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Russia to Spend Billions on Gas Pipeline in Pakistan - Voice of America (blog) Thu, 18 Feb 2016 21:02:44 GMT

Voice of America (blog)
Russia to Spend Billions on Gas Pipeline in Pakistan
Voice of America (blog)
Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif asked Putin to visit. Mobin Saulat heads Inter State Gas Systems, the Pakistani company that would build the pipeline. He says Putin may visit Pakistan before June. He says Russia is interested in the project ...

Has a rampaging AI algorithm really killed thousands in Pakistan? - The Guardian Thu, 18 Feb 2016 15:11:03 GMT

The Guardian
Has a rampaging AI algorithm really killed thousands in Pakistan?
The Guardian
A killer AI has gone on a rampage through Pakistan, slaughtering perhaps thousands of people. At least that's the impression you'd get if you read this report from Ars Technica (based on NSA documents leaked by The Intercept), which claims that a ...

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Stop Writing Pakistan Blank Checks - Foreign Policy (blog) Thu, 18 Feb 2016 14:10:47 GMT

Foreign Policy (blog)
Stop Writing Pakistan Blank Checks
Foreign Policy (blog)
Bob Corker, chairman of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, plans to block the Barack Obama administration from financing the sale of up to eight F-16 fighter aircraft to Pakistan. In a letter to Secretary of State John Kerry, Corker observed ...

Falconistan: The Long History of Pakistan and US F-16s - The Diplomat Thu, 18 Feb 2016 15:47:21 GMT

The Diplomat
Falconistan: The Long History of Pakistan and US F-16s
The Diplomat
The U.S. first mooted the supply F-16s to Pakistan in the early 1980s and under very similar circumstances: President Ronald Reagan exercised executive authority, despite opposition from Congress, to agree to the sale of F-16s to Pakistan in order ...
Pakistan Security Forces Attacked, 9 DeadRadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
Gunmen kill nine Pakistan police in overnight attacksGulf Times
Taliban Kill 9 Paramilitary Personnel in Northwest PakistanNewsweel ME (satire) (press release) (blog)
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Asia Cup 2016 team preview: Pakistan have much to prove - The Indian Express Thu, 18 Feb 2016 12:06:00 GMT

The Indian Express
Asia Cup 2016 team preview: Pakistan have much to prove
The Indian Express
Pakistan have a very young look to their squad for the Asia Cup and World T20. (Source: PCB). After a miserable and controversy induced World Cup, two-time Asia Cup champions Pakistan will look to make things right in Bangladesh. Under Waqar Younis' ...
Pakistan set to rope in Sir Viv as batting consultantThe News International
Viv Richards likely to coach Pakistan for World T20Times of India
Waqar Younis focussed on Pakistan's Asia Cup, World T20 preparationsIndia Today
Geo News, Pakistan -NDTVSports.com
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Report shows Pakistan hangings hit 324 - Sky News Australia Thu, 18 Feb 2016 22:25:37 GMT

Sky News Australia
Report shows Pakistan hangings hit 324
Sky News Australia
Of the 351 executions that followed, only 39, or about 1 in 10, involved people linked to a known militant group or guilty of crimes linked to militancy, Reprieve, an international human rights group, and Justice Project Pakistan said in a report.
Pakistan, with 324 executions in 2015, ranks third worldwide - reportChannel News Asia
Unenviable title: Pakistan ranks third on a hanging scaleThe Express Tribune

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Christian couple sentenced to death in Pakistan for sending 'blasphemous' texts - Daily Mail Thu, 18 Feb 2016 11:17:55 GMT

Daily Mail
Christian couple sentenced to death in Pakistan for sending 'blasphemous' texts
Daily Mail
A disabled Christian man and his wife sentenced to death in Pakistan for blasphemy have claimed they were tortured into confessing. Shafqat Emmanuel and Shagufta Kausar, from Gojra, east Pakistan, were found guilty of sending a text message which ...

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Gen Zia 'conspired to reunite Pakistan and create a confederation', says AL MP and war hero's daughter - Bangladesh News 24 hours Thu, 18 Feb 2016 18:15:46 GMT

Bangladesh News 24 hours
Gen Zia 'conspired to reunite Pakistan and create a confederation', says AL MP and war hero's daughter
Bangladesh News 24 hours
Gen Ziaur Rahman, who rode to power after the assassination of the Bangabandhu in 1975, had 'conspired to reunite Pakistan and create a confederation', says Awami League MP Mahjabeen Khaled.

Pakistan militants align with Isis - Financial Times Thu, 18 Feb 2016 09:17:00 GMT

Financial Times
Pakistan militants align with Isis
Financial Times
The attack, claimed by militants thought to be seeking inclusion in the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, also known as Isis or Daesh, has fuelled fears the group and its proxies are making inroads in Pakistan's southwestern province of Baluchistan ...

Pakistan's 'guns for teachers' drive and the failure of state - Deutsche Welle Thu, 18 Feb 2016 08:06:21 GMT

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Pakistan's 'guns for teachers' drive and the failure of state
Deutsche Welle
The authorities of Pakistan's Bacha Khan University, which was attacked by Islamic militants on June 20, were initially reluctant to reopen the campus for security concerns. The university, located in the country's northwest, had lost more than 20 of ...
Pakistan's Schools at WarThe Diplomat

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