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'India must appreciate Pak's anti-terror efforts'

Islamabad: Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has asked India to appreciate Pakistan's efforts in curbing terrorism and said the two countries should de-link their peace process from incidents of terro

Pakistan to walk tightrope on Afghan peace

Pakistan will need to walk a tightrope to secure its interests in US-backed reconciliation efforts in Afghanistan, at risk of being sidelined by the Taliban and the Kabul government, analysts say.

Six killed as powerful explosion rips through Pakistan shrine

Islamabad: At least six people were killed and eight injured Monday when a powerful blast tore through a Sufi shrine in Pakistan's Punjab province, officials said.

The massive explosion took place

23 militants killed in Pakistan

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Islamabad: Pakistani forces have attacked militant hideouts in northwestern tribal region, killing 23 militants and injuring 19, a media report said Sunday.

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‘Pakistan racing to become No 1 corrupt country’

Islamabad: Corruption in Pakistan has attained new heights in 2010, as the country, under the administration of Zardari-Gilani duo, is said to have surpassed several other badly corrupt nations ranked

US wants to know more about Pakistan's nuclear deal with China

Islamabad: The US has asked Pakistan to provide more information about a civilian nuclear arrangement it has concluded with China, America's Special envoy for Pakistan and Afghanistan Richard Holbrook

Pak tax evaders owe Rs100 bn to exchequer

Islamabad: Tax evaders in Pakistan owe a whopping Rs 100 billion to the national exchequer, it has been revealed.

The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) is stuck in litigation in courts against thousands

Pak: Gilani rules out executive, judiciary war

Islamabad: Amid fears of a looming clash between the executive and judiciary over high-profile corruption cases, Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said his government believes in a policy

MQM triumphs in Karachi by-poll

Islamabad: The Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) has won the by-election in Pakistan's financial hub Karachi that saw 27 people being killed and over 60 injured in poll violence, a media report said on M

26/11 warning: Headley's wife was told to 'get lost'

New York: 'Get lost' was what US officials in Islamabad told the young Moroccan wife of 26/11 accused David Headley when she informed them that her husband was planning a terror attack in India with t

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