South Asia
November 7th, 2009 - 10:39 pm ICT by IANS
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Ferozepur (Punjab), Nov 7 (IANS) Sleuths of the Border Security Force (BSF) recovered counterfeit currency notes with a nominal value of Rs.900,000 in Punjab's Ferozepur district, officials said Saturday.
The fake currency ...
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November 7th, 2009 - 6:12 pm ICT by IANS
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Islamabad, Nov 7 (DPA) Pakistani troops have killed 12 Taliban militants in the ongoing operation in country's northwest, the army said Saturday.
Five soldiers, including two officers, were also injured in the ...
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November 7th, 2009 - 5:21 pm ICT by ANI
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Washington, Nov.7 (ANI): While the Pakistan government has blamed the banned terror outfits such as the Taliban and Al-Qaeda for the devastating car bomb blast in Peshawar's Meena Bazaar, in which ...
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November 7th, 2009 - 5:20 pm ICT by ANI
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Islamabad, Nov.7 (ANI): Former Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) president and senior Pakistan People's Party (PPP) leader, Aitzaz Ahsan, has said that all those who had used the National Reconciliation Ordinance ...
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November 7th, 2009 - 3:05 pm ICT by ANI
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Islamabad, Nov.7 (ANI): Pakistan's current turbulent political scenario seems to have the former President General Pervez Musharraf worried.
Musharraf wants President Asif Ali Zardari to continue on the post as he ...
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November 7th, 2009 - 1:49 pm ICT by ANI
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Karachi, Nov.7 (ANI): Pakistan Intelligence agencies have issued warnings regarding a probable terror attack on the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) base in Karachi.
According to a communiqué issued by the Intelligence agencies, the ...
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November 7th, 2009 - 1:40 pm ICT by ANI
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Islamabad, Nov.7 (ANI): Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has himself revealed that certain political quarters in the country are trying relentlessly to depose him from Presidency, and that he has thwarted ...
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November 7th, 2009 - 12:42 pm ICT by ANI
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Islamabad, Nov.7 (ANI): Worried by the current turbulent political scenario in the country emanating due to the government's failure to table the controversial National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO) in parliament, Pakistan Prime ...
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November 7th, 2009 - 12:11 pm ICT by ANI
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Islamabad, Nov.7 (ANI): A former prisoner, who was kept behind bars at the US detention facility at Guantanamo Bay for six years, has vowed to lodge a criminal case against former ...
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November 7th, 2009 - 12:10 pm ICT by ANI
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Islamabad, Nov.7 (ANI): Pakistan would soon discuss the issue of India's involvement in terror activities inside its geographical boundaries with New Delhi, Foreign Office (FO) spokesman Abdul Basit has said.
Reiterating that ...
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November 6th, 2009 - 10:25 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, Nov 6 (IANS) As India warned of retaliatory action in case of a terror attack, the US Friday said both India and Pakistan should avoid a conflict situation.
"Any conflict should ...
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November 6th, 2009 - 8:07 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi/Hyderabad, Nov 6 (IANS) India Friday once again berated Pakistan for not making "serious and convincing efforts" to eliminate terrorism, saying "all terrorist camps" were intact in that country, including ...
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November 6th, 2009 - 6:55 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, Nov 6 (IANS) Despite India's repeated requests, "all" terrorist camps in Pakistan were intact with many operating in the vicinity of army bases, Defence Minister A.K. Antony said here Friday.
"There ...
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November 6th, 2009 - 6:05 pm ICT by ANI
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Islamabad, Nov.6 (ANI): Controversial private US security firm, Blackwater is reportedly hiring ex-Pakistan security officials at mind-boggling salaries.
According to The Nation, the US firm has offered some of the retired Pakistani officials ...
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November 6th, 2009 - 5:45 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, Nov 6 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Friday said he had received no information from Pakistan over a reported Lashkar-e-Taiba terror plot to attack India and called for collective ...
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November 6th, 2009 - 5:41 pm ICT by ANI
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Islamabad, Nov.6 (ANI): Things can be really tough when you are a woman member of Pakistan's National Assembly, as you could land in an embarrassing situation when other members of the ...
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November 6th, 2009 - 5:21 pm ICT by ANI
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Islamabad, Nov.6 (ANI): Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari can enjoy himself in power without bothering much about being dragged to a court of law on various corruption charges, as the country's ...
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November 6th, 2009 - 4:51 pm ICT by IANS
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Islamabad, Nov 6 (IANS) Pakistani security forces have fought their way into Makeen, which is the stronghold of the country's Taliban chief Hakimullah Mehsud, during the ongoing operations against terrorists in ...
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November 6th, 2009 - 4:49 pm ICT by ANI
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Washington, Nov.6 (ANI): US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has said that both America and Pakistan will have to work together to address each others concerns in order to build stronger ...
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November 6th, 2009 - 3:36 pm ICT by ANI
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Lahore, Nov.6 (ANI): Pakistan Defence Minister Ahmad Mukhtar has said that once it flushes out the extremists from South Waziristan, the military may launch an offensive in North Waziristan too.
Speaking on ...
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November 6th, 2009 - 3:18 pm ICT by ANI
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Islamabad, Nov.6 (ANI): A Pakistan Army brigadier and his driver were injured when unidentified gunmen sprayed bullets on the car in which they were travelling in Islamabad on Friday morning.
According to reports, ...
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November 6th, 2009 - 3:03 pm ICT by IANS
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Islamabad, Nov 6 (IANS) A Pakistani Army brigadier and his driver were shot by gunmen in the national capital Friday, police said.
This is the third attack on a senior army officer ...
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November 6th, 2009 - 2:52 pm ICT by ANI
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Islamabad, Nov.6 (ANI): The UN commission probing the former Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto's assassination case has asked the government to arrange a meeting with the former President General Musharraf and ...
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November 6th, 2009 - 2:13 pm ICT by ANI
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Islamabad, Nov 6 (ANI): Disgraced Pakistan nuclear scientist Dr. Abdul Qadeer Khan has laughed off claims that his name does not exist on the Exit Control List (ECL).
"It is a joke to ...
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November 6th, 2009 - 1:54 pm ICT by IANS
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Islamabad, Nov 6 (IANS) A survey has started to assess the damage to houses during the war on terror in Pakistan's Swat district, but the militancy-hit residents aren't too sure about ...
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November 6th, 2009 - 1:36 pm ICT by IANS
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Islamabad, Nov 6 (IANS) The string of recent terror strikes in the country has affected development work and hampered revenue generation for the government, a Pakistani official has said.
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November 6th, 2009 - 1:21 pm ICT by IANS
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Islamabad, Nov 6 (IANS) The families of the seven dead and 35 injured students who were victims of twin bombings Oct 20 at the International Islamic University at this Pakistani capital ...
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November 6th, 2009 - 1:15 pm ICT by IANS
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Karachi, Nov 6 (IANS) A group of actors based here has returned from India where they received a "brilliant response" from the people during their performance.
The team of National Academy of Performing ...
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November 6th, 2009 - 1:13 pm ICT by ANI
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Islamabad, Nov.6 (ANI): The Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) chief Hakimullah Mehsud has warned his fighters from running away from the war against the security forces, saying those who turn their back from ...
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November 6th, 2009 - 12:32 pm ICT by ANI
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Islamabad, Nov.6 (ANI): In an apparent bid to ensure his party's victory in the forthcoming Gilgit-Baltistan elections, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Nawaz Sharif has deviously played the 'Kashmir' card.
Addressing an election ...
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