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A nuclear arsenal but trouble turning on the lights? Pakistan struggles with ... - NBCNews.com (blog) Sun, 02 Jun 2013 20:01:49 GMT

A nuclear arsenal but trouble turning on the lights? Pakistan struggles with ...
NBCNews.com (blog)
By Waj S. Khan, Producer, NBC News. ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Even though Pakistan is the planet's sixth most populous country and has the world's seventh largest military and its fourth largest nuclear arsenal, most of the country can't reliably watch the ...

China Nuclear Weapons Stock Grows as India Matches Pakistan Rise - Bloomberg Sun, 02 Jun 2013 22:20:44 GMT

The News International
China Nuclear Weapons Stock Grows as India Matches Pakistan Rise
Bloomberg
China, which has the world's second-largest military budget behind the U.S., expanded its nuclear-weapons arsenal last year, with India and Pakistan also bolstering their stockpiles, a research institute said. The three added an estimated 10 warheads ...
China, India and Pakistan boost nuclear arsenals, others make few changesDeutsche Welle
China, India and Pakistan beefing up nuclear arsenalsRaw Story
Report: India, China, Pakistan Add NukesRadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
The News International -FRANCE 24
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Pakistan's new lawmakers sworn in, face many tests - USA TODAY Sat, 01 Jun 2013 13:15:13 GMT

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Pakistan's new lawmakers sworn in, face many tests
USA TODAY
Newly elected members of Pakistan's National Assembly were sworn in Saturday, officially marking the first transition of power between democratically elected civilian governments in the nearly 66 years.
Pakistan's new parliament sworn inAljazeera.com
New government in Pakistan faces testsColumbus Dispatch
Fierce fighting claims 25 lives in northwest PakistanPress TV
Yahoo! News -NEWS.com.au
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Drone Strikes Among Major Issues for New Pakistan PM - Voice of America Sun, 02 Jun 2013 13:40:16 GMT

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Drone Strikes Among Major Issues for New Pakistan PM
Voice of America
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan's Prime Minister-designate Nawaz Sharif will review anti-terrorism cooperation with the United States soon after taking office. A close adviser to Sharif says the incoming government will demand an immediate end to controversial ...
US drone attacks are further radicalising PakistanThe Guardian
Pakistan's Sharif condemns US drone strike on TalibanBBC News
Pakistan's Drone DilemmaDaily Beast
Commentary Magazine -The News International -New York Times
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Anti-blasphemy law creates a tinderbox in Pakistan - Globe and Mail Mon, 03 Jun 2013 01:05:02 GMT

Anti-blasphemy law creates a tinderbox in Pakistan
Globe and Mail
Tucked in a corner of old industrial Lahore – Pakistan's second-largest city of 10 million and the capital of Punjab province – is the Christian neighbourhood of Joseph Colony, home to more than 100 families and the latest example of the country's ...

Pakistani President Says He Will Not Run Again - ABC News Sun, 02 Jun 2013 19:30:14 GMT

Pakistani President Says He Will Not Run Again
ABC News
The president of Pakistan said in an interview aired Sunday that he will not run for another term, a decision that was widely expected after his party was trounced in parliamentary elections last month. It was Asif Ali Zardari's first interview since ...

Child victims of Pakistan's 'begging mafia' - BBC News Sat, 01 Jun 2013 00:46:55 GMT

BBC News
Child victims of Pakistan's 'begging mafia'
BBC News
For many Pakistani Muslims, visiting a shrine and donating money to beggars go hand in hand. But their generosity has encouraged the creation of a "begging mafia" which forces thousands of children into a life of slavery. Shrines dedicated to holy men ...

Pakistan Consulate issues 400 new passports daily - Arab News Sun, 02 Jun 2013 23:20:12 GMT

Arab News
Pakistan Consulate issues 400 new passports daily
Arab News
Pakistani nationals love living in the vicinity of the holy sites, commented Pakistan Consul General Aftab Ahmed Khoker. This is the main reason why a significant number of Pakistanis who had come on Umrah or Haj visas are now seeking to regularize ...

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RPT-FEATURE-Bombs, boredom threaten Pakistan's "Pashto" song-and-dance ... - Reuters Sun, 02 Jun 2013 21:33:32 GMT

RPT-FEATURE-Bombs, boredom threaten Pakistan's "Pashto" song-and-dance ...
Reuters
PESHAWAR, Pakistan, June 2 (Reuters) - A projectionist lies asleep in the sweltering Pakistani heat, his face covered by a cloth. A colleague rewinds a reel manually while on screen, through the hashish smoke, a woman bounces on a bed singing "hello, ...

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Akram, Akhtar back Pakistan ahead of Champions Trophy - Times of India Sun, 02 Jun 2013 16:33:11 GMT

Times of India
Akram, Akhtar back Pakistan ahead of Champions Trophy
Times of India
KARACHI: Wasim Akram and Shoaib Akhtar believe Pakistan have a realistic chance of winning the ICC Champions Trophy in England. They said the key to success in English conditions would be a collective effort from the Pakistan team. "There is talent in ...

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