The Obama administration expects to announce new objectives for the flagging war in Afghanistan as soon as next week that place an onus on next-door Pakistan to contain extremism, defense and administration officials said Thursday.
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More police are deployed to stop a sit-in in Islamabad as pressure builds on the government to resolve the issue, centered on lawyers’ demands that sacked judges be reinstated. Domestic and international pressure on Pakistan to calm political unrest intensified Friday as continued street clashes threatened to impair transportation, the economy and the fight against extremism.
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OTTAWA: Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper says despite rising job losses the country will face a labour shortage when the recession ends. Another 82,600 workers lost their jobs in February, putting the unemployment rate to 7.7 per cent - the highest level in more than five years. Harper says these are tough times but Canada must prepare for the economic recovery and the need for labour it will bring. The prime minister’’s words in London, Ont., today fell in line with a new message he’’s been sending - namely that Canada will emerge from the economic downturn stronger than ever. On Tuesday, he said the country would emerge from the worldwide recession before any other country. He called the crisis an opportunity for Canada to position itself to be the first to catch the `wave” of economic recovery when it comes.
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March 14 (Bloomberg) — Pakistan’s central bank Governor Syed Salim Raza said Asia’s highest interest rates will be gradually reduced this year, ruling out steep cuts that may fuel inflation.
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KarachiThe Sindh government would be unable to get around 25,000 tonnes wheat from Punjab free of cost, as announced by former Punjab Chief Mi
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SYDNEY: Andrew Hilditch, the chairman of selectors, has increased the pressure on Australia’’s band of returning veterans by insisting loyalty will pla
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CAPE TOWN: Australia’’s ageing and ailing Test squad has learnt that it didn”t need botox jabs to conceal its fatigue after a disappointing 2008.b
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COLOMBO: Newly appointed captain Kumar Sangakkara has said his role as a leader got a special dimension to work on Sri Lankan players” mental framewor
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ISLAMABAD: On the direct order of President Asif Ali Zardari, the transmission of the Geo News was blocked by cable operators in various parts of the
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KARACHI: Local event management companies are facing the brunt of terrorist activities in the country.Many foreign exhibitors and key speakers
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