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India-Pakistan talks in jeopardy as Indian soldiers killed - Reuters Wed, 07 Aug 2013 15:32:29 GMT

New York Times

India-Pakistan talks in jeopardy as Indian soldiers killed Reuters Pakistan rejected the allegation, saying there had been no exchange of fire along the heavily militarised border in Kashmir, the cause of two of three wars between the nuclear rivals. It said it was committed to a decade-old ceasefire and wanted to ... Timeline: Flashpoints and flare-ups in India-Pakistan tiesReuters India Border Clashes Between India and Pakistan ContinueNew York Times Pakistan violence puts government on defensiveThe Guardian Times of India -Hindustan Times all 765 news articles »

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Chinese Economic Footprint in Pakistan Increasing - Voice of America Wed, 07 Aug 2013 23:51:47 GMT

Chinese Economic Footprint in Pakistan Increasing Voice of America During Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's visit last month to China, the two countries signed several economic agreements that give Pakistan much-needed foreign investment. China will also benefit, says Derek Scissors of the Heritage Foundation.

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Teens playing soccer among 11 killed as bomb explodes in Pakistan market - NBCNews.com (blog) Wed, 07 Aug 2013 16:46:56 GMT

NBCNews.com (blog)

Teens playing soccer among 11 killed as bomb explodes in Pakistan market NBCNews.com (blog) By Katharine Houreld, Reuters. KARACHI, Pakistan -- A bomb killed 11 people, mostly teenagers playing street soccer, at a crowded market in Karachi, Pakistani officials said early Wednesday. The sweltering port of 18 million people is largely inured to ... Attacks kill 28 people across PakistanUSA TODAY Children killed in Pakistan explosionAljazeera.com Pakistan: Bomb Blast Kills 11 at Soccer FieldNew York Times NDTV -Sky News -Irish Times all 54 news articles »

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Banistan: Why is YouTube Still Blocked in Pakistan? - New Yorker (blog) Wed, 07 Aug 2013 22:10:09 GMT

New Yorker (blog)

Banistan: Why is YouTube Still Blocked in Pakistan? New Yorker (blog) On a hot, overcast morning in July, I drove with Yasser Latif Hamdani, a young lawyer with carefully combed-back hair, to Lahore's grand, decaying, British-era High Court. Hamdani has a growing reputation within Pakistan's small, liberal-minded “civil ... No timeframe for lifting YouTube ban, says PakistanEconomic Times Pakistani artists challenging YouTube banCNN all 10 news articles »

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Five Indian soldiers killed along border with Pakistan - Washington Post Wed, 07 Aug 2013 05:36:04 GMT

Five Indian soldiers killed along border with Pakistan Washington Post NEW DELHI — Five Indian soldiers were killed in an ambush along the Himalayan border with Pakistan, Indian officials said Tuesday, triggering fresh hostility with Islamabad that could imperil efforts to resume peace talks. Indian Defense Minister A. K ...

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Poverty Forces Children to Work Illegally in Pakistan - Voice of America Wed, 07 Aug 2013 18:21:05 GMT

Poverty Forces Children to Work Illegally in Pakistan Voice of America KARACHI, PAKISTAN — Despite laws in Pakistan that prohibit child labor in hazardous jobs, millions of children continue to work in order to put food on the table. According to the International Labor Organization, many of these children work in harsh ... and more »

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India Says Five Soldiers Killed in Ambush on Pakistan Border - Wall Street Journal (India) Wed, 07 Aug 2013 16:18:25 GMT

Wall Street Journal (India)

India Says Five Soldiers Killed in Ambush on Pakistan Border Wall Street Journal (India) NEW DELHI—The Indian government said five of its soldiers were killed and one injured early Tuesday in an ambush along the disputed border with Pakistan, a development that could threaten peace talks that were poised to restart between the neighbors ...

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New Delhi Pressured to Cancel Proposed Pakistan Talks - Voice of America Wed, 07 Aug 2013 17:23:57 GMT

Voice of America

New Delhi Pressured to Cancel Proposed Pakistan Talks Voice of America NEW DELHI — Indian government officials are being pressured to take a tough stand with Pakistan after the killing of five soldiers in a cross-border clash in Kashmir, which Defense Minister A.K. Antony has attributed to men dressed in Pakistani army ...

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Pakistan militants admit kidnapping former prime minister's son - NBCNews.com (blog) Wed, 07 Aug 2013 09:58:30 GMT

Newsweek Pakistan

Pakistan militants admit kidnapping former prime minister's son NBCNews.com (blog) NBCNews.com's Dara Brown reports. By Mushtaq Yusufzai, Producer, NBC News. PESHAWAR, Pakistan - A Taliban-linked militant group claimed responsibility Tuesday for the May 9 kidnapping of the son of ex-Pakistan Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani. Ali Haider Gilani in Al-Mansooreen Brigade's CustodyNewsweek Pakistan all 11 news articles »

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Pakistan Baloch gunmen kill 13 bus passengers - BBC News Tue, 06 Aug 2013 14:10:28 GMT

Aljazeera.com

Pakistan Baloch gunmen kill 13 bus passengers BBC News Separatist Baloch gunmen say that they have killed at least 13 bus passengers in the south-west of Pakistan. They told BBC Urdu they had abducted 26 passengers and shot half of them dead because they had military or security credentials. The militants ... Pakistan's Balochistan hit by deadly attackAljazeera.com 13 bus passengers killed by militants in PakistanCNN 13 bodies of 22 abducted persons found in Pakistanwww.worldbulletin.net gulfnews.com -The Hindu -International Business Times all 45 news articles »