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Pakistan’s Indus river ‘remains a threat’

Pakistan’s Indus river ‘remains a threat’

Officials in Pakistan fear the flood crisis could worsen in the coming days if the already swollen Indus river bursts its banks. . Follow us on twitter at twitter.com .

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Angelina Jolie on getting aid to Pakistan

Angelina Jolie on getting aid to Pakistan

Hollywood actress and UN goodwill amabassador talks about the crisis in Pakistan following the floods. . Follow us on twitter at twitter.com .

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Independence Day in flood-hit Pakistan

Independence Day in flood-hit Pakistan

Case of cholera found in flooded Pakistan. UN does not think it is an isolated incident

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Antony raises concern over US aid to Pakistan

Antony raises concern over US aid to Pakistan

India’s Defence Minister AK Antony said the US aid to Pakistan is disproportionate to Pakistan’s needs to fight against Taliban.

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Lifetime free flights for baby born on plane (AFP)

A baby boy who made a surprise arrival on board an AirAsia flight this week will be given free flights for life with the budget carrier, as will his mother, the airline said Friday. A 31-year-old passenger went into labour on Wednesday's flight from the northern island of Penang to Kuching on Borneo island.(AFP/File)AFP – A baby boy who made a surprise arrival on board an AirAsia flight this week will be given free flights for life with the budget carrier, as will his mother, the airline said Friday.


Younus ready to lead Pakistan again

Pakistan skipper Younus Khan on Tuesday said he was ready to lead the team again after the country’s cricket chief rejected his resignation, saying he had been heartened by shows of support. “I am very happy right now. The faith that the chairman and the board has placed in me…



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Sistan attack conspiracy against Pak-Iran ties: Qureshi

Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has said that the suicide attack in Iran’s Sistan was a conspiracy against brotherly relations between Pakistan and Iran. Addressing a press conference Qureshi said Pakistan will provide full assistance to Iran in the Sistan attack probe. “An Iranian delegation will visit Pakistan for the…



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US encouraged by Afghan events

Oct. 19 – US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said she was encouraged by the direction of events in Afghanistan and expects President Hamid Karzai to unveil plans on Tuesday.

Virginia governor race a snapshot of US attitudes (AP)

Cary Koppie, seen outside a hardware store in Purcellville, Va., Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2009, talks about the Virginia gubernatorial contest between Republican Bob McDonnell and Democrat R. Creigh Deeds.  Koppie, a one-man mowing company, is so angry he says he may sit out this election. 'They're all a bunch of liars,' he said. 'You don't know who the heck to vote for anymore.' (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)AP – Just a year after this one-time Confederate state helped elect a black man president, Democrats are desperately trying to hang onto the governorship.


Battle intensifies as Taliban retake Pakistani town (Reuters)

A boy carries a rooster as he walks while a girl runs behind near a checkpoint along the road leading from South Waziristan to Dera Ismail Khan in Pakistan's North West Frontier Province October 19, 2009. Pakistani forces backed by artillery attacked Taliban insurgents on Monday as the army moved to wrest control of militant strongholds in a lawless region on the Afghan border. The fighting is a new test of the government's determination to tackle an increasingly brazen insurgency that has seen a string of attacks in different parts of the country, including an assault on army headquarters, in which more than 150 people were killed. REUTERS/Faisal MahmoodReuters – Taliban militants attacked Pakistani forces and recaptured a strategic town on Tuesday while two suicide bomb blasts at an Islamic university in the capital killed four people and wounded at least 20, officials said.


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