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Islamabad

Type: City

Name: Islamabad

Country: Pakistan

Latitude: 33.720001

Longitude: 73.059998

population: 756,105

First Reported 11 hours ago - Updated 1 hour ago - 2 Documents

Taliban

PM terms delay in re-instating judges biggest mistake

Resists call to open new fronts in Fata; says govt working on Army 'exit strategy'; urges world to help Pakistan fight terrorISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani said his biggest mistake was not reinstating the judges at the beginning of ... [Published 1 hour ago by The News International]

Entities: Pakistan, Islamabad, Taliban

First Reported 13 hours ago - Updated 1 hour ago - 7 Documents

Five US suspects ruled guilty of terror plan

ISLAMABAD: Court has formally charged on Wednesday five young Americans for plotting terrorism in the country, their lawyer said. The men had been accused of contacting militants on the Internet. 'The court brought charges of terrorism against my clients ... [Published 4 hours ago by Financial Daily]

Entities: Terrorism, Islamabad, Witness

First Reported 8 hours ago - Updated 1 hour ago - 2 Documents

David Petraeus

Pakistan waging serious war against terrorism: Gen Petraeus

WASHINGTON: The US continues to push Pakistan to take action against Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), blamed for the 26/11 Mumbai attacks, as such jihadi terror outfits are still not on Islamabad's radar, according to a top US general.The need to take action against ... [Published 5 hours ago by Jang Group]

Entities: David Petraeus, Pakistan, Terrorism, Robert Blake, Claire McCaskill

First Reported Mar 16 2010 - Updated 10 hours ago - 6 Documents

Iran, Pakistan sign gas pipeline deal

An Iranian engineer stands in front the development phases 6, 7 and 8 of Iran's 'South Pars' gas field onshore facility in the Gulf coastal town of Assaluyeh, in 2005. Pakistan and Iran have signed agreements paving the way for a seriously-delayed $7.5 ... [Published 11 hours ago by France24]

Entities: Iran, Pakistan, Gas Pipeline

First Reported 15 hours ago - Updated 14 hours ago - 2 Documents

International Monetary Fund

UPDATE 1-Pakistan's Shaikh lead contender for econ adviser

ISLAMABAD, March 17 (Reuters) - Pakistan's former privatisation minister, Abdul Hafeez Shaikh, has emerged as a 'leading contender' for the prime minister's economic adviser, officials said on Wednesday.His likely appointment would reassure international ... [Published 14 hours ago by FinanzNachrichten.de]

Entities: Pakistan, International Monetary Fund, Abdul Hafeez Shaikh, Islamabad, Shaukat Tarin

First Reported 15 hours ago - Updated 14 hours ago - 2 Documents

Five Americans charged with terrorism in Pakistan (Reuters)

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) A Pakistani court formally charged on Wednesday five young Americans of plotting terrorism in the country, their lawyer said.The men had been accused of contacting militants on the Internet. "The court brought charges of terrorism ... [Published 14 hours ago by Yahoo! News]

Entities: Terrorism, Pakistan, Michael Georgy

First Reported Mar 16 2010 - Updated 14 hours ago - 2 Documents

Abducted 5-year-old British boy released

ISLAMABAD A five-year-old British boy kidnapped at gunpoint in Pakistan nearly two weeks ago has been released safe and sound and is waiting to be reunited with his mother.Sahil Saeed was taken from his grandmother's house in the town of Jhelum, about ... [Published 21 hours ago by Oman Tribune]

Entities: Jhelum (Pakistan), Theory of Relativity, Pakistan, Islamabad

First Reported Mar 16 2010 - Updated Mar 17 2010 - 5 Documents

Pakistan resists call to squeeze Taliban

Pakistan's government mounted a robust defence of its decision not to launch new offensives in the country's border regions, arguing that Islamabad needed to focus on... ... [Published Mar 17 2010 by FT.com - World, Asia Pacific]

Entities: Pakistan, Taliban, Islamabad

First Reported Mar 16 2010 - Updated Mar 16 2010 - 2 Documents

Transcript: Interview with Yusuf Raza Gilani

James Lamont, the FT's south Asia bureau chief, and Farhan Bokhari, Pakistan correspondent, interviewed Pakistan's prime minister in Islamabad on March 16 2010 ... [Published Mar 16 2010 by FT.com - World, Asia Pacific]

Entities: Yousuf Raza Gilani, Pakistan, Islamabad

First Reported Mar 16 2010 - Updated 16 hours ago - 3 Documents

Zardari irked by U.S. drones

| EnlargeISLAMABAD, Pakistan, March 16 (UPI) -- The use of U.S. drones over Pakistani territory undermines national security efforts and infringes on sovereignty, the Pakistani president said Tuesday.Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari called Tuesday ... [Published Mar 16 2010 by UPI]

Entities: Drone, United States, Pakistan, Islamabad

First Reported Mar 16 2010 - Updated Mar 16 2010 - 4 Documents

Pak has not received any proposal for holding talks: Abdul Basit

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has not received any formal or official proposal from India for holding the next round of foreign secretary-level talks in Islamabad, the foreign office has said.Responding to external affairs minister SM Krishna's comments that it ... [Published Mar 16 2010 by DNA India]

Entities: Abdul Basit 'Abd us-Samad, Pakistan, India, Islamabad

First Reported Mar 16 2010 - Updated Mar 16 2010 - 24 Documents

UK embassy confirms recovery of abducted boy in Pakistan

in Islamabad confirmed Tuesday that the abducted British-born boy Sahil Saeed has been recovered safely by Pakistani security agencies, Xinhua reported. ... [Published Mar 16 2010 by Trend News Agency]

Entities: Pakistan, United Kingdom, Sahil Saeed

Quotes

Pakistani authorities have described them as college students who "were of the opinion that a jihad [holy war] must be waged against the infidels for the atrocities committed by them against Muslims around the world." The five, who worshipped together at a mosque in Alexandria, Virginia, are identified as Ahmed Abdullah Minni, Umar Farooq, Aman Hassan Yemer, Waqar...

Americans charged in terror case [CNN - 1 hour ago]

He said Pakistan is in the middle of a war, it has the resolve to fight against extremism and terrorism, but lacks capacity. "We want the capacity to be enhanced of the law-enforcement agencies, so that we are in a position to take on this challenge. We expect the world community to come forward and help Pakistan at this critical stage" he stressed...

PM terms delay in re-instating judges biggest mistake [The News International - 1 hour ago]

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Rao briefs US officials on Indo-Pak talks [The Statesman - 2 hours ago]
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Karzai’s real concerns [Deccan Chronicle - 3 hours ago]
Indus water dispute: Pak may rope in British la... [Times of India - 3 hours ago]
Americans have direct access to Taliban No. 2 ... [Yahoo! News - 3 hours ago]
Economy recovering despite challenges [DAWN Group - 4 hours ago]
Hafeez Shaikh appointed as new Finance Advisor [DAWN Group - 4 hours ago]
Textile minister critical of yarn producers [DAWN Group - 4 hours ago]
AWT shows interest in privatisation programme [DAWN Group - 4 hours ago]
PM orders selection of new PPIB head [DAWN Group - 4 hours ago]
PSO needs Rs57 billion to avoid default [DAWN Group - 4 hours ago]
41,834 workers benefit from Benazir scheme [DAWN Group - 4 hours ago]
LeT not yet on Paks radar, need to act, says Pe... [Indian Express - 4 hours ago]
Five US suspects ruled guilty of terror plan [Financial Daily - 4 hours ago]
VAT to worsen inflation, says Sohail [Financial Daily - 4 hours ago]
Pak Hindu MPs stage walkout over terror slur [Times of India - 4 hours ago]
Sahil Saeed kidnapping: arrests in Spain, Franc... [Telegraph - 4 hours ago]
US 'kills' al-Qaeda leader involved in CIA bombing [Telegraph - 4 hours ago]
CRIME: Ransom paid for British boy taken in Pak... [France24 - 5 hours ago]
Ransom paid for British boy kidnapped in Pakist... [Yahoo! News - 5 hours ago]
Pakistan waging serious war against terrorism: ... [Jang Group - 5 hours ago]

Blogs

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Pakistan charges five U.S. Muslims with terrorism [Jihad Watch - 11 hours ago] They have tried to defend themselves by saying they only were waging jihad, and jihad is not illegal in Pakistan. "Pakistani court charges 5 Americans with terrorism," ...
Iran-Pakistan pipeline inches nearer reality [IntelliBriefs - 12 hours ago] http://www.atimes.com/atimes/South_As ... Syed Fazl-e-Haider KARACHI - Islamabad and Tehran have signed an operational agreement on the Iran-Pakistan ...
Drumbeat: March 17, 2010 [The Oil Drum - Discussions about Energy and Our ... - 12 hours ago] Climate change's Hail Mary NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- The horse trading over climate change law is in full swing, and Senators are trying to appease interests on ...
Pakistan and the Afghanistan Endgame [IntelliBriefs - 13 hours ago] http://asiasentinel.com/index.php?opt ... Written by Ahmed Rashid WEDNESDAY, 17 MARCH 2010India and Pakistan vie for ...
The Baloch people have a right to self-determin... [Harry's Place - 17 hours ago] This is a speech at the UN by Peter Tatchell Mr President, thank you for giving me an opportunity to address this session. I am a London-based human rights ...

Audio/Video

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Karzai meets Pakistani PM [Reuters Video: Top News - Mar 11 2010]
Five aid workers killed [Reuters - YouTube - Mar 10 2010]
Five aid workers killed [Reuters Video: Top News - Mar 10 2010]
Riz Khan - An exercise in futility? [Al Jazeera - YouTube - Feb 25 2010]
India-Pak talks break diplomatic standoff [Al Jazeera - YouTube - Feb 25 2010]