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The Unites States has accused Pakistan of illegally making modification to US-made missiles so as to use it against India, says a post in the New York Times. Pakistan’s foreign office has denied the allegation and commented that the accusation was...
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The peace crisis in Swat continues as terrorists and security forces engage in deadly encounters. On Sunday, August 30, 2009, the Mingora Police Station was targeted by a suicide bomber, killing 16 newly recruited men while military copters fired at...
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The Federal Cabinet has approved an ordinance that assigns internal/political autonomy to Pakistan’s Northern Areas and also a new identity, i.e. Gilgit-Baltistan. The ordinance’s approval was announced by Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani in a...
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Not quite without good reason, some news sources have expressed wonder over Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani’s recent appeal to media to protect the country’s political leadership. Talking to a press conference in Islamabad on Saturday (August 29,...
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There is finally a sign of some relief for the miserable prisoners as the Federal Shariat Court (FSC) has issued orders for allowing conjugal rights to prisoners. It is being hailed as a landmark decision of the FSC, announced on Friday (August 28,...
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With the advent of Ramazan, sellers had planned big profits by hoarding sugar and creating an artificial shortage of sugar, thus paving the way for raising the price of the commodity. In different parts of the country, however, the administration has...
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The holy month of Ramazan, on the Islamic calendar, is just days ahead and Muslims are looking forward to the ‘dear’ month – ‘dear’ on account of its religious/spiritual significance and ‘dear’ also because the prices of daily life items,...
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Pakistan celebrated its 62nd Independence Day on Friday, August 14, 2009. With Independence resolutions and other things, this day will be remembered special in Peshawar as it promised the first night in the summer this year when the residents of...
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Frank Romano, author of Storm Over Morocco, has been actively involved in peace efforts via inter-faith dialogue in the Middle East. In the coming week, Romano has organized a Peace March as part of his ongoing effort for bringing religious harmony and...
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Reading the front page of an esteemed English daily nearly shocked me this morning as I read the story of how a ‘mighty’ minister suggested state-sponsored blackmailing of media professionals in the country. It was a relief to learn that Prime...
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