Pakistan Rejects Indian Accusations, Plays Down Tension (Washington Post)

KABUL, Jan. 7 — During a visit to Afghanistan, Pakistan’s foreign minister on Wednesday strongly rejected accusations by India that Pakistani government agencies had played a role in the terrorist attacks in Mumbai in November, insisting that his government wants to “get to the bottom” of the…

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Pakistan border area threat to world: US (Asia News Network)

he biggest foreign-policy challenge awaiting President-elect Barack Obama isnâ€?t Iraq or Afghanistan but Pakistan, President George W Bushâ€?s national-security adviser Stephen Hadley has said. In a …..

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Has Pakistan Outwitted India? (Time Magazine)

Analysis: Many in India are concerned that six weeks after the Mumbai terror attacks, the issue is dissipating without a satisfactory response from Pakistan

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Indian, Pakistani financial markets closed

HONG KONG: India and Pakistan’’s financial markets are closed on Thursday for a holiday. They will both reopen on Friday.

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Pakistan fires official who confirmed Mumbai gunman’s identity (Chicago Tribune)

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — The Pakistani government on Wednesday abruptly fired its national security adviser after he confirmed that the surviving gunman captured in the Mumbai attacks is a Pakistani, a key piece of evidence contained in a dossier amassed by India on alleged Pakistani complicity in the three-day assault.

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Building collapses in Rawalpindi: report

RAWALPINDI: A two-story building has reportedly collapsed in Thana Airport area in Rawalpindi on early Thursday; Geo T.V quoted rescue sources as saying.Rescue teams have launched rescue efforts. Sources said a gas cylinder blast caused building to collapse while two injured persons have rescued from the rubble.A dead body has also been recovered from the debris; rescue workers said and were shifted to hospital.

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Pakistan Fires National Security Adviser as India Tensions Rise (Bloomberg)

Jan. 8 (Bloomberg) — Pakistan’s Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani fired his national security adviser amid an escalation of tensions with India, which accuses Pakistani nationals of carrying out the terrorist attacks on Mumbai.

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Saifullah discusses League issues with Nawaz

LAHORE: PML-N Quaid Nawaz Sharif on Tuesday saw off Senator Salim Saifullah with loads of hope after long deliberations on the prospects of both PMLs

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Foreign real estate projects in Pakistan feel the heat of the UAE market downfall

KARACHI: The super-luxurious residential and commercial projects that had been initiated by foreign developers of United Arab Emirates (UAE) are rumor

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National security adviser sacked

ISLAMABAD: The government has finally admitted that Ajmal Kasab, the lone surviving gunman of the November attacks in Mumbai, is a Pakistani national.

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