Pakistani apex court to hear ISI pay-out case Feb 29
January 23rd, 2012 - 6:37 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 23 (IANS) The Pakistani Supreme Court Monday fixed Feb 29 for hearing the petition filed by Air Marshal (retd) Asghar Khan who alleged that the Inter Services Intelligence ... Read more...
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Pakistan’s ex-foreign minister joins Imran’s party
November 28th, 2011 - 7:58 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Nov 28 (IANS) Shah Mehmood Qureshi, Pakistan's former foreign minister who was dropped from the cabinet and refused to take another portfolio, has joined cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan's Pakistan ... Read more...
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I am leaving Zardari league: Qureshi
November 15th, 2011 - 10:33 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Nov 15 (IANS) Former Pakistani foreign minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has announced his resignation from the membership of the ruling Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP)."I am leaving the Zardari ... Read more...
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Qureshi ponders quitting Pakistan Peoples Party
October 14th, 2011 - 6:39 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Oct 14 (IANS) Former foreign minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said Thursday that he would soon decide upon whether to leave the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) or not, Online news ... Read more...
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Business at fashion week broke all records: FDCI chief (Review)
October 13th, 2011 - 3:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 13 (IANS) The five-day Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week (WIFW) spring/summer extravaganza ended Wednesday with business breaking all records, said Sunil Sethi, president of the Fashion ... Read more...
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Shakeel Abbasi to lead Pakistan hockey team, Sohail Abbas back
October 11th, 2011 - 6:49 pm ICT by IANS
Karachi, Oct 11 (IANS) Shakeel Abbasi has replaced the ailing Mohammad Imran as the captain of the Pakistani hockey team for the tri-series in Australia.The Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) has ... Read more...
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ISI not exporting terror: Shuja Pasha
September 30th, 2011 - 12:34 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Sep 30 (IANS) Pakistan's powerful spy agency ISI is not exporting terror, its chief General Shuja Pasha has said.Pasha made the remark Thursday during his briefing to the ... Read more...
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Cop, two others rape minor in Uttar Pradesh
September 23rd, 2011 - 11:04 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Sep 23 (IANS) Three people, including a policeman, have been booked for raping a minor in Uttar Pradesh's Mau district, an official said Friday. While the victim is in ... Read more...
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Everyone wants peaceful Kashmir: Pakistani leader
September 21st, 2011 - 4:37 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Sep 21 (IANS) Visiting former Pakistani Kashmir prime minister Sultan Mehmood Chaudary Wednesday said he discussed a host of issues with Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah earlier ... Read more...
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Did Pakistani Kashmir leader meet central interlocutor?
September 20th, 2011 - 11:36 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Sep 20 (IANS) Visiting former Pakistani Kashmir prime minister Sultan Mehmood Chaudary Tuesday denied meeting central interlocutor Radha Kumar but a local news agency, citing sources, insisted he had ... Read more...
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Omar Abdullah meets visiting Pakistani Kashmir leader
September 20th, 2011 - 12:41 am ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Sep 19 (IANS) For the first time since Kashmir's division in 1947, leaders of Indian and Pakistani Kashmir met here Monday.Chief Minister Omar Abdullah met Sultan Mehmood Chaudary, former ... Read more...
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Five held in Kishtwar for Delhi blast email
September 9th, 2011 - 12:07 am ICT by IANS
Jammu, Sep 8 (IANS) Five people, including two persons who are suspected to have sent an email to media organisations in the name of the Harkat-ul Jehadi Islami (HuJI) terror ... Read more...
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Muslims bigger victims of corruption, says cleric
August 22nd, 2011 - 7:28 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 22 (IANS) Declaring support for Anna Hazare's fast for a stronger Lokpal bill, the All India Ulema Council (AIUC) claimed Monday that religious minorities like Muslims are bigger ... Read more...
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Pakistan drop seniors for Asian Champions Trophy hockey
August 19th, 2011 - 7:07 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Aug 19 (IANS) The Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) has dropped senior players Sohail Abbas, Rehan Butt, goalkeeper Salman Akber, Waseem Ahmed and Shakeel Abbasi from the 18-member squad for ... Read more...
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India-Pakistan talks signal hope, says daily
July 27th, 2011 - 12:28 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, July 27 (IANS) The India-Pakistan talks signal hope for a positive outcome, said a leading Pakistani daily as it cautioned that the two countries could not "afford ... Read more...
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Citing India, right to appeal sought in Pakistan
July 19th, 2011 - 7:00 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, July 19 (IANS) Two former soldiers and four civilians sentenced to death for trying to assassinate then Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf have moved the Supreme Court, asking it ... Read more...
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Hina Rabbani Khar to be Pakistan’s foreign minister
July 18th, 2011 - 4:24 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, July 18 (IANS) Hina Rabbani Khar will be the new foreign minister of Pakistan, a media report said Monday. Her elevation comes a week ahead of India-Pakistan talks ... Read more...
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Pakistan seeks India’s help at WTO
July 5th, 2011 - 10:11 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, July 5 (IANS) Pakistan wants India to withdraw its objections at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) to enable it to seek trade concessions from the European Union for its ... Read more...
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Afridi-PCB case triggers a debate in Pakistan cricket
June 19th, 2011 - 7:57 pm ICT by IANS
Karachi, June 19 (IANS) The dispute between Shahid Afridi and the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) may have been settled out of court after the intervention of influential quarters but it ... Read more...
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Zardari’s chief security officer attacked
May 29th, 2011 - 12:54 pm ICT by IANS
Karachi, May 29 (IANS) Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari's chief security officer was fired at here and two of his securitymen were injured in the shooting, a media report said ... Read more...
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Saudi consulate in Pakistan attacked
May 11th, 2011 - 9:38 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, May 11 (IANS) Motorcycle-borne assailants Wednesday lobbed two hand grenades at the consulate of Saudi Arabia in the Pakistani port city of Karachi, police said.No one was injured. The ... Read more...
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US troops were yards away from bin-Laden’s Pak hideout in 2008: Wikileaks
May 4th, 2011 - 2:56 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 4 (ANI): US troops were stationed just a few hundred yards from Osama Bin Laden's Abbottabad compound in Pakistan in 2008, the whistleblower website 'Wikileaks' has revealed.The revelation that ... Read more...
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Benazir’s ‘assassin’ being made Pakistan’s Deputy PM: Qureshi
May 1st, 2011 - 12:20 pm ICT by ANI
Multan, May 1(ANI): Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) leader Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi must not be made the country's Deputy Prime Minister, as former premier Benazir Bhutto had alleged before her assassination that ... Read more...
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Constructive engagement with India vital for good ties: Gilani
April 27th, 2011 - 12:44 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 27 (IANS) Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said that constructive engagement with India was vital for both countries to move towards the goal of establishing good ... Read more...
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Pakistan proposes petrol import from India
April 27th, 2011 - 12:15 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 27 (IANS) Pakistan's petroleum ministry has proposed the facilitation for the import of petroleum products from India. The oil imports, however, would be conditional to New Delhi facilitating ... Read more...
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Indian official arrives in Pakistan for trade talks
April 26th, 2011 - 6:41 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 26 (IANS) Indian Commerce Secretary Rahul Khullar arrived here Tuesday for talks to boost economic engagement between the two nations, officials said.
Khullar will lead the Indian ... Read more...
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PPP has split into two groups: Qureshi
April 25th, 2011 - 12:38 pm ICT by ANI
Mirpurkhas, Apr 25(ANI): Former Pakistan Foreign Affairs Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has said the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) has split into two groups."One group is ruling the country and is busy ... Read more...
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Pak must revisit policy on war against terror in light of US censure: Qureshi
April 23rd, 2011 - 11:56 am ICT by ANI
Karachi, April 23(ANI): Former Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has said that Islamabad must review its counter-terrorism strategy, following a discouraging statement given in this regard by the US Joint Chiefs ... Read more...
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Indian intention doubted over electricity sale to Pakistan
April 22nd, 2011 - 1:25 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 22 (IANS) India's offer to sell electricity to Pakistan at an affordable rate is "intriguing", said a Pakistani daily, noting that New Delhi is not without its ... Read more...
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India’s commerce secretary to visit Pakistan next week
April 21st, 2011 - 1:31 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 21 (IANS) India's Commerce Secretary Rahul Khullar leading a six-member delegation will arrive here April 26 to hold talks on trade related issues.Khullar will hold talks ... Read more...
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India offers cheap electricity to Pakistan
April 20th, 2011 - 8:54 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 20 (IANS) India has offered to sell Pakistan electricity at cheap rates and the proposal would come up for discussion at an upcoming meeting of the commerce secretaries ... Read more...
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India, Pakistan to resume talks on trade issues on April 27
April 6th, 2011 - 4:20 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, April 6(ANI): India and Pakistan will reportedly resume talks on trade expansion and the removal of non-tariff barriers between both countries on April 27.Indian Commerce Secretary Rahul Khullar will visit Pakistan ... Read more...
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Two ‘reporters’ held for blackmail
March 29th, 2011 - 11:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 29 (IANS) Two men, who blackmailed people posing as crime reporters, were arrested in the national capital, police said Tuesday."Sahdev Singh, 30, and Shahid Ahmad, 37 were ... Read more...
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India, Pakistan to resume talks on trade issues in April after two-year gap
March 25th, 2011 - 11:05 am ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Mar 25(ANI): After a two-year gap, Pakistan and India have decided to hold technical level talks next month for the removal of hindrances for increasing bilateral trade.The Indian Commerce Secretary ... Read more...
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Blasphemy accused gunned down in Pakistan
March 5th, 2011 - 5:15 pm ICT by ANI
Rawalpindi, Mar 5(ANI): A man who had been accused of blasphemy and released last year was gunned down on the outskirts of Rawalpindi, just two days after the assassination of Pakistan's Minorities ... Read more...
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