30 militants, nine soldiers killed in Pakistan
May 10th, 2010 - 8:13 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, May 10 (IANS) Thirty militants and nine security personnel were killed Monday in fighting in northwest Pakistan, officials said.
Fighting started when militants attacked a security check post at Mashti Meela ... Read more...
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Pakistan to increase defence budget to Rs.443 bn
May 10th, 2010 - 7:30 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, May 10 (IANS) Pakistan has decided to increase its defence budget for fiscal 2010-11 by Rs.100 billion ($1.2 billion) to Rs.443 billion due to the additional expenditure caused by the ... Read more...
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Pak man with batteries, electrical circuit hidden in shoes arrested at Karachi airport
May 10th, 2010 - 11:11 am ICT by ANI
Karachi, May 10 (ANI): A suspected bomber was arrested at the Jinnah International Airport here after batteries and electrical circuits were found concealed in his shoes after a thorough check-up following a ... Read more...
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Militants gun down four policemen in NWFP
May 8th, 2010 - 12:02 pm ICT by ANI
Peshawar, May 8 (ANI): At least four policemen were killed and one seriously injured in a militant attack on a checkpost in Ghazi Kot town of North West Frontier Province' (NWFP) Mansehra ... Read more...
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Pakistan army doubts Taliban links to New York bombing bid
May 5th, 2010 - 7:19 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, May 5 (DPA) The Pakistani Taliban is unlikely to have the capacity to carry out attacks in the United States or Europe, a Pakistan Army spokesman said Wednesday.
"We have ... Read more...
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Banned terror outfits recruiting fresh ‘jihadis’ under govt’s nose in Pak
May 4th, 2010 - 5:49 pm ICT by ANI
Karachi, May 4 (ANI): Pakistan's blatant lie regarding taking stiff action against so called religious organisations has been laid bare as groups like the Jaish-e-Muhammad (JeM), Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ), Harkatul Mujahideen, Sipah-e-Sahaba ... Read more...
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Pakistan Taliban deny New York car bomb claim (Lead)
May 3rd, 2010 - 8:04 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, May 3 (DPA) Pakistani Taliban Monday said they were not aware of a video attributed to them claiming responsibility for the failed car bomb in New York late Saturday.
The US-based ... Read more...
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After girls school, now Taliban destroys two boys school in Bajaur
May 3rd, 2010 - 12:39 pm ICT by ANI
Khar, May 3 (ANI): After having destroyed scores of girls' schools across the North West Frontier Province, the Taliban blew up two more boys' schools in the Khar tehsil of Bajaur ... Read more...
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Taliban down, but far from out in Swat: BBC report
May 2nd, 2010 - 2:51 pm ICT by ANI
London, May.2 (ANI): Saturday's suicide blast in a market place in Mingora, in which four people were killed and at least 20 injured, and the recent target killings in the region ... Read more...
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`Pakistan moved 100,000 soldiers from its border with India’ (Lead)
April 29th, 2010 - 8:06 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, April 29 (IANS) In a tacit acknowledgement that internal insurgency is a greater threat now, Pakistan has moved 100,000 troops from its border with India to the Afghanistan ... Read more...
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Car bombing kills four policemen in Pakistan
April 29th, 2010 - 12:56 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 28 (DPA) A suicide car bombing Wednesday at a police checkpoint killed four officers in Pakistan's north-western city of Peshawar, security and health officials said.
Separately, at least two soldiers and ... Read more...
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Refugees given shelter 30 years ago killed Benazir : Zardari
April 28th, 2010 - 5:46 pm ICT by ANI
Peshawar, Apr.28 (ANI): Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has said that those who were given shelter in the country more than 30 years ago have now turned against it and killed ... Read more...
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Four policemen killed, six injured in suicide attack on check post in NWFP
April 28th, 2010 - 1:58 pm ICT by ANI
Peshawar, Apr.28 (ANI): The Taliban continues to target security forces in the restive tribal areas of Pakistan, as four policemen were killed and six wounded in a suicide attack near the ... Read more...
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Gursharan Kaur dedicates book on photojournalist Kulwant Roy’s works
April 25th, 2010 - 12:23 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Apr 25 (ANI): Gursharan Kaur, wife of Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh, has released a book titled 'History in the Making', a collection of the works of photojournalist Kulwant ... Read more...
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10 policemen injured in NWFP suicide attack
April 24th, 2010 - 5:38 pm ICT by ANI
Peshawar, Apr.24 (ANI): At least 10 policemen were wounded when a suicide attacker targeted a prison van in Pakistan's troubled tribal region of North West Frontier Province (NWFP).Senior police officials said ... Read more...
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Benazir murder probe: Pak yet to act against indicted bigwigs
April 24th, 2010 - 5:06 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Apr.24 (ANI): It has been more than a week since the UN commission's enquiry report over former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto's assassination was published, but the Pakistan Government is yet ... Read more...
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Eight Pakistani troops killed in Taliban ambush
April 23rd, 2010 - 5:31 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 23 (DPA) Eight Pakistani troops were killed and 15 more injured when Taliban militants ambushed a security convoy in the country's tribal region near the Afghan border, security officials ... Read more...
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One soldier, 19 militants killed in Pakistan (Lead)
April 22nd, 2010 - 9:53 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 22 (DPA) At least one soldier and 19 militants were killed Thursday in two separate clashes in the country's restive north western region, security officials said.
Fifteen militants were killed ... Read more...
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Pakistan’s power crisis continues with 4,700 MW shortfall
April 21st, 2010 - 5:34 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 21 (IANS) Pakistan's power crisis is persisting with a shortfall of 4,700 MW forcing outages of 6-8 hours in this federal capital and of 8-10 hours in the adjacent garrison ... Read more...
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TTP blames Blackwater, PPP, ANP for terror strikes across NWFP
April 21st, 2010 - 4:30 pm ICT by ANI
Peshawar, Apr.21 (ANI): The Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has denied its involvement in the recent terror strikes across the North West Frontier Province (NWFP), and instead blamed the controversial private security firm-Blackwater ... Read more...
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Terrorised by Taliban tribals scoff Pak Army’s ‘war is over’ claims
April 21st, 2010 - 2:09 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr.21 (ANI): Local residents in Pakistan's tribal regions, where the Army had initiated an all out offensive against the Taliban and other extremist groups last year, are still living in ... Read more...
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Increasing terror strikes on Pak civilians akin to war crimes: Amnesty International
April 20th, 2010 - 4:06 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr.20 (ANI): Condemning last week's terror strikes in Pakistan's north western Kohat region in which over 40 people were killed and Monday's suicide attack in Peshawar which claimed 24 people, ... Read more...
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At least five dead, several injured after car bomb attack against Pakistan police station
April 18th, 2010 - 3:33 pm ICT by BNO News
ISLAMABAD (BNO NEWS) -- At least five people were killed in a car bombing at a police station in northwest Pakistan on Sunday morning, according to local media reports.Private TV channel Express ... Read more...
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UN condemns attack on Pakistan relief camp
April 18th, 2010 - 2:44 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 18 (IANS) The UN Saturday strongly condemned the twin suicide blasts at a relief camp in Pakistan's North West Frontier Province (NWFP), killing at least 41 people.
The blasts took place ... Read more...
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41 killed in twin suicide blasts in Pakistan (Third Lead)
April 17th, 2010 - 10:39 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 17 (DPA) Two suicide bombings at a refugee camp in Pakistan's North-West Frontier Province Saturday killed at least 41 people and injured 64, police said.
The attacks in the Kacha ... Read more...
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38 killed in twin suicide blasts in Pakistan (Second Lead)
April 17th, 2010 - 5:46 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 17 (DPA) Two suicide bombings at a refugee camp killed at least 38 people and injured 45 others Saturday in north west Pakistan, police said.
The attacks occurred in the ... Read more...
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Zardari’s key powers slashed as Pak Senate approves constitutional amendment bill
April 16th, 2010 - 12:38 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Apr.16 (ANI): The historic 18th Constitutional Amendment bill, which would transfer President Asif Ali Zardari's key powers to the Prime Minister's residence, has been passed by the Pakistan Senate by ... Read more...
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US budgets $4.5 mn for India for fighting terror
April 15th, 2010 - 8:34 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, April 15 (IANS) The Obama administration has asked the Congress to double its anti-terrorism budget to India to $4.5 million for the fiscal 2011 for higher-level training in the aftermath of ... Read more...
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League faction blamed for volatility in Pakistan’s Hazara (Lead)
April 12th, 2010 - 8:22 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 12 (IANS) With seven people losing their lives in violent protests in the Hazara area over renaming the North West Frontier Province (NWFP) as Khyber-Pakhtoonkhwa, two political parties Monday ... Read more...
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7 killed as protests against Khyber-Pakhtoonkhawa turn violent
April 12th, 2010 - 6:18 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 12 (IANS) Seven people were killed and nearly 100 wounded in Abbotabad city as protests against renaming of the North West Frontier Province (NWFP) as Khyber-Pakhtoonkhawa turned violent on Monday, ... Read more...
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At least 7 dead, more than 100 injured in Pakistani protests
April 12th, 2010 - 5:26 pm ICT by BNO News
ISLAMABAD (BNO NEWS) -- At least seven people were killed and more than one hundred people were injured when protests turned violent in the northern Pakistani city of Abbottabad on Monday, reports ... Read more...
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Report: At least 3 dead, more than 100 injured in Pakistani protests
April 12th, 2010 - 4:55 pm ICT by BNO News
ISLAMABAD (BNO NEWS) -- At least three people were killed and more than one hundred people were injured when protests turned violent in the northern Pakistani city of Abbottabad on Monday, reports ... Read more...
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Taliban pushed out of Swat make ‘Kala Dhaka’ their new terror base
April 10th, 2010 - 4:40 pm ICT by ANI
Peshawar, Apr.10 (ANI): The Taliban extremists, who fled the military operation in the Swat Valley and other areas of the Malakand district, have made Kala Dhaka as their new base.Security officials ... Read more...
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Naming Khyber-Pukhtoonkhwa to cost Pakistan Rs.8 bn
April 9th, 2010 - 8:48 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 9 (IANS) Official documentation to rename Pakistan's North West Frontier Province (NWFP) as Khyber Pakhtunkhwa would cost the provincial government more than Rs.5 billion and the federal government Rs.3 billion. ... Read more...
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Parliament now sovereign, says Gilani after statute amendment (Lead)
April 9th, 2010 - 12:12 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 8 (IANS) Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said parliament is "now sovereign" after the sweeping constitutional reforms approved by the National Assembly Thursday.
"The impossible has been made possible ... Read more...
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