Pakistan signs gas pipeline deal with Iran 17 March 2010, 17-2 Hrs
Islamabad, March 17 (DPA) Pakistan has signed a deal with Iran that would lead to the construction of a crucial gas pipeline, officials said Wednesday.
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Pakistan-US strategic dialogue next week 17 March 2010, 17-2 Hrs
Islamabad, March 17 Pakistan and the US will hold a strategic dialogue in Washington March 24 to discuss the war against terrorism, bilateral ties and the US assistance in the fields of development and energy, a media report Wednesday said.
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Zardari signs up for body organs donation 17 March 2010, 17-2 Hrs
Islamabad, March 17 Asif Ali Zardari on Wednesday became the first Pakistani president to donate all his body organs, after signing a landmark bill to regulate transplant of human organs in the country.
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LeT not yet on Pakistan's radar: Gen Petraeus 17 March 2010, 17-1 Hrs
Washington, March 17 The US continues to push Pakistan to take action against Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), blamed for the 26/11 Mumbai attacks, as such jihadi terror outfits are still not on Islamabad's radar, according to a top US general.
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US drone strikes in Waziristan, 10 militants killed 17 March 2010, 17-1 Hrs
Islamabad, March 17 At least 10 militants were killed and four wounded in two consecutive US drone strikes Wednesday in North Waziristan, military sources said.
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Five security personnel die in Taliban raid in Pakistan 17 March 2010, 17-1 Hrs
Islamabad, March 17 (DPA) Three paramilitary soldiers and two policemen were killed Wednesday when Islamist insurgents raided a security post in north-western Pakistan, police said.
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Pakistan, Afghanistan high in Rao's talks in US 17 March 2010, 17-1 Hrs
Washington, March 17 India's Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao followed up her warning to Islamabad to stop terrorism by holding a string of meetings with top US officials where she discussed last month's meeting with her Pakistani counterpart Salman Bashir and the unravelling situation in Afghanistan.
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US delivers Cobra helicopter gunships to Pakistan 16 March 2010, 16-2 Hrs
Islamabad, March 16 In a move that is likely to raise temperatures across the border, the US has delivered a squadron of 14 AH-1 Cobra advanced helicopter gunships to Pakistan.
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Pakistan seeks US civilian nuclear technology 16 March 2010, 16-2 Hrs
Islamabad, March 16 Pakistan Tuesday urged the US to provide it civilian nuclear technology to help the country overcome its energy crisis and also bridge the trust deficit between the two countries.
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US drone strike kills 11 militants in Waziristan 16 March 2010, 16-1 Hrs
Islamabad, March 16 At least 11 militants, including some foreigners, were killed and several wounded in a US drone strike in Pakistan's restive North Waziristan bordering Afghanistan, military sources said.
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