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Pakistan key focus under EC’s new plan on terror and nuclear proliferation

Pakistan key focus under EC’s new plan on terror and nuclear proliferationLahore, Apr. 18 : Concerned by the increasing extremist activists and their expanding writ in the area, the European Commission (EC) has adopted a new three-year programme to fight terrorism, trafficking and proliferation of weapons of mass destruction for Pakistan and Afghanistan.

The programme, which is developed by the EC together with experts from European Union (EU) member states, also includes Africa's Sahel region, The Daily Times reports.

China pledges help to Pakistan, seeks to expand trade

China pledges help to Pakistan, seeks to expand tradeBeijing  - Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said China is ready to offer help to ensure Pakistan's stability and development and also welcomed the international community's constructive role there, the official news agency Xinhua reported Saturday.

Wen made the comments late Friday at a meeting with Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari on the sidelines of the Bo'ao Forum for Asia, a regional economic meeting on the southern Chinese island of Hainan.

Suspicious car enters Peshawar University

Suspicious car enters Peshawar UniversityP

Pak Army Chief briefs PM on his recent Saudi, UAE visit

Pak Army Chief briefs PM on his recent Saudi, UAE visit

Pak rocked by 1842 terrorism incidents in last 14 months: Interior Ministry

Pak rocked by 1842 terrorism incidents in last 14 months: Interior MinistryIslamabad, Apr.17 : Pakistan was rocked by 1,842 incidents of terrorism during a fourteen month period from January 2008 to March 2009, an Interior Ministry report has revealed.

These shocking figures were presented to the National Assembly during Question Hour, reports the Dawn.

Lal Masjid chief defiantly calls for imposition of Islamic law in Pak

 Lal Masjid chief defiantly calls for imposition of Islamic law in PakIslamabad, Apr. 17: The head of the radical Lal Masjid (Red Mosque), which was stormed by Pakistani troops in 2007, led thousands of his followers in a Friday prayer meeting and called for the enforcement of Islamic laws across the militancy-plagued country.

Thousands of people crammed into the rebuilt mosque on Friday to hear Aziz lead prayers and deliver a rallying call for opponents of nuclear-armed Pakistan''s shaky democratic order.

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