‘Gangs Of Wasseypur - Part II’ to release Aug 8 (With Image) (Lead, correcting para 7)
July 5th, 2012 - 6:36 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 5 (IANS) The mystery surrounding the release of the second part of gritty thriller "Gangs Of Wasseypur" has been revealed -- the movie will hit screens Aug 8, ... Read more...
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‘Gangs Of Wasseypur - Part II’ to release Aug 8 (With Image)
July 5th, 2012 - 6:26 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 5 (IANS) The mystery surrounding the release of the second part of gritty thriller "Gangs Of Wasseypur" has been revealed -- the movie will hit screens Aug 8, ... Read more...
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Slain Afghan student’s body flown back home
December 7th, 2011 - 8:45 pm ICT by IANS
Meerut, Dec 7 (IANS) The body of an Afghan student who was murdered here two days ago was flown back to his home by his father Wednesday, police said.Hamid, 25, ... Read more...
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India, Pak to talk business at Mumbai’s Taj
September 24th, 2011 - 5:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Mumbai, Sep 24 (IANS) In a sign of improving bilateral ties, Pakistan Commerce and Trade Minister Makhdoom Amin Faheem will begin a five-day visit to India from Mumbai ... Read more...
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Indian, Pakistani commerce ministers to meet in September
August 23rd, 2011 - 5:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 23 (IANS) Building upon last month's positive talks, the commerce ministers of India and Pakistan are set to hold discussions here in September that could lead to ... Read more...
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Pakistan to export mangoes to US
July 13th, 2011 - 12:38 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, July 13 (IANS) Pakistan will export a consignment of high quality mangoes to the US after trying for a long time to tap into the American fruit market, officials ... Read more...
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Pak Home Ministry given a week’s time to reply in Davis shootout victims’ heirs case
April 12th, 2011 - 4:56 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, April 12(ANI): The Lahore High Court has granted a week's time to the Pakistan Interior Ministry to submit its reply on the mysterious disappearance of the legal heirs of the January ... Read more...
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Lahore HC gives both Pak, Punjab govts 10 days to recover heirs of Davis’ victims
April 1st, 2011 - 2:40 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, April 1(ANI): The Lahore High Court has directed the federal and provincial governments of Pakistan to recover the legal heirs of the January 27 Raymond Davis shootout victims within ten days.The ... Read more...
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US begins probe into Raymond Davis shooting incident
March 23rd, 2011 - 4:22 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Mar 23(ANI): The US Department of Justice has started an investigation into the January 27 shootout, in which CIA contractor Raymond Davis had killed two youths in Pakistan."Yes I confirm that ... Read more...
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Kin of Davis’s victims missing, Pakistani court told
March 22nd, 2011 - 2:15 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, March 22 (IANS) A petition has been filed before a court in Pakistan that the families of the two men shot dead by CIA security contractor Raymond Davis ... Read more...
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Lahore police chief ignorant about whereabouts of heirs of Davis shootout victims
March 22nd, 2011 - 1:50 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Mar 22(ANI): The Lahore police chief has expressed his ignorance regarding the mysterious disappearance of the families of the January 27 shootout victims.The heirs of the two youths- Faizan Haider and ... Read more...
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Lahore HC seeks explanation on ‘disappearance’ of heirs of Davis shootout victims
March 21st, 2011 - 2:17 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Mar 21(ANI): The Lahore High Court has sought an explanation from the Capitol City Police Officer (CCPO) of Lahore regarding the mysterious disappearance of the families of the January 27 shootout ... Read more...
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Lahore HC CJ refuses to hear petition against Davis’ release
March 18th, 2011 - 5:55 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Mar 18 (ANI): The Chief Justice of the Lahore High Court (LHC), Justice Ijaz Chaudhry, has refused to hear a petition challenging the release of CIA contractor Raymond Davis today.Justice ... Read more...
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ISI-CIA deal clinched Davis release, US denies paying blood money (Lead)
March 17th, 2011 - 5:06 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad/Washington, March 17 (IANS) The release of Raymond Davis, an American who killed two men in Lahore, was based on a clandestine deal struck between Pakistan's spy agency ISI ... Read more...
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Davis’ release challenged in Lahore High Court
March 17th, 2011 - 4:30 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Mar 17(ANI): The release of double murder-accused CIA contractor Raymond Davis has been challenged in the Lahore High Court (LHC).Davis, who was arrested in Lahore for killing two Pakistani youths Faizan ... Read more...
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Davis’s release challenged in Pakistan court
March 17th, 2011 - 3:32 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, March 17 (IANS) A petition was filed in a Pakistan court Thursday challenging the release of CIA security contractor Raymond Davis, who was let off Wednesday after paying compensation ... Read more...
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Two US law experts meet Davis, discuss legal issues in double murder case
March 6th, 2011 - 12:51 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Mar 6(ANI): The US government has reportedly assigned two American legal experts to defend double murder-accused CIA contractor Raymond Davis, who is being tried in an additional district and sessions court ... Read more...
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Two US law experts reach Lahore to provide legal assistance to Davis
March 5th, 2011 - 4:44 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Mar 5(ANI): Two US law experts arrived in Lahore on Saturday to provide legal assistance to double murder-accused CIA contractor Raymond Davis.According to sources, the American law experts will meet Davis ... Read more...
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Pak court rejects Davis’ plea for diplomatic immunity
March 3rd, 2011 - 4:28 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Mar 3(ANI): A Pakistani court hearing the trial of US official Raymond Davis in connection with a double-murder case, has rejected his plea for diplomatic immunity, and adjourned the case for ... Read more...
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Pakistani court adjourns hearing of Mumbai terror-attack case
February 26th, 2011 - 6:12 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 26 (IANS) A special anti-terrorism trial court in Pakistan's Rawalpindi city Saturday adjourned the hearing of the 26/11 Mumbai terror-attack case till March 5.The public prosecutor of the Federal Investigation ... Read more...
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Davis double-murder hearing adjourned until March 3 after he refuses to sign challan
February 25th, 2011 - 5:51 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Feb 25(ANI): A Pakistani court hearing in the trial of US official Raymond Davis in the double-murder case has been adjourned until March 3.Pakistan put Davis on trial on Friday on ... Read more...
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Pak court ‘refuses to declare Kasab proclaimed offender’ in Mumbai terror attacks
February 25th, 2011 - 11:55 am ICT by ANI
Rawalpindi, Feb 25(ANI): The Lahore High Court has refused to declare Ajmal Kasab, the lone surviving terrorist of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, a proclaimed offender under Pakistan's Criminal Procedure Code.The court ... Read more...
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26/11 attacks: Kasab may move Supreme Court against death sentence
February 21st, 2011 - 6:33 pm ICT by ANI
Mumbai, Feb 21 (ANI): Farhana Shah, the lawyer of Ajmal Kasab, the lone surviving terrorist of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, on Monday said his client has another chance to appeal against ... Read more...
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26/11 attacks: Bombay High Court upholds death sentence for Kasab
February 21st, 2011 - 1:18 pm ICT by ANI
Mumbai, Feb 21 (ANI): The Bombay High Court on Monday upheld the death sentence for Ajmal Kasab, the lone surviving militant of the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks.A two-judge bench comprising Justices Ranjana ... Read more...
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Kasab recites Quran in jail ahead of verdict
February 21st, 2011 - 11:53 am ICT by ANI
Mumbai, Feb 21 (ANI): Ajmal Kasab, the lone surviving militant of the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks, whose fate will be decided by the Bombay High Court today, offered prayers and recited verses ... Read more...
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26/11 attacks: Bombay HC to decide on Kasab’s death penalty
February 21st, 2011 - 11:33 am ICT by ANI
Mumbai, Feb 21 (ANI): The Bombay High Court will deliver its verdict on the fate of Pakistani terrorist Ajmal Kasab on Monday, nine months after he was pronounced guilty of perpetrating the ... Read more...
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Lahore shooting: Probe calls US official’s bluff
February 15th, 2011 - 1:49 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 15 (IANS) Investigators have found that US official Raymond Davis "told lies" when he claimed to have fired in self defence at two men, both of whom were shot in ... Read more...
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US regrets widow’s suicide but insists Pak frees murder-accused diplomat
February 8th, 2011 - 2:09 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 8(ANI): The United States has said it was aware of the fact that the widow of one of the two Pakistani man killed by a US diplomat last month had ... Read more...
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Kasab death sentence: Bombay HC to announce verdict on Feb 21
February 7th, 2011 - 2:02 pm ICT by ANI
Mumbai, Feb 7 (ANI): The Bombay High Court will deliver the final verdict on Ajmal Kasab, the lone surviving militant of 2008 Mumbai attacks on February 21.A two judge-bench of the High ... Read more...
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Wife of Pak man shot by American diplomat in Lahore commits suicide
February 7th, 2011 - 1:01 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Feb 7(ANI): The wife of one of the two men gunned down by US diplomat Raymond Davis in Lahore last month, has committed suicide by eating rat poison.According to the ... Read more...
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US official firing case: Victim’s widow commits suicide (Lead)
February 6th, 2011 - 10:38 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 6 (IANS) The widow of a Pakistani, who was one of the two people shot dead by US official Raymond Davis in Lahore, committed suicide Sunday, alleging that the authorities ... Read more...
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US official firing case: Widow of victim attempts suicide
February 6th, 2011 - 7:43 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 6 (IANS) The widow of a Pakistani, who was one of two people shot dead by US official Raymond Davis in Lahore, attempted suicide Sunday, seeking justice for her husband.Shumaila, ... Read more...
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Mumbai attack: Court reserves order on Kasab’s appeal
January 17th, 2011 - 10:08 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 17 (IANS) The Bombay High Court Monday reserved till Feb 7 its order on the appeal filed by Pakistani terrorist Mohammed Ajmal Kasab against the death sentence awarded to him ... Read more...
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No nation can win ‘war on terror’ sans Pak support: Gilani
December 5th, 2010 - 12:59 pm ICT by ANI
Kabul, Dec 5(ANI): No country can win the war against terrorism without Pakistan's help, Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani has said.Addressing a joint press conference after holding bilateral talks with Afghan ... Read more...
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Its crystal clear who masterminded 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks: Sonia Gandhi
November 2nd, 2010 - 5:55 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Nov 2 (ANI): Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday asserted that it is crystal clear, who was behind the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, and added that the United Progressive ... Read more...
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