During security review, India talks about Pakistan’s Shaheen
April 25th, 2012 - 10:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 25 (IANS) Pakistan's test-firing an intermediate range nuclear-capable ballistic missile Wednesday, less than a week after India conducted its 5,000-km Agni-V test figured in a monthly security ... Read more...
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India, Pakistan to sign ‘liberalised’ visa agreement (Lead)
April 25th, 2012 - 3:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 25 (IANS) Seeking closer ties through a sustained talks process and a step by step approach to solve outstanding issues, India and Pakistan are likely to ... Read more...
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India, Pakistan to liberalise visa regime, says Krishna
April 25th, 2012 - 3:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 25 (IANS) India and Pakistan are likely to sign a "liberalised visa agreement" when home secretaries of the two countries meet in Islamabad next month, External ... Read more...
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Comic book to tell story of India’s Birdman Salim Ali
April 24th, 2012 - 8:06 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 24 (IANS) The life and times of India's legendary Birdman, the late Salim Ali, have been immortalised in a comic book to be released here Thursday.Amar Chitra Katha ... Read more...
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BSF seizes 12 kg of heroin on Punjab border
April 24th, 2012 - 3:26 pm ICT by IANS
Amritsar, April 24 (IANS) Alert troopers of the Border Security Force (BSF) have seized a consignment of 12 kg of heroin from the Amritsar sector of the international border between ... Read more...
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World Bank calls for more trade within South Asia
April 20th, 2012 - 2:02 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, April 20 (IANS) South Asia needs more political will to embrace regional trade cooperation for the benefit of the lagging region, said a senior World Bank official.Isabel Gurrero, ... Read more...
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Little to gain from Siachen, daily to Pakistan and India
April 19th, 2012 - 12:29 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 19 (IANS) There is little to gain by hanging on to miles of high-altitude ice in Siachen, said a Pakistani daily that wanted Islamabad and New Delhi to ... Read more...
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India, Pakistan likely to sign culture pact
April 16th, 2012 - 6:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) An India-Pakistan pact for exchange in music, dance, theatre and visual arts could become reality next year with the Pakistan National Council of the Arts ... Read more...
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Lahore is Delhi 50 years ago: Mira Nair
April 16th, 2012 - 2:50 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 16 (IANS) Internationally acclaimed filmmaker Mira Nair, who managed to shoot a part of her next project "The Reluctant Fundamentalist" in Lahore, Pakistan, says the city, though unsafe ... Read more...
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Pakistan fashion fraternity eyes franchises, collaborations in India
April 16th, 2012 - 2:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) Pakistan's fashion fraternity has welcomed India and Pakistan's decision to open more trade routes and hope to expand their reach by collaborating with Indian wholesalers, ... Read more...
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Pakistani daily seeks mechanism on prisoners’ repatriation
April 16th, 2012 - 12:21 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 16 (IANS) Pakistan and India should work out a permanent mechanism through which prisoners in each other's jails are "swiftly repatriated after completion of their sentences and ... Read more...
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India, Pakistan agree to open more trade routes
April 14th, 2012 - 5:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 14 (IANS) Just a day after opening a new integrated check post at the Attari border, India and Pakistan Saturday said the countries were exploring the possibilities ... Read more...
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Partition, terror and women on book shelf (IANS BOOKS THIS WEEK)
April 14th, 2012 - 3:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 14 (IANS) The book shelf this weekend is a pile of serious narratives - both fiction and non-fiction. Browse with IANS...Book: "A Life Long Ago (Dayamoyeer Katha)"; ... Read more...
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ISB signs MoU to offer executive education in Pakistan (Lead)
April 13th, 2012 - 11:00 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, April 13 (IANS) In the first such tie-up, the Indian School of Business (ISB), one of the top B-schools in the world, Friday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) ... Read more...
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New checkpost opened at Attari, to boost sub-continental trade (Second Lead)
April 13th, 2012 - 10:37 pm ICT by IANS
Attari (Punjab), April 13 (IANS) Trade between India and Pakistan through the land border route is expected to go up almost 10 times with the formal inauguration Friday of ... Read more...
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ISB signs MoU to offer executive education in Pakistan (with images)
April 13th, 2012 - 7:44 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, April 13 (IANS) In the first such tie-up, the Indian School of Business (ISB), one of the top business schools in the world, Friday signed a Memorandum of Understanding ... Read more...
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New integrated checkpost opened at Attari, to boost Indo-Pak trade (Lead)
April 13th, 2012 - 7:07 pm ICT by IANS
Attari (Punjab), April 13 (IANS) Trade between India and Pakistan through the land border route is expected to go up almost 10 times with the formal inauguration Friday of ... Read more...
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New integrated check post opens at Attari
April 13th, 2012 - 6:54 pm ICT by IANS
Attari (Punjab), April 13 (IANS) Business between India and Pakistan through the land border route is expected to go up almost 10 times with the formal inauguration Friday ... Read more...
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MFN status to India will benefit Pakistan, say its traders
April 12th, 2012 - 9:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 12 (IANS) The most favoured nation (MFN) to India will ultimately benefit Pakistan and provide its traders a huge opportunity in the Indian market, exhibitors at the ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Pakistan expo aims to reap trade benefits, goodwill
April 12th, 2012 - 7:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 12 (IANS) Pakistan Thursday showcased a wide range of products here at a trade fair, signifying its search for a peace dividend with India with greater economic ... Read more...
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India, Pakistan plan Siachen, Sir Creek talks
April 11th, 2012 - 8:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) Building upon discussions during President Asif Ali Zardari's Sunday visit to New Delhi, India and Pakistan are looking to step up the dialogue process ... Read more...
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Hope fades for 138 missing in Pakistan avalanche
April 11th, 2012 - 1:45 am ICT by BNO News
ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN (BNO NEWS) -- Hundreds of rescue workers continued to search Tuesday for more than 130 people who were buried by a large avalanche in a mountainous area of northern Pakistan ... Read more...
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Talks to benefit India, Pakistan: UAE daily
April 10th, 2012 - 10:23 pm ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, April 10 (IANS/WAM) Improved relations and regular talks between India and Pakistan will benefit both countries and "will deliver a blow to elements which have kept this ... Read more...
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Pakistan commerce minister to visit India
April 10th, 2012 - 8:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 10 (IANS) Pakistan Commerce Minister Mohammad Amin Fahim, accompanied by a trade delegation, will visit India this week to give a push to liberalisation of trade and ... Read more...
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India taking tough line against China: analyst
April 10th, 2012 - 3:22 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, April 10 (IANS) India is an example of countries which take an aggressive line vis-a-vis China thanks to encouragement from the West, a Chinese commentary said Tuesday."The so-called 'China ... Read more...
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Rahul, Bilawal contact important, says Pakistani daily
April 10th, 2012 - 11:51 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 10 (IANS) The contact between Rahul Gandhi, general secretary of India's ruling Congress party, and Bilawal Zardari Bhutto, who heads the Pakistan Peoples Party, is "important given ... Read more...
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US hopes India, Pakistan will build on progress
April 10th, 2012 - 10:54 am ICT by IANS
Washington, April 10 (IANS) Welcoming the Delhi meeting between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Pakistan Asif Ali Zardari, the United States has expressed the hope that the two South ... Read more...
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Apex court grants bail to Chisti, appreciates India-Pakistan bonhomie (Lead)
April 9th, 2012 - 9:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 9 (IANS) "Let there be more such good news", the apex court commented Monday on the bonhomie between India and Pakistan during the visit of Pakistani ... Read more...
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New visa agreement soon between India and Pakistan: Envoy
April 9th, 2012 - 8:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 9 (IANS) India and Pakistan may finalise a new visa agreement soon to boost business ties between the two countries, Pakistan's High Commissioner to India Shahid ... Read more...
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India, Pakistan home secretary-level talks likely in May
April 9th, 2012 - 8:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 9 (IANS) The home secretaries of India and Pakistan are likely to meet late in May in Islamabad to carry forward the discussions on terror and ... Read more...
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China hails warming India-Pakistan ties
April 9th, 2012 - 7:04 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, April 9 (IANS) China has welcomed Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari's trip to India and the improvement in India-Pakistan ties."China is glad to see the improvement in India-Pakistan ... Read more...
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Pakistani caught while crossing LoC
April 9th, 2012 - 5:25 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, April 9 (IANS) Soldiers deployed on the Line of Control (LoC), which divides Jammu and Kashmir between India and Pakistan, Monday caught a Pakistani trying to sneak into India, ... Read more...
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PM, Zardari talks on right track, says Indian media
April 9th, 2012 - 4:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 9 (IANS) Both India and Pakistan have gained from President Asif Ali Zardari's talks with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh here, the Indian media said Monday with ... Read more...
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Manmohan must visit Pakistan to maintain momentum: daily
April 9th, 2012 - 12:10 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 9 (IANS) Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh should undertake a reciprocal visit to Pakistan in the near future "if momentum is to be maintained" from President Asif ... Read more...
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President Zardari returns home after Indian pilgrimage
April 8th, 2012 - 11:30 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 8 (IANS) President Asif Ali Zardari returned to Pakistan late Sunday evening after a day-long private visit to India during which he met Indian Prime Minister Manmohan ... Read more...
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