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Fuel Shortages Show Pakistani Struggle to Cope With Oil's Drop - Bloomberg Wed, 21 Jan 2015 19:01:39 GMT

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Fuel Shortages Show Pakistani Struggle to Cope With Oil's Drop
Bloomberg
Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is racing to tackle one of the nation's worst fuel shortages in recent memory. Since the crisis began last week, he's suspended five officials, including Pakistan State Oil Co.'s deputy chief, and has sought hourly ...
Pakistan reels under petrol shortage: 5 reasons behind the crisisHindustan Times
Severe fuel shortage enrages Pakistanis, spurs criticism of Sharif's governmentWashington Post

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Pakistan Minister: Saudis Destabilizing Muslim World - Voice of America Thu, 22 Jan 2015 02:43:25 GMT

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Pakistan Minister: Saudis Destabilizing Muslim World
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Rana Muhammad Afzal, a member of Pakistan's National Assembly from the ruling Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz), told VOA Urdu that Pirzada's words were shocking. “Indeed this could not be the party policy, this is a non-diplomatic statement," Afzal said.
Pakistan, Saudi Arabia enjoy close fraternal ties: PMBusiness Recorder
Pakistan shouldn't accept money from Saudis: Federal Minister Riaz HussainThe Nation
Pakistan minister calls government weak, cowardThe Asian Age
Zee News -Pakistan Today
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Peshawar school massacre: Row over Pakistan armed teacher plan - BBC News Wed, 21 Jan 2015 16:35:01 GMT

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Peshawar school massacre: Row over Pakistan armed teacher plan
BBC News
Teachers in north-western Pakistan have criticised a government plan to allow them to carry weapons to defend schools from militant attacks. Speakers at a teachers' convention in Peshawar city said their job was to educate, not to provide security. The ...
Is Pakistan Courting Trouble In Its Battle With Terrorism?Newsweek
Pakistan will arm TEACHERS following Peshawar attackDaily Mail
Pakistan's paradigm shift: too good to be true?Daily Times
Pakistan Today -Economic Times -Newsweek Pakistan
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A New Polio Case in Pakistan and an Unsolved Epidemic - Wired Wed, 21 Jan 2015 18:17:29 GMT

A New Polio Case in Pakistan and an Unsolved Epidemic
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By last summer, polio was endemic—that is, transmission from one person to another has never been interrupted—in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Nigeria. Very high rates of vaccination have kept the paralyzing disease from leaking over those countries' ...

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World Cup 2015: Pakistan Cricketers Ask for Specific Jersey Numbers - NDTVSports.com Wed, 21 Jan 2015 16:45:42 GMT

World Cup 2015: Pakistan Cricketers Ask for Specific Jersey Numbers
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Eager to do well in the upcoming ICC World Cup 2015, some members of the Pakistan squad have asked for particular shirt numbers after consulting their spiritual advisors. Middle-order batsman Umar Akmal, who was recently blessed with a baby girl, has ...

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Pakistan Says Time for Afghan Refugees to Go Home - Voice of America Wed, 21 Jan 2015 22:05:43 GMT

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Pakistan Says Time for Afghan Refugees to Go Home
Voice of America
Pakistan hosts nearly three million Afghan refugees that have fled decades of conflict in neighboring Afghanistan. While the refugee population has long been seen as a burden on the struggling national economy in the wake of dwindling foreign financial ...
The US's new warmth towards India is chilling news for PakistanThe National
Pakistan's anti-terrorism dilemmaAl Jazeera America
The Great Game Folio: Obama and PakistanThe Indian Express
IBNLive -The Express Tribune
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Reported Islamic State Inroads Into Pakistan Raise Alarm - Voice of America Wed, 21 Jan 2015 23:43:38 GMT

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Reported Islamic State Inroads Into Pakistan Raise Alarm
Voice of America
But a video posted online earlier this month shows Taliban spokesman Shahidullah Shahid pledging allegiance to the self-styled caliph of the Islamic State, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, on behalf of leaders of various extremist groups in Pakistan and Afghanistan.
Pakistan arrests ISIS militant: officialsThe Daily Star
Pakistan arrests local Islamic State commander: SourcesTimes of India

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Pakistan Cricket Board Bars Players From Using Social Media Websites During ... - NDTVSports.com Wed, 21 Jan 2015 14:17:08 GMT

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Pakistan Cricket Board Bars Players From Using Social Media Websites During ...
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Cheema said the Pakistan cricket Board had also decided that families of the players would not be allowed to accompany and remain with them in the World Cup. "They are allowed to have their families with them in New Zealand but for the World Cup ...
Pakistan requests ICC to test Hafeez's actionCricbuzz
WC games against Pakistan motivated us, wins were 'sweeter': Javagal SrinathOneindia
Pakistan cricketers banned from using social media during the World CupSportskeeda
Pakistan Today -India Today -The Express Tribune
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Fury in Pakistan as petrol crisis brings roads to a halt - Channel News Asia Mon, 19 Jan 2015 20:30:04 GMT

Channel News Asia
Fury in Pakistan as petrol crisis brings roads to a halt
Channel News Asia
The shortage began last week, first hitting Pakistan's central Punjab province and the capital Islamabad, and spreading Monday to northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province and parts of the country's biggest city, Karachi. Affected areas ground to a halt ...
Petrol crisis brings Pakistan to a haltEconomic Times
Pakistan PM orders increase in petrol supplies amid fuel crisisFinancial Times
Dar terms petrol crisis as conspiracy against governmentGeo News, Pakistan

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David Warner sledging: Pakistan legend Wasim Akram plays down Rohit ... - Herald Sun Wed, 21 Jan 2015 23:39:45 GMT

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David Warner sledging: Pakistan legend Wasim Akram plays down Rohit ...
Herald Sun
But Akram, who claimed 414 Test wickets from 1985 to 2002 and was player of the match in Pakistan's 1992 World Cup final win at the MCG against England, says the whole incident has been overblown. “As a bowler I did that to all the batsmen,” Akram said.

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