Pakistan suicide attack kills 35: officials

A suicide bomber blew himself up at a gathering of tribal elders and local officials in northwest Pakistan on Sunday, killing at least 35 people and wounding dozens more, officials said.
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Bomber Hits Pakistan Tribal Meeting - ABC News

Bomber Hits Pakistan Tribal MeetingABC News - 2 hours agoIt was the third suicide bombing in as many days in northwestern Pakistan, where security forces are battling pro-Taliban Islamic militants. …

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US to train Pakistan military officers (AP via Yahoo! News)

U.S. trainers will travel to Pakistan this year to teach military officials counterinsurgency techniques to aid soldiers along the Afghan border in the fight against al-Qaida and Taliban militants, U.S. officials said Sunday.
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First Pakistani Film To Release In India On March 28!

First Pakistani Film To Release In India On March 28!Planet Bollywood.com, CA - 2 hours agoNow that Bollywood films are being screened in Pakistan, the first film from the neighbouring country, scheduled to release in India will be ‘Khuda Ke Liye’ …

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Doctor: 40 Dead in Pakistan Attack

“It was a huge explosion and left body parts and blood scattered on the ground”
A suicide bomber blew himself up at a peacemaking meeting of tribal elders in northwestern Pakistan on Sunday, killing at least 40 people and injuring more than 100, witnesses and officials said.
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The Next Prime Minister: Amin Fahim Out?

As late as a few days ago, Amin Fahim was widely believed to be the People’s Party’s prime ministerial nominee.  His fate has since changed.  The potential candidate pool has grown.  There is a reported trust deficit between Fahim and party Co-Chairman Asif Ali Zardari.  The basis for this is unclear; Fahim is as loyal […]

Pakistan’s Sharif acquitted in murder case

The Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) of Pakistan Saturday acquitted Shahbaz Sharif, president of the Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) party, in a murder case, paving the way for his election. Shahbaz Sharif, younger brother of former PM Naw …
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Pakistan to close largest Afghan refugee camp

Pakistan plans to shut down the biggest camp of Afghan refugees next month and the affected Afghans will have to make some hard decisions as the April 15 deadline for closure approaches, the United Nations refugee agency said Saturday. …
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Eye Metaphors in Urdu

My wife had to compile a list of eye metaphors in Urdu with English translation and meaning and she was able to compile quite a list. She gave me persmission to post this so that most of you who might want to learn little bit of urdu can look at this list and figure out […]

Give politics a chance, say civil society activists

ISLAMABAD: “Give politics a chance” was the consensus among leading representatives of civil society and political parties at a forum held in Islamabad on Wednesday where they agreed that the task ahead is to restore democratic politics as a legitimate way for Pakistan to govern itself after years of vilification and attacks on political parties […]