Swat Valley peace deal is a hope for stabilizing volatile region of Pakistan (Chicago Tribune)

Pact could also strengthen pro-Taliban militants there ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Zahid Khan, a secular politician from a militant stronghold, knows that a peace deal with pro-Taliban insurgents in Swat Valley could make them stronger.

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Fears Pakistan Crisis Used For Recruitment (SkyNews via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)

Community leaders are warning that the on-going political turmoil in Pakistan could become a more effective rallying call to extremism than either the conflict in Iraq or Afghanistan.

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Moles warns India of New Zealand backlash

HAMILTON: New Zealand coach Andy Moles warned India of a “sterner examination” in the second Test in Napier even as he urged the Kiwi batsmen to take

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Nawaz, Gilani agree to reconciliation

LAHORE: Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani and PML-N Quaid Nawaz Sharif have expressed willingness to bring about reconciliation, doing away with diffe

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Five soldiers among 11 killed in held Kashmir

HELD SRINAGAR: Five Indian soldiers and six freedom fighters were killed in separate gunbattles in Kashmir on Sunday, police said.The deaths c

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SA ready to host India league

CAPE TOWN: South Africa will enter into negotiations which could lead to the country staging the second season of the Indian Premier League, according

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Core of al Qaida is in Pakistan, says British PM

LONDON: Stating that the core of al Qaida has shifted from Afghanistan to Pakistan, UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown on Sunday said that Britain was abo

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Pakistan News

Geo TV arranges special programmes on Pakistan Day

RAWALPINDI: Pakistanis across the world celebrate Pakistan Day on March 23 with zeal, fervour and patriotism every year.Like every year, the G

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Bull run witnessed at KSE this week

KARACHI: Karachi Stock Exchange witnessed bullish trend almost throughout the week where KSE-100 Index registered a gain of over 10 percent.The restoration of judges including Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry and positive results of National Bank of Pakistan encouraged the investors to become active in the share market.The major Index surged by a total of 590 points during this week and pegged at 6,340.

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Security problem forces India to shift IPL abroad

MUMBAI: Cricket’’s lucrative Indian Premier League will be held abroad this year, organisers said on Sunday, blaming the government for being unable to

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