India expects positive Pakistan decision on MFN
November 5th, 2011 - 6:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Islamabad, Nov 5 (IANS) India Saturday hoped Pakistan's decision to grant MFN status to it will not take long to become operational despite the Pakistan prime minister's conflicting ... Read more...
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Nod-and-wink approach to drones demeaning: Pakistani daily
May 21st, 2011 - 12:59 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, May 21 (IANS) The nod-and-wink approach to drone strikes is "demeaning and self-defeating", said a Pakistani daily after US cables accessed by WikiLeaks revealed that army chief Gen Ashfaq ... Read more...
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Zardari aides hope Pak, US will ‘work out differences’ on Raymond Davis’ detention
February 10th, 2011 - 3:15 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Feb 10(ANI): Aides to Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari have expressed confidence that Islamabad and Washington can amicably resolve a diplomatic crisis over the detention of double-murder accused US diplomat Raymond ... Read more...
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Iran hanged 47 people in past three weeks: HR groups
January 18th, 2011 - 1:37 pm ICT by ANI
Tehran, Jan 18 (ANI): Iran has hanged nearly 50 people during the past three weeks, human rights groups have claimed.The Guardian quotes the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran (ICHRI) ... Read more...
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Congress denies differences in party over PM’s PAC offer
January 3rd, 2011 - 12:17 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 2 (IANS) The Congress Sunday denied there were any differences in the party over Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's offer to appear before parliament's Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on ... Read more...
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BJP attacks Congress, Mukherjee over remarks on PM’s PAC offer
January 2nd, 2011 - 9:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 2 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Sunday said the Congress was "not serious" about fighting corruption, after Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee's said that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh ... Read more...
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A diabolic extremist leadership is emerging in Kashmir
September 14th, 2010 - 4:36 pm ICT by ANI
By Jaibans SinghNew Delhi, Sept.14 (ANI): The meeting of the Cabinet Committee for Security held on September, 13, to discuss the situation in Kashmir could not come to any conclusion, and the ... Read more...
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Paresh Baruah rejects Citizens Forum’s peace initiative
June 25th, 2010 - 7:35 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, June 25 (IANS) The peace initiative taken by the newly-floated Citizens Forum received a major setback Friday with the elusive commander-in-chief of the outlawed United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) ... Read more...
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Malaysian government not to act against poll body chief
June 25th, 2008 - 12:42 pm ICT by IANS
Kuala Lumpur, June 25 (IANS) The Malaysian government has sought to end a controversy on the decision not to use indelible ink imported from India during the March general election that the ... Read more...
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PPP reiterates its demand for UN probe into Benazirs death
January 7th, 2008 - 10:01 pm ICT by admin
Karachi, Jan 7 (ANI): Expressing the Pakistan Peoples Partys (PPP) reservation over the investigation being carried into the assassination of ex-premier Benazir Bhutto, party Information Secretary Sherry Rehman on Monday reiterated their ... Read more...
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Benazir could have died of gunshots, says Musharraf (Lead)
January 6th, 2008 - 4:21 pm ICT by admin
Washington, Jan 6 (ANI): Reiterating that slain ex-premier Benazir Bhutto was herself responsible for her assassination, Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf indicated that she might have died of gunshots.
When asked whether a ... Read more...
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