The presidents of Pakistan and neighboring Iran and Afghanistan have agreed that their foreign ministers will hold monthly meetings to discuss regional issues, according to a spokesman for Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari.
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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, March 10 (UPI) — Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari, as he left Tuesday for Iran, called Pakistan a “vibrant and functioning society,” not a dysfunctional state.
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LAHORE, Pakistan (AFP) - The Pakistani province of Punjab on Tuesday alerted troops and banned protests and rallies ahead of a planned “long march” by lawyers towards the capital Islamabad, officials said.
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The state department is refraining from any comment on an escalating political crisis in Pakistan as thousands of protestors plan ‘Long March’ across the country, aiming to reach Islamabad at a time when President Zardari’s popularity is at an record low.
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NEW DELHI: India has sent a special unit of 16 trained CISF commandos to Pakistan to protect diplomats in the Indian high commission in Islamabad.
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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, March 10 (UPI) — Pakistani officials called on their Iranian counterparts to join the broader U.S.-led effort at rehabilitating war-torn Afghanistan.
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NATO countries must create a comprehensive approach to oust al Qaeda, the Taliban and other extremists from Afghanistan and Pakistan, U.S. Vice President Joe Biden said Tuesday after a meeting with NATO members.
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New Zealand authorities have yet to meet Kiwi Mark Taylor face-to-face, a month after his capture in Pakistan. Mr Taylor, 35, was detained by Pakistani security forces on February 11 after trying to enter a tribal region on the…
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LAHORE, Pakistan (AFP)–The eastern Pakistani city of Lahore on Tuesday banned protests and rallies ahead of a planned “long march” by lawyers towards the capital Islamabad, officials said.
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Pakistan, a nuclear armed state of 170 million people, is facing a virtual meltdown and its political leadership seems utterly incapable of steering the country through the present mess. The international community has few levers left that might have any significant impact on the course of events.
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