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Mattis decides to withhold US cash from key Pakistani military fund - Washington Post Fri, 21 Jul 2017 20:14:40 GMT

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Mattis decides to withhold US cash from key Pakistani military fund
Washington Post
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis has decided that the Pentagon will not give Pakistan the remainder of a key U.S. military reimbursement fund allotted to the country for 2016, a move that could signal a burgeoning hard-line approach by the Trump ...

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US to withhold funds from Pakistan over failure to fight Taliban's Haqqani Network - CNN Fri, 21 Jul 2017 15:08:09 GMT

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US to withhold funds from Pakistan over failure to fight Taliban's Haqqani Network
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(CNN) Secretary of Defense James Mattis has informed Congress that the US is withholding $50 million in funding from Pakistan because he was unable to certify that Islamabad "has taken sufficient action against the Haqqani Network," a branch of the ...
US withholds Pakistan reimbursement over Haqqani network: PentagonReuters
US withholds $350m of military aid from PakistanFinancial Times
Pentagon to withhold $50 million from PakistanThe Hill
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Pentagon holds back $50 million from Pakistan for not pursuing Taliban network - Los Angeles Times Fri, 21 Jul 2017 20:57:15 GMT

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Pentagon holds back $50 million from Pakistan for not pursuing Taliban network
Los Angeles Times
The Pentagon will withhold $50 million in reimbursements to Pakistan because it was unable to verify that Islamabad conducted adequate counter-terrorism operations against the Haqqani network, a hard-line branch of the Taliban, officials said Friday.

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Pakistan court ends hearing on corruption allegations of PM - The Seattle Times Sat, 22 Jul 2017 00:05:09 GMT

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Pakistan court ends hearing on corruption allegations of PM
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In this Thursday, June 15, 2017 photo, Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif speaks to reporters outside the premises of the Joint Investigation Team, in Islamabad, Pakistan. Pakistan's supreme court on Friday, July 21, 2017, conducted its hearing into ...
Pakistan Court Concludes Sharif's Corruption HearingVoice of America
Why in Pakistan, 'politicians are held accountable, but army chiefs are not'Daily Mail
Pakistan's top court weighs dismissal of PM over corruption reportReuters
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What makes Pakistan so unfathomable - The Economist - The Economist Thu, 20 Jul 2017 15:04:35 GMT

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What makes Pakistan so unfathomable - The Economist
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RAJA UMAR KHATTAB speaks softly and carefully: “I would not say Karachi is a safe city, but it is better now than before.” Seven years ago, the police ...

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Afghans dream of stepping out of the shadows with Pakistan ID scheme - UNHCR Fri, 21 Jul 2017 12:24:48 GMT

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Afghans dream of stepping out of the shadows with Pakistan ID scheme
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But a new Pakistan government programme to register up to one million undocumented Afghans like him, is finally allowing him to dream of stepping out of the shadows with a measure of security. “I am feeling confident that I will have at least some sort ...
UNHCR welcomes registration of a million undocumented Afghans in PakistanSAMAA TV News Pakistan
United Nations News Centre - UN agency lauds new project to ...UN News Centre

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Pakistan troops violate ceasefire along LoC - Economic Times Fri, 21 Jul 2017 12:22:00 GMT

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Pakistan troops violate ceasefire along LoC
Economic Times
On July 12, two soldiers - Lance Naik Ranjit Singh and Rifleman Satish Bhagat - were killed when they were targeted by Pakistani troops while manning forward posts in Keran sector of Kupwara district. Another jawan was injured when Pakistani troops ...
J&K: Pakistan violates ceasefire in Rajouri, one jawan martyredTimes of India
3 Indian soldiers killed as Pakistan responds to unprovoked shellingSAMAA TV News Pakistan
Soldier Killed as Pakistan Violates Ceasefire in Kashmir's RajouriNews18
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Is China turning up heat on India through Pakistan flank amid Doklam standoff? - South China Morning Post Fri, 21 Jul 2017 11:07:00 GMT

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Is China turning up heat on India through Pakistan flank amid Doklam standoff?
South China Morning Post
While Chinese and Indian troops face off near Bhutan, skirmishes between Indian and Pakistani forces along the disputed border in Kashmir have spiralled dangerously since May, threatening India with hostilities on two flanks. But even though the ...
Pakistan's envoy Abdul Basit meets China and Bhutan ambassadorsThe Indian Express
Pakistani envoy Basit meets Chinese, Bhutanese Ambassadors to ...India Today

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Why India and Pakistan hate each other - The Economist Thu, 20 Jul 2017 15:04:35 GMT

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Why India and Pakistan hate each other
The Economist
As India and Pakistan celebrate their twin 70th birthday this August, the frontier post of Wagah reflects the profound dysfunction in their relations. On its side Pakistan has built a multi-tiered amphitheatre for the boisterous crowds that come to ...
Pakistan urges world, UN to stop India from bloodshed in IoKGeo News, Pakistan
India's diplomacy power play pays off, Seoul pulls plug on PoK projectsIndia Today

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The stakes are high for China in Pakistan and Afghanistan - Financial Times Fri, 21 Jul 2017 02:31:22 GMT

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The stakes are high for China in Pakistan and Afghanistan
Financial Times
It is also seen as the only power that can reduce the worsening relations between Afghanistan and Pakistan and bring the Taliban to the peace table. The US has a large military force in Afghanistan but is focused on domestic affairs. China has much at ...

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