Monday, January 2, 2012

NATO reports `incredible` seizures of Afghan drugs

NATO reports `incredible` seizures of Afghan drugs


NATO reports `incredible` seizures of Afghan drugs

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The NATO-led force in Afghanistan on Monday said it had made "incredible" seizures of drugs in Afghanistan last year.

Over 40 activists detained in Nepal over protest

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The activists held a demonstration to protest the move to grant amnesty to those involved in serious rights violations.

Four injured in Karachi grenade attack

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At least four people were injured Monday in a grenade attack in Pakistan`s Karachi city.

Haqqani absent from memo hearing

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The former Pakistani envoy said he did not receive any notice from the commission to appear before it.

Guilty to be punished in girl torture case: Karzai

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President Hamid Karzai says police will arrest members of a family accused of torturing and illegally detaining their son`s teenage wife for the past six months while trying to force her into a life of crime.

Taliban not to attack Pakistan forces: Report

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Taliban militants in Afghanistan and Pakistan have formed a new grouping which has pledged to stop targeting Pakistani security forces.

Imran Khan signals political tie-up with Musharraf

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Cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan`s Tehrik-e-Insaf party indicated that it is open to alliance with former military ruler Pervez Musharraf.

Obama signs bill to suspend $1.1 bn aid to Pak

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US President Barack Obama has signed into law a massive $662-bn defence spending bill that also seeks to suspend a big chunk of $1.1 bn military aid to Pakistan.

Terrorist attack foiled in Afghanistan

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A terror attack has been thwarted in Afghanistan`s Helmand province, said the provincial government Sunday after a car bomb was defused.

Gilani asks Nawaz not to strengthen dictators

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Every elected government in the past was removed on charges of corruption and this allowed dictators to come to power.

Pakistan joins UNSC as non-permanent member

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Pakistan was elected to the Security Council last October when 129 out of 193 members of the UN General Assembly voted for it during an election.

Memo row: Asma Jahangir quits as Haqqani`s lawyer

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Jahangir, one of Pak`s leading rights activist, said she had asked Haqqani to engage another lawyer related to the memo scandal.

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