Amrika Chalo: A play on US-Pakistan love-hate relationship
December 31st, 2011 - 3:34 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 31 (IANS) Described as a self-critical view of double standards and hypocrisies between the two nations, a play on the US-Pakistan relationship, now on here and a ... Read more...
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Iranian cleric warns against UN, EU support to Britain
December 3rd, 2011 - 2:37 am ICT by IANS
Tehran, Dec 3 (IANS) A senior Iranian cleric has warned the UN Security Council (UNSC) and the European Union (EU) not to offer support to Britain over the British embassy ... Read more...
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Pakistani women helping build nation, says Gilani
October 29th, 2011 - 4:36 pm ICT by IANS
Perth, Oct 29 (IANS) Pakistani women were being politically and economically empowered and were playing an active role in building the nation, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said here ... Read more...
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9/11: World no safer than 10 years back, says Chinese daily
September 9th, 2011 - 1:56 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Sep 9 (IANS) Two terrorist attacks - one in India and the other in Pakistan - show that the world is no safer than it was 10 years ago ... Read more...
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Pakistan seeks China’s help in Gwadar port development
August 14th, 2011 - 1:35 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 14 (IANS) Pakistan has sought China's help to further develop its ambitious Gwadar sea port in the Arabian Sea that is expected serve as a key trade route ... Read more...
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Zardari to visit Iran for talks: Iranian envoy
July 14th, 2011 - 11:25 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, July 14 (IANS) Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari will pay an official visit to Iran Saturday to discuss mutual and regional developments, the Iranian ambassador to Islamabad said Thursday.Mashallah ... Read more...
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First Pakistani leader to speak in parliament’s Central Hall
July 8th, 2011 - 8:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 8 (IANS) National Assembly Speaker Fehmida Mirza will be the first Pakistani leader to make a speech in Indian parliament's Central Hall when a four-day conference ... Read more...
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Pakistan MPs to visit India for SAARC meet
July 6th, 2011 - 6:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 6 (IANS) Ahead of talks between the foreign ministers of India and Pakistan, the two countries will have time for a bit of track-II diplomacy when ... Read more...
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Rana verdict contradictory: Ujjwal Nikam
June 10th, 2011 - 4:18 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 10 (IANS) Eminent lawyer Ujjwal Nikam Friday termed as "contradictory" the decision of a US court to clear Pakistan-born Canadian businessman Tahawwur Rana in the 2008 Mumbai attack ... Read more...
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Rana held not guilty in Mumbai attacks, guilty of aiding LeT (Third Lead)
June 10th, 2011 - 12:59 pm ICT by IANS
Chicago, June 10 (IANS) In a surprise verdict, a US jury cleared Pakistan-born Canadian businessman Tahawwur Rana of charges he helped with the 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks but convicted ... Read more...
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UAE hails Nazarbayev’s idea to modernise Muslim World
June 8th, 2011 - 10:53 pm ICT by IANS
Astana, June 8 (IANS/WAM) The United Arab Emirates (UAE) Wednesday welcomed the view put forth by Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev suggesting the need for modernisation of the Muslim world.UAE ... Read more...
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Muhammad Ali wants Iran to release the hikers
May 25th, 2011 - 8:42 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, May 25 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Boxing legend Muhammad Ali has joined in the call to have the two hikers being held by the Iranian administration to be released. Tehran is holding ... Read more...
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Palestinian group accuses Obama of u-turn
May 25th, 2011 - 5:58 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, May 25 (IANS/RIA Novosti) US President Barack Obama's recent assertion that the UN will never vote for an independent Palestinian state represented a "complete turnabout" by the ... Read more...
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Pakistani speaker role model for women: UN chief
May 14th, 2011 - 4:36 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, May 14 (IANS) UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has lauded the role played by Pakistan's National Assembly Speaker Fehmida Mirza for numerous initiatives towards empowerment of women, and said ... Read more...
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US says it reserves right to target terrorists inside Pak territory if Islamabad doesn’t
May 5th, 2011 - 12:21 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 5(ANI): The United States reserves the right to enter Pakistani territory and act against terrorists if Pakistan does not act against them, the White House has said.When asked during ... Read more...
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Obama feels conducting ‘Operation Geronimo’ inside Pak territory “right approach”
May 5th, 2011 - 11:50 am ICT by ANI
Washington, May 5(ANI): US President Barack Obama feels that carrying out unilateral military operation against Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden inside Pakistani territory was the "right approach", and he continues ... Read more...
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US says it showed “far greater” respect to Osama’s body than he showed to 9/11 victims
May 5th, 2011 - 11:50 am ICT by ANI
Washington, May 5(ANI): The respect shown to Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden and his body was "far greater" than that shown by the most wanted terrorist to the 9/11 and ... Read more...
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Indian Muslim intelligentsia welcomes Osama’s elimination
May 4th, 2011 - 6:57 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, May 4 (ANI): A cross-section of Muslim intelligentsia in India has welcomed the elimination of Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden through a covert operation mounted by the US Navy ... Read more...
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US will be forced to reveal ‘bin-Laden combat’ pictures: CIA official
May 3rd, 2011 - 5:07 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 3 (ANI): CIA official Michael Scheuer has said the Obama administration would be forced to release photographs of combat operations that killed Osama bin-Laden to avoid conspiracy theories throughout the ... Read more...
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Post bin Laden death, keeping a straight face about Pak will be difficult for US, others
May 3rd, 2011 - 2:48 pm ICT by ANI
New York, May 3 (ANI): An editorial in the New York Times has said that it would be very difficult for the United States or any other country to keep a ... Read more...
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Obama announces 2012 re-election bid
April 5th, 2011 - 2:53 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr. 5 (ANI): US President Barack Obama has announced that he make a bid for the White House again in 2012.In an e-mail to his fan base on Monday, Obama ... Read more...
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Islamist groups are elated by Arab revolts: Awlaki
March 31st, 2011 - 2:55 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar.31 (ANI): Yemeni-American cleric Anwar-al-Awlaki, who is a top propagandist for Al-Qaeda, broke his silence on the uprisings in Middle East and claimed that Islamist groups are elated by these revolts. ... Read more...
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Zardari has sold Pakistan’s independence, sovereignty to US: Jamaat-e-Islami
March 24th, 2011 - 1:47 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Mar 24(ANI): Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has sold the country's independence and sovereignty to the United States, Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Ameer Munawar Hasan has said.He said the US had handcuffed ... Read more...
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New Al- Quaeda magazine offers beauty tips mixed with bombing advice
March 14th, 2011 - 7:01 pm ICT by ANI
Kabul, Mar.14 (ANI): Al-Qaeda has launched a women's magazine Al Shamikha (meaning the majestic woman), which mixes tips on skin care with articles on 'marrying a mujahedeen' and carrying out suicide attacks. ... Read more...
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Pakistan women must unite for their rights, says daily
March 8th, 2011 - 1:13 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, March 8 (IANS) Women in Pakistan must unite and "raise high the banner of their rights", said a Pakistani daily on International Women's Day Tuesday.An editorial in the Daily ... Read more...
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British extremist to lead pro-Islam demonstration outside White House
February 21st, 2011 - 5:57 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb.21 (ANI): British extremist Anjem Choudary has announced that he will hold a protest outside the White House, calling on Muslims to establish Sharia law across America.Chaudhary hit U.S. headlines after ... Read more...
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Bahrain king phones Egyptian military chief
February 15th, 2011 - 2:19 pm ICT by IANS
Manama, Feb 15 (IANS) Bahraini King Hamad Bin Isa al-Khalifa has telephoned the head of Egypt's ruling military council, Field Marshal Mohammed Hussein Tantawi, a day after 14 people were injured in ... Read more...
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Planned Tehran march in support of Egypt protests will test Iranian regime: Opposition leader
February 9th, 2011 - 2:40 pm ICT by ANI
Kabul, Feb 9 (ANI): Iranian opposition leader, Mehdi Karroubi, has said that a planned demonstration in favour of the protests in Egypt and Tunisia in Tehran next week would be a test ... Read more...
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Kuwait may pardon prisoners who memorise Quran
February 4th, 2011 - 3:13 pm ICT by ANI
Manama, Feb 4 (ANI): Kuwait's Endowments and Islamic Affairs ministry has said that prisoners who can memorise the Quran might be eligible for the annual pardon.The decision will be part of efforts ... Read more...
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WikiLeaks a lesson to help recognise enemies, say Pakistani forum speakers
January 15th, 2011 - 6:13 pm ICT by ANI
Karachi, Jan 15(ANI): Pakistani think-tank forum Shura Hamdard's Karachi Chapter has said the WikiLeaks incident has been a lesson that one should not rely on others.The Karachi Chapter held a meeting on ... Read more...
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How to run snitches inside a terrorist group
December 26th, 2010 - 11:35 am ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 26 (ANI): What's the best way to penetrate a terrorist organisation? Think as they do - pick out the outcasts and prey on their anxieties.The Naval Criminal Investigative Service created ... Read more...
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How American Muslims coped with 9/11 aftermath
December 23rd, 2010 - 6:18 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 23 (ANI): 'Science without religion is lame, religion without science is blind' is a famous aphorism by Albert Einstein.Now a Tel Aviv University researcher is exploring the link between ... Read more...
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US, Pak realise broad-based ties in mutual political and security interest: Haqqani
December 12th, 2010 - 5:11 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 12 (ANI): The United States and Pakistan, which have been fighting terrorism since 9/11, have realised that an enduring and broad-based relationship is in their mutual political and security interest, ... Read more...
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Obama better than Bush, so no protests, say Indian Muslims
October 31st, 2010 - 5:40 pm ICT by IANS
By Sarwar Kashani
New Delhi, Oct 31 (IANS) Barack Obama is "better" than George Bush, say Indian Muslims though they don't consider the US as Muslim-friendly yet, adding when the American president ... Read more...
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‘Obama’s Asia trip underscores re-engagement strategy’
October 29th, 2010 - 8:26 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Oct 29 (IANS) US President Barack Obama's visit to Asia next month underscores his Asia strategy of renewed engagement, a top aide has said.According to Xinhua, US engagement in ... Read more...
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