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US Stresses Support For Pakistan's Zardari - Washington Post Wed, 06 May 2009 01:23:44 GMT

Telegraph.co.uk

US Stresses Support For Pakistan's Zardari Washington Post, United States - Karen DeYoung "We do not think Pakistan is a failed state," Holbrooke testified before the House Foreign Relations Committee. But, he added, "we think it's a state under extreme test from the enemies who are also our enemies." Holbrooke spoke as Zardari and Afghan ... Video: Securing Pakistan's Nukes CBS — Saad U. Khan, Islamabad, Pakistan New York Times White House Prepares for Intensive Talks With Afghanistan, Pakistan FOXNews Reuters - BBC News all 4,100 news articles

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Bomb kills 5 in NW Pakistan, residents flee Swat - AFP Tue, 05 May 2009 12:48:57 GMT

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Bomb kills 5 in NW Pakistan, residents flee Swat AFP PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AFP) — A suicide bomber rammed a car into troops in northwest Pakistan killing five people as panicked residents fled a key town under gunfire on Tuesday, fearing that a peace deal would collapse. The deadly attack came on the eve ... Suicide bomber kills 6 in Pakistan CNN International At least 4 killed in car bomb attack in Pakistan Reuters India Suicide attack on military convoy kills 5 United Press International AKI - Adnkronos International - SamayLive all 373 news articles

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Gates Asks Saudis for Help in Pakistan - New York Times Tue, 05 May 2009 16:28:06 GMT

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Gates Asks Saudis for Help in Pakistan New York Times, United States - Thom Shanker By THOM SHANKER RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — As the Obama administration prepares for talks this week with senior leaders from Afghanistan and Pakistan, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates flew to Saudi Arabia on Tuesday to seek help in pushing back Taliban ... Gates Praises Egypt, Seeks Saudi Support in Pakistan eNews Park Forest Gates Assures Mideast Allies on US Overtures to Iran Washington Post Gates Wants Saudi Help in Pakistan Voice of America KGAN - The Associated Press all 1,013 news articles

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Kerry, Lugar aim to triple nonmilitary aid to Pakistan - Boston Globe Tue, 05 May 2009 04:35:59 GMT

Boston Globe

Kerry, Lugar aim to triple nonmilitary aid to Pakistan Boston Globe, United States - Farah Stockman The money would fund roads, schools, and clinics in Pakistan. (Manuel Balce Ceneta/ Associated Press) By Farah Stockman WASHINGTON - Senate Foreign Relations Committee chairman John F. Kerry and ranking Republican Richard Lugar introduced a bill ... Legislation would triple US non-military aid to Pakistan CNN US Senators Introduce Bill to Increase Non-Military Aid to Pakistan Voice of America Lugar wants change in Pakistan aid Palladium-Item ISRIA (subscription) - ForexTV.com all 85 news articles

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Pakistan Regulator Allows Mutual Funds To Buy Back Units - Wall Street Journal Tue, 05 May 2009 08:03:26 GMT

Pakistan Regulator Allows Mutual Funds To Buy Back Units Wall Street Journal KARACHI(Dow Jones)--Pakistan's stock market regulator Tuesday said mutual funds can buy back their units from the stock market to safeguard shareholder interests. "We have introduced a transparent and comprehensive procedure for a closed-end scheme ...

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Pakistan acquits two over 2002 attack on French - AFP Tue, 05 May 2009 14:32:49 GMT

AFP

Pakistan acquits two over 2002 attack on French AFP KARACHI (AFP) — A Pakistan court on Tuesday acquitted two men sentenced to death over a 2002 bombing that killed 11 French engineers, the highest number of Westerners to have died in a single attack in the country. Asif Zaheer and Mohammad Rizwan, ...

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US military deaths in Afghanistan region at 609 - Washington Post Wed, 06 May 2009 01:41:35 GMT

US military deaths in Afghanistan region at 609 Washington Post, United States By AP AP -- As of Tuesday, May 5, 2009, at least 609 members of the US military had died in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan as a result of the US invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to the Defense Department. ...

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US House Democrats push war bill to $94.2 billion - Reuters Mon, 04 May 2009 22:07:33 GMT

Reuters

US House Democrats push war bill to $94.2 billion Reuters - Jeremy Pelofsky House Appropriations Committee Chairman David Obey unveiled the measure that boosts economic aid for Pakistan, adds $2.2 billion to buy C-17 cargo planes from Boeing Co. (BA.N) and offers $400 million more to help Mexico fight drug traffickers. ... Obama Rebuffed on Funds to Close Guantanamo Wall Street Journal Obey on Obama, Leo Durocher, Nixon msnbc.com House Dem fires warning shot to Obama on war San Francisco Chronicle NavyTimes.com - CNN all 331 news articles

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A Crisis Out of Reach? - Washington Post Mon, 04 May 2009 01:50:27 GMT

Sydney Morning Herald

A Crisis Out of Reach? Washington Post, United States - Jackson Diehl But it is coming to a head in Pakistan, where the Obama team has focused much of its attention and diplomacy the past two weeks. This first big test has been something of a slow-burner, often neglected by media distracted by pirates and swine flu. ... Video: Pakistan and Afghanistan - The Presidency, Ep. 13 U.S. News & World Report Zardari to meet Obama, buoyed by sea-change in Pakistan Reuters 'Taleban killed' in Pakistan raid BBC News New York Times - Kansas City Star all 1,656 news articles

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Violence against minorities ‘common in Pakistan' - DAWN.com Mon, 04 May 2009 23:11:55 GMT

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Violence against minorities ‘common in Pakistan' DAWN.com, Pakistan WASHINGTON: Pakistan is one of 13 countries named by the US Commission on International Religious Freedom as a place where violence against religious minorities is common and condoned or supported by the government. Some of the documented violence ...