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	<title>Breaking News &#187; Islamabad</title>
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	<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 14:38:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Parcels for foreign embassies is not subjected to checks : US</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/parcels-for-foreign-embassies-is-not-subjected-to-checks-us-247248/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 14:27:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Islamabad, Dec. 22 (ANI): Reacting strongly over Saturday&#8217;s incident when Pakistani custom officials stressed on checking the diplomatic parcels at the Lahore airport, the United States has said parcels for any embassy including US can not be checked nor can any custom duty be clamped on them.

&#8220;All the diplomats and embassies have been granted diplomatic .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/parcels-for-foreign-embassies-is-not-subjected-to-checks-us-247248/">Parcels for foreign embassies is not subjected to checks : US</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Relatives seek release of Pak prisoners languishing in Indian jails</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/relatives-seek-release-of-pak-prisoners-languishing-in-indian-jails-247239/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 14:23:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Islamabad, Dec. 22 (ANI): Relatives of Pakistani prisoners, who have completed their terms in Indian jails, have urged Islamabad to ask New Delhi to release them.

Addressing a press conference here, activist Ilyas Qasmi and prisoners&#8217; relatives said there were at least 32 prisoners awaiting repatriation to Pakistan even after the Indian Supreme Court had ordered .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/relatives-seek-release-of-pak-prisoners-languishing-in-indian-jails-247239/">Relatives seek release of Pak prisoners languishing in Indian jails</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Pak bureaucracy stalls development work in POK</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/pak-bureaucracy-stalls-development-work-in-pok-247215/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 14:11:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ISLAMABAD -  Internal strife between Pakistan&#8217;s Water and Power Ministry and the administration of occupied Kashmir is hampering development work of the region.

A shocking tale of shoddy work on the part of Pakistan&#8217;s bureaucracy came to light when it was revealed that a controversy between the Pakistan occupied Kashmir&#8217;s (POK) government and state-owned companies ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/pak-bureaucracy-stalls-development-work-in-pok-247215/">Read : Pak bureaucracy stalls development work in POK</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>US denies violating Pakistan air space</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-denies-violating-pakistan-air-space-247181/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 13:55:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ISLAMABAD - The United States has rejected media reports about its aircraft violating Pakistan airspace.

&#8220;These accusations are entirely false. No US fighter aircraft flew over Mohmand as alleged in the article,&#8221; a statement issued by the US embassy here said.
It may be noted that on Saturday, Pakistani had media flashed news about American fighter jets .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-denies-violating-pakistan-air-space-247181/">Source &nbsp;: US denies violating Pakistan air space</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Suicide bombing at Peshawar Press Club kills four (Third Lead)</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/suicide-bombing-at-peshawar-press-club-kills-four-third-lead-247123/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 09:36:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ians</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ISLAMABAD - At least four people were killed and 17 injured in the Pakistani frontier city of Peshawar Tuesday when a teenaged suicide bomber blew himself up outside the Press Club packed with journalists.

Four journalists were wounded in the deafening blast.	 	
This is the first major attack on the media in Peshawar. The bombing follows .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/suicide-bombing-at-peshawar-press-club-kills-four-third-lead-247123/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Suicide bombing at Peshawar Press Club kills four (Third Lead)</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Three killed in blast outside Peshawar Press Club (Second Lead)</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 07:32:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ISLAMABAD - A suicide bombing outside the Press Club in the Pakistan provincial capital of Peshawar Tuesday killed at least three people and injured many, including several reporters. 

Among those killed was a police constable Riaz, police sources told Geo TV. The suicide bomber blew himself up when he was being searched by security personnel .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/three-killed-in-blast-outside-peshawar-press-club-second-lead-247096/">Source &nbsp;: Three killed in blast outside Peshawar Press Club (Second Lead)</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Suicide bombing outside Peshawar Press Club, one killed</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/suicide-bombing-outside-peshawar-press-club-one-killed-247094/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 07:17:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ISLAMABAD - A suicide bombing outside the Press Club in Peshawar Tuesday has killed at least one person and injured many, including several reporters. 

A police constable was killed when the suicide attacker blew himself up outside the Peshawar Press Club when he was stopped by police at the entrance, Xinhua reported quoting local TV. .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/suicide-bombing-outside-peshawar-press-club-one-killed-247094/">Suicide bombing outside Peshawar Press Club, one killed</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Resignation reports rumours, says Pakistan defence minister</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/resignation-reports-rumours-says-pakistan-defence-minister-246960/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 18:10:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ians</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ISLAMABAD - Pakistan Defence Minister Ahmed Mukhtar Monday denied he had offered to resign and termed such reports as &#8220;baseless rumours&#8221;. 

Reports said the minister offered his resignation in protest after immigration staff prevented him Thursday night from leaving for China on an official visit because his name was on a list of people facing .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/resignation-reports-rumours-says-pakistan-defence-minister-246960/">Original article &nbsp;: Resignation reports rumours, says Pakistan defence minister</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Moonshine kills 14 in Pakistan</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 12:23:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ians</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ISLAMABAD - Moonshine has claimed the lives of 14 people in Multan town in Pakistan, a country that has banned its citizens from drinking.

Three deaths occurred Sunday evening. By Monday, the toll had climbed to 14 and could go up further, Online news agency reported. 	 	
Five people have been arrested for the incident in ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/moonshine-kills-14-in-pakistan-246845/" title="Moonshine kills 14 in Pakistan">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>PML-N unlikely to demand Zardari&#8217;s resignation over NRO</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/pml-n-unlikely-to-demand-zardaris-resignation-over-nro-246829/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 11:36:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ISLAMABAD - While the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leadership is facing pressure from some party &#8220;hawks&#8221;  to formally  demand resignations of President Asif Ali  Zardari  and NRO-tainted  ministers,  it  is likely to follow  the  advice  of &#8220;doves&#8221;  who  want  to avoid a ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/pml-n-unlikely-to-demand-zardaris-resignation-over-nro-246829/" title="PML-N unlikely to demand Zardari&#8217;s resignation over NRO">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Cases against me are politically motivated: Malik</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/cases-against-me-are-politically-motivated-malik-246812/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 10:50:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ISLAMABAD - Pakistan&#8217;s Interior  Minister  Rehman Malik  has rejected corruption charges against him,  saying  that charges are politically motivated.

&#8220;Allegations are always there, allegations are on our  judiciary.  Allegations  are  on our leadership. Well, fine. If  the  Supreme Court  wants us to go a ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/cases-against-me-are-politically-motivated-malik-246812/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : Cases against me are politically motivated: Malik</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Pak NAB hasn&#8217;t contacted Swiss Govt. on Zardari&#8217;s case</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/pak-nab-hasnt-contacted-swiss-govt-on-zardaris-case-246809/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 10:49:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ISLAMABAD - Pakistan&#8217;s  National  Accountability Bureau  (NAB) has not formally requested the Swiss government  as yet  to reopen the money-laundering cases against President  Asif Ali Zardari.

According   to   The  Dawn,  the  NAB  is   awaiting   government instructions  on ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/pak-nab-hasnt-contacted-swiss-govt-on-zardaris-case-246809/">Pak NAB hasn&#8217;t contacted Swiss Govt. on Zardari&#8217;s case</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Foreign agencies abducting, killing innocent Pakistanis in  the name of war on terror&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/foreign-agencies-abducting-killing-innocent-pakistanis-in-the-name-of-war-on-terror-246767/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 09:22:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ISLAMABAD -   A   parliamentary    committee investigating   US  security  agency  Blackwater&#8217;s  presence   in Pakistan  has  raised an alarm over the recent  spate  of  extra-judicial killings and abductions of innocent citizens by  foreign agencies &#8220;under the .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/foreign-agencies-abducting-killing-innocent-pakistanis-in-the-name-of-war-on-terror-246767/">&#8216;Foreign agencies abducting, killing innocent Pakistanis in  the name of war on terror&#8217;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>US drone attacks in Balochistan will undermine economic package</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-drone-attacks-in-balochistan-will-undermine-economic-package-246762/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 09:20:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ISLAMABAD - US drone attacks in Pakistan&#8217;s  tribal areas threaten to jeopardise the federal government&#8217;s efforts  to pacify   estranged  Balochistan  tribes  through   the   recently announced empowerment package.

According  to The Nation, hardcore Baloch leaders have  told  the Government that if it wants .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-drone-attacks-in-balochistan-will-undermine-economic-package-246762/">Source article &nbsp;: US drone attacks in Balochistan will undermine economic package</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Careless&#8217; British High Commission tells dozens of Pakistanis it has lost their passports</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/careless-british-high-commission-tells-dozens-of-pakistanis-it-has-lost-their-passports-246761/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 09:20:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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ISLAMABAD - British High Commission in  Islamabad left  dozens of Pakistanis distressed after informing  them  that their passports had been lost.
The  High  Commission  also  asked them to  come  up  with  fresh passports if they wanted their cases reconsidered.
The  Nation  quoted ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/careless-british-high-commission-tells-dozens-of-pakistanis-it-has-lost-their-passports-246761/">Read : &#8216;Careless&#8217; British High Commission tells dozens of Pakistanis it has lost their passports</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Pak govt. orders closure of Islamabad mosques at night</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/pak-govt-orders-closure-of-islamabad-mosques-at-night-246733/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 07:58:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ISLAMABAD - In the wake of  a  fragile  security situation in the country, the Pakistan Government has ordered all mosques  in Islamabad to be closed after Isha prayers  to  ensure that terror suspects don&#8217;t stay in them at night.

Pakistan&#8217;s  Interior Minister Rehman Malik conveyed the  decision to  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/pak-govt-orders-closure-of-islamabad-mosques-at-night-246733/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Malik claims only 10 NRO cases pending against PPP leaders</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/malik-claims-only-10-nro-cases-pending-against-ppp-leaders-246728/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 07:37:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ISLAMABAD - Pakistan  Interior  Minister  Rehman Malik has claimed that only 10 of the 8,442 cases withdrawn under the National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO) are against  Pakistan People&#8217;s Party (PPP) leaders.

&#8220;A  total  of  8,442  cases were  withdrawn  under  the  National Reconciliation Ordinance and in .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/malik-claims-only-10-nro-cases-pending-against-ppp-leaders-246728/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Malik claims only 10 NRO cases pending against PPP leaders</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Pak FO calls India&#8217;s troop withdrawal decision &#8216;cosmetic&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/pak-fo-calls-indias-troop-withdrawal-decision-cosmetic-246711/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 07:32:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ISLAMABAD - Pakistan Foreign Ministry has  termed India&#8217;s  announcement  to withdraw 30,000 troops from  Jammu  and Kashmir as a &#8216;cosmetic measure.&#8217;

The  Daily Times quoted Pakistani Foreign Office Spokesman  Abdul Basit  as saying that the long-standing Kashmir dispute needs  to be  resolved in accordance with the ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/pak-fo-calls-indias-troop-withdrawal-decision-cosmetic-246711/" title="Pak FO calls India&#8217;s troop withdrawal decision &#8216;cosmetic&#8217;">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>US strings aid to Pak with visas for defence auditors</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-strings-aid-to-pak-with-visas-for-defence-auditors-246572/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Dec 2009 11:33:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ISLAMABAD - The United States has stringed the reimbursement of over a billion dollars in aid in the shape of Coalition Support Fund (CSF) to Pakistan during the next six months with granting of visas to American defence auditors, who are supposed to keep track of where the aid money is being used.

According to sources, ... Read this article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-strings-aid-to-pak-with-visas-for-defence-auditors-246572/">US strings aid to Pak with visas for defence auditors</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Pak prevents Indian trucks from moving to Afghanistan through its territory</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/pak-prevents-indian-trucks-from-moving-to-afghanistan-through-its-territory-246567/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Dec 2009 11:31:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ISLAMABAD - : While Pakistan and Afghanistan have reached an accord to allow trucks to move freely in other&#8217;s territory, Pakistani officials have denied allowing Indian goods movement through its territory into Afghanistan.

According to the deal inked between Islamabad and Kabul, Afghan trucks would now be able to operate up to the Karachi port, while .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/pak-prevents-indian-trucks-from-moving-to-afghanistan-through-its-territory-246567/">Original article &nbsp;: Pak prevents Indian trucks from moving to Afghanistan through its territory</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>PAF gets its first air-to-air refuelling aircraft</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/paf-gets-its-first-air-to-air-refuelling-aircraft-246483/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Dec 2009 06:50:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ISLAMABAD - In a significant move which has put the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) on the list of some of the world&#8217;s most advanced air forces, the PAF had inducted the first air-to-air refuelling aircraft into its fleet.

&#8220;By virtue of its capability to refuel air defence aircraft midair, the PAF&#8217;s overall capability in terms of .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/paf-gets-its-first-air-to-air-refuelling-aircraft-246483/">Original article &nbsp;: PAF gets its first air-to-air refuelling aircraft</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Pak to receive $850 million of Kerry-Lugar aid by year end</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/pak-to-receive-850-million-of-kerry-lugar-aid-by-year-end-246348/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Dec 2009 09:55:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ISLAMABAD - Pakistan is expected to receive 850 million dollars in US aid under the Kerry-Lugar bill by the end of this year. It will include 500 million dollars as the first tranche of the KLB, and 350 million dollars from the Coalition Support Fund (CSF).

The Daily Times quoted Economic Affairs Division sources, as saying, .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/pak-to-receive-850-million-of-kerry-lugar-aid-by-year-end-246348/">Pak to receive $850 million of Kerry-Lugar aid by year end</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Suicide bomber kills 12 at Pakistan police offices (Second Lead)</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/suicide-bomber-kills-12-at-pakistan-police-offices-second-lead-246119/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 14:31:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DPA</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ISLAMABAD - A suicide car bomber struck a police compound in Pakistan&#8217;s northwestern district of Lower Dir Friday, killing at least 12 people, including three policemen, officials said.

About 30 people were wounded in the blast, which took place near the main gate of the Police Lines Headquarters in the district&#8217;s main town of Timergara.	 	
&#8220;The .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/suicide-bomber-kills-12-at-pakistan-police-offices-second-lead-246119/">Suicide bomber kills 12 at Pakistan police offices (Second Lead)</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Gilani asks UN to reconsider decision to reduce 40 percent staff in Pakistan</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 12:48:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ISLAMABAD - Pakistan Prime  Minister  Yousuf  Raza Gilani  has  asked  the United Nations  (UN)  to  reconsider  its decision to trim down its staff in Pakistan.

Gilani  said  this  while holding talks  with  the  UN  Secretary General&#8217;s  Special Envoy .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/gilani-asks-un-to-reconsider-decision-to-reduce-40-percent-staff-in-pakistan-246062/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Gilani asks UN to reconsider decision to reduce 40 percent staff in Pakistan</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Pak religious leaders claim &#8216;halwa&#8217; as new murder weapon</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 12:48:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ISLAMABAD - Seven religious leaders and their  three attendants have fallen sick after eating &#8216;halwa&#8217; in the suite  of JUI-F  Secretary-General Abdul Ghafoor Haidri in  the  Parliament Lodges, and the host believes it was an attempt on his life.

Police have accordingly registered a case of attempted murder and causing harm .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/pak-religious-leaders-claim-halwa-as-new-murder-weapon-246061/">Pak religious leaders claim &#8216;halwa&#8217; as new murder weapon</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>It  doesn&#8217;t  pay  to call  members  &#8216;badshah  salamat&#8217;,  &#8216;malika mohtarma&#8217; in Pak Parliament!</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/it-doesnt-pay-to-call-members-badshah-salamat-malika-mohtarma-in-pak-parliament-246039/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 12:01:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ISLAMABAD -  :  Pakistan  People&#8217;s  Party  (PPP) Information Secretary and National Assembly Standing Committee on Finance Chairwoman, Fauzia Wahab had to chew her words after  MNA Shahid Khaqan Abbassi sought an apology from her for referring to him as &#8220;badshah salamat&#8221; (your majesty).

&#8220;Are  you  in your senses. ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/it-doesnt-pay-to-call-members-badshah-salamat-malika-mohtarma-in-pak-parliament-246039/">It  doesn&#8217;t  pay  to call  members  &#8216;badshah  salamat&#8217;,  &#8216;malika mohtarma&#8217; in Pak Parliament!</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Pak Foreign Office yet to receive instructions on reopening Zardari&#8217;s Swiss case</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 11:29:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ISLAMABAD - The Pakistan Foreign Office (FO) has said that it has not received any instructions or communication from the Law Ministry regarding reopening of the SGS reference against President Asif Ali Zardari in Switzerland.

A FO official said that the reopening of the SGS case was purely a legal matter and the FO had no ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/pak-foreign-office-yet-to-receive-instructions-on-reopening-zardaris-swiss-case-246020/">Read more : Pak Foreign Office yet to receive instructions on reopening Zardari&#8217;s Swiss case</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Suicide bomber strikes near mosque used by police in NW Pakistan, killing 10, wounding dozens</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 11:06:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Munir Ahmad</dc:creator>
		
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ISLAMABAD — A suicide car bomber detonated his explosives near a mosque inside a police compound in northwestern Pakistan on Friday, killing 10 people in the latest attack by suspected Taliban militants waging war against the Pakistani government.
The Taliban have stepped up their campaign of violence since ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/suicide-bomber-strikes-near-mosque-used-by-police-in-nw-pakistan-killing-10-wounding-dozens-246012/" title="Suicide bomber strikes near mosque used by police in NW Pakistan, killing 10, wounding dozens">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Bomb explodes close to mosque used by police in northwest Pakistan, killing 10 wounding dozens</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 10:33:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Munir Ahmad</dc:creator>
		
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Bomb blast near mosque kills 10 in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD — A suicide car bomber detonated his explosives near a mosque inside a police compound in northwestern Pakistan on Friday, killing 10 people in the latest attack by suspected Taliban militants waging war against the Pakistani government.
The Taliban have stepped up their campaign of violence since the ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/bomb-explodes-close-to-mosque-used-by-police-in-northwest-pakistan-killing-10-wounding-dozens-246004/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : Bomb explodes close to mosque used by police in northwest Pakistan, killing 10 wounding dozens</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Seven killed in Pakistan blast</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 10:04:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ISLAMABAD - At least seven people were killed and over 20 wounded Friday in a massive blast near the police headquarters in Lower Dir district of Pakistan&#8217;s North-West Frontier Province, police said.

The explosion occurred near a mosque in Khurshid police lines in Timar Gira area in Lower Dir, Geo TV reported.	 	
&#8220;For now we have ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/seven-killed-in-pakistan-blast-245995/">Original article on  : Seven killed in Pakistan blast</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Bomb explodes close to mosque used by police in northwest Pakistan, killing 5</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 09:39:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Munir Ahmed</dc:creator>
		
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Bomb blast near mosque kills 5 in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — A suicide bomber detonated his explosives near a mosque used by police Friday in an area of northwestern Pakistan, killing five people, said police.
Worshippers were leaving Friday prayers when the attack occurred in the Lower Dir region, said the area&#8217;s police chief, Feroze Khan.
The blast .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/bomb-explodes-close-to-mosque-used-by-police-in-northwest-pakistan-killing-5-245977/">Original article &nbsp;: Bomb explodes close to mosque used by police in northwest Pakistan, killing 5</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Bomb explodes close to mosque used by police in northwest Pakistan, wounding 10</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 09:17:47 +0000</pubDate>
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Bomb targets mosque in Pakistan, fatalities feared

ISLAMABAD — A bomb has exploded close to a mosque used by police in northwest Pakistan.
Police officer Nek Bahadur says at least 10 people have been wounded in the attack after Friday prayers in the Lower Dir region. That figure is expected to rise and include fatalities.
Islamist militants have .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/bomb-explodes-close-to-mosque-used-by-police-in-northwest-pakistan-wounding-10-245973/">Bomb explodes close to mosque used by police in northwest Pakistan, wounding 10</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Blast targets police office in Pakistan</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 09:14:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ISLAMABAD - A bomb exploded near the police headquarters in Pakistan&#8217;s northwestern district of Lower Dir Friday, media reports said.
... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/blast-targets-police-office-in-pakistan-245972/">Blast targets police office in Pakistan</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Pak Defence Minister barred from boarding flight to China</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 06:44:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Islamabad, Dec. 18 (ANI):  Pakistan Defence Minister Chaudhry Ahmed Mukhtar was barred from boarding a flight to China following his name appearing on the Exit Control List (ECL).

It may be noted that the National Accountability Bureau (NAB), following the NRO being declared as &#8216;unconstitutional&#8217;, had asked the Interior Ministry to put the names of ... Read this article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/pak-defence-minister-barred-from-boarding-flight-to-china-245906/">Pak Defence Minister barred from boarding flight to China</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Top Qaeda commander among 17 killed as US drone strikes rain down in Waziristan</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 06:11:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ISLAMABAD - : At least 17 suspected militants, including a key Al-Qaeda commander were killed in two separate drone attacks in the Datta Khel area of North Waziristan.

According to reports, in the first attack, five US drones fired at least 10 missiles at two houses in the Ambarshaga area killing at least 15 people, including ... Read : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/top-qaeda-commander-among-17-killed-as-us-drone-strikes-rain-down-in-waziristan-245895/">Top Qaeda commander among 17 killed as US drone strikes rain down in Waziristan</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>US drone attacks kill 17 in Pakistan</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 17:11:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ISLAMABAD - At least 17 people were killed and several more injured Thursday in multiple US drone attacks in Pakistan&#8217;s North Waziristan tribal district near the Afghan border,  officials said.

An intelligence official said 10 missiles fired from five US unmanned aircraft hit two compounds in Angoshga, some 25 km west of the district&#8217;s main ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-drone-attacks-kill-17-in-pakistan-245647/" title="US drone attacks kill 17 in Pakistan">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Waziristan operation 80 percent successful, says Malik</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/waziristan-operation-80-percent-successful-says-malik-245261/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 11:13:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ISLAMABAD - Pakistan Interior Minister Rehman Malik has said the military operation against the Taliban in South Wazirisan has been conducted with &#8220;over 80 percent success&#8221; and it would be over soon.

Speaking at a seminar on the &#8216;war on terror&#8217;, Malik said that the Pakistan government had pursued the policy of dialogue before launching the ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/waziristan-operation-80-percent-successful-says-malik-245261/">Waziristan operation 80 percent successful, says Malik</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>US drone attack kills two suspected militants in North Waziristan</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 11:10:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Islamabad, Dec. 17 (ANI): At least two people were killed in a US drone strike in Dattakhel region of North Waziristan on Thursday.

According to reports, unmanned US aircrafts targeted a suspected militant hide out in the village, situated 30 kilometres west of Miramshah, the main town of the troubled tribal district near the Afghan border.
&#8220;Two ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-drone-attack-kills-two-suspected-militants-in-north-waziristan-245253/" title="US drone attack kills two suspected militants in North Waziristan">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>US diplomats accuse Pak military, intelligence of blatant &#8216;harassment campaign&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 10:34:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ISLAMABAD - US officials have blamed the Pakistani military and intelligence agencies for what they termed as a campaign to &#8216;harass&#8217; American diplomats by refusing to extend or approve their visas.

They said that the Pakistani authorities have refused to extend or approve visas of at least 100 US officials in the recent past.
Moreover, frequent checking .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-diplomats-accuse-pak-military-intelligence-of-blatant-harassment-campaign-245235/">US diplomats accuse Pak military, intelligence of blatant &#8216;harassment campaign&#8217;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Pak  needs to do &#8216;great deal&#8217; against Taliban, Qaeda  leadership hiding inside: Mullen</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 06:18:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ISLAMABAD -  Highlighting  that  Pakistan  still needs  to  do  a &#8216;great deal&#8217; against the  extremists,  US  Joint Chiefs  of Staff Chairman Admiral Mike Mullen has said  that  top commanders  of the Taliban and Al-Qaeda have taken refuge  inside country and .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/pak-needs-to-do-great-deal-against-taliban-qaeda-leadership-hiding-inside-mullen-245128/">Pak  needs to do &#8216;great deal&#8217; against Taliban, Qaeda  leadership hiding inside: Mullen</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>State media: Pakistan&#8217;s top court voids corruption amnesty that protected president, allies</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 17:22:57 +0000</pubDate>
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Report: Pakistan voids amnesty covering president

ISLAMABAD — State-run TV and private channels are reporting that Pakistan&#8217;s top court has declared that an amnesty that had protected the president from corruption charges is illegal.
Wednesday&#8217;s ruling paves the way for challenges to President Asif Ali Zardari&#8217;s already shaky rule. It also causes political turbulence just as the .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/state-media-pakistans-top-court-voids-corruption-amnesty-that-protected-president-allies-244919/">State media: Pakistan&#8217;s top court voids corruption amnesty that protected president, allies</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Al Qaeda, Taliban leaders in Pakistan, claims US</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 17:01:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ISLAMABAD - The chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, Admiral Michael Mullen, said Wednesday that top Al Qaeda and Taliban leadership are hiding in Pakistan.

&#8220;We see them still planning to kill as many Americans as they have before,&#8221; Mullen told a selected group of journalist in Pakistan&#8217;s capital, Islamabad, where he is holding ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/al-qaeda-taliban-leaders-in-pakistan-claims-us-244913/">Al Qaeda, Taliban leaders in Pakistan, claims US</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>No talks with &#8216;liars&#8217; Taliban till they lay down their arms: Malik</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 11:19:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Islamabad, Dec. 16 (ANI): Pakistan Interior Minister Rehman Malik has said that the Taliban is eager to hold talks with the government and is sending messages from various sources in this regard.

Malik, however, said that the extremists should first lay down their arms in order to start a dialogue.
&#8220;The government can not hold talks with ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/no-talks-with-liars-taliban-till-they-lay-down-their-arms-malik-244744/">No talks with &#8216;liars&#8217; Taliban till they lay down their arms: Malik</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Pak flip-flop: advocate backtracks, says Taliban the real threat, not GHQ</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 09:13:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Islamabad, Dec. 16 (ANI):  In a latest flip-flop, the Pakistan government&#8217;s advocate, Kamal Afzal has backtracked from his earlier statement, saying that the Taliban pose the actual threat to democracy in the country.

A day earlier, Afzal had told a 17- member Supreme Court bench headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry that both the ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/pak-flip-flop-advocate-backtracks-says-taliban-the-real-threat-not-ghq-244640/">Read more : Pak flip-flop: advocate backtracks, says Taliban the real threat, not GHQ</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Disrespect for democracy led to Bangladesh&#8217;s creation: Sharif</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 07:41:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ISLAMABAD - Pakistan Muslim  League-Nawaz  (PML-N) chief  Nawaz  Sharif  has said  &#8216;undemocratic  attitudes&#8217;  and  a &#8216;disrespect  for democracy&#8217; were the prime reasons which  led  to the creation of Bangladesh in 1971.

Referring to Pakistan&#8217;s defeat in the 1971 war against India, and the  .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/disrespect-for-democracy-led-to-bangladeshs-creation-sharif-244611/" title="Disrespect for democracy led to Bangladesh&#8217;s creation: Sharif">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Pak conveys concerns to US over expansion of drone strikes</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 05:52:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ISLAMABAD - : Worried by  US plans to  expand drone strikes  inside the country,  Pakistan has conveyed its  concerns to the Obama administration.

Foreign  Office (FO) spokesperson Abdul Basit  Washington  should avoid  expanding   missile strikes to Balochistan and  also  stop using   .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/pak-conveys-concerns-to-us-over-expansion-of-drone-strikes-244535/">Source &nbsp;: Pak conveys concerns to US over expansion of drone strikes</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Suicide bombing in Pakistan kills 27, injures 90 (Fourth Lead)</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2009 16:39:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ISLAMABAD - At least 27 people were killed and 90 injured Tuesday when a car bomb exploded near the residence of a minister in Pakistan&#8217;s eastern province of Punjab, officials said.

The blast in Dera Ghazi Khan town destroyed the house of Dost Mohammad Khosa, the provincial minister for local agencies and community development, and damaged .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/suicide-bombing-in-pakistan-kills-27-injures-90-fourth-lead-244359/">Suicide bombing in Pakistan kills 27, injures 90 (Fourth Lead)</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Car bomb hits house of Pakistani politician, 20 killed (Third Lead)</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2009 12:45:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ISLAMABAD - At least 20 people were killed and more than 50 injured Tuesday when a car bomb exploded near the residence of a minister in Pakistan&#8217;s eastern province of Punjab, officials said.

The blast in Dera Ghazi Khan town demolished the house of Dost Mohammad Khosa, the provincial minister for local agencies and community development, .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/car-bomb-hits-house-of-pakistani-politician-20-killed-third-lead-244280/">Car bomb hits house of Pakistani politician, 20 killed (Third Lead)</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Officials say at least 22 killed in attack on lawmaker&#8217;s home in central Pakistan</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2009 11:59:55 +0000</pubDate>
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Official: Explosion kills 22 in central Pakistan

ISLAMABAD — A car bombing outside a politician&#8217;s home in central Pakistan has killed 22 people and wounded 70 others.
Tuesday&#8217;s attack in Dera Ghazi Khan town in Punjab province is the latest in a series to hit Pakistan in recent months.
Islamist militants are blamed in the attacks.
Rescue official Natiq  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/officials-say-at-least-22-killed-in-attack-on-lawmakers-home-in-central-pakistan-244268/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>15 killed, 35 injured in Dera Ghazi Khan bomb blast</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/15-killed-35-injured-in-dera-ghazi-khan-bomb-blast-244265/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2009 11:52:47 +0000</pubDate>
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ISLAMABAD -  At least 15 persons were killed and 35 others injured in a powerful bomb blast in Dera Ghazi Khan on Tuesday.
The blast occurred at a Taxi stand near the residence of Provincial Minister and Senior Advisor to Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif, Dost Mohammad Khosa.
The nature of the explosion was not .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/15-killed-35-injured-in-dera-ghazi-khan-bomb-blast-244265/" title="15 killed, 35 injured in Dera Ghazi Khan bomb blast">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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