the Dawn newspaper reported Tuesday.Pakistan greats hail win over Proteas Independent Online - Jan 23 2:44 AM
Former cricket greats hailed Pakistan's comeback win over South Africa, a victory described as the "best ever" by captain Inzamam-ul-Haq.Two policemen wounded in Pakistan bomb blast AFP via Yahoo! News - Jan 21 9:45 PM
Two policemen were wounded when a remote-controlled bomb exploded near a police van in northwestern Pakistan bordering Afghanistan, police said.Golf: Airil lifts maiden title in Pakistan AFP via Yahoo! News - Jan 21 9:54 PM
Malaysia's Airil Rizman Zahari claimed his maiden Asian Tour title with a two-stroke triumph at the Pakistan Open.Military-backed unconstitutional CG in BD-3: Similarities with Pakistan/Musharaf Model-2 News From Bangladesh - Jan 24 10:34 AM
The background on which the present foreign and military-backed unconstitutional CG came into power is ambiguous to us. I will like to shed some lights in the BD situation as a muslim country and in the global context.Venezuela's Arms Purchases Since 2005 Top China, Iran, Pakistan Bloomberg.com - Jan 22 9:17 AM
Jan. 22 (Bloomberg) -- Venezuela, the world's fifth-largest oil exporter, has spent more on arms purchases since 2005 than China, Pakistan or Iran, according the U.S. Defense Department.PAKISTAN POSTS 30 PCT DECLINE IN EXPORT OF SURGICAL, LEATHER GOODS Asia Pulse via Yahoo!7 Finance - Jan 22 4:55 PM
Consumer Goods Pakistan's export of traditional products i.e. carpets, sports, surgical, leather, engineering and footwear recorded a more than 30 per cent decline during July-December period of the fiscal year 2006-07 as compared to the corresponding period last year.Pakistan Posts 30 PCT Decline In Export Of Surgical, Leather Goods Asia Pulse via Yahoo!7 News - Jan 22 4:55 PM
Pakistan's export of traditional products i.e. carpets, sports, surgical, leather, engineering and footwear recorded a more than 30 per cent decline during July-December period of the fiscal year 2006-07 as compared to the corresponding period last year.PAKISTAN CAN HAQ IT WITH THE PROTEAS Sunday Mail - Jan 22 8:48 PM
INZAMAM-UL-HAQ put Pakistan in the driving seat against South Africa with an unbeaten 92 on day two of the second test in Port Elizabeth. The Pakistan skipper helped his side to a 141-run first innings lead as they reached 265 in reply to South Africa's 124.Morale booster for Pakistan News 24 South Africa - Jan 23 12:13 AM
Former cricket greats have hailed Pakistan's win over South Africa, a victory described as the "best ever" by captain Inzamam-ul-Haq.Cricket: In Ashes shadow, a test series to watch International Herald Tribune - Jan 24 4:45 AM
South Africa and Pakistan have put on perhaps the year's most competitive event. They are even at 1 headed into the final test.Pakistan wins second test against South Africa by 5 wickets; ties series 1- 1 The Star Online - Jan 22 4:38 PM
ELIZABETH, South Africa (AP): An unbroken 99-run stand by Younis Khan and Kamran Akmal guided Pakistan to a five-wicket victory against South Africa in the second cricket test and tied the three-match series at 1-1 on Monday.