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With the tortured marriage clearly in trouble, Islamabad has sent signals that it is ready to start seeing other people.

But if Islamabad is worried about falling out with Washington and hopes to get more out of Beijing, it may be in for disappointment.

Military ties have been a key feature of Sino-Pakistani relations; Beijing is now Islamabad's largest defense supplier.

It may not be easy to persuade India to make concessions on Kashmir to a weak government in Islamabad.

During a protest in Islamabad, Monday, he said he is unhappy with the passing of Monday's deadline.

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At least 15 people have been killed in an explosion in the Pakistani city of Rawalpindi, just south of the capital Islamabad.

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Pakistan was one of the lowest scorers for personal safety, with Karachi and Islamabad ranked 213th and 203rd respectively.

But Islamabad says any such legal proceedings would have to take place in Pakistan.

"It may be an indirect message to the Americans to put pressure on India to de-escalate the situation, " he told Reuters in Islamabad.

Following the collapse of talks in London, Sunday, party leaders are meeting in Islamabad to discuss the coalition's fate.

There were at least two other command centers one inside the Pentagon and one inside the American Embassy in Islamabad.

But once it did, he said, Islamabad would extend full support to the investigation and follow up any leads that arose.

Rather than crowing about getting one up on the Chinese "dragon" and Islamabad, this should be a time of introspection for India.

In June, a suicide car bomber killed at least six people near the Danish embassy in Islamabad.

The prime minister was flying back to Islamabad from Lahore. Officials say he is now safely back in the capital.

The unpredictable environment leaves a "friendship centre" as the only high-profile Chinese presence in Islamabad.

Mr Panetta has said Islamabad was deliberately not told of the raid out of fear bin Laden would be tipped off.

Islamabad responded with a warning that the U. S. risks losing an ally with such accusations.

Shortly after returning to Islamabad, Qureshi informed the Parliament Friday about his discussions with the U. S. lawmakers.

One of Lashkar's goals was to halt peace talks between Islamabad and New Delhi and possibly to invite Indian retribution.

He also said he was working with Islamabad to bridge a "trust deficit" to heal six decades of conflict.

Zardari told reporters in Islamabad that the parties plan to restore parliament powers that had been weakened under President Musharraf.

Chinese officials in Islamabad say Beijing has sought to be visible with its assistance.

Beijing has a strong military relationship with Islamabad and is a major supplier of weapons.

After development of two years, Confucius Institute Islamabad has already established complete class system.

He added that Washington was asking Islamabad to provide access to any material it recovered from the compound.

Like other south Asian governments, Islamabad has so far indulged Beijing's "string of pearls" strategy of port construction.

As I've said again and again, a salvo of Chinese ballistic missiles to be launched on the parliament in session in Islamabad.

China is a strong ally of Pakistan and Islamabad draws heavily on Beijing for its defence and infrastructure needs.

He made the comments while addressing Pakistan's parliament on Sunday to end his 3-day visit to Islamabad.

Taliban militants Tuesday claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing at the UN World Food Program office in Islamabad on Monday.

An interior ministry official in Islamabad said the government was concerned about the possibility of suicide attacks.

A spokesperson for the British high commission in Islamabad says the envoy has taken "extended leave" .

Pakistani police say a suicide bomber has attacked a crowded Shiite Mosque and killed at least 22 people in a town south of Islamabad.

In the white glare of a hot summer's noon, the broad avenues of Islamabad, Pakistan's modern capital, are usually empty.

Speaking to reporters in Islamabad Sunday, Interior Minister Rehman Malik insisted that the Haqqani network is not operating from Pakistan.

Along with that growing Indian presence, Islamabad is also sensitive to a growing Iranian sway in Afghanistan.

But it is a commonplace belief in Islamabad that, sooner or later, Washington will tire of the war in Afghanistan.

Pakistani vendor sells sunglasses by the side of the road in Islamabad.

It will also alarm western powers that have been applying pressure on Islamabad to deal with the Islamist threat.

Police used similar tactics in the capital, Islamabad, to stop demonstrators from entering the closely guarded diplomatic district.

Taliban activity in Balochistan is largely related to operations inside Afghanistan and is of no immediate concern to Islamabad.

In an apparent assassination attempt, shots were fired in Islamabad at the (empty) motorcade of Pakistan's prime minister.

Military types, diplomats, analysts and politicians in Islamabad describe a mood more poisonous than at any time for a generation.

The meeting came just days after a terrorist attack on an Islamabad hotel that claimed dozens of lives.

The report from the office of the inspector general of police in Islamabad recommended Abdulfattah and her children be immediately deported.

As the jubilation subsided in the US, fingers already started to be pointed towards Islamabad.

Starting from the capital, Islamabad, drove along the Indian River about 420 km to the north, can be reached "Gerais a" rock painting sites.

Beijing is keen to balance its support for Islamabad with a renewed push to improve relations with India, a growing trade partner.

Officials of a CIA station in Islamabad in just seven months travel restrictions on the departure triggered a dispute.

Today schools and universities across the country closed following yesterday's blast at an Islamic university in Islamabad.

With a roar of sports utility vehicles, Mr Sharif, the "lion of Punjab" , then swept forth to lead a protest march to Islamabad.

Yet it would be equally dangerous to overreact to Beijing's tighter links with Islamabad.

It's up to Beijing now to make Islamabad see the error of its ways.

Part of his mission will be to assure Pakistan that China's bid to improve ties with India doesn't come at the expense of Islamabad.

A western diplomat with access to intelligence in Islamabad explains the limitations of a hi-tech manhunt.

" A special flight then flew out of Islamabad taking Mr Nawaz Sharif to Saudi Arabia , " APP reported .

This follows reports that New Delhi was willing to allow such trials solely to be held in Islamabad.

The Danish mission is located in a wealthy area of Islamabad that includes diplomat residences and foreign organizations.

In what is viewed as a retaliatory step, Pakistani media revealed the identity of the Central Intelligence Agency's Islamabad station chief.

Opposition leaders Nawaz Sharif and Asif Zardari are due to begin putting together a coalition government in Islamabad later today.

In Pakistan, real political power lies not in Islamabad, but at the army's headquarters in neighboring Rawalpindi.

reaction to the new designation in Islamabad, the capital, has so far been muted.

India's foreign minister, Pranab Mukherjee, says the answers are comprehensive and further information will be in Islamabad shortly.

New Delhi has formally requested Islamabad hand over 20 Indians and Pakistanis believed to be in Pakistan.

Home Office counter-terrorism officials are to travel to the capital, Islamabad, next week to discuss further potential measures.

President Bush says Americans grieve with the families of those killed in the Islamabad truck bombing.

British Airways today suspended all flights to Pakistan indefinitely following the suicide bomb attack on the Marriott hotel in Islamabad.

No date has been set for future summit talks. The two countries' foreign ministers are expected to meet in Islamabad sometime next year.

In Islamabad, Pakistan's Foreign Ministry lodged an official protest with the American Embassy.

The two countries share a long and porous border and relations between Kabul and Islamabad have been strained in recent years.

Mr Zardari may not enjoy being the butt of jokes every night but it certainly beats having angry protesters on the streets of Islamabad.

On Sunday, Pakistani Army spokesman Major General Athar Abbas defended Islamabad's decision to negotiate with the militants.

Biden made his comments Wednesday in Islamabad following talks with Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Yousef Gilani.

"We are not getting good response this year, " said Irfan Beg, owner of a large garment store in the Pakistani capital Islamabad.

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In return, Washington should offer Islamabad trade privileges and security guarantees -- even against India.

Washington's ambassador to Pakistan, Cameron Munter was summoned to the Foreign Ministry in Islamabad to explain the incident.

However, Hamayoun Khan, of the National Defence University in Islamabad, insists that China's interest in Gwadar remains chiefly commercial.

Early this month a Polish engineer was beheaded not far from the capital, Islamabad.

He had known Abdul Rashid Ghazi since Ghazi was a left-wing student activist at Islamabad's leading university, Quaid-i-Azam.

A Pakistani vendor held his balloons while sitting in a taxi in preparation for Valentine's Day in Islamabad.

Outside the deposed chief judge's house in Islamabad on Monday a crowd of his admirers had gathered to celebrate.

The Prime Minister's press secretary said shots were fired at Mr. Gilani's car from a hill next to the motorway leading into Islamabad.

Both U. S. and Afghan officials have accused Pakistan of supporting insurgent groups in Afghanistan, a charge Islamabad denies.

The reinstatement forestalled a procession to the capital, Islamabad, led by Nawaz Sharif, a former prime minister.

Burns says the territorial dispute is something New Delhi and Islamabad do need to discuss, but with the desires of the Kashmiris in mind.

Washington has often rushed to assuage Islamabad that it is not after Pakistan's nuclear weapons.

A target for target practice for soldiers undergoing training at a facility southeast of Islamabad.

Pakistani Army soldiers undergoing training by Americans at a base southeast of Islamabad.

Once again, the governments in Washington and Islamabad find themselves locked in a war of words.

Their countries' foreign secretaries are scheduled to hold talks in Islamabad in July.

Burns added the same is true in Pakistan with regard to the support Washington is giving Islamabad to take on terrorism there.

Islamabad has asked Beijing to upgrade the facility to a naval base. The message is clear.

Islamabad is part of his constituency.

Zardari and Sharif are expected to meet Thursday in Islamabad to discuss their parties' plans.

The foreign secretaries of the two countries will meet in Islamabad on Thursday and Friday.

Pyhala described Islamabad as "a bird-watcher's paradise, " not due to the numbers of birds, but to their huge variety.

S. military, and other, aid to Pakistan. To this end, Beijing will continue to feature among Islamabad's strongest supporters.

Islamabad, Pakistan: Workers break coal while working in a brick factory.

The senators are to meet top Pakistani government and military leaders in Islamabad later in the week.

The action is the latest to underscore the increasing lack of trust between Islamabad and Washington after the raid.

In two bloody weeks more than 250 people have died in suicide-attacks in Peshawar, Islamabad and Lahore.

Afghan officials had suggested that Pakistan's government was involved, a charge Islamabad has denied.

Prior to that, Islamabad expelled US military trainers.

Injured earthquake survivors and family members sit on board a U. S Army Chinook helicopter heading to Islamabad.

A Christian woman walks past Christmas displays at a market in Islamabad, Pakistan.

He wants to live honourably in Pakistan, in a mansion he is building outside Islamabad.

Pakistani officials say a Taliban suicide bomber has killed 23 people near the capital, Islamabad.

The democratic governments in Kabul and Islamabad are two of the weakest anywhere.

But the recent bombing of the Marriott Hotel in Islamabad that killed more than 50 people also sparked revulsion in Pakistan.

Senator Kyl says lines of communication must remain open between Washington and Islamabad.

In Islamabad, few fear the emergence of a Sino-centric Asia.

Police say they arrested Mullah Abdul Kabir in Nowshera, a town about 90 kilometers northwest of the capital Islamabad.

Shahbaz Bhatti, Pakistan's minister for minorities, was gunned down outside his home in Islamabad.

With Pakistan and Afghanistan sharing a porous border, the ongoing war effort is also affecting Islamabad's authority.

Three months later, an al Qaeda suicide attacker bombed the Danish Embassy in Islamabad, killing six.

Speaking from Islamabad, U. N. officials say aid agencies are facing a disaster of major proportions.

A Pakistani boy drinking water from a roadside water host in a poor neighborhood outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan, Friday, May 26, 2010.

The drone strikes have prompted street protests in Pakistan. Arif Niazi is a lawyer in Islamabad.

But the relationship between Islamabad and Washington has long been ugly and disingenuous.

Many flights into Islamabad had been canceled or diverted from the airport on Wednesday morning because of bad weather.

In capitals from Paris to Islamabad and from Moscow to Beijing, they are watching for changes in tone and substance in US foreign policy.

To march towards Islamabad and reinstatement of sacked judges by Musharraf was merely an issue.

In 1961, the capital was shifted from Karachi to the new city of Islamabad, and Karachi fell a victim of mismanagement and bad governance.

Islamabad plays the two powers off against each another to get what it wants at lower cost and with less fuss.

Sullivan talked to us first by phone from Kabul, then over email from Islamabad.

In Islamabad, lawmakers and military officers have responded with alarm.

Mrs. Clinton was meeting with officials in Islamabad, a three-hour drive from Peshawar, when the explosion went off.

Balawi was Amman's recruit, and he was being managed by Langley and the CIA's Islamabad station.

Above, a young girl drinks water from a hand pump in an Islamabad slum on March 22.

The militants' takeover of Buner, a district only 100km (62 miles) from Islamabad, was also considered an affront by many Pakistanis.

But as Ijaz Gilani, a Gallup pollster in Islamabad, points out, national feeling is also fuelled by hostility to India.

I also stayed at the Marriott in Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan, earlier this year.

The entrance is suitably discreet: a single barrier near a small hospital off a busy Islamabad highway.

On Tuesday, Democratic and Republican congressmen called for the US to halt or scrutinise the aid it gives Islamabad.

From Islamabad, the new council would certainly look less legitimate than it does today.

Abbottabad is a two-hour drive from Islamabad, the Pakistani capital, and has a large military presence.

Wen, who arrived in Islamabad Friday, urged a boost in the scale of bilateral trade and investment.

General Kayani told a diplomat in Islamabad recently that he backs peace efforts with India, but he has done little about it.

The Pakistan People's Party (PPP), which has led a coalition government in Islamabad since 2008, draws support from Baluchis.

Police say it happened about 18 miles from the capital Islamabad where US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton just visited last week.

India and Afghanistan have blamed Pakistan's spy agency, for involvement in the July 7 bombing - Islamabad denies the charges.

The plane crash taking place a little before 10 a. m. local time here in the federal capital of Islamabad.

A passenger jet flying from Karachi crashed into hills near Islamabad's airport, in Pakistan, killing all 152 people on board.

Mr Khan and others in Abbottabad, a garrison town north of Islamabad, say the raid that killed Osama bin Laden lasted for 40 minutes.

But the senators say New Delhi, which is blaming "elements" in Pakistan for the attack, needs answers from Islamabad.

Islamabad Police Chief Zafar Iqbal said over 70 students have been arrested.

The Chinese have worked quietly with Pakistan to gradually build up their presence, " says one western ambassador in Islamabad. "

"He has been taken out, " the country's foreign minister, Shah Mehmood Qureshi, told reporters in Islamabad.

In addition, Islamabad has been able to extract multiple benefits from their very presence.

Now government sources in Islamabad say Maulvi Omar has confirmed it.

Islamabad was either "unable" or "unwilling" to control LeT, he says.

South of Islamabad, in Multan, about 200 Islamic students were protesting the cartoons when they learned of Monday's blast.

Krishna called on Pakistan to hasten the trial of seven men held by Islamabad for their alleged role in the Mumbai terror strikes.

Why the key to winning in Afghanistan is peace between Islamabad and New Delhi.

Mardan is located northwest of the Pakistani capital of Islamabad, about 110 km.

Top Pakistani civilian and military leaders are meeting in Islamabad today to discuss how to respond to the demands from India and the US.

Nayyar, a physics professor at Quaid-e-Azam University in Islamabad, is co-founder of the Pakistan Peace Coalition.

This move of China is certainly aimed at benefitting Islamabad and making the way tough for New Delhi.

Islamabad is using anxiety about China to keep US military aid flowing.

India cheered, but grumbles echoed in Islamabad.

He also called on Islamabad to respond to India's dossier about the Mumbai terror attack.

In Pakistan, a suicide attacker detonated a 15 pound explosive bomb inside the World Food Program Office in Islamabad.

Barbara Plett reports from Islamabad.

Senator Biden made the proposal during a news conference in Islamabad.

The attack took place near a sprawling aeronautical complex in Kamra around 50 kilometers (30 miles) from the capital Islamabad.

Insurgents who attacked Pakistan's military HQ near Islamabad have taken 10 to 15 security personnel hostage, the army says.

Children play a traditional game called Kabaddi, at an Afghan colony in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, Oct.

A steel mill employee works with molten rods at a mill in Islamabad, Pakistan, on Wednesday, Jan.

Now Islamabad's very stability has come into question.

Benjamin Sand, VOA News, Islamabad.

That figure represents two-thirds of U. S. aid to Islamabad.

And these extremists have killed in Amman and Bali; Islamabad and Kabul; and they have the blood of Americans and Russians on their hands.

Officials in Islamabad have suggested that India should move beyond the Mumbai attacks and focus on issues such as Kashmir.

He had to come to an anti-government meeting at Madaja, Islamabad, which is where I met him.

Islamabad reacted with fury to the attack.

It has taken me , this journey, to Islamabad, where I have witnessed and met women with their faces melted off .

Or does Washington's loss of influence provide Beijing an opportunity to deepen its ties with Islamabad?

The Beijing Olympic flame arrived in Pakistani capital Islamabad at 0: 25 local time (1925GMT) for the 10th leg of its global tour.

It's the first ever Olympic torch relay in Islamabad's history.

REZA SAYAH: Monita, we can confirm an explosion within the city of Pakistan targeting police barracks, police headquarters in Islamabad.

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Reports are coming in that a plane has crashed in the Pakistani capital, Islamabad.

They had taken him hostage in Attock, a district of Punjab only 80km from Islamabad.

Islamabad says 15, 000 security troops have moved into the tribal areas.

That is the same theme expressed by U. S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates during a visit to Islamabad.

Following the stop of Islamabad, the Olympic torch relay will go to New Delhi of India.

"I want to make a government along with the MQM, " he told a news conference in Islamabad.

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