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Nov. 12 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. and NATO should share intelligence with Pakistan to help “sanitize” the border with Afghanistan, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said.
Pakistan's pop musicians are propelling anti-American conspiracy theories, and their fans -- educated young people -- believe them.
Nov. 12 (Bloomberg) -- D.G. Khan Cement Ltd. , Pakistan’s second-biggest producer, plans to invest 30 billion rupees ($360 million) to build a factory at home and in Sri Lanka, aiming to double capacity and tap demand in South Asia and East Africa .
At least 10 Pakistani soldiers were killed Thursday when troops encountered the stiffest resistance yet during a four-week offensive against the Taliban, military and security officials said.
Nov. 12 (Bloomberg) -- D.G. Khan Cement Ltd. , Pakistan’s second-biggest producer of the building material, plans to invest 10 billion rupees ($120 million) to build a plant in Sri Lanka and take advantage of rising demand in South Asia.
Nov. 12 (Bloomberg) -- Pakistan’s trade deficit narrowed by 28.4 percent in October as imports fell faster than exports. The trade gap narrowed to $1.42 billion in the fourth month of the fiscal year, from $1.98 billion a year ago, according to data posted on the Web site of the Federal Bureau of Statistics in Islamabad.
WASHINGTON - Authorities have been examining whether Fort Hood massacre suspect Nidal Malik Hasan wired money to Pakistan in recent months, an action that one senior lawmaker said would raise serious questions about Hasan's possible connections to militant Islamic groups.
Pakistani police have arrested seven suspected militants planning to attack security agency offices and officials in the commercial hub of Karachi, police said on Thursday.
The United States welcomed Wednesday a commitment by Japan to give five billion dollars of aid to Afghanistan and to implement quickly an earlier pledge to Pakistan.
A Pakistani working for the Iranian consulate was shot and killed in the northwestern part of the country Thursday, police said.
Nov. 12 (Bloomberg) -- Pakistan’s car sales rose 2.1 percent in October after prices and borrowing costs declined. Sales rose to 11,110 units last month, from 10,879 a year ago, the Karachi-based Pakistan Automotive Manufacturers Association said in an e-mailed statement.
A suspected car bomb exploded just outside a crowded market in northwest Pakistan on Tuesday, killing 20 people and wounding 55, police said.
Khar, Pakistan -- A roadside bomb killed nine Pakistani security officers close to the Afghan border Wednesday, while two other soldiers died in a separate militant assault on a security post in the same area, officials said.
Gunmen shot dead a Pakistani spokesman for the Iranian consulate in the northwestern city of Peshawar on Thursday as he was on his way to work, police said.
Helicopter gunships shelled militant hide-outs in northwestern Pakistan on Wednesday, killing 10 suspected fighters after a Taliban attack left two paramilitary soldiers dead at an outpost in the area.
(RTTNews) - A top official of the Iranian Consulate in Pakistan's north- west frontier city of Peshawar was shot dead Thursday, reports quoting officials said.
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