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U.S. Department of State Taps IBM to Extend Telemedicine's Reach to Remote Regions of Pakistan
Munir is five years old, and he lives in a ruggedly remote, rural village in Northern Pakistan. For months, he has suffered from an aggressive and worsening skin lesion that, for want of medical care, has gone untreated. But now, his fortunes have changed for the better --...
Tags: Benefits, Editor, FINANCE, HEALTHCARE, IBM Corp., Pakistan, partnership, SOFTWARE, telemedicine, U.S. Department of State
Research articles 2008-10-09
Pakistan PM escapes assassination attempt
ISLAMABAD AFP — Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani escaped an apparent assassination attempt when two shots hit his motorcade Wednesday, just three days before the country's presidential election. Officials said Gilani was not in the targeted car at the time, but the brazen daytime attack underscored the turmoil...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, car, Construction, Pakistan
Research articles 2008-09-03
Pakistan border attack 'counter-productive': foreign ministry
ISLAMABAD AFP — Pakistan said Wednesday that an attack on its soil by international troops that killed at least 15 civilians was "counter-productive" to joint efforts at fighting terrorism. "Such actions are counter-productive and certainly do not help our joint efforts to fight terrorism," the foreign ministry said in...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, attack, Government, Pakistan, terrorism
Research articles 2008-09-03
Pentagon refuses comment on charges of cross-border raid in Pakistan
WASHINGTON AFP — The Pentagon declined comment Wednesday on Pakistani charges that at least 15 people were killed in a cross border raid by Afghan-based international forces. "I don't have anything for you on those reports," said Pentagon spokesman Bryan Whitman, refusing further comment. A spokesman for the...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, attack, ministry, Pakistan, Pentagon, SECURITY, spokesman, troop
Research articles 2008-09-03
Pakistan official confirms cross-border raid by int'l troops
PESHAWAR, Pakistan AFP — A Pakistan provincial governor Wednesday confirmed coalition troops from across the Afghan border had raided a Pakistani village, calling the incident "a direct assault on sovereignty." The raid killed at least 20 people, North West Frontier Province governor Owais Ahmed Ghani said in a statement....
Tags: Afghanistan, Agence France-Presse, Governor, Pakistan
Research articles 2008-09-02
World Tonight: Taliban fight
PAKISTAN' S army said it had routed Taliban militants in a stronghold near the Afghan border - but turned up no sign of Osama bin Laden or al Qaeda's number two Ayman al-Zawahri. Pakistani officials said troops had killed 560 Pakistani and foreign fighters.
Tags: al-Qaeda, Pakistan, troop
Research articles 2008-09-02
Abu Dhabi to fund Islamabad hospital
ABU DHABI AFP — The oil-rich emirate of Abu Dhabi is to fund the construction of a 50-million-dollar hospital in Islamabad as part of humanitarian aid to Pakistan, the state WAM news agency said on Sunday. The 200-bed facility, which will take two years to build, will be named...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, HEALTHCARE, hospital, Pakistan
Research articles 2008-08-31
Pakistan military air strike kills 22 militants
ISLAMABAD AFP — At least 22 militants, including two senior commanders, were killed late Friday in an air strike by Pakistan's military in the troubled northwest Swat valley, a senior security official told AFP. Troops backed by helicopter gunships and heavy artillery have for weeks been pounding militant positions...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, Pakistan, security, spokesman, violence
Research articles 2008-08-29
Indian troops kill Kashmir militants, rescue hostages
SRINAGAR, India AFP — Indian troops have shot dead three Muslim militants in Kashmir and freed seven hostages they seized after going on a killing spree, the army said Thursday. "The operation is over. We killed third militant early today Thursday," Indian army spokesman Lieutenant Colonel S.D. Goswami told...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, India, Pakistan, soldier, women
Research articles 2008-08-27
At least 10 dead in Pakistan suicide attack
BANNU, Pakistan AFP — At least 10 people, including police officers and prison staff, died in a suicide attack Thursday in a garrison town in northwest Pakistan as they headed to work, a police official told AFP. The incident was the latest in a series of deadly attacks to...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, attack, Pakistan, SECURITY
Research articles 2008-08-27
Questions arise over UN envoy's ties to Pakistan's Zardari: report
WASHINGTON AFP — Senior officials in the administration of US President George W. Bush have questioned US ambassador to the United Nations Zalmay Khalilzad over "unauthorized" ties to Pakistan's Asif Ali Zardari, the New York Times reported Tuesday. US officials, who have insisted on their neutrality in the Pakistan...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, E-mail, Pakistan
Research articles 2008-08-26
ICC postpones Champions Trophy in Pakistan
DUBAI AFP — The International Cricket Council ICC Sunday postponed until next year September's Champions Trophy in Pakistan over security fears. The move came two days after South Africa refused to send their team, while players' associations from Australia, New Zealand and England urged their players not to travel...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, Australia, Dubai, England, ICC, Pakistan, SECURITY
Research articles 2008-08-24
Troops kill up to 35 militants in NW Pakistan: military
PESHAWAR, Pakistan AFP — Pakistani troops killed up to 35 Taliban militants Saturday in a major army offensive in the restive northwest, while at least 12 people were killed in separate attacks, officials said. The violence came as Pakistan's political future remained up in the air, with an election...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, attack, Pakistan, SECURITY, violence
Research articles 2008-08-23
Pentagon considers independent operations in Pakistan: report
WASHINGTON AFP — Senior Pentagon officials are debating whether the US military should undertake independent operations against Islamic militants operating in Pakistan's northwestern tribal areas, The Los Angeles Times reported Saturday. The newspaper said these internal equipment debates followed US intelligence warnings that Al-Qaeda and other militant groups are...
Tags: Government, Pakistan, Pentagon
Research articles 2008-08-23
Pakistan slams 'hasty' South Africa cricket boycott
KARACHI AFP — Hosts Pakistan criticised South Africa's "hasty" decision to skip next month's Champions Trophy and said it would badly hurt the eight-nation event, officials said Friday. The September 12-28 tournament now looks likely to be relocated or postponed over security fears when the International Cricket Council ICC...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, Pakistan, SECURITY, tournament
Research articles 2008-08-22
Pakistan slams 'hasty' South Africa trophy boycott
KARACHI AFP — Hosts Pakistan Friday criticised South Africa's "hasty" decision to skip next month's Champions Trophy and said it would badly hurt the eight-nation event. The September 12-28 tournament now looks likely to be relocated or postponed over security fears when the International Cricket Council ICC meets on...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, Pakistan, SECURITY, tournament
Research articles 2008-08-22
Sharif threat leaves Pakistan coalition on brink
ISLAMABAD AFP — Pakistan's coalition government was close to collapse Thursday after former premier Nawaz Sharif threatened to quit if judges sacked by ousted president Pervez Musharraf are not restored. With a double suicide bombing outside Pakistan's main military arms factory highlighting the government's need to start tackling the...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, Government, Leadership, NETWORKING, Pakistan, president, SOFTWARE
Research articles 2008-08-21
British resident wins Guantanamo ruling
LONDON AFP — A British resident held at Guantanamo Bay won a court ruling Thursday that Britain must disclose material he believes supports his claim that evidence against him was obtained by torture. Binyam Mohamed, 30, an Ethiopian national being held at the US detention camp on Cuba, is...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, Britain, Government, lawyer, London, Pakistan, torture
Research articles 2008-08-21
Bush offers Gilani sympathies over Pakistan bombings
CRAWFORD, Texas AFP — US President George W. Bush expressed his sympathies to Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani Thursday over recent terror attacks in the country, the White House said. "The president expressed his sympathies to the people of Pakistan for the recent terrorist attacks that have killed...
Tags: Government, Pakistan, president, SOFTWARE, White House
Research articles 2008-08-21
Pakistan missile strike kills eight: officials
PESHAWAR, Pakistan AFP — Missiles fired from Afghanistan hit a militant hideout in Pakistan's tribal belt Wednesday, killing at least eight people including some foreign extremists, security officials said. The strike in the South Waziristan region was the first since key US ally Pervez Musharraf resigned as president on...
Tags: Afghanistan, Agence France-Presse, Al-Qaeda, Government, missile, Pakistan, SECURITY
Research articles 2008-08-20
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