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Daily chart: Drone attacks and terrorism in Pakistan - The Economist (blog) Wed, 23 Sep 2015 12:45:16 GMT

Daily chart: Drone attacks and terrorism in Pakistan
The Economist (blog)
AT THE beginning of the month, on September 6th, Pakistan's military executed its first ever drone strike, firing on a 'terrorist compound' on domestic soil. Army officials announced that the attack in North Waziristan—located in Pakistan's Federally ...

Zafar Ansari to miss England's Test series against Pakistan in UAE - The Guardian Wed, 23 Sep 2015 16:28:41 GMT

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Zafar Ansari to miss England's Test series against Pakistan in UAE
The Guardian
But despite surgery being ruled out, the rehabilitation time means that, with England's first warm-up match of the tour against Pakistan A in Sharjah starting five days after the squad's arrival on 30 September, the 23-year-old must now wait for his ...
Pakistan v England: Samit Patel replaces Zafar AnsariBBC Sport
England vs Pakistan: Injury rules Zafar Ansari out of UAE tour, allowing Samit ...Telegraph.co.uk
England cricket news: Samit Patel called up for Pakistan series after Zafar ...talkSPORT.com
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Women in remote Pakistan ostracized for medical condition - UPI.com Wed, 23 Sep 2015 19:46:00 GMT

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Women in remote Pakistan ostracized for medical condition
UPI.com
In Pakistan, there are said to be as many as 8,000 fistula cases. The large number of cases is blamed on women in places like Balochistan province having babies delivered at home by traditional birth attendants because they cannot afford to go to the ...

India-Pakistan cricket series likely won't happen - Toronto Sun Thu, 24 Sep 2015 00:51:10 GMT

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India-Pakistan cricket series likely won't happen
Toronto Sun
The Indian government put a stop to all cricket matches against Pakistan following the 2008 terrorist attacks In Mumbai by alleged Pakistani militants and India isn't likely to change its stance as long as ceasefire violations continue in border towns ...
Top West Indies cricketers sign up for inaugural Pakistan Super LeagueThe Indian Express
Pakistan Will Not Ask India For Bilateral Series AnymoreNDTVSports.com
Sport over politics: India shouldn't forget Pakistan's 1999 tourDAWN.com
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Monsoon Rain Dwindles in India, Pakistan; Bangladesh Next - AccuWeather.com Wed, 23 Sep 2015 16:20:38 GMT

Monsoon Rain Dwindles in India, Pakistan; Bangladesh Next
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"It looks like northwestern India and Pakistan are largely done with meaningful rain for several weeks," stated AccuWeather Senior Meteorologist Jason Nicholls. "The monsoon is certainly over in these areas, so any rainfall in late October and November ...

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Involve India if Pakistan becomes 'unstable': Donald Trump - Geo News, Pakistan Wed, 23 Sep 2015 07:46:27 GMT

Geo News, Pakistan
Involve India if Pakistan becomes 'unstable': Donald Trump
Geo News, Pakistan
Donald Trump made his return to "The Hugh Hewitt Show" Monday afternoon following a low-grade feud with the program's host over foreign policy questions the Republican presidential front-runner labeled “gotchas.” Hewitt, a co-moderator of the second ...

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Pakistan Postpones Hanging of Paraplegic Prisoner - TIME Tue, 22 Sep 2015 08:58:52 GMT

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Pakistan Postpones Hanging of Paraplegic Prisoner
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A court in Pakistan postponed the execution of a paraplegic convict on Tuesday, his lawyer said, ruling that his disabled status did not meet the country's prison guidelines. A Pakistani magistrate ordering the delay said 43-year-old Abdul Basit's ...
Pakistan court delays paraplegic's executionCNN International
Abdul Basit: Pakistan delays hanging of paraplegic manBBC News
Pakistani postpones execution of paraplegic manAl Jazeera America
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Billionaires Push $20 Smartphones on Pakistan's Black Friday - Bloomberg Wed, 23 Sep 2015 02:23:41 GMT

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Billionaires Push $20 Smartphones on Pakistan's Black Friday
Bloomberg
It doesn't matter that Black Friday is an American invention, said Bjarke Mikkelsen, co-chief executive officer of Daraz, the online retailer backed by the brothers' incubator Rocket Internet SE. Daraz -- operating in Pakistan, Myanmar and Bangladesh ...
Daraz.pk: Pakistan to see chunk of $55 million investmentThe Express Tribune
UK Gov't Leads $56M Round For Daraz, Rocket's Amazon Clone In Pakistan ...TechCrunch

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In the land of towering pot plants, Pakistani farmers brace for a buzz-kill - Washington Post Wed, 23 Sep 2015 13:17:54 GMT

In the land of towering pot plants, Pakistani farmers brace for a buzz-kill
Washington Post
PESHAWAR, Pakistan — For decades, Taj Muhammad Afridi had been making stoners mellow around the world. By now, at his family homestead in the Tirah Valley in Pakistan's tribal belt, hundreds of marijuana plants should be full-grown, some as tall as a ...
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AFD financing to help rehab Pakistan's 243-MW Warsak hydropower plant - HydroWorld Wed, 23 Sep 2015 16:19:40 GMT

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AFD financing to help rehab Pakistan's 243-MW Warsak hydropower plant
HydroWorld
The French Agency for Development has guaranteed a loan worth up to about US$46.3 million to help Pakistan rehabilitate its 243-MW Warsak hydropower plant. The project is being refurbished by the Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA), ...

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