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PakistanTelegraph.com Friday 12th March 2010 Volume 1006/8
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India is friend, Pakistan twin brother: Karzai
Afghan President Hamid Karzai Thursday described India as a friend and Pakistan as twin brother of Afghanistan, which could not be stable without Islamabad's...


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Pakistan hockey selectors, officials sacked
Pakistan Thursday sacked its hockey team officials and dissolved the national selection committee after the four times champions had their worst ever finish in the World...
'Arrest of Afghan Taliban leaders in Pak aimed at derailing Afghan reconciliation'
The recent surge in action by Pakistan against key Afghan Taliban commanders hiding inside the country is actually aimed at destabilising the budding reconciliation process in Afghanistan, experts have...
US unconvinced over Pak Army's U-turn against Taliban commanders: Expert
Pakistan has been claiming huge success against the Taliban by capturing several key militant leaders, including Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, the Afghan Taliban's second-in command, however the United States is far from convinced that the arrests mark a change in the Pakistan Army's...
Pak government planning 'grand operation' against 'clandestine' extremist groups
The Pakistan Government is planning to launch a 'grand operation' against banned extremist outfits, which have been running their covert activities in the country under different name and...
PPP says no proposal under consideration for granting extension to Kayani
The Pakistan People's Party (PPP) has denied there being any proposal being considered regarding extending the service of Army Chief General Ashfaq Parvez...
Kayani, Pasha continue Pak's traditional anti-India agenda: NYT
The report regarding Pakistan Army Chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani extending the tenure of the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) Director General (DG) Lt.Gen. Ahmed Shuja Pasha by a year clearly suggests that nothing much has changed in the country and two still rule the...
Pak Law Minister says kidnapped Brit toddler found
Pakistan's Law Minister Babar Awan has revealed that a five-year-old British boy kidnapped in Pakistan has been...
Kidnapped Brit toddler's father returns to London from Pakistan
Notwithstanding the demand of Pakistani police officials, the father of the kidnapped five-year old boy, Sahil Saeed, who was abducted from his grandmother's house in Punjab's Jhelum last week, has returned to...
Knee injury rules out Sohail Tanvir from T20 World Cup
Pakistan fast bowler Sohail Tanvir has been ruled out of international cricket for at least four months due to a knee injury thus ending his chances of playing in the World T20 Championship in the Caribbean next...
Yousuf contemplating retirement from international cricket
Although the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has clarified that the ban on captain Mohammed Yousuf is 'discretionary' and not for life, the dejected skipper is contemplating...
PCB should disclose reasons behind banning players: Waqar
Former Pakistan fast bowler and newly appointed coach of the national squad Waqar Younis has said the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) must make public the reasons behind banning senior players Mohammed Yousuf and Younis...
PCB's 'harsh' decision evokes mixed response from ex-Pak cricketers
The Pakistan Cricket Board's sweeping decision to impose a ban on two senior cricketers and hefty penalties on five other players of the current national squad has evoked a mixed response from former...
'Marshall Plan' needed to root out militancy from Pak, Afghanistan: Zardari
Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has urged the international community to come up with a 'Marshall Plan" for the region to help both Pakistan and Afghanistan root out militancy from their respective...
Rowdy mob torches five Christians' houses in Lahore
At least five houses belonging to Christian families were looted and then set on fire by a rowdy mob in Narang Mandi area...
British boy abducted in Pakistan rescued
A British boy who was kidnapped in Pakistan has been recovered and two people have been arrested, media reports said...
US worried over Lashkar triggering Indo-Pak war
A top US Army official has raised concerns over the possibility of a war between India and Pakistan triggered by extremist groups like the Lashkar-e-Taiba...
Safety Of Aid Workers Crucial, Un Officials Say After Murders In Pakistan
United Nations officials today condemned the murder of six aid workers in north-west Pakistan, the latest in a series of attacks against the humanitarian community in the South Asian nation. World...
Pakistani Mps’ Wealth Declaration ‘is A Farce’
Last Updated: March 11. 2010 11:35PM UAE / March 11. 2010 7:35PM GMT ISLAMABAD // An annual public declaration of assets by Pakistani legislators has ignited a debate about the legitimacy of wealth...
Pakistan Hockey Squad Resign En Masse
'The players including captain Zeeshan Ashraf have announced their retirements and intimated this to the Pakistan Hockey Federation president,' a federation spokesman...
D Gang Funding Karachi Project
If the Special Cell of the Delhi police is to be believed, then India’s most wanted man and D-Company head Dawood Ibrahim was partly funding ‘Karachi Project’, a terror plan to use young...
Pakistan Team Quit After Cup Flop
By Sam Sheringham In a week of dramatic sporting departures, the actions of the Pakistan men's hockey team surely take the biscuit.Hours after a 3-2 loss to Canada put the seal on their worst...
British Boy Abducted In Pakistan Rescued
A British boy who was kidnapped in Pakistan has been rescued and two people have been arrested, media reports said yesterday.Pakistani-origin British child Sahil Saeed who was snatched from his...
Open Letter From Hizb Ut-tahrir Wilayah Pakistan, To The Oppressive Rulers Of Pakistan
O oppressor rulers of Pakistan! We convey this open letter to you following the example of RasulAllah صلى الله عليه وسلم who advised several leaders of the Qur'aish, whilst fully...
Afghanistan Welcomes Pakistani Role In Peace Talks
(AP Photo/B.K.Bangash)Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai, left, shakes hands with Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani at the prime minister's residence in Islamabad, Pakistan on Thursday,...
Bomb Planted Outside Store Kills 4 In Nw Pakistan
A homemade bomb placed outside a store in northwestern Pakistan where locals watch movies exploded Thursday, killing four people, including a child, said...
[03/11] Afghanistan Welcomes Pakistani Role In Peace Talks
ISLAMABAD (AP) - Pakistan will play a major role in peace talks with the Taliban, Afghan President Hamid Karzai said Thursday, apparently trying to dismiss speculation that Kabul was trying to...
[03/11] Bomb Planted Outside Store Kills 4 In Nw Pakistan
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) - A homemade bomb placed outside a store in northwestern Pakistan where locals watch movies exploded Thursday, killing four people, including a child, said officials. The...
[03/11] Suicide Bombing In Nw Pakistan Wounds 3 Children
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) - Pakistani officials say a botched suicide bombing aimed at a security convoy on the outskirts of the northwestern city of Peshawar has wounded three children playing nearby....
Suicide Bombing In Nw Pakistan Wounds 3 Children
PESHAWAR, Pakistan — Pakistani officials say a botched suicide bombing aimed at a security convoy on the outskirts of the northwestern city of Peshawar has wounded three children playing...
India, Pakistan To Revive Hockey Test Series
The entire Pakistan hockey team has reportedly resigned after they finished last in the ongoing World Cup. Earlier, the Pakistan Hockey Federation sacked the team management and the selection...
Homicide Bomber Botches Attack On Pakistani Military
PESHAWAR, Pakistan — Pakistani officials say a botched homicide bombing aimed at a security convoy on the outskirts of the northwestern city of Peshawar has wounded three children playing...
Inquiry Report Confidential, Says Pcb
comprehensive player cull in Pakistan cricket in recent memory, the PCB remains tight-lipped about the nature of charges laid against senior players and the procedure followed in punishing...
Bans Have Made Pakistan A 'laughing Stock' - Akram
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Four Killed, 10 Injured In Peshawar Blast
According to reports, a security checkpost which is on the entry point to Peshawar district was targeted. The nature of the blast has still not been confirmed, however, witnesses have reported seeing...
Afghanistan And Pakistan Pledge Cooperation
Taliban militants who use the mountainous and often lawless border region between them as a sanctuary. “It is the responsibility of our two governments that for the future generations, we...
Pakistan Hit New Hockey World Cup Low
NEW DELHI (AFP) - Four-time champions Pakistan slumped to an embarrassing 3-2 defeat by Canada on Thursday to finish last for the first time in the men's field hockey World Cup.Scott Tupper...
Uk, Pakistani Officials: British Boy Not Found
This is undated family handout photo made available on Thursday March 4, 2010 of Sahil Saeed, who has been kidnapped whilst in Pakistan with his father. Robbers kidnapped Sahil Saeed a 5-year-old...
Pak S Snub To Moderate Separatists In Kashmir
Apparently trying to dabble in internal rivalry in the Hurriyat, Pakistan has invited hard-line leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani as the 'Chairman' of the amalgam along with six other Kashmiri separatist...