Tag Archives: Pakistan
Washington – In what United States officials described as major blow to al-Qaeda, the group’s second-ranking leader, a militant known as Abu Yahya al-Libi, was killed in a strike by a missile fired from a US-operated drone, an official confirmed … read more »
What does it take for a country to be kicked off the U.S. foreign aid dole? We might soon be learning the answer to that question, thanks to the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, and its consistent efforts to antagonize the … read more »
The Justice Department is pressing the State Department to designate Boko Haram, a Nigerian militant group alleged to be responsible for hundreds of deaths, as a “foreign terrorist organization,” according to a document obtained by Reuters. Lisa Monaco, head of … read more »
Posted in News, Nigeria, Spotlight, West Africa
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Tagged Abuja, afria travel, Al-Qaeda, bokoharam, East Africa, Haqqani network, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, india south africa, Kano, map africa, map of africa, news, Nigeria, Pakistan, South Africa, travel to africa, United States, West Africa
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Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden was not the “puppet master” of jihadi groups around the world and complained of what he called their “incompetence,” according to an analysis of documents seized from his hideout in Pakistan. The Combating Terrorism … read more »
Posted in World News
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Tagged afria travel, Al-Qaeda, Combating Terrorism Center, East Africa, George W. Bush, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, india south africa, Iraq, Laden, map africa, map of africa, news, Osama bin Laden, Pakistan, South Africa, travel to africa, West Africa, Yemen
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by Ali Ahmed India and Pakistan are at the cusp of another opportunity for moving forward on in their relationship. President Zardari was recently on a pilgrimage visit to India. His Army Chief, in wake of the avalanche tragedy at … read more »
Posted in Asia, Columnist, Global Issues
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Tagged afria travel, Africa news, African news, Asif Ali Zardari, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, India, Kashmir, Kayani, Pakistan, Siachen, Siachen Glacier, Taliban
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Emergency workers with flashlights searched the smouldering wreckage of a passenger jet carrying 127 people that crashed into a muddy wheat field Friday while trying to land in a violent thunderstorm at Islamabad’s main airport. The government said there appeared … read more »
Posted in World News
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Tagged Africa news, African news, Ahmad Mukhtar, Benazir Bhutto International Airport, Bhoja Air, Boeing 737, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, ISLAMABAD, Karachi, Pakistan, Pakistani
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The case of Blessing Effiong, a 20-year-old inmate awaiting trial at the female section of Kirikiri Prisons, Lagos, perhaps typifies the injustice suffered by the poor in the Nigerian society. The Akwa-Ibom indigene, who was interviewed by the Attorney-General of … read more »
Posted in Nigeria
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Tagged Africa news, African news, Bannu, Crime and Justice, IndepthAfrica, Lagos, Pakistan, Pervez Musharraf, Prison, Taliban, Thursday
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PESHAWAR, Pakistan — Pakistani Taliban militants stormed a prison in northwest Pakistan early Sunday and freed 390 prisoners, including 20 militants, local officials said. The attack occurred at about 2:30 a.m. at a prison in Bannu, a town considered the … read more »
Posted in World News
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Tagged Africa news, African news, Al-Qaeda, Bannu, Benazir Bhutto, IndepthAfrica, North Waziristan, Pakistan, Pervez Musharraf, Taliban, Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan
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ABUJA—The State Security Service, SSS, yesterday, narrated how an alleged link-man between the Boko Haram Islamic sect and the Al-Qaeda terrorist network, Mallam Mohammed Ashafa, was apprehended by the Pakistani government through the National Intelligence Agency, NIA, and handed over … read more »
Posted in Daily News Wrap, News, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Abuja, Africa news, African news, AlQaeda, bokoharam, IndepthAfrica, National Intelligence Agency, Nigeria, Pakistan, State Security Service, West Africa
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A former Chief Intelligence Officer of the State Security Service (SSS), Bukar Tarha, yesterday testified in court that a terrorism suspect, Mallam Mohammed Ashafa, has admitted that he is linked with the Al-Qaeda terrorist group. The Prosecution Witness (PW), who … read more »
Posted in Daily News Wrap, News, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Africa news, African news, AlQaeda, Ibrahim, IndepthAfrica, Karachi, Libya, Nigeria, Pakistan, Sahel, West Africa
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A court in Pakistan on Monday jailed former al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden’s three widows and two of his daughters for illegally staying in the country and hiding their identity from authorities. The women were sentenced to 45 days in … read more »
Posted in News, World News
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Tagged Abbottabad, Africa news, African news, Al-Qaeda, al-Qaida, IndepthAfrica, ISLAMABAD, Osama bin Laden, Pakistan, September 11 attacks, Yemen
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Amir, how have you been coping with this very difficult period in your life? It’s a very difficult time. I’m aware of that but right now I’m carrying on because I’m receiving a great deal of support from my family, … read more »
India defeated Pakistan by six wickets in the Asia Cup one-day tournament in Dhaka on Sunday. Virat Kohli smashed a 148-ball 183 as India achieved the stiff 330-run target with 13 balls to spare in the day-night match, the first … read more »
Posted in Cricket, Live, Sports
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Tagged Asia Cup, asia cup 2012, asia cup 2012 live, asia cup 2012 live score, asia cup cricket, asia cup streaming, Bangladesh, cricket asia cup, cricket final, cricket game, cricket live, cricket score, IndepthAfrica, India, India Pakistan, India v Pakistan, India v Pakistan Preview, India v Sri Lanka live, India v Sri Lanka live streaming, live cricket score, live cricket scores, neo cricket live, Pakistan
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India defeated Pakistan by six wickets in the Asia Cup one-day tournament in Dhaka on Sunday. Virat Kohli smashed a 148-ball 183 as India achieved the stiff 330-run target with 13 balls to spare in the day-night match, the first … read more »
Posted in Cricket, Live, Sports
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Tagged Asia Cup, asia cup 2012, asia cup 2012 live, asia cup 2012 live score, asia cup cricket, asia cup streaming, Bangladesh, cricket asia cup, cricket final, cricket game, cricket live, cricket score, IndepthAfrica, India, India Pakistan, India v Pakistan, India v Pakistan Preview, India v Sri Lanka live, India v Sri Lanka live streaming, live cricket score, live cricket scores, neo cricket live, Pakistan
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The “Lone Gunman” story being peddled by the USA explaining how another dozen or two Afghan civilians got wasted during just another night raid in the AF-PAK war has several witness accounts saying is was a group of American soldiers … read more »
Posted in Asia, Global Issues, Middle East, News
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Tagged Afghanistan, africa african news, Horn of Africa, indepthafrica africa news, Night Raid, Pakistan, Pentagon, Qur'an, Taliban, United States
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ICC World Twenty20 Cricket Qualifier Live [View the story "Cricket: Asia Cup 2012" on Storify] We are ready for the start now, Mashrafe has the ball. Hafeez and Jamshed are the openers. Two slips to begin with.There’s no Azhar Ali … read more »
Posted in Cricket, Live
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Tagged Asia Cup, asia cup 2012, asia cup cricket, Bangladesh, cricket final, cricket game, cricket live, cricket score, Elias Sunny, IndepthAfrica, ipl, live cricket score, Mushfiqur Rahim, Pakistan, Shafiul Islam, Shahadat Hossain, Shakib Al Hasan, Sri Lanka, stick cricket
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sia Cup 2012 will begin on Monday, March 12, 2012 in Bangladesh as per cricket schedule announced. 2012 Asia Cup is an international tournament to be organized by Bangladesh. Asia Cup 2012 will consist of 6 ODI and 1 Final … read more »
Posted in Cricket
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Tagged 2012 Asia Cup, Africa news, African, African news, Asia Cup, Bangladesh, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, Indepth Nigeria, Indepth Soccer, India, International Cricket Council, One Day International, Pakistan, Sri Lanka
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Nil NIKANDROV A decade ago, the World Trade Center was destroyed in “a terrorist attack” on September 11 in New York. Contrary to all efforts made by the Empire’s propaganda and (dis)information machine, the belief in the complicity of hawks … read more »
Posted in America, Global Issues
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Tagged Al-Qaeda, Bin Laden, CIA, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Osama bin Laden, Pakistan, United States, Washington, World Trade Center
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Nicolas Sarkozy has been named by an investigation into an alleged party funding corruption scandal said to have led to the deaths of 11 French engineers in a Pakistan bomb attack. It is claimed Mr Sarkozy must have been aware … read more »
Posted in Europe, Global Issues
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Tagged Carla Bruni, Édouard Balladur, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Jacques Chirac, Karachi, Nicolas Sarkozy, Pakistan, Sarkozy, Saudi Arabia
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The eventful 2011 did not just change contours of Middle East, it leaves behind a world transformed he eventful 2011 did not just change contours of Middle East, it leaves behind a world transformed by Aijaz Zaka Syed The world … read more »
Posted in America, Global Issues, Middle East
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Tagged Anna Hazare, Arab, European Union, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, India, Middle East, Pakistan, United States, Wall Street
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A subsidiary of Shanghai Construction Group Co. Ltd. will acquire gold mining assets in Eritrea, according to a company announcement. Shanghai Construction will acquire a 60 percent equity stake in Zara Mining Share Co. for $80 million, the statement said, … read more »
Posted in Business, Economy
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Tagged China, China Shanghai, Eritrea, Hanoi, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Pakistan, Shanghai, Shanghai World Financial Center, Vietnam
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“Some live in fool’s paradise and think that they are indispensables.” Raja Mujtaba By Brig Asif Haroon Raja Gen Musharraf came in the limelight when he was appointed Army chief by Nawaz Sharif in October 1998. He gained prominence when … read more »
Posted in Global Issues, Middle East
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Tagged Akbar Bugti, Asif Ali Zardari, BenazirBhutto, Imran Khan, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Musharraf, Nawaz Sharif, Pakistan, Pervez Musharraf
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Based on its recent string of failures, most notably those that have occurred under America’s top general-turned-spymaster David Petraeus, the CIA has become a third-tier intelligence agency that is trying to prop around the world up a failing, financially bankrupt, … read more »
By Viktor KORGUN In March, 2009, US President B. Obama announced a plan to withdraw the US forces from Afghanistan in 2011-2014. In the meantime, though, the US troops in the country grew in size to reach 100,000 by the … read more »
Posted in America, Global Issues, Middle East
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Tagged Afghanistan, Burhanuddin Rabbani, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Kabul, Karzai, Pakistan, President of Afghanistan, Talib, United States
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Andrei AKULOV The US-Pakistan relationship steadily going for the worse is an issue that hits the radar screen of world media outlets. One thing leads to another transforming into a vicious chain of events spurring the negative process.The Shamsi Air … read more »
Posted in America, Asia, Global Issues
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Tagged Afghanistan, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, ISLAMABAD, NATO, Pakistan, Pakistan government, Russia, United States, Washington
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Asia Times reports today that an innocuous-looking thing happened on Sunday – Pakistan regained possession of the Shamsi air base in Balochistan near the border with Iran after evicting the US military presence from there. The base itself had been leased to … read more »
Posted in Asia, Global Issues
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Tagged Asia Times, Asif Ali Zardari, Barack Obama, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Pakistan, Shamsi Airfield, United Arab Emirates, United States, Yousaf Raza Gillani
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I was on CNBC News on Saturday in their Reporter’s Diary. The current situation and recent developments were analyzed in detail. Here I would say with complete satisfaction that over the past few years what I have been professing; now … read more »
The Geopolitics of the times may indicate that the next war is Iran. Although Pakistan being an established nuclear power would logically be higher on the scales of denuking agenda for so called globalists. Still Geopolitical logic dictates otherwise. In Iran’s … read more »
Posted in Global Issues, Middle East
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Tagged Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Iran, Israel, NATO, Pakistan, Syria, Tehran, United States, Uzi Arad
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November 3, 2011 by benim
Luanda – The northern Angolan province of Uige has declared a state of medical emergency after a 14-month-old boy tested positive for polio, which has made a resurgence in the country, Unicef said on Thursday. The boy, who was not … read more »
Posted in Angola, News, North Africa
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Tagged Angola, Democratic Republic of Congo, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfricaMagazine, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigeria online, North Africa, Pakistan, Pan African News, Poliomyelitis, Quimbele, Rui Vaz, Southern Africa, UNICEF, West Africa, World Health Organization
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October 25, 2011 by benim
New York – The UN Security Council has unanimously agreed to ask all countries around the world to make piracy a crime in light of the growing problem in Somalia. Council members on Monday asked all UN member states to … read more »
Posted in News
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Tagged IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, List of United Nations member states, Monday, New York, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigeria online, North Africa, Pakistan, Pan African News, piracy, Somalia, Southern Africa, UN Security Council, United Nations Security Council, West Africa
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