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'Musharraf rejected Zardari as premier ahead of 2008 polls'

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Former President Pervez Musharraf rejected a proposal for Pakistan People's Party chief Asif Ali Zardari to be made Prime Minister days ahead of the February 2008 general election, according to secret

Sharif feared arrest after deportation in 2007: WikiLeaks

Former Premier Nawaz Sharif feared "he might be arrested" on his return to Saudi Arabia after he was deported from Pakistan during an abortive attempt to return to the country from self-exile on September 10, 2007, according to a secret US diplomatic cable released by WikiLeaks.

US troops embedded with Pak forces: WikiLeaks

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Contrary to Pakistani military's persistent assertion that it will not allow foreign troops to operate within the country, US special forces were embedded with Pakistani troops for intelligence gat

US troops embedded with Pak forces: WikiLeaks

Contrary to Pakistani military's persistent assertion that it will not allow foreign troops to operate within the country, US Special Forces were embedded with Pakistani troops for intelligence gathering and were also deployed on joint operations in their territory, according to secret US diplomatic cables.

'Pak army followed a 'duplicitous policy' on drone strikes'

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The Pakistani army followed a 'duplicitous policy' over the US drone strikes, as secret US cables released by WikiLeaks reveal that it had requested Washington for greater drone back-up for its own

Pakistan to get 50 fighter jets from China

China will hand over 50 multi-role combat aircraft to Pakistan, it was reported here on Thursday.

Pak troops, Nato copter exchange fire, 2 hurt

At least two Pakistani soldiers were injured in an exchange of fire with Nato helicopters in the Dattakhel area of Pakistan’s North Waziristan tribal region early on Tuesday morning, officials said.

Al-Makki was key courier between Osama, al-Zawahiri: report

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Yemeni al Qaeda operative Abu Sohaib Al-Makki, arrested by Pakistani security agencies was a 'key courier' between slain terror mastermind Osama bin Laden and his deputy Aiman al-Zawahiri.

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Saudi envoy shot dead by militants on bikes in Pak

A Saudi diplomat was shot dead by gunmen on motorcycles in Karachi on Monday, the police said. This comes days after unidentified attackers threw two hand grenades at the Saudi consulate in Karachi, Pakistan’s commercial capital.

Pakistan forces foil suicide attack, kill five: police

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Pakistani security forces on Tuesday foiled a major attack when they killed in a firefight five militants - three of them women - wearing suicide vests, officials said.

The incident took place near a

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