Source: The Canadian Press
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Pakistan may not host the Champions Trophy tournament next year due to security concerns, a top official of the Pakistan Cricket Board said Wednesday.
“Everybody knows about the present security situation in Pakistan,” PCB chairman PCB Ijaz Butt told reporters in the eastern city of Lahore. “We have to look […]

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Source: Tehran Times
TEHRAN – Pakistan’s charge d’Affaires to Iran Nasrullah Khan said that Tehran and Islamabad are cooperating very well on the security of their borders.
“Pakistan is very sensitive about Iran’s security concerns,” he told reporters conference on Saturday on the sidelines of a ceremony held to mark Pakistan’s Defense Day.
“We call Iran-Pakistan border a […]

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Source: The Associated Press
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) — The United Nations raised its security level for the Pakistani capital after the Sept. 20 truck bombing of Islamabad’s Marriott Hotel, U.N. officials said Thursday.
The move underlines the deteriorating situation in Pakistan, which is under intense U.S. pressure to combat Islamic militants behind rising attacks at home and […]

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Source: Xinhua

By Bruce Loudon
The U.S. embassy in Pakistan on Thursday suspended its visa and all other counsel services over security concerns, said an embassy spokesman.
“The embassy temporarily suspended routine counselor services including visa services beginning yesterday, the spokesman Lou Flintor told reporters.
“Emergency services to American citizens services will continue to be available,” Flintor added.
He said […]

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Source:New York Times

A car bomb apparently planted by Taliban insurgents blew up a police bus in northwestern Pakistan on Thursday, killing at least eight people, security officials said.
The bombing followed a pattern of Taliban attacks against government security installations in retaliation for a fierce Pakistani military campaign, including airstrikes, in the tribal area of […]

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Source: AFP
Two people were killed and two wounded Wednesday when a missile fired from Afghanistan landed near a border post in a Pakistani tribal area, a senior security official said.
It was not clear if the missile that hit the troubled Bajaur district was launched by Taliban militants in Afghanistan or international forces fighting them, the […]

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Source: Australian News.Net

Clouds of uncertainty loomed large over the Champions Trophy in Pakistan as New Zealand Cricket Players’ Association (NZCPA) joined voices with its Australian counterpart in strongly objecting to the holding of the event in September, the month of Ramadan, due to concerns over safety and security of players.
NZCPA said death threats were made […]

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Source: PK Politics

The News reported that a special wide-bodied Air Bus A-310 plane has arrived here at the Chaklala base. It will take special passengers to a close neighboring country. Packing at an important house in Rawalpindi is in full swing as the modalities have also been finalized for the exit of the significant family.
Special […]

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Source: Arab News
On the day of our departure for Jeddah, with our bags packed and goodbyes dispensed with, our group found itself together at the coffee shop of the hotel. There each one of us talked about whether this trip had changed our opinions of Pakistan and its people.
This is a country of about 160 […]

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Source: AFP
ISLAMABAD (AFP) — Pakistan Monday slashed its leg of the Olympic torch relay for security reasons, a senior sports official said, the latest amendment to the world tour which has been dogged by protests.
The torch, which arrives in Pakistan Wednesday on the first stop in its Asian leg of the tour, was supposed to […]

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Source: AFP
SYDNEY  — Pakistan cricket officials remain opposed to switching to neutral venues for the upcoming Australia tour despite the world champions set to pull out over security fears, reports said here Friday.
Cricket Australia is set to withdraw from this month’s tour after receiving a briefing from local foreign ministry officials on Pakistan’s volatile security […]

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by Jasmine Rafique
RAWALPINDI, Pakistan — Pakistani security officials insisted Saturday there was no danger of the country’s nuclear arsenal falling into the hands of Islamic extremists.
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by Jasmine Rafique
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan – Pakistan’s government is beefing up security for a “fair, transparent and peaceful” parliamentary election on Monday, a Pakistani government spokesman said.
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Source: The emergency times
Three Crises: Economic, Political and Security
The most significant event since IRI’s last poll was the assassination of Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairperson and former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto. Its impact on the political landscape has been significant, both as a setback to President Pervez Musharraf as well as a boost to her […]

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Source: Cricinfo
 As widely predicted, Zimbabwe Cricket has announced that the tour to Pakistan later this month will go ahead despite fears over the security situation. Zimbabwe are scheduled to play five ODIs from January 26, but concerns have been raised following the assassination of Benazir Bhutto.

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Source: AFP
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan’s opposition parties demanded better security Thursday as the nation prepared for a lengthy February 18 election campaign, a week after the assassination of Benazir Bhutto.

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