General Schneiderhan resigned over an air strike in Afghanistan in which civilians were believed to have been killed.
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WEATHER - PAKISTAN
Cities
WORLD POWERS
The present course of policies from Washington and Beijing doesn’t offer much hope or optimism on this account.
AF-PAK
As long as there is unrest in Afghanistan, it will continue to have its fallout on the tribal areas and the rest of Pakistan.
ANNIVERSARY
The day of remembrance came as India continued to push Pakistan to crack down on extremists, amid lax security concerns.
MOBILE COURTS
Some are too old, some are children, while others are ill – Indian mobile courts search for beggars that are 'just right.'
'KAWLIYA'
'They say to us that the artists have no place in Iraq. The art is finished, but what country is there without artists?'
‘WAR ON TERROR’
Democrats in Congress are voicing growing doubts about the conflict while polls show a divided American public.



