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Pakistanis divided on army offensive

Despite widespread outrage over the Taleban shooting of a female teenage activist, Pakistani leaders and opinion makers are divided over whether the government should respond by targeting the militants’ last major sanctuary along the Afghan border.

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Karzai asks Islamabad to fight extremism

KABUL -Afghan President Hamid Karzai has written letters to top political and religious leaders in Pakistan, denouncing the Taleban attack on a Pakistani teenager who is promoting girls’ education and asking them to help battle extremism in both countries.

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Govt joins anti-film protest

ISLAMABAD — The government has decided to join demonstrators on Friday to protest against the anti-Islam film made by a rogue American that has caused outrage throughout the Muslim world, Federal Information Minister Qamar Zaman Kaira announced here on Wednesday after cabinet meeting.

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PML-N targeting hospital to malign me: Imran

Cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan announced on Tuesday that he would take Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Khawaja Asif to the court for his false accusations aimed at defaming of ‘Shaukat Khanum’ cancer hospital trust.

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Haqqani found guilty

The Judicial Commission on ‘Memogate’ set up to probe the scandal has concluded that the memo delivered to the Obama administration seeking assistance for the civilian government in reining in Pakistan’s security establishment was authored by the country’s envoy Hussain Haqqani.

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No evidence against CJ, says Riaz

ISLAMABAD - Malik Riaz Hussain, the central character in scam involving Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammed Chaudhry's son Arsalan Iftikhar, has alleged that he decided to make public the entire story because of Arsalan's increasing 'blackmail'.

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