‘Indian intelligence ran the operation to frame Pakistan’
British journalists Adrian Levy and Cathy Scott-Clark specialise in investigative journalism and have worked for UK’s The Sunday Times and The Guardian for nearly 18 years. Honoured with ‘Foreign Correspondents of the Year’ award in 2004 and ‘British Journalists of the Year’ award in 2009, they’ve co-authored three books including the much-admired Deception, exposing America’s [...]
Pakistan, Afghanistan and the United States said they would explore ways to arrange safe passage for Afghan Taliban militants who wish to engage in peace talks, officials from the three countries said on Friday. While not yet making an iron-clad guarantee, officials told a news conference in Islamabad they would form a group of experts [...]
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ISLAMABAD – Pakistan’s prime minister was Thursday convicted for refusing to reopen a corruption investigation against the president, in a case that could see him thrown out of office. The Supreme Court found Yousuf Raza Gilani guilty of contempt over his refusal to obey an order to write to the authorities in Switzerland to [...]
Continue reading …By: Obaid Chowdhury Awami leaders never tire of telling all and sundry that Sheikh Mujibur Rahman made the Unilateral Declaration of Independence (UDI) of Bangladesh before his arrest on the night of March 25, 1971. Even their administration-orchestrated court verdict and the constitutional fixing do not seem to be enough.I do not recall Sheikh Mujib [...]
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By: Shuja Nawaz After a long wait following a request from a joint session of the Pakistani parliament in May 2011, the Pakistani parliamentary committee looking to reset relations with the United States has come out with its recommendations. The Pakistan National Assembly begins debate on this issue today and will likely continue discussions for [...]
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By CHRIS BRUMMITT, Associated Press An avalanche that has buried more than 120 soldiers in a Himalayan region close to India has put a spotlight on what critics says is one of world’s most pointless military deployments: two poverty-wracked nations engaged in a costly standoff over an uninhabitable patch of mountain and ice. Since Saturday [...]
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Hafiz Saeed has been accused of orchestrating attacks in Mumbai that killed 166 people, including six Americans. By DECLAN WALSH ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — The United States has announced a $10 million reward for information leading to the capture of Hafiz Saeed, a Pakistani militant leader accused of orchestrating the 2008 Mumbai attacks, who [...]
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Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday called upon people to remain vigilant so that the collaborators of the defeated forces cannot come to power any more. The Prime Minister made the call while addressing a meeting marking the Independence Day 2012 at the Bangabandhu International Conference Centre (BICC). Organised by the ruling Awami League, Deputy [...]
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by Press Trust of India Pakistan regained the Asia Cup title after a gap of 12 years as they pulled off a nail-biting two run victory against Bangladesh who came agonisingly close to a historic triumph but ran out of steam in the dying moments here on Thursday. Pakistan were restricted to a modest 236 [...]
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Believing Pakistan cannot carry on for very much longer in the manner it is, academics abroad are making a living speculating what will become of Pakistan. Taking the lead, American think tanks have published a clutch of books on Pakistan and foreign universities are setting up “chairs” in Pakistan Studies and rearranging schedules to include [...]
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by Faiza Mirza on March 12th, 2012 Festivals, whether religious or cultural, have always fascinated me and being a devout advocate of coexistence I enjoy celebrating Christmas, Eid, Navroz and Diwali with my friends — an act which is unfortunately officially ‘extinct’ now. The festival of Holi, which remains one of my favorites, took place [...]
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Tickets for the eleventh edition of the Asia Cup Cricket Tournament will go on sale today (Tuesday). This time the ticket will be sold only through City Bank Limited. The bank is the ticket selling partner of the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) for the Asia Cup 2012, Bangladesh. A total of 13,881 daily tickets out [...]
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