Attacks have intensified as the military pursues offensives against Taliban strongholds across the northwest.
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Nato rallies behind Afghan troop reinforcement
Secretary Clinton is confident that allies will pull weight in the operation as they committed 7,000 more troops. -
Pakistan opposes expanded US drone attacks
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All six accused in Murtaza Bhutto murder case acquitted
Murtaza Bhutto, brother of former premier Benazir Bhutto, was killed on Sept 20, 1996 in an alleged police encounter. -
Al Qaida will try to provoke India-Pakistan war: Gates
‘Al Qaida is providing them (LeT) with targeting information and helping them in their plotting in India.’ -
India-Afghan transit trade issue for composite dialogue
Commerce Ministry has no authority on the matter, but is working on harmonising Pak-Afghan transit: Secretary.
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US struggles to get Pakistan policy right
'Pakistan doesn't want a relationship that costs them too much.' -
Obama’s two generals
Here in Pakistan, we should all be praying that Gen McChrystal succeeds and Emmanuel is kept on a leash. -
Climate of distrust
‘Even today, Pakistan remains the number one enemy in India as is the latter in Pakistan,’ says Kuldip Nayar. -
Search for democracy
How the US looked the other way as Karzai was sworn in as a result of unfair elections speaks volumes. -
Engaging India
Pakistan’s problems with India and vice versa are rooted in a desire to portray the other as the villain.
WEATHER - PAKISTAN
Cities
AF-PAK POLICY
Education, not a troop surge, is the key to stemming militancy in this region.
SANITATION
There’s a surprisingly simple way to promote girls’ education in interior Sindh: provide sanitation.
ART & CULTURE
The famed Indian singer Abhijeet rants against Pakistanis, describing local talent as 'besura'.
CAFE BLACK
In the past 30 years, the Pakistani military and its allies have nurtured unrestrained demons that now threaten the state.
TELEVISION
For local TV programming to have wide appeal, it needs to be populist, not profound.
WORLD
Avaza has risen from the shores of the Caspian Sea in the impoverished western reaches of this former Soviet republic.



