Northeast exodus: Pakistan asks India to provide evidence
August 20th, 2012 - 3:31 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad/New Delhi, Aug 20 (IANS) Pakistan has assured India that it will "look into" its assertion that elements in Pakistan used social media to whip up panic that led ... Read more...
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Northeast exodus: Pakistan rejects Indian charge
August 19th, 2012 - 5:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 19 (IANS) Pakistan Sunday rejected Indian charges that morphed pictures of Assam and Myanmar violence which sparked an exodus of northeastern citizens from other states originalted in ... Read more...
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Ajmer shrine finally receives Zardari’s $1 mn donation
August 18th, 2012 - 12:02 am ICT by IANS
Ajmer, Aug 17 (IANS) Four months after visiting Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari announced $1 million donation for Sufi saint Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti's shrine here, the shrine authorities finally received ... Read more...
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Process on to deliver Zardari’s donation to Ajmer shrine
July 30th, 2012 - 3:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 30 (IANS) More than three months after Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari announced a donation of Rs.5 crore to the Ajmer dargah during his visit to the ... Read more...
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Zardari invites Manmohan Singh to Pakistan
July 28th, 2012 - 12:55 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, July 27 (IANS) Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari Friday invited Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to visit Pakistan, saying it will provide an opportunity to the two leaders ... Read more...
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Suspected Pakistani agent sent to jail
July 25th, 2012 - 7:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 25 (IANS) A man, arrested for allegedly working as an agent for a Pakistani intelligence agency, was Wednesday sent to judicial custody till Aug 8 by a ... Read more...
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Man working as Pakistani agent sent to police custody
July 18th, 2012 - 9:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 18 (IANS) A man, who was allegedly working as an agent for a Pakistani intelligence agency, was sent to two days' police custody by a Delhi court ... Read more...
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Geelani asks Pakistan to press India on Kashmir issue
July 3rd, 2012 - 7:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 3 (IANS) In a move that has upset India, Pakistan's Foreign Secretary Jalil Abbas Jilani Tuesday met Kashmiri separatist leaders, with Hurriyat leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani ... Read more...
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26/11 arrest: Pakistan says terror a common concern
June 26th, 2012 - 12:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 26 (IANS) A day after reports of an Indian 26/11 accused and his links with Pakistani terrorists became public, Pakistan Tuesday renewed its offer of counter-terror cooperation ... Read more...
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BlackBerry phones of Haqqani, Ijaz to be tested
May 10th, 2012 - 9:40 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, May 10 (IANS) The BlackBerry handsets of former Pakistani envoy to US, Husain Haqqani and Pakistani-American businessman Mansoor Ijaz, the main characters involved in the memo scandal, will undergo ... Read more...
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Pakistani daily seeks mechanism on prisoners’ repatriation
April 16th, 2012 - 12:21 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 16 (IANS) Pakistan and India should work out a permanent mechanism through which prisoners in each other's jails are "swiftly repatriated after completion of their sentences and ... Read more...
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Zardari donation will be for ‘noble causes’: Ajmer dargah (With Image)
April 9th, 2012 - 7:35 pm ICT by IANS
Ajmer, April 9 (IANS) The donation of $1 million offered by Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari during his visit to the dargah of Sufi saint Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti will be ... Read more...
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Ajmer shrine authorities mum on Zardari visit
April 3rd, 2012 - 1:27 am ICT by IANS
Jaipur, April 2 (IANS) Rajasthan government officials and authorities at the shrine of Sufi saint Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti remained tightlipped Monday over preparations for the April 8 visit of ... Read more...
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Pakistani law officer pays quiet visit to Delhi gurdwara
March 26th, 2012 - 10:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 26 (IANS) Pakistan's Deputy Attorney General Muhammad Khurshid Khan paid a quiet visit to one of Delhi's famous gurdwaras, leaving officials of the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management ... Read more...
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26/11: Pakistani judicial panel begins visit to India (Lead)
March 15th, 2012 - 1:20 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) A Pakistani judicial commission arrived here Wednesday and will record the statements of key officials related to the 26/11 Mumbai carnage probe, an important step ... Read more...
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Geelani under scanner for alleged Lashkar links
March 2nd, 2012 - 6:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 2 (IANS) Kashmiri separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani may be questioned for recommending a Pakistani visa for a suspected Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist arrested for allegedly plotting a ... Read more...
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Ijaz sticks to his coup claim in testimony from London (Lead)
February 22nd, 2012 - 10:08 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 22 (IANS) A Supreme Court appointed commission probing the memo scandal here Wednesday began recording the testimony of Pakistani-American businessman Mansoor Ijaz, the key figure in the controversy, ... Read more...
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Pakistan commission records Ijaz testimony
February 22nd, 2012 - 6:48 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 22 (IANS) A commission probing the memo scandal here Wednesday began recording the testimony of Pakistani-American businessman Mansoor Ijaz, the key figure in the controversy, through video-conference from ... Read more...
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Deport Pakistanis who have completed jail terms: Apex court (Lead)
January 24th, 2012 - 9:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 24 (IANS) In a significant judgment, the Supreme Court Tuesday directed the government to deport within a month 54 Pakistani nationals who are languishing in Indian jails ... Read more...
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Billions can’t be spent on Ijaz’s security: Gilani
January 22nd, 2012 - 8:03 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 22 (IANS) Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said Sunday that the country's interior ministry will provide security for Pakistani American businessman Mansoor Ijaz but billions of rupees ... Read more...
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Will unveil the truth, not afraid of anyone, says Ijaz
January 21st, 2012 - 6:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 21 (IANS) Pakistani-American businessman Mansoor Ijaz has said that he is not afraid of anyone and would unveil the truth despite receiving threats over his expected testimony ... Read more...
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US assured me support during Pakistan visit, says Ijaz
January 21st, 2012 - 12:38 am ICT by IANS
London, Jan 20 (IANS) Pakistani-American businessman Mansoor Ijaz has said that the US government assured him of its support during his forthcoming visit to the country. He said he has ... Read more...
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Ijaz seeks time to appear before memo commission (Lead)
January 16th, 2012 - 4:02 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 16 (IANS) Pakistani-American businessman Mansoor Ijaz, one of the key figures in the memo scandal, Monday sought more time to appear before a three-member judicial commission probing ... Read more...
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BlackBerry refuses to hand Memogate data to Pakistan
January 16th, 2012 - 12:32 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 16 (IANS) BlackBerry maker Research in Motion (RIM) has said it will not release data regarding a memo that said President Asif Ali Zardari had feared a military ... Read more...
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Dengue alarm: Pakistan asks for Indian drugs
September 13th, 2011 - 12:08 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad/New Delhi, Sep 12 (IANS) With dengue outbreak acquiring alarming proportions across the country, Pakistan is hurriedly ordering medicines from India to battle the disease that has killed at least ... Read more...
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Pakistan condemns Delhi blast
September 8th, 2011 - 12:08 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 7 (IANS) Pakistan Wednesday condemned the bombing outside the Delhi High Court and expressed the hope that the perpetrators will be brought to justice."Pakistan's Prime Minister Yousuf ... Read more...
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Indian, Pakistani parliamentarians engage on people-centric issues
August 19th, 2011 - 12:47 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 18 (IANS) Seeking to expand the "constituency for peace", parliamentarians from India and Pakistan Thursday held wide-ranging discussions here on issues that focused on enhancing trust and ... Read more...
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Geelani, Shabir Shah placed under house arrest
July 29th, 2011 - 3:44 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, July 29 (IANS) Two senior separatist leaders, Syed Ali Geelani and Shabir Shah, were Friday placed under house arrest in Jammu nad Kashmir's summer capital Srinagar."It has been our ... Read more...
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Hina’s visit works wonders: Pakistani diplomats
July 28th, 2011 - 6:20 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, July 28 (IANS) The first-ever visit of new Pakistan Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar to India has been most successful with New Delhi seeming willing to talk on several ... Read more...
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Kashmir must join India-Pakistan dialogue: Separatists (Second Lead)
July 26th, 2011 - 11:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 26 (IANS) Kashmiri separatist leaders met Pakistani Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar here Tuesday evening, asserting their stated position that their inclusion in the peace process ... Read more...
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India repatriates 91 Pakistanis
July 26th, 2011 - 9:31 pm ICT by IANS
Attari (Punjab), July 26 (IANS) Seen as a confidence building measure, India Tuesday repatriated through the land route here 91 Pakistanis who had been jailed in Gujarat, Punjab and Haryana.They ... Read more...
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Kashmir participation must in India-Pakistan dialogue: Geelani
July 26th, 2011 - 8:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 26 (IANS) Kashmiri separatist leaders Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Syed Ali Geelani met Pakistani Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar here Tuesday evening, a day ahead of the ... Read more...
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Kashmiri separatists to meet Khar in Delhi
July 26th, 2011 - 2:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 26 (IANS) Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Syed Ali Geelani, chiefs of the two factions of Jammu and Kashmir's separatist Hurriyat Conference, will meet Pakistani Foreign Minister Hina ... Read more...
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Ready to talk to New Delhi: Mirwaiz
July 25th, 2011 - 9:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 25 (IANS) Ahead of his talks with Pakistan Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar, moderate separatist leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq Monday said he was open to negotiations with ... Read more...
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Kashmiri separatist leaders to meet Pakistan foreign minister
July 21st, 2011 - 10:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jul 21 (IANS) The Pakistan high commission here has invited top Kashmiri separatist leaders, including Ali Shah Geelani and Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, for a meeting with Foreign Minister ... Read more...
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