Pakistan

Deadly Car Bomb Hits Fast Food Restaurant in Peshawar

Source: The New York Times

Islamabad :: Pakistan | updated Sat Dec 05 01:58:51 -0800 2009 | travel-news

An accidental explosion ripped through a store in northwestern Pakistan on Saturday, killing at least three people and trapping others in a separate building that caught fire, police said -- rattling nerves in a city repeatedly pounded with militant attacks....

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Erdogan to meet Obama about Afghanistan, Kurdish conflict

Source: NOW Lebanon

Islamabad :: Pakistan | updated Sat Dec 05 01:30:23 -0800 2009 | travel-news

Afghanistan and Ankara's efforts to curb Kurdish rebels based in Iraq. Iran's nuclear program, which Erdogan has defended much to the dismay of Turkey's Western allies, is also likely to be high on the agenda. Erdogan’s expected visit came after...

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Khan feels racial tension

Source: The Irish Times

Karāchi :: Pakistan | updated Sat Dec 05 03:37:48 -0800 2009 | sports-news

The 22-year-old defends his belt for the first time against mandatory challenger Dmitriy Salita at the Metro Radio Arena in Newcastle. He was booed by a small but vocal minority at the Prizefighter tournament at the ExCel Arena last week...

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PM telephones COAS ...

Source: dailymail

Islamabad :: Pakistan | updated Fri Dec 04 21:53:18 -0800 2009 | travel-news

Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani spoke to the Chief of Army Staff, General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani on Friday evening and expressed grief and sorrow over the tragic suicide attack at a Rawalpindi mosque today in which several innocent people...

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Peshawar Saddar, Qissa Khwani sealed

Source: The News

Peshawar :: Pakistan | updated Fri Dec 04 16:11:57 -0800 2009 | political-news

The main Saddar and Qissa Khwani bazaars were sealed here on Friday following intelligence reports that three explosive-laden cars, along with bombers, had been dispatched to strike a target in the provincial capital, a source disclosed. The Saddar Bazaar was...

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Between the lines, an expansion in Pakistan

Source: War In Context

Karāchi :: Pakistan | updated Fri Dec 04 06:29:36 -0800 2009 | political-news

In a recent letter to Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari, Obama offered Pakistan an expanded strategic partnership, including the carrot of additional military and economic cooperation, along with the stick of a warning with unusual bluntness that Pakistan’s use of...

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Pakistan: Seven militants killed, three hurt in military operation

Source: AKI

Islamabad :: Pakistan | updated Fri Dec 04 03:14:51 -0800 2009 | travel-news

At least seven militants were killed and three others were injured while 20 others were arrested during operations by Pakistani security forces in different parts of the volatile Federally Administered Tribal Areas and the North West Frontier Province on Thursday....

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Five hurt as train derails

Source: The News

Nawābshāh :: Pakistan | updated Fri Dec 04 16:11:00 -0800 2009 | travel-news

Five passengers, including two women, received minor injuries when 13 coaches of the Karachi-bound Karakorum Express derailed near the Lundo station, some 60 kms from here, in the early hours of Friday. According to the railway staff, the train coming...

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Senate body wants TV channels

Source: The News

Islamabad :: Pakistan | updated Fri Dec 04 16:11:31 -0800 2009 | green-news

The Senate Standing Committee on Environment on Friday emphasised on the Environment Ministry to launch an aggressive awareness campaign for environmental issues. The committee, which met at the Parliament House here under the chairmanship of Senator Muhammad Hamayun Khan, also...

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Movie Review | 'The Strip': A Devoted Worker in a Dead-End Job

Source: The New York Times

Karāchi :: Pakistan | updated Fri Dec 04 00:14:14 -0800 2009 | entertainment-news

Movie Review The Strip (2008) December 4, 2009 A Devoted Worker in a Dead-End Job Published: December 4, 2009 As depressing as the résumés of its 9-to-5 characters, “The Strip” sweats to wring laughs from overworked themes and underwhelming performances....

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