Pak supporters write to Clinton pleading for visit
Amid transparent signs now from India that it will resent a Presidential stopover in Pakistan, Islamabad's lobbyists and supporters in Washington have stepped up their campaign to force the White House to make a positive call by raising the bogey of war in the region.



Prosecution drops some evidence of key witness in Nawaz Sharif's trial
Prosecution lawyers at an anti-terrorism court on Friday decided to drop part of a key witness's evidence in the plane conspiracy case against deposed Pakistani premier Nawaz Sharif.



Heavy fighting in Chechnya
Heavy fighting erupted on Friday in the Vedeno Gorge in southern Chechnya as Russian troops moved against Islamic rebel forces, news reports said.



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