Nine die in terror attack at Pakistan’s key airbase (Second Lead)
August 16th, 2012 - 4:16 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Aug 16 (IANS) At least eight militants, wearing military uniform and lugging sophisticated weapons, were killed when they launched a brazen attack on a key Pakistani airbase in Punjab ... Read more...
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Osama’s compound in Pakistan razed
February 26th, 2012 - 4:33 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 26 (IANS) The three-storey compound of the slain Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden in Pakistan is being demolished.The white mansion, where the militant leader took refuge, sits ... Read more...
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No more Abbottabad-like incidents, Gilani tells US
December 22nd, 2011 - 12:47 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 22 (IANS) Pakistan wants new rules of engagement with the US and an assurance of "no Abbottabad-like unilateral action in future", Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has ... Read more...
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Osama’s family can leave country: Pakistani panel
October 7th, 2011 - 3:26 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Oct 7 (IANS) A Pakistani commission investigating the US raid that killed Osama bin Laden has allowed his widows and daughters to leave the country, a media report said.The ... Read more...
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Pakistan questions Osama widows, daughters
October 5th, 2011 - 9:46 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Oct 5 (IANS) An enquiry commission set up after the death of Osama bin Laden in Pakistan has extensively questioned his three widows and two daughters, it said in ... Read more...
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Zardari to US: Need clear terms of engagement on terror war
August 2nd, 2011 - 12:37 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Aug 2 (IANS) The terms of engagement between the US and Pakistan in the war against terror should be clearly defined so that conflicting positions and unilateral actions ... Read more...
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CIA held fake vaccination drive to get Osama family DNA
July 12th, 2011 - 12:35 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 12 (IANS) The CIA carried out a fake vaccination programme in Pakistan's Abbottabad city to get DNA from Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden's family, it was reported ... Read more...
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Pakistan to set up panel to probe Abbottabad incident
May 30th, 2011 - 1:08 pm ICT by IANS
Lahore, May 30 (IANS) An independent commission will be set up in a day or two to probe the Abbottabad incident in which US commandos shot dead Osama bin ... Read more...
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CIA team gets permission to see Osama compound
May 27th, 2011 - 12:30 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, May 27 (IANS) A CIA team has received permission from Islamabad to examine the compound where Osama bin Laden was gunned down by US commandos in Pakistan's Abbottabad ... Read more...
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New stealth drones flew into Pakistan to see Osama house
May 18th, 2011 - 12:57 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, May 18 (IANS) New highly-sophisticated stealth drones flew dozens of missions deep inside Pakistan to monitor the mansion of Osama bin Laden, before US commandos stormed the hideout to ... Read more...
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Osama raid: ISI stops intelligence sharing with CIA
May 15th, 2011 - 1:16 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 15 (IANS) Pakistan's spy agency has stopped sharing intelligence with the CIA following the unilateral US operation to kill Osama bin Laden, it was reported here.Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) ... Read more...
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US hasn’t requested access to Osama’s family: Islamabad
May 11th, 2011 - 12:41 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, May 11 (IANS) The US has not requested Pakistan for access to the family of Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden who was gunned by US forces in Abbottabad, ... Read more...
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Probe how US choppers flew undetected: Pakistani daily
May 9th, 2011 - 11:58 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, May 9 (IANS) An inquiry is needed to look into "gaps in the defence and security system" that allowed US helicopters to fly deep inside Pakistan undetected during the ... Read more...
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Yes, I was embarrassed: Musharraf on Osama in Pakistan
May 7th, 2011 - 6:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 7 (IANS) Former Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf has frankly admitted he was "embarrassed" that Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden was staying in Abbottabad city where ... Read more...
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A decade since 9/11, Pakistan back to square one: Daily
May 7th, 2011 - 5:07 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, May 7 (IANS) Ten years since 9/11, Pakistan finds itself "back to square one", a leading daily said, adding that with Osama bin Laden dead, the country needs ... Read more...
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Osama was hale and hearty, says wife
May 7th, 2011 - 5:07 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, May 7 (IANS) Osama bin Laden, who was shot dead by US forces May 2, was hale and hearty and was "not on dialysis", the Al Qaeda leader's ... Read more...
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Osama was shot dead when he tried to grab guns
May 6th, 2011 - 2:00 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 6 (IANS) Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden was shot dead by US commandos in Pakistan's Abbottabad city as he attempted to grab two guns, it was reported ... Read more...
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Pakistanis feeling insecure after Osama raid: opposition
May 6th, 2011 - 12:13 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, May 6 (IANS) Pakistanis were "feeling insecure" in their own country following the daring raid by US commandos who killed Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, said Leader of ... Read more...
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Shots at chest, forehead killed Obama, US looks at seized material (Lead)
May 5th, 2011 - 3:41 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, May 5 (IANS) The US was reviewing the evidence gathered in Pakistan following the raid on the hideout of Osama bin Laden who was killed by rapid-fire shots to ... Read more...
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Virginia city wants to honour SEALs - but doesn’t know how
May 4th, 2011 - 6:15 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, May 4 (IANS) Virginia Beach Mayor Wills Sessoms is thrilled that a navy SEALs unit based just outside his city killed Osama bin Laden. He wants to honour the ... Read more...
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Musharraf jogged in area where Osama was found
May 4th, 2011 - 1:36 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 4 (IANS) Former Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf has said that when he was training in the military, he would frequently run through the area where Osama bin ... Read more...
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Six killed in Tripura militant attack
November 10th, 2009 - 12:49 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, Nov 10 (IANS) At least six villagers were killed and another injured by tribal separatists in a daring raid Tuesday in India's northeastern state of Tripura, officials said.
A police spokesperson ... Read more...
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Forces, Maoists exchange fire in West Bengal
October 24th, 2009 - 11:04 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Oct 24 (IANS) Days after their daring raid on a police station, the Maoist rebels triggered three landmine blasts and engaged the security forces in a heavy exchange of fire ... Read more...
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Former Indian Navy chief Admiral S.M. Nanda dead (Second Lead)
May 12th, 2009 - 9:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 12 (IANS) Former Indian Navy chief Admiral Sardarilal Mathradas Nanda, who is best remembered for staging the daring raid on Karachi during the 1971 India-Pakistan war, died here late ... Read more...
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Is the government underestimating the Maoist threat?
February 20th, 2008 - 8:50 am ICT by admin
(Commentary)
By P.V. Ramana
In a daring raid, believed to be codenamed Operation 22, guerrillas of the outlawed Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) looted 1,100 weapons -including pistols, Self Loading Rifles, AK and INSAS ... Read more...
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