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Pak allows journalists to carry small arms
The Pakistan government on Wednesday allowed journalists to carry small arms on their person due to the threat to their lives in a country declared the most dangerous for mediapersons. “Orders have been passed to allow journalists to carry small arms with them for self-protection. We understand the journalists are under great threat,”
Capture Ilyas Kashmiri and Mullah Omar by July: US to Pakistan
The US has given Pakistan a deadline till July to launch a military offensive in the restive North Waziristan tribal region for capturing five most wanted al-Qaida and Taliban terrorists, including Ay
25 Pak securitymen killed in Taliban attack
At least 25 security personnel were killed in fierce skirmishes that erupted after hundreds of Taliban fighters from Afghanistan crossed into northwest Pakistan and attacked a remote security check
Pak's Osama probe commission runs into rough weather
A Pakistani commission to probe how Osama bin Laden lived undetected in the garrison city of Abbottabad has run into rough weather days after its formation, with one member refusing to join the panel
US removes Musharraf security, UK beefs it up
The United States administration has withdrawn the security and protocol given to former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf after a United Nations commission report blamed him for not providing adequate protection to slain former Premier Benazir Bhutto.
Missing Pakistani journalist dead, ISI hand suspected
A Pakistani journalist who investigated Al Qaida’s alleged infiltration of the navy and told a rights activist he’d been threatened by the country’s intelligence agencies was found dead on Tuesday. The police said his body showed signs of torture.
Pakistan determined to develop IT sector
Pakistan considers the development of IT and telecommunication sectors vital for the country’s growth, Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani has said.
Zardari condoles journalist’s death
President Asif Ali Zardari has expressed “deep grief and sorrow” over the abduction and murder of journalist Saleem Shahzad and ordered an investigation into the killing.
ISI denies involvement in scribe killing
Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence agency on Wednesday denied any involvement in the killing of journalist Syed Saleem Shahzad and said the incident should not be used to ‘target and malign’ the c
No one ready to head Pakistan panel on Osama
Pakistan is in a dilemma. No one of repute is ready to head an official commission to probe the killing of Al Qaeda head Osama bin Laden.
