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Iran Cancels Major Loan to Pakistan For Gas Pipeline Construction - the Diplomat Mon, 16 Dec 2013 21:09:52 GMT

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Iran Cancels Major Loan to Pakistan For Gas Pipeline Construction the Diplomat 1 comments. After reports last week that Pakistan wanted to accelerate the construction of the joint Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline after a series of delays, Iran announced on Saturday that it would no longer finance part of the construction on the ... Iran cancels Pakistan gas pipeline loanDAWN.com Pakistan exploring funding optionsThe Hindu Iran advises Pakistan to seek outside help on pipelineUPI.com The Express Tribune all 263 news articles »

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PCB seeks government help to revive cricket-venue status - ESPNcricinfo.com Mon, 16 Dec 2013 10:27:40 GMT

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PCB seeks government help to revive cricket-venue status ESPNcricinfo.com The Pakistan Cricket Board's Interim Management Committee, led by Najam Sethi, has sought the help of the Pakistan government in an attempt to revive international cricket in the country. The board will soon meet Pakistan's prime minister Nawaz Sharif ... PCB seeks PM's help on cricket revival in PakistanTimes of India Pakistan's cricket boss wants PM to help cricket revivaleNCA No change in Pakistan's captaincy, says PCB chief Najam SethiNDTV all 56 news articles »

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India defeat Pakistan to lift Kabaddi World Cup - Times of India Mon, 16 Dec 2013 13:47:17 GMT

Times of India

India defeat Pakistan to lift Kabaddi World Cup Times of India Braving cold weather, chief guest of the final -- Pakistan's Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif, Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal, Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal and other dignitaries were present till the match concluded close to ...

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Pakistan killing: Shia cleric shot dead in Lahore - BBC News Mon, 16 Dec 2013 08:25:46 GMT

BBC News

Pakistan killing: Shia cleric shot dead in Lahore BBC News A prominent Shia cleric has been shot dead in the Pakistani city of Lahore, sparking an outcry from members of the city's Shia community. Gunmen on a motorbike killed Allama Nasir Abbas late on Sunday night as he was going home in his car after a ... Shia party leader shot dead in PakistanNDTV Allama Nasir Abbas was shot four times: Postmortem reportGeo News, Pakistan Leader of a Shia Party Shot Dead in PakistanThe New Indian Express Niticentral -Pakistan Tribune all 70 news articles »

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Hopes dim that Sharif's election will ease Pakistan-India tension - Sacramento Bee Mon, 16 Dec 2013 21:02:50 GMT

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Hopes dim that Sharif's election will ease Pakistan-India tension Sacramento Bee ISLAMABAD -- A diplomatic initiative by Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to kick-start peace talks with regional foe India, stalled since a murderous November 2008 rampage across Mumbai by Pakistani militants, has failed because of opposition from ... Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif asks Jatti Umra delegation to visit PakistanTimes of India all 36 news articles »

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Scion of Bhutto dynasty makes political pitch as defender of Pakistani traditions - The Guardian Mon, 16 Dec 2013 19:51:32 GMT

The Guardian

Scion of Bhutto dynasty makes political pitch as defender of Pakistani traditions The Guardian The heir to Pakistan's grandest political dynasty has seized on kite-flying, livestock races and Valentine's Day concerts in a bid to stake out an identity for himself as a defender of traditional culture against the rising tide of religious extremism ...

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Operation 'Mandhol' forced Pakistan to change war plan - Times of India Mon, 16 Dec 2013 15:57:07 GMT

Operation 'Mandhol' forced Pakistan to change war plan Times of India CHANDIGARH: While hundreds of brave soldiers made the ultimate sacrifice during the 1971 India-Pakistan war, the operation 'Mandhol' carried out by 9 Para Commandos unit in Poonch sector of Jammu and Kashmir was the only classical commando raid ...

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Pakistani Shi'ite cleric shot dead in reprisal attack - Reuters Mon, 16 Dec 2013 12:14:45 GMT

Pakistani Shi'ite cleric shot dead in reprisal attack Reuters Sectarian violence has been on the rise in Pakistan, adding to the list of concerns for Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif at a time when security forces are already stretched fighting an escalating Islamist insurgency in the northwest. Allama Nasir Abbas ...

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Arrested in Islamic Pakistan for reading the Koran: Ahmadi sect under siege - Reuters Sun, 15 Dec 2013 07:22:07 GMT

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Arrested in Islamic Pakistan for reading the Koran: Ahmadi sect under siege Reuters LAHORE (Reuters) - A 72-year-old British doctor is in prison in Pakistan for "posing as a Muslim", charges that reveal an escalating ideological fight that often spills over into violence. Masood Ahmad is a quiet, reserved widower who returned to ... British doctor in Pakistan arrested for reading from a KoranTelegraph.co.uk Man arrested in Pakistan for reading Qur'anToronto Sun all 26 news articles »

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Two men killed in attacks targeting Pakistan's anti-polio program - CNN Fri, 13 Dec 2013 19:01:04 GMT

Two men killed in attacks targeting Pakistan's anti-polio program CNN A policeman was killed and another injured when unidentified gunmen fired on a polio security team in Swabi, in northwest Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, District Police Officer Sajaad Khan told CNN. The officers were there to protect polio ...