Pak oppn smells a rat in easing of sanctions
Pakistani opposition has termed the partial lifting of economic sanctions by the US as a "smokescreen" for enabling the Nawaz Sharif government to accept Washington's demands on nuclear issues.

Pakistani terrorist body to target Himachal Pradesh
A Pakistani Islamic militant group has declared that it is going to further expand its militant activities in India by including Himachal Pradesh and claimed that it has sent a large number of Pakistani trained terrorists for strikes in Kashmir since last year.

US tilt towards Pak enrages Indian diplomats
The American move to bail out Pakistan from its financial crisis by engineering multi-lateral funding while at the same time continuing to oppose World Bank developmental loans to New Delhi has rankled Indian officials and could embitter what has otherwise been a friendly if difficult dialogue between the two countries, judging by the reaction from various officials.

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