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14m year-old fossils of ‘terrible beast’ CHAKWAL: The fossils remains of Deinotherium (“Terrible beast”) have been discovered during an excavation at village Lava district of Chakwal. The fossils are reportedly 14 million years old and belong to the primitive animal species which had...

PESHAWAR, Oct 28 (APP): US drones fired missiles at a house in the volatile North Waziristan tribal region near Afghan border on Thursday, killing seven suspected Taliban militants and injuring three others, official said. The drone fired two missiles at a house in Mazakhel area, tehsil...

Victory Against Taliban In Afghan Operation ‘In Sight’ KANDAHAR, Afghanistan, Oct 27, 2010 - Afghanistan said on Wednesday that a major military operation against the Taliban in their southern heartland was coming to an end, claiming that victory was in sight. The insurgency is fiercest in...

No Russian soldiers in Afghanistan - Rogozin Dmitry Rogozin, Russia’s permanent representative in NATO, has denied media information about the likelihood of Russian soldiers going to Afghanistan. In the Ambassador’s words, Moscow is not planning to supply Afghanistan with “cannon fodder”...

Sorry boys, Russians ain't gonna buy it. They have had enough of Afghanistan! We've been in Afghanistan, we didn't like it - Russia's NATO envoy Russia's envoy to NATO on Wednesday dismissed reports that Russian troops could be sent back to Afghanistan two decades after the Soviet...

You really need to get your facts right brother. North Waziristan and South Waziristan, estimated populations (as of 1998) of 361,246 and 429,841 respectively. As per your concern on number of schools.. these weren't just girls' schools.

Just for you information though, the border between Pakistan and Afghanistan is 2612 Kms long with mountainous terrain where peaks range upto 4000 meters. Total foreign troop deployment in Afghanistan is less than Pakistan's troop deployment in FATA. NATO/ANA border outposts number around...

Duran line is a dead issue. Not even the interested Afghans mention it openly. Why NATO would back such a proposal is open to debate. TechLahore has given some useful insight on this point.

Pakistan had offered to seal the border which was rejected by Afghanistan and NATO. Anyways, it is easy to blame Pakistan but you should look at the number of troops NATO has stationed at border compared to the number of Pakistani troops. Also, Pakistani outposts are at least three-times more...

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MIRANSHAH, Pakistan, Oct 27, 2010 - US drone strikes killed up to six militants in Pakistan's tribal belt on Wednesday, targeting the extremist Haqqani network and a compound harbouring foreign fighters, officials said. Wednesday's strikes were the first in nine days and came as the White...

SRINAGAR, India, Oct 27, 2010 (AFP) - Eight people were injured in Indian Kashmir on Wednesday at protests marking the arrival of Indian troops in the region in 1947. Five protesters and three policemen were hurt during clashes that erupted when police tried to block a demonstration in the...

Indian Unknwon Cast As Lead In Life Of Pi Film NEW DELHI, Oct 27, 2010 - A 17-year-old Indian student with no acting experience has beaten off 3,000 other young hopefuls to play the lead role in the film of Yann Martel's hit book Life of Pi. Suraj Sharma, whose parents are both...

Three Militants Killed in Drone Strike MIRANSHAH, Pakistan, Oct 27, 2010 (AFP) - A US drone strike targeted members of the Haqqani network in Pakistan's northwestern tribal district on Wednesday, killing at least three militants and destroying a car, security officials said. The Taliban...

Agreed sir. From what i ve heard, there is a difference of view on Pakistan between the DoD and the State Dept. From the pact, it is clear the US isn't willing to provide us with the capability that we seek even though they recognise it. There are counter-factors. India is one. Also...

Gorbachev: Nato victory in Afghanistan impossible The former leader of the Soviet Union, Mikhail Gorbachev, has warned Nato that victory in Afghanistan is impossible. Mr Gorbachev said that the US had no alternative but to withdraw its forces if it wanted to avoid another Vietnam. As...

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I don't think so sir. From what i gathered and saw, Kayani was part of the deelgation which met Obama. Who do you think lead it? Qureshi ? Also, the one thing that came out of the whole dialogue thing was the security assistance pact. This was finalzied between COAS and Robert Gates a day...

Playing to the gallery George Fulton If you are a public figure in Pakistan — especially of a more liberal bent — you cannot always express the views you hold in private to a wider audience. You have to curtail your opinions for public consumption. There are some topics that are...

The military loses and regains clout (This is the sixth in a series of eight articles on the role of the military from 1971-2007) Within hours of his arrival in Pakistan Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, who had won the largest number of seats in the 1970 elections took over as chief marshal law...