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Pakistan holds “Saffron Bandit” combat exercise

January 29, 2013

The Pakistani military conducted a combat exercise “Saffron Bandit” involving fighter jets and ground troops. The exercise is being conducted against the backdrop of a elevated tensions with India following a string of ceasefire violations along the Line of Control ..

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US Senators introduce Malala Yousufzai Scholarship Act

January 28, 2013

A bill in the name of Pakistani peace activist MalalaYousafzai has been introduced by two top American Senators. The legislation named ‘Malala Yousufzai Scholarship Act’ is aimed at expanding scholarship opportunities for disadvantaged young women in Pakistan. The bill would ..

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Pakistan apex court orders arrest of PM

January 20, 2013

The supreme court of Pakistan has ordered the arrest of the PM, Raja Pervaiz Ashraf, on the charges of corruption. The sudden announcement was made as Islamic scholar Tahir-ul-Qadri who led “million-man march” in protest to alleged corruption in the ..

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Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri – New face in Pakistan Politics

January 19, 2013

  Mohammad Tahir ul-Qadri is a Pakistani politician, former law professor and a Sufi scholar.He was the former professor of international constitutional law at the University of the Punjab. Qadri is also the founder and Chairman of Minhaj-ul-Quran International. He ..

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India and Pakistan army hold flag meeting on LoC in Poonch

January 17, 2013

The commanders of the armies of Indian and Pakistan held a flag meeting at Chakan da Bagh in Poonch district along the Line of Control (LoC) in Kashmir. The meet was held in the backdrop of ongoing tension b/w the ..

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France honors Malala with Simone de Beauvoir Prize

January 13, 2013

France honored Pakistani schoolgirl Malala Yousafzai, who was shot by the Taliban for campaigning for girls’ education, withSimone de Beauvoir Prize for Women’s Freedom. Malala Yousafzai was undergoing treatment at a British hospital and is awaiting reconstructive surgery on her ..

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Ireland honors Malala with Peace Prize

January 8, 2013

Social activist Malala Yousafzai from Pakistan who was shot at by a Taliban gunman in 2012, will be awarded with  Ireland’s esteemedTipperary International Peace Prize for 2012 in recognition to her courage and determination to speak out in support of ..

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Pakistan recognizes Kosovo as an Independent State

January 2, 2013

Pakistan became another country to officially recognize Kosovo as an independent state. Kosovo had declared its independence from Serbia in 2008. With this Pakistan became the 98th sovereign state among 193 UN-member states to recognize Kosovo. In September 2012, Kosovo declared ..

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