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Ashraf promises ‘good news’ on Indo-Pak cricket ties

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PCB chairman Zaka Ashraf says with people on both sides of border keen on restoration of Indo-Pak cricket ties, 'good news' would soon come on the issue.

Al Qaeda No. 2 dies in US drone strike in Pakistan

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A U.S. drone strike in northwest Pakistan has killed Al-Qaeda's second-in-command, officials from both countries confirmed on Tuesday, the most significant victory so far in the controversial bombing campaign and the biggest setback to the terror network since the death of Osama bin Laden.

Pak Chief Justice begins proceedings against his son in graft case

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Pakistan's Supreme Court Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry on Wednesday initiated suo motu proceedings against his son Arsalan Iftikhar following allegations in the media that he was paid up to Rs 400 m

Lost, Pak asks AIR for Jinnah secular speech

Pakistan’s state-run broadcaster has asked All India Radio for a copy of the historic 1947 speech by the nation’s founder, Mohammad Ali Jinnah, in which he said people would be free to practice any re

SC suspends Pak minister Malik from senate

In another embarrassment for Pakistan Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani, the Supreme Court on Monday suspended the Senate membership of interior minister Rehman Malik.

Pakistan conducts fifth missile test in weeks

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Pakistan on Tuesday tested a fifth nuclear-capable missile since India launched a new long-range weapon capable of hitting China just over six weeks ago.

The Hatf VII cruise missile has a range of 70

Bus crash kills 23 wedding guests in Pakistan: Police

At least 23 Pakistani wedding guests, including six children, were killed when a bus plunged into a ravine near the capital Islamabad, police said on Monday.

Sixty people were injured when the driver

4 women killed for dancing with men in Pak tribal area: Report

Four women condemned to death by a tribal jirga or council for dancing and singing with men at a wedding in northern Pakistan have been killed, TV news channels have reported.

However, senior officia

Pak SC suspends Rehman Malik's Senate membership

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The Pakistan Supreme Court on Monday suspended the Senate membership of the country's Interior Minister, Rehman Malik.

A three-member bench headed Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry heard the c

Dr Shakeel Afridi refuses to eat Pak prison meal over fear of poisoning

The Pakistani doctor who helped the U.S. locate Osama Bin Laden, has reportedly refused to eat meals provided by the Peshawar jail authorities.

Sources claimed that Dr Shakeel Afridi refused to eat

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