Harassed Hindus flee Pakistan (Lead)
August 10th, 2012 - 8:01 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Aug 10 (IANS) Hindus are fleeing Pakistan after their shops were looted, houses raided and women were converted to Islam, a media report said.Interior Minister Rehman Malik, however, said ... Read more...
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Harassed Hindus flee Pakistan
August 10th, 2012 - 4:12 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Aug 10 (IANS) Hindus are fleeing Pakistan after their shops were looted, houses raided and women were converted to Islam, a media report said.Rehman Malik, advisor to Pakistani prime ... Read more...
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Pakistani makes car that runs on water
July 27th, 2012 - 12:47 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, July 27 (IANS) A Pakistani engineer has built a car that runs on water, a feat that left onlookers astounded.Engineer Waqar Ahmad drove his car using water as fuel ... Read more...
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Afghanistan minister shores up investor confidence
June 28th, 2012 - 3:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 27 (IANS) In an attempt to dispel fears over security, Afghanistan Thursday said investors would not only be rewarded with significant returns but also play an important ... Read more...
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Meghalaya waives aviation fuel tax to encourage flights
February 13th, 2012 - 6:35 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, Feb 13 (IANS) Meghalaya has waived off tax on aviation fuel to encourage airlines to operate from Shillong airport, increasing connectivity and getting more tourists to the northeastern state, ... Read more...
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Another row over India-funded presidential mansion in Ghana
August 22nd, 2011 - 3:43 pm ICT by IANS
Accra, Aug 22 (IANS) More than two years after the completion of the controversy-prone presidential mansion in Ghana's capital built with Indian support, another storm has engulfed the project, suggesting ... Read more...
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Shillong airport’s new terminal opens Saturday
June 22nd, 2011 - 12:58 pm ICT by IANS
Umroi (Meghalaya), June 22 (IANS) The new terminal building of the Shillong airport in Meghalaya will be inaugurated Saturday, an Airports Authority of India (AAI) official said.The terminal will be ... Read more...
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Haider comes out of retirement, hopes to represent Pakistan again
May 12th, 2011 - 6:45 pm ICT by IANS
Karachi, May 12 (IANS) Zulqarnain Haider is hoping that an angry Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) will forgive him for deserting the national team and will recall him for duty after ... Read more...
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Zulqarnain to return Pakistan on April 25 following govt’s ‘top-level security’ assurance
April 17th, 2011 - 11:48 am ICT by ANI
Islamabad, April 17(ANI): Runaway former Pakistani wicketkeeper Zulqarnain Haidar, who is currently living in the United Kingdom on a temporary visa, will return to Islamabad on April 25.The now retired wicketkeeper had ... Read more...
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Zulqarnain withdraws UK asylum plea following Pak Govt ‘top-level security’ assurance
April 16th, 2011 - 2:36 pm ICT by ANI
London, April 16(ANI): Runaway former Pakistani wicketkeeper Zulqarnain Haidar has voluntarily withdrawn his application for asylum in Britain after the Pakistan government assured him and his family of "the highest level of ... Read more...
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Pak Interior Minister assures Zulqarnain of security
April 11th, 2011 - 1:59 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr 11 (ANI): Pakistan's Interior Minister Rahman Malik has assured former wicket-keeper Zulqarnain Haider that he along with his family would be given complete security should the cricketer decide to return ... Read more...
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Insurance scam probe in Pakistan turns into personal feud
February 17th, 2011 - 7:30 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 17 (IANS) The investigation into the multi-billion rupee scam in Pakistan's National Insurance Corporation Limited (NICL) has now turned into a personal battle between the investigation officer and the ... Read more...
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Indian activists demand security for ‘threatened’ Pak artists participating in ‘Bigg Boss’
October 7th, 2010 - 6:16 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Oct 7 (ANI): Following threats from two Hindu organisations against Pakistani artists participating in a reality TV show in India, civil society activists there have asked the Indian and Maharashtra governments ... Read more...
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Games venues’ security lockdown delayed
September 26th, 2010 - 1:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 26 (IANS) Security agencies could not complete the lockdown of all the Commonwealth Games venues and the Games Village Saturday midnight as work was still in progress at ... Read more...
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Child safety is responsibility of schools: Child rights groups
September 18th, 2010 - 7:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 18 (IANS) Child rights organisations and others have condemned the alleged sexual molestation of three school-going siblings by their van driver for a year and a half and said ... Read more...
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Dikshit assures safe Games
August 23rd, 2010 - 11:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 23 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit Monday assured the people of incident-free Commonwealth Games in October, saying police and the union home ministry were engaged in preparing ... Read more...
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Badal urges PM to ensure safety of Sikhs in Kashmir
August 6th, 2010 - 4:40 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Aug 6 (IANS) Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal Friday sought the personal intervention of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for ensuring the safety of Sikhs in Kashmir in the wake ... Read more...
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India approves $8 mn security system for Commonwealth Games (Lead)
October 19th, 2009 - 9:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 19 (IANS) India Monday approved state-of-the-art security system for the 2010 Commonwealth Games here at an estimated cost of Rs.370 crore ($8 million), a move that also aims ... Read more...
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Ex-Indian national’s Pak citizenship documents destroyed in Secretariat fire
September 16th, 2009 - 4:44 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Sep. 16 (ANI): The file containing the record of an Indian who was granted Pakistani citizenship in 1991 has been destroyed, the Senate Committee on Interior was informed.The committee was informed ... Read more...
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We are not reviewing our security measures, says WBF
August 9th, 2009 - 11:31 pm ICT by ANI
Hyderabad, Aug. 9 (ANI): World Badminton Federation (WBF) on Sunday said that it would not be reviewing security arrangements despite England pulling out of the world championships to be held from Monday ... Read more...
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England pulls out of World Badminton Championships in Hyderabad
August 9th, 2009 - 6:25 pm ICT by ANI
Hyderabad, Aug. 9 (ANI): The England badminton team on Sunday withdrew from the World Badminton Championships to be held in Hyderabad from August 10 to 16, following "a specific terrorist threat" ... Read more...
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Chidambaram satisfied with security arrangements for World Badminton Championships
August 8th, 2009 - 5:26 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Aug 8 (ANI): Home Minister P. Chidambaram on Saturday said that the World Badminton Championships will take place in complete security and there was no need to have any ... Read more...
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Chidambaram assures security during badminton championship
August 8th, 2009 - 5:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) Following an alert that militants would target the World Badminton Championship to be held in Hyderabad next week, Home minister P. Chidambaram Saturday assured that the ... Read more...
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Influential Pak minister suppressing Lahore attack probe
July 2nd, 2009 - 2:28 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, July 2 (ANI): Pakistan's National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee on Sports is being pressurized by some influential leaders to the stop the criminal proceedings against security officials who have been accused ... Read more...
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Gujarat Police forms 86 quick response teams for polling day
April 25th, 2009 - 10:25 pm ICT by IANS
Ahmedabad, April 25 (IANS) The Gujarat Police has formed 86 Quick Response Teams (QRTs) to be deployed as a security measure at various polling centres across the state on election day April ... Read more...
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I had given security assurance to Tennis Australia: Sports minister
April 25th, 2009 - 3:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 25 (IANS) Sports minister M.S. Gill said Saturday that Tennis Australia (TA) had pulled out of its Davis Cup tie against India in Chennai despite receiving a security ... Read more...
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Pak investigation report admits security failure in terror attack on Lankan players
March 26th, 2009 - 5:17 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Mar.26 (ANI): An interim investigation report over the terror attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team in Lahore has indicated that there was a complete security lapse which led to the ... Read more...
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US hopeful of transparent Pak polls: Congressperson
February 18th, 2008 - 1:20 pm ICT by admin
Islamabad, Feb 18 (ANI): The US House of Representatives Congressperson Sheila Jackson Lee said on Sunday that her country is doing the best in its abilities to ensure free, fair and transparent ... Read more...
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