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r_subramanian It is the sense of entitlement just on basis of them being faithfools. They did ok as long as they were able to live on other people's hard work. Forget about Electricity, AFAIK they have not added any and still limited to the educational institutes, hospitals etc build by Hindus and ...

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Looking at the issue of crippling power shortages in Pakistan, I see two major problems: (1) Lack of forward planning in meeting energy demand, inability in implementing sensible policies taken and the massive corruption involved in every step of the way. (2) The unwillingness or the inability of th...

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Taliban chief Omar ready for talks: UK paper The supreme leader of the Taliban, Mullah Mohammed Omar, has indicated that he and his followers may be willing to hold peace talks with western politicians. In an interview with The Sunday Times, two of the movement’s senior Islamic scholars have relaye...

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The place of explosion is of some interest but no casualties According to Dawn on-line, the explosion occurred outside American school . Blast heard at Islamabad ISLAMABAD: An explosion took place outside the American School in H-8 sector of Islamabad on Tuesday. According to the police, the explosi...

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Another target killing in Quetta

Chief Manager SSGC {Southern Sui Gas Corporation?} killed in incident of target killing in Quetta

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Carl_T wrote:
r_subramanian wrote:Who is this character Sunil Sharan?

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Same guy.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/sunil-sharan

Thanks Carl_T

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Who is this character Sunil Sharan? The quoted article below is by one Sunil Sharan in this morning's on-line edition of Dawn. He talks about the political ambitions of PC of wanting to become the PM! The article does not seem to have been reproduced from any Indian publication. INDIA’S home ministe...

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A full quote in the Business Recorder story, but not a full quote from the original Reuters text. You can find that here (I don't know how long the link will last though) http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSLDE6310ER20100402 The text that the Business Recorder link left out is as follows (emphasis a...

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A small report - quoting in full France says arms sale to Pakistan held up France's plan to sell 1.2 billion euro ($1.6 billion) worth of military equipment for Pakistan's JF-17 combat aircraft has been held up, a source at President Nicolas Sarkozy's office said on Friday. Newspaper Le Monde had re...

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Ouch - it hurts!

China denies visas to Pakistanis in Singapore
China has denied Pakistani nationals direct access to Chinese visas from Singapore while Indians would not be facing any such restrictions.
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Pakistan daily says that economic crisis is likely to worsen IMF tranche to be further delayed With clouds of suspicion already lurking, Pakistan's economic crisis are likely to worsen as the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has plans to delay the fifth tranche of $1.2 billion, Business Recorder ha...

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Target Killings continue in Quetta Gunmen kill college principal in Quetta QUETTA: Gunmen riding a motorcycle Monday shot dead a college principal and renowned educationist in Quetta, the capital of Pakistan's restive southwestern province of Baluchistan, police said. Fazle Bari, principal of privat...

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Blast kills Pakistani national in Afghanistan - police
KANDAHAR: A roadside bomb killed a Pakistani construction worker and wounded six of his compatriots on Sunday in Afghanistan's southern city of Kandahar, police said.
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A curious absence FM {i.e. the Foreign Minister of Pak} skips preparatory meeting The crucial Pakistan-US “strategic dialogue”, aimed at enhancing strategic partnership between the two allies in the war on terror, would be held in Washington on March 24, it was officially announced here on Saturday....

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Is IAF going for more SU-30s?

Besides the talks on the aircraft, the military-technical team accompanying Mr. Sobyanin will hold discussions on more T-90 tanks, the naval version of MiG-29, Sukhoi-30 MKI and the multi-role transport aircraft project, said the sources.

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r_subramanian, that was when Pakistan announced its experiment of One-Unit. This was done ostensibly to eliminate inter-provincial disharmony. The entire West Pakistan was made as one unit or one province (instead of 4 provinces) with the provincial capital at Lahore. This was a red rag to the Sind...

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What is the significance of the year 1954 in non-Sindhi migration into Karachi? Yesterday Sindh Taraqqi Pasand Party held a rally in Karachi. Its chairman Dr Qadir Magsi stated (among other things) that “We will not accept those as Sindhis who migrated to Sindh and settled here after 1954 .” link Wh...

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SSridhar wrote:Flash News
Times Now reports that the US has decided to share drone technology with Pakistan.

A question to experts. Do IAF and Indian Army possess the capability to track and bring down Pak operated drones operating close to Indian borders?

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Top officials in Islamabad criticise drone attacks in public but acquiesce privately :D US Senator scolds Pak leaders over drone criticisms A top Senate ally of President Barack Obama sharply scolded Pakistan's leaders Wednesday, charging that their public criticism of US drone strikes did not jibe ...

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How serious is the falling-out in Karachi between MQM and PPP? Unrest being spread out from Lyari to other areas: MQM KARACHI: Deputy Convener of Muttahida Qaumi Movement’s Coordination Committee, Dr. Farooq Sattar Sunday said attempts are being to spread ‘Lyari like situation’ in other parts of Kar...

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Two dead, several hurt in Peshawar blast PESHAWAR: At least two people were killed and several others injured in a blast in Peshawar area near State Life Building situated at Mall Road in Saddar, Geo News quoted police sources saying Thursday. The police and the security personnel cordoned off the a...

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Yet another explosion in Peshawar - BBC on-line

A large explosion has occurred on a busy road in the north-western Pakistani city of Peshawar.
Police told news agencies the blast had occurred near an army checkpoint and that casualties had been reported.
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At least 8 killed, 24 injured in Peshawar cattle market suicide blast

At least eight persons were killed and 24 injured including a union council Nazim in a car bomb blast in cattle market in the vicinity of Peshawar on Sunday morning.
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Nepal offers electricity to Pakistan Today's edition of Pakistani business daily Business Recorder carries this (somewhat) disturbing report with possible security implications for India. Given that Nepal has serious shortage of electricity I am not sure how it could spare any power for Pakistan no...

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Mr.Murtaza Razvi, the editor, Magazines of Dawn of Pakistan says in his blog The Terror Disconnect There’s some mighty disconnect between what is happening in our cities today and what we are not doing to stop it, as one more landmark in what is now the blighted Rawalpindi Cantonment is targeted by ...

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Further reporting on the above from AFP news ageny A bomb killed seven Pakistani soldiers and wounded 11 others Saturday in the country's northwestern tribal area, officials said. "Seven paramilitary soldiers were killed and 11 were wounded in the remote-control bomb attack," Shafirullah K...

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IED goes off at Khyber Agency - 7 killed Seven security men die in Khyber blast Updated at: 1250 PST, Saturday, October 31, 2009 KHYBER AGENCY: At least seven security men killed in an explosion of a powerful bomb which went off in Bara tehsil of Khyber Agency, Geo news reported on Saturday. ... link

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What is the current population of Pakistan? I am just curious. More than 160 million people with exceptionally large agricultural and pastoral areas ... says an article in this morning's Daily Times on-line edition link ...no one to inspire the people and no one to govern 170 million people? laments...

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Some interesting financial news from Pakistan Finance Ministry refuses to arrange funds for Pakistan State Oil The Finance Ministry has refused to arrange funds for Pakistan State Oil (PSO), saying that it is not PSO's 'collection agent'. Sources in the Ministry told Business Recorder that PSO manag...

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Sunday is starting with a 'bang' The report below (from the online edition of The News of Pakistan) has been published at 01:00 PST, Sunday Sub-Inspector dies in suicide blast near ILMI Updated at: 0100 PST, Sunday, October 25, 2009 ISLAMABAD: A suicide bomber late on Saturday night exploded himsel...

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I should have posted this prior to posting the news about scholls closure Death toll hits 6 in Islamabad Islamic University twin blasts The death toll in twin blasts at Islamic University Islamabad has hit six where two suicide attackers bombed a women's cafeteria and a faculty building Tuesday ... ...

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More good news about schools in Sindh and NWFP!
Sindh closes schools, colleges till Sunday
NWFP govt announces schools closure till Sunday

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Now they are paying the price for playing with fire! Punjab closes all educational institutions indefinitely Government of Punjab has decided to close all private and government educational institutes without any further notice, Geo News reported Tuesday. ... A notification regarding closure of the ...

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A small report. Posting in full Fazlullah decides to surrender SWAT (updated on: September 12, 2009, 22:50 PST): Tehreek-e-Taliban head Maulvi Fazlullah decided to surrender. Sources informed Aaj Tv that in the ongoing security forces operation in Swat Fazlullah decided to surrender. According to th...

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Why does Government of Pakistan lie so blatently? No loadshedding in country: ministry ISLAMABAD (September 06, 2009): The Ministry of Water and Power has said that no electricity shortfall was reported on Saturday due to which there was no loadshedding in the country. According to Ministry's spokes...

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Be very careful when dealing with Chinese Telecommunications companies I remember the concerns expressed in some BR discussion topic that a Chinese telecommunications company {Huawei?} is involved in a project very close to a sensitve Naval site {in Mumbai?}. A report in this morning's The Australi...

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Politics of sugar in Pakistan An artifical crisis in sugar availability is being created by the vested interests. A couple of days back, the federal minister for industries Mr.Manzoor Wattoo sided with the millers and fixed a retail price of Pak Rs. 60 a kilo. Yesterday a meeting presided over by th...

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Pakistan starts drone production. UACVs are on their way Pak Air Force has formally started the production of pilotless drone planes in collaboration with an Italian company, a news channel reported Thursday. ... Farhat said Pakistan is now a member of the club of countries manufacturing drone plane...

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Policemen among several injured in Rawalpindi blast Posting it in full RAWALPINDI: An explosives laden car parked near a police check post at Masryal Road exploded with a blast, injuring several people including policemen here on Thursday. The wounded have been shifted to a nearby hospital. Police a...

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Is there a moderate religious party in Pakistan? US reaches out to religious parties in Pakistan US President Barack Obama has started reaching out to some of religious parties, trying to improve Washington's image in the nuclear-armed state. Obama's special envoy, Richard Holbrooke, is initiating d...

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