Blast at theater kills 6, puts Pakistan on edge
Seattle Times – United States
The Associated Press ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — A car bombing at a movie theater in the northwest city of Peshawar killed six people and injured 75 others Friday …
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tionworld/2009253662_pak23.html

India, Pakistan to hold talks on water issues
Xinhua – China
NEW DELHI, May 23 (Xinhua) — For the first time after Mumbai attacks, India and Pakistan will talk water-related issues in New Delhi from May 30 to June 3, …
news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-05/23/content_11423827.htm

Taliban driven from road but still in hills
The Associated Press
DAGAR, Pakistan (AP) — Army trucks rumbled through a destroyed market a few miles down the road, passing a charred gas station where a Taliban suicide …
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M5jRVsBaVj-7aFw5KIHQH75i56ijxQD98BQ1L00

Pakistan Hopes of Victory for 2011 World Cup Dash to Grounds
Cricket360 – Clearwater,FL,USA
Pakistan’s hope of getting something out of the ICC World Cup 2011 does not seem to be happening. Pakistan Cricket Board is making all kind of noise and …
www.cricket360.com/2336-pakistan-hopes-of-
victory-for-2011-world-cup-dash-to-grounds.html

Pakistan appeals to US public for aid
AFP
WASHINGTON (AFP) — Pakistan on Friday appealed to the US public to make small donations through their cellphones to help care for some 1.7 million people …
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Webb calls for accountability over US aid to Pakistan
Kingsport Times News – Kingsport,TN,USA
Jim Webb, D-Va., has introduced a bill calling for accountability and transparency in the nation’s dealings with Pakistan, particularly of the monetary kind …
www.timesnews.net/article.php?id=9014023

Pakistan Advances on Taliban Strongholds in Swat
Wall Street Journal – USA
By ZAHID HUSSAIN KHWAZAKHELA, Pakistan — Pakistani security forces, after seizing a key militant training camp in the Swat Valley, were pressing toward the …
online.wsj.com/article/SB124303555611448805.html

Bomb at Pakistan movie house kills 6
Los Angeles Times – CA,USA
By Alex Rodriguez and Zulfiqar Ali Reporting from Islamabad, Pakistan, and Peshawar, Pakistan — A powerful car bomb blast at a movie house in the …
www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/
la-fg-pakistan23-2009may23,0,4768202.story

Pakistan Claims More Gains Against Taliban
New York Times – United States
Mohammad Sajjad/AP As the Pakistan government claimed it had taken two Taliban strongholds in Swat Valley, militants bombed a theater in nearby Peshawar. …
www.nytimes.com/2009/05/23/world/asia/23pstan.html?hp

Pakistan Generals Claim Taliban on the Run
ABC News – USA
By NICK SCHIFRIN On the top of this mountain, where the only thing that impedes the view is the horizon or a nearby peak, the Pakistani flag is flying for …
abcnews.go.com/International/story?id=7657463&page=1

Insurgents crossing into Pakistan | San Francisco Examiner
By FISNIK ABRASHI
The San Francisco Examiner is your best source for top news stories in the National News. Get breaking American news articles from around the country.
www.sfexaminer.com/nation/45859317.html

Success in Swat “ Pakistan
By Bilal Qureshi
Here, it is also important to note the brilliant work done by Pakistan Army. Once committed, they showed professionalism and they did a fantastic job of cleaning the areas considered no-go areas for a very long time. …
pakistan.foreignpolicyblogs.com/2009/05/22/success-in-swat/

EU wants to expand trade ties with Pakistan
European Commission Ambassador Jan De KOK has said that the European Union was seriously considering on broadening and deepening of its trade relations with Pakistan.
www.bilaterals.org/article.php3?id_article=15121

PhillyBurbs.com: AP Interview: Insurgents crossing into Pakistan
The top US general in eastern Afghanistan said Friday he is seeing “some very interesting movement” of insurgents across the border into Pakistan this spring, possibly to join Taliban militants battling government troops.
www.phillyburbs.com/news/news_details/article/62/2009/
may/22/ap-interview-insurgents-crossing-into-pakistan.html