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Bush to warn Pakistan on counterterrorism- report 
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President George W. Bush has decided to send an unusually tough message to Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf warning that the new Democratic-led Congress could cut aid to his country unless it does more to crack down on al Qaeda operatives, The New York Times reported on Sunday.Rice: Pakistan must control border area AP via Yahoo! News - 1 hour, 30 minutes ago
The White House is pressuring Pakistan to crack down on al-Qaida and Taliban operatives in the lawless border area with Afghanistan that President Bush recently said was "wilder than the Wild West."JPMorgan to Resume Equity Broking in Pakistan (Update1) Bloomberg.com - 14 minutes ago
Feb. 26 (Bloomberg) -- JPMorgan Chase & Co., the third- biggest U.S. bank, will resume onshore equity broking services in Pakistan after a gap of five years, to gain a share of a stock market that has grown 10-fold since 2001.British foreign secretary arrives in Pakistan AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 25 10:01 AM
British Foreign Secretary Margaret Beckett arrived in Pakistan Sunday for talks on tackling militants on the Afghan border ahead of an anticipated Taliban offensive, Pakistani officials said.Report: Bush to warn Pakistan UPI - 2 hours, 49 minutes ago
President George W. Bush reportedly plans to warn Pakistan that Congress could cut off funds unless Pakistan gets more aggressive against al-Qaida.Journalists' group urges Pakistan to protect media AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 25 4:50 AM
Pakistan must bring to justice those involved in kidnapping and killing journalists and create a safe environment for media workers, a top media rights official said Sunday.Muslim ministers meet in Pakistan on Mideast AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 25 4:55 AM
Pakistan Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz told foreign ministers from seven key Muslim states meeting here Sunday that a joint push by the Islamic world is needed to end the turmoil in the Middle East.Pakistan PM urges diplomacy with Iran AP via Yahoo! News - Feb 25 3:34 AM
Pakistan's prime minister said Sunday that the international standoff over Iran's nuclear program should be resolved through negotiations, not force.Pakistan Successfully Tests Nuclear-Capable Missile Space War - Feb 25 5:33 PM
by Staff Writers Islamabad (AFP) Feb 23, 2007 Pakistan Friday test-fired its longest range nuclear-capable ballistic missile, two days after signing a deal with rival India to cut the risk of atomic weapons accidents, the military said.46 detained after failed Pakistan suicide attack AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 25 1:25 AM
Some 46 students and teachers of an Islamic school have been detained in connection with a failed suicide bombing attack in eastern Pakistan, police said Sunday.Sexy dances a draw card in conservative Pakistan Reuters via Yahoo! Singapore News - 1 hour, 59 minutes ago
MULTAN, Pakistan (Reuters) - A crowd of men whistle and cheer as a pretty young woman in a revealing red top and tight jeans dances on stage in a run-down Pakistani neighbourhood.Bush to warn Pakistan on counterterrorism- report AlertNet - 58 minutes ago
Source: Reuters WASHINGTON, Feb 25 (Reuters) - President George W. Bush has decided to send an unusually tough message to Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf warning that the new Democratic-led Congress could cut aid ... Pakistan brewery produces Muslim world's first 20-year whisky Daily Telegraph - Feb 25 6:15 PM
The Islamic republic of Pakistan has won the distinction of producing the Muslim world's first 20-year-old malt whisky.Sexy dances a draw card in conservative Pakistan Reuters - 42 minutes ago
MULTAN, Pakistan (Reuters) - A crowd of men whistle and cheer as a pretty young woman in a revealing red top and tight jeans dances on stage in a run-down Pakistani neighborhood.Hair drops Pakistan racism claim Daily Telegraph - Feb 25 5:19 PM
Darrell Hair has withdrawn his claim of racial discrimination against the Pakistan Cricket Board but is still pursuing his case against the International Cricket Council.Pakistan PM Urges Diplomacy With Iran ABC News - Feb 25 4:00 AM
Pakistan's Prime Minister Calls for Peaceful Resolution of Iranian Nuclear IssueAir Arabia announces new flight schedule to Pakistan Khaleej Times - 2 hours, 15 minutes ago
SHARJAH Air Arabia LLC has announced its flights schedule for 2007 for its two new destinations in Pakistan. Inaugural flights will take off on March 4th and 7th to Karachi and Peshawar.Cricket: Hair drops lawsuit against Pakistan board The New Zealand Herald - Feb 25 4:00 PM
LONDON - Australian umpire Darrell Hair has dropped his racial discrimination lawsuit against the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), according to media reports today.Pakistan and Bangladesh dangle cash carrots The Star Online - Feb 25 5:01 PM
KARACHI: Pakistan and Bangladesh have announced cash bonuses to spur their cricket teams on in next month s World Cup in the West Indies. Pakistan can scoop up around US$1.2mil in bonus cash if they win the World Cup.Qatar Airways gifts A-310 to Pakistan The Peninsula - Feb 25 5:01 PM
Islamabad In a reflection of growing ties between Qatar and Pakistan, Qatar Airways has donated Pakistan an Airbus A-310, The Peninsula learnt yesterday.Kim Jong Il's Work Published in Pakistan Korean Central News Agency - Feb 25 6:10 PM
Pyongyang, February 25 (KCNA) -- Kim Jong Il's famous work "Let Us Carry Out the Great Leader Comrade Kim Il Sung's Instructions for National Reunification" was brought out in booklet by the Victorial Publishing House of Pakistan on Feb. 16.Pakistan Eager To Cooperate With Turkey In Shipbuilding TurkishPress.com - Feb 25 4:32 PM
ABU DHABI - Pakistan is eager to cooperate with Turkey in the area of shipbuilding. A Pakistani delegation who visited Turkey in January was informed on National Ship Project (MILGEM) of Turkey. Pakistan wants to cooperate with Turkey in building of minimum four corvettes (warships).Hair drops suit against Pakistan board - reports Stuff - Feb 25 1:53 PM
LONDON: Australian umpire Darrell Hair has dropped his racial discrimination lawsuit against the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), according to media reports.Indian cafe chain to open shops in Pakistan People's Daily - Feb 25 4:35 PM
Cafe Coffee Day, India's largest retail coffee shop chain, plans to open 19 more outlets across Pakistan in the next 12 months after the success of its first venture in Karachi, Indo-Asian News Service reported Sunday.British foreign secretary in Pakistan for talks AFP via Yahoo! News - 14 minutes ago
British Foreign Secretary Margaret Beckett was due to meet President Pervez Musharraf and other Pakistani officials here Monday for talks on the fight against Taliban militants on the Afghan border.India's Café Coffee Day to expand in Pakistan Calcutta News - Feb 25 3:52 PM
Café Coffee Day, India's largest retail coffee shop chain, plans to open 19 more outlets across Pakistan in the next 12 months after the success of its first venture in Karachi, a top company official said here Sunday.Bush to warn Pakistan aid could be cut: report AFP via Yahoo! News - 19 minutes ago
US President George W. Bush has decided to officially warn Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf that the Democratic-led US Congress could cut aid to Islamabad, if it fails to step up its hunt for Al-Qaeda militants, The New York Times reported online.Bush Warns Pakistan to Act on Terror New York Times - 2 hours, 39 minutes ago
President Bush will send a tough message to President Pervez Musharraf that U.S. aid could be cut unless he becomes more aggressive in hunting Al Qaeda leaders.Pakistan offered $104k-a-man FOXSPORTS.com.au - Feb 25 12:50 PM
THE Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said overnight it will give five million rupees ($104,000) to each member of its World Cup squad if it wins the tournament.Pakistan clinches series The Hindu - Feb 25 12:34 PM
KOZHIKODE: On a blistering summer morning, in front of a crowd of more than 15,000, Pravin Amre turned the clock back to score a splendid hundred, but that didn't prove enough to stop Pakistan from winning the second veterans' one-day ...Hair drops Pakistan action FOXSPORTS.com.au - Feb 25 12:48 PM
AUSTRALIA umpire Darrell Hair has dropped his racial discrimination lawsuit against the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), according to media reports today (AEDT).Bahrain set for Pakistan clash Gulf Daily News - Feb 25 5:14 PM
BAHRAIN'S Olympic soccer is set to take on Pakistan in their opening match of the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics second qualifying round scheduled for Wednesday at the National Stadium in Riffa.Bahrain, under their 50-year-old Bosnian coach Kreso Senad, are drawn in Group 'A' which also includes, Qatar and Kuwait.'Pakistan has lost its writ in Balochistan' ANI via Yahoo! India News - Feb 25 6:38 AM
Peshawar, Feb 25 (ANI): President of Pakistan's National Party (NP) Dr Abdul Hai Baloch has said that the government has lost its writ in Balochistan. "The writ of the state does not exist in Balochistan. Extremist forces nurtured by the Establishment have deeply penetrated into society," said Hai while talking to journalists at the Peshawar Press Club. He said the prolonged ...Hair drops lawsuit against Pakistan board - reports Reuters.co.uk - Feb 25 11:17 AM
LONDON, Feb 25 (Reuters) - Australian umpire Darrell Hair has dropped his racial discrimination lawsuit against the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), according to media reports on Sunday.Pakistan Hosts Conference to End Middle East Turmoil Voice of America - Feb 25 5:33 AM
Foreign ministers from seven Muslim countries meet in Pakistan Sunday to discuss the Palestinian crisis, as well as the situation in Iraq and Afghanistan.Pakistan Hosts Conference to End Middle East Turmoil Payvand Iran News - Feb 25 9:30 AM
Foreign ministers from seven Muslim countries meet in Pakistan Sunday to discuss the Palestinian crisis, as well as the situation in Iraq and Afghanistan. -VOAPower, politics & Pakistan Business Standard India - Feb 25 10:38 AM
On Pakistan, a subject that tends to polarise opinion, there is finally a book that analyses events with a clarity that is likely to be accepted by all but the most extreme observers.Dam row- Pakistan vs Kashmir Central Chronicle - Feb 25 9:55 AM
Mangla dam was first constructed in 1967 in Mirpur in that part of PoK designated by Pakistan as Azad Kashmir. The construction of large dams and water sharing has been a topic of perennial debate and disputes, particularly where water supply is seasonal.Bush to warn Pakistan's leader that U.S. aid could be cut International Herald Tribune - Feb 25 6:09 PM
The U.S. president will send a tough message to Pervez Musharraf that he needs to become more aggressive in hunting Al Qaeda leaders.'Pakistan has lost its writ in Balochistan' New Kerala - Feb 25 10:10 AM
Peshawar, Feb 25 : President of Pakistan's National Party (NP) Dr Abdul Hai Baloch has said that the government has lost its writ in Balochistan. "The writ of the state does not exist in Balochistan.Pakistan meeting of Muslim FMs urges diplomacy on Iran AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 25 1:19 PM
The foreign ministers of seven key Muslim nations called Sunday for a diplomatic solution to the "dangerous" standoff over Iran's nuclear programme and other tensions in the Middle East.Ministers arrive in Pakistan for Mideast talks AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 24 5:22 AM
The foreign ministers of seven key Muslim nations started arriving in Pakistan Saturday for talks on a collective push to end the turmoil in the Middle East.Pakistan players offered cash bonus for World Cup Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News - Feb 25 12:50 AM
KARACHI (Reuters) - Pakistan can scoop up around $1.2 million (611,000 pounds) in bonus cash if they win the World Cup in the West Indies, a senior Pakistan Cricket Board official said on Sunday.46 detained after failed Pakistan suicide attack Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Feb 25 6:56 AM
Some 46 students and teachers of an Islamic school have been detained in connection with a failed suicide bombing attack in eastern Pakistan.Pakistan's PM calls for peaceful resolution of Iranian issue India Daily - Feb 25 8:25 AM
The standoff over Iran's nuclear programme should be resolved through negotiations and not by force, Pakistan's Prime Minister said today.Pakistan s prime minister calls for peaceful resolution of Iranian nuclear issue Khaleej Times - Feb 25 4:44 AM
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -The standoff over Iran s nuclear program should be resolved through negotiations and not by force, Pakistan s prime minister said Sunday.Pakistan duo set to miss World Cup CNN.com - Feb 24 2:53 AM
KARACHI, Pakistan (Reuters) -- Pakistan bowlers Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif are expected to miss the World Cup due to doping and fitness problems, a Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) official said on Saturday.Lack of passengers list irks Pakistan The Pakistan Link - Feb 25 6:10 AM
ISLAMABAD: The Indian government on Friday turned down Pakistan s request to hand over bodies of the Samjhota Express firebombing victims for burial, saying the nationality of the victims had not been determined.....Pakistan Police Arrest 2 Men Accused Of 'honor Killings' Nasdaq - Feb 24 11:21 PM
(RTTNews) - Pakistan police arrested two men accused of hacking two young women to death for suspected sex outside marriage, a report said. Police officials said that the two suspects were uncles of the deceased. The accused took the women to a field where they were killed.Train track, electricity station bombed in Pakistan AFP via Yahoo!7 News - Feb 24 11:36 PM
QUETTA, Pakistan (AFP) - Suspected insurgents bombed a main railway track and fired a rocket at an electricity station in the restive southwestern Pakistani province of Baluchistan, but there were no casualties, officials said Sunday.Imran inspires Pakistan to dream win AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 24 1:49 AM
Asian cricket got a tremendous boost when charismatic captain Imran Khan led Pakistan to a memorable victory from a virtually hopeless position in the 1992 World Cup.Pakistan get cash incentive iafrica.com - Feb 25 6:10 AM
The Pakistan Cricket Board said Sunday it would give 5-million rupees ($83 000) to each member of its World Cup squad if they win the tournament.Pakistan, Iran agree to exchange absconders The Pakistan Link - Feb 25 6:08 AM
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Iran have agreed on the joint patrolling every fortnight at the Iranian borders adjoining district Ketch, handing over of the absconding and in hiding accused and on some other related crucial matters.Pakistan allows import of measles vaccine from India ANI via Yahoo! India News - Feb 24 10:37 PM
Islamabad, Feb 25 (ANI): Pakistan's Ministry of Commerce has allowed the import of measles vaccine from India. The federal government had earlier allowed the import of 1,075 items from India, and with the inclusion of the vaccine, the number of items in list of importable items from India now stands at 1,076. According to the Daily Times, the ministry issued a notification stating that in ...Pakistan launches new Rs 1,000 note ANI via Yahoo! India News - Feb 24 9:55 PM
Karachi, Feb 25 (ANI): The State Bank of Pakistan, the country's central bank has launched a new Rs 1,000 banknote. State Bank of Pakistan Governor Shamshad Akhtar said the notes had state of the art security features that would make them extremely difficult to counterfeit. The notes are also machine-readable that will make it easier for banks to automate the handling of banks, the Daily ...Pakistan can help contain Taliban resurgence: Afghan envoy IANS via Yahoo! India News - Feb 24 8:24 PM
New Delhi, Feb 25 (IANS) Pakistan can help stem the Taliban resurgence as there are some groups there which support and encourage the fundamentalist militia, says Afghan envoy to India Syed Makhdoom Raheem.Hair drops charges against Pakistan board CricInfo - Feb 25 1:50 AM
Darrell Hair, the Australian umpire at the heart of the Oval controvery last year, has decided not to take legal action against the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) for racial discrimination.Pakistan in line for massive bonuses for WC triumph CricInfo - Feb 25 1:50 AM
Pakistan can pick up approximately US$1.2 million in bonuses if they win the World Cup in the West Indies, the PCB said..India's Café Coffee Day to expand in Pakistan EARTHtimes.org - Feb 25 5:26 AM
Bangalore, Feb 25 Café Coffee Day, India's largest retail coffee shop chain, plans to open 19 more outlets across Pakistan in the next 12 months after the success of its first venture in Karachi, a top company official said here Sunday.Train track, electricity station bombed in Pakistan Channel NewsAsia - Feb 24 11:28 PM
QUETTA, Pakistan : Suspected insurgents bombed a main railway track and fired a rocket at an electricity station in the restive southwestern Pakistani province of Baluchistan, but there were no casualties, officials said Sunday.3 militants die when bomb accidentally explodes in Pakistan Daily Bulletin - Feb 25 12:14 AM
CHEECHA WATNI, Pakistan - Three Islamic militants died in eastern Pakistan on Saturday when a powerful bomb they were carrying on a bicycle accidentally exploded, police said.Air Arabia announces flights schedule to Pakistan AME Info - Feb 25 1:08 AM
Air Arabia LLC, the first low-fares airline in the Middle East and North Africa, has announced its flights schedule for 2007 for its two new destinations in Pakistan.Muslim ministers to arrive in Pakistan for talks AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 23 10:24 PM
The foreign ministers of seven key Muslim nations were due to arrive in Pakistan late Saturday for talks on a collective push to end the turmoil in the Middle East.Two would-be bombers killed in premature explosion in Pakistan AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 23 10:31 PM
An explosion killed two people when the bomb they were carrying went off prematurely Saturday in central Pakistan, police said.Pakistan police arrest 2 men accused of 'honour killings' of nieces CP via Yahoo! Canada News - Feb 24 5:32 PM
KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) - Police arrested two men in a remote southern village in Pakistan and accused them of hacking two young women to death for having sex outside marriage, officials said Saturday.Pakistan launches new Rs 1,000 note New Kerala - Feb 25 3:50 AM
Karachi, Feb 25 : The State Bank of Pakistan, the country's central bank has launched a new Rs 1,000 banknote. State Bank of Pakistan Governor Shamshad Akhtar said the notes had state of the art security features that would make them extremely difficult to counterfeit.Pakistan allows import of measles vaccine from India New Kerala - Feb 25 3:56 AM
Islamabad, Feb 25 : Pakistan's Ministry of Commerce has allowed the import of measles vaccine from India.2 suspected terrorists die in Pakistan AP via Yahoo! News - Feb 23 8:56 PM
Two suspected terrorists died in eastern Pakistan on Saturday when a powerful bomb they were carrying on a bicycle accidentally exploded near a cattle market, police said.Pakistan can help contain Taliban resurgence: Afghan envoy New Kerala - Feb 25 1:34 AM
By Manish Chand, New Delhi, Feb 25: Pakistan can help stem the Taliban resurgence as there are some "groups" there which "support and encourage" the fundamentalist militia, says Afghan envoy to India Syed Makhdoom Raheem.UAE trade with Pakistan to hit $5.1 billion by June Khaleej Times - Feb 24 6:42 PM
DUBAI Trade between the UAE and Pakistan is likely to post significant growth during the current financial year to cross $5 billion mark by June following a surge in exports to the UAE.European Union Bans Pakistan International Airlines - Quick Facts Nasdaq - Feb 24 2:36 PM
(RTTNews) - The European Union is all set to blacklist Pakistan International Airlines from flying into the 27 member states. The European experts commission met in Brussels agreed that the Pakistan airlines falls short of the safety standards of the Union.Pakistan's delaying tactics Daily Telegraph - Feb 24 4:22 PM
Pakistan have still to administer dope tests to their two strike-bowlers, Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif but there is mounting speculation that the tests are being delayed by the Pakistan Cricket Board because the pair would not pass them.Three carrying bomb killed in Pakistan UPI - Feb 24 4:25 AM
Police in Pakistan say three apparent suicide bombers died Saturday in an explosion in the province of Punjab. Police sources told Pakistan's GEO TV ...Pakistan prepare to lose Shoaib and Asif Independent - Feb 24 4:17 PM
One of the Cricket World Cup's larger potential scandals appeared to recede yesterday. Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif, the fast bowlers controversially exonerated after failing dope tests and included in Pakistan's squad for the tournament, are unlikely to take part.3 suspected terrorists die in Pakistan Boston Herald - Feb 24 10:47 AM
CHEECHA WATNI, Pakistan - Three Islamic militants died in eastern Pakistan on Saturday when a powerful bomb they were carrying on a bicycle accidentally exploded, police said. The men were apparently...Bush to warn Pakistan to act on terror rediff.com - 10 minutes ago
During his visit, Musharraf had assured that a peace deal he struck with tribal leaders will not diminish the hunt for the leaders of Al Qaeda and the Taliban or their training camps.Pakistan wins five bronze in Fajr Karate tournament People's Daily - Feb 24 5:36 PM
Pakistan has won five bronze medals in the Fajr Cup International Karate Tournament held from Feb. 22-23 at Arak of Iran, the state-run Associated Press of Pakistan reported Saturday.Pakistan to achieve seven percent GDP growth target: S&P Business Recorder - Feb 24 3:39 PM
KARACHI (February 25 2007): Standard and Poor's has forecast that Pakistan's growth prospects would remain strong during the current fiscal year and it would achieve its Gross Domestic Production (GDP) growth target of 7 percent.Something fishy, says Pakistan Minister The Hindu - Feb 24 1:32 PM
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Railways Minister Sheikh Rashid, who has alleged non-cooperation by the Indian government in identifying the victims of the Samjhauta Express firebombing, made it clear on Saturday that he was going to keep up the ...Pakistan asks India to submit list of Samjhauta blast casualties ANI via Yahoo! India News - Feb 24 7:44 AM
Islamabad, Feb 24 (ANI): Pakistan Railway Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed on Saturday asked India to provide the list of victims of the twin blasts in the Samjhauta Express link train at the earliest. "We have not been given the list (of passengers) so far," Ahmed told a press conference here. "The list should be given to us immediately," he said, claiming that 59 of those killed ...Explosion kills two in Pakistan BBC News - Feb 23 8:59 PM
Police in Pakistan's Punjab province say two men died when a bomb they were carrying went off accidentally.At least 18 people killed in road accidents in Pakistan IANS via Yahoo! India News - Feb 24 8:02 AM
Islamabad, Feb 24 (DPA) At least 11 passengers were killed Saturday after a mudslide hit their minibus in Pakistan-controlled Kashmir, news reports said.Kenya: Nation Extends 35pc Duty Reprieve for Pakistan Rice to 1999 AllAfrica.com - 2 hours, 3 minutes ago
Kenya has extended the 35 per cent duty reprieve for Pakistani rice to May 2009, The EastAfrican has learnt.Bush to warn Pakistan aid could be cut: report Khaleej Times - 1 hour, 9 minutes ago
WASHINGTON - US President George W. Bush has decided to officially warn Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf that the Democratic-led US Congress could cut aid to Islamabad, if it fails to step up its hunt for Al Qaeda militants, The New York Times reported online late Sunday.British foreign secretary in Pakistan for talks Khaleej Times - 2 hours, 8 minutes ago
ISLAMABAD - British Foreign Secretary Margaret Beckett was due to meet President Pervez Musharraf and other Pakistani officials here Monday for talks on the fight against Taleban militants on the Afghan border.Quiet burial for India-Pakistan train blast victims Reuters via Yahoo! Singapore News - Feb 24 6:16 AM
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - At a solemn ceremony on Saturday attended by officials and local villagers, India began burying mostly unidentified bodies of victims of bomb blasts on a train to Pakistan which killed 68 people.Pakistani protest gives pause to authorities Los Angeles Times - 1 hour, 47 minutes ago
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- Veiled in black from head to toe, the young women wield bamboo staves and speak in hushed but defiant tones of fighting to the death should Pakistani police seek to evict them. Pakistan frustrated by lack of train blast list AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 23 8:41 AM
Pakistan said Friday it was "intrigued and frustrated" by India's failure to provide a complete list of passengers on a cross-border train that was firebombed at the weekend, killing 68 people.No dope test, no World Cup for Pakistan's Akhtar, Asif AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 23 8:37 AM
Pakistan cricket authorities said Friday Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif will not travel to the Caribbean for the World Cup without a dope test, as they cleared 11 of the squad.Quiet burial for India-Pakistan train blast victims Reuters via Yahoo! India News - Feb 24 4:30 AM
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - At a solemn ceremony on Saturday attended by officials and local villagers, India began burying the unidentified bodies of victims of bomb blasts on a train to Pakistan which killed 68 people.Pakistan made many mistakes on Kashmir... Business Standard India - Feb 24 10:39 AM
You came to Delhi to meet Pakistan Foreign Minister Khurshid Mahmud Kasuri. Why must people like you demonstrate your affinity to Pakistan again and again?Pakistan airline says unaware of EU flight ban Khaleej Times - Feb 24 8:59 AM
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan s national flagship airline said Saturday the European Union had asked it to modernise its fleet to meet safety standards, but denied any knowledge of a ban.Girls hacked to death by family in Pakistan ANI via Yahoo! India News - Feb 24 3:39 AM
Karachi, Feb 24 (ANI): Two girls were brutally beaten and then hacked to death by their family members in a village, near the Sindh town of Sanghar in Pakistan, for their alleged late night meeting with young men. The incident took place on Thursday, when two girls Farida, 18, and Hamida, 22 of Allah Bux Brohi village were dragged in the streets and killed by their uncles, who claimed of killing ...Foreign ministers of 7 Muslim countries summit in Pakistan IANS via Yahoo! India News - Feb 24 3:19 AM
Islamabad, Feb 24 (DPA) Foreign ministers of seven prominent Muslim countries are due to arrive in Pakistan Saturday to prepare the ground for a proposed leaders summit in Saudi Arabia on the situation in the Middle East.Pakistan announces 10 percent cut in gas prices ANI via Yahoo! India News - Feb 24 2:48 AM
Islamabad, Feb.24 (ANI): Pakistan on Saturday announced a ten percent cut in gas prices for both domestic and industrial consumers. Petroleum and Natural Resources Minister Amanullah Khan Jadoon told a news conference here that gas prices for domestic consumers would be reduced by 7.82 percent, while prices of the commodity being supplied to various industries would come down by ten percent. He ...US, Pakistan share truly vital ties: Burns The Pakistan Link - Feb 24 10:09 AM
WASHINGTON: The United States has established a truly vital partnership with Pakistan and developed strategic ties that remain independent of its relationship with India, Nicholas Burns, US Undersecretary of State, said on Thursday.Pakistan newspapers body slams govt for banning ads to gag press ANI via Yahoo! India News - Feb 24 2:48 AM
Karachi, Feb 24 (ANI): The All Pakistan Newspapers Society (APNS) has severely criticised the Pakistan government for using advertisements as a lever to control the press and curb freedom of expression, which is a fundamental right enshrined in the country's Constitution. A meeting of the APNS executive committee held here said that a ban on federal government advertisements for Dawn and some ...Pakistan calls for holistic approach to meet challenges within Islamic world People's Daily - Feb 25 4:30 PM
Pakistani Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on Sunday emphasized the need to adopt a holistic approach to meet the challenges within the Muslim countries and the external factors that confront the Islamic world.Pakistan successfully test-fires new version of long-range nuclear-capable missile USA Today - Feb 23 4:53 AM
Pakistan successfully test-fired a new version of its long-range nuclear-capable missile on Friday, the military said. The Hatf VI (Shaheen II) ballistic missile, launched from an undisclosed location has a range of 1,245 miles.Pakistan's PIA mulls leasing planes as EU ban looms Reuters via Yahoo! India News - Feb 24 1:55 AM
KARACHI (Reuters) - Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) is considering leasing passenger airliners and crew in light of a looming European Union ban on more than three-quarters of its ageing fleet over safety concerns, PIA officials said.