India lost 26 soldiers in Siachen in one year
April 30th, 2012 - 9:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) India lost 26 of its soldiers manning the world's highest battlefield in Siachen glacier in the last one year, parliament was informed Monday."The number of ... Read more...
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Chidambaram optimistic about India-Pakistan meet
April 30th, 2012 - 9:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) Home Minister P. Chidambaram Monday said he was "optimistic" about the India-Pakistan home secretary-level talks May 24-25 in Islamabad, where the two sides are ... Read more...
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Ban arrives in Myanmar
April 29th, 2012 - 4:46 pm ICT by IANS
Yangon, April 29 (IANS) UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon arrived here Sunday on a three-day official visit to Myanmar.Ban will meet President U Thein Sein in Nay Pyi Taw ... Read more...
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Mumbai attacks accused must be brought to justice: UN chief
April 27th, 2012 - 9:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon Friday asked India and Pakistan to continue with their peace dialogue, saying it is "significant" for both regional ... Read more...
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‘Mr Bhatti on Chutti’ releases May 18
April 27th, 2012 - 7:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) After facing delays and objections from the censor board, Anupam Kher-starrer "Mr Bhatti On Chutti" will finally come out May 18.Earlier this month "Mr ... Read more...
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Talks must resolve all Pakistan-India issues: Gilani
April 23rd, 2012 - 11:48 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 23 (IANS) Admitting that the era of warfare has ended, Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said Monday that all issues with India, including Kashmir and Siachen, ... Read more...
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Nasheed meets Manmohan to discuss Maldives future
April 23rd, 2012 - 9:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 23 (IANS) Former Maldivian president Mohamed Nasheed Monday called on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and the two leaders reportedly discussed the political situation in the atoll ... Read more...
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Pakistan does a U-turn, says no change in Siachen policy
April 19th, 2012 - 6:44 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 19 (IANS) A day after Pakistan army chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani said his country favoured talks with India to demilitarize Siachen, the world's highest battleground, Islamabad ... Read more...
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Refused military offers of a counter-coup: Ex-Maldivian president
April 18th, 2012 - 5:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) Former Maldivian president Mohamed Nasheed Wednesday claimed he had an opportunity to carry out "a counter-coup" against the present dispensation under Mohamed Waheed with ... Read more...
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US hails India’s growing role in Asia (Lead)
April 17th, 2012 - 6:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) Against the backdrop of tensions in South China Sea and China's assertiveness, India and the US Tuesday held their fifth regional dialogue on Asia-Pacific, ... Read more...
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India’s role in Asia-Pacific enormously important: US
April 17th, 2012 - 4:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) India and the US Tuesday held their fifth regional dialogue on Asia-Pacific to take stock of the present strategic, economic and security situation in ... 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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Zardari writes to Manmohan for Chisty’s repatriation (Lead)
April 14th, 2012 - 11:07 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 14 (IANS) Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has written to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh urging him to send home on humanitarian grounds Pakistani scientist Khalil Chisty, who ... Read more...
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Send Chisty to Pakistan, Zardari tells Manmohan
April 14th, 2012 - 12:06 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 14 (IANS) Mohammad Khalil Chisty, 80, who has been granted bail by the Indian Supreme Court should be sent to Pakistan on humanitarian grounds, President Asif Ali ... Read more...
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Pakistan admits to problems in ties with US
April 12th, 2012 - 11:20 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 12 (IANS) Admitting to problems in its relations with the US, Pakistan said Thursday the future of the ties depends on parliament, which is currently reviewing the ... Read more...
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Chisty’s nightmare must end, says Pakistani daily
April 11th, 2012 - 12:44 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 11 (IANS) The "long nightmare" of Mohammad Khalil Chisty should end, said a daily after the 80-year-old Pakistani doctor was granted bail by India's Supreme Court.An ... Read more...
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Hina Rabbani Khar may be sacked: Report
April 10th, 2012 - 6:14 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 10 (IANS) Hina Rabbani Khar, Pakistan's first woman foreign minister conspicuous by her absence from President Asif Ali Zardari's entourage in India, may be on her way ... Read more...
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India, Malaysia to hold strategic dialogue this week
April 10th, 2012 - 4:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 10 (IANS) The Third India-Malaysia Strategic Dialogue will be held here this week to nurture the growing convergence of the two nations' regional and global interests.The ... Read more...
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Nawaz hails Zardari’s India trip
April 10th, 2012 - 12:33 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 10 (IANS) President Asif Ali Zardari's visit to India will enable ties between Islamabad and New Delhi to move ahead on a positive path, said the country's ... 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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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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Pakistan hails Indian bail to doctor
April 9th, 2012 - 5:59 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 9 (IANS) Pakistan Monday welcomed the Indian Supreme Court decision to grant bail to Pakistani doctor Mohammad Khalil Chisty, who is undergoing life imprisonment in a jail ... Read more...
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Siachen avalanche: Pakistan welcomes India’s offer
April 9th, 2012 - 5:49 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 9 (IANS) Pakistan Monday appreciated India's offer for assistance in the operation to rescue over a hundred soldiers trapped in an avalanche in Siachen.The Pakistani Foreign Office ... 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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Better Pakistan-India ties vital for region, says China
April 9th, 2012 - 12:42 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, April 9 (IANS) Improved ties between Islamabad and New Delhi are indispensable for regional stability, which is "vital for prosperity and China's modernisation drive", Beijing has said while ... 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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Manmohan-Zardari meet a good beginning: Mufti
April 8th, 2012 - 8:51 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, April 8 (IANS) Terming the meeting between Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari "a good beginning", patron of Jammu and Kashmir's People's Democratic ... Read more...
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Rahul accepts Bilawal’s invite to visit Pakistan
April 8th, 2012 - 6:17 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 8 (IANS) India's ruling Congress party general secretary Rahul Gandhi was invited to visit Pakistan by Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, the son of President Asif Ali Zardari, and ... Read more...
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Much ado over a lunch: Pakistan’s online buzz
April 8th, 2012 - 2:38 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 8 (IANS) Asif Ali Zardari's lunch with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh evinced sharp responses from online users in Pakistan, with one saying that the president "cannot ... Read more...
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Bilawal’s Facebook fans discuss India trip
April 8th, 2012 - 1:33 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 8 (IANS) Bilawal Bhutto, the 24-year-old son of President Asif Ali Zardari and chairman of the Pakistan Peoples Party, has a fan following on Facebook, with some ... Read more...
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Visit Pakistan, Zardari to tell Manmohan
April 8th, 2012 - 1:16 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 8 (IANS) President Asif Ali Zardari will invite Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to visit Pakistan when the two leaders meet Sunday, a media report said here.All ... Read more...
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Zardari leaves for India
April 8th, 2012 - 12:58 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 8 (IANS) President Asif Ali Zardari Sunday left on a one-day visit to India, where he will meeting Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh over lunch and and ... Read more...
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Manmohan, Zardari to discuss ‘important’ issues
April 7th, 2012 - 7:00 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 7 (IANS) Although President Asif Ali Zardari is going to India Sunday to pray at the Ajmer Sharif, he will discuss "issues of importance" with Indian Prime ... Read more...
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Zardari trip good but should fetch results: Analysts
April 6th, 2012 - 4:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Islamabad, April 6 (IANS) Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari's visit to India to pray at the Sufi shrine at Ajmer Sharif is quite significant, said analysts in Pakistan ... Read more...
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