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Pakistan and US back on diplomatic tightrope 
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Signs Al-Qaeda is regrouping and the Taliban plotting a new onslaught in Afghanistan are menacing the always sensitive US-Pakistan anti-terror alliance with new strains and scrutiny.Spy chief pushes for action in Pakistan AP via Yahoo! News - 1 hour, 24 minutes ago
More must be done to go after al-Qaida, which is trying to establish training camps and other operations in some of Pakistan's most ungoverned territory, the new U.S. spy chief said Tuesday.Qaeda Rebuilding in Pakistan, Intelligence Chief Tells Panel New York Times - 2 hours, 18 minutes ago
Senior leaders of Al Qaeda are said to be supervising the establishment of camps in Pakistan similar to those that existed in Afghanistan before the Sept. 11 attacks.Pakistan's Razzaq out of World Cup AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 27 3:04 PM
Injury-hit Pakistan suffered a fresh World Cup blow Tuesday when allrounder Abdul Razzaq was ruled out of the tournament with a fractured knee.Pakistan Must Reject Extremism, Prime Minister Says (Update1) Bloomberg.com - 24 minutes ago
Feb. 28 (Bloomberg) -- The people of Pakistan must reject extremism in order to ensure the country's economic and political development, Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz said.Pakistan's Razzaq out of World Cup AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 27 7:17 AM
Injury-hit Pakistan suffered a fresh World Cup blow Tuesday when all-rounder Abdul Razzaq was ruled out for three weeks with a fractured knee.Killer kite festival battle for Pakistan's soul AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 27 4:53 AM
A spring kite festival in Pakistan has become the battleground between the forces of moderation and extremism after the deaths of 14 people including a child.British FM warns Pakistan of Al-Qaeda threat AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 26 11:20 PM
Al-Qaeda and other terror groups present a shared threat to the security of Britain and Pakistan and must be tackled together, visiting British Foreign Secretary Margaret Beckett said.Cheney asks Pakistan to counter al-Qaida AP via Yahoo! News - Feb 26 10:16 PM
Underscoring growing alarm in the West at how militants have regained ground in Afghanistan and Pakistan, Vice President Dick Cheney on Monday sought Pakistani aid to help counter al-Qaida's efforts to regroup, officials said.More needs to be done in Pakistan against Al-Qaeda: White House AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 27 12:01 AM
The White House said that more must be done to fight Al-Qaeda in Pakistan, amid reports that Vice President Dick Cheney delivered a similar message to Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf.OMANI TEAM SHOWS INTEREST IN PAKISTAN'S TOURISM INDUSTRY Asia Pulse via Yahoo!7 Finance - Feb 27 6:14 PM
Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf has said that Pakistan is now becoming an attractive place for investment because economy is growing at a fast pace and the government is making efforts to pass these gains to common man.Omani Team Shows Interest In Pakistan's Tourism Industry Asia Pulse via Yahoo!7 News - Feb 27 6:14 PM
President General Pervez Musharraf has said that Pakistan is now becoming an attractive place for investment because economy is growing at a fast pace and the government is making efforts to pass these gains to common man.Daughter Demanded Over Pakistan Poker Debt CBS News - Feb 27 9:30 AM
Pakistani police are seeking 10 men who allegedly tried to force a woman to hand over her 17-year-old daughter for marriage to settle a poker debt incurred by her father when she was just a baby. Forced marriage is now illegal in Pakistan.Cheney Warns Pakistan to Act Against Terrorists New York Times - Feb 26 8:13 PM
Hours after the vice president delivered a stern message to President Pervez Musharraf in Pakistan, the Pakistani government responded with a series of strong statements.Pakistan and US back on diplomatic tightrope TODAYonline - 1 hour, 22 minutes ago
Pakistani soldiers stand alert with their weapons at an observation post in front of Lwara Fort in the snow covered mountainous region of Alwara Mandei in North Waziristan along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, 17 February 2007. Signs Al-Qaeda is regrouping and the Taliban plotting a new onslaught in Afghanistan are menacing the always sensitive US-Pakistan anti-terror alliance with new strains ...Pakistan and US back on diplomatic tightrope Khaleej Times - 2 hours, 1 minute ago
WASHINGTON - Signs Al Qaeda is regrouping and the Taleban plotting a new onslaught in Afghanistan are menacing the always sensitive US-Pakistan anti-terror alliance with new strains and scrutiny.Envoy: Iran-Pakistan common border is open IranMania.com - 43 minutes ago
LONDON, February 28 (IranMania) - Iranian Ambassador to Islamabad Mashallah Shakeri said that Iran-Pakistan common border is open, IRNA reported.U.S. prods Pakistan on terror fight Chicago Tribune - Feb 27 3:39 AM
But ally blames porous border on Afghanistan Vice President Dick Cheney made a surprise visit to Pakistan on Monday to deliver a tough message to President Pervez Musharraf about cracking down on Al Qaeda militants along the border with Afghanistan. Pakistan approves GM rules to protect farmers SciDev.net - Feb 27 6:25 PM
Pakistan has moved to protect farmers' rights to save, re-use and exchange genetically modified (GM) seeds, which will protect them from depending on multinational companies for seed each year.Cheney makes surprise visits to Afghanistan, Pakistan AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 26 4:56 PM
US Vice President Dick Cheney paid surprise visits Monday to Afghanistan and Pakistan, as the White House called on Islamabad to do "a lot more" to crack down on Al-Qaeda.Insurgent Activity Spurs Cheney Trip to Pakistan Washington Post - Feb 26 1:57 PM
The White House signaled its growing impatience with Pakistan's failure to crack down on Islamic extremists, dispatching Vice President Cheney for an unannounced visit yesterday to pressure President Pervez Musharraf to do more against a resurgent Taliban and al-Qaeda fighters. Pakistan to enhance oil production to 100,000 barrels per day People's Daily - Feb 27 4:13 PM
Pakistan is targeting to raise the current number of exploratory wells and increase its domestic oil production to 100,000 barrels per day from existing 66,000 barrels per day, the state-run Associated Press of Pakistan reported Tuesday.Cheney visit turns up heat on Pakistan Los Angeles Times - Feb 27 12:15 AM
U.S. steps up pressure on Musharraf to curb militants amid a threat by Congress to cut aid to the nation. ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN Vice President Dick Cheney's unannounced visit to this capital Monday was the latest and most visible sign of renewed American pressure on President Pervez Musharraf to crack down on Islamic militants in Pakistan's lawless tribal areas bordering Afghanistan. Pakistan all-rounder Razzaq out of WC Fox Sports - Feb 27 4:30 AM
Pakistan all-rounder Abdul Razzaq has fractured his knee and will miss the World Cup, deepening the team's injury problems ahead of the tournament.Cheney visit an attempt to pressure Pakistan / But analysts say U.S. has little leverage over Musharraf San Francisco Chronicle - Feb 27 3:50 AM
Vice President Dick Cheney's unannounced visit to the Pakistani capital Monday is the latest and most visible signal of renewed U.S. pressure on President Pervez Musharraf to crack down on Islamic militants in Pakistan's lawless tribal areas bordering... Pakistan Girl Was to Be Poker Debt Bride FOX 35 Orlando - Feb 27 1:01 PM
By ZARAR KHAN Associated Press Writer KARACHI, Pakistan -- Police are seeking 10 men, including several tribal elders, accused of pressuring a Pakistani woman to hand over her teenage daughter as payment for a 16-year-old poker debt, officials said Tuesday.US aid to Pakistan of over $10 billion is questioned Business Recorder - Feb 27 3:41 PM
WASHINGTON (February 28 2007): The United States has given Pakistan more than 10 billion dollars in the five years since the 9/11 attacks, but there is little accountability for how the money is spent and it has afforded Washington little leverage over Islamabad, researchers said on Monday.U.S. sends strong message to Pakistan on Taliban Reuters via Yahoo! News - Feb 26 12:21 PM
Vice President Dick Cheney flew into Pakistan and Afghanistan on Monday to press for a united front in the war against the resurgent Taliban, with media reports saying he would tell Islamabad only results count.Bahrain set for Pakistan clash Gulf Daily News - Feb 27 6:22 PM
BAHRAIN's national Olympic soccer team will be looking to take advantage of familiar conditions when they take on Pakistan in their opening match in the 2008 Beijing Olympics Group 'A' qualifier scheduled for tonight at 7pm at the National Stadium in Riffa.Cheney, Karzai discuss 'problems from Pakistan' USA Today - 2 hours, 1 minute ago
Vice President Cheney left Afghanistan on Tuesday after talks on how to crush the threat posed by Islamic militants, a danger dramatized by a suicide bombing outside the U.S. air base Cheney was visiting.Pakistan must clamp down on Afghan border: Canada Reuters via Yahoo! News - Feb 26 11:23 AM
Canada told Pakistan on Monday it had improve the control of its border with Afghanistan to stop the flow of militants seeking to attack NATO troops.UK backs Pakistan on Afghan border fencing Business Recorder - Feb 27 3:39 PM
ISLAMABAD: The British Foreign Secretary Margaret Beckett on Tuesday supported Pakistan's decision to fence its border with Afghanistan and termed it a 'helpful step' in controlling the illegal movement. 'There's no illusion to this point that fencing ....Pakistan sweeps veterans' series The Hindu - Feb 27 12:23 PM
NEW DELHI: Pakistan Veterans made a clean sweep of the three-match limited-over cricket series beating the host by 43 runs at the Ferozeshah Kotla ground here on Tuesday. Pakistan had won at Udaipur and Kozhikode. Pakistan's batsmen scored ...Pakistan appoints new hockey coach The Hindu - Feb 27 12:21 PM
Karachi: Pakistan has appointed Olympian Islahuddin Siddique as the new hockey coach till the 2008 Beijing Olympics. "Islahuddin has loads of experience and has managed the team before quite successfully. He was the best choice for this ...US VP Cheney, Karzai Meet; Discuss Pakistan Border Situation Nasdaq - Feb 27 7:38 AM
BAGRAM, Afghanistan (AP)--U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney and President Hamid Karzai met privately in Kabul for an hour Tuesday and spoke about the "problems coming from Pakistan," said an Afghan government official, a reference to cross- border infiltration by militants who launch attacks in Afghanistan.Cheney urges Pakistan to push against Taliban at border Boston Globe - Feb 27 1:28 AM
WASHINGTON -- Vice President Dick Cheney made an unannounced trip to Pakistan yesterday and urged President Pervez Musharraf to step up efforts to counter resurgent Taliban and Al Qaeda activities in the lawless tribal areas bordering Afghanistan ahead of the radical Islamic groups' impending "spring offensive."More needs to be done in Pakistan against Al-Qaeda: White House AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 26 11:09 AM
The White House said Monday that more must be done to fight Al-Qaeda in Pakistan, amid reports that Vice President Dick Cheney delivered a similar message to Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf.Pakistan's Razzaq out of World Cup AFP via Yahoo!7 News - Feb 27 5:19 AM
LAHORE, Pakistan (AFP) - Injury-hit Pakistan suffered a fresh World Cup blow Tuesday when allrounder Abdul Razzaq was ruled out for three weeks with a fractured knee.Cheney makes secret trip to Pakistan International Herald Tribune - Feb 26 1:31 PM
Vice President Dick Cheney made an unannounced trip to Pakistan on Monday to deliver what officials in Washington described as an unusually tough message to General Pervez Musharraf of Pakistan.Pakistan lashes out after Cheney visit Denver Post - Feb 27 12:14 AM
Just hours after Vice President Dick Cheney delivered a stiff private message to President Pervez Musharraf in Pakistan, the Pakistani government lashed out Monday with a series of statements insisting that Pakistan "does not accept dictation from any side or any source."In Pakistan visit, pressure by Cheney The Philadelphia Inquirer - Feb 27 12:11 AM
Vice President Cheney made an unannounced trip to Pakistan yesterday and urged President Pervez Musharraf to step up efforts to counter resurgent Taliban and al-Qaeda activities in the lawless tribal areas bordering Afghanistan ahead of the radical Islamic groups' impending "spring offensive."White House: Pakistan must guard border AP via Yahoo! News - Feb 26 7:41 AM
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."Cheney asks Pakistan to stop al Qaeda 'regrouping' CNN.com - Feb 26 7:35 AM
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) -- Vice President Dick Cheney warned Monday that al Qaeda is "regrouping" in Pakistan's remote border and sought President Gen. Pervez Musharraf's help in a stiffened push against Taliban and al Qaeda militants, Musharraf's office said.US growing impatient with Pakistan: Report rediff.com - Feb 27 6:27 AM
The Washington Post said the visit was an indication of administration's concern over the presence of radical Islamic fighters in the unruly border area between Pakistan and Afghanistan.Admin Pushes Pakistan On Al-Qaeda Time Magazine - Feb 26 6:59 AM
The White House is pressuring Pakistan to crack down on al-Qaeda and Taliban operatives in the lawless border area with Afghanistan Safta issues to be resolved through talks: Pakistan IANS via Yahoo! India News - Feb 27 3:57 AM
Islamabad, Feb 27 (IANS) Pakistan has said it would not retaliate against India s unilateral action of snapping ties under the South Asia Free Trade Agreement (Safta) by withdrawing tariff concessions. All avenues of talks would be exhausted to settle the issue, said Commerce Secretary Asif Shah.Cheney Pressures Pakistan To Stop Al Qaeda CBS News - Feb 26 5:30 PM
Vice President Dick Cheney warned on a surprise trip to Pakistan that al Qaeda is regrouping in Pakistan's remote border area and sought President Gen. Pervez Musharraf's help in a stiffened push against Taliban and al Qaeda militants.Polio Cases Jump in Pakistan as Clerics Declare Vaccination an American Plot YaleGlobal Online - Feb 27 8:25 AM
Pakistan s remote northwestern frontier, one of the few remaining hotspots of polio in the world, has been a major focus of efforts to eradicate the disease. Now, however, health workers in Pakistan face a new obstacle: political fallout from the US-led war on terror.Protests after 14 die in Pakistan kite festival AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 26 8:07 AM
Islamic groups staged protests on Monday after 14 people, including a child, were killed and 200 injured during an annual kite flying festival in central Pakistan.Pakistan regrets Indian review of trade concessions Reuters via Yahoo! India News - Feb 27 2:05 AM
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan regrets an Indian decision to review tariff concessions extended to Pakistan under a regional trade agreement but will not retaliate, a senior Pakistani government official said on Tuesday.Cricket: Pakistan's Razzaq out of World Cup Channel NewsAsia - Feb 27 7:59 AM
LAHORE, Pakistan : Injury-hit Pakistan suffered a fresh World Cup blow Tuesday when all-rounder Abdul Razzaq was ruled out for three weeks with a fractured knee.CHENEY SEEKS PAKISTAN HELP New York Post - Feb 27 2:25 AM
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Vice President Dick Cheney yesterday sought Pakistani aid to help counter al Qaeda's efforts to regroup, officials said. However, President Gen. Pervez Musharraf insisted his forces have already "done the maximum" possible...Cheney Pushes Pakistan to Fight Al-Qaida NPR - Feb 26 4:42 PM
Vice President Dick Cheney visits Pakistan, seeking help in countering al-Qaida's efforts to regroup in the region. However, Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf insists his forces have already done as much as possible against extremists in their territory.Cheney pressures Pakistan to crack down on militants Pioneer Press - Feb 27 1:05 AM
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan Vice President Dick Cheney's unannounced visit Monday to the Pakistani capital was the latest and most visible signal of renewed U.S. pressure on President Pervez Musharraf to crack down on Islamic militants in Pakistan's lawless tribal areas bordering Afghanistan.Cheney Warns Pakistan to Act on Terror New York Times - Feb 26 4:11 AM
The vice president visited Pakistan today to deliver a tough message to Gen. Pervez Musharraf that U.S. aid could be cut unless he becomes more aggressive in hunting Al Qaeda leaders.Cheney visit to Pakistan a surprise Baltimore Sun - Feb 27 12:51 AM
Meet indicates pressure to stop fighters crossing to Afghanistan Vice President Dick Cheney's unannounced visit to the Pakistani capital yesterday was the latest and most visible signal of renewed U.S. pressure on President Pervez Musharraf to crack down on Islamic militants in Pakistan's lawless tribal areas bordering Afghanistan. Envoy: Iran-Pakistan common border is open Islamic Republic News Agency - Feb 27 6:17 AM
Pakistan - Envoy - Border Iranian Ambassador to Islamabad Mashallah Shakeri said on Tuesday that Iran-Pakistan common border is open.CIA presented Musharraf with evidence on Al Qaeda in Pakistan rediff.com - Feb 27 4:42 AM
The top CIA official is said to have presented Musharraf 'compelling' evidence of Al Qaeda's resurgence in Pakistan, US officials were quoted as saying.Beckett warns Pakistan of Al-Qaeda threat AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 26 4:38 AM
Al-Qaeda and other terror groups present a shared threat to the security of Britain and Pakistan and must be tackled together, Foreign Secretary Margaret Beckett said Monday during a visit to Islamabad.Pakistan: Cheney worried about al-Qaida AP via Yahoo! News - Feb 26 4:27 AM
Vice President Dick Cheney warned Monday that al-Qaida is "regrouping" in Pakistan's remote border region and sought President Gen. Pervez Musharraf's help in a stiffened push against Taliban and al-Qaida militants, Musharraf's office said.Pakistan captain hopes injured bowlers Akhtar, Asif will play in World Cup Associated Press via Yahoo! India News - Feb 27 12:37 AM
Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq said Tuesday he expected the country's two key fast bowlers Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif to recover from injury in time for the World Cup. US downplays reports on tough message to Pakistan Central Chronicle - Feb 27 9:58 AM
Washington, Feb 27: Hours after the meeting between US Vice President Dick Cheney and Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf, the White House sought to downplay reports that Washington has sent a tough message that aid would cut to Islamabad if Al Qaeda militants are not hunted down.Cheney seeks security boost in Afghanistan, Pakistan Reuters via Yahoo! News - Feb 26 5:05 AM
Vice President Dick Cheney made surprise visits to Afghanistan and Pakistan on Monday to discuss a planned spring offensive against the Taliban after the most violent year since the hard-line group was ousted in 2001.EU ban on Pakistan Airlines planes CNN.com - Feb 26 5:14 AM
KARACHI, Pakistan (Reuters) -- Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) is considering leasing passenger planes and crew due to a looming European Union ban on more than three-quarters of its ageing fleet over safety concerns, PIA officials said.Better cooperation needed with Pakistan Aftenposten - Feb 27 5:49 AM
Norway's ambassador to Pakistan is calling for more and closer cooperation between the two countries, both in criminal cases and ensuring citizens' legal rights.Cheney visits Afghanistan, Pakistan on security Reuters via Yahoo! News - Feb 26 4:54 AM
Vice President Dick Cheney visited Afghanistan and Pakistan on Monday to discuss with officials there a planned spring offensive against the Taliban after the most violent year since the hard-line group was ousted in 2001.Hair withdraws race case - Pakistan The Star - Feb 27 11:06 AM
Karachi - Australian umpire Darrell Hair has withdrawn his racial discrimination case against Pakistan, the country's cricket board said yesterday.Cheney makes surprise visit to Pakistan AP via Yahoo! News - Feb 26 3:50 AM
Vice President Dick Cheney made a surprise visit to Pakistan Monday for talks with President Gen. Pervez Musharraf on efforts to stabilize neighboring Afghanistan, an official said.Cheney makes surprise visit to Pakistan AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 26 3:02 AM
US Vice President Dick Cheney has paid a surprise visit Monday to Pakistan amid growing concern about President Pervez Musharraf's efforts to take on Al-Qaeda and Taliban extremists.Cheney presses Pakistan crackdown Fort Wayne Journal Gazette - Feb 27 2:34 AM
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan Vice President Cheney s unannounced visit to the Pakistani capital Monday was the latest and most visible signal of renewed U.S. pressure on President Pervez Musharraf to crack down on Islamic militants in Pakistan s lawless tribal areas bordering Afghanistan.Pakistan 'determined' to fight Al Qaeda rediff.com - Feb 27 1:42 AM
"Pakistan will take whatever action is necessary to prevent its territory from being used by Taliban or any other element to launch attacks inside Afghanistan," Foreign Office Spokesperson Tasnim Aslam said.US concerned by Al-Qaeda build-up in Pakistan AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 26 3:42 AM
US Vice President Dick Cheney on Monday has expressed "apprehensions" to President Pervez Musharraf about the regrouping of Al-Qaeda in Pakistan's tribal areas.US concerned by Al-Qaeda build-up in Pakistan AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 26 3:39 AM
US Vice President Dick Cheney Monday expressed "apprehensions" to President Pervez Musharraf about the regrouping of Al-Qaeda in Pakistan's tribal areas, an official Pakistani statement said.Killer kite of Pakistan The Times of India - Feb 27 4:50 AM
A spring kite festival in Pakistan has become a battleground after the deaths of 14 people including a child.Previous Bhutto Murder Attempts Linked to New Violence in Pakistan; Al Qaeda Ties are Seen, Inquiry is Demanded [Press Release] U.S. Newswire via Yahoo! News - Feb 27 11:30 AM
The Pakistan Peoples Party is demanding a judicial inquiry into possible Al Qaeda ties to a man accused of murdering a female provincial minister earlier this month and who claims he tried to kill former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto when she was in office.Pakistan: Tribal areas off limits UPI - 21 minutes ago
A spokeswoman for the Pakistani foreign office says the United States will not be allowed to conduct military operations in the country's tribal areas.Cheney tells Pakistan of fears The State - Feb 26 9:33 PM
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan Underscoring growing alarm in the West at how militants have regained ground in Afghanistan and Pakistan, Vice President Dick Cheney on Monday sought Pakistani aid to help counter al-Qaida s efforts to regroup, officials said.Pakistan says it is determined to fight al Qaeda Outlook India - Feb 27 3:21 AM
Pakistan has said it was determined to fight the Taliban and prevent militants from using its territory to launch attacks, hours after US Vice President Dick Cheney met President Pervez Musharraf and expressed apprehensions on the regrouping of the al Qaeda.WH coy on tough message to Pakistan UPI - Feb 26 1:19 PM
If Vice President Dick Cheney delivered a get-tougher message to Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf over terrorist sanctuaries, the White House isn't ...Pakistan gets US message to crack down on Taliban Mail and Guardian - Feb 27 5:02 AM
The US Vice-President, Dick Cheney, was dispatched to Pakistan on Monday to lend force to growing frustration at the country's failure to crack down on a resurgent Taliban operating in its remote border regions.Cheney in Pakistan Seeking Action to Halt Taliban Bloomberg via Yahoo! News - Feb 26 12:57 AM
Feb. 26 (Bloomberg) -- Vice President Dick Cheney made an unannounced stop in Islamabad to press Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf to step up enforcement along the porous border with Afghanistan and prevent a resurgence of the Taliban and al- Qaeda training camps.Foreign secretary in Pakistan for talks AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 26 12:48 AM
Foreign Secretary Margaret Beckett prepared Monday for talks with Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf and other senior officials on the fight against Taliban militants on its Afghan border.British foreign secretary in Pakistan for talks AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 26 12:48 AM
British Foreign Secretary Margaret Beckett prepared Monday for talks with Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf and other senior officials on the fight against Taliban militants on its Afghan border.PAKISTAN: Blood disorder thrives amid ignorance IRIN - Feb 27 1:00 AM
LAHORE, 1 February 2007 (IRIN) - Minaal, 8, seems at home in the chaotic environment of the Fatimid Centre in Lahore, capital of Pakistan's populous Punjab province. She smiles confidently, looking up to see how fast the blood bag above her is emptying.Bewitched Pakistan iafrica.com - Feb 27 3:07 AM
Just how much has Pakistan cricket changed since playing in the inaugural World Cup in 1975?JPMorgan to reopen brokerage in Pakistan International Herald Tribune - Feb 26 4:06 AM
JPMorgan Chase, the third-biggest U.S. bank, will resume onshore equity brokering services in Pakistan after a gap of five years, to gain a share of a stock market that has grown tenfold since 2001.Warid Telecom Launches Kirusa Voice SMS Service in Pakistan SYS-CON Media - Feb 27 12:23 AM
Warid Telecom, the fastest growingmobile operator in Pakistan, today launched the 'Talky' Voice SMS servicebased upon the pioneering 'Voice SMS' technology from Kirusa, a leadingmobile value-added services provider based in New Jersey, USA.Bush gets tough, asks Pakistan to do more to fight terror IANS via Yahoo! India News - Feb 26 6:54 PM
Washington, Feb 27 (IANS) The United States has told Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf that he needs to make greater progress against Al Qaeda and the Taliban, though the White House wouldn t call it a tough message .3 militants die when bomb accidentally explodes in Pakistan Daily Bulletin - Feb 27 12:49 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.U.S. sends strong message to Pakistan on Taliban Reuters via Yahoo! India News - Feb 26 7:35 PM
BAGRAM AIRBASE, Afghanistan (Reuters) - U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney flew into Pakistan and Afghanistan on Monday to press for a united front in the war against the resurgent Taliban, with media reports saying he would tell Islamabad only results count.Pakistan's Gul cleared for World Cup Reuters.co.uk - Feb 27 12:48 AM
KARACHI, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Pakistan paceman Umar Gul has been cleared to play in the World Cup after recovering from a shin injury, his availability helping ease some of the side's injury fears ahead of next month's tournament in the Caribbean.Six bombs were planted on India-Pakistan train AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 26 12:32 AM
Detectives probing the deaths of 68 people aboard the India-Pakistan "Friendship Express" have found that a total of six bombs were planted in three carriages, a report said Monday.Cheney makes unannounced visit to Pakistan Reuters via Yahoo! News - Feb 26 12:15 AM
Vice President Dick Cheney made an unannounced visit to Pakistan on Monday to press for President Pervez Musharraf's help in combating a new Taliban offensive in Afghanistan and a resurgent al Qaeda.Pakistan appoints new hockey coach New Kerala - Feb 27 2:51 AM
Karachi, Feb 27: Pakistan have appointed former Olympian Islahuddin Siddique as the new hockey coach till the Beijing Olympic Games in 2008. "Islahuddin has loads of experience and has managed the team before quite succesfully.Vice President Cheney Urges Pakistan to Fight Al-Qaida The Online NewsHour - Feb 26 5:29 PM
Amid concerns that al-Qaida is regrouping in the lawless border area between Afghanistan and Pakistan, the Bush administration has threatened to cut aid to Pakistan unless it becomes more aggressive in tracking down terrorists. Experts assess the situation.Pakistan lobbies against sanctions as the Senate takes up 9/11 bill The Hill - Feb 26 5:02 PM
Pakistan s weeks-long lobbying effort to thwart potential security aid sanctions is culminating this week as the Senate takes up its version of the 9/11 Commission recommendations bill, approved by the House in early January.Pakistan allrounder ruled out of World Cup Independent Online - Feb 27 4:45 AM
Pakistan allrounder Abdul Razzaq will miss the World Cup in the Caribbean.US Vice-President Cheney presses Pakistan to increase anti-Taliban efforts Radio Singapore International - Feb 27 1:30 AM
US Vice-President Dick Cheney made an unannounced visit to Pakistan on Monday with the hope of pressuring Islamabad to improve its efforts to combat Taliban and Al Qaeda extremists.Kites kill at least 11 in Pakistan CNN.com - Feb 25 10:46 PM
LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) -- At least 11 people died and more than 100 people were injured at an annual spring festival in eastern Pakistan celebrated with the flying of thousands of colorful kites, officials said Monday.Pakistan gets US message to crack down on Taliban Guardian Unlimited - Feb 26 5:28 PM
Dick Cheney flies in unannounced to express his impatience at Pakistan's failure to deal with the Taliban.