US envoy hears Pakistan concerns on Afghan war
AFP
US President Barack Obama’s troubleshooter for Afghanistan and Pakistan was visiting for a second time in seven weeks for talks the White House said would …
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Pakistan’s Musharraf told to appear in court
The Associated Press
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan’s top court has summoned former President Pervez Musharraf to appear in court over his 2007 firing of several dozen independent-minded …
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PREVIEW-Pakistan central bank seen slashing discount rate
Forbes – NY,USA
By Faisal Aziz KARACHI, July 22 (Reuters) – Pakistan’s central bank is expected to cut its key interest rate sharply in a policy review on Saturday that …
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/afx/2009/07/22/afx6683418.html

Pakistan captures 500 hardcore militants in Swat operation
Xinhua – China
He expressed firm hope that the Pakistan Taliban leader Baitullah Mahsud would be captured or killed during the operation, adding the operation is focused …
news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-07/22/content_11751169.htm

Pakistan’s Oil & Gas to Invest $800 Million on New Projects
Bloomberg – USA
By Khalid Qayum and Khaleeq Ahmed July 22 (Bloomberg) — Oil & Gas Development Co., Pakistan’s biggest explorer, plans to spend more than $800 million on …
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Pakistan Objects to US Expansion in Afghan War
New York Times – United States
By ERIC SCHMITT and JANE PERLEZ ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Pakistan is objecting to expanded American combat operations in neighboring Afghanistan, creating new …
www.nytimes.com/2009/07/22/world/asia/22pstan.html?hpw

US envoy heads to Afghanistan and Pakistan
Reuters – USA
WASHINGTON, July 21 (Reuters) – US special envoy Richard Holbrooke left for Pakistan on Tuesday in a trip that will focus on the plight of people displaced …
www.reuters.com/article/featuredCrisis/idUSN21265734

Kalashnikov demand soars with violence in Pakistan
AFP
PESHAWAR, Pakistan — The price of a Kalashnikov assault rifle is soaring as militant groups and private militias mushroom in an increasingly battle-torn …
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Hillary urges India to help Pakistan fight terrorism
DAWN.com – Karachi,Pakistan
By Anwar Iqbal While talking about Kashmir, Secretary Clinton reiterated the traditional US stance that this dispute be settled between India and Pakistan. …
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US envoy heads to Pakistan
AFP
WASHINGTON — US special envoy Richard Holbrooke left here Tuesday to head for Pakistan and Afghanistan on a trip set to focus on the plight of internal …
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Pakistan refugees ‘return home’ | Rocket News
By Editor
At least 14 militants are reported to have been killed since Sunday evening in clashes with Pakistan’s military in the Swat valley, army officials say.The killings occurred as searches were being conducted in the Matta and Kabal areas, …
www.rocketnews.com/2009/07/pakistan-refugees-return-home/

PD in Pakistan, and Why Al Qaeda Knows Something the U.S. Could …
By USC Center on Public Diplomacy
The University of Southern California Center on Public Diplomacy is a joint academic research, teaching and training Center created and run jointly by the USC Annenberg School for Communication and the USC College of Letters,…
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in_pakistan_and_why_al_qaeda_knows_something_the_us_could_learn/

Pakistan: Now or Never? “ Blog Archive “ The virtues of doing …
By Joshua Foust
Moreover, there are many other areas of the country, like Khost province along the border with Pakistan, or Kunar province further north, where the insurgency has become worse even as those provinces were emptied of opium.…
blogs.reuters.com/pakistan/2009/07/21/the-virtues-of-doing-
nothing-why-focusing-on-afghanistans-opium-makes-the-opium
-problem-worse/

KERA Art&Seek Blog “ Our Man in Pakistan: On Guard
By Stephen Becker
Perhaps we were tougher in these critiques, because if these folks get it right, their films will play all over and it will make a difference on how we understand what is going on in Pakistan. We could see that the teacher was both …
www.kera.org/blogs/culture/2009/07/21/our-man-in-pakistan-on-guard/

No capitulation to Pakistan on terrorism, asserts Menon
By Ians
NEW DELHI – Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon Tuesday reiterated that India has not capitulated to Pakistan on terrorism, saying that the joint statement issued by the prime ministers of the two countries last week.
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pakistan-on-terrorism-asserts-menon-116215/