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  • An eye for an eye Pakistani daily after funeral bombing

    Terrorists need to be answered in the same language they have long employed, "the language of force", said a Pakistani daily following a suicide blast at a funeral in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa that killed 35 people, including a legislator. The suicide blast at a funeral in Shergarh, Mardan, Tuesday killed independent member of the provincial assembly (MPA) Imran Mohmand, who was targeted, and 34 ...

  • PCB considering performance based pay for Pak players after disastrous CT campaign

    The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is reportedly mulling over introducing a performance based pay package for players in the wake of the national team's disastrous performance in the ongoing ICC Champions Trophy in England. Although PCB has since last year twice given pay raises to the players in their central contracts and match fees, this has not reflected in their performances, with Pakistan ...

  • Developing Indo-Pak economic ties best way to improving bilateral relations Sabharwal

    The best way to improve bilateral relations between India and Pakistan is by developing economic ties that mutually benefit both the countries, outgoing Indian High Commissioner Sharat Sabharwal said. At Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) Sabharwal gave credit to the private sectors in the two countries for making right moves at the right time. He said it was not only the visa ...

  • Pak hardline party to impart military training to invoke spirit of Jihad in civilians

    The Jamaat-e-Islami will impart military training to civilians as part of its strategy to promote jihad in Pakistan and the armed forces. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Finance Minister Sirajul Haq said that the group would instruct men and women aged between 18 and 35 years According to the Daly Times, speaking at a news conference, Haq said that the party was not shy of supporting its commitment. He ...

  • US says Kerrys skipping Pakistan from Asia trip absolutely not a snub

    US Secretary of State John Kerry will not be visiting Pakistan during his trip to Asia. Kerry instead will be visiting India during his trip that is beginning this week, a State Department spokesperson said. The United States said Kerry was keen to visit Pakistan soon and his skipping Pakistan during his Asia trip was absolutely not a snub to the key South Asian country. According to the ...

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  • Christian women forced to parade naked in Pakistan

    Pakistan's Christian women were attacked and paraded naked by a mob with the support of the ruling party. The revelation was made by a press released issued by the Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC). According to the Daily Times, three Christian women, Arshad Bibi, Sajida Bibi and Sauriya Bibi, the daughter-in-laws of Sadiq Masih, were brutally beaten and then paraded naked by armed men ...

  • Infiltration bid foiled in Poonch sector

    Pakistani troops opened fire on Indian posts on the Line of Control (LoC) in the Krishna Ghati Sector, near here today. Apparently, the firing was resorted to to give cover to a group of four armed persons from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) to enable them to infiltrate across the Line of Control. The infiltrators were seen moving towards an Indian forward post near Line of Control in the ...

  • Five Pakistani Army Troops Killed By Militants Near Peshawar

    PESHAWAR, Pakistan -- Five Pakistani Army soldiers reportedly have been killed during an attack on their military convoy on the outskirts of Peshawar, the capital of the northwestern province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. RFE/RL's Radio Mashaal reports the attack came late on June 19 near Matani, a village that is an important road link between Peshawar and remote tribal areas. Bahram Khan, ...

  • U.S. Says Uzbekistan Russia Iran Worst For Human Trafficking

    WASHINGTON -- Uzbekistan and Russia have received the lowest possible rating from the U.S. State Department in its annual report on human trafficking around the world. Along with Iran, the two countries received failing marks from Washington because their governments have not addressed -- and have no concrete plans to address -- the problem. As punishment, the United States could decide to ...

  • US preconditions may scuttle talks with Afghanistan says Pakistans JUI-F chief.

    Pakistan's Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman has criticised the US and said that stringent preconditions could put Afghan reconciliation process in jeopardy. "Such preconditions can even scuttle the prospects of talks before any meaningful negotiations kick off," he said. "Instead, the US should take confidence-building measures that will lead to ...

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