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PDP leader Mehooba mufti flags off trucks carrying fruits as they depart Salamabad for the Line of Control (LOC) on October 21, 2008. Centre Keen to Enhance Cross-LoC Trade: Home Secy Fri 18 May 2012
Srinagar, May 17: Centre was contemplating enhancing cross-LoC trade between two sides of Kashmir, Union Home Secretary R K Singh announced on Thursday during his visit... (photo: WN / Imran Nissar) Kashmir Observer
India   Kashmir   Photos   Trade   Wikipedia: Line of Control
PDP leader Mehooba mufti flags off trucks carrying fruits as they depart Salamabad for the Line of Control (LOC) on October 21, 2008 Home secretary reviews cross-LOC trade at Poonch Thu 17 May 2012
Jammu, May 17 (IANS) Union Home Secretary R.K. Singh Thursday visited Jammu and Kashmir's frontier Poonch district and discussed with local people issues concerning trade... (photo: WN / Imran Nissar) Newstrack India
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Pakistani people gestures while shouting slogans as trucks transport goods between Pakistani- and Indian-administered Kashmir at the Line of Control (LOC) at Kaman Bridge on October 21, 2008 HS Arrives Today: LOC Trade Top on Agenda Wed 16 May 2012
Srinagar, May 15: Ahead of Indo-Pak Home Secretary level talks, a high level team headed by Union Home Secretary R K Singh is arriving on a two day visit of the Valley on... (photo: WN / Imran Nissar) Kashmir Observer
India   Pakistan   Photos   Trade   Wikipedia: India–Pakistan relations
Drivers stand in queue in front of their load carries laden with goods at Uri near the dividing line between two parts of the erstwhile Kashmir. Cross Loc trade between the two divided parts of Kashmir was resumed after 61 years of dead-lock between India and Pakistan on October 21 last year. Pakistan and India trading peace across borders Wed 9 May 2012
South Asia is among the world's most important regions. It is home to one of the oldest civilizations in history, with populations that are growing in numbers, fast pace... (photo: WN / Imran Nissar) The Examiner
India   Pakistan   Photos   Trading   Wikipedia: Trade
File - Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) meets with members of the Oregon National Guard, the Oregon Department of Veterans Affairs, and family support groups at Portland State University in Portland, Ore., June 29, 2009. Senator: Fukushima Fuel Pool Is a National Security Issue for AMERICA Mon 7 May 2012
Share Washingtonsblog After visiting Fukushima, Senator Ron Wyden warned that the situation was worse than reported … and urged Japan to accept international help to... (photo: USAF / Tech. Sgt. Nick Choy) Pakalert Press
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A history of the world, BRIC by BRIC A history of the world, BRIC by BRIC Sat 5 May 2012
Goldman Sachs - via economist Jim O'Neill in 2001 - invented the concept of a rising new bloc: BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and, later, South Africa). Some... (photo: UN / Devra Berkowitz) Al Jazeera
Brazil   Economist   History   Photos   Wikipedia: BRICS   World
US to continue drone strikes in Pakistan, says Leon Panetta US to continue drone strikes in Pakistan, says Leon Panetta Sat 5 May 2012
Tweet WASHINGTON: US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta has said the US will continue to launch drone strikes against militant sanctuaries in Pakistan even if the country's... (photo: US DoD / Glenn Fawcett) The Times of India
Defence   Pakistan   Photos   US   Washington   Wikipedia: Leon Panetta
Potatoes in a vegetable market Pakistani potatoes rescue Indian consumers Fri 27 Apr 2012
Tweet AHMEDABAD: With potato prices ruling at Rs 20 a kg in retail in the domestic market, traders from Jammu and Kashmir have started importing potato from the two Line... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar) The Times of India
Consumer   India   Pakistan   Photos   Wikipedia: Potato
The UN Plan For Running The World: Global Carbon Taxes, Global Safety Nets And A One World Green Economy The UN Plan For Running The World: Global Carbon Taxes, Global Safety Nets And A One World Green Economy Wed 25 Apr 2012
Share Did you know that the UN has a plan for running the world and it is right out in the open? It is called “sustainable development”, but it is far more... (photo: UN / Paulo Filgueiras) Pakalert Press
Economy   Photos   RIO   Trade   UN   Wikipedia: Carbon tax
 rice - grains - bigas - market       wnhires    (js1) Business as usual for China and India? Tue 24 Apr 2012
If Pakistani leaders had hoped to profit from miltiary tension between China and India following last week's long-rage missile test, it looks like they're going to be... (photo: WN / janice) Foreign Policy
Business   China   India   Photos   Wikipedia: Rice
Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani waves upon his arrival at the Supreme Court for a hearing in Islamabad, Pakistan, Monday, Feb. 13, 2012. Era of wars has ended, ready to resolve issues: Gilani Mon 23 Apr 2012
The era of wars has ended and Pakistan is prepared to resolve all outstanding issues with India, including the Kashmir dispute and terrorism, through talks, Prime... (photo: AP / B.K. Bangash) DNA India
Business   Peace   Photos   Politics   Wikipedia: Yousaf Raza Gillani
The first Kashmiri truck carrying fruits heads towards Pakistani-administered Kashmir as they depart Salamabad for the Line of Control (LOC) on October 21, 2008. India, Pakistan take trade route to warmer ties Mon 23 Apr 2012
ATTARI, India (AP) - India and Pakistan are hoping that increased trade can help ease tensions between the South Asian... (photo: WN / Imran Nissar) Buffalo News
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Pakistan's former prime minister and opposition leader Nawaz Sharif addresses a news conference in Islamabad, Pakistan on Friday, Feb. 25, 2011. 'Nawaz didn’t suggest unilateral Siachen pullout’ Sat 21 Apr 2012
Islamabad: The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has retracted its stance regarding the unilateral withdrawal of troops from the Siachen Glacier and said the party... (photo: AP / B.K.Bangash) Zeenews
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Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari speaks during a news conference with his counterparts Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan and Abdullah Gul of Turkey, both unseen, after talks in Istanbul, Turkey, Monday, Jan. 25, 2010. Zardari rules out any unilateral withdrawal of Pakistani soldiers from Siachen Sat 21 Apr 2012
Tweet LAHORE: President Asif Ali Zardari has ruled out any unilateral withdrawal of Pakistani soldiers from Siachen, saying troops could be called back from the Himalayan... (photo: AP / Ibrahim Usta) The Times of India
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Farmland in St Buryan parish looking south towards the sea. Like much of the rest of the country, farmers in Penwith have in recent years been put under financial pressure, due to a withdrawal of subsidies from the EU Common Agricultural Policy, pressure from supermarkets and crises such as foot and mouth in 2001 China allowed to buy New Zealand farmland Fri 20 Apr 2012
" />" /> After a year-long legal battle, China will be allowed to buy farmland in New Zealand. China says the deal, allowing foreign countries to own parts of New... (photo: Creative Commons / Mammal4) Al Jazeera
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Travelers at ticketing counter of Kingfisher Airlines at Chennai Mallya’s Kingfisher saga: A case of losing control or expert manipulation? Sat 14 Apr 2012
April 14: Is Kingfisher Airlines really in trouble? Or is it ensuring that its woes get played up by the media well enough to force the government to ease the foreign... (photo: WN / Geeta) The Siasat Daily
Airline   Business   Photos   Transport   Wikipedia: Kingfisher Airlines
HSBC Bank HSBC in Talks to Sell Units in South Korea and Pakistan Tue 10 Apr 2012
HSBC is in discussions to sell its retail banking division in South Korea, as well as its business in Pakistan. The sales are part of a strategy to withdraw from... (photo: WN / jayshree) The New York Times
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petrol Pakistan in talks to import petroleum products, power from India Tue 10 Apr 2012
New Delhi, April 9, IRNA -- Pakistan is exploring possibilities for import of auto fuels like petrol and power from India, a senior Pakistani diplomat said here Monday.... (photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb) Irna
India   Pakistan   Photos   Power   Wikipedia: Petroleum
The President of Pakistan, Mr. Asif Ali Zardari meeting the Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, in New Delhi on April 08, 2012. Indian and Pakistani Leaders Encourage Ties in a Rare Visit Mon 9 Apr 2012
In the first visit to India by a Pakistani head of state in seven years, President Asif Ali Zardari of Pakistan and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh of India on Sunday... (photo: PIB of India) The New York Times
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Load carriers laden with Kashmir products leave from Salamabad trade centre in Uri to Pakistan administered Kashmir .Cross Loc trade between the two divided parts of Kashmir was resumed after 61 years of dead-lock between India and Pakistan on October 21 last year. Cross-LoC trade needs financial mechanisms: Omar Wed 4 Apr 2012
Jammu, April 4 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Wednesday said that cross-Line of Control (LoC) trade was not yielding any financial benefits to the... (photo: WN / Imran Nissar) Newstrack India
Finance   Kashmir   Photos   Trade   Wikipedia: Line of Control