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Pakistan signs gas pipeline deal with Iran

iPakistan — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 13:00:02 +0000

Islamabad, March 17 (DPA) Pakistan has signed a deal with Iran that would lead to the construction of a crucial gas pipeline, officials said Wednesday.

The pipeline would carry 750 million cubic feet of gas from Iran's South Pars gas field when it is completed by 2015.

Pakistan-US strategic dialogue next week

iPakistan — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 11:00:05 +0000

Islamabad, March 17 (IANS) Pakistan and the US will hold a strategic dialogue in Washington March 24 to discuss the war against terrorism, bilateral ties and the US assistance in the fields of development and energy, a media report Wednesday said.

The two countries will also discuss ways and means to pull Pakistan out of its ongoing energy crisis, Geo TV said.

LeT not yet on Pakistan’s radar: Gen Petraeus

iPakistan — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 09:00:02 +0000

Washington, March 17 (IANS) The US continues to push Pakistan to take action against Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), blamed for the 26/11 Mumbai attacks, as such jihadi terror outfits are still not on Islamabad's radar, according to a top US general.

The need to take action against the Pakistan-based terror outfit has been Washington's "source of dialogue" with Islamabad, General David Petraeus, head of the US Central Command, told the powerful Senate Armed Services Committee Tuesday.

IslamOnline staff protests curbs on ‘editorial independence’

iPakistan — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 07:00:03 +0000

Islamabad, Mar. 17 (ANI): The staff of Cairo-based IslamOnline website have gone on strike following a move by the site’s management to restrict “editorial independence.” The site was plunged into chaos after its bosses in Qatar decided to take control of its content from editorial offices in Egypt. The move is likely to result in loss of 350 jobs at the website, which draws over 120,000 visitors per day.

Why Musharraf is unlikely to ever take flight back to Islamabad

iPakistan — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 06:00:02 +0000

Islamabad, Mar.17 (ANI): Reports are that former Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf is contemplating staging a come back on the political stage of the country, and has even registered a political party by the name of All Pakistan Muslim League, but veteran politicians and experts believe that it is unlikely that the former general would take a flight back home from London, where he is currently living in an unannounced exile.

Hindu lawmakers walkout from Pak national assembly to protest links with terror slur

iPakistan — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 06:00:02 +0000

Islamabad, Mar. 17 (ANI): Hindu legislators staged a walkout from Pakistan’s National Assembly in protest against remarks made by Lahore High Court Chief Justice Khawaja Muhammad Sharif.

Zardari urges US for civil nuclear, drone technologies to reduce trust deficit with Pak

iPakistan — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 05:00:03 +0000

Islamabad, Mar.17 (ANI): Stressing on the need of bridging the massive trust deficit between Pakistan and the United States, President Asif Ali Zardari has once again urged the Obama Administration to help Islamabad with civil nuclear technology and also transfer the drone technology in order to take on the extremists effectively.

Five security personnel die in Taliban raid in Pakistan

iPakistan — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 04:00:03 +0000

Islamabad, March 17 (DPA) Three paramilitary soldiers and two policemen were killed Wednesday when Islamist insurgents raided a security post in north-western Pakistan, police said.

One more policeman was wounded in the pre-dawn assault that took place on the outskirts of Peshawar, the capital of North-West Frontier Province.

PCB prohibits T20 World Cup squad from playing in Bangladesh domestic tournament

iPakistan — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 03:00:03 +0000

Islamabad, Mar.17 (ANI): The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has reportedly prohibited players selected for the upcoming ICC T20 World Championship from taking part in Bangladesh’s domestic T20 tournament, which is to be played in Sharjah.

Baradar would be deported to Afghanistan: Pak Defence Minister

iPakistan — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 02:00:05 +0000

Karachi, Mar.17 (ANI): Despite the Lahore High Court order preventing his extradition, Pakistan Defence Minister Chaudhry Ahmed Mukhtar has said Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, the Taliban’s second-in command, would be handed over to Afghanistan after a case is registered against him in Pakistan.