BSF kills three smugglers on Indo-Pak border in Punjab
March 29th, 2012 - 8:51 pm ICT by IANS
Amritsar, March 29 (IANS) Border Security Force (BSF) troopers killed three smugglers, including two from Pakistan, and recovered nearly 10 kg of heroin Thursday morning, a senior BSF official said ... Read more...
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India, Pakistan to dismantle trade barriers (Round-up)
February 13th, 2012 - 9:53 pm ICT by IANS
Lahore, Feb 13 (IANS) Commerce Minister Anand Sharma, accompanied by business leaders of more than 100 Indian companies, Monday walked into Pakistan through the Wagah border, vowing to bring down ... Read more...
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MFN status unlikely during Sharma’s Pakistan visit
February 13th, 2012 - 8:40 pm ICT by IANS
Attari-Wagah Border, Feb 13 (IANS) Pakistan Monday said it is committed to granting the most-favoured nation (MFN) status to India, but refused to set a time-frame as some issues ... Read more...
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US backing India for military exercises: Pakistani daily
October 12th, 2011 - 1:09 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Oct 12 (IANS) India will be holding military exercises along the Sino-Pak border areas "without any formal advance intimation to either Beijing or Islamabad" as it has the backing ... Read more...
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Second phase of panchayat polls held along Indo-Pak border in R.S. Pura
April 17th, 2011 - 7:49 pm ICT by ANI
By Tahir Nadeem KhanR.S. Pura (Jammu and Kashmir), Apr 17(ANI): The second phase of panchayat polls was held amidst high security in the border area of R.S. Pura in Jammu and ... Read more...
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BSF seize arms, ammunition near Indo- Pak border
March 6th, 2011 - 12:41 pm ICT by ANI
Ferozepur (Punjab), Mar.6 (ANI): The Border Security Force (BSF) has seized a huge cache of arms and ammunition near the India- Pakistan border in Ferozepur, Punjab.Commander C .H. Sethura said suspicious movement ... Read more...
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Jamia Millia Islamia to flag off cycle rally
February 26th, 2011 - 6:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 26 (IANS) The Jamia Millia Islamia will flag off its annual cycle rally from the Indo-Pak border Monday that will reach the capital March 8, a statement here said.The ... Read more...
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US hopes spirit of Indo-Pak dialogue spills over for political solution in Afghanistan
February 19th, 2011 - 12:33 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 19(ANI): The United States is 'encouraged' by the news that India and Pakistan have decided to resume bilateral dialogue aimed at building trust, and it encourages both nations to work ... Read more...
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Pakistan “epicentre of terrorism” in the world, re-iterates Admiral Mullen [Part-2]
January 13th, 2011 - 5:13 pm ICT by ANI
The top US military official has time and again warned that Pakistan's tribal region bordering Afghanistan has become the epicentre of terrorism in the world."Taliban have a growing influence in ... Read more...
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US skeptical about winning military struggle in “porous” Pak border areas: WikiLeaks
December 7th, 2010 - 4:41 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 7 (ANI): US diplomats are skeptical about eventually winning the military struggle in Pakistan's badlands, saying that peace talks go nowhere and murderous militants control key towns, a diplomatic ... Read more...
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80 Taliban killed in failed attack on NATO combat post in Afghanistan near Pak border
October 31st, 2010 - 12:03 pm ICT by ANI
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0Khost, Oct 31 (ANI): Eighty Taliban insurgents were killed
during a failed attack on a NATO combat outpost in Afghanistan near its border
with Pakistan, an Afghan official ... Read more...
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Taliban talks with rival Kurram tribe to access strategic Af-Pak border areas
October 29th, 2010 - 12:23 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Oct 29 (ANI): The Taliban is negotiating a peace deal with the rival Kurram tribe to gain access to remote strategic areas along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border."We are holding talks to ... Read more...
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NATO aircraft violate Pak airspace yet again despite repeated assurances to contrary
October 19th, 2010 - 5:37 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Oct 19 (ANI): Despite assuring Pakistan of stopping further intrusions into its territory, NATO's aircraft once again breached the country's airspace today morning over its border town of Torkham, local media ... Read more...
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US, Pak will try to improve diplomatic ties during strategic dialogue
October 19th, 2010 - 1:15 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 19 (ANI): The United States and Pakistan will endeavour to get their crisis-prone relationship back on track during a strategic dialogue in Washington this week.Diplomatic relations between the two countries ... Read more...
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4 suspected militants killed in US drone attacks in Pak tribal region
October 15th, 2010 - 5:26 pm ICT by ANI
Mir Ali, Oct 15 (ANI): Four suspected militants have been killed in the latest US drone strikes in Pakistan's North Waziristan region.The missiles were fired in two drone attacks today in the ... Read more...
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8 militants, including foreign nationals, killed in US drone strike in Pak tribal region
October 14th, 2010 - 12:15 pm ICT by ANI
Miranshah, Oct 14 (ANI): Eight militants, including four foreign nationals, were killed in a US drone strike in Pakistan's North Waziristan region, officials said.According to an official, three missiles were fired ... Read more...
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Terror outfits in Af-Pak border area now seeking global reach: Admiral Mullen
October 3rd, 2010 - 2:56 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 3 (ANI): Top US military official Admiral Mike Mullen has again warned that the Afghan-Pak border area remains the 'epicentre of terrorism,' and added that many of the militant outfits ... Read more...
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Fresh US drone strike kills 4 suspected terrorists in Pak tribal region
October 2nd, 2010 - 5:11 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Oct 2 (ANI): At least four people were killed in a US drone attack in the tribal areas in North Waziristan.According to a private channel, three missiles were fired at ... Read more...
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Pak to reopen NATO convoy blockage at Af-Pak border after security improves: Haqqani
October 2nd, 2010 - 12:54 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 2 (ANI): The supply route for US-led forces in Afghanistan at the Tor Khum border had been temporarily blocked on security grounds, and will be re-opened soon after the security ... Read more...
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Pak blocks NATO supply trucks at Af-Pak border in retaliation against air strikes?
September 30th, 2010 - 4:35 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Sep 30 (ANI): Pakistan has reportedly blocked oil tankers and trucks carrying NATO supplies at a checkpoint bordering Afghanistan.Pakistani government officials disclosed that senior authorities had ordered them to block the ... Read more...
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Qureshi tells US NATO intrusions in Pak ‘unacceptable’
September 30th, 2010 - 1:27 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sep 30 (ANI): Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has stated that the recent NATO intrusions into Pakistani territory are 'unacceptable,' and that he has taken up the matter with top ... Read more...
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US threatens ground operations in FATA if Pak doesn’t act against terror ’safe havens’
September 29th, 2010 - 12:32 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Sep 29 (ANI): The top US commander in Afghanistan, General David Petraeus, has issued a veiled warning to Pakistan that Washington could launch ground operations in Pakistan's Federally Administered ... Read more...
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Manmohan Singh’s childhood friend in Pak dies
September 24th, 2010 - 10:34 pm ICT by ANI
Amritsar, Sep 24 (ANI): Raja Mohammed Ali, the childhood friend of Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh breathed his last in Pakistan last night."Raja ji suffered a massive heart attack last night ... Read more...
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Pakistan’s military failures emboldening terrorists to launch more attacks
September 23rd, 2010 - 6:13 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Sep 23 (ANI): While the US-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) troops have been staging air strikes against the Taliban and other militant groups in Afghanistan and the Af-Pak border ... Read more...
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US has 3000-strong crack squad in Afghanistan to wage its secret war in Pakistan
September 23rd, 2010 - 11:47 am ICT by ANI
Washington, Sept 23 (ANI): An Afghan paramilitary force with a strength of 3000 well-armed troops, collectively known as Counterterrorism Pursuit Teams, has been trained and deployed in Afghanistan not only for ... Read more...
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Did Afghan govt use ’smuggled’ voters from Pakistan to rig parliamentary elections?
September 22nd, 2010 - 5:17 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Sep 22 (ANI): The Afghan government may have used a significant number of unregistered Afghan voters, mostly refugees from Pakistan, to cast votes in favour of government-backed electoral candidates, suggest reports ... Read more...
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PM has assured about talking to Praful Patel on Amritsar airport: Cong lawmaker
September 20th, 2010 - 5:16 pm ICT by ANI
By Ravinder Singh RobinNew Delhi, Sep. 20 (ANI): Amirtsar-based Congress lawmaker O.P.Soni has said that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has assured that he would personally speak to Union Civil Aviation Minister ... Read more...
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Decline in infiltration bids on Indo-Bangladesh, Indo-Pak borders during 2008-2010 (till June)
July 28th, 2010 - 10:45 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, July 28 (ANI): The Government on Wednesday said there has been a decline in infiltrations at the Indo-Bangladesh and Indo-Pakistan borders, a devopment observed by the number of apprehended infiltrators ... Read more...
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Border youth await Pakistanti pigeons’ arrival
June 4th, 2010 - 8:16 pm ICT by ANI
Daoke (Indo Pak Border), June 4 (ANI): Even as any intruder from the Pakistani side of border has to face the security forces, it is the Pakistani pigeons that bring a big ... Read more...
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Kiwi under 16 team arrives in India despite terror alert
May 2nd, 2010 - 6:26 pm ICT by ANI
Wellington, Mat 2 (ANI): Despite a terror alert being sounded by the New Zealand Government, the Wellington (New Zealand) under 16 team has arrived in India to play three matches against an ... Read more...
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BSF guns down Pakistani intruder near Jammu
March 28th, 2010 - 6:14 pm ICT by ANI
By: Tahir Nadeem KhanSrinagar, Mar. 28 (ANI): Border Security Force (BSF) personnel on Sunday gunned down a Pakistani intruder who was trying to infiltrate into Indian territory in the vicinity of the ... Read more...
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Pakistan wants written proposal on Kartarpur Corridor
February 26th, 2010 - 10:13 pm ICT by ANI
By Ravinder Singh RobinAmritsar, Feb.26 (ANI): Clarifying on the present status of the "Kartarpur Corridor" Pakistan on Friday said that there was nothing official about it as yet and the dream ... Read more...
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BSF recovers 15 kg heroin at Indo-Pak border
February 25th, 2010 - 4:33 pm ICT by ANI
By Ravinder Singh RobinAjnala Sector, Feb.25 (ANI): The Border Security Force (BSF) on Thursday seized 15 kilograms of heroin from Punjab's Ajnala sector along the Indo-Pak border.There was also an exchange ... Read more...
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Pigeons carry message of love across border
February 14th, 2010 - 1:53 pm ICT by ANI
By Tahir Nadeem KhanSuchetgarh (Indo-Pak border) Feb 14(ANI): In the backdrop of increasing infiltration bids and cease-fire violations by Pakistan on international border and LoC, Indians yet again conveyed a message ... Read more...
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CMs conference: Centre to push states for police modernisation
February 6th, 2010 - 4:10 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Feb 5 (ANI): The Chief Ministers' conference on internal security will be held here on Sunday in the backdrop of the proactive policy being pursued by the Centre to ... Read more...
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