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Archive image of a US "hunter-killer" drone, the MQ-9 Reaper, which has been deployed in Afghanistan
'US strike' on Pakistan militants
At least 11 suspected militants are reported to have been killed in a US missile strike in north-west Pakistan.
US strikes fuel Pakistan dilemma
Petraeus hears strikes criticism
Pakistan warns US over missiles

Mellissa Fung (Image: CBC) Canadian reporter freed in Afghanistan
A Canadian CBC TV journalist is freed in Afghanistan four weeks after being kidnapped in the capital, Kabul.

Pakistan map Pakistan releases Taleban in swap
Pakistan sets free three Taleban militants, including an important Taleban commander, officials say.

FEATURES, NEWS, ANALYSIS
(File photo: 2005) A Pakistani soldier stands guard outside a Shia mosque in Karachi. (Photo: Asif Hassan/AFP/Getty Images) Pervasive force
How religion now dominates life in Pakistan
Inder Dugal, CPA Legal matters
India embraces the outsourcing of the law
Being served at the Serena hotel Paradise lost
Life as the only guest in a 50 room luxury hotel

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