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Bloomberg - Wed Nov 25, 1:26 am ET
Nov. 25 (Bloomberg) -- Pakistan’s central bank cut its benchmark interest rate for a third time this year to aid an economy dragged down by war. State Bank of Pakistan lowered its discount rate to 12.5 percent from 13 percent, according to a statement in Karachi yesterday.
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NPR - Thu Nov 26, 4:18 pm ET
One year ago, 10 gunmen laid siege to the city of Mumbai, India, attacking hotels, a Jewish center and other sites. More than 160 people were killed. One of the locations targeted by the gunmen was the city's Leopold Cafe. Farzad Jehani, one of the owners of the cafe, says the cafe organized a live band, and many of those patrons present on the day of the attacks returned to mark the event.
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AFP via Yahoo! News - Wed Nov 25, 6:50 am ET
A Pakistani court on Wednesday charged seven suspects in connection with the Mumbai attacks that killed 166 people one year ago, a defence lawyer said.
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Boston Herald - Wed Nov 25, 10:03 am ET
LONDON - An international human rights group is urging Britain to investigate its role in the torture of terrorism suspects in Pakistan. Human Rights Watch says the government...
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CBS News - Thu Nov 26, 4:00 pm ET
166 People Killed in Terrorist Raid; Security Worries Still Plague City
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CNN - Wed Nov 25, 6:30 am ET
The Pakistani people now believe the war against the Taliban is their war, whereas in the past they considered it to be the United States' war, a former Pakistani general with close ties to his country's military told CNN's Christiane Amanpour on Tuesday.
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AP via Yahoo! News - Tue Nov 24, 1:30 pm ET
CKE Restaurants Inc. said Tuesday that it opened its first Hardee's restaurant in Pakistan.
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AFP via Yahoo! News - Wed Nov 25, 6:00 am ET
A Pakistani anti-terrorism court on Wednesday indicted seven suspects over last year's Mumbai attacks that killed 166 people and all those in the dock pleaded not guilty, a defence lawyer said.
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Online Journal - 2 hours 20 minutes ago
Who is “al Qaida,” that we must continue killing and destroying entire nations to eliminate them? The world has too much riding on this war to abide Obama blindly continuing it without a valid mission. Defining an “exit plan” is not the same thing as defining the mission.
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WRIC 8 News Richmond - Wed Nov 25, 12:06 pm ET
India's prime minister said Wednesday that Pakistan must domore to punish the masterminds of last year's terrorist attacks in the Indian financial capital.
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Reuters via Yahoo! News - Wed Nov 25, 4:14 am ET
Pakistani security agencies have detained a former army officer for possible links with two men arrested in Chicago on terrorism charges, an army spokesman said on Wednesday.
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The Christian Science Monitor via Yahoo! News - Wed Nov 25, 4:00 am ET
Question: You have spoken about a strategic partnership between India and the United States. Is there a sufficient overlap of viewpoints to allow such a partnership, especially on two of the most pressing issues: Iran and Afghanistan?
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CBS News - Wed Nov 25, 3:00 pm ET
1 Year after Assault that Killed 166 People, Country Announces First Indictment in Case Closely Watched by India and U.S.
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UPI - Thu Nov 26, 1:43 am ET
KARACHI, Pakistan, Nov. 26 (UPI) -- Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari, fighting for political survival amid calls for his exit, hit out against critics, calling them "pranksters."
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram - Thu Nov 26, 9:42 pm ET
In the Republican gubernatorial contest, Hutchison has Cheney and Perry has Palin. Yup, it’s gonna be that kind of race.