US and China leaders discuss North Korea, Pakistan (AFP via Yahoo! News)

President Barack Obama spoke by phone with his Chinese counterpart Hu Jintao to discuss security issues including North Korea’s nuclear program and deteriorating conditions in Pakistan, the White House said.

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Obama, China’s Hu discuss North Korea, Pakistan (Reuters via Yahoo! News)

U.S. President Barack Obama spoke with Chinese President Hu Jintao on Wednesday about global economic issues, concerns over North Korea and the issue of militants in Pakistan, the White House said in a statement.

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Obama: Pakistan, Afghanistan fighting terrorists (AP via Yahoo! News)

President Barack Obama says the United States, Pakistan and Afghanistan are cooperating in the effort to defeat al-Qaida and its terrorist allies.

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Obama pledges ‘lasting commitment’ to Pakistan, Afghanistan (McClatchy Newspapers via Yahoo! News)

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama Wednesday pledged a “lasting commitment” by the U.S. to the democratic governments of Pakistan and Afghanistan after an unusual three-way meeting that ended with promises but no concrete agreements.

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Obama praises Afghan, Pakistan commitments (AP via Yahoo! News)

President Barack Obama declared he got the commitments he wanted Wednesday from the leaders of Pakistan and Afghanistan to more aggressively fight Taliban and al-Qaida militants who are gaining power and sowing violence in their countries.

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Obama says U.S., Pakistan, Afghanistan face common foe (Reuters via Yahoo! News)

President Barack Obama said on Wednesday he and the leaders of Afghanistan and Pakistan have agreed that they share a common goal of dismantling, disrupting and defeating al Qaeda and its extremist allies.

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Afghanistan, Pakistan in new anti-militant front: Obama (AFP via Yahoo! News)

President Barack Obama Wednesday said the leaders of Pakistan and Afghanistan had forged a new front against extremists, but Afghan deaths in US raids cast a pall over a high-stakes summit here.

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Obama says US, Pakistan, Afghanistan face common foe

WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama said on Wednesday he, President Asif Ali Zardari and Afghan President Hamid Karzai have agreed that they share a co

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US, China leaders discuss North Korea, Pakistan (AFP via Yahoo! News)

President Barack Obama spoke by phone Wednesday with his Chinese counterpart Hu Jintao and shared his “concerns” over security issues including North Korea’s nuclear program and deteriorating conditions in Pakistan, the White House said.

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Militants attack police station in upper Dir

DIR: Unknown militants have launched attack on the Gandigar police station with heavy weaponry here in upper Dir but no loss of life was reported as the security forces retaliated the attack, Geo news reported early on Thursday.According to police sources, after the militants ambushed police station, the retaliation from security forces is still underway and both sides have resorted to heavy firing during the clash while sources also confirmed that any loss of life has yet to be reported.

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