US envoy set for Pakistan talks (BBC News)
Richard Holbrooke, the US special envoy to Pakistan, is in Islamabad for talks likely to centre on a renewed strategy in the region.
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Pakistan Steps Up Security Alert After Taliban Suicide Bombings (Bloomberg)
April 7 (Bloomberg) — Pakistan’s Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani ordered authorities to step up security against terrorist attacks, as senior U.S. officials arrived in the country to discuss a new strategy for combating the Taliban.
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KE faculty warns of en bloc resignations
LAHORETHE Academic Council of the King Edward Medical University has warned to resign en bloc if any attempt is made to withdraw the present s
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US not at war with Islam: Obama
ANKARA: President Barack Obama declared on Monday that the United States was not, and never will be, at war with Islam, during a visit to Turkey, his
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Players named for basketball training camp
ISLAMABAD: The selection committee of the Pakistan Amateur Basketball Federation (PABBF) on Monday named 21 players for the training camp in preparati
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PM chairs meeting on national security; seeks national counter-terrorism plan
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani on Monday directed the law-enforcement agencies and provincial governments to devise a comprehensive
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Pakistan fighting terror for survival: Zardari (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari Monday told top US officials his country was fighting terrorism for its own survival and would not to succumb to pressure by militants, officials said.
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IMCG I-10/4, FGJM School I-9/4 students grab top positions
IslamabadNaima Dawood of Islamabad Model College for Girls I-10/4 bagged first position in the Middle Standard Examination (Class-VIII Examina
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Pakistan News
Rawalpindi, Chaklala cantonments may face acute water shortage
RawalpindiAs feared, the residents of areas under the jurisdiction of Rawalpindi Cantonment Board (RCB) and Chaklala Cantonment Board (CCB) wo
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US pushes Pakistan to boost fighting of militants (AP via Yahoo! News)
The U.S. launched its latest effort Monday to get Pakistan to step up its fight against Islamic militants, sending special envoy Richard Holbrooke for talks with top officials, despite Taliban threats to boost terror attacks unless both nations back down.
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