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Pakistani transgender activist dies after being shot six times and then being denied treatment - Washington Post Wed, 25 May 2016 13:36:52 GMT

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Pakistani transgender activist dies after being shot six times and then being denied treatment
Washington Post
When a 23-year-old transgender activist was shot six times by a gang on Sunday night in northern Pakistan, other members of her community rushed her to a hospital. Violent attacks on transgender people aren't rare in Pakistan, or across South Asia and ...
The Attacks Against Transgender Activists in PakistanThe Atlantic
Transgender activist dies after being 'denied treatment' for gun wounds in Pakistan hospitalTelegraph.co.uk
Transgender activist in Pakistan died after hospital staff waited to treat herDaily Mail
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Pakistan Says US Airstrike Saturday Violated 'International Law' - Wall Street Journal Tue, 24 May 2016 18:53:48 GMT

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Pakistan Says US Airstrike Saturday Violated 'International Law'
Wall Street Journal
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan—Pakistan said Tuesday the American drone strike on its soil that the U.S. believes killed Taliban leader Mullah Akhtar Mansour was “against international law,” putting Islamabad sharply at odds with its ally. Relations between ...
What Does the US Killing Mullah Mansour Inside Pakistan Mean?Huffington Post
Iran, Pakistan, and Taliban RebirthCommentary Magazine
Why Pakistan is key to Afghan peaceAl-Arabiya
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Pact Between India, Iran To Counter China-Pakistan Alliance: Report - NDTV Wed, 25 May 2016 13:36:51 GMT

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Pact Between India, Iran To Counter China-Pakistan Alliance: Report
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A "milestone" pact on the strategic Chabahar Port in southern Iran, which will give India access to Afghanistan and Europe bypassing Pakistan, was among the agreements signed by India and Iran. Both countries also agreed to cooperate on combating ...
To sidestep Pakistan, India embraces an Iranian portWashington Post
India to bypass Pakistan on the road to Central AsiaFinancial Times
Chabahar deal a winner, marks failure of Pakistan's myopic tactics: ExpertsBusiness Standard
Economic Times
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China's dream of a new Silk Road runs into hurdles at its first stop: Pakistan - Los Angeles Times Wed, 25 May 2016 10:00:11 GMT

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China's dream of a new Silk Road runs into hurdles at its first stop: Pakistan
Los Angeles Times
The mid-March scene in central Lahore, Pakistan's second-largest city, exemplified a growing outcry over a light-rail project that is being touted as a symbol of Pakistan's economic development and its friendship with the financier, China. The $1.6 ...
Pakistan tax breaks aimed at sparking Gwadar port developmentJOC.com
Pakistan Gives Deep Tax Exemptions for Gwadar PortThe Maritime Executive

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Asia Pacific|US Strike on Taliban Leader Is Seen as a Message to Pakistan - New York Times Tue, 24 May 2016 01:20:53 GMT

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Asia Pacific|US Strike on Taliban Leader Is Seen as a Message to Pakistan
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WASHINGTON — Early on Saturday, a middle-aged Pashtun man used forged documents to cross from Iran into Pakistan. A few hours later, on a lonely stretch of highway, he was incinerated by an American drone. It is not exactly clear how the Americans ...
US Didn't Warn Pakistan About Drone Strike on Taliban Chief, Revealing RiftWall Street Journal
What Message Was the U.S. Sending Pakistan With the Mullah Mansour Drone Strike?Slate Magazine
Pakistan says US drone strike violated its sovereigntyAljazeera.com
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US adds two Pakistan-based groups to terror blacklist - Economic Times Wed, 25 May 2016 15:56:00 GMT

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US adds two Pakistan-based groups to terror blacklist
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WASHINGTON: The United States on Wednesday designated two Pakistan.based Islamist groups with links to the Taliban as global terrorist threats. As "Specially Designated Global Terrorists", US citizens are forbidden from associating with the Tariq Gidar ...
US puts two Pakistan-based groups on its terror blacklistThe Indian Express
US designates two more Pakistani outfits as terror groupsTimes of India

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US Senate Approves $800 Million Fund To Compensate Pakistan For War - Town Hall Wed, 25 May 2016 21:04:19 GMT

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US Senate Approves $800 Million Fund To Compensate Pakistan For War
Town Hall
A proposal for a new fund to pay Pakistan for its assistance in the war on terror has received approval from the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee. Senator John McCain, committee chairman, introduced the funding bid as part of the Senate's 2017 ...

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Abbas bats for Pakistan players in IPL - The Hindu Wed, 25 May 2016 22:31:00 GMT

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Abbas bats for Pakistan players in IPL
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International Cricket Council president Zaheer Abbas has said he will ask the BCCI top brass to consider having Pakistan players in the IPL again when he comes to India to watch the summit clash of the lucrative league in Bengaluru on Sunday. Abbas ...
ICC president Zaheer Abbas wants BCCI to consider Pakistan players for IPLThe Indian Express
Zaheer Abbas wants Pakistan players in IPLIndia Today
Zaheer Abbas gives his two cents on Pakistan's cricket downfallThe Express Tribune
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Pakistan closes in on MSCI upgrade - Financial Times Tue, 24 May 2016 14:51:00 GMT

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Pakistan closes in on MSCI upgrade
Financial Times
For a country so used to bad news, Pakistan has in many respects fared reasonably well in recent years. Terrorism-related deaths have fallen 74 per cent from their 2010 peak, economic growth has accelerated to a solid 4.5 per cent, inflation has fallen ...

Pakistan included in count of those killed in counterterrorism operations - Stars and Stripes Wed, 25 May 2016 05:51:07 GMT

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Pakistan included in count of those killed in counterterrorism operations
Stars and Stripes
Last weekend's drone strike that killed Taliban leader Akhtar Mohammad Mansour was the first acknowledged by the U.S. military in Pakistan and will be included in an upcoming White House accounting of all those killed in counterterrorism operations ...

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