An international rights group is urging Pakistan’s new government to investigate the disappearance of hundreds of people allegedly at the hands of its security agencies.
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LAHORE: Pakistan on Monday announced their 16-man hockey squad to be led by fullback Zeeshan Ashraf for next month’s Olympics in Beijing, where they hope to regain their former glory.
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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Pakistan’s intelligence agencies and police have disappeared hundreds of Pakistanis, including children as young as 9, as part of the U.
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Pakistan - Iran Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani has said that Pakistan accords great importance to its relations with brotherly Muslim country of Iran and present government will do its utmost to further strengthen the strong ties between two countries.
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A Pakistan government-backed stabilisation fund aimed at improving liquidity in the country’s stock markets is set to start investing this week.
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KARACHI: The Karachi Port Trust (KPT) defeated the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) 1-0 in the opening match of the fifth National Premier League Football Championship here at the KMC Sports Complex on Tuesday.In this interesting match, Zafar Majeed got PIA take lead when he netted a goal in the 33rd minute and this lead was maintained up to the end of the match.Leading teams of the country are participating in the National Premier League Football Championship. All matches will be played at four grounds of Karachi.This was strange to note that no official of the federation was present in the opening match of the tournament.
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Human rights group Amnesty International on Wednesday called on Pakistan to reveal the details of hundreds of so-called enforced disappearances there.
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Amnesty International calls on Pakistan’s new government to provide information about hundreds of “disappeared” people.
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SYDNEY - A split in world cricket looms if the International Cricket Council (ICC) votes tomorrow in favour of staging the Champions Trophy tournament in Pakistan.
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LONDON: Oil fell $5 a barrel to a six-week low on Tuesday as a tropical storm moving over the Gulf of Mexico was expected to miss most major oil and g
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