Punjab government to discuss Bhakra security
July 18th, 2011 - 8:31 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, July 18 (IANS) In the wake of reports of a terror threat to the 225-metre high Bhakra Dam, the Punjab government has called an emergency meeting Tuesday to discuss ... Read more...
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India cannot prove JuD’s link with 26/11 attack: Hafiz Saeed
April 26th, 2011 - 12:20 am ICT by IANS
Pakistan, April 25 (IANS) Pakistan's Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) chief Hafiz Saeed, the alleged mastermind of 26/11 Mumbai attack, has said that India cannot prove his organisation's link to the mayhem that ... Read more...
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ISI’s links with Haqqani network at core of US-Pak differences: Mullen
April 21st, 2011 - 10:47 am ICT by ANI
Islamabad, April 21(ANI): The US Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman, Admiral Mike Mullen, has categorically stated that the Inter-Services Intelligence's continued links with the Haqqani network are at the core of Pakistan's ... Read more...
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Pak Islamist parties manipulating public events to suit desired outcomes: Writer
March 12th, 2011 - 2:27 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 12(ANI): While the protests by religious Pakistani parties against double murder-accused US official Raymond Davis' release have finally begun to subside, the eruption of Islamist parties back into the public ... Read more...
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Hafiz Saeed publicly slams Pope, defends blasphemy law
January 30th, 2011 - 8:21 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 30 (IANS) In a rare public appearance, Jamaat-ud-Dawa chief Hafiz Muhammad Saeed Sunday addressed a rally in Lahore, capital of Pakistan's Punjab province, and vowed to resist any change in ... Read more...
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India, Israel behind US court summons against ISI chiefs, JuD leaders, claims Makki
January 19th, 2011 - 5:06 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Jan 19(ANI): India and Israel are behind the summons issued by a US court against Jamaat-ud-Dawa chief Hafiz Muhammad and present and former ISI officials, some Pakistani nationals have alleged.Jamaat-ud-Dawa in ... Read more...
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Hafiz Saeed seeks Pakistan government aid in Mumbai case
January 13th, 2011 - 6:40 pm ICT by IANS
Lahore, Jan 13 (IANS) Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) chief Hafiz Muhammad Saeed has petitioned the Lahore High Court to direct the Pakistani government to defend him as a citizen of the country in a ... Read more...
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Pakistan to contest US court notices to ISI officials
December 31st, 2010 - 1:40 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 31 (IANS) Pakistan Thursday said it will challenge in court a US lawsuit accusing officials of the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) of providing material support for the Mumbai terror attacks ... Read more...
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ISI chief won’t appear in US court over Mumbai attack: Gilani (Lead)
December 23rd, 2010 - 5:51 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 23 (IANS) The chief of Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) spy agency will not appear in any US court in connection with the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack, Pakistani Prime ... Read more...
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Bomb blast: Too early to say Varanasi was the work of Pak-based Jehadis
December 9th, 2010 - 11:59 pm ICT by ANI
By Smita PrakashBrussels, Dec.9 (ANI): Investigating authorities looking into the December 8 bomb explosion in Varanasi, have not yet arrived at the conclusion that the attack was the handiwork of Pakistan-based ... Read more...
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WikiLeaks quotes Clinton: Mumbai plotter ran operation from jail
December 6th, 2010 - 9:37 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 6 (IANS) The alleged mastermind of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks -- Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) commander Zakiur Rahman Lakhvi -- was running his group while still in prison in Pakistan, ... Read more...
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Shahbaz Sharif tipped off LeT after 26/11: WikiLeaks cable
December 2nd, 2010 - 1:25 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 2 (IANS) Pakistan opposition leader Nawaz Sharif's brother and Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif "tipped-off" the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) about impending UN sanctions after the terror group attacked Mumbai in ... Read more...
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Don’t drag ISI into 26/11 trial, says Pakistan
November 25th, 2010 - 6:56 pm ICT by IANS
By Awais Saleem
Islamabad, Nov 25 (IANS) It was "improper to unnecessarily drag Pakistani intelligence agency ISI" into the Mumbai terror attack trial, Pakistan said Thursday, a day after a US court ... Read more...
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US court summons ISI chief in Mumbai terror case
November 24th, 2010 - 9:16 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, Nov 24 (IANS) A US court has summoned top officials of Pakistani spy agency Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), as also the alleged masterminds of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks in ... Read more...
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Musharraf’s U-turn: Terrorists not trained during my rule
October 10th, 2010 - 1:46 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 10 (ANI): Days after candidly admitting that Pakistan trained underground militant groups to fight against India, former President Pervez Musharraf has said that militant groups who entered Jammu and ... Read more...
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Allowing terrorists to regroup during flood crisis dangerous for Pak: Editorial
September 10th, 2010 - 6:12 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Sep 10(ANI): Pakistan must not allow terrorists to regroup and succeed in their mission of recruiting flood-affected people, an editorial in a leading Pakistan newspaper has said."The country's military is ... Read more...
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JuD among jihadi outfits openly involved in flood relief operations in Pak, finds survey
September 9th, 2010 - 3:47 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Sept 9 (ANI): Banned terrorist organisations such as Lashkar-e-Tayyaba (LeT), Jaish-e-Muhammad (JeM) and Harkatul Islami have been actively involved in flood relief operations in Pakistan, a survey has found.Banned Jihadi outfits ... Read more...
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JuD’s ‘rice and cash’ quid-pro-quo to Pak flood victims to recruit ‘50,000 new jihadis’
August 31st, 2010 - 2:59 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Aug 31(ANI): Taliban militants are reportedly trying to take advantage of the large-scale misery caused by the devastating floods in Pakistan by attempting to enlist 50,000 new fighters.According to ... Read more...
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Qureshi”s comment on Pillai is only going to exasperate sentiments: Gul
July 17th, 2010 - 12:10 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, July 17 (ANI): A former director-general of Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) has said that Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi's recent statement equating remarks between Indian Home Secretary G.K.Pillai and Jamaat-ud-Dawa chief ... Read more...
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Krishna refuses to comment on Pillai remarks
July 16th, 2010 - 2:56 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, July 16 (ANI): Indian External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna on Friday refused to offer a comment on a media view that he had failed to defend Union Home Secretary G.K. Pillai ... Read more...
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Banned JuD back to its ‘free Kashmir from India’ demagoguery
June 4th, 2010 - 4:28 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Jun.4 (ANI): In an apparent attempt to incite public sentiments, a top leader of the Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD), the front face of the banned Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), has urged political leaders of Pakistan ... Read more...
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Why name Saeed, Lakhvi in 26/11 verdict, asks Jamaat-ud-Dawa
May 4th, 2010 - 11:59 am ICT by IANS
Lahore, May 4 (IANS) India has "unjustifiably" named Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) leaders Hafiz Saeed and Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi in the Mumbai terror attack case, a Jamaat-ud-Dawa spokesperson said after an Indian court ... Read more...
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No request yet from India for a meeting with PM Gilani: Pak spokesman
April 28th, 2010 - 3:08 pm ICT by ANI
Thimphu (Bhutan), Apr.28 (ANI): India is yet to make a formal request for a meeting between Prime Ministers Manmohan Singh and Yousuf Raza Gilani, the spokesman of the Pakistan Foreign Office, ... Read more...
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India, Pakistan stumble on first step of their talks (Comment)
February 27th, 2010 - 12:34 pm ICT by IANS
By Amulya Ganguli
What the unpleasant aftermath of Thursday's India-Pakistan talks showed was that cordiality cannot be forced. The trust deficit between the two countries is so high that a dialogue can ... Read more...
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Hafiz Saeed is not fiction, India reminds Pakistan (Lead)
February 26th, 2010 - 12:51 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 25 (IANS) India Thursday said it has given "enough evidence" about the involvement of Hafiz Saeed, the founder of the outlawed Jamaat-ud-Dawa, in the Mumbai carnage, but Pakistan sought ... Read more...
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India asks Pakistan to arrest 26/11 mastermind Hafiz Saeed (Third Lead)
February 25th, 2010 - 4:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 25 (IANS) The foreign secretaries of India and Pakistan concluded their talks here Thursday, with New Delhi making a strong pitch for the arrest of the suspected Mumbai terror ... Read more...
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Seeking thaw, India and Pakistan discuss terror, Kashmir (Second Lead)
February 25th, 2010 - 3:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 25 (IANS) The foreign secretaries of India and Pakistan met here Thursday, the first such formal engagement since the November 2008 Mumbai attacks, amid hopes that Islamabad will move ... Read more...
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India, Pakistan begin talks: Terror, Kashmir on agenda (Lead)
February 25th, 2010 - 2:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 25 (IANS) India and Pakistan Thursday began their first official talks since the Mumbai attack 14 months ago amid cautious optimism here that Islamabad will move faster against anti-India ... Read more...
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India’s 26/11 charges baseless: Hafiz Saeed
February 17th, 2010 - 9:21 pm ICT by IANS
Lahore, Feb 17 (IANS) Hafiz Saeed, the founder of the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terror group and who India says masterminded the 26/11 Mumbai carnage, says the charges against him are baseless.
"India always ... Read more...
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26/11: India’s charges baseless, says Hafiz Saeed
February 17th, 2010 - 6:12 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Feb.17 (ANI): The Indian Government's charge that he masterminded the 26/11 terror attack on Mumbai is unfounded and baseless, said Jamaat-ud-Dawa chief Hafiz Muhammed Saeed.Accusing New Delhi of indulging in fabricated ... Read more...
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26/11: India’s propagandist charges baseless, says Hafiz Saeed
February 17th, 2010 - 6:09 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Feb.17 (ANI): The Indian Government's charge that he masterminded the 26/11 terror attack on Mumbai is unfounded and baseless, said Jamaat-ud-Dawa chief Hafiz Muhammed Saeed.Accusing New Delhi of indulging in fabricated ... Read more...
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Remorseless American ‘jihadis’ want death penalty for failing to achieve ’shahadat’
December 22nd, 2009 - 5:09 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Dec.22 (ANI) : The five American origin 'jihadis', who were arrested earlier this month from Sargodha, Punjab, have no remorse for planning terror attacks which would have killed scores of innocent ... Read more...
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Arrested US men were en route to Pak based Taliban sanctuary for ‘jihad’ training
December 11th, 2009 - 12:42 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Dec. 11 (ANI): Five of the 'missing' young US Muslim men, who were apprehended in Pakistan's Sargodha on Wednesday, were on their way to the Taliban sanctuary being operated ... Read more...
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No talks with Pakistan planned in Trinidad
November 23rd, 2009 - 8:39 am ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov.23 (ANI): The leaderships of India and Pakistan don't plan to have talks on bilateral issues on the sidelines of the Commonwealth Heads Of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Trinidad later ... Read more...
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Pakistan’s allegation of India funding Taliban ridiculous: Krishna
October 28th, 2009 - 7:00 pm ICT by ANI
Bangalore, Oct 28 (ANI): India on Wednesday dubbed Pakistan's allegation that it was funding the Taliban as most ridiculous and irrational.External Affairs Minister S M Krishna said: "India considers Taliban as ... Read more...
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