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Pakistani labourers ride on their donkeys along a street in Islamabad on May 31, 2012. Pakistan's economy grew by 3.7 percent in the current fiscal year with tax collection up an 'unprecedented' 25 percent, Finance Minister Abdul Hafeez Shaikh said. He unveiled the statistics one day before presenting the next budget to parliament amid concerns that Pakistan is headed towards a financial crisis unless it returns to the IMF.
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among the phone numbers that were found, were the phone numbers of the Harkat-ul-Mujaheddin, a group with long connections to Al Qaeda whose leader Fazlul Rehman Khalil lives openly in a suburb of Islamabad.
There is no doubt that the US and other Western countries will increase their pressure on Pakistan in the coming days. The international financial institutions, too, are going to use their influence to make Islamabad bow down and resume NATO supplies.
Islamabad's practice of relying on violent Islamist proxies in Afghanistan (and India) has backfired badly on Pakistan ... build on this sentiment by convincing Pakistani leaders that unless they ... force the Taliban to compromise in Afghanistan, Pakistan will suffer from an emboldened Taliban leadership that will project its power back into Pakistan.More quotes »
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NATO invites Pakistan to summit in Chicago
November after American airstrikes killed 24 of its troops on the Afghan border. The attack sent ties between Washington and Islamabad to new lows, threatening regional cooperation needed for negotiating an end to the Afghan war.The developments signal something Read more »
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Pakistan probes jet crash amid criticism
over why it gave a license to the tiny airline just last month.Sobbing relatives of those who died flocked to a hospital in Islamabad to collect the remains of their loved ones."We had no idea they would be called for eternal rest," said Sardar Aftaz Khan, Read more »
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Pakistani passenger jet with 127 on board crashes
Ahmed Mukhar told The Associated Press the Bhoja Air jet crashed Friday, just a few kilometers (miles) away from the airport in Islamabad.He says the aircraft was traveling from the country's largest city of Karachi to the Pakistani capital when it crashed.He Read more »
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Bid Laden's family to leave Pakistan at midnight
sentenced to 45 days in prison, with credit for about a month served. Their prison term, which was spent at a well-guarded house in Islamabad , ends Tuesday.Pakistani officials have said very little publicly about the family, raising questions about why they Read more »
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Kabul attack could spark US-Pakistan tension
in the Haqqani network who are using Pakistani territory to launch cross-border attacks against American troops in Afghanistan.Islamabad has refused, claiming its forces are stretched too thin fighting domestic militants seeking to topple the Pakistani government. Read more »
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US Military Returns Officers To Western Pakistan
a slight improvement in the diplomatic ties between Washington and Islamabad, the US military has returned two officers to the headquarters of the Pakistan i army's 11th Corps to help coordinate military actions along the Afghan border. The officers were sent 43 m ago from International Business Times Read more »
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Pakistan SC concerned over out-of-court settlements
- Taking suo motu cognisance of a teenaged girl's case, the Pakistani Supreme Court has expressed concern over the factors compelling rape victims' families to go for out-of-court settlement. The court has urged civil society members to play their role to 47 m ago from IndiaVision Read more »
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Pak: UAE Prince loses falcons, to get compensation
Pakistan will pay a UAE Prince a whopping Rs 36 million as compensation for four of his falcons that flew away when customs officials mishandled them at the Rawalpindi airport causing him mental and emotional anguish. After Sheikh Muhammad Sultan Ahmed Mualla 5:59 AM from Zee News Read more »
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Two motorcyclists killed in Karachi road accident
- At least two men were killed and another man was injured in the Pakistani port city of Karachi after a water tanker hit a motorbike, Geo News reported Friday. The accident occurred when the water tanker ran over two men after hitting their motorbike near 5:44 AM from IndiaVision Read more »
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Veteran Yousuf believes he still has lot to offer to Pakistan cricket
Jun 1(ANI): Veteran batsman Mohammad Yousuf believes he can still offer a lot to Pakistan cricket after being overlooked for the Sri Lanka tour. Yousuf, who averages over 52 in Test cricket, said he is doing well physically and mentally, and is in good shape 5:41 AM from TruthDive Read more »
