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Pakistan probes Taliban link to Marriott bombing 
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Investigators probing a suicide blast at a top hotel in Pakistan's capital said they are looking at possible links to pro-Taliban extremists fighting government forces near the Afghan border.US again accuses Pakistan of providing "refuge" to Taliban AFP via Yahoo! News - Jan 26 4:44 PM
The United States has again charged Pakistan of providing "refuge" to Taliban militants fighting American and NATO troops in neighboring Afghanistan.296 U.S. deaths in Afghanistan, Pakistan AP via Yahoo! News - Jan 26 5:44 PM
As of Friday, Jan. 26, 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. 20, 2007.Pakistan battle back against South Africa AFP via Yahoo! News - Jan 26 10:18 AM
Pakistan fought back after a first innings collapse on the first day of the series-deciding third and final Test against South Africa at Newlands.U.S. seeks to alter Pakistan-terror bill AP via Yahoo! News - Jan 26 6:55 AM
The Bush administration will press Congress to drop a provision in a new bill linking military assistance for Pakistan to its commitment to fighting terrorism, a U.S. official said Friday. The action comes as Pakistan, a key U.S. ally against terrorism, faces growing international pressure to crack down on militants launching attacks across the border in Afghanistan.Pakistan Weighs Solutions, as U.S., NATO Press NPR - Jan 26 5:04 PM
The tribal areas along Pakistan's border are a haven from which a resurgent Taliban has been launching attacks into Afghanistan, U.S. and Afghan officials say. Pervez Musharraf, Pakistan's military ruler, has tried both military force and appeasement to rein in the pro-Taliban militants in the country's lawless tribal areas.Cricket: Yousuf stands alone as Pakistan slump AFP via Yahoo! News - Jan 26 5:32 AM
Mohammad Yousuf saved Pakistan from total embarrassment as his team were bowled out for 157 on the first day of the series-deciding third and final Test against South Africa at Newlands.Pakistan struggle against South Africa in deciding cricket Test match AFP via Yahoo! News - Jan 26 4:12 AM
Makhaya Ntini and Jacques Kallis plunged Pakistan into trouble after the tourists were sent in on the first day of the series-deciding third and final Test at Newlands Friday.Cricket: Pakistan struggle after being sent in AFP via Yahoo! News - Jan 26 3:38 AM
Makhaya Ntini and Jacques Kallis plunged Pakistan into trouble after the tourists were sent in on the first day of the series-deciding third and final Test at Newlands.Bombing at hotel in Pakistan kills 1 AP via Yahoo! News - Jan 26 3:23 AM
A man blew himself up outside the Marriott Hotel in Pakistan's capital on Friday, killing at least one other person and wounding seven in what appeared to be a suicide attack, officials said.Husain Haqqani: Davos Report: The Afghanistan-Pakistan Frontline HuffingtonPost - Jan 26 11:03 AM
World Economic Forum Annual Meetings at Davos were once described to me as "the Disneyland of the Mind." The description seems apt. Interspersed with interesting rounds of discussion that have all the thrill of exciting theme park rides, one also runs into Mickey Mouse and Goofy. The shadow of Mickey Mouse became visible at this year's meeting when Pakistan's Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz denied ...Pakistan needs to 'do more' to check Taliban insurgency: US IANS via Yahoo! India News - 1 hour, 59 minutes ago
Washington, Jan 27 (IANS) Making Pakistan 'do more' to check the real problem of increased Taliban insurgency in Afghanistan with strikes at terrorist training camps in north and south Waziristan and Baluchistan is Washington's 'major priority', a senior US official says.Honours even as Pakistan hit back BBC News - Jan 26 8:51 AM
South Africa end day one of the deciding third Test on 131-5 after skittling Pakistan for 157.Pakistan probes Taliban link to Marriott bombing AFP via Yahoo!7 News - Jan 26 6:20 PM
ISLAMABAD (AFP) - Investigators probing a suicide blast at a top hotel in Pakistan's capital said Saturday they are looking at possible links to pro-Taliban extremists fighting government forces near the Afghan border.Militants kill policeman in Pakistan tribal belt Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jan 25 11:04 PM
Suspected Islamist militants killed a policeman and critically wounded another in Pakistan's wild tribal belt where security forces are battling al Qaeda and Taliban guerillas, officials said on Friday.296 U.S. Deaths in Afghanistan, Pakistan AP via Yahoo! Asia News - Jan 26 5:44 PM
As of Friday, Jan. 26, 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.'Suicide attack not to deter India, Pakistan' Express India - 32 minutes ago
Describing Friday's suicide attack at a local hotel where the Indian High Commission held its Republic Day reception as a 'dreadful terrorist act', India and Pakistan said such incidents would not deter them from carrying on with the peace process.Cricket: Pakistan battle back against South Africa New Straits Times - Jan 26 4:47 PM
CAPE TOWN: Pakistan fought back after a first innings collapse on the first day of the series-deciding third and final Test against South Africa at Newlands yesterday.Pakistan probes Taleban link to Marriott bombing Khaleej Times - 2 hours, 30 minutes ago
ISLAMABAD - Investigators probing a suicide blast at a top hotel in Pakistan s capital said Saturday they are looking at possible links to pro-Taleban extremists fighting government forces near the Afghan border.Pakistan's relations with Israel hang on Palestinian issue: PM People's Daily - 2 hours, 0 minute ago
Diplomatic relations between Pakistan and Israel are impossible until the sticky Palestinian issue is resolved, Pakistani Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz said on Friday.Pakistan health fund gets £30,000 BBC News - Jan 26 2:35 AM
Donations of £30,000 mean a doctor from Surrey can begin phase two of a hospital project in his native Pakistan.Bombing at Hotel in Pakistan Kills 2 Chicago Tribune - Jan 26 5:10 AM
A man set off a bomb outside the Marriott Hotel in Pakistan's capital on Friday, killing himself and a guard and wounding at least seven other people in an apparent suicide attack, officials said. 'Suicide blast' at Pakistan hotel BBC News - Jan 26 2:14 AM
A suicide bomber kills himself and a security guard at a top hotel in Pakistan's capital, Islamabad, officials say.Iran-Pakistan-India gas talks in progress IranMania.com - 36 minutes ago
LONDON, January 27 (IranMania) - Director for international affairs of the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) and oil minister s special envoy, Hojjatollah Ghanimifard, said on Thursday that Iran, Pakistan and India are seeking to increase their economic interests in the tripartite gas pipeline project.PM: Bin Laden not hiding in Pakistan CNN.com - Jan 25 4:33 PM
DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) -- Osama bin Laden is not in Pakistan, as far as the government is aware, and if anyone has intelligence to the contrary, they should share it, Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz said on Thursday.Ntini, Kallis bowl out Pakistan for 157 Fox Sports - Jan 26 8:30 AM
Makhaya Ntini and Jacques Kallis took four wickets each Friday to dismiss Pakistan for 157 before tea on day one of the third and final test against South Africa. Mohammad Yousuf hit 10 fours and a six to top score with 83 off 131 balls. Imran Farhat (20) and Mohammad Hafeez (10) were the only other batsmen to reach double figures. Kallis took 4-42 off 11 overs and Ntini had 4-44 from 13.1 overs.INTERVIEW - Kabul accuses Pakistan of using terror as tool Reuters via Yahoo! India News - Jan 26 10:15 AM
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Afghanistan's foreign minister accused Pakistan on Friday of using terrorism as an instrument of foreign policy and said the Taliban could be beaten in two or three years if Islamabad cooperated fully against them.Pakistan needs to 'do more' to check Taliban insurgency: US New Kerala - 1 hour, 18 minutes ago
By Arun Kumar, Washington, Jan 27: Making Pakistan "do more" to check the real problem of increased Taliban insurgency in Afghanistan with strikes at terrorist training camps in north and south Waziristan and Baluchistan is Washington's "major priority", a senior US official says.US goads Pakistan to do more against Taliban Dawn - 2 hours, 28 minutes ago
WASHINGTON, Jan 26: The US Undersecretary of State, Nicholas Burns, has said that the Taliban had established training camps in Waziristan and Balochistan while Pakistan needs to do more to close these.India, Pakistan reach consensus with Iran on gas price: Reports (lead:IPI talks) ANI via Yahoo! India News - Jan 26 8:00 AM
Islamabad, Jan 26 (ANI): A consensus has been reportedly reached between India, Pakistan and Iran over the gas price for the proposed Iran-Pakistan-India gas pipeline project. Iranian State radio has quoted a senior Iranian oil ministry official saying that Iran, India and Pakistan have agreed over a price formula for Iran's gas to be delivered via a proposed 7-billion dollar pipeline. "We have ...Proteas Close In On Pakistan Sporting Life via Yahoo! UK & Ireland Sport - Jan 26 9:09 AM
South Africa are closing in on Pakistan's first-innings total in the third Test in Cape Town.WEF helps project 'Brand Pakistan': Prime Minister Business Recorder - Jan 26 3:40 PM
DAVOS (January 27 2007): Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has said that the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) has helped us project 'Brand Pakistan' as it remained a centre of attraction for world business leaders and heads of states.U.S. Seeks to Alter Pakistan-Terror Bill AP via Yahoo! Asia News - Jan 26 6:55 AM
The Bush administration will press Congress to drop a provision in a new bill linking military assistance for Pakistan to its commitment to fighting terrorism, a U.S. official said Friday.Iran, India and Pakistan agree on gas pricing formula Business Recorder - Jan 26 3:41 PM
TEHRAN (January 27 2007): Officials from Iran, India and Pakistan have agreed on the pricing formula for export of gas from Iranian to meet India's burgeoning energy demands, an Iranian oil official said on Friday.Lubricant Marketers Should Not Overlook Pakistan as Alternate Source of Growth, According to Kline Study ChemPoint - Jan 26 3:03 PM
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 battle back against South Africa TurkishPress.com - Jan 26 11:29 AM
Pakistan fought back after a first innings collapse on the first day of the series-deciding third and final Test against South Africa at Newlands. South Africa were 131 for five at the close of play in reply to Pakistan's 157 all out.South Africa reaches 131-5 in replay to Pakistan's 157 Slam! Sports - Jan 26 9:42 AM
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) - Graeme Smith scored 64 to help South Africa reach 131-5 at stumps Friday on Day 1 of the third and final Test against Pakistan.Progress on Kashmir key to India-Pakistan ties: Aziz IANS via Yahoo! India News - Jan 26 7:00 AM
Davos, Jan 26 (IANS) Asking India to open up its economy further, Pakistan Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz Friday said resolving the Kashmir issue was key to improving economic ties between the two countries.Pakistan prime minister blames Afghanistan for border problems International Herald Tribune - Jan 25 1:40 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 PM brings up K-word at WEF meet The Times of India - Jan 26 11:32 AM
DAVOS: After keeping quiet on Kashmir, Pakistan finally broke its silence on Friday, saying the lingering dispute was affecting the prospects of better relationship among the South Asian countries.Pakistan fights back sportal.com.au - Jan 26 4:14 PM
Crucial wickets late in the day have kept Pakistan's hopes of a series victory well and truly alive after day one of the third and deciding Test against South Africa in Cape Town.India, Pakistan reach arrangement on gas price Hindustan Times - Jan 26 12:10 PM
Indian and Pakistan officials are understood to have reached an "arrangement" over the pricing formula for Iran's gas to be delivered via a proposed seven billion dollar pipeline.Pakistan denies Kashmir border firing with India Reuters via Yahoo! India News - Jan 26 6:00 AM
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan's army on Friday denied it had exchanged fire with Indian troops in the disputed Kashmir region.India-Pakistan agree on Iran gas pricing formula Gulf Daily News - Jan 26 4:21 PM
TEHRAN: Officials from Iran, India and Pakistan have agreed on a pricing formula for the export of Iranian gas to meet India's burgeoning energy demands, an Iranian oil official said yesterday.Pakistan battle back against South Africa Khaleej Times - Jan 26 9:08 AM
CAPE TOWN - Pakistan fought back after a first innings collapse on the first day of the series-deciding third and final Test against South Africa at Newlands on Friday.Suicide Bomber Hits Pakistan Hotel Sky News via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News - Jan 26 4:55 AM
One person has been killed and several injured in a suicide bomb attack on a hotel nightclub in Pakistan. A man detonated his explosives at the entrance of the Marriott Hotel in Islamabad.Progress on Kashmir key to India-Pakistan ties: Aziz Calcutta News - Jan 26 9:14 AM
Asking India to open up its economy further, Pakistan Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz Friday said resolving the Kashmir issue was key to improving economic ties between the two countries.Pakistan Reeling After Opening Session Sporting Life via Yahoo! UK & Ireland Sport - Jan 26 4:09 AM
Latest news from day one of the third Test between South Africa and Pakistan in Cape Town.Wickets tumble at Newlands between SA, Pakistan SABC News - Jan 26 9:20 AM
At least 15 Wickets tumbled on day one of the third cricket test between South Africa and Pakistan in Cape Town but it is the home team that will feel they have got the advantage.Bomber Strikes a Hotel in Pakistan?s Capital New York Times - Jan 26 4:56 PM
No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attack, which killed the bomber and a security guard.UPDATE 2-Pakistan rally after Ntini, Kallis strike Reuters.co.uk - Jan 26 8:33 AM
CAPE TOWN, Jan 26 (Reuters) - Pacemen Makhaya Ntini and Jacques Kallis grabbed four wickets each to earn South Africa the early advantage on day one of the deciding third test against Pakistan on Friday.Car bomb kills 2 people in Pakistan AP via Yahoo! News - Jan 25 7:39 AM
A car bomb exploded in the shopping district of a town in northwestern Pakistan on Thursday, killing at least two passers-by and wounding four other people, police said. The motive behind the blast in Hangu, about 60 miles south of Peshawar, was not immediately clear. However, the town has been the scene of sectarian violence in recent years and the attack comes days before a major Shiite Muslim ...Naples speech: Pakistan's U.N. ambassador says war on terror can be won Bonita Daily News - Jan 26 12:49 PM
Pakistan's ambassador to the United Nations called Friday for an international conference on regional power sharing in the Middle East. "A dialogue must start and start soon,'' Ambassador Munir Akram told a Naples audience. "Otherwise we are heading into very, very difficult waters.''Pakistan all out for 157 FOXSPORTS.com.au - Jan 26 8:11 AM
MOHAMMAD Yousuf saved Pakistan from total embarrassment as his team was bowled out for 157 on the first day of the third Test against South Africa.UPDATE 2-South Africa v Pakistan third test scoreboard Reuters.co.uk - Jan 26 8:34 AM
CAPE TOWN, South Africa Jan 26 (Reuters) - Scoreboard at close on the first day of the third test between South Africa and Pakistan on Friday.Pakistan welcomes Indian deer 'invasion' IANS via Yahoo! India News - Jan 26 2:17 AM
Lahore, Jan 26 (IANS) Pakistan calls it an 'Indian invasion', but welcomes it. Come winter, sambars, or Indian swamp deers, will stray across the international border to escape heavy snowfall in Jammu and Kashmir and other parts of the western Himalayas.Durrani calls for Pakistan-US accord on Afghan strategy The Pakistan Link - Jan 26 9:09 AM
WASHINGTON: Any kink in the collective armour of the United States and Pakistan in Afghanistan will only benefit the enemy , Ambassador Mahmud A Durrani said on Thursday.INTERVIEW-Kabul accuses Pakistan of using terror as tool AlertNet - Jan 26 3:51 AM
Source: Reuters By David Brunnstrom BRUSSELS, Jan 26 (Reuters) - Afghanistan's foreign minister accused Pakistan on Friday of using terrorism as an instrument of foreign policy and said the Taliban could be beaten ... Cheque will benefit Pakistan school The Evening Telegraph - Jan 26 9:57 AM
A CASH boost of £250 has been made available for a new school in a remote Pakistan village, thanks to The Evening Telegraph.Ntini, Kallis grab eight to dismiss Pakistan Khaleej Times - Jan 26 7:39 AM
CAPE TOWN - South Africa fast bowlers Makhaya Ntini and Jacques Kallis grabbed four wickets each to dismiss Pakistan for 157 on the first day of the deciding third test on Friday.Pakistan using terror as tool: Afghanistan Express India - Jan 26 5:42 AM
Afghanistan's Foreign Minister accused Pakistan of using terrorism as an instrument of foreign policy and said the Taliban could be beaten in two or three years if Islamabad cooperated fully against them.Pakistan all out for 157 SABC News - Jan 26 6:05 AM
South Africa bowled Pakistan out for 157 at tea on the first day of the third and deciding Castle Lager Test at Newlands today, despite a magnificent 83 by Mohammad Yousuf.NATO forces denied diplomatic immunity in Pakistan IANS via Yahoo! India News - Jan 26 1:15 AM
Islamabad/Kabul, Jan 26 (IANS) Pakistan has refused diplomatic immunity and tax concessions to NATO forces stationed in Afghanistan following last Monday's shoot-out in which one soldier was killed and two were injured.Pakistan all out in Test against SA Independent Online - Jan 26 6:08 AM
South Africa bowled Pakistan out at tea on the first day of the third and deciding Castle Lager Test at Newlands, despite a magnificent 83 by Mohammad Yousuf.India, Pakistan still disagree with Iran on gas price ANI via Yahoo! India News - Jan 26 12:03 AM
New Delhi/Islamabad, Jan.26 (ANI): India and Pakistan have failed to settle their differences with Iran over what price they should pay for gas that would be delivered via the proposed seven billion dollar Iran-Pakistan-India (IPI) pipeline. Nosratollah Seifi, , head of the National Iranian Gas Export Company (NIGEC), was quoted as saying on Iranian television during that the project was not ...Analysts: Al Qaeda has safe haven in Pakistan frontier CNN.com - Jan 25 5:44 AM
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.YOUSUF SAVES PAKISTAN FROM MELTDOWN Sporting Life - Jan 26 6:03 AM
Pakistan had Mohammad Yousuf's brilliant 83 to thank for avoiding a first-innings humiliation against South Africa on the opening day of the third and final Test in Cape Town.Pakistan seeks good relation with India: Musharraf The Pakistan Link - Jan 26 9:09 AM
ISLAMABAD: President General Pervez Musharraf has said that Pakistan is seeking to have good relationship with India. Musharraf has greeted Indian President A.P.J Abdul Kalam on the Republic day of his country falling on January 26.Pakistan fans facing visa problems for World Cup Cricinfo via Yahoo! UK & Ireland Sport - Jan 25 11:46 PM
Pakistan joins in the World Cup visa chaosPakistan all out for 157 Townsville Bulletin - Jan 26 8:22 AM
MOHAMMAD Yousuf saved Pakistan from total embarrassment as his team was bowled out for 157 on the first day of the series-deciding third and final Test against South Africa at Newlands.Kabul accuses Pakistan of using terror as tool Khaleej Times - Jan 26 4:46 AM
BRUSSELS - Afghanistan s foreign minister accused Pakistan on Friday of using terrorism as an instrument of foreign policy and said the Taleban could be beaten in two or three years if Islamabad cooperated fully against them.PAKISTAN REELING AFTER OPENING SESSION Sporting Life - Jan 26 3:26 AM
Pakistan made a nightmare start to their first innings on the opening morning of the third and final Test against South Africa in Cape Town.Suicide bomber, guard killed in Pakistan UPI - Jan 26 5:34 AM
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Jan. 26 (UPI) -- A suicide bomber and a security official died in a hotel attack in the Pakistani capital of Islamabad Friday. Police say several others were injured in the explosion in the parking area of the Mariott Hotel, the BBC reported.Ntini, Kallis bowl out Pakistan for 157 India Daily - Jan 26 8:29 AM
Makhaya Ntini and Jacques Kallis took four wickets each today to dismiss Pakistan for 157 before tea on day one of the third and final Test against South Africa. Mohammad Yousuf hit 10 fours and a six to top score with 83 off 131 balls.Pakistan ranks high in death penalty league ANI via Yahoo! India News - Jan 25 11:02 PM
Islamabad, Jan.26 (ANI): With over 7,000 people on death row, Pakistan ranks high in the death penalty league, according to the Paris-based International Federation of Human Rights (FIDH) and the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP). In a report released on Thursday, it has been estimated that more than 50 Pakistanis were executed in the first half of 2006. According to the report, there ...Two dead in Pakistan hotel bombing Daily Telegraph - Jan 26 3:15 AM
Two people are dead and five injured after a suspected suicide attack in Pakistan.PARLIAMENT SPEAKER RECEIVES PAKISTAN S AMBASSADOR TO THE COUNTRY AzerTag - Jan 26 10:04 AM
Speaker of Azerbaijan Parliament Ogtay Asadov received ambassador of Pakistan to the country Javid Gureyshi, 26 January. The Ambassador handed over a letter form the Chairman of Pakistan s National Assembly to Mr. Asadov.Bomb kills 2 in Pakistan Greater Kashmir - Jan 26 10:38 AM
UNITED NEWS OF INDIA Islamabad: At least two persons were killed and five others injured on of them seriously in a suicide bomb attack near parking area of Marriott hotel here in Pakistan s Capital.ADB to facilitate power study for Pakistan, Afghanistan Greater Kashmir - Jan 26 10:45 AM
UNITED NEWS OF INDIA Islamabad, Jan 26: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will facilitate the export of 1,000 mega watts (MW) of electricity from Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan to Pakistan and Afghanistan to partly fulfill their growing energy needs.UPDATE 1-South Africa v Pakistan third test scoreboard Reuters.co.uk - Jan 26 5:19 AM
CAPE TOWN, South Africa Jan 26 (Reuters) - Scoreboard at tea on the first day of the third test between South Africa and Pakistan on Friday.US elevates Pakistan to regional kingpin Asia Times - Jan 26 3:04 AM
The hearings of the US congressional committees on intelligence in Washington in the past two successive weeks make it clear that the administration of President George W Bush has no intention of pressuring Pakistan over the resurgence of the Taliban in Afghanistan.Blasphemy law targetting minorities in Pakistan: panel New Kerala - Jan 26 7:49 AM
Islamabad, Jan 26: The Pakistan minorities alliance has flayed the "alarming misuse" of the blasphemy law in the country and appealed to the apex court to repeal the act as the "religious minorities were being roped in false cases and subjected to extra-judicial killing".Pakistan stumble in opening session Independent Online - Jan 26 4:38 AM
Eyebrows were raised when Graeme Smith decided to field after winning the toss on the opening day of the third Test between South Africa and Pakistan at Newlands.India, Pakistan reach consensus with Iran on gas price: Reports New Kerala - Jan 26 8:28 AM
Islamabad, Jan 26 : A consensus has been reportedly reached between India, Pakistan and Iran over the gas price for the proposed Iran-Pakistan-India gas pipeline project.Militants kill policeman in Pakistan tribal belt Reuters via Yahoo! India News - Jan 25 11:25 PM
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) - Suspected Islamist militants killed a policeman and critically wounded another in Pakistan's wild tribal belt where security forces are battling al Qaeda and Taliban guerrillas, officials said on Friday.Ntini, Kallis dispatch Pakistan Financial Express - Jan 26 9:41 AM
Mohammad Yousuf waged a lone battle against South Africa's new-look pace quartet as Pakistan folded for 157 on a spicy surface at Newlands. The top order was blown away either side of lunch and only a feisty seventh-wicket stand of 60 delayed the bowlers for very long, according to website cricinfo.PAKISTAN BLAST CAUSED BY SUICIDE BOMBER, TWO KILLED-INTERIOR MIN AlertNet - Jan 26 2:06 AM
Source: Reuters PAKISTAN BLAST CAUSED BY SUICIDE BOMBER, TWO KILLED-INTERIOR MINISTER ... Pakistan struggle after being sent in by Sth Africa Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Jan 26 3:41 AM
Makhaya Ntini and Jacques Kallis plunged Pakistan into trouble after the tourists were sent in on the first day of the series-deciding third and final Test at Newlands in South Africa on Friday (local time).One killed while trying to cross border from Pakistan IANS via Yahoo! India News - Jan 25 11:18 PM
Jammu, Jan 26 (IANS) A suspected Pakistani was killed while trying to cross the border in Jammu and Kashmir while his compatriots probably slunk back into Pakistan after 20 minutes of intense firing from Indian security forces, officials here said Friday.Pakistan struggles on grassy Newlands wicket SABC News - Jan 26 2:50 AM
South Africa destroyed the top order of the Pakistan team on the first morning of the final test of the series. South Africa won the toss this morning and elected to field on a very grassy wicket at Newlands in Cape Town. Pakistan had 70 for four at lunch.Bombing at hotel in Pakistan kills 2 AP via Yahoo! News - Jan 26 10:46 AM
A security guard blocked a suicide bomber who triggered a blast just outside the Marriott Hotel in Islamabad on Friday, killing the guard and wounding seven other people. The explosion wrecked a side entrance leading to the luxury hotel often frequented by foreigners.Pakistan collapse at Newlands News 24 South Africa - Jan 26 5:06 AM
Pakistan have been bowled out on the opening day of the third Test against South Africa in Cape Town.Afghan, Pakistan, NATO armies to open first intelligence hub AFP via Yahoo! News - Jan 25 12:30 AM
The first Afghan, Pakistan and NATO intelligence sharing centre is due to open formally in Kabul in a drive to improve coordination in the protracted fight against the Taliban and other extremists.Brisk recovery in Pakistan's quake zone Muzi - Jan 26 7:45 AM
The brisk sale of nails and iron sheeting is more of a silver lining than Anwal Faroze could have asked for. His small hardware shop, sitting in one of the most remote valleys in Pakistan's earthquake zone, sells more supplies now than ever before in 16 years of business.Pakistan Hotel Bombing Kills 2 Time Magazine - Jan 26 9:29 AM
A man set off a bomb outside the Marriott Hotel in Islamabad on Friday, killing himself and a guard and wounding at least seven other people South Africa bowl in Test decider against Pakistan Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Jan 26 2:41 AM
South Africa won the toss and sent Pakistan in to bat in the series-deciding third and final Test at Newlands in South Africa on Friday (local time).Pakistan's forex reserves jump to $12.953 bln Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News - Jan 25 8:25 PM
KARACHI, Jan 26 (Reuters) - Pakistan's foreign exchange reserves rose by $38 million to $12.953 billion in the week ending on Jan. 20, the central bank said on Friday.Progress on Kashmir key to India-Pakistan ties: Aziz New Kerala - Jan 26 7:16 AM
By Arvind Padmanabhan, Davos, Jan 26: Asking India to open up its economy further, Pakistan Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz Friday said resolving the Kashmir issue was key to improving economic ties between the two countries.Ntini and Kallis dispatch Pakistan CricInfo - Jan 26 12:28 AM
Mohammad Yousuf waged a lone battle against South Africa's new-look pace quartet as Pakistan folded for 157 on a spicy surface at Newlands. The top order was blown away either side of lunch and only a feisty seventh-wicket stand of 60 delayed the bowlers for very long.One killed while trying to cross border from Pakistan Calcutta News - Jan 26 1:30 AM
A suspected Pakistani was killed while trying to cross the border in Jammu and Kashmir while his compatriots probably slunk back into Pakistan after 20 minutes of intense firing from Indian security forces, officials here said Friday.