The military has intensified its operation in Waziristan lately. It is for the second time that the security forces are targeting the areas where Baitullah Mehsud and his followers have established their safe havens. The military analysts,

 

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Paskistani rulers and policymakers have wasted 62 years in highlighting the economic potential of the country. It is time now to work dedicatedly to exploit this potential, failing which may consign us to economic death.

 

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The Pakistan Economic Survey states, "The manufacturing sector in the country still revolves around the traditional low value added industries, whose share in world trade is continuously declining."

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For the past month and a half, the Pakistani military has claimed success in retaking the Swat Valley from the Taliban, clawing back its own territory from insurgents who only a short time ago were extending their reach toward the heartland of the country.

 

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Multiplying the provinces

When we see the structure of the Pakistan federation, it is noteworthy that one of the four provinces is larger than the rest of the three together in terms of population. Therefore, there have been suggestions and recommendations from various quarters to divide the Punjab province into several parts and,

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Is the 'game' at an end?

In intelligence and diplomatic circles, inside and outside Pakistan, they refer to it as "the game," bland shorthand for the decades-long dance the country's military and security establishment has carried on with militant Islamist forces.

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Pakistan and US unite in pursuit of Taliban leader

At last Pakistan and the United States appear to be genuinely co-operating in the battle against the Taleban and al-Qaeda militants in the mountainous tribal areas along the porous border with Afghanistan.

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The bad news for India is scrawled across the scorching sky. Not a speck of monsoon clouds has been spotted over much of north and northwestern India for weeks, and the meteorological office has confirmed fears that the country will get late and below-normal rains this year.

 

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The commanding general in-charge of US forces in the north says American combat troops pulling out of Iraq's most volatile cities are being shifted to areas encircling the cities to try to stop what has proved to be a resilient al-Qaeda in Iraq and other insurgent groups.

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In its recently released third quarterly report for FY-2008-09, the SBP has quite appropriately, emphasized the importance of bringing down double-digit food inflation which has an adverse impact on low-income people.

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New contract farming to benefit growers

How to dent unemployment

The federal budget 2009-10 aims at increasing the employment level along with besides other economic plans. Other economic ills are a burgeoning trade deficit, an alarming rise in inflation, an increasing level of foreign debt, a slowdown in GDP growth, and a whole set of problems associated with a weak infrastructure.

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What did the King of Pop bequeath to the world? Your answer will probably depend on your view of American pop music.

 

 

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