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  1. Gunmen Kill Pakistani Working at Iran CoRead the original story

    7 min ago | MyFoxPhilly

    Gunmen killed a Pakistani working at the Iranian Consulate in Peshawar on Thursday, the latest in a wave of attacks in or near the largest city in the militant-riddled northwest, said police.

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    Related Topix: Peshawar, Pakistan, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan, World News, Asia, Afghanistan

  2. Chuckers: How far can we bend the rules?Read the original story

    10 min ago | The Independent

    ... a solitary hell. And ask the two men whose cases are now before the International Cricket Council. They are the Pakistan fast bowler Shabbir Ahmed, who appeared before a Bowling Review Group in Dubai yesterday at which he tried and failed to have a ...

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    Related Topix: Sports, Cricket, Pakistan, England, South Africa, Australia

  3. Gunmen kill Pakistani working at Iranian ConsulateRead the original story

    18 min ago | Atlanta Journal-Constitution

    ... at the consulate, died at a military hospital, he said. The gunmen escaped after the shooting. Peshawar is one of Pakistan's most dangerous cities and a hotbed of militant and criminal activity. In 2008, gunmen ambushed a car carrying the Afghan ...

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    Related Topix: Peshawar, Pakistan, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan

  4. Pakistani Iranian consulate worker shot in PeshawarRead the original story

    26 min ago | AlertNet

    ... the attacker. We've just got shell casings from a pistol from the spot," he said. Ties between mostly Sunni Muslim Pakistan and majority Shi'ite Muslim Iran were strained last month by a suicide bomb attack in southeastern Iran which killed 42 ...

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    Related Topix: World News, Asia, Peshawar, Pakistan, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan, Afghanistan

  5. Cooperative action to combat terrorismRead the original story

    58 min ago | MYREPUBLICA.com

    ... of the region. Police officers and prosecutors from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka along with observers from the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) met for the last three days in ...

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    Related Topix: Terrorism, Islamabad, Pakistan, World News, Bangladesh, Asia

  6. How India must face the Chinese threatRead the original story

    1 hr ago | Rediff.com

    ... northeast in the late seventies, China took advantage of Islamabad's hatred for India, and deftly invested in Pakistan to carry out the task on its behalf. The primary segment of the Chinese strategy moved with clockwork precision by investing in ...

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    Related Topix: World News, India, Asia, New Delhi, India, Haryana, India, Islamabad, Pakistan

  7. Iran official killed in PakistanRead the original story

    1 hr ago | The Straits Times

    GUNMEN shot dead a Pakistani spokesman for the Iranian consulate in the northwestern city of Peshawar on Thursday as he was on his way to work, police said.

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    Related Topix: Peshawar, Pakistan, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan, World News

  8. Latif admits claiming drop ball as clean catch against BangladeshRead the original story

    1 hr ago | Cricket News from all over the world

    Six years after he claimed a dropped catch as a clean take against Bangladesh in the Multan Test, disgraced former Pakistan wicketkeeper Rashid Latif has admitted that he had lied.

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  9. Beijing set to take on ObamaRead the original story

    1 hr ago | South Asian Media Net

    BEIJING: China has sent out an interesting signal ahead of US president Barack Obama's scheduled visit to Beijing by offering a set of advanced fighter jets to Pakistan.

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    Related Topix: Islamabad, Pakistan, World News

  10. Qaeda connectionRead the original story

    2 hrs ago | Millat Online

    ... in the battle-ridden province. Suicide attacks have become a routine occurrence during the past few weeks all over Pakistan, especially in NWFP. A spate of terror attacks in recent days is obviously a backlash against the military operation in South ...

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    Related Topix: Terrorism, World News, Charsadda, Pakistan, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan, Asia, Afghanistan

  11. EDITORIAL:Going globalRead the original story

    2 hrs ago | New Straits Times

    ... been managing plantations in the west African country since 2006. On the same day in Lahore, it was reported that Pakistan is seeking the country's expertise in developing its halal meat industry. On Tuesday, too, Syarikat Takaful Malaysia, which ...

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    Related Topix: Lahore, Pakistan, World News, Southeast Asia, Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Opinion

  12. PSB plans dope tests ahead of SAaRead the original story

    2 hrs ago | The Nation

    ... scheduled to be rolled off from January 29 in the capital city of Bangladesh. Chairman Anti Doping Organisation of Pakistan (ADOP) Dr. Waqar Ahmed told 'TheNation' here Tuesday that Pakistan had to give back two gold medals of the 10th South Asian ...

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  13. No purchase of sacrificial animalsRead the original story

    2 hrs ago | The Nation

    Sacrificial animals have started arriving in the City ahead of Eid-ul-Azha which is likely to fall on November 28.

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    Related Topix: Lahore, Pakistan, World News

  14. SHC's notice to LG Dept on out-of-turn promotionsRead the original story

    2 hrs ago | The Nation

    ... Sindh High Court, comprising Chief Justice Sarmad Jalal Osmany & Justice Sajjad Ali Shah Wednesday issued notice to Pakistan Railways Karachi Divisional Superintendent & Divisional Electrical Engineer for November 13, 2009 on contempt plea in PR ...

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    Related Topix: Karachi, Pakistan, Sind, Pakistan, World News

  15. Officialdom delays constitution of PPCsRead the original story

    2 hrs ago | The Nation

    Dozens of UC nazims here in the City have not received the forms from the Sindh Local Government Department so far, for the establishment of Public Participation Committees in their respective UCs, directed by the Federal Government as a preventive measure to combat the wave of terrorism.

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  16. Hyderabad-Mirpurkhas dual carriageway reviewedRead the original story

    2 hrs ago | The Nation

    Sindh Chief Minister Qaim Ali Shah has said that roads play vital role in communication network, which is essential for progress, development and prosperity of the country and added that present government paying full attention towards communication sector.

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    Related Topix: Hyderabad, Pakistan, World News, Tando Allahyar, Pakistan

  17. Authority yet to fix responsibilityRead the original story

    2 hrs ago | The Nation

    ... A had reported violations but no action was taken so far against the violators. He appealed to the Chief Justice of Pakistan to look into the affair for fixing the responsibility of the dire crime and providing relief to the residents of the society.

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  18. Two activists of TTP apprehendedRead the original story

    2 hrs ago | The Nation

    The Special Investigation Unit of Sindh police claimed to have arrested two activists of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan and recovered a Kalashnikov, a pistol and two hand grenades.

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    Related Topix: Karachi, Pakistan, Sind, Pakistan, World News

  19. Opp blasts govt for meddling in Gilgit-Baltistan pollsRead the original story

    2 hrs ago | The Nation

    Pakistan Muslim League Wednesday staged a token walkout in the National Assembly over dilly-dally attitude of the government in tabling the draft Accountability Bill in the House.

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    Related Topix: Asia, World News, Nisar Ali Khan

  20. Nato trucks damaging Indus HighwayRead the original story w/Photo

    2 hrs ago | The Nation

    Pakistani authorities are simply helpless in checking truckloads of North Atlantic Treaty Organisation forces badly damaging the Indus Highway, the repair of which would cost billions of rupees to the national exchequer, TheNation has learnt reliably.

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    Related Topix: World News, NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization), Peshawar, Pakistan, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan, Shikarpur, Pakistan