Pentagon braces for budget cuts
February 11th, 2012 - 10:01 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 11 (IANS) The US Defence Department is bracing for budget cuts set to be announced next week, Xinhua reported.Pentagon Press Secretary George Little said Friday the defence budget ... Read more...
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US to end Afghan combat operations in 2013
February 3rd, 2012 - 12:34 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 2 (IANS) The US hopes to end its combat mission in Afghanistan by the middle of next year, Defence Secretary Leon Panetta said Thursday.He was speaking to reporters ... Read more...
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US wants Pakistan to snap ISI ties with Taliban
February 2nd, 2012 - 11:44 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 2 (IANS) Amid credible reports that the Pakistan's spy agency ISI was secretly supporting Taliban insurgents to recover lost ground in Afghanistan, the United States has asked ... Read more...
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Discussion on early election after budget: Pakistani PM
January 30th, 2012 - 1:53 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 30 (IANS) The Pakistani government may discuss with the opposition the issue of early general elections after the budget is presented in May, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza ... Read more...
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No threat to democracy in Pakistan: Gilani
January 29th, 2012 - 2:31 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 29 (IANS) Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said there is no chance of a military coup in the country because the army favours democracy and ... Read more...
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Maharashtra NCC bags PM’s banner trophy 15th time
January 29th, 2012 - 1:58 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 29 (IANS) The Maharashtra National Cadet Corps (NCC) has bagged the Prime Minister's Banner Trophy as Champion Directorate for the 15th time in 21 years.Prime Minister Manmohan ... Read more...
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Someone in Pakistan knew about bin Laden’s hideout: Panetta
January 28th, 2012 - 8:15 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Jan 28 (IANS) US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta has said he still believes someone in authority in Pakistan knew where Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden was hiding before the ... Read more...
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US making powerful bomb to hit Iran: Report
January 28th, 2012 - 7:22 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Jan 28 (IANS) The Pentagon has stepped up efforts to make a bomb capable of destroying Iran's most heavily fortified underground facilities, the Wall Street Journal reported Saturday."The 30,000-pound ... Read more...
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US announces defence budget slash
January 27th, 2012 - 8:51 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Jan 27 (IANS) US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta has unveiled the Pentagon's budget request for the 2013 fiscal year, which includes plans to significantly cut defence spending and army ... Read more...
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US commandos rescue two hostages in Somalia
January 26th, 2012 - 7:07 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Jan 26 (IANS) US commandos have rescued two hostages from Somali kidnappers in an operation ordered by President Barack Obama.Jessica Buchanan, an American working with the Danish Demining ... Read more...
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Dictators have no chance of returning: Gilani (Lead)
January 20th, 2012 - 8:21 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 20 (IANS) In an oblique reference to the country's past military rulers, Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani Friday said "dictators" who boasted of curbing corruption while ... Read more...
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Gilani, in Supreme Court, backs Zardari (Evening Lead)
January 19th, 2012 - 6:59 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 19 (IANS) Embattled Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani Thursday made a rare personal appearance in the Supreme Court here to come out in defence of corruption-tainted President ... Read more...
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Court case by army chief ‘unhealthy’ precedent: Government (Roundup)
January 18th, 2012 - 10:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 18 (IANS) The legal battle between Indian Army chief Gen. V.K. Singh and the government over his age sets an "unhealthy precedent", the government said Wednesday, even ... Read more...
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Islamabad court seeks official response in Lodhi sacking
January 18th, 2012 - 7:52 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 18 (IANS) The Islamabad High Court Wednesday asked the government to submit a reply regarding the sacking of then defence secretary Lt. Gen. (retd) Naeem Khalid Lodhi.The ... Read more...
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Government set to take on army chief on age row (Roundup)
January 17th, 2012 - 10:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 17 (IANS) Preparing itself for a legal battle with Indian Army chief Gen. V.K. Singh, the government Tuesday urged the Supreme Court to hear its version ... Read more...
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Government, army chief set for legal battle (Evening Lead)
January 17th, 2012 - 6:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 17 (IANS) Preparing itself for a legal battle with Indian Army chief Gen. V.K. Singh, the government Tuesday requested the Supreme Court to hear its version ... Read more...
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Pakistani apex court moved against Lodhi sacking
January 17th, 2012 - 2:49 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 17 (IANS) A petition has been moved in the Pakistani Supreme Court against the government's decision to sack the then defence secretary Lt. Gen. (retd) Naeem Khalid ... Read more...
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Pakistan politically paralysed: Daily
January 16th, 2012 - 12:04 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 16 (IANS) The government must provide a road map to get democracy back on track in Pakistan which is "near paralysed politically", said a leading daily, adding ... Read more...
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Kayani meets Zardari
January 14th, 2012 - 9:53 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 14 (IANS) Pakistan's Chief of Army Staff Gen. Ashfaq Pervez Kayani Saturday called on President Asif Ali Zardari amid deteriorating relations between the government and the military ... Read more...
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British Navy nabs 13 Somali pirates
January 14th, 2012 - 8:36 am ICT by IANS
London, Jan 14 (IANS) The British Royal Navy has captured 13 Somali pirates in the Indian Ocean, defence ministry said.A British Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) supply ship and a US ... Read more...
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Sacked for not signing affidavit: Pakistan’s ex-defence secretary
January 13th, 2012 - 11:54 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 13 (IANS) Former Pakistani defence secretary Naeem Khalid Lodhi, who was sacked by Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani for "misconduct and unlawful steps he took" in the ... Read more...
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No breakdown between army, government: Rehman Malik
January 13th, 2012 - 9:41 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 13 (IANS) Pakistani Interior Minister Rehman Malik Friday said the army and the government were united and "no breakdown has taken place between the two institutions".Pakistan politics ... Read more...
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Pakistani defence secretary’s dismissal challenged in court
January 12th, 2012 - 11:30 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 12 (IANS) A Pakistani advocate Thursday filed a petition in the Lahore High Court against the dismissal of the defence secretary by Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani.Gilani ... Read more...
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Won’t support coup, opposed to any military action: Imran (Lead)
January 12th, 2012 - 9:31 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 12 (IANS) As a stand-off between the political leadership and the army lingered on Thursday, cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan reiterated his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party will not support ... Read more...
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Don’t allow hawks to take over Pakistan: Daily
January 12th, 2012 - 12:53 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 12 (IANS) "Trigger-happy hawks" should not be allowed to take control of a situation that is already spinning out of control in Pakistan, a daily said Thursday, ... Read more...
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US probes urination on dead Taliban fighters
January 12th, 2012 - 8:52 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Jan 12 (IANS) The US Marine Corps is probing an internet video that showed several soldiers were urinating on the bodies of Taliban fighters killed in Afghanistan."While we ... Read more...
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Gilani sacks Defence Secretary, takes on army (Night Lead)
January 11th, 2012 - 9:45 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 11 (IANS) Pakistan's political and military establishments were set for a showdown as Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani sacked the defence secretary Wednesday after coming under attack ... Read more...
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Gilani sacks defence secretary
January 11th, 2012 - 7:11 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 11 (IANS) Pakistan Prime Minster Yousuf Raza Gilani Wednesday sacked Defence Secretary Lt. Gen Naeem Khalid Lodhi (Retd.), Geo News reported.Lodhi had assumed the charge last November. ... Read more...
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Iran oil exports to South Korea up 48 percent
January 10th, 2012 - 7:48 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Jan 10 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Iran's oil exports to South Korea rose by 48 percent in November 2011, making the Islamic Republic the second largest crude supplier to the South ... Read more...
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Indian Army denies chief’s ‘Pakistan army chief’ remarks
January 3rd, 2012 - 9:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 3 (IANS) The Indian Army Tuesday officially denied that its chief, General V.K. Singh, had alluded to the defence ministry's handling of his age row "as ... Read more...
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British troops in Afghanistan to get new equipment
December 23rd, 2011 - 10:23 am ICT by IANS
London, Dec 23 (IANS) Britain has announced an equipment package worth 400 million pounds (around $627 million) for its troops in Afghanistan. The equipment include protected vehicles and technology to ... Read more...
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Thousands of missing Libyan missiles threat to London Olympics
December 19th, 2011 - 12:10 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 19 (IANS) Thousands of missing missiles that have fallen into the hands of terrorists after the fall of the Muammar Gadaffi regime in Libya now poses a threat ... Read more...
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Last US troops out of Iraq (Lead)
December 18th, 2011 - 8:39 pm ICT by IANS
Kuwait City, Dec 18 (IANS) The last batch of US combat forces in Iraq crossed into neighbouring Kuwait Sunday, ending its nearly nine-year presence in the country.A convoy of ... Read more...
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India, Russia sign deal for another 42 Sukhoi combat planes (Lead)
December 16th, 2011 - 7:42 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Dec 16 (IANS) India Friday signed a fresh agreement with Russia for the licensed production of 42 Sukhoi fighters for which the Russians will provide technical and equipment ... Read more...
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13,500 troops to be deployed for London Olympics
December 16th, 2011 - 7:42 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 16 (IANS) Around 13,500 armed forces personnel, including specialist dog handlers and bomb disposal experts, would be deployed during the 2012 London Olympic Games.British's navy's biggest ship HMS ... Read more...
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