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Pakistan Army rejects US report on NATO attack

The Express Tribune - Jan 23, 2012
By Reuters A still image taken from an ISPR (Inter Services Public Relations) video shows a white flag in a Pakistani army post after a Nato attack in the Pakistan-Afghanistan border area November 30, 2011. PHOTO: REUTERS/FILE Pakistan Army on Monday ...

Pakistan: Suspected US Drone Strike Kills 4

TIME - Jan 23, 2012
23, 2012 (DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan) — A suspected US drone fired missiles at a house and a vehicle in northwestern Pakistan on Monday, Pakistani intelligence officials said, killing four alleged militants in an attack that could signal the program ...

Pakistan president's critic won't testify in person

CBC.ca - Jan 23, 2012
The chief witness in a secret memo scandal that threatens to bring down the president of Pakistan will not travel to the country to testify, claiming the government has set a trap to prevent him from leaving, his lawyer said Monday.

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You've gone too far this time, Sir!

by: Danny Bent
Have you ever woken up in the sultry heat of the morning, your hair and beard teeming with maggots, and then had potatoes picked out of your ears? Have you ever felt the cold barrel of a semi automatic gun against your forehead? When Danny Bent cycled 15,000 kilometres from the UK to India to raise money for ActionAid, it was a decision that took twenty years and one minute. For twenty years he had wanted to do something to raise money for charity. The one minute was when as their teacher he was put on the spot by his pupils and declared that the means was by bike, and he was going to India.
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Lonely Planet Pakistan & the Karakoram Highway

by: Sarina Singh, Lindsay Brown, Paul Clammer, Rodney Cocks, John Mock
Discover Pakistan & the Karakoram Highway

Travel the Karakoram Highway along the route of the fabled Silk Road
Come face to face with ancient Indus Valley civilizations at Moenjodaro
Answer the call of a million-dollar mosque with rocketing minarets and tent-like design
Wind along narrow roads from Peshawar to the legendary Khyber Pass

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Six authors beating every possible path for over 70 weeks of research
Packed with detail, including history and culture analysis, safety advice and the best Himalayan treks.
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Insight Guides: Pakistan

The Insight Guide to Pakistan provides the complete picture through expert and informative text and remarkable photography. It is an inspiring background read, serving as an invaluable, on-the-spot companion - but can also be kept as a superb, visual souvenir of a visit. Expert local writers bring to life each destination's history, culture, arts and people. It contains detailed, cross-reference maps which means that areas and sites mentioned can be quickly pin pointed. A new section highlights the best of Pakistan and section of Travel Tips incorporates all the travel details and contact numbers visitors will need.
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Lonely Planet Istanbul to Kathmandu: Classic Overland Routes

by: Paul Harding, Simon Richmond
Starting in Turkey and covering areas in Iran, Pakistan, India and into Nepal, this compact, concise and lightweight guide focuses on nuts and bolts information for the long-haul overland traveller sticking closely to the trail. The book includes thousands of eating and accommodation options.
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Pakistan revises anti-India strategy

Pakistan has reportedly evolved a new war doctrine for India. Pakistan scared that India would certainly carry out a military offensive if another major terror attack happened again in India, has re-evaluated its war concepts based on certain assumptions. Here's a report

 

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Pakistan's dying ship-breaking industry

Once a thriving industry, years of economic decline have turned Pakistan's Gadani beach from a lifeline to the site of the nation's now-dying ship-breaking industry. Hard economic times have led most ships in the direction of neighbouring India and Bangladesh, where every piece of scrap metal and steel is salvaged. The Pakistanis who are still employed in the ship-breaking industry work for months at a time on a single vessel without protective gear to guard from the smoke and heavy materials they work around, with the nearest hospital over 50 kilometres away. Al Jazeera's Kamal Hyder reports from Baluchistan.

 

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Frost Over the World - Imran Khan: Pakistan's next leader?

Imran Khan, the cricketer-turned-politician discusses the fight against corruption and violence in Pakistan. Also joining Sir David Frost is author Thomas Friedman to talk about the global role of the US.

 

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Pakistani soldier killed by NATO mourned

Pakistan's military has rejected the findings of an inquiry carried out by the US and NATO regarding a strike on a Pakistani post near the Afghan border. The strike killed 24 Pakistani soldiers and prompted Pakistan to close its borders to NATO convoys and to order US personnel to vacate the Shamsi air base. The government says it is now carried out a review of its terms of engagement with the United States. Al Jazeera's Kamal Hyder met with the father of one of the victims of the November 26 strike in Charsadda, northwest Pakistan.

 

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From bald eagle to red dragon - Pakistan changes ally

Pakistan has its eyes on the east for future partnerships, with the President now firming-up the country's friendship with China. This, after a rocky year with the United States, where ties have been all but severed - from the raid to kill Osama bin Laden without informing Islamabad, to last month's deadly drone attack. RT on Twitter twitter.com RT on Facebook www.facebook.com