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Pakistani nuclear controls should avert any insider threat

Elaine M. Grossman The highest ranking U.S. military officer said on Thursday that Pakistan's control over its nuclear weapons appears tight enough to protect against the possibility of seizure by…

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FMCT The tussle continues…

Huma Baqai Introduction Nuclear weapons have emerged as a major threat to mankind today. The new dimensions and dynamics of the nature of the conflict have made them even more…

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US funding cut may help, not hurt, Pakistan’s generals

Omar Waraich This week's news that the Obama Administration has withheld just over a third of the military aid earmarked for Pakistan's military aroused little surprise in the Pakistani capital.…

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Pakistan’s attitude towards terror has altered: Rao

Pakistan's attitude towards tackling terrorism has “altered”, a “concrete” development that India should take note of, Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao said in an interview with an Indian news channel. “I…

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Pakistan ‘punished’ in Pipelineistan

Pepe Escobar Before the end of 2011, Pakistan will start working on its stretch of the IP (Iran-Pakistan) gas pipeline according to Asim Hussain, Pakistan's federal minister for petroleum and…

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Pak-Afghan border strife shows wider tensions

On a mountain trail toward the border with Pakistan, the explosions became louder, more constant and finally visible as puffs of smoke on distant peaks and rising from valleys. Families…

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Plate cutting marks indigenous construction of missile boats

The steel plate cutting ceremony of Pakistan Navy's Fast Attack Craft (Missile) boats was held at Karachi Shipyard, today. Secretary Defence Production, Lt. Gen Shahid Iqbal HI (M) was the…

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Breaking Karachi’s cycle of violence

Bilal Baloch The level of killing, burning, battering, and smashing endured by Karachi over the past four days has not been seen in the commercial capital for many years. Many…

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94 officers graduate from Pakistan naval academy

In an impressive Passing out Parade held at Pakistan Naval Academy today, 94 officers including seven females were commissioned to join regular Naval Force. Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral…

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Cross-border attacks on Pakistan & Afghan allegations

Jawayria Malik On 6th July 2011, at least 600 militants crossed into Pakistan from Afghanistan and attacked two Pakistani villages. It was the latest in a series of alleged cross-border…

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