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In Pakistan, a Probe and a Power Play - New York Times Fri, 14 Jul 2017 13:42:20 GMT

New York Times
In Pakistan, a Probe and a Power Play
New York Times
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — On June 24, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif of Pakistan held an angry, defiant news conference in London. A day earlier, militants had killed dozens of people in a double bombing in a Shia enclave in Pakistan's tribal areas.
A Microsoft font may have exposed corruption in PakistanThe Verge
A corruption case against Pakistan's prime minister hinges on his family's use of the wrong fontQuartz
A corruption probe threatens to undo Pakistan's prime ministerThe Economist
The Guardian -Slate Magazine (blog) -Reuters
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Calling Pakistan's Bluff - Foreign Affairs Fri, 14 Jul 2017 12:11:50 GMT

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Calling Pakistan's Bluff
Foreign Affairs
If that strategy is to lead to progress in Afghanistan, the United States must rethink its approach to neighboring Pakistan, whose active and passive support for terrorist groups such as the Afghan Taliban and the Haqqani network undermines Afghanistan ...
US likely to toughen conditions for civil, military aid to PakistanThe Express Tribune

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Pakistan's Prime Minister may be brought down by Microsoft's Calibri font amid corruption allegations - The Independent Fri, 14 Jul 2017 14:21:01 GMT

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Pakistan's Prime Minister may be brought down by Microsoft's Calibri font amid corruption allegations
The Independent
The typeface is at the heart of a huge scandal engulfing Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his daughter, Maryam Sharif, after the 2016 Panama Papers revealed a string of offshore companies linked to the family had been used to purchase a number ...
FontgateVICE News
Pakistan PM Sharif Rejects Graft Report as 'Slander'U.S. News & World Report
Pakistan's McCarthyismThe Nation
Arab News -Pakistan Today
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For Pakistan, China's huge energy investments may have serious political costs - HuffPost Fri, 14 Jul 2017 20:38:20 GMT

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For Pakistan, China's huge energy investments may have serious political costs
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With renewables constituting much of the US$33 billion earmarked for energy, the CPEC is also set to make Pakistan a global player in meeting its Paris agreement commitments to fight climate change. And for its bulging, skilled youth population, ...
China to Pakistan ArmyKasmir Monitor
Expedite establishment of SEZs, China tells PakistanBusiness Standard

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Ryan Giggs and Ronaldinho visit Pakistan in the hope of stirring international football's sleeping giant - The Independent Fri, 14 Jul 2017 13:55:14 GMT

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Ryan Giggs and Ronaldinho visit Pakistan in the hope of stirring international football's sleeping giant
The Independent
It was perhaps the highlight of Pakistan's sporting year. Many will have watched the thrilling ICC Champions Trophy final at the Oval last month, where Sarfraz Ahmed's thrashed overwhelming favourites India to lift the trophy. Yet that feat arguably ...
Pakistan's Sarfraz Ahmed says Test captaincy is challenging but will get easierHindustan Times
Hopefully, Pakistan players will stay humble and build on the CT 2017 success: Grant FlowerOneindia
India vs Pakistan: Virat Kohli earns 4x more than Pakistan captain Sarfraz Ahmed; here is how much other Pak players ...Financial Express

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Political conflicts impeding Pakistan's progress: Saad - SAMAA TV News Pakistan Fri, 14 Jul 2017 14:31:42 GMT

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Political conflicts impeding Pakistan's progress: Saad
SAMAA TV News Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Railways Saad Rafique Friday said squabbling among politicians was hindering progress of Pakistan which could join top economies of the world in coming years with right set of policies. Speaking at an event here, he said ...

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Someone hijacked a former NFL player's Twitter account to troll Pakistan - The Verge Wed, 12 Jul 2017 14:00:56 GMT

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Someone hijacked a former NFL player's Twitter account to troll Pakistan
The Verge
Over the course of the last week, the account offered an ostensibly Western perspective on Pakistani politics until it was finally deactivated Monday night. For anyone who saw Hendrick on their feed, his tweets looked like harsh criticism of current ...

Pakistan a Benedict Arnold ally, supports terrorism: US Republican lawmaker - India Today Sat, 15 Jul 2017 00:44:03 GMT

India Today
Pakistan a Benedict Arnold ally, supports terrorism: US Republican lawmaker
India Today
US Republican lawmaker Ted Poe on Friday called Pakistan a Benedict Arnold ally who has betrayed US with its support for known terrorist groups. Poe is responsible for legislation that would require the US government to assess Pakistani support for ...

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'Pakistan's mediation in Gulf crisis can prove fruitful' - The News International Fri, 14 Jul 2017 23:49:01 GMT

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'Pakistan's mediation in Gulf crisis can prove fruitful'
The News International
Pakistan has a record of successful, result-oriented mediation in many a crisis in the past and it would be worth the while if it takes up mediation in the current Gulf imbroglio in a democratic and humanitarian way. The suggestion was made by former ...

Pakistan's secret atheists - BBC News - BBC.com - BBC News Wed, 12 Jul 2017 21:42:02 GMT

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Pakistan's secret atheists - BBC News - BBC.com
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How do non-believers get together in a nation where blasphemy carries a death sentence?

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