Drone strike in NWA kills 3

MIRANSHAH: A US drone attack in Ghulam Khan in North Waziristan, killing three people, Geo News reported Friday. According to sources, the US drone fired two missiles on a vehicle in Ghulam Khan area of North Waziristan.

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US missiles kill 8 in northwest Pakistan

A US missile strike killed eight alleged militants in northwest Pakistan on the final day of a year that has seen a major escalation in drone attacks targeting insurgents flowing into neighbouring Afg

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Malik denies report of BB murder plot at brigadier’s home

KARACHI: Federal Interior Minister has denied a report, published in a section of press, that the plot for assassination of Benazir Bhutto was hatched at a brigadier’s home, Geo News reported. Talking to mediamen at Jinnah International Airport here Friday, Malik asserted that plot was hatched at the house a terrorist whose name would be disclosed at appropriate time. He termed the news item, published in a section of press on Friday, as baseless. He added that there is complete understanding between civil and military leadership. Interior Minister said that legal action would be taken against the paper for publishing a fake story. To a question, Malik said MQM is a political power and reality, adding that there should not be any doubt after a telephonic conversation between President Asif Ali Zardari and MQM Chief Altaf Hussain last night.

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Pakistan tops journalists death list in 2010

BRUSSELS: At least 94 journalists died in violence this year across the world, the International Federation of Journalists said Friday, adding that Pakistan was the most dangerous place in 2010 for media workers. “Journalists and media personnel remain prime targets for political extremists, gangsters and terrorists,” the Brussels-based organisation said in a report, adding that another three died in accidents over the past 12 months. The death toll came at the hands of “targeted killings, bomb attacks and crossfire incidents,” it said. In 2009, the total was 139 journalists. The IFJ said 15 media workers died in Pakistan this year, adding that the majority of the annual fatalities comprised “victims of violence connected to the insurgency war in Pakistan, the drug war in Mexico as well as the political unrest in Honduras.” The list was issued two days after Danish and Swedish intelligence agencies said they foiled an attack plot against the daily that published cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed (PBUH). “Nearly 100 journalists killed is a heavy loss which ought to stir the world governments into action to offer better protection to journalists,” said Jim Boumelha, IFJ president.

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Thousands rally in Pakistan in support of blasphemy law

ISLAMABAD: Businesses shut down and buses stayed off the streets in many parts of Pakistan on Friday as thousands rallied against changing the country’s controversial laws against blasphemy. In

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Pakistan World's 'Deadliest Country" for the Press in 2010

Rights Group Marks Anniversary of French Journalists' Captivity Pakistan earned the dubious distinction in 2010 of becoming the deadliest place in the world to be a journalist. A

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U.S. missiles kill 8 kill in northwest Pakistan

Pakistani intelligence officials said.Four missiles struck a convoy of militants traveling by car and on foot near the town of Ghulam Khan in the North Waziristan tribal area along the Afghan border,

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Violence as Pakistan strikes over blasphemy law

KARACHI, Pakistan (AFP) – Violence flared Friday as police and protesters clashed during a mass protest strike that closed businesses across Pakistan over a bid to end the death penalty for blasphemy.

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U.S. Faults Pakistan On Rights Shortcomings

The U.S. State Department reportedly continues to pressure Pakistani military and civilian authorities, at the highest levels, to take what it called “serious and sustained action to eliminate ex

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US pressed Turkey to host missile defense radar: WikiLeaks

WASHINGTON: United States had pressed Turkey for installation of anti-missile defence system over threat from Iran, reveals WikiLeaks. The cables sent to Washington show that even though Turkey does not expect an attack from Iran.

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