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Threat from India only in response to Pakistan terrorism: US - The Economic Times WASHINGTON: The US can not reassure Pakistan against any Indian threat if it fails to commit itself towards working against anti-India terrorist groups operating within its territory, two US experts on South Asian...

‘Govt may soon lose all control over Balochistan’ - Pakistan - DAWN.COM KARACHI: The prince of the defunct Kalat state and chief of the Baloch Rabita Ittefaq Tehreek, Prince Mohyuddin Baloch, has warned that if the government fails to settle by the end of 2015 the Balochistan issue according to...

Two Terrorists Killed in Encounter in Jammu and Kashmir's Sopore SRINAGAR: Two terrorists, believed to be from Pakistan-based terror group Lashkar-e-Taiba, were killed in an encounter with security forces in Rafiabad in Jammu and Kashmir's Sopore today. The terrorists were reportedly...

FC captain killed in Balochistan explosion - Pakistan - DAWN.COM QUETTA: A landmine explosion killed a military officer and injured two personnel on Sunday evening in Balochistan's Naseerabad district. Police sources said the military officer who was killed in the blast was identified as...

Rocket attack on DPO's vehicle kills two cops, wounds two - Pakistan - DAWN.COM PASNI: A rocket attack on a convoy of Khuzdar district police officer (DPO) Abdul Aziz Jhakrani killed two policemen and injured as many near Pasni area of Balochistan's Gwadar district on Saturday. DPO Khuzdar was...

'Live! Long March! Breaking news! Breaking cars!' - Blogs - DAWN.COM Special Dawn.Com correspondent Sameena Yahya brings you live updates from the ‘long marches’ planned today in Lahore and Islamabad: ... yes, Khalid, what can you tell us about the situation in Lahore? Well, Sameena...

US, India vow to disrupt Lashkar-i-Taiba, Al Qaeda - World - DAWN.COM WASHINGTON: In a major display of solidarity with India, the United States has equated Lashkar-i-Taiba with Al Qaeda, pledging to work with India to disrupt both. In a joint statement issued simultaneously in Washington and...

Attack on ex-KP minister's guesthouse leaves 6 dead - Pakistan - DAWN.COM PESHAWAR: An attack on a guesthouse 'hujra' of a former Khyber Pakhtunkhwa minister, Bakht Baidar Khan, belonging to the Qaumi Watan Party (QWP) early on Tuesday left six people dead and four others wounded in Lower Dir...

Why Don’t I Criticize Israel? : : Sam Harris I don’t think Israel should exist as a Jewish state. I think it is obscene, irrational and unjustifiable to have a state organized around a religion. So I don’t celebrate the idea that there’s a Jewish homeland in the Middle East. I certainly don’t...

Commonwealth Games Scottie dogs 'disrespectful to Muslims' - Telegraph Malaysian politicians and religious leaders have attacked the use of Scottie dogs during the Commonwealth Games opening ceremony, claiming it was disrespectful to Muslims. Around 40 Scottie dogs were used in the opening...

100 police officials killed in last 200 days in Karachi – The Express Tribune KARACHI: As many as 100 police officials have been killed in the last 200 days of the current year, according to statistics released by the city police on Sunday. Karachi police spokesperson Attiq Shaikh revealed...

Woman killed, four injured in Lower Dir search operation - Pakistan - DAWN.COM PESHAWAR: A woman was killed and her son as well as three security personnel were injured in a cross firing incident during a search operation in Lower Dir region of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. There were conflicting...

The horror of being a woman in Pakistan - Rediff.com India News The Delhi gangrape case has highlighted how vulnerable women remain in India. But the situation in neighbouring Pakistan is worse, as most cases of sexual assault in that country are hushed up due to the stigma attached to the...

Poverty has risen since 2008, concedes govt | DAWN.COM ISLAMABAD, Dec 13: The ministry of food security has conceded that poverty has been increasing in the country during the past four and a half years of the PPP-led coalition government. The Senate was informed on Thursday that as per...

Unrest In Sindh: Police absent as armed men take to streets – The Express Tribune Unrest erupted in Karachi on Friday night when unidentified armed men, riding on motorbikes, resorted to aerial firing, forcing shopkeepers and traders to shut down their businesses abruptly. At...

PPP leader among 7 gunned down in Karachi | The Nation A Pakistan People’s Party local leader was among seven gunned down in Karachi on Tuesday, officials said. According to local police, unknown armed men riding a bike opened fire at Sajjad Balti in North Karachi area within the...

Budget for armed forces should be audited: Imran Khan – The Express Tribune ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan joined the chorus in critisicing the government over the budget presented for the year 2012-13, by condemning the amount allocated to the armed forces...

Balochistan violence: Policeman among six killed in Quetta – The Express Tribune QUETTA: At least six people, including one policeman, were killed when unidentified men on motorcycles opened fire on a shop on Sirki Road, Express News reported on Sunday. Four victims were inside the...

Hafeez hints at going to IMF for bailout package | DAWN.COM ISLAMABAD, June 2: Flagging the twin deficits — budget deficit at 7.4 per cent and current account deficit at 1.7 per cent of GDP this year – as top challenges, Finance Minister Abdul Hafeez Shaikh did not rule out on Saturday the...

Pakistan estimates GDP growth at 3.7 per cent, misses target | DAWN.COM ISLAMABAD: The Finance Ministry on Thursday released the Economic Survey of Pakistan for the outgoing fiscal year 2011-12, DawnNews reported. According to the economic survey — an annual pre-budget document...