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Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:36:00 GMT

FACTBOX - Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba

(Reuters) - The Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba has been accused of plotting attacks in India and in the west, including the three-day assault on Mumbai in November 2008.
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:36:00 GMT

Human Rights Society of Pakistan

QUETTA Nov 19 (PPI): President Asif Zardari should be impeached as he has violated the Constitution by becoming Director of Park Land Estates Company. This was demanded by Chairman Human Rights society of Pakistan Balochistan Chapter and Advocate Supreme
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:29:00 GMT

Pakistans textile exports threatened by terrorism

Pakistans textiles exports are threatened by growing terror attacks, power outages and poor market access, said Umer Mansha, chief executive officer of Nishat Mills Ltd., the countrys biggest exporter. Textile buyers like to come, see and feel the
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:24:00 GMT

NA (NA condemns terror attacks in Peshawar, Bannu)

The National Assembly on Friday condemned terrorist attacks in Peshawar and Bannu took place and expressed complete solidarity with the armed forces and the people who are laying their lives for the sake of the country. Members from both sides expressed
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:24:00 GMT

Pakistans textile exports threatened by terrorism

Pakistans textiles exports are threatened by growing terror attacks, power outages and poor market access, said Umer Mansha, chief executive officer of Nishat Mills Ltd., the countrys biggest exporter. Textile buyers like to come, see and feel the
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:24:00 GMT

November 18, 2009 (PTI) - communicated to Pakistan by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and National Security Adviser James Jones during their visits to Pakistan recently.

(Asia Pulse Data Source) He said Pakistan needs to see the danger posed to itself from groups like Lashkar-e-Taiba, which has "evolved from regional threat to global terror group," and "concentrate" on dismantling terror infrastructure. Crackdown by
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:24:00 GMT

Pakistan air raids in northwest, tribal areas reportedly kill 24

Hangu [North-West Frontier Province]: Fighter jets bombed various parts of Hangu and Orakzai Agency on Wednesday [18 November], killing 24 people and injuring 20 others. Fighter jets pounded terrorists' hideouts in Ghalju, Mushti Mela, Sheikhan areas in
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:24:00 GMT

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Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:24:00 GMT

Shahbaz Sharif for consensus formula to resolve Balochistan problems

Punjab Chief Minister Mian Shahbaz Sharif has stressed the need for taking all stakeholders on board and evolve a consensus formula acceptable to all to resolve issues underlying the unrest in Balochistan. Addressing a joint press conference with Chief
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:23:00 GMT

Pakistani TV show discusses rising suicide attacks in Peshawar

relays live regularly scheduled "Today with Kamran Khan" program. Noted Pakistani journalist Kamran Khan reviews, discusses and analyzes major day-to-day developments with government ministers and officials, opposition leaders, and prominent analysts in
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:22:00 GMT

CIA boss in Pak to discuss terror

ISLAMABAD: The CIA boss Leon Panetta today met Pakistan's top civil and military leaders to discuss the war against terror and sharing of information between Washington and Islamabad to boost the campaign against militants operating along the Afghanistan
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:16:00 GMT

US missile strike kills 8 in Pakistan

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Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:13:00 GMT

'US Must Address Pak's Concern Over Troop Surge in Afghan'

The US must address Pakistan's concerns about a possible troop surge in Afghanistan and ensure that its new Afghan policy does not disturb the regional balance in South Asia, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said today. Gilani made the remarks during a
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:09:00 GMT

Suspected US drone strike kills 8 in Pakistan

A suspected US missile attack targeting Al-Qaeda-linked militants killed eight people in Pakistan's mountains on the Afghan border as CIA chief Leon Panetta held talks in Islamabad on Friday. The attack, the presumed work of CIA drones, was the second in
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:54:00 GMT

Peshawar: Suspected US strike on al-Qaeda kills eight

A SUSPECTED US missile attack targeting al-Qaeda-linked militants has killed eight people in Pakistan's mountains on the Afghan border as CIA chief Leon Panetta held talks in Islamabad. The attack, the presumed work of CIA drones, was the second in two
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:54:00 GMT

Suspected US drone strike kills 8 in Pakistan

MIRANSHAH, Pakistan (AFP) A suspected US missile attack targeting Al-Qaeda-linked militants killed eight people in Pakistan's mountains on the Afghan border as CIA chief Leon Panetta held talks in Islamabad on Friday. The attack, the presumed work of
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:52:00 GMT

CIA's Panetta arrives in Pakistan

Comment | Enlarge ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- CIA Director Leon Panetta arrived in Pakistan Friday to discuss the issue of the location of the leadership of the Taliban with security officials. Panetta was to meet with Pakistani President Asif
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:45:00 GMT

Islamabad bombings mastermind arrested: Police

The alleged mastermind of the suicide attacks on the World Food Programme office and on a police helpline office here has been arrested, police said Friday. Briefing reporters, Islamabad Inspector General of Police Kalim Imam said the suspect, Jamsheed
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:36:00 GMT

Lahore lawyers condemn suicide blasts

The Human Rights Committee of the Lahore High Court Bar Association has condemned suicide attacks and the use of violence against innocent lives, saying there is no justification in Islam for terrorism. 'All acts of terrorism targeting civilians are
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:34:00 GMT

India, Pakistan should decide on ties, says US

WASHINGTON After ruffling feathers in Delhi with a reference to Indo-Pak ties, the US on Thursday sought to pacify India saying it has to decide with Pakistan the substance, scope and pace of their relationship. “We’ve always said, in terms of
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:33:00 GMT

Pakistan denies presence of Mullah Omar in the country

Islamabad, Nov 20 (ANI): Pakistan Foreign Office has denied reports regarding the presence of Taliban supreme leaders Mullah Omar in Pakistan. Spokesman Abdul Basit told Geo News that the reports published in Washington Times in this connection are
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:32:00 GMT

Suicide bomb attack at Pakistan court kills 15

PESHAWAR, Pakistan, Nov 19 (Reuters) - A bomb went off outside a court building in Pakistan's northwestern city of Peshawar on Thursday, killing at least 15 people, a doctor said. Sahib Gul, a doctor at the city's main hospital, said at least 15 bodies
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:23:00 GMT

ISI helped Mullah Omar to flee to Karachi to escape US drone attacks

Washington, Nov 20 : Pakistan’s Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) has helped Taliban supreme leader Mullah Omar to flee from the border town of Quetta to the port city of Karachi, fearing that US drones might target him. Recently, one-eyed leader of
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:21:00 GMT

Pak PM says new Afghan policy should not affect regional balance

Islamabad, Nov 20 : Pakistan Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani during his meeting with the visiting CIA chief Leon Panetta stressed that the new US strategy for Afghanistan should not affect regional balance in South Asia. Leon Panetta on the occasion
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:21:00 GMT

Pakistan denies presence of Mullah Omar in the country

Islamabad, Nov 20 : Pakistan Foreign Office has denied reports regarding the presence of Taliban supreme leaders Mullah Omar in Pakistan. Spokesman Abdul Basit told Geo News that the reports published in Washington Times in this connection are baseless.
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:21:00 GMT

Include Pakistan's input in Afghan policy, US urged

Islamabad, Nov 20 : Pakistani Prime Minister Friday urged the US to fully share the contours of its road map on Afghanistan and incorporate Islamabad's input in it. He made the remarks while speaking to US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) director Leon
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:21:00 GMT

Peshawar: Suspected US strike on al-Qaeda kills eight

A SUSPECTED US missile attack targeting al-Qaeda-linked militants has killed eight people in Pakistan's mountains on the Afghan border as CIA chief Leon Panetta held talks in Islamabad. The attack, the presumed work of CIA drones, was the second in two
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:16:00 GMT

Tell Pakistan not to use terror as state policy: Manmohan Singh to US

Expressing concern about the rise of terrorism in Pakistan, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has said India would like the United States to use all its influence with Islamabad to stop using terror as an instrument of state policy. 'We have been the victims
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:12:00 GMT

Tell Pakistan not to use terror as state policy: Manmohan Singh to US

Washington, Nov 20 (IANS) Expressing concern about the rise of terrorism in Pakistan, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has said India would like the United States to use all its influence with Islamabad to stop using terror as an instrument of state policy.
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:08:00 GMT

US missile strike kills 8 in Pakistan

Match: any search words all search words Eight Islamist militants were killed in a US missile strike in northwest Pakistan on Friday, officials said, after three policemen were killed in a bomb blast. The attack came shortly before the director of the
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:07:00 GMT