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PIA losses down 83pc in 2009

The News International: Rs70bn accumulated loss stays Wednesday, March 17, 2010 By our correspondent KARACHI: The Pakistan International Airline (PIA) slashed its losses by 83 percent in 2009 on...

Pakistan again using mafia links for terror strikes

An Indian police officer walks with a rocket launcher around the landmark Taj Mahal Hotel in Mumbai, India, Saturday, Nov. 29, 2008. Teams of gunmen stormed luxury hotels, a popular restaurant, hospitals and a crowded train station in coordinated attacks across India's financial capital,taking Westerners hostage and leaving parts of the city under s

The Times of India: MUMBAI: Saturday's arrests of the two terror suspects in Mumbai who wanted to set fires at three locations across the city shows that Pakistani planners are now returning...

Aide: Karzai 'very angry' at Taliban boss' arrest

The President of Afghanistan, Hamid Karzai, adresses the media after a meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the chancellery in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2010.

The Guardian: KATHY GANNON Associated Press Writers= KABUL (AP) — The Afghan government was holding secret talks with the Taliban's No. 2 when he was captured in Pakistan, and the...

Terror duo sings: Mumbai strike averted in nick of time

Members of Mumbai's anti-terrorism squad take away two arrested men, face covered, after producing them at a court in Mumbai, India, Sunday, March 14, 2010.

The Times of India: MUMBAI: A terror strike appears to have been averted in Mumbai in the nick of time. The two terror suspects arrested over the weekend planned to set fire to the Oil and...

Pak charges 5 Americans with terror2010-03-17

The Telegraph India: Islamabad, March 17: The five American nationals arrested four months ago for allegedly trying to link up with militants and plotting terror attacks in Pakistan , were indicted by a Pakistans anti-terror court today. The five boys, two of them...

Americans have direct access to Taliban No. 22010-03-17

Yahoo Daily News: WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. investigators have recently been given more regular direct access to Pakistani-led interrogations of the Afghan Taliban's No. 2 leader, U.S. officials said on Wednesday, one month after his arrest was announced. Pakistani...

Indus water dispute: Pak may rope in British lawyer2010-03-17

The Times of India: LONDON: Pakistan is reportedly considering to rope in a Pakistan-born London lawyer, Kaiyan Homi Kaikobad, in the event it approaches International Court of Arbitration to arbitrate on India's alleged...

Five American students arrested in Pakistan charged, allege abuse2010-03-17

Yahoo Daily News: SARGODHA, Pakistan — Five American students caught in Pakistan last year were charged Wednesday with terrorism-related offenses, and they'll face a full trial and the prospect of a jail sentence. The men alleged that Pakistani police had tortured...

5 Americans in Pakistan charged with terror offenses2010-03-17

The Miami Herald: SARGODHA, Pakistan -- Five American students caught in Pakistan last year were charged Wednesday with terrorism-related offenses, and they'll face a full trial and the prospect of a jail sentence. The men alleged that Pakistani police had tortured them. The...

Pakistanis, Afghans Unconvinced by Gov't Anti-Terror Efforts2010-03-17

Gallup: This article is the second of a two-part series that looks at Pakistanis' and Afghans' views of the Taliban's influence in their respective countries and efforts to combat terrorism. WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Despite Pakistan's major military...

Maharashtra government may take action against ATS chief2010-03-17

Deccan Herald: Mumbai, Mar 17, DHNS: Hinting action against Maharashtra Anti-Terror Squad chief on Wednesday, Chief Minister Ashok Chavan acknowledged that the Centre was unhappy over the revelation of details by the ATS about the Pakistani connections of two suspected...

Maha ATS to seek further remand of two terror suspects2010-03-17

Zeenews: Mumbai: Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) will seek further custody of two terror suspects, held for allegedly planning strikes in the city at the instance of a Pakistan-based outfit. Abdul Latif alias Guddu...

5 Americans charged with terror offenses in Pakistan2010-03-17

The Miami Herald: SARGODHA, Pakistan -- Five American students caught in Pakistan last year were charged Wednesday with terrorist offenses, meaning they will have to endure a full trial and the prospect of a jail sentence. The men, all Muslims ages 18-24, were arrested in the...

Pakistan sets cutoff for banned cricketers' appeal2010-03-17

Yahoo Daily News: KARACHI (AFP) – Pakistan cricket authorities said on Wednesday seven players banned or fined for indiscipline during a disastrous tour of Australia have 30 days to appeal. The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) last week banned former captains Mohammad Yousuf...