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How were the India-Pakistan partition borders drawn? - Aljazeera.com Thu, 17 Aug 2017 14:46:49 GMT

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How were the India-Pakistan partition borders drawn?
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In July 1947, about five weeks before the British were scheduled to depart the Indian subcontinent, Sir Cyril Radcliffe, a British lawyer, was commissioned to draw the borders that would divide British India into two countries - Muslim-majority ...
How Jinnah's ideology shapes Pakistan's identityBBC News

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Teenage cricket player from Pakistan dies after legal pitch hits head - Washington Post Wed, 16 Aug 2017 16:31:00 GMT

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Teenage cricket player from Pakistan dies after legal pitch hits head
Washington Post
Pakistan cricket fans are mourning the death of Zubair Ahmed, who died on Monday after a pitch known as “a bouncer” hit him in the head. The Pakistan Cricket Board confirmed the 18-year-old's death early Wednesday morning, implying that Ahmed was not ...
Pakistan cricketer Zubair Ahmed dies after being hit by bouncerHindustan Times
Pakistan cricketer dies after being struck by a bouncerKhaleej Times
Bouncer kills young batsman in MardanDunyaNews Pakistan

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Pakistan angry at US for adding Kashmir group to terror list - Washington Post Thu, 17 Aug 2017 13:50:11 GMT

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Pakistan angry at US for adding Kashmir group to terror list
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ISLAMABAD — Pakistan's foreign ministry has expressed anger and disappointment over Washington's move to designate a Kashmir militant group fighting to end India's rule in its area as a terrorist organization. The ministry's spokesman, Nafees Zakaria, ...
Pakistan Slams US for Declaring Anti-India Kashmir Group as 'Terrorist'Voice of America
Sanctions on Kashmiri militant group unjustified: PakistanReuters
US move to blacklist Hizbul Mujahideen 'unjustified', says PakistanTimes of India
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Pakistan's Malala 'excited' after winning place at Oxford University - Reuters Thu, 17 Aug 2017 11:07:01 GMT

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Pakistan's Malala 'excited' after winning place at Oxford University
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BIRMINGHAM, England (Reuters) - Pakistani education activist Malala Yousafzai, the youngest winner of the Nobel Peace Prize when she was 17, said on Thursday she was "excited" after winning a place to study at Oxford University. Yousafzai said she had ...
Malala Yousafzai, education activist and Nobel Peace Prize winner, off to Oxford UniversityABC Online
Who is Malala Yousafzai? Pakistani activist and Nobel Prize winner who's going to Oxford UniversityThe Sun
Malala on Twitter: "So excited to go to Oxford!! Well done to all A-level students - the hardest year. Best wishes ...Twitter
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Pakistan begins drive to register Afghans who fled war - The Hindu Thu, 17 Aug 2017 13:01:00 GMT

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Pakistan begins drive to register Afghans who fled war
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Pakistan launched a registration drive on Thursday to document the estimated 1 million Afghan nationals who have been living in the country illegally since fleeing war and unrest in the 1980s. Syed Jawad Hussain, the official in charge of a ...

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Milpitas: Pakistan's Independence Day marked at flag ceremony - The Mercury News Thu, 17 Aug 2017 19:23:00 GMT

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Milpitas: Pakistan's Independence Day marked at flag ceremony
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Pakistani motorcyclist Moin Khan, who in 2011 embarked on a motorcycle ride that took him 25,000 miles from San Francisco to Lahore, speaks during the Pakistani Independence Day celebration at Milpitas City Hall on Monday, Aug. 14. Photo by Aliyah ...

China to invest $4 billion in Pakistan to develop petrochemical complex - Economic Times Thu, 17 Aug 2017 07:57:00 GMT

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China to invest $4 billion in Pakistan to develop petrochemical complex
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This was disclosed by Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) President Zubair M Tufail after a meeting with the visiting Chinese delegation led by Li-Jial, Director Tianchen Engineering Corporation (TCC), at the Federation ...

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Disqualified Pakistani PM Sharif challenges dismissal - Aljazeera.com Wed, 16 Aug 2017 12:00:06 GMT

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Disqualified Pakistani PM Sharif challenges dismissal
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Islamabad, Pakistan - Former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has challenged his disqualification from office, requesting a review of the verdict which saw him dismissed for failing to declare his wealth on a parliamentary declaration. In three ...
Continued instability keeps Pakistan a grave concern to USToledo Blade
Video: Kulsoom will soon return to Pakistan, says KirmaniSAMAA TV News Pakistan
Former Pakistan PM challenges disqualification by courtABC News
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Why Pakistan Hates Malala - Foreign Policy (blog) Tue, 15 Aug 2017 14:16:00 GMT

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Why Pakistan Hates Malala
Foreign Policy (blog)
Such disapproval occasionally takes more organized form: In November 2014, just a month after she was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, the All Pakistan Private Schools Federation — which claimed to represent 150,000 schools — announced an “I Am Not ...

Biryani-loving American comedian Jeremy McLellan takes away fond memories of Pakistan - Geo News, Pakistan Thu, 17 Aug 2017 11:13:15 GMT

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Biryani-loving American comedian Jeremy McLellan takes away fond memories of Pakistan
Geo News, Pakistan
American stand-up comedian and a self-proclaimed 'biryani extremist' Jeremy McLellan had the adventure of a lifetime during his recent trip to Pakistan, where he not only lived out his wildest dreams of tucking into the spiciest food on the planet but ...

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