Pak authorities ‘knowingly relied on perjured testimony’ to convict Daniel Pearl’s killers
January 20th, 2011 - 5:08 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 20(ANI): The Daniel Pearl murder investigation report has raised troubling questions about Pakistan's dysfunctional criminal justice system, and underscored the limits that US officials face in relying on Pakistani authorities. ... Read more...
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India should act tough against terrorists: Farooq
September 4th, 2010 - 9:10 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Sep 4 (IANS) Union New and Renewable Energy Minister and former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Farooq Abdullah Saturday asked Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to act "tough" against terrorists and ... Read more...
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Murdered Daniel Pearl’s dad says 9/11 mosque should be built elsewhere
August 27th, 2010 - 3:29 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Aug.27 (ANI): The father of murdered Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl has said that public reaction suggests that a proposed mosque and Islamic centre to come up near Ground ... Read more...
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Pak’s latest flip-flop, says it has extradition treaty with US
January 1st, 2010 - 4:50 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Jan.1 (ANI): Days after rejecting reports regarding having an extradition treaty with the United States, Pakistan has said that both the countries do actually have in place a policy for ... Read more...
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Hoax caller who brought India, Pak on verge of war post 26/11was Pearl’s alleged assassin
November 26th, 2009 - 1:49 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Nov.26 (ANI): A Pakistani inmate had made hoax calls by the name of the then Indian Foreign Minister Pranab Mukherjee to President Asif Ali Zardari and Chief of Army Staff ... Read more...
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Naxal release of kidnapped cop similar to Kandahar, Rubaiya episodes: W.Bengal Home Secretary
October 24th, 2009 - 1:55 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Oct. 24 (ANI): West Bengal Home Secretary Ardhendu Sen has said that the release of kidnapped West Bengal police officer Attindranath Dutta in exchange for 22 Maoist prisoners can ... Read more...
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Polish engineer’s refusal to convert costs him his life
June 30th, 2009 - 1:34 pm ICT by IANS
By Nadeem Sarwar and Sajjad Malik
Islamabad, June 30 (DPA) Piotr Stanczak did not exhibit the slightest hint of hesitation when the Pakistani Taliban asked him to choose between execution and conversion ... Read more...
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UN ban on Pak charities aimed at crippling the Jaish
December 15th, 2008 - 5:20 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Dec.15 (ANI): The December 10 UN ban on two Pakistani charity groups the Al-Rashid Trust and the Al-Akhtar Trust is actually meant to cripple the financial support of the Jaish-e-Muhammad ... Read more...
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