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PPP set to outdo PML-N |
Islamabad – Polling for Azad Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly elections continues under highly stringent security arrangements, while disturbing reports of clashes between the rival political parties at some places reaching here just after few hours of the polling that started at 8.00 A.M. in the morning. Earlier in the morning there was hardly any rush of the voters seen, but later it gradually picked up. Complaints of late start of the polling from some places were received, while at s ... |
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Karzai accuses Pakistan of firing rockets
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KABUL – Afghan President Hamid Karzai accuses Pakistan of firing 470 rockets into two of its eastern border provinces in a three-week barrage. Afghan security forces said Sunday that 36 people have died in the barrages, which hit civilians in areas where Nato forces have withdrawn. After the civilians fled, Pakistani Taliban came in and occupied the cleared areas, Afghan border officials said. Afghan security officials say joint Nato and Afghan border units have fired back into Pakistan. Nato a ... |
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'US endgame strategy depends on Taliban talks' |
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WASHINGTON – President Obama’s strategy for gradually ending the war in Afghanistan relies heavily on peace talks with the Taliban. But those talks have hardly begun, and even some administration officials acknowledge that the odds of success are slim. Among the many reasons: It is not clear that the Taliban want to negotiate, or who even represents the organization. The Afghan president has distanced himself from the talks, raising doubts about whether the country’s leaders would be open to a .. |
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