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The army is not the bad guy
Jun 17th
http://blogs.tribune.com.pk/story/6470/the-army-is-not-the-bad-guy/
WikiLeaks prosecutors get no answers at US hearing
Jun 16th
WASHINGTON: A friend of Bradley Manning, the American soldier accused of leaking classified files to WikiLeaks, said he declined to answer questions Wednesday at a grand jury hearing.
Prosecutors, who have not given up bringing charges against the whi…
Oil up in Asia as investors seize cheaper crude
Jun 16th
SINGAPORE: Oil was up in Asian trade Thursday as traders engaged in bargain-hunting after crude prices slid below $95 per barrel in overnight trade, analysts said.
New York”s main contract, West Texas Intermediate (WTI) light sweet crude for July del…
White House insists Libya action legal
Jun 16th
WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama insisted Wednesday that the current US action in Libya did not violate US law, rejecting rising criticism in Congress over the legal grounding and goals of the operation.
In a 30-page report to Congress, the White Ho…
India dismissed for 251 against West Indies
Jun 16th
KINGSTON: India failed to build on 94 from Virat Kohli and 57 from Rohit Sharma, and were dismissed for 251 in 47.3 overs in the final one-day international against West Indies here on Thursday.
Kohli struck 10 boundaries from 104 balls, and Sharm…
Cabinet okays Draft Counter Insurgency Regulations
Jun 16th
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Cabinet on Wednesday approved the Draft Counter Insurgency (In Aid of Civil Power) Regulations 2011 for Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) and the Provincially Administered Tribal Areas (PATA) in terms of Article 247 (5) …
Lawmakers file suit over Obama”s Libya war
Jun 16th
WASHINGTON: A bipartisan group of US lawmakers Wednesday sought to throw a roadblock in front of President Barack Obama”s Libya policy, filing a lawsuit that charges that US military operations are unconstitutional.
Anti-war Democratic Representative…
Operation in North Waziristan
Jun 16th
Haqqani’s network is considered a major hurdle in Obama’s exit strategy. An operation may not fulfill this objective.
A look at the budget 2011-12
Jun 15th
The government’s vision is to bring the poor and vulnerable of the population into the mainstream of development.
New age economic crises
Jun 15th
In Pakistan the economic crisis we are living through is not the same as the ones we have seen before.
