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Pakistan's Mohenjo Daro ruins 'threatened by festival' - BBC News Thu, 30 Jan 2014 19:18:23 GMT

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Pakistan's Mohenjo Daro ruins 'threatened by festival'
BBC News
Conservationists in Pakistan have asked Unesco to stop part of a cultural event being held on a World Heritage site. The group of scholars and archaeologists say the opening ceremony of the Sindh cultural festival could damage the ruins of Mohenjo Daro.
The sultans of PakistanIndian Express
Pakistan's cultural festival threatens ancient ruins, say expertsStraits Times
Sindh Festival Could Damage Moenjodaro Ruins, Experts ClaimNewsweek Pakistan
Khaleej Times -International Business Times -Geo News, Pakistan
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US ties with Pakistan mending ahead of Afghan pullout - USA TODAY Thu, 30 Jan 2014 12:51:25 GMT

US ties with Pakistan mending ahead of Afghan pullout
USA TODAY
Rifts in the relationship between the United States and Pakistan, aggravated by the 2011 raid that killed Osama bin Laden and other incidents, are gradually mending, just as U.S. troops are planning their departure from neighboring Afghanistan by the ...

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Pakistan Central Bank Governor Resigns - Wall Street Journal Fri, 31 Jan 2014 03:24:39 GMT

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Pakistan Central Bank Governor Resigns
Wall Street Journal
ISLAMABAD—The head of Pakistan's central bank, Yaseen Anwar, resigned Thursday, the government said, on the eve of a review of the country's performance by the International Monetary Fund. Mr. Anwar had been governor of the State Bank of Pakistan ...
Pakistan Central Bank Governor quits as Forex reserves dwindleKhaleej Times
UPDATE 1-Pakistan central bank chief quits, deputy to stand in -ministryReuters
Saeed tipped to head SBP until new governor is chosenPakistanToday.com.pk

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Over 300 US drone strikes in Pakistan since 2006 – leaked official data - RT Thu, 30 Jan 2014 13:18:42 GMT

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Over 300 US drone strikes in Pakistan since 2006 – leaked official data
RT
Last July, TBIJ published the first part of the document, which detailed US drone strikes in the northwest tribal areas of Pakistan between 2006 and late 2009.The information showed that Islamabad was aware of hundreds of civilian casualties - even in ...
Leaked official document records 330 drone strikes in PakistanBureau of Investigative Journalism
Leaked secret document records 330 US drone strikes in PakistanThe Voice of Russia

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Six guilty of Pakistan Kohistan 'honour killings' - BBC News Thu, 30 Jan 2014 20:34:20 GMT

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Six guilty of Pakistan Kohistan 'honour killings'
BBC News
A court in the remote northern Pakistan region of Kohistan has sentenced a man to death for the murder of three brothers in a so-called honour killing. Five others were sentenced to life imprisonment. The killings took place early last year after a ...


Pakistan's Nawaz Sharif seeks Taliban talks despite attacks - BBC News Wed, 29 Jan 2014 12:17:39 GMT

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Pakistan's Nawaz Sharif seeks Taliban talks despite attacks
BBC News
Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has said he still wants to hold peace talks with the Taliban, despite a wave of deadly attacks in recent months. Mr Sharif named a four-member team to pursue negotiations with the militants. In a rare address to ...
Pakistan PM pushes for talks with TalibanAljazeera.com
Pakistan names team to hold peace talks with TalibanOpEdNews
Pakistani PM Pushing for Militant Peace TalksABC News
Wall Street Journal -Reuters -The Japan News
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Inside Pakistan's school without teachers - BBC News Wed, 29 Jan 2014 16:28:28 GMT

Inside Pakistan's school without teachers
BBC News
It will be more than 70 years before all children have access to primary school, a report from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization says. In Pakistan, fewer than a third of children are learning the basics in reading and ...

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Steady increase in business visa application from Pakistan - The Hindu Thu, 30 Jan 2014 15:26:21 GMT

Steady increase in business visa application from Pakistan
The Hindu
The Indian High Commission is keen on promoting the steady increase in business visa applications from Pakistan and has also started a visa helpline to facilitate the process. Trade between India and Pakistan is gaining paramount importance and the ...

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Malala Yousafzai memoir launch scrapped in Pakistan - The Guardian Tue, 28 Jan 2014 16:32:34 GMT

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Malala Yousafzai memoir launch scrapped in Pakistan
The Guardian
An attempt to launch the memoir of the Pakistani schoolgirl who became a global icon after being shot in the head by the Taliban in her home province has been scuppered by opposition from local politicians. Malala Yousafzai's book was due to be ...
Pakistani University Cancels Event Promoting Teenager's MemoirNew York Times
I Am Malala: Pakistan Book Launch Blocked By Provincial Governmentthe Diplomat
Malala book launch halted amid 'political and police pressure' in PakistanTelegraph.co.uk
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'These Birds Walk' takes an intimate look at the lives of Pakistan's runaway ... - PBS NewsHour Fri, 31 Jan 2014 01:06:00 GMT

'These Birds Walk' takes an intimate look at the lives of Pakistan's runaway ...
PBS NewsHour
“These Birds Walk,” a documentary by Omar Mullick and Bassam Tariq, tells the story and the struggles of runaway children and those who look after them at the Edhi Foundation in Karachi, Pakistan. In a busy neighborhood of Karachi, Pakistan, there is ...

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