British Royal Navy submariner charged with ‘leaking secrets’
March 8th, 2012 - 11:21 pm ICT by BNO News
LONDON (BNO NEWS) -- A British Royal Navy submariner was arrested in southwestern England earlier this week and is being accused of leaking classified information, police said on Thursday. He has been ... Read more...
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Deepika didn’t even apologise after quitting ‘Race 2′, says angry Taurani
February 9th, 2012 - 7:43 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 9 (IANS) Filmmaker Ramesh Taurani is upset with actress Deepika Padukone for opting out of his "Race 2" at the last moment following an offer for a ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Kashmir women’s group seeks Aafia Siddiqui’s release
January 27th, 2012 - 4:25 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, January 27 (IANS) Muslim women separatist group, Dukhtaran-e-Milat (Daughters of Faith) headed by Asiya Andrabi, staged a demonstration in Srinagar Friday, demanding the release of Aafia Siddiqui, a former ... Read more...
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Nisar says he has ’solid’ proof about facilitators of Raymond Davis’ exit from Pakistan
April 28th, 2011 - 5:46 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, April 28(ANI): Chaudhry Nisar Ali, Leader of the Opposition in Pakistan's National Assembly, has said that he has "solid evidence" about those who facilitated CIA contractor Raymond Davis' exit from the ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
LHC grants additional time to Pak Govt to reply about foreigners in Punjab
April 27th, 2011 - 4:36 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, April 27(ANI): The Lahore High Court has granted additional time to the Pakistan Government for filing a reply to a petition seeking directions to the Interior and Foreign Ministries to provide ... Read more...
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Pakistan, US to hold strategic dialogue in May
April 13th, 2011 - 12:22 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, April 13(ANI): The United States and Pakistan have agreed to hold their next round of strategic dialogue in May.The announcement regarding dates and the venue of the bilateral talks is yet ... 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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Green caterpillars force down plane at Brisbane Airport
March 22nd, 2011 - 2:38 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Mar 22 (ANI): A plane was forced to land at Brisbane Airport, and the cause for it was blamed on green caterpillars that had got into the aircraft's pressure-sensitive instruments.According to ... 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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Pak-US relations can’t be held hostage to Raymond Davis case: Gilani
March 13th, 2011 - 11:36 am ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Mar 13(ANI): The relationship between Pakistan and the United States cannot be held hostage because of the Raymond Davis case, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said.CIA contractor Davis was ... Read more...
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Lahore HC dismisses application moved by brother of Davis’ victim
March 11th, 2011 - 1:06 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Mar 11(ANI): The Lahore High Court has dismissed an application moved by Imran Haider, brother of Lahore shootout victim Faizan Haider, to make him a necessary party in the Raymond Davis ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
Widow of Lahore shootout victim not satisfied with Punjab Govt’s efforts in Davis case
March 9th, 2011 - 4:42 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Mar 9(ANI): Zahra Faizan, the widow of one of the victims shot dead by US official Raymond Davis in Lahore on January 27, has expressed her dissatisfaction over the efforts made ... Read more...
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Double murder case against Davis adjourned until March 16
March 8th, 2011 - 5:42 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Mar 8(ANI): The hearing of the double murder case against CIA contractor Raymond Davis has been adjourned until March 16.During the hearing on Tuesday, Davis refused to sign the charge sheet ... Read more...
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Pak court rejects two petitions filed against Raymond Davis
March 7th, 2011 - 4:46 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Mar 7(ANI): The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Monday discarded two petitions regarding double murder-accused US official Raymond Davis, who is being tried in an additional district and sessions court in ... 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...
Posted in South Asia |
Four Germans arrested in Lahore released after documents’ verification
March 5th, 2011 - 12:58 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Mar 5(ANI): Four German nationals, who were arrested in Lahore on Friday for not having their travel documents, have been released after the verification of their credentials.Policemen had taken them to ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
Pakistan mindful of its international obligations in Davis case: Bashir
March 4th, 2011 - 12:08 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Mar 4(ANI): Pakistan's Foreign Office is mindful of its constitutional, legal and institutional responsibilities in the case of US official Raymond Davis, Foreign Secretary Salman Bashir has said.Bashir said the ... 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...
Posted in South Asia |
Tourist influx into Pak reduced considerably after Raymond Davis episode
February 27th, 2011 - 5:13 pm ICT by ANI
Peshawar, Feb 27(ANI): The influx of tourists into Pakistan has reduced considerably following the Raymond Davis episode, in which the CIA agent killed two Pakistani men in Lahore on January 27.A study ... 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...
Posted in South Asia |
Pak Govt. in consultation with international legal experts on Davis’ immunity issue
February 24th, 2011 - 5:46 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Feb 24(ANI): The Pakistan Government is in serious consultations with international legal experts on the Raymond Davis case, Foreign Office spokesperson Tehmina Janjua has said.Double-murder accused US diplomat Raymond Davis had ... Read more...
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Davis’ trial to be held at Lahore’s Kot Lakhpat prison
February 22nd, 2011 - 5:13 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore Feb 22 (ANI): A Lahore court has ruled that trial of Raymond Davis, who was arrested on January 27 after shooting dead two Pakistani motorcyclists, will be held inside the jail ... Read more...
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Davis was providing security for a CIA team-tracking militants: Report
February 22nd, 2011 - 4:50 pm ICT by ANI
Karachi, Feb 22 (ANI): US national Raymond Davis, who has been accused of murdering two Pakistani citizens, was assigned to protect a CIA team tracking militants in Pakistan, according to a British ... Read more...
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Davis had ID card of US consulate in Peshawar
February 20th, 2011 - 5:31 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Feb 20(ANI): The identity card recovered from double-murder accused US diplomat Raymond Davis is not of the US Consulate in Lahore, but of that in Peshawar.The ID card represents Davis as ... Read more...
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ISI declares war on CIA following Davis double murder incident
February 20th, 2011 - 12:13 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Feb 20(ANI): Pakistan's premier spy agency Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) has hardened its stance against US' Central Intelligence Agency following the Raymond Davis incident in Lahore on January 27.While the US official ... Read more...
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Pak court orders to impound car and arrest accused involved in third death in Davis saga
February 18th, 2011 - 4:31 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Feb 18(ANI): The Lahore High Court has ordered provincial authorities to impound the vehicle that crushed to death a Pakistani citizen- Ibadur Rehman- while rushing to assist American official Raymond Davis ... Read more...
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PML-N firm that Davis case ‘must be dealt in accordance with law of the land’
February 17th, 2011 - 2:32 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Feb 17(ANI): Pakistan Muslim League-N chief Nawaz Sharif has said that his party's stance on the case of double murder-accused US official Raymond Davis is very clear- that the country's ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
Has Charlie Sheen found a new girlfriend?
February 15th, 2011 - 6:04 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 15 (ANI): Charlie Sheen, who says he's ready to return to work on his hit sitcom, 'Two and a Half Men', has also revealed that he has found a new ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Pak Taliban demands death for Raymond Davis
February 14th, 2011 - 3:15 pm ICT by ANI
Miranshah, Feb 14(ANI): Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has said that the government should execute double murder-accused US official Raymond Davis, or hand him over to them."We demand that the Pakistani government hang ... Read more...
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US may cancel trilateral meet with Pakistan over diplomatic row
February 10th, 2011 - 3:20 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, Feb 10 (IANS) The United States has indicated that it could indeed cancel a high-level meeting involving Pakistan here amid a diplomatic row over continued detention of a US ... Read more...
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Eden Gardens likely to host remaining three World Cup matches: ICC
February 8th, 2011 - 9:12 pm ICT by ANI
Kolkata, Feb 8 (ANI): The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Tuesday announced that it was encouraged by the progress made towards completing the necessary construction work at Eden Gardens in Kolkata. The ... Read more...
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Released ‘anti-govt’ Google manager vows to clear out ‘all rubbish’ from Egypt
February 8th, 2011 - 5:10 pm ICT by ANI
Cairo, Feb 8 (ANI): Wael Ghonim, a Google Inc. marketing manager who was released over 10 days after being detained for protesting against the Egyptian government, has said that he, along with ... Read more...
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Google Executive Wael Ghonim Released in Egypt
February 7th, 2011 - 11:05 pm ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Feb 7 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Google executive Wail Ghonim went missing in Cairo during the protests in the Egyptian city. According to a report from Al Aribiya television, Ghonim was released on Monday, ... 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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Pakistan likely to release double murder-accused US diplomat soon: Report
February 5th, 2011 - 12:11 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 5(ANI): Double murder-accused US diplomat Raymond Davis, who is currently under Pakistani police detention, may be released soon, officials have indicated.Two Pakistani officials in the United States told a foreign ... Read more...
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