FBI asked to track anti-Sikh hate crimes
September 20th, 2012 - 12:16 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 20 (IANS) A Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) panel will look into demands to track hate crimes against Sikhs motivated by religious bias in the wake of the ... Read more...
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Pakistani official sacked after polishing shoes in India
August 2nd, 2012 - 7:20 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Aug 2 (IANS) Mohammad Khursheed Khan, a deputy attorney general in Peshawar, who aimed at creating inter-faith harmony by polishing shoes of worshippers at different temples and gurdwaras in ... Read more...
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US House panel holds attorney general in contempt
June 21st, 2012 - 7:57 am ICT by IANS
Washington, June 21 (IANS) A US House of Representatives panel Wednesday voted to hold Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt of Congress over failure to hand over documents related ... Read more...
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Pakistani law officer pays quiet visit to Delhi gurdwara
March 26th, 2012 - 10:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 26 (IANS) Pakistan's Deputy Attorney General Muhammad Khurshid Khan paid a quiet visit to one of Delhi's famous gurdwaras, leaving officials of the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management ... Read more...
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US government sues to block AT&T;, T-Mobile merger
September 1st, 2011 - 12:29 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 1 (IANS/EFE) The US Justice Department Wednesday sued to block AT&T;'s bid to acquire T-Mobile USA, saying the proposed merger would reduce competition and raise prices.In a complaint ... Read more...
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US moves to block AT&T;’s acquisition of T-Mobile
September 1st, 2011 - 2:58 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 1 (IANS) The US justice department Wednesday filed an antitrust lawsuit to block AT&T;'s acquisition of T-Mobile, an official said.AT&T;, T-Mobile, Sprint and Verizon account for more than ... Read more...
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Mexican judge in hot water for racy Facebook postings
July 27th, 2011 - 12:21 pm ICT by IANS
Mexico City, July 27 (IANS/EFE) A Mexican judge is under fire after filling his Facebook page with photos of bikini-clad women, accompanied by racy commentary."I appeal to the democratic ... Read more...
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LHC directs Pak Govt to reply to plea against US drone attacks by May 5
April 27th, 2011 - 5:21 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, April 27(ANI): The Lahore High Court has granted additional time to the Pakistan Government for filing a reply to a petition seeking directions to the government to stop US drone attacks ... Read more...
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LHC grants additional time to Pak Govt to reply about foreigners in Punjab
April 27th, 2011 - 4:36 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, April 27(ANI): The Lahore High Court has granted additional time to the Pakistan Government for filing a reply to a petition seeking directions to the Interior and Foreign Ministries to provide ... Read more...
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Suspects arrested over deadly bomb blast at Belarus metro station
April 13th, 2011 - 12:11 am ICT by BNO News
MINSK, BELARUS (BNO NEWS) -- Belarus Deputy Attorney General Andrey Shved on Tuesday said that some suspects were arrested in relation with the deadly bomb blast at a Minsk metro station.According to ... Read more...
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Lahore HC seeks Pak Defence Ministry’s reply regarding Hafiz Saeed petition
March 30th, 2011 - 2:24 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Mar 30(ANI): The Lahore High Court has sought a reply from the Pakistan Defence Ministry on a petition of Jamat ud Dawa (JuD) chief Hafiz Muhammad Saeed seeking directions for the ... Read more...
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Victims’ heirs weren’t under any pressure to accept blood money, pardon Davis: Lawyer
March 21st, 2011 - 11:23 am ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Mar 21(ANI): The heirs of the two Pakistani men shot dead by CIA operative Raymond Davis in Lahore were not pressurised in any way to accept blood-money and pardon the American, ... Read more...
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Pak Foreign Ministry has no records on Davis’ diplomatic immunity status: DAG
March 15th, 2011 - 11:43 am ICT by ANI
Lahore, Mar 15(ANI): Pakistan's Foreign Ministry has informed the Lahore High Court that double murder-accused US official Raymond Davis came to Pakistan on an official business visa issued on the request made ... Read more...
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Lahore High Court dismisses petitions on Davis immunity
March 14th, 2011 - 6:50 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, March 14 (IANS) The Lahore High Court has dismissed petitions pertaining to the diplomatic immunity of the arrested CIA contractor Raymond Davis after the foreign ministry admitted that they ... Read more...
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Sindh HC directs probe agency to act lawfully on treason petition against Musharraf
March 8th, 2011 - 5:43 pm ICT by ANI
Karachi, Mar 8(ANI): The Sindh High Court has directed Pakistan's Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) to act lawfully on a treason petition filed against former military ruler Pervez Musharraf.The court issued the ... Read more...
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Pak court dumps petition seeking ban on Facebook for ‘displaying blasphemous material’
March 1st, 2011 - 1:54 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Mar 1(ANI): The Lahore High Court has disposed of a petition seeking a ban on social networking website Facebook for displaying blasphemous material.Chief Justice Ijaz Ahmed Chaudhry disposed of the ... Read more...
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Court issues notice to Pak Govt on application against ’special facilities in jail’ for Davis
March 1st, 2011 - 11:55 am ICT by ANI
Lahore, Mar 1(ANI): The Lahore High Court has issued a notice to the Pakistan Government on an application challenging the facilities being given to double murder-accused CIA contractor Raymond Davis in prison. ... Read more...
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Qureshi questions Pak Govt’s 3-week-time plea in court to reply on Davis’ immunity
February 19th, 2011 - 11:23 am ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Feb 19(ANI): Pakistan's former Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has questioned the three-week time given by the Lahore High Court to the Foreign Ministry to file a reply on the immunity ... Read more...
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Don’t let Davis leave Pakistan, rules court (Lead)
February 18th, 2011 - 7:06 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 18 (IANS) A Pakistan court has asked the government to ensure that Raymond Davis, a US official who is in jail after gunning down two Pakistanis, does not leave the ... Read more...
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Keep Davis on exit control list, court tells government
February 18th, 2011 - 2:18 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 18 (IANS) A Pakistan court has asked the federal government to keep Raymond Davis, a US official facing charges of gunning down two men, on the exit control list till ... Read more...
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Davis case adjourned till March 14 after Pak FM seeks more time to reply on his status
February 17th, 2011 - 2:06 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Feb 17(ANI): Pakistan's Foreign Ministry has sought more time from the Lahore High Court to file its reply on the immunity status of double murder-accused US official Raymond Davis.The LHC began ... Read more...
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Musharraf can’t claim constitutional immunity in Benazir assassination case: Pak jurists
February 16th, 2011 - 6:08 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Feb 16(ANI): No parallel can be drawn between Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari and former military ruler Pervez Musharraf, as the latter is not a sitting president, noted jurists have ... Read more...
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Bleeding killed ‘whipped to death’ Bangladesh girl, finds fresh post-mortem report
February 10th, 2011 - 4:33 pm ICT by ANI
Dhaka, Feb 10(ANI): A 14-year-old Bangladeshi girl, who was publicly whipped for allegedly having an illicit relationship with her married cousin, had bled to death, according to a fresh post-mortem examination.It comes ... Read more...
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Lahore HC moved for acquiring complete details of foreign nationals in Pakistan
February 4th, 2011 - 6:05 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Feb 4(ANI): The Lahore High Court has asked the federal and provincial governments of Pakistan to reply to a petition seeking the complete details of the Americans and other foreigners living ... Read more...
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Pak court blocks ‘murder-accused US diplomat’ from exiting country
February 1st, 2011 - 1:43 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Feb 01(ANI): The Lahore High Court (LHC) has directed the government to include US national Raymond Davis, who shot two persons to death at Mazang Chowk in Lahore last Thursday, in ... Read more...
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Obama bypasses Congress, appoints six key officials
December 30th, 2010 - 4:37 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec. 30 (ANI): US President Barack Obama has bypassed Congress, and made six key appointments, including that of James Cole as Deputy Attorney General and Robert Ford as the country's ... Read more...
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LHC seeks Pak govt’s reply on petition seeking Musharraf’s trial for high treason
November 27th, 2010 - 2:24 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Nov 27 (ANI): The Lahore High Court has sought a reply from the Pakistan government on December 21 on a petition seeking former president Pervez Musharraf's trial on high treason ... Read more...
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Karzai Govt. issues arrest warrants, puts pressure on Afghan poll Officials
November 26th, 2010 - 1:58 pm ICT by ANI
Kabul, Nov.26 (ANI): The Hamid Karzai Government's move to issue arrest warrants for several top election officials and to accuse a United Nations worker of leading a bribery ring, is an indication ... Read more...
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Fertility doc says Octomom agreed to be “human guinea pig” in study
November 20th, 2010 - 5:02 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 20 (ANI): The fertility expert who implanted 12 embryos into 'Octomom' Nadya Suleman has said that she agreed to be the "human guinea pig" as part of a fertility study.Dr ... Read more...
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Pakistani Hindu woman moves court over temple
November 3rd, 2010 - 2:30 pm ICT by IANS
Peshawar, Nov 3 (IANS) A Hindu woman in this northwestern Pakistani city has moved the high court to stake claim over an old temple. The court Tuesday directed the archaeology and revenue ... Read more...
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Jeffrey Landrigan Executed After 20 Years On Death Row
October 28th, 2010 - 7:09 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Oct 28, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Jeffrey Landrigan, the convicted killer of 1989 has been executed on Tuesday night after an unnamed British company supplied one of the chemicals of lethal injection. ... Read more...
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Lahore Court postpones hearing of petitions against Musharraf to Nov 1
October 19th, 2010 - 1:29 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Oct 19 (ANI): The Lahore High Court (LHC) has postponed the hearing of two petitions seeking registration of a high treason case against former military ruler Pervez Musharraf and his ... Read more...
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Octomom Nadya Suleman ‘had 12 embryos implanted’
October 19th, 2010 - 1:14 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Oct 19 (ANI): A US state attorney has revealed that Nadya Suleman's fertility doctor implanted a dozen embryos in the pregnancy that gave her octuplets.The number surpasses Suleman's assertion that only ... Read more...
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Sacked Afghan prosecutor says he was removed for not blocking corruption probes
August 29th, 2010 - 3:00 pm ICT by ANI
Kabul, Aug.29 (ANI): One of Afghanistan's most senior prosecutors has said that President Hamid Karzai fired him last week after he repeatedly refused to block corruption investigations at the highest levels ... Read more...
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Thai Court Agrees to Extradition of Russian Viktor Bout to America
August 20th, 2010 - 9:35 pm ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Aug 20 (THAINDIAN NEWS) In an appeals court ruling which was passed down on Friday, a Thai appeals court decided in favor of the suspected international arms dealer Viktor Bout being ... Read more...
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