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Top Stories: Udhampur (Jammu and Kashmir), Dec 9 : The Security agencies are maintaining high alert along the Indo- Pak borders to stop the infiltration into the Kashmir valley from the Pakistani side. ANI Wed, 09 Dec 2009 12:00:05 -0500New Delhi, Dec.9 : While reports about David Coleman Headley, a US national of Pakistani origin who was arrested in Chicago in October on terror charges, being indicted by a Federal court in Chicago are being splashed all over the media, former Additional Secretary B. Raman, in a report, has cited at least eleven instances that suggest that the Federal Bureau of Investigat... ANI Wed, 09 Dec 2009 07:40:06 -0500Karachi, Dec 9 (IANS) The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Wednesday appointed former fast bowler Waqar Younis as the new bowling and fielding coach for the team's tough tour of Australia starting later this month. IANS Wed, 09 Dec 2009 07:40:03 -0500Lahore, Dec, 9 : The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) chief Hakeemullah Mehsud has warned that the Taliban would take on the Pakistan Army with more intent during the winter season. ANI Wed, 09 Dec 2009 05:00:16 -0500Karachi, Dec. 9 : Swashbuckling Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi has said that he is not disappointed to miss the lucrative India Premier League (IPL) for the second consecutive time. ANI Wed, 09 Dec 2009 03:50:08 -0500Islamabad, Dec.9 : President Asif Ali Zardari, as the patron of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), has directed the Federal Sports Ministry to revisit the board's constitution, which was drafted by the apex cricket authority in the country itself. ANI Wed, 09 Dec 2009 03:50:07 -0500Islamabad, Dec.9 : Former Pakistan opening batsman Aamir Sohail has said that batsmen like Mohammad Wasim and Yasir Hameed should have been included in the squad for the Australia series. ANI Wed, 09 Dec 2009 03:50:06 -0500Islamabad, Dec.9 : The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is reportedly sending a team to Pakistan to look for more information regarding David Coleman Headley, the alleged American terror suspect of Pakistani origin who was arrested in Chicago in October. ANI Wed, 09 Dec 2009 03:20:35 -0500Napier (New Zealand), Dec.9 : The Pakistan team management today acted to defuse rumours of a conflict between two of their fast bowlers Mohammad Aamer and Umar Gul after New Zealand were beaten in the second cricket test in Wellington. ANI Wed, 09 Dec 2009 03:20:29 -0500Napier (New Zealand), Dec.9 : New Zealand's chances of securing a series victory over Pakistan in the final cricket test against Pakistan to be played here, have received a setback with fast bowler Iain O'Brien aggravating a finger injury. ANI Wed, 09 Dec 2009 02:30:41 -0500Islamabad, Dec.9 : Pakistan has become the second country in the region after India to have inducted the sophisticated surveillance aircraft, Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) in its Air Force. ANI Wed, 09 Dec 2009 02:30:24 -0500Islamabad, Dec 9 (IANS/AKI) Taliban militants have used a ceasefire agreement between the Pakistani security forces and North Waziristan Taliban leader Hafiz Gul Bahadur to remobilise and expand their operations. IANS Wed, 09 Dec 2009 00:10:03 -0500Bangkok, Dec. 9 : A Pakistani national has reportedly been arrested by customs officials at the Suvarnabhumi International Airport here with 98 packs of heroine which was concealed inside his stomach. ANI Wed, 09 Dec 2009 06:40:03 -0500New York, Dec.9 : The UN commission probing former Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto's assassination case, would meet any body who provides important leads in the case, a UN spokesman has said. ANI Wed, 09 Dec 2009 05:00:17 -0500Lahore, Dec.9 : The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has proposed hosting a one-day series against a World XI team, which would be selected by the ICC, in England next year in order to raise funds to boost its sagging finances. ANI Wed, 09 Dec 2009 03:50:04 -0500LAHORE, Pakistan -- Bombs blasts ripped through two of Pakistan's main cities on Monday, with at least 25 people killed and more than 100 wounded as the nation struggles to quell a worsening Taliban i... National Post Wed, 09 Dec 2009 22:35:13 -0500Pakistan on Wednesday in a police raid on a house linked to a militant group, American and Pakistani officials said. One of the men had left behind an 11-minute video calling for the defense of Muslim... International Herald Tribune Wed, 09 Dec 2009 22:26:29 -0500(CNN) -- David Headley, the Chicago, Illinois, man appearing in court Wednesday in connection with terror attacks in India, was born Daood Gilani, the son of a prominent Pakistani broadcaster, accordi... CNN Asia Wed, 09 Dec 2009 21:46:59 -0500WASHINGTON (AP) - Five young men who vanished from the Washington area last month are believed to be held in Pakistan while authorities investigate possible links to extremists there. The Pakistani Em... Breitbart Wed, 09 Dec 2009 19:50:27 -0500WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Pakistan's president may face "challenges" but the United States does not believe civilian rule is threatened in the nuclear-armed country, the commander of U.S. forces in t... West Australian Wed, 09 Dec 2009 19:12:54 -0500Thursday, December 10, 2009 By our correspondent PESHAWAR: Taking note of the delay in disbursements, the Peshawar High Court on Wednesday ordered the finance secretary of the Fata Secretariat to ... The News International Wed, 09 Dec 2009 19:12:43 -0500Qayyum refuses to reveal names Thursday, December 10, 2009 By Dilshad Azeem ISLAMABAD: A central character behind the promulgation of the NRO has flatly refused to disclose as to whether Gen (r... The News International Wed, 09 Dec 2009 19:12:43 -0500Thursday, December 10, 2009 ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information Qamar Zaman Kaira has said that the latest wave of terrorism was the handiwork of splinter groups, which wanted to demoralise the natio... The News International Wed, 09 Dec 2009 19:12:42 -0500Transporters to observe strike today Thursday, December 10, 2009 By Qadeer Tanoli Karachi Public and goods transporters will observe a complete wheel-jam strike on Thursday (today) against the ... The News Wed, 09 Dec 2009 19:12:42 -0500Thursday, December 10, 2009 By Yousaf Ali PESHAWAR: A Jamaat-e-Islami-organised tribal Jirga on Wednesday declared that the successive military operations in the settled and tribal areas had led t... The News International Wed, 09 Dec 2009 19:12:41 -0500Thursday, December 10, 2009 By our correspondent KarachiThree people including two bandits were killed in separate incidents reported in the city on Wednesday. Two unidentified bandits were killed... The News Wed, 09 Dec 2009 19:12:41 -0500Thursday, December 10, 2009 By Qadeer Tanoli Karachi The Karachi Water & Sewerage Board (KWSB) is making efforts to enhance the recovery capacity of the utility between Rs500 to Rs600 million agai... The News Wed, 09 Dec 2009 19:12:41 -0500Thursday, December 10, 2009 By Azeem Daultana The constitution of a state is not a narrative transcribed in the stream of consciousness, typified by meandering associative leaps in syntax and punc... The News International Wed, 09 Dec 2009 19:12:40 -0500Thursday, December 10, 2009 By our correspondent KarachiAdditional District and Sessions Judge, East, Sanaullah Ghori awarded 10 years imprisonment on Wednesday to a man named Zafar for raping his... The News Wed, 09 Dec 2009 19:12:40 -0500Thursday, December 10, 2009 By our correspondent LAHORE: The chairman of the Pakistan Standard Quality and Control Authority (PSQCA) on Wednesday submitted before the Lahore High Court that the au... The News International Wed, 09 Dec 2009 19:12:39 -0500Thursday, December 10, 2009 By our correspondent KarachiThe Karachi Electric Supply Company has announced that under its major recovery drive for December, power connections of 22 government offic... The News Wed, 09 Dec 2009 19:12:39 -0500Thursday, December 10, 2009 ISLAMABAD: Four popular Pakistani pop singers, Shahzad Roy, Ali Zafar, Abrar-Ul-Haq and Ali Azmat, have condemned suicide bombings and said they are not afraid of Taliban ... The News International Wed, 09 Dec 2009 19:12:38 -0500Hard power still prevails over sovereignity: speakers Thursday, December 10, 2009 By our correspondent Karachi The Oxford Dictionary describes a sovereign state as being fully independent and w... The News Wed, 09 Dec 2009 19:12:38 -0500Thursday, December 10, 2009 By our correspondent LAHORE: The NAB, Punjab, has arrested the branch manager and the cashier of the NIB Bank, Gulshan-e-Ravi branch, on the charges of embezzlement of ... The News International Wed, 09 Dec 2009 19:12:37 -0500Thursday, December 10, 2009 News Desk Karachi The Japanese Consul-General held an elaborate function to celebrate the birthday and the coronation of the Emperor at his residence on Wednesday. The ... The News Wed, 09 Dec 2009 19:12:37 -0500Thursday, December 10, 2009 KarachiThe alliance of Sindhi nationalist parties staged a protest demonstration on Wednesday outside the Karachi Press Club (KPC) against deprivation of people of Sindh, ... The News Wed, 09 Dec 2009 19:12:37 -0500Thursday, December 10, 2009 By News Desk LONDON: Pakistan High Commissioner to UK Wajid Shamsul Hasan on Wednesday issued a 2,260-word clarification about his role in the mysterious transfer of 12... The News International Wed, 09 Dec 2009 19:12:36 -0500Thursday, December 10, 2009 By our correspondent NAWABSHAH: Sindh Home Minister Dr Zulfiqar Mirza on Wednesday said those who killed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto and Benazir Bhutto were involved in destabi... The News International Wed, 09 Dec 2009 19:12:36 -0500Legacy of military rule continues to haunt Pakistan Thursday, December 10, 2009 By Shahid Husain KarachiAfter 10 long years of military rule the human rights record has definitely improved in P... The News Wed, 09 Dec 2009 19:12:36 -0500Thursday, December 10, 2009 By our correspondent LAHORE: A meeting of the Punjab Cabinet, presided over by Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif, was held to discuss the National Finance Commission Award ... The News International Wed, 09 Dec 2009 19:12:35 -0500Thursday, December 10, 2009 By our correspondent KarachiThe Liaqat National Hospital (LNH) is holding its sixth annual symposium from the 11th to the 13th of this month. The focus of the symposium... The News Wed, 09 Dec 2009 19:12:35 -0500Thursday, December 10, 2009 By Perwez Abdullah KarachiDr Unus Hasany, former chairman of the Urdu department at the University of Karachi (KU), smiled when he pointed out that it is a misconceptio... The News Wed, 09 Dec 2009 19:12:35 -0500Thursday, December 10, 2009 Our correspondent SWABI: Javed Khan Tarakai, a lawmaker belonging to the Swabi Jamhoori Ittehad, said Wednesday that he was the only member of the NWFP Assembly who had... The News International Wed, 09 Dec 2009 19:12:34 -0500Thursday, December 10, 2009 By our correspondent LAHORE: Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Amir Munawwar Hasan and General Secretary Liaquat Baloch have condemned the participation of Pakistani politicians, ex... The News International Wed, 09 Dec 2009 19:12:34 -0500Ground rent not paid for 34 years Thursday, December 10, 2009 By Jan Khaskheli KarachiThe Karachi Fish Harbour Authority (KFHA) has asked the Zoological Survey Department (ZSD) to shift the Nat... The News Wed, 09 Dec 2009 19:12:34 -0500Thursday, December 10, 2009 By our correspondent KarachiOne more patient infected with dengue virus has been admitted at a hospital in the city in the last 24 hours. This brings the number of newl... The News Wed, 09 Dec 2009 19:12:34 -0500Thursday, December 10, 2009 By our correspondent KarachiThere are some 10 million drug addicts in Karachi, and about 50 million in the entire country, according to Anti-Narcotics Force Pakistan st... The News Wed, 09 Dec 2009 19:12:33 -0500Thursday, December 10, 2009 IslamabadThe Christian community has begun preparations to celebrate Christmas with enthusiasm and started buying Christmas cards and composing songs in connection with Ch... The News Wed, 09 Dec 2009 19:12:33 -0500Thursday, December 10, 2009 Noor Aftab IslamabadInstallations of big plasma screens on some highly busy roads and crossings in the twin cities can any time cause serious kind of road mishap, as ca... The News Wed, 09 Dec 2009 19:12:33 -0500Thursday, December 10, 2009 Schezee Zaidi IslamabadThe Pakistan National Council of the Arts (PNCA) and Pakistan National Commission for Unesco joined hands in organising a seminar and presentatio... The News Wed, 09 Dec 2009 19:12:33 -0500Thursday, December 10, 2009 Our correspondent IslamabadRecognising the value of volunteerism in a country struggling to uproot the menace of terrorism from its soil, the Pakistan Red Crescent Soci... The News Wed, 09 Dec 2009 19:12:32 -0500Thursday, December 10, 2009 Faisal Kamal Pasha Rawalpindi: Sher Baz Khan, a Pakistani who has been living in China since 1987, has appealed to the government to help him in getting his 17-year-old... The News Wed, 09 Dec 2009 19:12:32 -0500Thursday, December 10, 2009 IslamabadThe Supreme Court (SC) here on Wednesday directed the health secretary and PIMS executive director to submit comments by December 11 on the alleged negligence of ... The News Wed, 09 Dec 2009 19:12:31 -0500Thursday, December 10, 2009 Our correspondent IslamabadSir Syed Institute of Leadership (SSIL) had been launched at Sir Syed Memorial Society Complex Islamabad here on Wednesday evening.The inaugu... The News Wed, 09 Dec 2009 19:12:31 -0500Thursday, December 10, 2009 Our correspondent RawalpindiThe junior section students of the City School, Satellite Town, have donated Rs8,500 for the treatment of two-year-old Sumaira, who is suffe... The News Wed, 09 Dec 2009 19:12:30 -0500Thursday, December 10, 2009 Islamabad: A welcome ceremony was held for the new intake of Hamdard University, Islamabad Campus at Mega Zone, F-9 Park, says a press release issued here Wednesday. Addre... The News Wed, 09 Dec 2009 19:12:30 -0500Thursday, December 10, 2009 Our correspondent RawalpindiDealers have increased the price of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) by Rs20-25 per kilogram during last two days. They have also created artif... The News Wed, 09 Dec 2009 19:12:30 -0500Thursday, December 10, 2009 IslamabadSpeakers at a seminar Wednesday urged teachers and parents for creating awareness among youth to respect human rights and play their due role for universal peace ... The News Wed, 09 Dec 2009 19:12:29 -0500Thursday, December 10, 2009 IslamabadMore than 31,000 pilgrims have, so far, returned from Saudi Arabia after performing Haj since the beginning of the post-Haj flights operation on December 2 to tra... The News Wed, 09 Dec 2009 19:12:28 -0500Thursday, December 10, 2009 Our correspondents IslamabadAs Pakistan commemorates the International Human Rights Day along with the world community today (December 10), a young couple granted death... The News Wed, 09 Dec 2009 19:12:27 -0500Thursday, December 10, 2009 RawalpindiIn its grand operation for collection of outstanding dues amounting to million of rupees, the Water and Sanitation Agency (Wasa) on Wednesday served legal notice... The News Wed, 09 Dec 2009 19:12:27 -0500ISLAMABAD | Pakistani police on Wednesday arrested five American men thought to have gone missing from the Washington, D.C., area last month, officials from both countries said. U.S. officials say one... The Ledger Wed, 09 Dec 2009 19:11:13 -0500Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- Five people arrested in Pakistan had been reported missing in the United States, and police are confident they were planning terrorist acts, a Pakistani police official to... CNN Wed, 09 Dec 2009 18:46:34 -0500UPDATED: WASHINGTON (AP) -- U.S. officials said Wednesday that five Americans detained in Pakistan are believed to be the same five young men who vanished from the Washington, D.C., area last month. ... Washington Times Wed, 09 Dec 2009 17:36:43 -0500WASHINGTON (AP): Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman John Kerry says what happens in Pakistan is as critical to American success in South Asia as what happens on the ground in Afghanistan. Ke... The Frontier Post Wed, 09 Dec 2009 17:32:56 -0500December 9, 2009 Five young Americans captured in Pakistan are under investigation for possibly trying to meet up with a terror group, authorities said Wednesday. Two U.S. officials said one of the me... NPR Wed, 09 Dec 2009 17:28:30 -0500December 9, 2009 Five young Americans captured in Pakistan are under investigation for possibly trying to meet up with a terror group, authorities said Wednesday. Two U.S. officials said one of the me... NPR Wed, 09 Dec 2009 17:28:24 -0500NEW DELHI: Emerging evidence that Pakistani-American jihadist David Headley and his Lahore-based handler Sajid Mir helped organise last year’s carnage in Mumbai has cast serious doubt on the int... The Hindu Wed, 09 Dec 2009 17:22:54 -0500NEW DELHI: “I want to assure all those who have been victims of terrorism,” Pakistan’s Interior Ministry Chief Rehman Malik told journalists in February, “that we mean business... The Hindu Wed, 09 Dec 2009 17:22:53 -0500Pakistani Embassy in Washington says the investigation focuses on whether the U.S. citizens have links to extremist groups in Pakistan. The five men have been arrested but no formal charges have been ... The Examiner Wed, 09 Dec 2009 17:20:48 -0500In a move to strengthen its international operations and capitalise on business opportunities in Pakistan, Dubai Islamic Bank’s fully owned Pakistani subsidiary has opened 10 new branches across the... Dubai Chronicle Wed, 09 Dec 2009 16:56:02 -0500NAIROBI, Kenya -- The spokesman for the European Union's anti-piracy force says Somali pirates have hijacked a Pakistan-flagged fishing vessel.Cmdr. John Harbour says the pirates seized the MV Shahbai... Lexington Herald-Leader Wed, 09 Dec 2009 16:39:42 -0500WASHINGTON (AP) - Five young men who vanished from the Washington area last month are believed to be held in Pakistan while authorities investigate possible links to extremists there. The Pakistani Em... Breitbart Wed, 09 Dec 2009 16:30:56 -0500Pakistan while authorities investigate possible links to extremists there. The Pakistani Embassy in Washington says the investigation focuses on whether the U.S. citizens have links to... Yahoo Wed, 09 Dec 2009 16:26:37 -0500NEW DELHI: Emerging evidence that Pakistani-American jihadist David Headley and his Lahore-based handler Sajid Mir helped organise last year’s carnage in Mumbai has cast serious doubt on the int... The Hindu Wed, 09 Dec 2009 15:58:08 -0500NEW DELHI: “I want to assure all those who have been victims of terrorism,” Pakistan’s Interior Ministry Chief Rehman Malik told journalists in February, “that we mean business... The Hindu Wed, 09 Dec 2009 15:58:06 -0500By Gerry J. GilmoreAmerican Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, Dec. 9, 2009 ? Pakistan’s months-long military offensive against internal insurgent threats is assisting the campaign in Afghanista... Defense Link Wed, 09 Dec 2009 15:54:39 -0500Pakistan Mayhem Continues: Bomb Kills 12 (AP) U.S. officials said Wednesday that five Americans detained in Pakistan are believed to be the same five young men that vanished from the Washington area l... CBS News Wed, 09 Dec 2009 15:00:40 -0500The Pakistan pace attack completely dominated the New Zealand batsmen in the second test in Wellington to help level the series at one-all. With the exception of Ross Taylor, Pakistan pace bowler Uma... Newstalk ZB Wed, 09 Dec 2009 13:43:30 -0500U.S. citizens Wednesday in a raid in the east of the country, but declined to give a reason for the detentions.The men were picked up at a house in Sarghoda in... Examiner Wed, 09 Dec 2009 13:35:38 -0500Islamabad , reducing Pakistan Customs to 120 for 8 in 34.3 overs. The new-ball bowlers, Sarfraz Ahmed and Azharullah, did most of the damage, taking 3 for 28 and 4 for 51 respectively. Tahir Mughal, w... Cricinfo Wed, 09 Dec 2009 13:33:08 -0500The FBI is sending a team to Pakistan and India as part of an inquiry into an American man accused of sizing up targets ahead of last year's deadly terrorist attacks in Mumbai, India's financial capit... Daily Star Wed, 09 Dec 2009 13:04:42 -0500Pakistani police said they arrested five U.S. citizens Wednesday in a raid in the east of the country, but declined to give a reason for the detentions. Gadsden Times Wed, 09 Dec 2009 12:56:40 -0500 |
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