Pakistan

EPA OUTLOOK
Protest against an increase in public transportation fares
Protest against an increase in public transportation fares
Protest against an increase in public transportation fares
Protest against transport fares hike
EPA OUTLOOK
Afghanistan
EPA OUTLOOK
Kidnapped British boy recovered
Kidnapped British boy recovered
UN team probing Benazir Bhutto's assassination
UN team probing Benazir Bhutto's assassination
UN team probing Benazir Bhutto's assassination
APTOPIX Pakistan British Kidnapping
Pakistan British Kidnapping
Pakistan British Kidnapping
Pakistan British Kidnapping
Pakistan British Kidnapping
Kidnapped British boy recovered
Kidnapped British boy recovered

India to get access to U.S. man on Mumbai attack: U.S.

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Indian investigators will be given access to the Chicago man who pleaded guilty to helping plan the Mumbai attacks, but he won't be extradited to India on current charges, a U.S. official said on Saturday.
 

US military deaths in Afghan region at 939

At least 939 US military deaths in Afghan region since 2001. As of Friday, March 19, 2010, at least 939 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan as a result of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to an Associated Press count.
 

Holbrooke praises Taliban arrests despite criticism

US envoy Richard Holbrooke praised Friday the arrests of Taliban leaders, despite a former UN envoy's claim that they disrupt reconciliation efforts with the group.
 

Turkish president wins international relations prize

Turkish President Abdullah Gul has won this year's prestigious Chatham House prize for improving international relations, the British foreign policy think-tank announced Friday.
 

Recalls this week: Sweatshirts, power packs

Recalls this week include remote control kits, mobile power packs. Among the recalled items this week are two products that can overheat and pose a fire risk ? mobile power packs and remote control kits.
 

Top US senator slams bin Laden muddle

The United States needs a clear policy on questioning suspected extremists, a Republican US senator said Friday, saying that top officials had sown confusion about Osama bin Laden's fate if captured.
 

Pakistan denies arrests thwarted Taliban talks

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan rejected on Friday a suggestion from the former head of the U.N. mission in Afghanistan that the arrest of senior Afghan Taliban members in Pakistan may have disrupted talks with U.N. representatives.
 

Defense says NY synagogue-bomb plot was feds' idea

Defense lawyers say alleged NY terror plot was hatched, directed by federal informant. Four men accused of trying to bomb synagogues and shoot down planes in New York last spring did little more than go along with a fake plot proposed, directed and funded by the federal government, defense lawyers claim in asking the court to dismiss the case.
 

Pakistan arrests halt UN contacts with Taliban

Former UN envoy to Afghanistan says arrests of Taliban leaders stymie talks with insurgents. The arrests of top Taliban figures in Pakistan abruptly halted secret U.N. contacts with the insurgency at a time when the efforts were gathering momentum, the U.N.'s former envoy to Afghanistan said Friday.
 

Pakistan's disabled cricket team embarks on first tour

A 16-man disabled Pakistani cricket team left Friday for matches in Malaysia and Singapore, becoming the country's first physically challenged cricketers to embark on a foreign tour.
 

Pakistan allows Malik, Naved to play in Bangladesh

Pakistan gave permission Friday for banned former captain Shoaib Malik and all-rounder Rana Naved-ul-Hasan to play in a domestic Twenty20 league in Bangladesh.
 

UK anti-militant project stirs Muslim unease

LONDON (Reuters) - A British anti-radicalization campaign called Prevent is a pressing priority in the European country experts see as the most at risk from al Qaeda attack.
 

Pakistan to ask for more understanding at US talks

Pakistan wants more recognition for its part in the fight against terrorism ar talks with US. Claiming that it has bowed far enough to U.S. interests, Pakistan will use next week's high-level talks with the Obama administration to seek more recognition for its part in the fight against terrorism and get Washington to acknowledge its concerns about rival India.
 

British boy arrives home after Pakistan kidnap ordeal

A five-year-old British boy whose 12-day kidnap ordeal in Pakistan sparked an international police operation that led to arrests in Europe has arrived home.
 

India wants to question U.S. man on Mumbai attack

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India is seeking access to interrogate a Chicago man who pleaded guilty to scouting targets for the 2008 Mumbai attacks in a U.S. court this week, the home minister said on Friday.
 

Plea deal for Mumbai attack organiser 'no setback'

India appeared to give its qualified blessing Friday to a plea deal that saw a Chicago man admitting scoping out sites for the 2008 Mumbai attacks.
 

No contracts for banned Pakistan cricketers

Pakistan excluded banned ex-captains Younus Khan and Mohammad Yousuf from a list of central contracts announced Friday, raising further doubts over their international careers.
 

India seeks to question US terror convict

India to seek access to American who admitted role in 2008 Mumbai attacks. Indian authorities will ask the United States to let them question a Chicago man who pleaded guilty to scouting targets for the 2008 terror attacks in Mumbai, the government said Friday.
 

British boy arrives home after Pakistan kidnap ordeal

A five-year-old British boy whose 12-day kidnap ordeal in Pakistan sparked an international police operation that led to arrests in Europe has arrived home.
 

Gaddafi comment sparks diplomatic row with Nigeria

ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigeria has recalled its ambassador to Libya and questioned whether the north African country is sponsoring violence after Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi said Nigeria should split along religious lines.
 

Facts from the Wikipedia page:

Islamic Republic of Pakistan
اسلامی جمہوریہ پاکِستان
Islāmī Jumhūrī-ye Pākistān
FlagState Emblem
Mottoاتحاد، تنظيم، يقين مُحکم
Ittehad, Tanzim, Yaqeen-e-Muhkam  (Urdu)
"Unity, Discipline and Faith"
Anthem"Qaumi Tarana"
CapitalIslamabad
33°40′N 73°10′E / 33.667°N 73.167°E / 33.667; 73.167
(and largest city)Karachi
Official languagesUrdu (National)
English (Government)
Regional languagesPunjabi, Pashto, Sindhi, Seraiki and Balochi
DemonymPakistani
GovernmentFederal semi-presidential republic
 - PresidentAsif Ali Zardari (PPP)
 - Prime MinisterYousaf Raza Gillani (PPP)
 - Chair of SenateFarooq Hamid Naek (PPP)
 - House SpeakerFahmida Mirza (PPP)
 - Chief JusticeIftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry
Formation
 - Independencefrom the United Kingdom 
 - Declared14 August 1947 
 - Islamic republic23 March 1956 
Area
 - Total803,940 km2 (36th)
340,403 sq mi 
 - Water (%)3.1
Population
 - 2009 estimate180,808,000[1] (6th)
 - 1998 census132,352,279[2] 
 - Density224.9/km2 (55th)
531.1/sq mi
GDP (PPP)2008 estimate
 - Total$422.392 billion[3] (27th)
 - Per capita$2,624[3] (133rd)
GDP (nominal)2008 estimate
 - Total$164.557 billion[3] (48th)
 - Per capita$1,022[3] (142nd)
Gini (2002)30.6 (medium
HDI (2007) 0.572[4] (medium) (141st)
CurrencyPakistani Rupee (Rs.) (PKR)
Time zonePST (UTC+5)
 - Summer (DST)PDT (UTC+6)
Drives on theleft
Internet TLD.pk
Calling code92