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• US citizens to land only in Islamabad

  
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  Islamabad, Dec.26 (ANI): The Pakistan Government has barred US citizens from landing in any city other than Islamabad.According to sources, Americans would now be able to land only at the Benazir Bhutto International Airport in Islamabad.The decision has been taken following a steep rise in the suspicious activities ...
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• Zardari goes for ‘direct public contact’ to restore crushed image

  
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  Islamabad, Dec.26 (ANI): In an effort to build up a national consensus against demands of his resignation and restore his image, which has been shattered by the reopening of corruption cases, Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has decided to go for direct public contact.“The President is already in Karachi as part ...
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• Pak denies allowing transit route to Indian supply trucks

  
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  Islamabad, Dec.26 (ANI): Notwithstanding US pressure, Pakistan has denied allowing Indian goods to pass through its territory to Afghanistan.According to The Nation, Pakistan has strongly opposed to the US proposal of granting transit facility to the Indian trucks to Afghanistan through its soil.“Washington has ...
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• Woman wants to divorce hubby because he can’t brush correctly!

  
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  New Delhi, Dec 26 (ANI): A Chinese woman wants to divorce her husband because she doesn’t like ‘the way he brushes his teeth’.The two have been together for more than a year and married in May this year.Now, the 24-year-old woman from Chongqing municipality, surnamed Wang, has approached a local court for ...
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• Baitullah killed Benazir with Musharraf’s consent: Pak’s UK envoy

  
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  Lahore, Dec. 26 (ANI) : Holding former President General Pervez Musharraf responsible for former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto’s assassination, Pakistan’s High Commissioner to Britain Wajid Shamsul Hassan has said that Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) chief Baitullah Mehsud could not have proceeded with plans of ...
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• Pak intelligence agencies warns of terror strikes on Benazir’s death anniversary

  
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  Lahore, Dec. 26 (ANI): Pakistani intelligence agencies have warned of a possible terror strike on the occasion of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto’s death anniversary (December 27).“Terrorists are planning to attack rallies and ceremonies to be arranged on December 27 in connection with Benazir’s death ...
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• US ‘jihad seekers’ were planning to attack Pak’s Chashma nuke plant

  
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  Islamabad, Dec.26 (ANI): The five US origin terror suspects, who were arrested from Sargodha earlier this month, were planning to attack the Chasma Nuclear Power Plant and other strategic establishments in the country, a private television channel has reported.The Daily Times reported Sargodha Cantonment Station House ...
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• Pakistan releases 100 Indian fishermen

  
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  Karachi, Dec.26 (ANI): Pakistan has finally released 100 out of the 629 Indian fishermen imprisoned in the Malir District Jail.The fishermen were to be released on Wednesday, but the process was delayed as Pakistani authorities said that the Indian government had told them to postpone the release.Sindh Jails Minister ...
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• Headley hid Pakistani origin from Indian consulate in Chicago

  
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  By Arun KumarWashington, Dec 26 (IANS) American-Pakistani terror suspect David Headley’s visa application did not ring any alarm bells in the Indian consulate in Chicago as he did not disclose his Pakistani origin, according to reliable information. Headley, charged with scouting targets for the 26/11 Mumbai terror ...
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• India moves to tighten visa rules

  
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  MUMBAI - Plans to tighten rules for Indian visas following therecent arrest of a Chicago businessman alleged to have priorknowledge of the Mumbai attacks have led to confusion andcomplaints at the height of the tourist season. Home Minister Palaniappan Chidambaram said on Wednesday therewere gaps in the visa system, ...
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• India – Eastday-India puts national capital, Mumbai, Chennai on high alert again (Eastday.com)

  
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  Eastday-India puts national capital, Mumbai, Chennai on high alert again (Eastday.com) India has again issued a “red alert” in the national capital and in the cities of Mumbai and Chennai, following intelligence inputs that at least three to five Taliban militants have sneaked into the country to carry out terror ...
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• BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition: Pakistani air strike kills 10 in tribal area

  
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  This is a syndicated post. Original article from BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition , available at BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition . Pakistani jets target suspected militants in the Orakzai tribal agency, south-west of Peshawar, killing at least 10 people.
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• Scouts receive awards for bravery

  
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  Twelve Scouts are honoured for their bravery including a 13-year-old boy who risked his life to save a friend. Excerpt from:  Scouts receive awards for bravery
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• Troubleshooters that block cancer

  
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  A family of “limpet-like” proteins play a crucial role in repairing DNA damage which can lead to cancer, two studies show. Read the original: Troubleshooters that block cancer
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• Air strike in Pakistan kills 10

  
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  Pakistani jets target suspected militants in the Orakzai tribal agency, south-west of Peshawar, killing at least 10 people.
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• Pakistan Was Meant To Be A Secular State

  
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  Haji Adeel of ANP party has stated that Pakistan was meant to be a secular state and it should now become a republic. This message has sent ripples in the Pakistan politics arena, informs Yasser Latif Hamdani at Pak Tea House .
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• Mums In Bangladesh

  
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  A new exclusive social networking site for mums in Bangladesh has been launched, informs Nilim .
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• BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition: US condemns Taliban video of captured soldier

  
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  This is a syndicated post. Original article from BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition , available at BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition . The US military says a video of a captive American soldier in Afghanistan, released by the Taliban, is an affront to his family.
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• US condemns Taliban video of captured soldier

  
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  The US military says a video of a captive American soldier in Afghanistan, released by the Taliban, is an affront to his family.
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• Afghan Taliban say post video of captive U.S. soldier

  
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  An undated family handout of U.S. Army private Bowe Bergdahl,23, who is being held captive and detained by Taliban forces inAfghanistan, released to Reuters on July 22, 2009 REUTERS The Afghan Taliban said on Friday that they had issued a newvideo tape of a U.S. soldier who was captured this summer, andadded ...
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