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US confused by Pak’s late reaction against Taliban threat: Report

As the Pakistan Army continues to struggle against the Taliban, officials in the US are confused as to why Islamabad initiated military action against the militia after it advanced so close to the federal capital, capturing several region of the Swat Valley on the way.
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Obama must get Indian troop pullback before demanding same from Pakistan

On the eve of a tripartite regional summit meeting, Pakistan has asked U.S. President Barack Obama to get India pull back its forces from the country’s eastern border before making demands on Islamabad to move its troops to fight militants along its western border with Afghanistan....
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Mingora residents told to vacate city after Taliban siege

With the Taliban reportedly establishing control over Mingora, the largest city in the Swat Valley, government has asked residents to vacate the region. The District Coordination Officer (DCO) of Swat urged civilians to leave the region and migrate to safer places, the Dawn reports....
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No blank check to Pakistan in Kerry Lugar Bill

The Kerry-Lugar bill, which triples the United States' civilian aid to Pakistan to USD 1.5 billion per annum for next five years, does not offer a blank check to Islamabad, as was being sought by the establishment in the nuclear-armed country....
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Swat deal "dissolved" as Pak Army steps up pressure on Taliban

As the Pakistan military stepped up its offensive, the Taliban today said the peace deal it struck with the government "stands dissolved", even as 10 extremists were killed in fresh clashes in the restive NWFP where militants are holding 2,000 civilians "human shields"....
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Prachanda resigns as Nepal PM; makes veiled attack on India

Nepal plunged into deeper political crisis today with Prime Minister Prachanda resigning after a thinly-veiled attack on India over its reported backing of the army chief whom he unsuccessfully tried to sack....
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Prabhakaran hiding in NFZ with top commanders: Lanka army

As the government mulls a general amnesty to the surrendering Tamil Tigers, the Lankan army expressed confidence that it would get Velupillai Prabhakaran, saying the LTTE supremo was hiding in the 'No-Fire-Zone' along with his top commanders....
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Holbrooke fails to mollify Pak media after Obama's censure

Ahead of a key meeting in Washington to combat terrorism in Pakistan's restive northwestern region, US Special Envoy's effort to control damage caused by the American President's extraordinary censure of the government in Islamabad has not cut much ice....
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General Katawal ''turns down'' Maoist Government’s sack order

The government''s chief secretary, Bhoj Raj Ghimire, handed over the sack letter to General Katawal soon after the cabinet decision, but he refused to accept it, describing the decision as unconstitutional....
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Nepal’s Maoist Govt. sacks army chief

Nepal on Sunday removed its Chief of Army Staff, General Rukmanga Katawal, from his post. General Katawal has been replaced by General Kul Bahadur Khadka....
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