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Pakistan: Attack on Power Station Leaves 7 Dead and a City Dark - New York Times Wed, 03 Apr 2013 02:19:07 GMT

The Guardian

Pakistan: Attack on Power Station Leaves 7 Dead and a City Dark New York Times At least seven people were killed early Tuesday in a militant attack on a power grid station outside Peshawar, the provincial capital of insurgency-riven Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province. Dozens of militants, believed to be Taliban, attacked the 500 ... Pakistan Taliban Hit Plant, Killing 7Wall Street Journal Suspected militants attack Pakistan power station, seven deadReuters Pakistan militants take workers hostage in attack on Peshawar power stationThe Guardian BBC News -Aljazeera.com -NBCNews.com (blog) all 64 news articles »

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Afghanistan, Pakistan Struggle To Find Common Ground - NPR Tue, 02 Apr 2013 09:19:00 GMT

NPR

Afghanistan, Pakistan Struggle To Find Common Ground NPR Much has changed since last November, when Afghans were praising Pakistan for saying it would no longer support the Taliban and would instead work for peace. "We believe that relations between the two countries are deteriorating," says Aimal Faizi, ... Pakistan Security Brief - April 1, 2013Critical Threats Project Pak-Afghan ties must improvePakistanToday.com.pk After The US, Karzai Gets Tough With Pakistan – AnalysisEurasia Review all 18 news articles »

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Pakistan's young voters view democracy with despair, finds survey - The Guardian Tue, 02 Apr 2013 19:02:45 GMT

The Guardian

Pakistan's young voters view democracy with despair, finds survey The Guardian But the report warns that Pakistan faces a demographic disaster if it fails to use its young people. Talent was wasted by an "education emergency", a poor climate for business investors and high unemployment – half of the "next generation" does not ... Pakistan Elections Approach, But Young People Favor Military Or Shariah Law ...International Business Times Most young Pakistanis pessimistic as economy struggles: surveyDAWN.com Pakistan's Youth Vote explainedThe Nation PakistanToday.com.pk all 6 news articles »

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Pakistan's Dangerous Elections - Daily Beast Tue, 02 Apr 2013 08:48:00 GMT

Daily Beast

Pakistan's Dangerous Elections Daily Beast And terrorists, especially the Pakistani Taliban, have threatened to disrupt the elections through intimidation and assassinations. Among their avowed targets: President Asif Ali Zardari and his Pakistan Peoples Party (and their political allies, which ... Pakistan: Imran Khan delivers an 'I have a dream' speech ahead of electionsGlobalPost Election Diary – OnePakistanToday.com.pk A FEW WORDS: The PTI's dream of Naya Pakistan —Dr Qaisar RashidPakistan Daily Times PKKH -DAWN.com all 136 news articles »

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US Considers Sanctions Against Pakistan for Iran Pipeline - Voice of America Tue, 02 Apr 2013 11:57:12 GMT

US Considers Sanctions Against Pakistan for Iran Pipeline Voice of America "I don't think the United States should be pushing Pakistan to the point that it's at the brink," Ahmed said. "It's already at the brink in terms of the law-and-order breakdown in Pakistan, in terms of the economic crisis, in terms of really the sense ... and more »

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Battling Pakistan militants' ban on polio vaccines in North Waziristan - The Guardian Tue, 02 Apr 2013 15:02:02 GMT

Battling Pakistan militants' ban on polio vaccines in North Waziristan The Guardian Parents and officials are going to great lengths to immunise children after militants imposed a ban on polio vaccinations in Pakistan's restive North Waziristan Agency. Government officials are withholding money and identity documents from groups ...

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Iran, Pakistan enjoy potential to expand trade ties: Official - Press TV Tue, 02 Apr 2013 23:36:21 GMT

Press TV

Iran, Pakistan enjoy potential to expand trade ties: Official Press TV A senior Iranian trade official says Iran and Pakistan enjoy abundant potential for increasing the volume of their trade transactions, and called for the promotion of economic exchanges between Tehran and Islamabad. Deputy head of the Trade Promotion ... Iran stresses expansion of trade relations with PakistanThe Nation Official: Iran, Pakistan Enjoy Potentials to Boost Trade TiesFars News Agency all 4 news articles »

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The Pakistan exception - DAWN.com Wed, 03 Apr 2013 02:30:59 GMT

Bureau of Investigative Journalism

The Pakistan exception DAWN.com DRONES have been dotting the skies above Pakistan for several years now. In Fata, they are routine inhabitants of the thankless sky, their characteristic sound an accompaniment to the rhythms of daily life as it exists in conflict-ridden Pakistan ... March 2013 Update: US covert actions in Pakistan, Yemen and SomaliaBureau of Investigative Journalism all 2 news articles »

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Why are we giving aid to Pakistan? - Telegraph.co.uk (blog) Tue, 02 Apr 2013 08:50:03 GMT

Why are we giving aid to Pakistan? Telegraph.co.uk (blog) Pakistan is officially a middle-income country with enough of its own cash to be expanding its nuclear arsenal. It has one of the lowest tax collection rates in the world and two thirds of its MPs don't pay any income tax at all. Its government ...

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Britain demands reform in Pakistan in return for aid money - Telegraph.co.uk Tue, 02 Apr 2013 11:52:47 GMT

Telegraph.co.uk

Britain demands reform in Pakistan in return for aid money Telegraph.co.uk Pakistan is on course to become the biggest recipient of British aid, worth £1.4bn over five years, but only if it meets a series of key demands, according to officials. The donations include giving hundreds of millions of pounds of taxpayers' money to ... Is The British Government Unwittingly Helping To Finance The Pakistan Peoples ...International Business Times British aid 'buying votes' in PakistanSydney Morning Herald UK threat to chop aid for PakistanExpress.co.uk Al-Arabiya -Zee News all 9 news articles »