Forty three militants killed in Khyber operation

A local tribal man seen in a house destroyed during a crackdown operation against militants in Khyber Agency.Another 43 militants were killed in Bara tehsil of Khyber Agency.According to military sources, 35 militants were killed on Saturday when helicopter gunships shelled bases of the outlawed Lashkar-i-Islam in Sandan area of Tirah valley and Gogrina village in Bazaar-Zakhakhel area. Paramilitary troops and artillery units also took part in the operation.The helicopters also attacked a training centre of Lashkar-i-Islam in Tirah valley where, according to officials, its chief Mangal Bagh has taken refuge. Six militants were killed in a clash...

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Beautifull Islamabad Pictures

These are some very beautifull pics of Islama...

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Future of Idps

AN estimated two-thirds of the 2.7 million people displaced internally by the conflict between the army and the Taliban have returned to their hometowns. However, they are finding the odds still stacked against them. They have lost crops and livestock that constituted primary sources of income, while the conflict has also taken a heavy toll on roads, schools and hospitals. The plight of the returnees is underscored by the UN’s statement that it has so far received a mere three per cent of the $58m it needs to institute ‘early recovery projects’ in the region, such as food aid and the restoration of educational, healthcare and water-supply networks....

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Mobile Robot

New Mobile Robot Balances, Moves On Ball Instead Of Wheels Or LegsScienceDaily (Aug. 11, 2006) — Carnegie Mellon University researchers have developed a new type of mobile robot that balances on a ball instead of legs or wheels. "Ballbot" is a self-contained, battery-operated, omnidirectional robot that balances dynamically on a single urethane-coated metal sphere. It weighs 95 pounds and is the approximate height and width of a person. Because of its long, thin shape and ability to maneuver in tight spaces, it has the potential to function better than current robots can in environments with people. Ballbot's creator, Robotics Research Professor Ralph Hollis, says the robot represents a new paradigm in mobile robotics. What began as a concept in his home workshop has been funded for the last...

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Robot

RobotA robot is a mechanical or virtual, artificial agent.It is usually an electromechanical system, which, by its appearance or movements, conveys a sense that it has intent or agency of its own.The word robot can refer to both physical and virtual software agents, but the latter are usually referred to as bots to differentiate. Robots can be placed into roughly two categories based on the type of job they do: Jobs which a robot can do better than a human.Here, robots can increase productivity, accuracy, and endurance. Jobs which a human could do better than a robot, but it is desirable to remove the human for some reason.Here, robots free us from dirty, dangerous and dull tasks. Manipulation Robots which must work in the real world require some way to manipulate objects; pick up, modify,...

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