Families of the Indian sailors are thankful to Pakistan for the efforts Pakistan made for their freedom from the Somalian pirates.

MUMBAI – Hindu extremists have a plan or two up their sleeve for Sania Mirza and Shoaib Malik.
The Indian tennis star has decided to marry the ex Pakistan cricket captain and this has not gone down well with Hindu extremists such as Shiv Sena, which has organized protest rallies all over India in which posters and effigies of the bride and groom were set alight.
Though the Sena does not have a good enough presence in Hyderabad it is doing everything possible to make its presence felt on the Day of Sania’s marriage. It is believed that there would be a protest organized by the Sena in conjunction with many other Hindu extremist groups near the hotel where the marriage would take place.
Bal Thackeray is said to be fuming ever since the news of the marriage broke in the media earlier this week.

‘They are attacking us with their terrorists, they are kicking us out of Afghanistan, they are sidelining us at major global summits and conferences, and now they are stealing our women? Is India a land of neuters that she has to go find a man in Pakistan to marry? (India mai kya hijray rehte hain jo woh mard dhoondne Pakistan gaee hai)’, Said Bal Thackeray this morning.
The Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) which is known for its violence against North Indians in the state of Maharashtra has also joined in the chorus.
The MNS is headed by Raj Thackeray, nephew of Bal Thackeray, who had split from the Shiv Sena in 2006.
‘We’ll see how this Pakistani takes our girl. This is an insult and we will not let this happen at any cost’, Raj Thackeray is reported to have said.
It is believed that Sania and her family will be enhancing the security arrangements of the marriage as Shoaib’s family from Pakistan could be targeted.

(Source: Lirpa Phool Chandrasekaran | Exclusive to PKKH)

BlackWater started its operations in 2007 in Pakistan. Since then, it has been involved in many under cover operations and establishment of offices in Pakistan. After changing its name to XE Worldwide, the mercenary army has penetrated in Peshawar, Islamabad and Karachi. This report reveals the covert operations that Blackwater is performing in Pakistan.

Government closed her eyes on this very serious matter. Its time for all of us to stand yet again for the safety and the people of Pakistan and for the safety of Pakistan. Raise your voice so that it can be heard by our Government and by rest of the world. Do share it with everyone. Long Live Pakistan.

Pakistan Refugees

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrived at the State Department promising what she called 21st century tools to meet global problems. It turns out you may have one of those tools in your pocket right now.
Tuesday Clinton enabled every American with a cellphone to help some two million Pakistanis driven from their homes in and around the Swat Valley in the battle against the Taliban. A quick text message from your personal phone sends in a $5 donation. This is in addition to the $100-million U.S. government aid package Clinton went to the White House to announce on Tuesday.
“Now, Americans can use technology to help, as well. Using your cell phones, Americans can text the word “swat” — to the number 20222 and make a $5 contribution that will help the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees provide tents, clothing, food, and medicine to hundreds of thousands of affected people,” Clinton said Tuesday in the White House briefing room.
Clinton tried it out herself, off camera. “And before I came over here, we did that in the State Department. So we are making some of the first donations to this fund.”

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Zaid Hamid speaks on Pakistan Army’s operation ‘Rah-e-Haq’ in Malakand Division, Northern Pakistan. Also discusses the reality of provincial autonomy for Baluchistan.

Clinton

WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton acknowledged that the United States too had a share in creating the problem that plagues Pakistan today.
In an appearance before a subcommittee of the House Appropriations Committee on Thursday, Hillary Clinton explained how the militancy in Pakistan was linked to the US-backed proxy war against the Soviets in Afghanistan.
‘We can point fingers at the Pakistanis. I did some yesterday frankly. And it’s merited because we are wondering why they just don’t go out there and deal with these people,’ said Clinton while referring to an earlier hearing in which she said that Pakistan posed a ‘mortal threat’ to the world.
‘But the problems we face now to some extent we have to take responsibility for, having contributed to it. We also have a history of kind of moving in and out of Pakistan,’ she said.
‘Let’s remember here… the people we are fighting today we funded them twenty years ago… and we did it because we were locked in a struggle with the Soviet Union.’
‘They invaded Afghanistan… and we did not want to see them control Central Asia and we went to work… and it was President Reagan in partnership with Congress led by Democrats who said you know what it sounds like a pretty good idea… let’s deal with the ISI and the Pakistan military and let’s go recruit these mujahideen.’
‘And great, let them come from Saudi Arabia and other countries, importing their Wahabi brand of Islam so that we can go beat the Soviet Union.’
‘And guess what … they (Soviets) retreated … they lost billions of dollars and it led to the collapse of the Soviet Union.’
‘So there is a very strong argument which is… it wasn’t a bad investment in terms of Soviet Union but let’s be careful with what we sow… because we will harvest.’
‘So we then left Pakistan … We said okay fine you deal with the Stingers that we left all over your country… you deal with the mines that are along the border and… by the way we don’t want to have anything to do with you… in fact we’re sanctioning you… So we stopped dealing with the Pakistani military and with ISI and we now are making up for a lot of lost time.’
It was question from Congressman Adam Shciff, a California Democrat that spurred Secretary Clinton to delve into history and come out with an answer that other US politicians have avoided in the past.
The congressman noted that while the US had provided ‘a phenomenal amount of military support for Pakistan,’ they had not changed the paradigm.

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UK Police

LAHORE, Pakistan: The 11 Pakistani students arrested in Britain will be released, as the authorities have not found any evidence against them, Pakistan High Commissioner to London Wajid Shamsul Hassan has said. Hassan said the arrests were a mistake on the part of British intelligence agencies, a private TV channel reported. He said the British government had exaggerated the incident (UK PM used “Very Big Terrorist Plot” while talking about it), adding the remand of the students was ending on Wednesday. He said they would then be released in absence of any proof of wrongdoing. daily times monitor

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KSE

KARACHI: Stocks prices at Karachi Stock Exchange (KSE) witnessed a significant gain on Monday with the benchmark KSE-100 Index advancing by 212 points to finish the day at 7,015. The Index was seen at over 7,000 level for the first time since December 22, 2008.
The President’s announcement regarding lifting of the Governor Rule in his address to the joint session of Parliament further restored the confidence of the investors who looked particularly interested in taking positions in energy and banking stocks.
Market turnover surged to 330 million shares. Pak PTA recorded maximum activity which gained paisas 26 to Rs3.6. Market experts say the major Index could cross the psychological barrier of 7,500 level in the coming sessions.

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Lahore-attack

LAHORE: The siege at the Manawan Police Center in Lahore has ended, bringing a halt to eight-hour long operation Security forces have arrested four terrorists before regaining control of the besieged Police Center. Four terrorists were also killed in the operation.
According to sources, eight policemen were martyred, while 95 others were injured in the deadly attack.
The attack came at a time when the trainee policemen were doing parade at a Police Center situated near Manawan Village on GT Road today morning.
The attackers first lobbed hand grenades into the training ground from the outside wall, which spread smoke all over the place. Later, they broke into the building and opened fire on unarmed policemen before taking positions.
The Pak army, rangers, Elite forces and policemen, after receiving the information about the attack, reached the scene and launched operation against the armed attackers.
Meanwhile, after eight-hour long operation, security forces regained control of the Police Center, while two terrorists present inside the building blew themselves up to avoid arrests.
Security forces arrested a suspect from a helipad near training school and seized two grenades from his possession. He was shifted to some undisclosed location for interrogation.
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KSE

KARACHI: Positive trend continued at Karachi Stock Exchange (KSE) Wednesday where the benchmark KSE-100 Index gained 127 points to close at 6,267.
The announcement of financial results of National Bank of Pakistan fueled further investment at KSE, contributing fresh gains in the major Index. NBP closed at its upper circuit breaker today.
Trade volume was registered at 230 million shares, showing an increase of 20 million compared to yesterday’s trade.
NIB remained the star performer in terms of volume which gained paisas 16 to close at Rs5.44.
KSE-30 Index advanced by 190 points to finish the day at 6,768.
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