Pakistan deploys air defense system along Afghanistan-Pakistan border in response to NATO raid, Kayani and Gilani meet to discuss national security; Khar meets Munter to discuss bilateral relations; Pakistan remains committed to Afghan reconciliation process, says Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry; Zardari to remain in Dubai on doctor’s orders; Gunmen kill HRCP worker; “Extremists” kidnap 12 people in Khyber agency; Landmine injures Pakistani soldier in Kurram agency; Security forces arrest nine militants in Islamabad; Roadside bomb kills three Pakistani soldiers in Karachi; Intelligence agencies foil Muharram terror plot; Bin Laden family free to leave Pakistan.

U.S.-Pakistan Relations

Afghanistan-Pakistan Relations

Zardari’s Health

FATA

TTP Arrests

Karachi Violence

Terror Plot Foiled

Bin Laden Family


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