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Tue, 9 Feb 2010 10:00:00 GMT

Pakistan Railways decide to end electric train service

Twenty-five imported electric engines have gone bad to worse owing to that Pakistan Railway has decided to end electric train service. Railway officials told this agency here on Sunday that electric cables for this purpose have been stolen between Lahore
Tue, 9 Feb 2010 10:00:00 GMT

The Anvil Group: Security Specialist Reassures Corporations of Operational Stability in Karachi

Friday’s double bombing in the Pakistani city of Karachi draws further attention to the continuing sectarian tension between the Shia and Sunni communities of this sprawling city of 18 million people. In December, The Anvil Group distributed an alert
Tue, 9 Feb 2010 09:58:00 GMT

The Anvil Group: Security Specialist Reassures Corporations of Operational Stability in Karachi

Friday's double bombing in the Pakistani city of Karachi draws further attention to the continuing sectarian tension between the Shia and Sunni communities of this sprawling city of 18 million people. In December, The Anvil Group distributed an alert to
Tue, 9 Feb 2010 09:57:00 GMT

Etheridge appraises Afghanistan, Pakistan

NEW YORK: U.S. Rep. Bob Etheridge returned from a recent trip to Afghanistan and said commanders there were 'guardedly optimistic' about the situation. Etheridge, a Lillington Democrat whose district includes part of Fort Bragg, told reporters Friday
Tue, 9 Feb 2010 09:55:00 GMT

The Anvil Group: Security Specialist Reassures Corporations of Operational Stability in Karachi

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Friday's double bombing in the Pakistani city of Karachi draws further attention to the continuing sectarian tension between the Shia and Sunni communities of this sprawling city of 18 million people. In December, The Anvil
Tue, 9 Feb 2010 09:52:00 GMT

Issues: `China views Kashmir as a major dispute'

While Pakistan has been calling for the international community to help resolve the 62-year-old Kashmir dispute as per the wishes of the Kashmiri people, according to the United Nations resolutions, India has continued with its claims that Kashmir is an
Tue, 9 Feb 2010 09:52:00 GMT

Strong indications Pakistan Taliban leader dead: Pakistan official

ISLAMABAD, Feb. 9 KYODO An authoritative official source said Tuesday that there are strong indications that the leader of the Pakistani Taliban, Hakim ullah Mehsud, who was injured in a U.S. drone attack in northwestern Pakistan in January, has died of
Tue, 9 Feb 2010 09:47:00 GMT

Fresh avalanche in Kashmir kills army jawan, 14 rescued

A fresh avalanche hit Kashmir Valley on Tuesday, killing an army jawan in Kupwara district, a day after 17 armymen met a similar fate during a winter warfare training exercise. The avalanche hit Tangdhar, 145 kms from Srinagar, around 0345 hours trapping
Tue, 9 Feb 2010 09:46:00 GMT

Water dispute to take precedence over Kashmir issue: Qureshi

Foreign minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has said that he had clear roadmap for the talks with India, in which more tangible issues like the water dispute would take precedence over traditional faultlines like Kashmir. In an interview with an Indian
Tue, 9 Feb 2010 09:43:00 GMT

Water dispute to take precedence over Kashmir issue: Qureshi

Foreign minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has said that he had clear roadmap for the talks with India, in which more tangible issues like the water dispute would take precedence over traditional fault lines like Kashmir. In an interview with an Indian
Tue, 9 Feb 2010 09:43:00 GMT

Pakistan's Taliban confirm death of leader

E-mail Print Text Size Reporting from Islamabad, Pakistan - The Pakistani Taliban confirmed Tuesday that their leader, Hakimullah Mahsud, died from injuries suffered in a U.S. drone missile strike last month, an attack that forces the insurgency to find
Tue, 9 Feb 2010 09:42:00 GMT

Tomgram: Pratap Chatterjee, Destabilizing Pakistan

Quicklink submitted by Sheila Samples (Add your own quicklinks easily with the OpEdNews Quick Link Browser bookmark) View Ratings | Rate It Pakistan 2010, with its enormous modern military and industrialized base, is hardly impoverished Cambodia 1969.
Tue, 9 Feb 2010 09:34:00 GMT

Pakistani Taliban confirm leader's death

Reporting from Islamabad, Pakistan - The Pakistani Taliban confirmed Tuesday that their leader, Hakimullah Mahsud, died from injuries suffered in a U.S. drone missile strike last month, an attack that forces the insurgency to find a new leader for the
Tue, 9 Feb 2010 09:27:00 GMT

Pak worried over ‘open ended’ talks with India

Pakistan is looking to adopt a tough stance over India’s offer to resume foreign secretary level talks, as it is worried about engaging New Delhi in ‘open-ended’ talks, diplomatic sources said. According to sources, Islamabad might push for a
Tue, 9 Feb 2010 09:26:00 GMT

Pakistan cricket in fresh turmoil as keeper, coach left out

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Tue, 9 Feb 2010 09:25:00 GMT

Kasuri rejects Qureshi's remarks over Kashmir issue

Islamabad, Feb.9 : Former Pakistan Foreign Minister Khurshid Kasuri has rejected his successor Shah Memhood Qureshi's view on there being no progress on the Kashmir issue for several years. Rejecting Qureshi's remarks, Kasuri said remarkable progress was
Tue, 9 Feb 2010 09:25:00 GMT

Pak FO in a 'fix' over India's 'luring' offer

Islamabad, Feb.9 : As the foreign secretary level talks between India and Pakistan are expected to resume later this month, Pakistan Foreign Office (FO) officials are sceptic about New Delhi's overtures and believe the offer has landed Islamabad in a
Tue, 9 Feb 2010 09:25:00 GMT

Pak worried over 'open ended' talks with India

Islamabad, Feb.9 : Pakistan is looking to adopt a tough stance over India's offer to resume foreign secretary level talks, as it is worried about engaging New Delhi in 'open-ended' talks, diplomatic sources said. According to sources, Islamabad might
Tue, 9 Feb 2010 09:24:00 GMT

Taliban confirm killing of Amir in US drone strike in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Feb 9 (KUNA) -- Taliban Tuesday confirmed the death of their chief in a US drone attack, ending weeks of speculation, it was reported here. Hakimullah Mehsud, Chief of the outlawed Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), was critically wounded in a
Tue, 9 Feb 2010 09:24:00 GMT

Pakistan should move on after Oz debacle : Akram

Karachi, Feb.9 : Former Pakistan speedster Wasim Akram has said Pakistan cricket should move on after the team's shameful and humiliating Australia tour, adding the team needed a strong approach to move ahead. Akram said that while it was disappointing
Tue, 9 Feb 2010 09:24:00 GMT

Pakistani Taliban chief confirmed to be dead: TV

Pakistani officials and Taliban both confirmed the death of the Pakistani Taliban chief Hakimullah Mehsud, local TV channels reported Tuesday.
Tue, 9 Feb 2010 09:24:00 GMT

One killed, six injured in landslides in Kashmir

Srinagar: One person was killed and six others were injured when five houses were damaged in landslides in Uri sector of north Kashmir's Baramulla district, officials said today. Mohammad Yousuf Gojjar was killed when his house collapsed due to the
Tue, 9 Feb 2010 09:18:00 GMT

Pakistan hotel attack averted by police

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Tue, 9 Feb 2010 09:18:00 GMT

Pak Taliban confirms Hakimullah's death

Pakistani Taliban on Tuesday confirmed that its chief Hakimullah Mehsud had died of injuries sustained in a US drone strike, ending weeks of speculation over his fate. Taliban sources based in the Aurakzai tribal region told TV news channels that
Tue, 9 Feb 2010 09:16:00 GMT

President calls for taking Sino-Pak ties to new heights

: President Asif Ali Zardari on Monday called for taking Pak-China bilateral trade and commercial ties to new heights as the two countries were friends and natural partners in the economic growth of the region. 'Strengthening and expanding co-operation
Tue, 9 Feb 2010 09:15:00 GMT

Pakistan has clear roadmap for talks with India: Qureshi

: Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has said that India-Pakistan talks at secretaries level is expected on February 18 or 25, as indicated by Indian government and we have a clear roadmap for talks with India, in which more tangible issues like the
Tue, 9 Feb 2010 09:15:00 GMT

17 Indian soldiers killed in held Kashmir avalanche

: Seventeen Indian occupation soldiers were killed on Monday in an avalanche that slammed into a group of 70 combat troops at a high-altitude warfare training camp in occupied Kashmir, the army said on Monday. Army spokesman Colonel Vineet Sood said the
Tue, 9 Feb 2010 09:15:00 GMT

Navy gets new frigate: Pakistan not to engage in arms race, says Prime Minister

: Pakistan is a peace-loving country that does not want to be engaged in an arms race and that its strategic as well as conventional capabilities are focused towards legitimate defence needs and promotion of peace. This was stated by Prime Minister
Tue, 9 Feb 2010 09:15:00 GMT

National Assembly body passes Pakistan Naval Academy Amendment Bill

: National Assembly Standing Committee on Defence in a meeting on Monday discussed the Pakistan Naval Academy (Award of Degrees) Amendment Bill, 2010 and unanimously passed it. The committee was given comprehensive briefing about introduction,
Tue, 9 Feb 2010 09:14:00 GMT

Twin blasts in Karachi: Rehman sees involvement of foreign hand

: Federal Minister for Interior, Rehman Malik has blamed foreign forces for Karachi twin blasts on February 5, saying that involvement of foreign hand in Karachi bombing could not be ruled out on the basis of some evidence the law enforcement agencies
Tue, 9 Feb 2010 09:14:00 GMT