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Ashraf directs all-week goods transport across Pak-Afghan border
PM directs Interior Ministry to exempt Afghan businessmen travelling on valid visas from police inquiry.
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Pakistan, India exchange prisoner lists
Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs hands over list of Indian prisoners to Indian High Commission in Islamabad.
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Iran warns off foreign planes during naval drill: Report
Iranian navy drills aim to showcase their military capability in the crucial shipping route of the Strait of Hormuz.
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Pakistan, India exchange lists of nuclear installations, facilities
Governments of both the countries are required to exchange such lists in accordance with an agreement.
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US 'deeply concerned' over Central African Republic
We call on the rebels to ensure the safety of the civilian population: State Department spokeswoman
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N Korea leader calls for easing of tensions with S Korea
Confrontation between fellow countrymen leads to nothing but war: Kim Jong-Un
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500 Myanmar 'swim' into Malaysia, one dead: Police
Myanmar nationals tried to enter Malaysia illegally at the end of a 15-day boat journey.
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Top Afghan negotiator optimistic over peace prospects
Everyone agrees military solution no longer realistic: Mohammad Masoom Stanekzai
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World welcomes 2013 in rolling New Year's party
A million people cheered in New York's Times Square as the traditional crystal ball dropped to mark the start of 2013.
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Facilitating Afghan peace process: Pakistan frees eight more Taliban cadres
Released men include former Taliban justice minister Nooruddin Turabi.
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Rotations: Pakistan gets presidency of UN Security Council for January, 2013
Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf to attend open debate on peacekeeping on January 21.
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Angry Birds, YouTube among top apps of 2012
This year consumers spent on average two hours each day using mobile applications.
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Afghanistan enters fourth stage in transition of power from US forces
Troubled Helmand province among the 12 provinces which have been included in tranche four of transition.
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Pakistan's 'shame': Rape cases in 2012
A year-end timeline of cases of rape and sexual assault reported by The Express Tribune this year.
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Al Qaeda in Yemen offers bounty for US ambassador
Al Qaeda in Arabian Peninsula says it was offering 3kg of gold for killing of the US ambassador in Sanaa.
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S Korea approves restart of troubled nuclear reactor
Government has vowed to stick to its nuclear power programme despite the Fukushima crisis.
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Local police, an uncertain player in Afghan future
Local police is tasked with community-level policing to curb violence in Afghanistan’s most dangerous, remote areas.
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India's trauma turns to anger at gang-rape killing
Tomorrow it could be my sister or me, says one protester.
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Clinton in hospital with blood clot
Clinton, 65, fell ill with a stomach bug on her return from a trip to Europe earlier this month.
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UN chief condemns 'escalating' violence in Pakistan
Ban Ki-Moon appalled by killings of Shia pilgrims, kidnapped tribal policemen.
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Record number of Afghan soldiers killed in 2012
Nato is aims to train up 350,000 Afghan soldiers and police by the end of 2014 to ensure stability in Afghanistan.
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Fear & loathing in New Delhi
“Obama save our sister because our government is impotent,” — a banner at a Delhi anti-rape rally.
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Clearing the air: Torkham border reopens after Kabul pledges action
Up to 10,000 people on either side make the crossing.
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Fukushima 'unprecedented challenge': Japan new PM
Abe was touring the crippled Fukushima Daiichi just days after being formally elected as prime minister.
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Russia urges Assad to talk to opposition
Russia also invited the head of the opposition National Coalition for talks in either Moscow or a regional capital.
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Whisked off: Girl abducted by father finally returns home
Father took Atiya to Lahore, told mother she would never see her again.
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CSF: Pakistan receives $688m for ‘war on terror’ expenses
Release of money will help relieve balance of payments’ position.
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Indian gang-rape victim dies in Singapore
Singh has ordered to make new laws to protect women as well as stiffer penalties for the worst sex crimes.
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Fresh attack prompts closure of Torkham border
Two Pakistanis harassed by Afghan servicemen; Kabul protests attack on its labourers in Khyber Agency.
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Feeling the heat?: TTP ready to negotiate, but not disarm
Hakimullah Mehsud accuses the govt of reneging on earlier peace agreements.
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Proposed privacy policy changes see Instagram user exodus, shares fall
Report notes Instagram had seen as many as 3.5 million users leave after new policy announcement.
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Pakistan receives $688m CSF windfall ahead of key repayments
Pakistan is due to pay two installments to the IMF in early January.
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Indian troops kill two suspected militants in Kashmir
Police claim militants belonged to LeT, were involved in a grenade attack on a taxi in Kashmir.
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Abducted and taken to Pakistan, UK girl to return home after 3 years
Six-year-old Atiya was abducted by her father and taken to Lahore.
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US drone strikes go down in Pakistan, up in Yemen
In Pakistan, 46 strikes carried out in 2012, compared to 72 in 2011 and 122 in 2010.
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Indian rape victim surviving against the odds, Singapore hospital says
Her condition has been described as 'extremely critical'.
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Change of guard at India's Tata Group
No event scheduled to mark transition, which will see Cyrus Mistry become the new supremo.
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Casting doubts: Afghan Taliban reject Kabul Ulema moot
Say the conference is nothing short of American intrigue.
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Arranged attacks: Private war breaks out on Pak-Afghan border
Relatives of 29 Pakistani labourers roughed up by Afghan soldiers last week thrash exact number of Afghans.
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MFN status to India: Trade normalisation may hit deadlock
Foreign ministry spokesperson says Pakistan still going through the ‘internal processes’.
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Pakistan, India agree to further strengthen conventional CBMs
Both countries convene for the sixth round of conventional CBMs in Delhi.
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Iran president sacks cabinet's sole woman
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad sacks Health Minister Marzieh Vahid Dastjerdi for proposing price hikes for some medicines.
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One Pound Fish man back in Pakistan, says deportation news incorrect
Shahid Nazir arrives in Lahore, thanks people for the warm welcome.
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Pakistan to receive $700 million from US: Hafeez
Finance minister says Pakistan to pay two installments of IMF loans in early January, 2013.
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UAE arrests members of terrorist cell
UAE state news agency WAM, in an official statement, reports arrests of members of a "deviant group".
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India announces gang-rape inquiry
Finance minister says a retired judge has agreed to head a commission of inquiry.
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Egypt President Morsi signs disputed constitution into law
The senate convenes to swear in 90 new members appointed by Morsi.
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Your choice: Top stories of 2012
From Arfa to Malala, porn bans and cars running on water, 2012 has been a roller coaster year for Pakistan.
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Three Afghans killed in suicide attack on US base
No report of coalition casualties right now: ISAF spokesperson
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Post-2015: US moves to sell advanced spy drones to South Korea
Seoul has shown interest in the Global Hawk platform for at least four years.

















































