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Pakistan Inflation Faster Than Estimates as Floods Destroy Crops, Roads

Pakistan’s inflation accelerated more than economists estimated after the nation’s deadliest floods damaged crops and washed away roads and bridges, hurting supplies of farm and manufactured goods.

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Pakistan sees fourth US drone strike in 24 hours, officials say – Earthtimes

The attack took place in the Machis Factory area in Miranshah, the main town in the North Waziristan tribal district, located near the Afghan border. An intelligence official who spoke on the condition of …

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US soldiers ‘killed Afghan civilians for sport and collected fingers as trophies’: report

Twelve American soldiers face charges over a secret “kill team” that allegedly blew up and shot Afghan civilians at random and collected their fingers as trophies. Five of the soldiers are charged with murdering three Afghan men who were allegedly killed for sport in separate attacks this year. Seven others…

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Karzai seeks to limit role of US corruption investigators: WP

Afghan President Hamid Karzai intends to impose rules restricting international involvement in anti-corruption investigations, a move that U.S. officials fear will hobble efforts to address the endemic graft that threatens support for his administration in Afghanistan and the United States. Karzai wants to circumscribe the role of American and other…

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Surge is fully deployed to Afghanistan: WSJ

The final U.S. brigade sent to Afghanistan as part of President Barack Obama’s surge strategy assumed authority for a swath of the country’s eastern territory Wednesday. The 4th Brigade of the 101st Airborne Division has only a short time to make an impact before the harsh winter of eastern Afghanistan,…

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Karzai’s brother made £500,000 on Kabul Bank property deal: report

The brother of the Afghan President Hamid Karzai made a half-million pound profit in eight months on a luxury villa in Dubai bought with a loan from the bank at the centre of a financial and political crisis in Kabul. Mahmoud Karzai, a high-profile businessman in Afghanistan, borrowed seven million…

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Pakistan calls for mechanism to implement UN anti-terror strategy

Pakistan has underscored the need for developing an effective mechanism to implement the provisions of the UN global strategy against terrorism to enhance international peace and security. “We have realized that the strategy in itself will be of little value unless it is transformed into action by an effective implementation…

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Zardari greets Aisam-ul-Haq on qualifying for US Open Tennis finals

President Asif Ali Zardari on Thursday congratulated tennis star Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi on qualifying for the final of U.S Open Tennis. The President in a message appreciated the hardwork of Aisam-ul-Haq, and wished him success in the finals.Aisam-ul-Haq will feature in two different finals at Flushing Meadow’s – the home of…

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Explosion in Quetta; two killed

QUETTA: At least two people were killed when

Pakistan’s August Trade Gap Widens to $1.24 Billion as Imports Increase

Pakistan’s trade deficit widened by 16.2 percent in August as imports increased.

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