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KANJWANI, PAKISTAN -- From the busy and bucolic scene in this Punjab province village, it is hard to tell that Pakistan is in the throes of a national sugar crisis. Fields of tall green cane line the roads, and flatbed trucks piled with ripe stalks head for a modern mill that steadily crushes tons...
Pakistani forces killed 15 militants in the lawless northwest of the country, a security official said Friday, as part of a campaign Washington hopes will help it defeat the Taliban in Afghanistan.
Militants have had a resurgence in Kunduz, a province that American and Afghan officials did not think they had to worry about.
Pro-Pakistan tribal leaders killed
Pakistan charged seven men in last year's Mumbai attacks on Wednesday, its first indictment in a case being monitored by India and the United States to see if Islamabad makes good on promises to bring those responsible to justice.
Villagers in nearby districts report an influx of militants escaping the Pakistan army offensive in South Waziristan, a campaign critics say should not have been announced ahead of time. Since the Pakistani army launched a long-awaited offensive last month to destroy the Taliban in South Waziristan, many militants have fled to nearby districts and begun to establish new strongholds, a strategy ...
U.N. nuclear watchdog governors voted overwhelmingly on Friday to censure Iran for building a uranium enrichment plant in secret.
The UN atomic watchdog passed a resolution censuring Iran over its nuclear programme at a meeting here Friday, diplomats said.
Nov. 26 (Bloomberg) -- Pakistan’s shortage of natural gas may widen next year, the Dawn reported, citing an official at the nation’s Petroleum Ministry.
On what is more akin to a sunny winter's stroll, U.S. troops proudly tread on a newly asphalted road, past a refurbished mosque and a crowded market overflowing with produce. Children dance around the soldiers' boots and bearded men stop them for a casual chat.
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Wednesday he was assured that U.S. influence on Pakistan would help prod Islamabad to crack down on militants who target India.
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Nov. 27 (Bloomberg) -- Sugar prices rebounded from a six- week low in New York as countries including India, the world’s largest consumer, increased purchases. Orange juice also gained.
Investors recoiled from risky assets on Friday and dumped shares in Asian banks and builders, fearing a Dubai debt default could reignite the financial turmoil of the credit crisis.
Pakistan's television networks are heaping political pressure on an increasingly unpopular President Asif Ali Zardari with critical and influential programming that offers a voice to the poor.
Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Friday marked the Muslim festival of Eid al-Adha with a call on the Taliban and other Islamist insurgents to join peace talks in the war-torn country.
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