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3 hrs ago | The Nation

Security plan for Chinese PM reviewed

Federal Minister for Interior, Malik Mohammad Habib Khan, on Monday chaired a high-level meeting at Ministry of Interior to review security plan made for the upcoming visit of Chinese Prime Minister from May 22.

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4 hrs ago | Times of Oman

Samina Baig is first Pakistani woman to scale Mount Everest

Islamabad : Mountaineer Samina Baig has become the first Pakistani woman to scale Mount Everest, the world's highest mountain with a peak at 8,848 metres.

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9 hrs ago | Voice of America

Pakistan's Musharraf Granted Bail in Bhutto Murder Case

A Pakistani court has granted bail to former military ruler Pervez Musharraf in a case related to the murder of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto.

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13 hrs ago | Voice of America

Don't Wear Socks Pakistanis Told Amid Power Crisis

A woman cooks over a wood-burning fire under a battery-run emergency light during a power outage in a slum in Islamabad, Pakistan, Apr.

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15 hrs ago | The Miami Herald

US: Pakistan moves to curb dangerous fertilizers

A top American military officer says Pakistan has taken steps to prevent fertilizers made in Pakistan from being used for roadside bombs targeting American troops in Afghanistan.

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19 hrs ago | INDOlink

Ring leader of gang that kidnapped Gilani's son arrested

ISLAMABAD: Pakistani police today claimed they had arrested the leader of the gang that kidnapped former premier Yousuf Raza Gilani's son Ali Haider, even as security forces were continuing their search for him.

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Sun May 19, 2013

Mid-Day Mumbai

Jaag Punjabi jaag, tere mulk nu lagaya aag

As political slogans go, the one that Nawaz Sharif actually used in the 1980s was Jaag Punjabi Jaag, Teri Pug Nu Lugya Daag As political slogans go, the one that Nawaz Sharif actually used in the 1980s was Jaag Punjabi Jaag, Teri Pug Nu Lugya Daag As political slogans go, the one that Nawaz Sharif actually used in the 1980s was Jaag Punjabi Jaag, ... (more)

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Related Topix: Pakistan, Benazir Bhutto, Opinion

Newkerala.com

Sharif-Kayani meeting is good for Pakistan: paper

Islamabad, May 19 : A Pakistani newspaper Sunday lauded army chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani for breaking convention and calling on incoming Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.

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Newkerala.com

Sarabjit death probe: Pakistani official may visit India

Islamabad, May 19 : A one-man inquiry tribunal comprising Justice Syed Mazahar Ali Akbar Naqvi of Lahore High Court may visit India to complete the judicial inquiry into the death of Indian prisoner Sarabjit Singh, a media report said.

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Newkerala.com

Pakistani woman politician shot dead

Islamabad, May 19 : A senior woman politician in Pakistan's port city of Karachi was gunned down by motorcycle-riding assailants outside her residence late Saturday, a media report said Sunday.

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The Nation

Sherry bids farewell to Washington

Pakistan took a 'quantum leap' into the league of established democracies at the back of last week's historic elections, the outgoing Pakistani ambassador to the US, Sherry Rehman, said at a farewell reception Friday night, while expressing satisfaction over the improved Islamabad-Washington relations.

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The Nation

Karzai seeks Indian military aid amid tensions with Pakistan

Afghan President Hamid Karzai plans to discuss potential arms deals with Indian officials during a trip to New Delhi this week, officials said, at a time when tensions are running high on Afghanistan's disputed border with Pakistan.

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AlertNet

Danger and separation from families changing job of U.S. diplomats

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Sat May 18, 2013

The Nation

Vet short course ends

A short course on 'Biostatand Data Analysis Methodologies' arranged by the Lahore University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences attracted faculty members and researchers from over a dozen of universities and other institutes from Lahore, Islamabad, Faisalabad and Gujrat.

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PakTribune

Case against Musharraf in judges' detention withdrawn

ISLAMABAD: The complainant in judges' detention case, Advocate Aslam Ghumman, has decided not to pursue case against General Pervez Musharraf, who is currently under house arrest.

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The Indian Express

Sino-Pak Alliance: Naval and nuclear cooperation

The unrealistic expectations in India from Li Keqiang's visit to Delhi and Mumbai next week are likely to be tempered when weighed against the Chinese premier's agenda in Pakistan.

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PakTribune

Petition filed in SC against ECP, NADRA on election results

ISLAMABAD: A constitutional petition was filed in the Supreme Court on Friday against the Election Commission of Pakistan , NADRA and few TV anchors under Article 184 of the constitution.

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The Nation

High-rise election promises may haunt N govt

ISLAMABAD On the one hand Independents are joining Pakistan Muslim League in a big number making it comfortable for the party to form government without the crutches of smaller parties, while on the other hand gigantic problems awaiting the would-be government in shape of worst load-shedding, budget presentation, precarious law and order situation ... (more)

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The Nation

President 'not resigning'

ISLAMABAD President Asif Ali Zardari is not resigning any time soon and he will complete the constitutional term of his office, said his spokesperson Senator Farhatullah Babar on Friday, dispelling rumours that Zardari was planning to resign following his party's crushing defeat in the general election.

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Fri May 17, 2013

The Peninsula

Pakistan to release 51 Indian fishermen

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Friday said it would release 51 imprisoned Indian fishermen on humanitarian grounds, hoping that New Delhi will reciprocate the goodwill gesture as relations between the two nations warm.

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