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- Pakistan flooding 'affecting 1m'
A million people in north-west Pakistan have been hit by the country's worst monsoon floods in living memory, the UN says, as local officials put the death toll at 800.
BBC News. Sat, 31 Jul 2010 11:34:09 +0000.
- Pakistan Avoid Follow on Thanks to Gul's 50
NOTTINGHAM, England (Reuters) - Umar Gul's exhilarating test best score of 65 not out ensured Pakistan avoided the follow on against England on day three of the first test at Trent Bridge on Saturday.
By Reuters. International Herald Tribune. Sat, 31 Jul 2010 11:02:50 GMT.
- Pakistan crash 'black box' found
Investigators scouring the wreckage of Pakistan's worst-ever air disaster have found the plane's flight data recorder, officials say.
BBC News. Sat, 31 Jul 2010 10:48:28 +0000.
- Inzamam Offers to Assist Pakistan's Struggling Batsmen
KARACHI (Reuters) - Former Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq has offered his services as a batting coach for a national side struggling to score runs in England.
By Reuters. International Herald Tribune. Sat, 31 Jul 2010 10:02:45 GMT.
- Pakistan monsoon floods kill hundreds
Rescue workers and troops in Pakistan were on Saturday struggling to reach thousands of people affected by the worst floods in living memory.
Mail & Guardian. Sat, 31 Jul 2010 07:51:00 +0200.
- Pakistan flood death toll hits 430
Massive flooding in Pakistan has killed at least 430 people as monsoon rains continue to bloat rivers, submerge villages and trigger landslides, officials say.
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Fri, 30 Jul 2010 10:22:40 EDT.
- Officials: Flood death toll exceeds 430 in Pakistan
The death toll in three days of flooding in Pakistan reached at least 430 on Friday, rescue and government officials said, as rains bloated rivers, submerged villages, and triggered landslides.
Ap. Zaman. Thu, 29 Jul 2010 21:00:00 GMT.
- WikiLeaks Fallout: David Cameron's Remarks Arouse Fury in Pakistan
British Prime Minister David Cameron has caused a furor in Pakistan by claiming it supports terrorists. Islamabad vehemently rejects the charge and accuses the West of blindly believing the WikiLeaks war logs.
Spiegel Online. Thu, 29 Jul 2010 17:44:00 +0200.
- British PM Defends Remarks on Pakistan and Terrorism
David Cameron says Britain wants a strong, stable Pakistan that does not 'promote the export of terror' to India or anywhere else.
Anjana Pasricha. Voice of America. Thu, 29 Jul 2010 17:25:28 GMT.
- No survivors in Pakistan plane crash
ISLAMABAD - A passenger jet crashed into the hills surrounding Pakistan's capital amid poor weather on Wednesday, killing all 152 people on board and blazing a path of devastation strewn with body parts and twisted metal ...
New Zealand Herald. Thu, 29 Jul 2010 10:00:20 +1200.
Facts About Pakistan
The Islamic Republic of Pakistan is an Asian country, located between
India to the east, Afghanistan and Iran to the west, and China to the
north. Its capital city is Islamabad, and its largest city is
Karachi. Pakistan's currency is the Pakistan Rupee.
The primary languages used in Pakistan are Urdu and English, and in 2007,
Pakistan's estimated population was 164,742,000. Approximately 55%
of Pakistanis are Punjabi, 14% are Pashtun, 14% are Sindhi, 8% are
Mohajir, and 9% are other ethnicities.
For more news and information about Pakistan, visit the official
Pakistan government website.
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