Pakistan air base put on high alert after terror tip-off
June 2nd, 2011 - 2:52 pm ICT by IANS
Rawalpindi, June 2 (IANS) High alert was issued at Pakistan Air Force Chaklala air base following a warning from an intelligence agency that terrorists may target it, a media report ... Read more...
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Kayani, top US official have short, crisp talk
April 26th, 2011 - 1:36 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 26 (IANS) Pakistan Army chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani had a "short and crisp" talk with a top US military official during which they discussed ways to improve ... Read more...
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President Obama likely to have refueling halt in Pakistan enroute to Mumbai?
November 4th, 2010 - 11:44 am ICT by ANI
By Smita PrakashNew Delhi, Nov 4(ANI): Highly placed sources in Washington have revealed that President Obama is likely to stop over for a few hours in Pakistan on his way ... Read more...
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UN chief calls for more aid to flooded Pakistan (Second Lead)
August 15th, 2010 - 9:30 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Aug 15 (DPA) UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon Sunday called upon the world to step up assistance to Pakistan, where some 20 million people are affected by the country's worst ... Read more...
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UN chief arrives in Pakistan to see flood devastation
August 15th, 2010 - 2:11 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Aug 15 (DPA) UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon arrived in Pakistan Sunday to visit areas devastated by the country's worst floods.
Ban was met at Islamabad's Chaklala airbase by Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood ... Read more...
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Musharraf’s ‘crony’ ex-military intel chief ordered to wash crime scene: UN report
April 17th, 2010 - 1:01 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Apr.17 (ANI): The mystery surrounding former Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto's assassination has started to unfold layer by layer with the UN commission's report.The crime scene in Rawalpindi's Liaquat ... Read more...
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Pak to discontinue special concessions for US officials at Islamabad airport
October 14th, 2009 - 3:57 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Oct.14 (ANI): Pakistan has decided to discontinue all special concessions that US officials and diplomats used to enjoy at the Islamabad international airport.Following the Defence Ministry's order, all US officials ... Read more...
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Taliban planning to carry out more suicide attacks, warns Pak intelligence
October 10th, 2009 - 12:18 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Oct.10 (ANI): Pakistan intelligence agencies have warned that the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) may carry out a series of suicide attacks across the country including Rawalpindi, Islamabad, Chaklala and Peshawar.An ... Read more...
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PAF not to scale down high alert till threat perception goes down
December 25th, 2008 - 3:00 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Dec. 25 (ANI): Even as the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) sustained its state of high alert, there were reports of the fighter jets continuing aerial surveillance over the Chashma nuclear ... Read more...
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Panic in Islamabad, Lahore over low flying fighter
December 23rd, 2008 - 12:39 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Dec.23 (ANI): Low flying fighter jets over major Pakistan cities created panic among people raising fears of war.
Residents in Islamabad, Rawalpindi and Lahore were in panic on seeing Pakistan ... Read more...
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Cats-sized-rats unleash terror in Rawalpindi!
November 6th, 2008 - 3:15 pm ICT by ANI
Rawalpindi , Nov 6 (ANI): Cases of rat-bites are on the rise in Rawalpindi , the city adjoining Pakistan s capital Islamabad . And, the rats are of sizes as big ... Read more...
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Gilani was forewarned about impending assassination attempt
September 4th, 2008 - 2:15 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Sept 4 (ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said that yesterdays attack on his life didnt come as a surprise to him, as he was informed in Lahore ... Read more...
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Irregularities to the tune of Rs 26 billion detected in Pak defence ministry accounts
April 12th, 2008 - 3:09 pm ICT by admin
Islamabad, Apr 12 (ANI): A new audit report presented before Pakistans National Assembly has divulged financial irregularities to the tune of Rs 26 billion in the countrys defence ministrys accounts.The irregularities ... Read more...
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Musharraf returns from European tour
January 29th, 2008 - 6:16 pm ICT by admin
Islamabad, Jan.29 (ANI): Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf returned here Tuesday morning at the conclusion of his four-nation visit to European countries: Belgium, France, Switzerland and United Kingdom.
The President was received at ... Read more...
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