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Why Doesn't the World Care?
A well-written, pertinent 'argument' by Mosharraf Zaidi about the immediate response to the devastating floods in Pakistan, and their long-lasting impact on the country. " The 2010 floods, however, are a game-changer. The country will not and cannot ever be the same. The... 64pc Pakistanis blame govt for rising number of suicides: study
A huge majority of Pakistanis believe the government is responsible for the growing trend of committing suicide."ISLAMABAD: Almost two thirds of all Pakistanis (64 per cent) held the government responsible for the suicides committed by the poor, 19 per cent accused the... 31% Pakistanis say communication most useful aspect of Internet
A latest study on usefulness of Internet has revealed that 31 per cent Pakistanis consider communication with others as the most useful feature."ISLAMABAD: There are several useful features of the Internet which catch popular imagination and among them the possibility of... Clinton, in Pakistan, Confronts Rising Hostility
Hillary Clinton arrived in Islamabad today. She promises 'a new page in relations' and several civilian investment deals. According to reports in the local media, in her interview she focussed mainly on a desire to... 60 Pakistani business officials & musicians refused entry to UK
Over 60 Pakistanis from the Lahore pipe band and a trade group have been refused entry to the UK by the UK Border Agency. The pipe band members were due to attend the World Pipe Band Championships on... Pakistan War Against Taliban Causes Grief For Population
Clashes between the Pakistan government and the Taliban have forced nearly three million people from their homes in north-west Pakistan. Recenty, 800,000 refugees have been able to return to their homes, but over a million people are still living with host communities, and...
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Taliban show no let up despite 8,000 Pakistani soldiers in tribal areas
" Taliban hostilities in Pakistan show no sign of abating despite the deployment of 8,000 troops in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Fata) and the army’s claim of killing 1,000 Taliban. Officials say that a constant supply of fresh fighters from inside Pakistan and...Pakistani students suffer as visa centres shut down
" Pakistani students interested in obtaining their higher education from various universities of the United Kingdom (UK) and the United States (US) are not able to go abroad even after they have been granted admission, because the visa centres have been shuttered. Students...Pakistan needs $10bn to avert meltdown
" Pakistan immediately needs at least $10 billion to deal with the current economic crisis, Foreign Secretary Salman Bashir has said. Bashir, who participated in the inaugural meeting of the Friends of Pakistan group, told a group of Pakistani journalists Friday night here...Remittances from non-resident Pakistanis set to hit $7bn mark
" The inflow of remittances into Pakistan from non-resident Pakistanis in 2008-09 is set to surpass the mark of $7 billion for the first time in the country’s history. In FY [fiscal year] 2008 the inflow of remittances amounted to 6.45 billion dollars while the finance...Opposition-controlled accountability body to dig up the dirt on Musharraf
"The influential Public Accounts Committee of the Pakistani parliament is now officially to be controlled by the opposition and headed by Nisar Ali, a close aide of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, and is likely to start with gusto by digging up the dirt on former...Pakistan agrees to get counterinsurgency training from US
" A long-delayed plan to receive dozens of United States military advisers to Pakistan to train the army in counter-insurgency can begin in a matter of weeks under a new agreement on a training base, official sources here said Saturday. The sources said that military and...Pakistan Cricketers Appeal to ICC After Australian Snub
The Pakistani Cricket Board is asking the International Cricket Council to change how national cricket teams plan their international tours. The request is a result of the Australian cricket team choosing to visit India, which recently suffered through a series of bomb...Pakistan shutds down Asia's biggest salt mine
The Punjab Mineral Department in Pakistan has ordered shut the biggest salt mine of Asia located in the centre of the Salt Range in the northeast of the country, terming it dangerous. The order was passed during a visit of the Rawalpindi Mines Inspector Dilshad Baloch to the...27 Pakistanis participated in ‘Big Bang’ experiment
"Twenty-seven Pakistani scientists and engineers participated in ‘Big Bang’ experiment proving their excellence in this complex field.Briefing mediamen on Tuesday about the role of National Center of Physics (NCP) in the ‘Big Bang’ experiments being performed at CERN...Top Members Today
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