June 1 (Bloomberg) — Rick Nelson, director of the Center for Strategic and International Studies, talks with Bloomberg’s Julie Hyman about the death of top al-Qaeda leader, Mustafa Abu al-Yazid and the impact on the organization. Al-Qaeda announced al-Yazid’s death on Islamic militant websites, Washington-based monitoring groups reported. (Source: Bloomberg)

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Pakistani officials have warned that an artificial lake formed by a landslide in northern Pakistan could burst its banks within days. They say that about 25000 people may have to be evacuated to higher ground as rising waters of the Hunza river threaten to submerge and destroy many villages.

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Mr. Yang, a translator renowned for his skill at rendering both classic and contemporary Chinese literature into English, was regarded as the greatest translator of 20th-century China.

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Police and other law enforcement agencies arrested 70 persons including four foreign nationals from Rawalpindi. The special teams of Rawalpindi Police and Elite Force were engaged in the operation in housing colonies and Katcha settlements at Islamabad Expressway near Benazir Bhutto International Airport.



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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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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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A three-member bench of the Supreme Court on Tuesday summoned report about the petroleum prices. A three-member bench consisting of Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, Justice Ghulam Rabbani and Justice Jawwad S Khawaja hearing two identical petitions about petroleum prices filed by Pakistan People’s Party Senator Rukhsana Zuberi and Pakistan…



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At least two killed and 11 persons were injured in twin blasts in International Islamic University in Islamabad. The injured being shifted to the PIMS hospital in the federal capital. According to the hospital sources 12 persons were brought to the hospital, two of which later succumbed to injuries. Security…



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ISLAMABAD – Security forces have killed 18 terrorists in the ongoing operation Rah-e-Nejat in South Waziristan Agency during the last 24 hours, while two soldiers were martyred and 12 others got injured.
Director General ISPR, Major General Athar Abbas, told this in a joint press briefing with Federal Minister for…



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