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'Arrest of Afghan Taliban leaders in Pak aimed at derailing Afghan reconciliation'
The recent surge in action by Pakistan against key Afghan Taliban commanders hiding inside the country is actually aimed at destabilising the budding reconciliation process in Afghanistan, experts have...


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US unconvinced over Pak Army's U-turn against Taliban commanders: Expert
Pakistan has been claiming huge success against the Taliban by capturing several key militant leaders, including Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, the Afghan Taliban's second-in command, however the United States is far from convinced that the arrests mark a change in the Pakistan Army's...
Pak government planning 'grand operation' against 'clandestine' extremist groups
The Pakistan Government is planning to launch a 'grand operation' against banned extremist outfits, which have been running their covert activities in the country under different name and...
Bangladesh will not be used for terror activities: BDR chief
Bangladesh on Thursday reiterated that its soil would not be used for terrorist activities against any...
PPP says no proposal under consideration for granting extension to Kayani
The Pakistan People's Party (PPP) has denied there being any proposal being considered regarding extending the service of Army Chief General Ashfaq Parvez...
Kayani, Pasha continue Pak's traditional anti-India agenda: NYT
The report regarding Pakistan Army Chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani extending the tenure of the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) Director General (DG) Lt.Gen. Ahmed Shuja Pasha by a year clearly suggests that nothing much has changed in the country and two still rule the...
Pak Law Minister says kidnapped Brit toddler found
Pakistan's Law Minister Babar Awan has revealed that a five-year-old British boy kidnapped in Pakistan has been...
Kidnapped Brit toddler's father returns to London from Pakistan
Notwithstanding the demand of Pakistani police officials, the father of the kidnapped five-year old boy, Sahil Saeed, who was abducted from his grandmother's house in Punjab's Jhelum last week, has returned to...
Knee injury rules out Sohail Tanvir from T20 World Cup
Pakistan fast bowler Sohail Tanvir has been ruled out of international cricket for at least four months due to a knee injury thus ending his chances of playing in the World T20 Championship in the Caribbean next...
Yousuf contemplating retirement from international cricket
Although the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has clarified that the ban on captain Mohammed Yousuf is 'discretionary' and not for life, the dejected skipper is contemplating...
PCB should disclose reasons behind banning players: Waqar
Former Pakistan fast bowler and newly appointed coach of the national squad Waqar Younis has said the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) must make public the reasons behind banning senior players Mohammed Yousuf and Younis...
PCB's 'harsh' decision evokes mixed response from ex-Pak cricketers
The Pakistan Cricket Board's sweeping decision to impose a ban on two senior cricketers and hefty penalties on five other players of the current national squad has evoked a mixed response from former...
'Marshall Plan' needed to root out militancy from Pak, Afghanistan: Zardari
Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has urged the international community to come up with a 'Marshall Plan" for the region to help both Pakistan and Afghanistan root out militancy from their respective...
Rowdy mob torches five Christians' houses in Lahore
At least five houses belonging to Christian families were looted and then set on fire by a rowdy mob in Narang Mandi area...
60-year-old woman helps nab burglars
A 60-year-old woman who helped police nab burglars at her home in New Zealand said that she was furious like a mother angry at her child on seeing the thieves, a media report...
US worried over Lashkar triggering Indo-Pak war
A top US Army official has raised concerns over the possibility of a war between India and Pakistan triggered by extremist groups like the Lashkar-e-Taiba...
Us Criticizes China, Burma, North Korean Rights Records
China Censors Academy Award Nominations The United States criticized China's human rights record Thursday, raising concerns about restrictions that Beijing has imposed on citizens who question its...
India, China Climb On Forbes' Super Rich List
del.icio.us India and China may still be considered developing countries, but that has not stopped them from producing some of the world's richest people.The annual list of richest people published...
Nepal Appeals For Gay Tourists
(Getty Images/file) KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Nepal wants to paint Mount Everest pink.It wants gay honeymooners trekking through the Himalayas.It wants to host the world's highest same-sex wedding...
Safety Of Aid Workers Crucial, Un Officials Say After Murders In Pakistan
United Nations officials today condemned the murder of six aid workers in north-west Pakistan, the latest in a series of attacks against the humanitarian community in the South Asian nation. World...
Pakistani Mps’ Wealth Declaration ‘is A Farce’
Last Updated: March 11. 2010 11:35PM UAE / March 11. 2010 7:35PM GMT ISLAMABAD // An annual public declaration of assets by Pakistani legislators has ignited a debate about the legitimacy of wealth...
Pakistan Hockey Squad Resign En Masse
'The players including captain Zeeshan Ashraf have announced their retirements and intimated this to the Pakistan Hockey Federation president,' a federation spokesman...
D Gang Funding Karachi Project
If the Special Cell of the Delhi police is to be believed, then India’s most wanted man and D-Company head Dawood Ibrahim was partly funding ‘Karachi Project’, a terror plan to use young...
Indira Gandhi Cultural Centre Opens In Dhaka
DHAKA: The Indira Gandhi Cultural Centre of the Indian Council for Cultural Relations, New Delhi, was formally inaugurated here on Thursday by ICCR president Karan Singh. “Bangladesh and India...
Bangkok Braces For Mass Protest
More than 50,000 security personnel are fanning out across Bangkok as authorities brace for a three-day protest that starts later today. The red shirt supporters of ousted prime minister Thaksin...
Pakistan Team Quit After Cup Flop
By Sam Sheringham In a week of dramatic sporting departures, the actions of the Pakistan men's hockey team surely take the biscuit.Hours after a 3-2 loss to Canada put the seal on their worst...
England Without Onions For Bangladesh Tests
London - England pace bowler Graham Onions will miss the two-Test series against Bangladesh because of a back injury, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said on Thursday. Onions sustained...
Nepal Peace Process At 'serious Point'
Nepal's peace process is at a "very serious point", the United Nations' top political official said yesterday, urging party leaders to act on pledges made at the end of the war.B Lynn Pascoe said he...
Myanmar Annuls Nld's 1990 Election Win
Not only is Nobel Peace Prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi effectively barred from upcoming elections, but she will not be allowed to vote and her opposition party's landslide win at the last polls has...
British Boy Abducted In Pakistan Rescued
A British boy who was kidnapped in Pakistan has been rescued and two people have been arrested, media reports said yesterday.Pakistani-origin British child Sahil Saeed who was snatched from his...
Scotiabank Boosts Thai Presence, Eyes Asian Growth
By Andrea Hopkins TORONTO, March 11 (Reuters) - Bank of Nova Scotia made further inroads into Asia on Thursday in a deal that merges its Thai subsidiary, Thanachart Bank, with domestic rival Siam...
Us Military Veterans Return To Vietnam
del.icio.us A delegation of U.S. military veterans and their families recently returned to Vietnam more than 30 years after the war in the southeast Asian nation. A private organization, the Vietnam...
Political Consensus Sought On Reservation Bill In India
Congress party President Sonia Gandhi is greeted by women party workers after the Women's Reservation Bill was passed in the upper house of parliament, at her residence in New Delhi, India, 10 Mar...
Un Rights Envoy Seeks Myanmar War Crimes Inquiry
UN human rights investigator for Myanmar called for an international inquiry into possible war crimes and crimes against humanity committed by the ruling...
State Department Criticizes Abuses In Iran, China, Afghanistan, Burma
, and cited abuses around the world - including in Iran, China, Afghanistan and Burma.In the report released Thursday, the department says the Iranian government severely limited citizens' right to...
Open Letter From Hizb Ut-tahrir Wilayah Pakistan, To The Oppressive Rulers Of Pakistan
O oppressor rulers of Pakistan! We convey this open letter to you following the example of RasulAllah صلى الله عليه وسلم who advised several leaders of the Qur'aish, whilst fully...
Afghanistan Welcomes Pakistani Role In Peace Talks
(AP Photo/B.K.Bangash)Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai, left, shakes hands with Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani at the prime minister's residence in Islamabad, Pakistan on Thursday,...
Law Barring Burmese Dissidents From Election Is A “mockery”
Washington — The Burmese election law that bars the participation of the country’s political prisoners, including National League of Democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, “makes a mockery of the...
Us Reports Rights Violations In Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka violated human rights last year as it dealt a final blow to Tamil Tiger insurgents and clamped down on media freedom, the US State Department said Thursday.But in an annual report, the...
Food Lack Forces ‘lumad’ To Eat Poison Crop
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Number Of Indian Billionaires 'doubled In 2009'
The number of billionaires in India doubled in 2009, Forbes magazine says.It lists 49 Indian billionaires, up from 24 the previous year. India, which has many of the world's poorest people, also has...
U.s. Says Iran Rights Worsen, Cites Sri Lanka Abuses
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Iran's human rights record "degenerated" with a crackdown after its disputed June election while Sri Lanka...
Bomb Planted Outside Store Kills 4 In Nw Pakistan
A homemade bomb placed outside a store in northwestern Pakistan where locals watch movies exploded Thursday, killing four people, including a child, said...
[03/11] Afghanistan Welcomes Pakistani Role In Peace Talks
ISLAMABAD (AP) - Pakistan will play a major role in peace talks with the Taliban, Afghan President Hamid Karzai said Thursday, apparently trying to dismiss speculation that Kabul was trying to...
[03/11] Bomb Planted Outside Store Kills 4 In Nw Pakistan
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) - A homemade bomb placed outside a store in northwestern Pakistan where locals watch movies exploded Thursday, killing four people, including a child, said officials. The...