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Abbottabad commission meeting: ‘US, Afghanistan never considered a direct threat’
‘All civilian, military institutions were oblivious to the May 2 incident’.
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Law and order situation: Al Qaeda involved in Karachi violence, says Malik
Business community wants arms licences, warns it may soon raise a private force.
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Al Qaeda suspect 'plotted to poison water': Spanish judge
Police swooped soon after the suspect, Abdellatif Aoulad Chiba appeared to be saying farewell to his wife.
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Measures taken to avoid incidents like Abbottabad raid, says Defence Secretary
Defence Secretary also says that the country's defence policy was revised recently.
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Report on terrorism: US points to Pakistan’s terror groups, failure to tackle crisis
‘Pakistani military was unable to expand its operations to all areas of concern’.
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Black Friday: Bomber targets worshippers at Jamrud mosque
48 killed, dozens more injured as teenage suicide bomber carries out deadliest attack in three months.
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US calls al Qaeda 'pre-eminent terrorist threat'
US State Department report says some of al Qaeda's "affiliates have grown stronger".
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Militant makes death threat against David Letterman
A militant has urged American followers to assassinate U.S. talk show host David Letterman.
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Kidnapped American: US mission chief seeks quick recovery
Munter meets with Khar and Bashir, conveys Washington’s concerns.
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Timeline: Fighting al Qaeda
A timeline of the fight against the al Qaeda terror network.
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No alternative to ties with Pakistan: Panetta
US defence secretary says Islamabad has links with Haqqani network and Lashkar-e-Taiba.
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Lahore police to release sketch in US worker kidnap hunt
Most officers have been able to establish that he was targeted because of his nationality.
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Drone strike kills four in Miranshah
The missiles hit a compound and a vehicle parked outside it.
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Twin blasts: 67 dead in Iraq attacks
A spate of violence across Iraq leaves 41 dead, just months ahead of a pullout of US forces.
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Zawahiri tells Muslims to target US, avenge ‘Imam of the Mujahideen’
Zawahiri calls for the implementation of Sharia law in recently liberated Tunisia and Egypt.
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Nawaz Sharif gets it right on India
He sounds unfamiliar talking about rties with India, but has the answer to what looks like Pakistan’s terminal crisis
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Obama's approval rating hits record low
Survey shows 39% Americans approve of the president's job performance, while 54% disapprove.
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US aid to Pakistan based on conditions: Report
The White House is basing billions in on Islamabad's ability to meet a 'scorecard' of security objectives.
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Guests in check: Pakistan may review travel restrictions for diplomats
Foreign Office ready to re-examine protocol but security agencies insist on NOC requirement.
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Pakistan gave China access to 'stealth' chopper from Bin Laden raid: Report
ISI and Chief of army staff Ashfaq Kayani, deny that China had been given access.
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Whither Afghanistan?
Difficult times lie ahead for Afghanistan and unfortunately for its neighbour Pakistan about which, more later.
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Pakistan quizzes suspects over abducted American
Police have detained a few people for questioning, including guards posted at house.
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SAFMA seminar: ‘Pakistan, India should develop common interests’
Nawaz Sharif says two countries should bond over shared heritage, culture.
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On this Independence Day
The Pakistani mind is as subject to disorder as society itself.
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Two opposites: hate and culture
Every time you hate someone who is culturally coextensive with you, you end up hating a part of yourself.
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US officials slam report on Pakistan drone war dead
US officials slam London-based Bureau of Investigative Journalism report's finding.
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Mumbai attacks: Police draw blanks one month on
Police still scrambling for a breakthrough, with no claim of responsibility and no arrests made.
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Indonesia says Bali suspect gives bombing details
Suspect explaining how he assembled the bombs and handed the switch to an accomplice.
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Drone campaign: Unsuspecting victims of a ‘precise’ warfare
A majority of 168 children reportedly killed in the seven-year CIA campaign were less than 17 years old.
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The shrinking world of George W Bush
If Bush and senior administration officials find themselves on the spot for torture, so may those who were complicit.
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Bigelow’s project comes under scrutiny
Oscar-winning film-maker Kathryn Bigelow is planning a film on the raid that killed Osama bin Laden.
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Bali bomb suspect in Indonesia: Security head
Indonesia's counter-terrorism agency chief Ansyaad Mbai confirmed that Umar Patek had arrived under tight security.
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White House rejects claim about Bin Laden raid film
The Obama administration dismissed concerns that classified information has been divulged to filmmakers.
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Pakistan to fly Bali bomb suspect to Jakarta
The most wanted extremist in Southeast Asia was arrested in March in the Abbottabad.
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Syria’s hapless ‘Arab Spring’
The world sees the protesters as youthful people hardly aware of any Islamist endgame to what they are doing.
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US warns citizens of travelling to Pakistan
Updated Travel Warning for Pakistan says taliban carry hostile attitude towards US citizens.
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Pakistani art makes US debut amid political challenges
Exhibit of rare Buddhist sculptures, architectural reliefs, works of gold and bronze opening at Asia Society Museum.
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NATO chopper crash: ‘Taliban lured US forces into an elaborate trap’
Four Pakistanis helped carry out the deadly strike, Afghan sources say.
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Shahbaz Bhatti’s assassination: New clues point to family rivalry as motive for murder
Police identify new culprits even though the Punjabi Taliban had claimed responsibility.
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Bomb wounds 10 soldiers in South Waziristan: Officials
Device was detonated by remote control in Sararogha village area in the mountains of South Waziristan.
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Mending precarious ties: New CIA station chief arrives in Islamabad
Undercover agent assumed charge after his predecessor’s sudden departure from Pakistan last month.
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Agencies struggle to dismantle Hizb ut-Tahrir network
Attempts to break its communication links have so far met with failure.
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Pakistan's poor dying in Karachi violence
Life stopped for Pakistani cab driver Ghulam Mohammed when his seven-year-old daughter was shot dead.
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Terror in Saudi Arabia: Rare shoot-out near Saudi prince’s palace
Gunman killed, another arrested; al Qaeda has threatened to attack Saudi Arabia and royal family.
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Famine in Somalia
In Somalia alone over three million people are in immediate need of life-saving assistance.
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Pentagon chief warns won't accept extra spending cuts
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta warned Thursday he would not accept large military cutbacks under a debt deal.
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US envoy’s visit: Mullah Omar, Zawahiri not in Balochistan, says Raisani
Chief Minister Balochistan meets US ambassador, denies existence of Quetta Shura.
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Analysis: Fiddling while Balochistan, Karachi sizzle
Govet and army reactions to the explosive situations in Karachi and Balochistan continue to reflect a state of denial.
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The American debt deal
Latest numbers to be out today, August 5, are not likely to be a pleasant present on his 50th birthday.
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Islamabad ignored in Mullen’s ‘farewell’ visit to region
Some officials feel decision to not visit a sign of strained relations between US, Pak.