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Pakistan is sending troops to Saudi Arabia and it's unclear what their role is - Business Insider Fri, 16 Feb 2018 17:34:32 GMT

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Pakistan is sending troops to Saudi Arabia and it's unclear what their role is
Business Insider
KARACHI, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistan is sending troops to ally Saudi Arabia on a "training and advise mission", the military said, three years after it decided against sending soldiers to join the Saudi-led military intervention in Yemen. The exact ...
Why Pakistan is sending troops to Saudi ArabiaWashington Examiner
Pakistan Under Scrutiny for Planned Troop Deployment in Saudi ArabiaVoice of America
Pakistan To Send Troops To Saudi ArabiaRadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
The Hindu -Pakistan Today -Fox News
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Pakistan tries to avoid watch list for terror financing - The Spokesman-Review Fri, 16 Feb 2018 21:46:06 GMT

Pakistan tries to avoid watch list for terror financing
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WASHINGTON – Pakistan is scrambling to steer clear of a global watch list for terrorism financing, the latest U.S. pressure tactic to get its difficult ally to crack down on militants crossing the border to fight in Afghanistan. The Trump ...

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Pakistan Plans to Reform Nation's Religious Seminaries - Voice of America Fri, 16 Feb 2018 23:12:00 GMT

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Pakistan Plans to Reform Nation's Religious Seminaries
Voice of America
In an effort to control militancy and the alleged abuse of madrassas (religious seminaries) by some militant groups operating in the country, Pakistan's government recently announced plans to bring all madrassas under the formal education structure of ...

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Pakistan says it destroyed Indian post, killing 5 soldiers - ABC News Fri, 16 Feb 2018 04:55:24 GMT

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Pakistan says it destroyed Indian post, killing 5 soldiers
ABC News
Pakistan's army on Friday claimed it killed five Indian soldiers when it destroyed their post in the Himalayan region of Kashmir in retaliation against Indian sniper fire that struck a school van, killing the driver. Army spokesman Maj. Gen. Asif ...
Pakistan, India tension heats up after border clashesgulfnews.com
JeM terrorists who attacked Sunjuwan camp came from Pakistan seven months agoEconomic Times
Whispers of an Unwinnable War With Pakistan Are Only Growing LouderThe Wire
Times of India (blog) -News18
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Pakistani Militant Leader Gives Fiery Friday Sermon Despite Government Crackdown on Group - Wall Street Journal Fri, 16 Feb 2018 20:59:29 GMT

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Pakistani Militant Leader Gives Fiery Friday Sermon Despite Government Crackdown on Group
Wall Street Journal
ISLAMABAD—While Pakistan says it is shutting down Jamaat-ud-Dawa, its leader, Hafiz Saeed, who has a $10 million U.S. bounty on his head, delivered a blistering attack on Islamabad and Washington at Friday prayers. Under U.S. pressure that could put ...

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Overcoming extremism in Pakistan - Brookings Institution Fri, 16 Feb 2018 15:23:46 GMT

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Overcoming extremism in Pakistan
Brookings Institution
Madiha Afzal, nonresident fellow in the Global Economy and Development program at Brookings, discusses her new book, “Pakistan Under Siege: Extremism, Society, and the State,” with the director of the Brookings Institution Press, Bill Finan. Afzal ...

Pakistan Could Face Economic Pain From Return to Terrorist Financing 'Gray List' - U.S. News & World Report Fri, 16 Feb 2018 08:46:04 GMT

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Pakistan Could Face Economic Pain From Return to Terrorist Financing 'Gray List'
U.S. News & World Report
FILE PHOTO: Vehicles run past the Centaurus mall in Islamabad, Pakistan November 23, 2017. REUTERS/Faisal Mahmood Reuters. By Drazen Jorgic, Michelle Price and Sumeet Chatterjee. ISLAMABAD/WASHINGTON/HONG KONG (Reuters) - The prospect of Pakistan being ...
India not to let Pakistan escape at meet against funding of terrorEconomic Times
FATF list: NA body for choking funding of banned outfits after US reservationsPakistan Today
US, UK joint efforts to put Pakistan on terror watchlistThe News International (blog)
RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
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Zara denim supplier is a bright spot in Pakistan's textile industry - Toronto Star Fri, 16 Feb 2018 15:02:22 GMT

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Zara denim supplier is a bright spot in Pakistan's textile industry
Toronto Star
With many retailers shifting textile orders to cheaper and more timely suppliers in rival Bangladesh and Vietnam, Pakistan's manufacturers have long suffered from power cuts, an expensive exchange rate and what they claim is government indifference ...

Pakistan asks Trump to help fund border fence with Afghanistan ... - The Guardian Thu, 15 Feb 2018 16:26:05 GMT

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Pakistan asks Trump to help fund border fence with Afghanistan ...
The Guardian
It tells US president the 1800-mile barrier will help end the Afghan war and reduce terrorism.
Why Trump's Pakistan policy dooms Afghan peaceThe Japan Times
'Bajwa Doctrine' working well against American blackmailThe News International (blog)
Kabul - | Pajhwok Afghan News| Pajhwok Afghan News

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My trip to Pakistan's 'Jihadi Disneyland' - Spectator.co.uk Thu, 15 Feb 2018 10:11:38 GMT

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My trip to Pakistan's 'Jihadi Disneyland'
Spectator.co.uk
Not so long ago, Barack Obama called Waziristan 'the most dangerous place in the world'. It was the losing front in the war on terror, a lawless region in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan infested with Taleban and terrorism. Today ...