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Pakistan yet to decide details on freeing former Taliban No. 2 - Reuters Tue, 17 Sep 2013 19:01:34 GMT

DAWN.com

Pakistan yet to decide details on freeing former Taliban No. 2
Reuters
The United States and Afghanistan have long pressed Pakistan to free Baradar and other senior Taliban figures who could be used to tempt moderate Taliban leaders to the negotiating table and transform the insurgency into a political movement.
Pakistan, Turkey agree to intensify cooperation in various fieldsDAWN.com
Ankara rendezvous: PM calls Turkey, Pakistan 'one nation, two states'The Express Tribune
Turkey pledges help Pakistan fight extremismPakistanToday.com.pk
Critical Threats Project -Zee News -Geo News, Pakistan
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Pakistan battles growing alcohol addiction - BBC News Tue, 17 Sep 2013 12:15:35 GMT

BBC News

Pakistan battles growing alcohol addiction
BBC News
Alcoholism is a growing problem in Pakistan despite it being illegal for the Muslim majority to drink. The BBC's Charles Haviland finds lives ruined and clinics and therapy groups trying to overcome a taboo subject. Late one night, the beat of dance ...


Commonwealth Games: Pakistan's men's hockey team miss Glasgow - BBC News Tue, 17 Sep 2013 15:14:29 GMT

BBC News

Commonwealth Games: Pakistan's men's hockey team miss Glasgow
BBC News
An internal sporting dispute means Pakistan's men's hockey team will not play at next year's Commonwealth Games. The Pakistan Olympic Association split into two factions earlier this year, one recognised by the International Olympic Committee and the ...
Pakistan out of Commonwealth Games HockeyNDTV
Setback for Pakistan hockey as team denied entry into CWGDAWN.com
Abbasi lambasts parallel POA bodiesThe Express Tribune
Pakistan Daily Times
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Father of gang-raped 5-year-old demands justice as case sparks protests across ... - NBCNews.com (blog) Tue, 17 Sep 2013 14:17:33 GMT

Wall Street Journal (blog)

Father of gang-raped 5-year-old demands justice as case sparks protests across ...
NBCNews.com (blog)
A massive protest was held in Islamabad, Pakistan, calling for the arrest of suspects after a 5-year-old girl was abducted outside her home and brutally raped and mutilated. By Fakhar ur Rehman, Producer, NBC News. ISLAMABAD, Pakistan – The father of a ...
Pakistan Protests Rape of 5-Year-OldWall Street Journal (blog)
Pakistan outcry over child rapeBayoubuzz
Post letters to Letters to the Editor, The Daily Times, 41-N, Industrial Area ...Pakistan Daily Times

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Pakistan has low expectations from New York talks - The Hindu Tue, 17 Sep 2013 19:48:28 GMT

Firstpost

Pakistan has low expectations from New York talks
The Hindu
Pakistan has lowered its expectations on the proposed talks between its Prime Minister and his Indian counterpart Manmohan Singh later this month in New York and it does not see any major breakthrough coming out of it. Speaking informally to ...
Singh, Sharif talks could revive composite dialogue, says PakistanFirstpost
Pakistan's Sharif Sees Foreign Policy Successes, Domestic Stasis in First 100 ...World Politics Review
BSF jawan injured as Pakistan violates ceasefireHindustan Times
Economic Times -Times of India
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Pakistan nominates first film for Oscar in 50 years - Times of India Tue, 17 Sep 2013 05:56:18 GMT

The Express Tribune

Pakistan nominates first film for Oscar in 50 years
Times of India
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has put forward a film for the Oscars for the first time in nearly 50 years as its struggling film industry shows signs of revival, officials said Monday. "The Pakistani Academy Selection Committee has selected "Zinda Bhaag"as the ...
Zinda Bhaag: Pakistan nominates first film for Oscar in 50 yearsThe Express Tribune

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France's Total snaps up Chevron's Pakistan retail network - Reuters Tue, 17 Sep 2013 14:57:34 GMT

France's Total snaps up Chevron's Pakistan retail network
Reuters
TOTAL PARCO Pakistan Limited, a joint venture between Total and Pak Arab Refinery Limited (PARCO), will acquire Chevron's fuel marketing, logistics and aviation business in Pakistan. The businesses includes 538 petrol stations, sources said, declining ...

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Questions Arise Quickly About Pakistan's Fresh Effort To Calm Karachi - RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty Tue, 17 Sep 2013 11:28:04 GMT

RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty

Questions Arise Quickly About Pakistan's Fresh Effort To Calm Karachi
RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
"In Pakistan, the elected government does not solely exercise power," Khan says. "Instead, power is shared by many stakeholders, including the military establishment and the Taliban. This often results in stalling progress towards solving protracted ...
* Orders govt to take Interior Ministry and army into confidence so that law ...Pakistan Daily Times
Altaf Hussain says no power can crush MQMGeo News, Pakistan
Conspiracies to destroy MQM being hatched at international level: AltafPakistanToday.com.pk
Pakistan Tribune -Business Recorder
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Cricket: Pakistan chief backs under-fire Misbah - GlobalPost Tue, 17 Sep 2013 20:22:05 GMT

Times of India

Cricket: Pakistan chief backs under-fire Misbah
GlobalPost
Pakistan cricket's interim chief Tuesday backed Test and one-day captain Misbah-ul Haq after former stars demanded his sacking in the wake of embarrassing Test defeats against Zimbabwe. Pakistan were beaten by 24 runs in the second Test in Harare last ...
Pakistan's acting chairman threatens to quitSBS
Najam Sethi defends Pakistan's Test loss to ZimbabweZee News
The anatomy of a shocking defeatPakistanToday.com.pk
Associated Press of Pakistan
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Senior Pakistani General Is Killed in Insurgent Attack - New York Times Mon, 16 Sep 2013 04:59:33 GMT

New York Times

Senior Pakistani General Is Killed in Insurgent Attack
New York Times
Published: September 15, 2013. ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — A senior Pakistani general was killed in an insurgent bombing in the northwest of the country on Sunday, bringing into sharp focus the government's recent overtures toward the Taliban for peace talks.