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- Taliban claim to down Pakistani chopper
The Taliban claimed responsibility for a Pakistani helicopter crash that killed 26 security personnel, as helicopter gunships pounded suspected militant hideouts in the north-west. The Pakistani military dismissed the Taliban claim, repeating an earlier
- Sri Lanka battle back in Galle opener
Sri Lanka struck with two late wickets after being bowled out for 292 by Pakistan on the opening day of the first Test between the two nations since the Lahore terrorist attack on March 3.
- Pakistani airstrikes kill at least 12 militants
(AP)
 AP - Pakistani warplanes and helicopter gunships pounded Taliban positions in the country's volatile northwest on Saturday, killing at least 12 suspected insurgents, security officials said, as the government kept up pressure on Islamist militants along the Afghan border.
- Xinhua Asia-Pacific news summary at 1000 GMT, July 3
ISLAMABAD -- A U.S. drone has fired three missiles into northwestern Pakistan's South Waziristan tribal area on the Afghan border, killing at least 15 people and injuring dozens others on Friday, local TV channel reported. Local intelligence officials
- Draw sees England avoid Pakistan whitewash
LONDON: England drew their third and the final match against Pakistan 1-1 on Friday but the visitors still took the series 2-0. England salvaged some pride with a 1-1 draw in their final match of a three-Test series against Pakistan at Cannock when
- Pakistani locals clash with Taliban , 19 killed
Print E-mail ISLAMABAD - At least 19 people were killed in the clashes between militants and local tribal militia on Saturday in Pakistan's troubled north-west, officials said. The clashes took place in the Mohmand, one of seven lawless tribal districts,
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The separation in 1947 of British India into the Muslim state of Pakistan (with two sections West and East) and largely Hindu India was never satisfactorily resolved. A third war between these countries in 1971 resulted in East Pakistan seceding and becoming the separate nation of Bangladesh. A dispute over the state of Kashmir is ongoing. In response to Indian nuclear weapons testing, Pakistan conducted its own tests in 1998.
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