US throws doubt on military’s role in terror fight
WASHINGTON, Feb 19: The United States was not sure if the Pakistani military and ISI backed President Asif Ali Zardari’s commitment to eradicate terrorist sanctuaries from the NWFP, the US special envoy for Afghanistan and Pakistan said on Thursday....
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Pakistan to seek $4.5bn more from IMF: Tarin
ISLAMABAD, Feb 19: Pakistan would make a formal request to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) next month for an additional loan of $4.5 billion, Adviser to Prime Minister on Finance and Revenue Shaukat Tarin said on Thursday....
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Govt dismisses criticism of Swat deal as ‘speculative’
ISLAMABAD, Feb 19: The government on Thursday dismissed as speculative the growing criticism of the accord signed with the Tehrik Nifaz-i-Shariat Muhammadi for introduction of Nizam-i-Adl in Malakand, warning speculations would not be helpful....
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Kyrgyzstan decision to close base setback for US plans
BISHKEK, Feb 19: Kyrgyzstan’s parliament voted on Thursday to close the only US air base in Central Asia, removing one of the US military’s supply routes into Afghanistan as it prepared to send more troops....
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125 projects removed from PSDP to cut budget deficit
ISLAMABAD, Feb 19: About 125 projects have been removed from the Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) and 432 others are facing implementation delays because the government is trying to reduce spending and bring down budget deficit to 4.2...
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Troop withdrawal linked to peace in Swat
ISLAMABAD, Feb 19: The government decided on Thursday not to announce a timeframe for withdrawal of troops from Swat unless complete peace was restored in the valley....
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Balochistan development, law and order discussed
ISLAMABAD, Feb 19: A meeting held at the President House here on Thursday reviewed development projects and law and order situation in Balochistan....
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Countrywide protests against killing of Swat journalist
ISLAMABAD, Feb 19: Meetings and rallies were held across the country on Thursday on the call of Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) against the murder of Musa Khankhel in Swat....
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Sufi’s team begins talks with Swat Taliban
MINGORA, Feb 19: Preliminary talks between the Swat Taliban and emissaries of the banned Tehrik Nifaz-i-Shariat Muhammadi (TNSM) ended on a positive note on Thursday....
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Nato favours increased cooperation with Pakistan
KRAKOW, Feb 19: Nato officials say they are confident Pakistan’s government remains a dedicated partner in the fight against terrorism despite a decision to impose Islamic law in a strategic northwestern territory....
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Osama may be betrayed by aides, says former CIA official
BRUSSELS, Feb 19: Osama bin Laden will probably be killed or captured when some “brave souls” in the Afghanistan-Pakistan border area decide to betray him, a former senior CIA official said on Thursday....
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Swiss bank agrees to divulge names of rich Americans
NEW YORK, Feb 19: UBS, the largest bank in Switzerland, agreed on Wednesday to divulge names of well-heeled Americans whom the US authorities suspect of using offshore accounts at the bank to evade taxes, the New York Times said on Thursday....
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Obama in Canada on first foreign visit
OTTAWA, Feb 19: Outside US borders for the first time as president, Barack Obama launched a brisk, closely watched visit on Thursday with leaders of Canada, an essential economic ally....d on Wednesday....
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FIA gets remand of Mumbai suspects
RAWALPINDI, Feb 19: The Federal Investigation Agency obtained on Thursday remand of three suspected terrorists for their alleged involvement in the Mumbai terrorist attack....
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Bush’s ‘icy smile’ enraged Iraq shoe-thrower
BAGHDAD, Feb 19: An Iraqi reporter who hurled his shoes at George W. Bush said in the past he had videotaped himself practising the Arab insult to use against the president whose “icy smile” had filled him with uncontrollable rage....
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US troops to stay in Afghanistan for five years
WASHINGTON, Feb 19: The top US commander in Afghanistan offered a grim view on Wednesday of military efforts in southern Afghanistan, warning that 17,000 new troops will take on emboldened Taliban insurgents who have “stalemated” US and allied forces there....
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Iran, Afghanistan to boost trade
KABUL, Feb 19: Iran’s vice president offered increased trade and investment to Afghanistan on Thursday, saying Iranian businessmen are ready to pour funds into railroads, agriculture and infrastructure projects....
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Men accused of killing Russian journalist acquitted
MOSCOW, Feb 19: A Moscow jury on Thursday acquitted all the accused in the trial over the murder of Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya after three months of hearings that failed to shed light on the crime....
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Snow stops Karzai visit
ISLAMABAD, Feb 19: Afghan President Hamid Karzai’s visit to Islamabad was postponed on Thursday because of heavy snowfall in Kabul....
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US Senator John Kerry visits Gaza
GAZA CITY, Feb 19: US Senator John Kerry on Thursday made a rare visit to the war-ravaged Gaza Strip, but stressed this did not reflect a change of policy towards the territory’s Islamist rulers listed by Washington as a terror group.The...
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