Pakistan to receive first tranche of IMF loans in 14 days (Asia News Network)

nternational Monetary Fundâ€?s executive board will today (November 24) consider a 23-month $7.6-billion standby loans programme for Pakistan, most probably releasing the first tranche of $3.2 billion …..

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Pak, Afghan Joint Economic Commission to meet tomorrow

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan, Afghanistan Joint Economic Commission meeting will be held in Kabul tomorrow.Advisor to the Prime Minister on Finance Dr. Shaukat Tareen will represent Pakistan during the meeting. The last meeting of Pakistan, Afghanistan Joint Economic Commission was held in June 2006 in Islamabad.

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Redrawn map makes Pakistan uneasy (International Herald Tribune)

A map first circulated as a theoretical exercise in some U.S. neoconservative circles matters has fueled a belief among Pakistanis that what the United States really wants is the breakup of Pakistan.

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Levies personnel killed in Hangu

HANGU: Unidentified miscreants on Monday fired a rocket on Torpal check-post situated in Hangu in which one Levies personnel was killed.According to sources, some unknown persons launched an attack on Torpal check-post situated in Tal tehsil of District Hangu, killing one Levies personnel on the spot. The deceased was identified as Nadir Khan. On the other hand, local people said 10 to 12 explosions were heard in the area.

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Are India and Afghanistan collaborating to destroy Pakistan? (Asia News Network)

An article in The New York Times says that there is an “increasing belief” among Pakistanis, including members of the armed forces, that what the US really wants is the breakup of Pakistan, the only Muslim country with nuclear arms.

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U.S. missile strike adds fuel to Pakistan protests (Boston Herald)

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - A U.S. missile strike that killed a British militant linked to a jetliner bomb plot indicates sharper American intelligence in Pakistan’s borderlands,…

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Islamabad Expressway completed ahead of deadline

Islamabad Work on Islamabad Expressway from Faizabad inter-change to Karal Chowk with two rigid lanes for heavy traffic and three soft lanes f

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Indian team to inspect Marala Headworks on 30th

ISLAMABAD: In a last-ditch effort to resolve the row over the August-September blockade of the Chenab water by New Delhi in an effort to fill the Bagl

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Green tea can help lose weight

Three cups of green tea a day could keep obesity at bay. Research shows the tea helps the pounds melt away, even while still eating junk food. br

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Watson dropped from Australia’’s team for Adelaide Test

BRISBANE, Australia: All-rounder Shane Watson was on Sunday left out of the 12-man Australian squad named for the second Test against New Zealand star

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