Manmohan Singh meets Zardari
August 30th, 2012 - 10:28 pm ICT by IANS
Tehran, Aug 30 (IANS) Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh met Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari here Thursday evening on the sidelines of the Non-Aligned Movement Summit.The meeting lasted 30-35 ... Read more...
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Bilawal says he can defuse US-Pakistan tension
June 4th, 2012 - 12:32 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, June 4 (IANS) Pakistan Peoples Party chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has said that he can help defuse the tension between Pakistan and the US.Bilawal said he can bridge the ... Read more...
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US rules out apology to Pakistan for NATO strike
May 24th, 2012 - 4:15 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, May 24 (IANS) The White House has ruled out an apology to Islamabad for the NATO air strike in November in which 24 Pakistani soldiers were killed.It said ... Read more...
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Rahul, Bilawal contact important, says Pakistani daily
April 10th, 2012 - 11:51 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 10 (IANS) The contact between Rahul Gandhi, general secretary of India's ruling Congress party, and Bilawal Zardari Bhutto, who heads the Pakistan Peoples Party, is "important given ... Read more...
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Zardari came to India with open mind: Bansal
April 9th, 2012 - 7:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 9 (IANS) Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari came to India with an open mind and expressed his opposition to terrorism in any form, union minister P.K. ... Read more...
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Zardari prays at Ajmer dargah, donates $1mn (Lead)
April 8th, 2012 - 10:39 pm ICT by IANS
Ajmer, April 8 (IANS) After a gap of eight years, Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari offered prayers at the revered shrine of Sufi saint Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti in Ajmer ... Read more...
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‘Bilawal is like Rahul Gandhi’
April 8th, 2012 - 8:53 pm ICT by IANS
Ajmer, April 8 (IANS) As he visited the dargah of Sufi saint Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti and interacted with the khadims of the shrine here Sunday, Bilawal Bhutto, the 24-year-old ... Read more...
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PM tells Zardari to pray for peace, tweets Sushma
April 8th, 2012 - 5:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 8 (IANS) As the select guests were savouring the sumptuous lunch, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh urged visiting Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari to pray for peace ... Read more...
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Enjoyed lunch with Rahul and PM: tweets Bilawal Bhutto (Lead)
April 8th, 2012 - 5:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 8 (IANS) Bilawal Bhutto, the 24-year-old son of Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari who came to India Sunday on his maiden visit, said he enjoyed lunch ... Read more...
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India peace be with you: tweets Bilawal Bhutto
April 8th, 2012 - 4:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 8 (IANS) Bilawal Bhutto, the 24-year-old son of Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari who arrived in India Sunday on his maiden visit, is an avid tweeter ... Read more...
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Sarabjit’s kin in Ajmer, seek his release
April 8th, 2012 - 3:02 pm ICT by IANS
Ajmer, April 8 (IANS) Seeking the release of Sarabjit Singh - the Indian who is on death row in Pakistan - his family members have arrived here ahead of ... Read more...
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Manmohan, Zardari shake hands, begin talks
April 8th, 2012 - 2:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 8 (IANS) On a Sunday afternoon, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari shook hands warmly and smiled before the cameras as they ... Read more...
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Zardari in India, begins talks with Manmohan (Lead)
April 8th, 2012 - 2:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 8 (IANS) Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari arrived here Sunday shortly before noon on a day-long visit during which he will hold significant talks with Prime ... Read more...
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Bansal to be minister-in-waiting for Zardari
April 7th, 2012 - 10:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 7 (IANS) The government Saturday designated Water Resources Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal as minister-in-waiting for the visit of Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari Sunday.Official sources said ... Read more...
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Manmohan, Zardari to discuss ‘important’ issues
April 7th, 2012 - 7:00 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 7 (IANS) Although President Asif Ali Zardari is going to India Sunday to pray at the Ajmer Sharif, he will discuss "issues of importance" with Indian Prime ... Read more...
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Son Bilawal to accompany Zardari on India trip
April 7th, 2012 - 3:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 7 (IANS) Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) chief Bilawal Bhutto Zardari will accompany his father and President Asif Ali Zardari on his trip to India Sunday, informed ... Read more...
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Zardari’s health improving: Gilani
December 11th, 2011 - 5:50 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 11 (IANS) Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said President Asif Ali Zardari's health is improving as he is feeling comfortable and resting in a Dubai ... Read more...
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‘Pakistan a novel whose plot changes with speed’
December 9th, 2011 - 12:43 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 9 (IANS) Pakistan is lurching from crisis to crisis, and seems like "a novel in which the plot changes with remarkable speed each time we turn a ... Read more...
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Ailing Zardari rushes to Dubai, refutes resignation rumour
December 7th, 2011 - 11:59 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad/Washington, Dec 7 (IANS) Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari's sudden departure from Islamabad for Dubai for medical tests sparked intense speculation Wednesday, with a US media report stating that ... Read more...
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Pakistani ministers need to speak with discretion: Daily
October 19th, 2011 - 1:18 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Oct 19 (IANS) Pakistani ministers need to speak and act with discretion, said a daily after Interior Minister Rehman Malik disclosed the location of a high-profile kidnapping victim.Malik ... Read more...
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Pakistan will cooperate with China to defeat terror: Zardari
August 31st, 2011 - 1:14 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 31 (IANS) Pakistan will cooperate with China to defeat terrorism and secessionism, said Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari.Zardari Tuesday reiterated Pakistan's commitment to root out extremism and he ... Read more...
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Zardari meets British deputy PM, discusses ties
July 1st, 2011 - 1:31 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, July 1 (IANS) Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari met British Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg in London and discussed bilateral ties as well as the prospect of expanding Pakistan-Britain ... Read more...
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Bilawal Bhutto Zardari to be new chief of Zardari tribe
May 27th, 2011 - 8:08 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, May 27 (IANS) Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari will be the new chief of the Zardari tribe, after his father President Asif Ali Zardari decided to ... Read more...
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Pak Govt. to file reference to revisit Z.A. Bhutto murder case
March 28th, 2011 - 2:25 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Mar. 28 (ANI): The Pakistan Government has decided to file a reference before the country's Supreme Court to revisit the 1979 Z.A. Bhutto murder case, Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister ... Read more...
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‘Sworn enemies’ Musharraf, Sharif and Zardari are ‘famous Facebook friends’!
March 19th, 2011 - 12:54 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Mar 19(ANI): Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari, PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif, former President Pervez Musharraf, PML-Q chief Shujaat Hussain, and PTI chief Imran Khan are friends on social networking website ... Read more...
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Frontier writers: Mirroring angst from Af-Pak, Kashmir
January 19th, 2011 - 11:04 am ICT by IANS
By Madhusree Chatterjee
New Delhi, Jan 19 (IANS) The socio-political ferment in the Pakistan-Afghanistan and Kashmir regions has sown the seed of a very powerful genre of literature, both fiction and non-fiction, that ... Read more...
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Jiabao to visit Pak next month for “deepening strategic cooperation”
November 13th, 2010 - 2:30 pm ICT by ANI
Guangzhou, Nov 13 (ANI): The Chinese Prime Minister, Wen Jiabao, will visit Pakistan next month to "deepen strategic cooperation" and establish a mechanism for formal and structured dialogue to ensure smooth and ... Read more...
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Two Pakistani kids killed, stuffed into box
November 12th, 2010 - 1:00 pm ICT by IANS
Lahore, Nov 12 (IANS) A seven-year-old girl and her brother, 5, were strangled and then crammed into an iron box used for storing wheat in this Pakistani city. The police suspect that ... Read more...
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Pakistani legislators want liquor ban to be lifted
October 23rd, 2010 - 7:13 pm ICT by IANS
By Awais Saleem
Islamabad, Oct 23 (IANS) Pakistani legislators are advocating lifting of the ban on sale of liquor in state-run hotels and resorts in a desperate bid to "attract tourists and increase ... Read more...
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Gilani, Qureshi among many ministers yet to send educational degrees for verification
October 16th, 2010 - 2:39 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Oct 16(ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani and Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi are among over 400 lawmakers whose graduation degrees are yet to be verified by the Higher ... Read more...
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Pakistan Supreme Court rejects plea to adjourn crucial hearing
October 11th, 2010 - 8:02 pm ICT by IANS
By Awais Saleem
Islamabad, Oct 11 (IANS) In a decision that has considerable political bearing in Pakistan, the country's Supreme Court Monday rejected the government's plea to adjourn the hearing on a ... Read more...
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Zardari to pitch “trade, not aid” slogan to world to rescue flood-hit Pakistan
September 4th, 2010 - 4:06 pm ICT by ANI
Karachi/Islamabad, Sept 4 (ANI): Pakistan president Asaf Ali Zardari has called for "trade, not aid", to deal with the devastation caused by floods in the country."We will press forward with this slogan ... Read more...
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When the Indus became a river of sorrow (Floods in Pakistan - I)
September 3rd, 2010 - 1:36 pm ICT by IANS
By Frank Huzur in Islamabad
That the Indus will become the 'Yellow river of sorrow' for Pakistan and wreak havoc and destruction more unbearable than suicide bombings was inconceivable until the angry ... Read more...
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Angelina’s donation for floods surpasses Zardari’s help
August 25th, 2010 - 3:18 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Aug 25 (IANS) Hollywood star Angelina Jolie has contributed $100,000 (about Pakistani Rs.8.5 million) for flood ravaged Pakistan, a move that surpasses President Asif Ali Zardari's Rs.5 million donation and ... Read more...
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Did Pak Govt. save US ‘held’ Jacobabad air base at cost of flooding Balochistan?
August 21st, 2010 - 5:48 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Aug.21 (ANI): Pakistan Senate's Deputy Chairman Mir Jan Mohammed Khan Jamali has claimed that water from the swollen Indus River was directed towards Balochistan's Jaffarabad, inundating almost 85 percent of the ... Read more...
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