Obama Names India, Pakistan Among Drug Majors
17 September 2010
Obama Names India, Pakistan Among Drug Majors, The Economic Times, 17 September 2010
EXCERPT: "US President Barack Obama has identified India, Pakistan, Afghanistan and 17 other countries as major drug transit or major illicit drug-producing nations. The other countries on the Majors List are the Bahamas, Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Laos, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru...
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Pakistan Condemns Indian "Brutality" in Kashmir
17 September 2010
Pakistan Condemns Indian "Brutality" in Kashmir, DAWN, 17 September 2010
EXCERPT: "Pakistan on Friday accused India of 'brutality' and condemned its deadly crackdown on protesters clamouring for an end to Indian rule in Kashmir. 'Pakistan strongly condemns the brutality and the blatant use of force by Indian security forces,' said Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi. 'Gross and systematic abuse of...
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New Council Will Ensure Better Use of Pakistan Relief Funds
17 September 2010
New Council Will Ensure Better Use of Pakistan Relief Funds, Gulf News, 17 September 2010
EXCERPT: "Pakistan Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani formally set up on Thursday a national oversight council for ensuring transparent and flawless utilisation of funds meant for relief and rehabilitation of millions of flood-hit families in Pakistan, officials said. The 13-member watchdog body includes two persons nominated by each province and two...
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Pakistan Endorses Karzai's Kabul Plan
17 September 2010
Pakistan Endorses Karzai's Kabul Plan, The Express Tribune, 17 September 2010
EXCERPT: "Three major players pitted against the Taliban insurgency gathered here on Thursday for what appeared to be the first meeting in Islamabad of its kind in nine years to discuss the regional security situation. The proposed peace-making plan with the Taliban was at the heart of the conversation between Afghan President Hamid Karzai, Pakistan Army Chief...
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Karachi on Alert After Politician Killed in London
17 September 2010
, AFP, 17 September 2010
EXCERPT: "Pakistan's biggest city of Karachi went on alert Friday, braced for possible violence as businesses ground to a halt after the killing in London of a leading politician exiled in Britain. Imran Farooq, a founding member of Pakistan's Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), a major political force in Karachi, was found with head injuries and stab wounds...
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