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Justice Iftikhar condoles with Zardari
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ISLAMABAD—The deposed Chief
Justice of Supreme Court of Pakistan, Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry called
on Co-Chairman PPPP, Asif Ali Zardari and condoled death of the Benazir
Bhutto.
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US steps up
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WASHINGTON—The United States
has escalated its unilateral strikes against al-Qaeda members and
fighters operating in Pakistan’s tribal areas, partly because of
anxieties that the country’s new leaders will insist on a scaling back
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US averse to talks with irreconcilable
elements
Bureau Report
KARACHI—The US Deputy Secretary of State,
John Negro Ponte said that peace talks could
not be held with “ irreconcilable” elements
in the northern tribal belt, however there
were some “reconcilable” elements, which
could be persuaded in this regard. “ There
are irreconcilable, and reconcilable
elements there (tribal belt). Talks cannot
be held with the irreconcilable elements;
however, the reconcilable elements can be
persuaded. There is not a single approach to
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Economic downslide challenge to new Govt: WB
Staff Report
ISLAMABAD—Pakistan’s new government must
take urgent action to prevent the country’s
economy from tipping into crisis, the World
Bank warned Thursday. Praful Patel, a vice
president at the bank, said the South Asian
country needs to make painful adjustments to
higher global prices for oil, commodities
and foodstuffs or risk a slowdown. “There is
not yet a crisis, but the economic picture
for Pakistan is not good,” Patel said.
“There is a good economic foundation, but
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India, China lock horns over Tibet row
Foreign Desk Report
NEW DELHI—India’s trade minister has
cancelled a visit to Beijing after China’s
early morning summons of the Indian envoy
over Tibetan protests here, reports said
Thursday. Kamal Nath was due to travel to
Beijing on April 1 to take part in
discussions on a trade agreement between the
two Asian giants but cancelled the trip at
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SPECIAL REPORTS |
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WORLD
GALLERY
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 Pamela
Anderson covers the face of her son Brandon Thomas
Lee before the start of an NBA basketball game
between the Charlotte Bobcats and the Los Angeles
Lakers at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.
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 Carla
Bruni-Sarkozy listens as her husband French
President Nicolas Sarkozy makes an address at the
Palace of Westminster in London, on March 26. She
dominated the British press on Thursday, drawing
comparisons to Princess Diana and Jackie Kennedy.
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CHINA
TODAY
