Next government can approach Swiss courts: Zardari
January 8th, 2012 - 4:17 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad,, Jan 8 (IANS) President Asif Ali Zardari has said since he would remain the country's president for only the next 12-15 months, the next government can write to ... Read more...
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Government committed to minorities’ rights: Gilani
December 25th, 2011 - 9:02 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 25 (IANS) Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani Sunday expressed his government's commitment to ensure the rights of minorities as enshrined in Pakistan's constitution.Felicitating the Christian community on ... Read more...
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Don’t trespass into others’ domain: Pakistan government
December 24th, 2011 - 12:52 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 24 (IANS) All institutions of the state have to work within the constitution without trespassing into the domain of others, President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister ... Read more...
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Pakistan government spent Rs.3 bn on ads
December 23rd, 2011 - 1:11 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 23 (IANS) The Pakistani government spent over Rs.3 billion on advertisments in various newspapers and periodicals from July to November, a minister said.Minister for Information and Broadcasting Firdous ... Read more...
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No control over army and ISI, admits Pakistan government
December 22nd, 2011 - 3:58 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 22 (IANS) Pakistan's defence ministry does not have operational control over the military and the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), the ministry has admitted in the Supreme Court.The Ministry of ... Read more...
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Pakistan takes control of Shamsi airbase as US leaves
December 11th, 2011 - 3:59 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 11 (IANS) Pakistan's defence ministry Sunday took control of the Shamsi airbase as the US vacated the facility after the government ordered this following the NATO strikes ... Read more...
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‘ISI not in Pakistan government control’
December 6th, 2011 - 11:26 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 6 (IANS) Mansoor Ijaz, the man who stirred Pakistan's 'memogate', has alleged that Pakistan's spy agency Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), especially its 'S' or strategic wing, was ... Read more...
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India expects positive Pakistan decision on MFN
November 5th, 2011 - 6:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Islamabad, Nov 5 (IANS) India Saturday hoped Pakistan's decision to grant MFN status to it will not take long to become operational despite the Pakistan prime minister's conflicting ... Read more...
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Cricketing world welcomes jail for tainted Pakistanis
November 3rd, 2011 - 10:23 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 3 (IANS) The cricketing world Thursday welcomed the jail terms for tainted Pakistani players Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Aamir, saying the punishments will serve as a ... Read more...
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MFN sets stage for Indian, Pakistani leaders meeting in Maldives
November 3rd, 2011 - 8:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 3 (IANS) With Pakistan granting MFN status to India and a slew of recent positive gestures by both sides, the stage has been set for a ... Read more...
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Nusrat Bhutto dies, Pakistan declares mourning
October 23rd, 2011 - 8:45 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Oct 23 (IANS) Nusrat Bhutto, the mother of assassinated former prime minister Benazir Bhutto, has died in Dubai of a protracted illness. She was 82.
The Pakistan government ... Read more...
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Aftab Sultan is Pakistan IB chief
October 23rd, 2011 - 2:37 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Oct 23 (IANS) The Pakistan government has named Aftab Sultan as the new director general of the domestic Intelligence Bureau (IB).After long deliberations to forge a consensus from ... Read more...
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No effort to be spared for Kashmir cause: Gilani
October 18th, 2011 - 12:06 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Oct 18 (IANS) The Pakistan government would spare no effort to extend support the Kashmiri people in their struggle to determine their future according to their aspirations, Prime ... Read more...
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Pakistan government to use Facebook for dengue awareness in Punjab
October 8th, 2011 - 7:21 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Oct 8 (IANS) The Punjab government in Pakistan will spread public awareness on dengue through social networking site Facebook.
Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif formally launched the Facebook page ... Read more...
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Pakistan governance has been a failure: Fatima Bhutto
September 30th, 2011 - 9:10 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuiram, Sep 30 (IANS) The system of governance in Pakistan has been a failure but it is absurd to call the country a failed state, Karachi-based writer and columnist ... Read more...
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India wants terror camps in Pakistan destroyed
September 27th, 2011 - 5:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 27 (IANS) India Tuesday said it wants all the 42 terror camps in Pakistan to be destroyed."There are 42 terror camps across the border at present. We ... Read more...
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UN appeals for $356 million to help flood-hit Pakistan
September 18th, 2011 - 11:27 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Sep 18 (IANS) The United Nations Sunday launched an appeal to raise $356 million under its "Rapid Response Plan 2011" to provide emergency relief to the flood-hit areas in ... Read more...
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I conferred with ISI on Kasab’s Pakistani identity: Sacked official
September 17th, 2011 - 2:10 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Sep 17 (IANS) Pakistan's sacked National Security Adviser Mahmood Durrani has claimed that he had "written authority and had conferred with the ISI" chief before admitting before the ... Read more...
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Pakistan government indifferent to people, says Nawaz
September 16th, 2011 - 6:03 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Sep 16 (IANS) Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif Friday accused the Pakistan government of not being interested in ordinary people's problems at a time when the country is ... Read more...
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India says LeT threat persists
August 24th, 2011 - 7:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 24 (IANS) As LeT founder Hafiz Saeed renewed the call for a jihad against New Delhi, the government Wednesday said there are reports that the group continues ... Read more...
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Japan gives Pakistan $65 mn for polio eradication
August 16th, 2011 - 10:06 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Aug 16 (IANS) A Japanese government agency has signed a loan agreement with the Pakistan government to provide it funds up to 4,990 million yen (around $65 million) for ... Read more...
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India meddling in Balochistan, says Pakistan daily
August 15th, 2011 - 4:26 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Aug 15 (IANS) A Pakistani newspaper Monday accused India of covertly helping Baloch nationalists and urged the government to carry out a diplomatic campaign against New Delhi."Not content with ... Read more...
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China not backing India’s stand on Pakistan terror camps: Daily
August 12th, 2011 - 9:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 12 (IANS) China Daily, widely seen as the mouthpiece of the ruling Communist Party, has confirmed the recent visit of the ISI chief to Beijing, but has ... Read more...
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Fates of Sarabjit, Chishty figure in Rajya Sabha (Lead)
August 11th, 2011 - 8:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) The fates of an Indian prisoner in Pakistan and a Pakistani jailed in India were raised in the Rajya Sabha Thursday as the upper ... Read more...
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Home ministry looking into Pakistani prisoner in Ajmer: PM
August 11th, 2011 - 3:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Thursday said the central government had sought from the Rajasthan government details on Khaleel Chishty, an 80-year-old Pakistani doctor undergoing ... Read more...
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No witnesses appear before Abbotabad panel
August 6th, 2011 - 6:04 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Aug 6 (IANS) A high level commission, set up by the Pakistan government to probe the presence of Al Qaeda chief Osama Bin Laden in Abbottabad and the ... Read more...
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Rs.10.2 bn for deficit-stricken Pakistan Railways
August 6th, 2011 - 12:40 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Aug 6 (IANS) The Pakistan government has approved Rs.10 billion for the railways to help it overcome a Rs.52.5 billion deficit, Geo News reported.The decision to provide Rs.10.2 billion ... Read more...
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‘Give stern punishment to perpetrators of Karachi, Quetta killings’
August 1st, 2011 - 6:24 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Aug 1 (IANS) The Pakistan government must mete out stern and exemplary punishment to those responsible for the vicious spate of "target killings" that have engulfed Karachi and now ... Read more...
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Pakistan’s judiciary free, independent, says minister
August 1st, 2011 - 1:29 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Aug 1 (IANS) Pakistan's judiciary was functioning freely and independently, said a minister after a court announced its verdict in a corruption case.Minister for Information and Broadcasting Firdous ... Read more...
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14 Indians released from Karachi jail
July 28th, 2011 - 8:20 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, July 28 (IANS) Fourteen Indian fishermen who had inadvertently crossed the maritime boundary, were Thursday released from a prison in the Pakistan's southern port city of Karachi.The prisoners were ... Read more...
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Pakistan registers concern on Fai arrest with US embassy
July 22nd, 2011 - 4:18 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, July 22 (IANS) The Pakistan government has issued a demarche to the US embassy to register its concerns on the arrest of Kashmiri American lobbyist Ghulam Nabi Fai and ... Read more...
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Fai fails to turn up, court defers hearing to Tuesday
July 22nd, 2011 - 1:22 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, July 22 (IANS) Arrested Kashmiri American lobbyist Ghulam Nabi Fai failed to appear before a court here Friday, following which his hearing was postponed to July 26, the Geo ... Read more...
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Pakistan government committed to safeguard lives, property
July 11th, 2011 - 10:11 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, July 11 (IANS) Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari Monday said the government was committed to safeguarding life and property of Pakistani citizens at any cost, a media report said.He ... Read more...
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Shahzad was kidnapped, killed with government sanction: US admiral
July 8th, 2011 - 4:54 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, July 8 (IANS) The killing of journalist Saleem Shahzad was "sanctioned" by the Pakistan government, said a top US official.Admiral Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, ... Read more...
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PML-N, MQM form alliance against Pakistan government
July 6th, 2011 - 10:41 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, July 6 (IANS) Two former rival parties Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) in Pakistan announced Wednesday they have joined hands against the government ... Read more...
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