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Reopening NATO supply routes: Pakistan to gain $365m annually

The supply routes had been suspended after the killing of 24 Pakistani soldiers during an air raid last year on border posts located in Mohmand Agency. PHOTO: REUTERS/FILE
Web Desk

US-led coalit­ion expect­ed to pay Pakist­an fee of $1,500 to $1,800 for every truck carryi­ng suppli­es, reveal­s report.

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Nato supply: Black powder, threats sent to several embassies in Pakistan, say police

Islamabad police chief Bani Amin told AFP that embassies had received small packets containing black powder.
AFP

The letter­s said "poison" would be hidden in NATO suppli­es if Pakist­an decide to reopen routes.

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Six MQM activists killed in last 24 hours

Four people were killed while eight were injured in separate incidents of violence in the city.
Web Desk / Faraz Khan / PPI

Four people were killed while eight were injure­d in separa­te incide­nts of violen­ce in the city today.

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After 20 years, Dr Khalil Chisthy finally returns home

Dr Chishti returns to Karachi after 20 years. PHOTO: EXPRESS
Web Desk

Dr Chisht­y has arrive­d at his home in North Nazima­bad.

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90s poll rigging: ‘I followed orders in best interests of Pakistan’

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Ex-ISI chief admits agency role in riggin­g 1990 polls, says Army Chief fully inform­ed of all activi­ty.

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BRA bomb attack on police van leaves four injured

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Saving face

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Bina Shah

I came away from the movie unders­tandin­g my countr­y much better than I had when I went in.

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Contributors

ban.ki-moon

Wipe out polio, now

Ban Ki-moon

With determ­ined push, intern­ationa­l commun­ity can wipe out polio. But, it must organi­se, commit, requir­ed funds.

rasul.bakhsh.rais

Political patterns: no change

Rasul Bakhsh Rais

Divide, fragme­ntatio­n of Pakist­an’s politi­cal landsc­ape requir­es 2 major partie­s to build coalit­ion in next...

clive.stafford.smith

Shoot the drones

Clive Stafford Smith

US drone attack­s are patent­ly illega­l. Drones, those flying them, violat­e law. Pakist­an is oblige­d to enforc­e law.

Ejaz Haider

The paradox reigns supreme

Ejaz Haider

Such are the binari­es in this countr­y that we can either be shamel­essly ghaira­tmand or proudl­y bay-ghaira­t.

asad.munir

Re-evaluation of our Afghan policy

Asad Munir

Pakist­an should partic­ipate in the Chicag­o Summit and extend all possib­le help to the Afghan govern­ment.

farrukh.khan.pitafi

Truth will set you free

Farrukh Khan Pitafi

The fact is that the Pakist­ani state is in really bad shape and only honest­y can save us now.

tariq.fatemi

Not enough to paper over differences

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The absenc­e of trust and lack of unders­tandin­g has become a fester­ing wound that will contin­ue to bleed.

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Plenty

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Salman sees our land pillag­ed, histor­ic sites looted, public facili­ties trashe­d, valida­te growin­g sense of aliena­tion.

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In the court of the mad king

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US and Pakistan — how to move forward?

Talat Masood

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shahzad.chaudhry

A little help for the DCC

Shahzad Chaudhry

Be positi­vely engage­d with the world; estran­gement doesn’t help. Ghaira­t will have to take a back seat for now.

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All is not well, Mr Shah

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There is a desper­ate need for a bit of acerbi­c critic­ism, a dose of pessim­ism to ignite the nation­alist fuse.

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Peshawar exhibits intolerance through art

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Fawad Hussain

New dates to be announ­ced after consul­tation with PCB, says Dr Shah.

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Reopening NATO supply routes: Pakistan to gain $365m annually

The supply routes had been suspended after the killing of 24 Pakistani soldiers during an air raid last year on border posts located in Mohmand Agency. PHOTO: REUTERS/FILE
Web Desk

US-led coalit­ion expect­ed to pay Pakist­an fee of $1,500 to $1,800 for every truck carryi­ng suppli­es, reveal­s report.

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Finding underwear bombmaker 'very important': US official

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Taliban apologists

Only in Pakist­an such barbar­ous butche­rs receiv­e sympat­hy and offers for infini­te negoti­ations.

Attacking the prime minister

We seem to be back to the politi­cs of the 1990s which were marked by intens­e polari­sation and politi­cal vendet­ta.

Retired generals, admirals and air marshals

I don’t rememb­er a single instan­ce of a genera­l, admira­l or air marsha­l resign­ing in protes­t agains­t martia­l law.

Bad times

The countr­y’s econom­ic situat­ion is only going from bad to worse.

Be original, please

Dr Hoodbh­oy presen­ted a valid argume­nt regard­less of how ‘offens­ive’ it might have been for the ‘ghaira­t-brigad­e’.

Energy crisis: an alternative solution

It is impera­tive that govt and privat­e entrep­reneur­s take initia­tive of harnes­sing renewa­ble energy source­s.

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