Media carnival greets Zardari
April 8th, 2012 - 7:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 8 (IANS) Hordes of mediapersons, almost equalling the number of security persons present, thronged Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's 7, Race Course Road residence here Sunday to ... Read more...
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Infosys’ Pune campus gets CISF cover
April 22nd, 2011 - 12:00 am ICT by IANS
Bangalore, April 21 (IANS) Global software major Infosys Technologies Ltd has got Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) personnel to guard its Pune campus in Maharashtra, the IT bellwether said Thursday."With ... Read more...
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Qadri killed Pak Punjab Governor in his own capacity, says head of probe team
February 24th, 2011 - 11:52 am ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Feb 24(ANI): The investigation into the Salmaan Taseer assassination case has been completed and it has been confirmed that Malik Mumtaz Hussain Qadri had killed the then Punjab Governor in his ... Read more...
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Minorities committee asks Pak Govt. to pursue Taseer murder case ‘properly’
February 20th, 2011 - 5:33 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Feb 20(ANI): Pakistan's National Assembly Committee on Minorities has demanded that the government must pursue the Salmaan Taseer assassination case properly.Last month, Taseer was assassinated by Malik Mumtaz Hussain Qadri, one ... Read more...
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Taseer’s assassin should be punished only for violating law, not murder: Qari Hanif
February 15th, 2011 - 6:49 pm ICT by ANI
Rawalpindi, Feb 15(ANI): Slain Punjab Governor Salmaan Taseer's assassin Malik Mumtaz Qadri should be punished by the court only for violating the law, not on murder charges, Qari Hanif Qureshi has said.Qari ... Read more...
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Pak Govt to protect minorities at all costs: Zardari
January 21st, 2011 - 1:12 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Jan 21(ANI): The Pakistan Government will protect the country's minorities at all costs in accordance with the vision of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah and the Constitution of Pakistan, President Asif Ali ... Read more...
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Pak Court dismisses plea seeking quashing of FIR, ATC trial against Taseer’s assassin
January 21st, 2011 - 1:11 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Jan 21(ANI): The Islamabad High Court has dismissed a petition seeking quashing of the FIR and the trial against Malik Mumtaz Hussain Qadri, the assassin of late Punjab Governor Salmaan Taseer.On ... Read more...
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US focussing on “possible discriminatory applications” of Pak’s blasphemy law: Posner
January 19th, 2011 - 1:41 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 19(ANI): In the wake of the controversy surrounding Pakistan's blasphemy law, US Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy and Human Rights Michael H. Posner has said the United States believes ... Read more...
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Taseer assassination case to be heard in-camera to prevent earlier media fiasco
January 18th, 2011 - 3:04 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Jan 18(ANI): An in-camera hearing into the Salmaan Taseer assassination case will be conducted at Adiyala Jail on January 24.Earlier this month, Taseer was assassinated by Malik Mumtaz Qadri, one of ... Read more...
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Blasphemy accused Pak-Christian woman may be shifted to women-only jail for safety
January 18th, 2011 - 2:45 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Jan 18(ANI): Aasia Bibi, the Pakistani-Christian woman sentenced to death on blasphemy charges, may be shifted to an all-women prison due to security concerns.The Punjab government is likely to shift Aasia ... Read more...
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Bhatti calls Taseer’s assassination an act to ’sabotage peace and interfaith harmony’
January 10th, 2011 - 6:23 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Jan 10 (ANI): Pakistan's Minister for Minorities Affairs Shahbaz Bhatti has called the assassination of Punjab Governor Salmaan Taseer as an act to sabotage peace in the country, adding that the ... Read more...
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Full security will be provided to Salmaan Taseer’s family: Shahbaz Sharif
January 10th, 2011 - 6:18 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Jan 10 (ANI): Full security will be provided to the family of slain Punjab Governor Salmaan Taseer, Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has said, adding that he did not deserve to ... Read more...
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Pak investigators searching for cleric who motivated Qadri to kill Salman Taseer
January 9th, 2011 - 12:32 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Jan 9 (ANI): Pakistani investigators are looking for a cleric who had motivated elite security force protector Malik Mumtaz Qadri to assassinate Punjab Governor Salman Taseer.Taseer's bodyguard Qadri had opened ... Read more...
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Bearded cops to be withdrawn from Pak VVIPs security fleet following Taseer’s killing
January 8th, 2011 - 5:43 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Jan 8 (ANI): In a major policy shift in the aftermath of Punjab Governor Salmaan Taseer's assassination by one of his own elite security force protectors, the provincial government has ... Read more...
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No room for secularism in Pakistan as Islam is its sole identity: Jama’at-e-Islami
January 8th, 2011 - 5:20 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Jan 8 (ANI): Islam is Pakistan's sole identity, and there is no room for secularism and its believers in this country, Jama'at-e-Islami deputy Secretary General Hafiz Sajid Anwar has said.Addressing the ... Read more...
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Salman Taseer’s killer remanded to five-day police custody
January 7th, 2011 - 1:45 pm ICT by ANI
Rawalpindi, Jan 7(ANI): Malik Mumtaz Hussain Qadri, the bodyguard who assassinated Punjab Governor Salman Taseer, has been sent on a five-day physical remand to police custody.The Anti-Terrorism Court Judge, Malik Akram Awan, ... Read more...
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PPP will honour Salmaan Taseer’s memory by continuing his mission: Bilawal Bhutto
January 7th, 2011 - 1:45 pm ICT by ANI
Karachi, Jan 7(ANI): Pakistan People's Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has expressed his grief over the brutal assassination of Punjab Governor Salmaan Taseer, and said the party would honour his ... Read more...
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‘Courageous’ Salmaan Taseer’s sacrifice will not go waste: Zardari
January 7th, 2011 - 1:02 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Jan 7(ANI): Slain Punjab Governor Salmaan Taseer was courageous enough to stand up to bigots and fanatics in Pakistan, and his sacrifice will not go waste, President Asif Ali Zardari ... Read more...
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US remains committed to help Pak Govt “root out violent extremism”: Gibbs
January 6th, 2011 - 5:07 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 6(ANI): The United States' commitment to help Pakistan "root out violent extremism" will not waver following Punjab Governor Salman Taseer's assassination, White House spokesman Robert Gibbs has said.On Tuesday, ... Read more...
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‘Pakistan needs courage from all its leaders following Taseer’s killing’
January 6th, 2011 - 2:13 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Jan 6(ANI): Pakistan needs courage from all of its leaders at a time when bigots are condoning Punjab Governor Salman Taseer's assassination in the name of religion, The Heritage Foundation has ... Read more...
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Salman Taseer’s killer remanded to police custody for a day
January 6th, 2011 - 1:18 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Jan 6(ANI): Malik Mumtaz Hussain Qadri, the bodyguard who assassinated Punjab Governor Salman Taseer, has been remanded to police custody for a day by the area magistrate.Qadri was presented before the ... Read more...
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Judicial commission to probe Salman Taseer’s assassination
January 6th, 2011 - 12:54 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Jan 6(ANI): The government has decided to form a judicial commission to investigate the murder of Punjab Governor Salman Taseer, a TV channel has reported.According to Law Ministry sources, the ... Read more...
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Police complaint filed in Taseer killing case
January 5th, 2011 - 9:25 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 5 (IANS) Pakistan police registered a complaint Wednesday in connection with the killing of Punjab province governor Salman Taseer, a media report said.According to Geo News, the complaint was ... Read more...
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Punjab governor, critic of Islamist militancy, killed by guard (Second Lead)
January 4th, 2011 - 9:18 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 4 (IANS) Punjab Governor Salman Taseer, a vocal critic of Islamist militancy in Pakistan and a confidant of President Asif Ali Zardari, was shot dead in a posh area ... Read more...
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Pak Punjab Governor Taseer assassinated by his own bodyguard
January 4th, 2011 - 7:49 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Jan 4 (ANI): The Governor of Pakistan's Punjab province, Salman Taseer, was assassinated by one of his own elite security force protectors, who opened fire on him when he was moving ... Read more...
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India wants terror info but gives little in return: US
December 18th, 2010 - 3:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 18 (IANS) India is "very keen" to get information and technology from the US for counter-terrorism efforts but provides "little in return", says a US embassy cable made public ... Read more...
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Elite police to be deployed for German-England game
June 25th, 2010 - 11:04 pm ICT by IANS
Bloemfontein, June 25 (DPA) South African authorities are tightening security for Sunday's Germany-England World Cup knock-out match in Bloemfontein, including the deployment of elite security force units.
Police officers from England and from ... Read more...
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Mumbai attack hero to head Maharashtra counter-terror force
June 2nd, 2010 - 8:56 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 2 (IANS) Sadanand Date, the police officer seriously wounded in a gun battle with Pakistani terrorists during the 2008 Mumbai attack, was Wednesday appointed the chief of Force One, Maharashtra's ... Read more...
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CISF cover for Infosys campus at Mysore
March 26th, 2010 - 6:36 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, March 26 (IANS) Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) personnel were Friday deployed in Infosys Technologies' Mysore campus to guard the IT company's largest facility outside Bangalore.
Home minister V.S. Acharya and ... Read more...
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US to establish Quick Reaction Force to protect diplomats in Pak
March 2nd, 2010 - 1:06 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Mar.2 (ANI): Perturbed over the deteriorating law and order situation in the country, the US government has decided to form a 'Quick Reaction Force' (QRF) to provide protection to its diplomats ... Read more...
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Higher compensation for Pune attack victims: Chavan
February 14th, 2010 - 11:47 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 14 (IANS) Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan Sunday announced a hike in the compensation amount for the kin of those dead in the Pune terror attack.
"The next of kin of ... Read more...
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Maharashtra’s elite force operational two days before 26/11 anniversary
November 24th, 2009 - 1:09 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Nov 24 (IANS) Force One, Maharashtra's own elite security force designed on the lines of the National Security Guard (NSG), was commissioned Tuesday, just two days before the 26/11 anniversary. It ... Read more...
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Force One to be operational Tuesday, says Ashok Chavan
November 23rd, 2009 - 10:33 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Nov 23 (IANS) The Force One, Maharashtra's own elite security force designed on the lines of the National Security Guard (NSG), will be commissioned Tuesday, Chief Minister Ashok Chavan disclosed ... Read more...
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Terrorists storm into police agency office in Lahore, two killed (Lead)
October 15th, 2009 - 11:47 am ICT by IANS
Lahore, Oct 15 (IANS) Heavily armed terrorists stormed into the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) building in a congested area of this Pakistani city Thursday morning. Two of them were killed in ... Read more...
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Maoists incite Lalgarh villagers to protest against deployment of security forces
July 31st, 2009 - 7:03 pm ICT by ANI
Lalgarh, July 31 (ANI): Maoists provoked Lalgarh villagers to protest against the deployment of security forces since they reclaimed the Maoist held 'liberated zone.'The Maoists were evicted from the trouble-torn Lalgarh ... Read more...
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