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Airliner carrying 131 crashes in Pakistan: air official

Pakistani Airline Crash

A Pakistani airliner with 131 people on board crashed in bad weather near Islamabad's international airport on Friday, a civil aviation official said.

 

Karzai says Taliban deal a must to end Afghan war

Afghan President Hamid Karzai arrived in Pakistan's capital on a trip widely believed to be aimed at seeking Islamabad's help in ending a decade-old Taliban insurgency. According to a senior Pakistani security official, Karzai has told the U.S. that "seeking a military victory in Afghanistan will remain a futile venture without a stepped-up political dialogue with the Taliban."

 

Senator Kerry warns Pakistan on frayed U.S. ties

Some lawmakers believe Osama bin Laden presence Pakistan may have frayed ties with the United States beyond repair, Senator John Kerry told Islamabad on Monday, but added that their strategic relationship was too important to let go.

 

Pakistan pays U.S. lobbyists to deny it helped bin Laden

Pakistan pays U.S. lobbyists to deny it helped bin Laden

Pakistan's Washington lobbyists have launched an intense campaign on Capitol Hill to counter accusations that Islamabad was complicit in giving refuge to Osama bin Laden.

 

Bomb at U.N Food Office in Pakistan Kills at Least 3

An explosion apparently caused by a suicide bomber in the lobby of the World Food Program office in Islamabad killed at least three people.

 

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