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Ex-UKIP spokesman Mujeeb Bhutto 'was Pakistan gang leader' - BBC News Wed, 05 Feb 2014 01:37:58 GMT

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Ex-UKIP spokesman Mujeeb Bhutto 'was Pakistan gang leader' BBC News A man who served as UKIP's Commonwealth spokesman for a year is the former leader of a kidnapping gang in Pakistan, BBC Newsnight can reveal. Mujeeb ur Rehman Bhutto's gang were behind a high-profile kidnapping in Karachi in 2004 and he then ... Ex-Ukip spokesman led Pakistan kidnap gangFinancial Times Former Ukip Commonwealth spokesman 'used to be the boss of a Pakistan ...The Independent Former UKIP spokesperson admits to being 'boss' of kidnapping gang in PakistanThe Express Tribune International Business Times UK -Straits Times all 33 news articles »

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US said to curtail drone strikes in Pakistan as officials there seek peace ... - Washington Post Wed, 05 Feb 2014 02:25:20 GMT

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US said to curtail drone strikes in Pakistan as officials there seek peace ... Washington Post The Obama administration has sharply curtailed drone strikes in Pakistan after a request from the government there for restraint as it pursues peace talks with the Pakistani Taliban, according to U.S. officials. “That's what they asked for, and we didn ... Pakistan: Taliban criticise peace talks delayBBC News US sharply curtails drone strikes in Pakistan: reportReuters First meeting in Pakistani talks with Taliban cancelledThe Guardian Aljazeera.com -ABC News all 417 news articles »

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Pakistani government to open preliminary talks with the Pakistani Taliban - Washington Post Tue, 04 Feb 2014 15:58:42 GMT

Pakistani government to open preliminary talks with the Pakistani Taliban Washington Post ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — In its most ambitious step yet to address Pakistan's most potent domestic threat, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's government plans to hold preliminary talks Tuesday with representatives of the Pakistani Taliban. The meeting is ...

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Suicide Bombing in Pakistan Kills Nine - Wall Street Journal Tue, 04 Feb 2014 23:27:31 GMT

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Suicide Bombing in Pakistan Kills Nine Wall Street Journal PESHAWAR, Pakistan—A suicide bomb ripped through a restaurant in the volatile northwestern city of Peshawar on Tuesday, killing at least nine, officials said, just as the government and Islamist militants prepared to meet for peace talks. The attack ... Several dead in suicide blast in PakistanAljazeera.com Suicide blast kills eight, injures 42 in Pakistan's northwestern city of PeshawarKhaleej Times Blast outside minority Shi'ite mosque in Pakistan kills eightReuters UK SBS -Southland Times -Yahoo News all 121 news articles »

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Aamer Sohail named Pakistan's chief selector - ESPNcricinfo.com Tue, 04 Feb 2014 07:00:55 GMT

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Aamer Sohail named Pakistan's chief selector ESPNcricinfo.com "This time I will be engaging all the stakeholders to take Pakistan cricket to the next level," Sohail said at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore after his appointment. "I am thankful to the PCB and especially Zaka Ashraf who reposed his confidence in me ... Pakistan appoints Aamir Sohail as chief selectorYahoo News Aamir Sohail named Pakistan's chief selectorThe Nation Sohail appointed new Pakistan chief selectorDAWN.com The News International -Reuters India all 58 news articles »

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Pakistan holds peace talks with the Taliban - The Guardian Tue, 04 Feb 2014 09:44:02 GMT

Pakistan holds peace talks with the Taliban The Guardian Members of the committee announced by Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) to hold peace talks with the Pakistani government, from left Maulana Abdul Aziz of the Red Mosque, Maulana Sami-ul-Haq and Ibrahim Khan. Photograph: T Mughal/EPA.

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Pakistan's privatization tsar embarks on quest to revive economy - Reuters Sun, 02 Feb 2014 21:11:59 GMT

International Business Times UK

Pakistan's privatization tsar embarks on quest to revive economy Reuters But Pakistan's new privatization tsar is determined to find buyers for 68 public companies, most of them loss-making, including two gas companies, an oil company, about 10 banks, the national airline and power distribution companies - all within the ... Pakistan's privatisation tsar embarks on quest to revive economyDaily Times Pakistan to Privatise 68 Public Companies to Revive EconomyInternational Business Times UK all 18 news articles »

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Pakistan's future is tied to the Taliban - The Guardian Tue, 04 Feb 2014 19:45:23 GMT

The Guardian

Pakistan's future is tied to the Taliban The Guardian Last year alone the TTP (Pakistani Taliban Movement), the largest of the armed fundamentalist groups, carried out hundreds of attacks in different parts of the country, massacring several hundred innocents and half that number of security and military ...

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Pakistan Lowari: Frozen travellers trapped by an unfinished tunnel - BBC News Mon, 03 Feb 2014 06:35:28 GMT

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Pakistan Lowari: Frozen travellers trapped by an unfinished tunnel BBC News Water dripping from the top of the crumbling, cave-like opening of an unfinished tunnel in northern Pakistan forms into icicles, accentuating the bite of a freezing January morning. About a kilometre down the valley behind, a large huddle of passenger ...

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Confusion, doubt as Pakistan tries to talk to Taliban militants - Reuters UK Tue, 04 Feb 2014 13:26:28 GMT

Confusion, doubt as Pakistan tries to talk to Taliban militants Reuters UK Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif surprised his country last week when he announced he would give peace talks another chance just as speculation intensified that his government was preparing for a military offensive against Pakistani Taliban strongholds.