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Taliban suffocate Pakistan Buddhist heritage (AFP)

AFP/File – A Pakistani man looking at Buddha sculptures at a museum in Peshawar in October 2009. Archaeologists … by Sajjad Tarakzai Sajjad Tarakzai – 24 mins ago TAXILA, Pakistan (AFP) – Archaeologists warn that the Taliban...

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Atlantis astronauts begin 1st spacewalk

Pakistan Times Monitoring Desk CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (US): Astronauts from the space shuttle Atlantis began their first of three scheduled spacewalks Thursday morning. Michael Foreman and Robert Satcher Jr. are slated to hook up...

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Space shuttle Atlantis launched by NASA

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (US): Atlantis was blasted off Monday carrying vital supplies and spare parts for the International Space Station to extend its life past the 2010 retirement of the aging shuttle fleet.

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Why is the US/NATO not repairing Indus Highway damage?

It took Pakistan a lot of blood sweat and tears to build the best highway system in South Asia. Pakistani motorways were built to European specifications and were meant for Pakistan and Pakistanis. The Indus Highway meanders on...

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Rehman Malik offers to quit if Blackwater presence in Pak proved!

Updated on Saturday, November 21, 2009, 19:55 IST Tags:Blackwater presence, Rehman Malik Islamabad: Pakistan's Interior Minister has offered to quit if the presence of US security agency Blackwater in Pakistan is proved -- but...

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Rs750m deposited in fund for IDPs: Shahbaz

Sunday, November 22, 2009 Our correspondent LAHORE: Representative of the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) in Pakistan Mengesha Kabede called on Chief Minister Mian Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif here on Saturday....

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Kayani hails Swatis’ support in action against militants

Sunday, November 22, 2009 By our correspondent MINGORA: Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani on Saturday lauded the courage and determination of the people of Swat for making the operation Rah-e-Rast a...

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More police posts for Peshawar

Sunday, November 22, 2009 By our correspondent PESHAWAR: The provincial government has decided to increase the number of police posts in and around the city from 16 to 18 to block entry of terrorists into the city from the...

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No corruption cases against me: Malik

From ANI Islamabad, Nov.22: Pakistan Interior Minister Rehman Malik has denied reports about corruption cases being filed against him, saying he is being targeted for not going against assassinated Prime Minister Benazir...

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Army to remain in Swat until complete peace is established: Kayani

From ANI Islamabad, Nov.22: Pakistan's Chief of Army Staff, General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani has said troops will remain in the Swat Valley until all militants are flushed out. "The army will stay in Swat and will continue to...

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