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Pakistan faces calls to curb its pro-Islamist intelligence service

December 2nd, 2008 - 5:56 pm ICT by ANI -
London/Islamabad, Dec.2 (ANI): The political spotlight is now on Pakistans Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) in the wake of the Mumbai massacre. According to a report in The Independent, Pakistan''s recently elected civilian government ...

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Mumbai attacks aimed to push India, Pakistan to the brink of war: ICG

Mumbai attacks aimed to push India, Pakistan to the brink of war: ICG

December 2nd, 2008 - 12:17 pm ICT by ANI -
Islamabad, Dec 2 (ANI): The deadly Mumbai terror attacks that killed nearly 195 people were aimed to push nuclear-armed India and Pakistan to the brink of war at a time when ...

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Pak faces pressure from US, West to curb ISI

Pak faces pressure from US, West to curb ISI

December 2nd, 2008 - 12:06 pm ICT by ANI -
London, Dec 2 (ANI): Pakistan is facing huge pressure from the US and the West to curb its intelligence service ISI, the organisation that has sponsored an array of Islamist terrorists, ...

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Mumbai carnage could provoke violence in S Asia

Mumbai carnage could provoke violence in S Asia

November 30th, 2008 - 1:29 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, Nov 30 (ANI): The aftermath of Mumbai terror strikes could provoke heightened violence across South Asia, if Indian and Pakistani leaders allowed these atrocities to undo the recent rapprochement between ...

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Miliband asks Pak to directly engage with US to resolve drone strikes issue

November 27th, 2008 - 1:11 pm ICT by ANI -
Islamabad, Nov 27 (ANI): British Foreign Secretary David Miliband, who is currently on a visit to Pakistan, has reportedly urged Islamabad and Washington to resolve the problem of the drone attacks, ...

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Situation in Pak more dire than Afghanistan

Situation in Pak more dire than Afghanistan

November 19th, 2008 - 2:29 pm ICT by ANI -
Lahore, Nov 19 (ANI): Noted Pakistan writer and analyst Ahmed Rashid has said that the prevailing situation in Pakistan was far more dire than Afghanistan in the wake of insurgency activities ...

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Pak Army should be subordinate to civilian government: General Kayani

November 9th, 2008 - 12:48 pm ICT by ANI -
!-- NO IMAGE -- Lahore, Nov.9 (ANI): Pakistans defence forces should be subordinate to the political leadership, according to the countrys Chief of Army Staff, General Asfaq Parvez Kayani. National Security Adviser Mahmud ...

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Amnesty International calls on Pak to set right its poor human rights record

Amnesty International calls on Pak to set right its poor human rights record

November 1st, 2008 - 5:43 pm ICT by ANI -
London, Nov 1 (ANI): Amnesty International has stated that Pakistan should declare the dismissal of judges in 2007 as illegal, while suggesting Islamabad to take more measures to set right its ...

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India to support Pakistan in getting help from IMF

India to support Pakistan in getting help from IMF

October 26th, 2008 - 3:04 pm ICT by ANI -
By Naveen Kapoor Onboard Air India One, Oct 26 (ANI): Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh has assured Pakistan of getting International Monetary Fund (IMF) help to bail it out from the present ...

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Pak lawmakers have no stomach for battling militants: NYT

Pak lawmakers have no stomach for battling militants: NYT

October 21st, 2008 - 6:42 pm ICT by ANI -
Islamabad, Oct.21 (ANI): Lawmakers in Pakistan, it seems, don''t have the stomach for battling militants. Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is reported to have sent a letter on Monday to Prime Minister, ...

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Terrorism in Pakistan is threat to US: Rice

Terrorism in Pakistan is threat to US: Rice

October 12th, 2008 - 1:52 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, Oct 12 (ANI): US Secretary of State Codoleezza Rice has underlined the serious challenges, including terrorism and financial instability, facing the country could be a direct threat to the United ...

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Pakistanis deeply divided over war against Islamist extremists

Pakistanis deeply divided over war against Islamist extremists

October 10th, 2008 - 1:51 pm ICT by ANI -
Islamabad, Oct 10 (ANI): Pakistanis remain deeply divided over whether the war against Islamist extremism should be fought by Pakistan alone, with US assistance or not at all. But in the ...

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Three foreigners, 4 others killed in US drone attack in Pak tribal areas

Three foreigners, 4 others killed in US drone attack in Pak tribal areas

October 10th, 2008 - 12:34 pm ICT by ANI -
Miranshah, Oct 10 (ANI): At least seven people, including three foreigners, were killed in a missile attack by a suspected United States drone, 20 kilometres east of Miranshah, local witnesses have ...

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Maoist hardliners want Prachanda to quit as party chief

October 7th, 2008 - 3:39 pm ICT by IANS -
Kathmandu, Oct 7 (IANS) Pushpa Kamal Dahal "Prachanda" created history by becoming the first revolutionary chief in Nepal to oust the powerful king and become the head of government. Now, however, it ...

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US would stand by its commitment of signing Indo-US nuke deal: Rice

US would stand by its commitment of signing Indo-US nuke deal: Rice

October 4th, 2008 - 10:42 pm ICT by ANI -
New Delhi, Oct 4 (ANI): The US Secretary of State, Condoleezza Rice, said today that United States would stand by its commitments and the delay in the signing of the deal ...

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Four tribesmen killed in NWFP in suspected US drone strike

Four tribesmen killed in NWFP in suspected US drone strike

October 1st, 2008 - 11:28 am ICT by ANI -
Miranshah (NWFP), Oct 1 (ANI): In another incident of the likes which have heightened tensions between America and Pakistan over the past one month, four tribesmen were killed and nine others ...

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US must bolster support to fragile Pak govt to win its war-on-terror: NYT

September 23rd, 2008 - 3:24 pm ICT by ANI -
New York , Sept 23 (ANI): The US administration must put its weight behind the new civilian government in Islamabad to bolster its efforts to strike against terrorists in its territory, ...

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US intelligence officials say Pak in a dilemma of attacking terrorists or not

US intelligence officials say Pak in a dilemma of attacking terrorists or not

September 23rd, 2008 - 12:12 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, Sept 23 (ANI): After last Saturdays devastating suicide attack on a five-star hotel in Islamabad killing 60 people, US intelligence officials have said that Pakistan was in a downward security ...

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US expert says cross-border attacks inside Pak not a long-term solution to terror

September 14th, 2008 - 3:47 pm ICT by ANI -
New York , Sept 14 (ANI): An American foreign policy expert has reportedly cautioned the US administration against repeating the cross-border attacks inside Pakistan , saying this approach was not a ...

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US strikes leave Zardari between proverbial government and a hard place

US strikes leave Zardari between proverbial government and a hard place

September 13th, 2008 - 1:14 pm ICT by ANI -
Islamabad, Sep 13 (ANI): Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari after getting elected last week has tried to challenge public opinion by declaring the US-led fight against terror as Pakistans own war, ...

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Next US Prez will inherit challenge of persuading Pak leaders to fight war on terror

Next US Prez will inherit challenge of persuading Pak leaders to fight war on terror

September 11th, 2008 - 10:09 pm ICT by ANI -
Islamabad, Sep 11 (ANI): Pakistans civilian and military leaders dont want to fight the war on terror as the United States want them to fight. The new Pakistan President Asif Ali ...

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Three civilians among 28 killed in Pakistan (Lead)

Three civilians among 28 killed in Pakistan (Lead)

September 11th, 2008 - 12:29 am ICT by IANS -
Islamabad, Sep 10 (Xinhua) Al least 28 people, including three civilians, were killed as security forces pounded militants' hideouts in Pakistan's northwestern tribal region Wednesday, the Dawn News reported. The security forces ...

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Pakistan army kills 11 insurgents in Swat Valley

Pakistan army kills 11 insurgents in Swat Valley

September 10th, 2008 - 3:23 pm ICT by IANS -
Islamabad, Sep 10 (DPA) Pakistan's army said Wednesday it killed at least 11 Islamic militants in the restive Swat district in the North Western Frontier Province."Our troops targeted insurgents' positions with artillery ...

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Taliban: No plan to kill Chinese hostages

September 4th, 2008 - 4:43 pm ICT by ANI -
Islamabad, Sept.4 (ANI): The Pakistani Taliban has said they would not kill the two Chinese engineers and two Pakistanis they have been holding since last week, but they would not release ...

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Pakistan is my love, Musharraf says before resigning (To go with Musharraf resigns after nine years in power)

Pakistan is my love, Musharraf says before resigning (To go with Musharraf resigns after nine years in power)

August 18th, 2008 - 5:12 pm ICT by IANS -
Islamabad, Aug 18 (IANS) The penchant for grandstanding and the famous one-liners did not desert Pervez Musharraf even at the time of his worst political crisis. "Pakistan is my love" was his ...

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Armed forces welcome Sixth Pay Commission hike

August 14th, 2008 - 6:47 pm ICT by ANI -
By Praful Kumar Singh New Delhi, Aug 14 (ANI): The Union Cabinet, ahead of the 61 st Independence Day, has gifted the armed forces and other central government employees an average increase ...

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India frustrated by rudderless Pak administration

India frustrated by rudderless Pak administration

August 13th, 2008 - 6:57 pm ICT by ANI -
New York , Aug 13 (ANI): With Islamabad refusing to heed New Delhi s advice not to interfere in India s internal matters, the problem before the Indian side is that ...

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Musharrafs aides say he has options available to avoid facing impeachment

Musharrafs aides say he has options available to avoid facing impeachment

August 13th, 2008 - 2:38 pm ICT by ANI -
London , Aug 13 (ANI): Amid news reports that Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf might put in his papers today or tomorrow, his political aides have reportedly said that he might resort ...

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Bush is no longer taking best buddy Musharrafs desperate SOS calls

Bush is no longer taking best buddy Musharrafs desperate SOS calls

August 12th, 2008 - 11:59 am ICT by ANI -
Sydney , Aug 12 (ANI): If a senior Pakistan journalist is to be believed, US President George Bush has given a royal snub to his old time anti-terror ally and Pakistani ...

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US pressure on Pak to rein in surreptitious ISI activities

US pressure on Pak to rein in surreptitious ISI activities

August 2nd, 2008 - 10:56 am ICT by ANI -
Washington, Aug.2 (ANI): Senior officials of the Bush Administration, concerned about the activities of Pakistan''s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), are pressing their Pakistani counterparts to bring the spy service under civilian control. ...

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