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Snakes in Pakistan's backyard - Toronto Sun Tue, 26 Jan 2016 23:38:16 GMT

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Snakes in Pakistan's backyard
Toronto Sun
While much of the West is pre-occupied with the war against Islamic State in Syria and Iraq and the Saudi-Iranian war of words, 2016 began with a far more dangerous development. Nuclear powers India and Pakistan are at loggerheads again. While ...
Do Barack Obama's words to Pakistan on Pathankot point to larger understanding between US and India?Times of India (blog)

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Pakistani general's exit may be good for democracy — but bad for stability - Washington Post Mon, 25 Jan 2016 20:52:21 GMT

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Pakistani general's exit may be good for democracy — but bad for stability
Washington Post
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — The most powerful and popular man in Pakistan, Gen. Raheel Sharif, announced Monday that he will step down as army chief when his term expires in November, a positive step for the country's historically unstable democracy but ...
Loved or Feared: Pakistan's Retiring General SharifHuffington Post
Pakistan's Top General Has Decided to Retire Later This Year. So What?The Diplomat
Pakistan's powerful army chief says to step down when term endsReuters
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Pakistan Closes Schools in Province Amid Taliban Threats - ABC News Tue, 26 Jan 2016 07:39:30 GMT

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Pakistan Closes Schools in Province Amid Taliban Threats
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Pakistani authorities on Tuesday closed all the schools in the country's largest province, Punjab, following an alert over possible militant attacks, according to a government notice. The warning comes a week after a breakaway Taliban faction attacked ...
Pakistan attack: Bacha Khan University briefly reopensBBC News
Pakistan University Attack: Before the Recital, After the BulletsThe Diplomat

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Porn sites targeted in major crackdown by Pakistan authorities - The Independent Tue, 26 Jan 2016 09:27:18 GMT

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Porn sites targeted in major crackdown by Pakistan authorities
The Independent
Pakistan is reportedly preparing to launch a major crackdown on internet pornography and the country's telecoms regulator has ordered internet providers to block 400,000 adult websites. The action follows a recent order passed down by the Supreme Court ...
Pakistan orders 400000 porn sites blockedPhys.Org

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Pakistan's Perpetual Militant Feedback Loop - Foreign Policy (blog) Mon, 25 Jan 2016 19:20:25 GMT

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Pakistan's Perpetual Militant Feedback Loop
Foreign Policy (blog)
But Pakistan has typically responded to such allegations with a combination of defensiveness and dismissiveness. Islamabad, for example, failed to arrest Azhar when JeM was accused of attacking a legislative building in Kashmir in October 2001 ...
Pakistan must assist India on Pathankot: Pakistan dailyEconomic Times
Obama urges 'serious' action against Pakistan extremistsRaw Story
Masood Azhar not to be interrogated by India, says PakIndia Today
Zee News -RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty -Times of India
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India-Pakistan foreign secretaries may meet in early February - Economic Times Tue, 26 Jan 2016 19:11:20 GMT

India-Pakistan foreign secretaries may meet in early February
Economic Times
NEW DELHI: Foreign Secretaries of India and Pakistan who were earlier scheduled to meet in Islamabad on January 15-16 to finalise the modalities for Comprehensive Bilateral Dialogue but postponed it following the Pathankot terror strikes are now ...

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Pakistan's counter-terrorism policy - The Guardian Mon, 25 Jan 2016 19:05:00 GMT

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Pakistan's counter-terrorism policy
The Guardian
We take exception to your editorial (Death on campus, 21 January), which challenges the very essence of successful counter-terrorism policy adopted by the government of Pakistan. Contrary to the assertion in the editorial, the national action plan (NAP ...
Pakistan asks Afghanistan to act against perpetratorsThe News International
Pakistan summons Afghan envoy over university attackDaily Times
Boundary with Afghanistan: Pakistan to improve border monitoringThe Express Tribune
Radio Pakistan (press release)
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New Zealand beat Pakistan comfortably on Mohammad Amir's ODI return - The Guardian Mon, 25 Jan 2016 08:25:14 GMT

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New Zealand beat Pakistan comfortably on Mohammad Amir's ODI return
The Guardian
The Pakistan bowler Amir, on his return, was the pick of the bowlers, taking three for 28 from 8.1 overs before injury curtailed his spell. When Amir was in full swing in the opening hour of the game, Pakistan were well on top and any hopes New Zealand ...
New Zealand's Mitchell McClenaghan reveals scars of bouncer in Pakistan matchSydney Morning Herald
Mitchell McClenaghan out of Pakistan series with fractured eye socketStuff.co.nz
Black Caps recover to defeat Pakistancricket.com.au
Yahoo News -The News International
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Viewpoint: The toll of terror in Afghanistan and Pakistan - BBC News Tue, 26 Jan 2016 02:20:51 GMT

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Viewpoint: The toll of terror in Afghanistan and Pakistan
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Among the countries worst affected have been Afghanistan and Pakistan which alone have accounted for a bomb a day - sometimes several bombs a day. The level of suffering, the devastation of families, the loss, trauma and psychological impact of all ...

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Pakistan province closes all schools citing cold, not security - Channel News Asia Tue, 26 Jan 2016 11:05:00 GMT

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Pakistan province closes all schools citing cold, not security
Channel News Asia
LAHORE, Pakistan: Pakistan's most populous province has ordered schools shut for five days and told 22.5 million students to stay at home: not because of security fears after gunmen attacked a university but because of cold weather, an official said on ...
Tracing the Genesis of Terrorism in PakistanFair Observer

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