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Fear grips border residents J-K over souring relations between India and Pakistan

December 1st, 2008 - 6:02 pm ICT by ANI -
Tangdhar Sector (J-K), Dec 1 (ANI): Fear has griped residents in the border region of Tangdhar Sector in Jammu and Kashmir over souring relations between nuclear-armed neighbours India and Pakistan in ...

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6 killed in first suspected US drone strike outside FATA

6 killed in first suspected US drone strike outside FATA

November 20th, 2008 - 1:08 pm ICT by ANI -
Miranshah (NWFP), Nov 20 (ANI): In what is being described as the first drone attack outside the tribal areas, six persons, including a major Arab Al Qaeda operative, in an overnight ...

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Boucher says new Pak govt is determined in fight against terror

November 11th, 2008 - 4:42 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, Nov 11 (ANI): US Assistant Secretary of State for South Asia Richard Boucher has reportedly said that the US has seen a lot of real determination in the new Pakistani ...

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Gordon Brown says UK, Pak share concern on extremism

October 16th, 2008 - 2:29 pm ICT by ANI -
London, Oct 16 (ANI): British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has said that the UK and Pakistan shared concern over the threat posed by violent extremism, and that his government was working ...

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Israel likely to withdraw from occupied Lebanese village

October 6th, 2008 - 5:25 pm ICT by IANS -
Beirut, Oct 6 (Xinhua) Israel is likely to withdraw from a southern border village of Lebanon which it has been occupying since the 2006-war against Hezbollah, the An-Nahar newspaper reported Monday.According to ...

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Pak Army, NWFP govt extending help to tribesmen to combat Taliban

Pak Army, NWFP govt extending help to tribesmen to combat Taliban

October 1st, 2008 - 4:03 pm ICT by ANI -
Lahore , Oct 1 (ANI): Sensing that the local tribesmen in NWFP could prove more meaningful in combating the Taliban, the Pakistani Army and the Frontier Province government are reportedly extending ...

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Pak-Afghan tribal belt single greatest threat to US national security: CIA

October 1st, 2008 - 12:44 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, Oct 1 (ANI): CIA Director Michael Hayden has said the threat from al Qaeda is real and the groups growing strength along the tribal areas along the Pakistan- Afghan border ...

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Abducted Western tourists freed in Egypt

September 29th, 2008 - 8:36 pm ICT by ANI -
Cairo (Egypt), Sept.29 (ANI): The eleven hostages, who were kidnapped 10 days ago by gunmen, have been freed. The five Italians, five Germans and a Romanian, besides their guides are said ...

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McCain, Obama differ over policy on Pakistan in first US presidential debate

McCain, Obama differ over policy on Pakistan in first US presidential debate

September 28th, 2008 - 3:54 pm ICT by ANI -
New York, Sep 28 (ANI): US presidential candidates Republican John McCain and Democrat Barack Obama differed on Pakistan, especially over US attacks into Pakistani territory, a policy that Islamabad had sharply ...

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Bush to meet Pakistani president at UN

Bush to meet Pakistani president at UN

September 19th, 2008 - 1:48 pm ICT by IANS -
Washington, Sep 19 (DPA) US President George W. Bush will meet Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari in New York Tuesday as the two countries try to defuse tension over US military strikes ...

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Negroponte says Pak-US anti-terror co-op better strategy than unilateral strikes

September 19th, 2008 - 12:50 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, Sept 19 (ANI): US unilateral strikes on Pakistani soil was not a viable long term solution to the prevailing situation along the Pak-Afghan border, instead co-operative efforts between the anti-terrorism ...

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Zardari has reportedly sought UK’s help

Zardari has reportedly sought UK’s help

September 17th, 2008 - 1:30 pm ICT by ANI -
London , Sept 17 (ANI): Newly-elected Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has reportedly sought UK s help in resolving the simmering row with Washington over US unilateral strikes on its ( ...

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Top US militaryman Mullen in Pak to resolve unilateral-strikes-on-Pak crisis

Top US militaryman Mullen in Pak to resolve unilateral-strikes-on-Pak crisis

September 17th, 2008 - 1:09 pm ICT by ANI -
Islamabad , Sept 17 (ANI): America s top military official Adm. Mike Mullen made a hurriedly arranged visit to Pakistan last evening for holding talks about a recent incursion by American ...

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Zardari promises to work with Karzai to tackle extremism (Lead)

Zardari promises to work with Karzai to tackle extremism (Lead)

September 16th, 2008 - 11:24 pm ICT by IANS -
London, Sep 16 (IANS) Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari Tuesday pledged to work closely with Afghanistan in combating violent Islamic extremists in the volatile border region between the two countries.The assurance came ...

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Zardari arrives in Britain as envoy warns of terror backlash

Zardari arrives in Britain as envoy warns of terror backlash

September 14th, 2008 - 5:35 pm ICT by IANS -
London, Sep 14 (IANS) Pakistan's new president Asif Ali Zardari arrived here Sunday for talks aimed at persuading the US to end anti-terror strikes on Pakistani soil, with his envoy warning such ...

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Pakistan senate condemns US-led coalition attack

September 4th, 2008 - 4:32 pm ICT by IANS -
Islamabad, Sep 4 (Xinhua) Pakistan's senate Thursday condemned an attack by Afghanistan-based coalition troops on a Pakistani border region that killed 20 people. A unanimously adopted resolution of the senate decried the ...

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Democrats set against offering blank cheque to Musharraf

Democrats set against offering blank cheque to Musharraf

August 12th, 2008 - 10:37 pm ICT by IANS -
By Arun Kumar Washington, Aug 12 (IANS) Amid reports that Washington may be willing to ensure a respectable stay for a beleaguered Pervez Musharraf, the Democratic Party is set against offering a blank ...

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Warmer India-Pakistan ties to help US war on terror: Obama

Warmer India-Pakistan ties to help US war on terror: Obama

July 23rd, 2008 - 2:56 pm ICT by IANS -
New York, July 23 (IANS) More convivial relations between India and Pakistan would help the war against militants in Afghanistan and the US should work to improve trust between the two countries, ...

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US must respect Pakistans sovereignty, says advocacy group

July 21st, 2008 - 1:45 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, July 21 (ANI): The Pakistani-American Leadership Centre (PAL-C), a leading advocacy group on the Capitol Hill, has urged the United States to respect Pakistans territorial integrity. In an open letter to ...

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Taliban takes controls of Pakistan marble sales in FATA

July 14th, 2008 - 6:09 pm ICT by ANI -
Islamabad, July 14 (ANI): The Taliban has reportedly taken control of the Ziarat Marble Quarry, regarded as a coveted national asset. According to the New York Times, this is one of the ...

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US urges Afghans, Pakistanis to cooperate on border security

June 18th, 2008 - 4:59 am ICT by IANS -
DPA Washington, June 18 (DPA) The US Tuesday urged the Afghan and Pakistani governments to work together to improve border security, after Afghan President Hamid Karzai warned he was willing to send troops ...

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Excitement on India-China frontier over female Buddha statue

June 14th, 2008 - 2:07 pm ICT by IANS -
Itanagar, June 14 (IANS) There is a lot of excitement in Arunachal Pradesh's border region with China as work has begun to erect an 80-feet statue of the White Tara or the ...

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Indian foreign minister discusses border, strategic ties in China

Indian foreign minister discusses border, strategic ties in China

June 5th, 2008 - 10:25 pm ICT by IANS -
DPA Beijing, June 5 (DPA) India's Minister for External Affairs Pranab Mukherjee Thursday met his Chinese counterpart, Yang Jiechui, for talks on the two nations' long-standing border disputes and their development of a ...

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Gilani urges West to change failing tactics on terror

May 29th, 2008 - 7:08 pm ICT by admin -
London, May 29 (ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has called on the U.S. and NATO to review its counter-terrorism policy in the region. In an interview with The Times Gilani ...

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Negroponte says Pentagon ready to equip, train Pak Army

May 21st, 2008 - 3:37 pm ICT by admin -
Washington , May 21 (ANI): The US is working hard to help Pakistan acquire the necessary will and tools to conduct aggressive and sustained counterterrorism and counterinsurgency operations in the years ...

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Experts say US must strategically shift policy on  Pak-based extremists

Experts say US must strategically shift policy on Pak-based extremists

May 12th, 2008 - 5:22 pm ICT by admin -
Washington, May 12 (ANI): Experts and critics of the Bush administration's policies in Pakistan, have called on it to undertake a strategic shift in dealing with extremists in the region. Criticising Deputy ...

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US report says terrorists still freely roam around in Paks FATA

April 18th, 2008 - 12:40 pm ICT by admin -
Washington, Apr 18 (ANI): A new US report on combating terrorism in Pakistan has said that terrorists were still operating freely in Pakistan along its Afghanistan border, particularly in the North ...

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Pak control of Taliban key to winning war on terror in Afghanistan, says Aussie PM

Pak control of Taliban key to winning war on terror in Afghanistan, says Aussie PM

April 12th, 2008 - 1:11 pm ICT by admin -
Sydney, Apr 12 (ANI): Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has said that a greater effort from Pakistan to control the Taliban in its border region was as important to winning the ...

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Maharashtra minister ready for ‘life term in jail’

March 23rd, 2008 - 10:44 pm ICT by admin -
Sangli (Maharashtra), March 23 (IANS) In a sharp rejoinder to the leaders in Karnataka who called for his arrest, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister R.R. Patil Sunday said he was prepared to spend ...

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Has India let down its spies?

March 20th, 2008 - 12:14 pm ICT by admin -
(Commentary) By Maloy Krishna Dhar The media has often accused the Indian government of neglecting spies once their cover is blown. The reality is that intelligence agencies take full responsibility of locating, cultivating and, ...

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