India’s Kashmir policy faulty: ex-governor Sinha
September 21st, 2012 - 9:32 pm ICT by IANS
Aligarh, Sep 21 (IANS) Former Jammu and Kashmir governor S.K. Sinha Friday accused the Indian government of scoring "self goals" in the state but not learning any lessons.Addressing a lecture ... Read more...
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Pakistan assures diplomats’ safety at ‘all cost’
September 20th, 2012 - 11:38 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Sep 20 (IANS) As a large number of people created a ruckus near Islamabad's diplomatic enclave Thursday while staging a protest over an anti-Islam US film, the Pakistani government ... Read more...
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36 injured in anti-Islam film protest in Islamabad (Second Lead)
September 20th, 2012 - 10:43 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Sep 20 (IANS) At least 36 people, including policemen, suffered injuries near the diplomatic enclave in Islamabad Thursday and the army had to be called in to contain a ... Read more...
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Pakistan Army, Rangers fire on Indian posts on LoC, border (Lead)
August 16th, 2012 - 1:28 am ICT by IANS
Jammu, Aug 15 (IANS) Pakistan Army violated the ceasefire for second day Wednesday by firing at two Indian positions on the Line of Control (LoC) late evening on India's Independence ... Read more...
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Five Pakistani Army officers jailed for terror links
August 4th, 2012 - 4:26 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Aug 4 (IANS) Five Pakistani Army officers, including a brigadier, have been jailed for having links with a banned extremist group.The Field General Court Marshal convicted them for having ... Read more...
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Kargil martyr’s parents look to SC, president for hope
July 26th, 2012 - 3:06 pm ICT by IANS
Palampur (Himachal Pradesh), July 26 (IANS) It has been 13 years since their son was killed in the Kargil conflict and they were handed his mutilated body. On Thursday, ... Read more...
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Pakistani soldier repatriated
July 13th, 2012 - 4:16 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, July 13 (IANS) The Indian Army Friday handed over a Pakistani soldier to its compatriot across the border in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir.The soldier, Arif Ali had ... Read more...
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Indian Army arrests Pakistani soldier in Jammu
July 12th, 2012 - 4:48 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, July 12 (IANS) The Indian Army Thursday arrested a Pakistani soldier, Arif Khan, who crossed the Line of Control (LoC) in the Keri sector of Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch ... Read more...
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Seven die in attack on Pakistani army camp
July 9th, 2012 - 1:39 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, July 9 (IANS) Six soldiers and a policeman were killed when militants attacked an army camp in Pakistan's eastern district of Gujrat early Monday morning, the army said.The attack ... Read more...
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Soldier injured in Pakistani firing on LoC
June 17th, 2012 - 8:39 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, June 17 (IANS) In an apparent bid to push in infiltrators, Pakistani troops opened unprovoked fire on Indian forward positions along the LoC in Poonch district of Jammu ... Read more...
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Siachen avalanche: Two more bodies found
June 5th, 2012 - 2:40 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, June 5 (IANS) The bodies of two more Pakistani soldiers were found Tuesday in the Siachen glacier's Gayari area, taking the number of bodies recovered after the devastating April ... Read more...
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Pakistan, Afghanistan, ISAF to hold trilateral meet
May 10th, 2012 - 9:54 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, May 10 (IANS) A trilateral meeting of the military authorities of Pakistan, Afghanistan and International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) will take place in Rawalpindi later this week, Pakistani ... Read more...
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China assists Pakistan avalanche victim search
April 14th, 2012 - 4:35 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, April 14 (IANS) China is assisting in the search for 139 Pakistani soldiers and civilians who are entombed in thick ice following an avalanche that swept through their camp ... Read more...
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‘Rescue work on for missing Siachen avalanche victims’
April 13th, 2012 - 10:33 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 13 (IANS) The Pakistani army was carrying on its rescue operations on the sixth day to reach out to 138 soldiers and civilians buried under snow after a ... Read more...
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Siachen avalanche tragedy: Manmohan offers help to Pakistan
April 8th, 2012 - 9:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 8 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Sunday offered Pakistan humanitarian assistance to help find survivors of a massive avalanche that hit a Pakistani army camp in ... Read more...
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Indian spy who was Zardari’s jail mate wants to meet him
April 8th, 2012 - 1:13 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, April 8 (IANS) Mehboob Elahi is happy that his old prison mate Asif Ali Zardari is coming to India but is crestfallen that he will not get to ... Read more...
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100 Pakistani troops buried in Siachen avalanche (Lead)
April 7th, 2012 - 7:19 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 7 (IANS) At least 100 Pakistani soldiers were buried Saturday in an avalanche in Kashmir's Siachen region, the Pakistani army said.The avalanche hit a military camp near ... Read more...
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Siachen avalanche buries 130 Pakistani soldiers
April 7th, 2012 - 2:07 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 7 (IANS) Over 130 Pakistani soldiers are feared buried in an avalanche that occurred in the Siachen Glacier in the Himalayas where thousands of Pakistani and Indian troops ... Read more...
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US can contact me whenever they want: Hafiz Saeed
April 4th, 2012 - 1:05 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 4 (IANS) Hafiz Saeed, the Mumbai terror attack mastermind and Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) chief for whom the US has announced a bounty of $10 million, has said that America ... Read more...
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$10 mn bounty on me for opposing NATO supplies: Hafiz Saeed
April 3rd, 2012 - 5:12 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 3 (IANS) Hafiz Saeed, the Mumbai terror attack mastermind and Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) chief for whom the US has announced a bounty of $10 million, said Tuesday this ... Read more...
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Pakistan ban won’t affect ‘Agent Vinod’ revenues: Saif
March 22nd, 2012 - 8:03 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 22 (IANS) Actor-producer Saif Ali Khan isn't perturbed over Pakistan banning "Agent Vinod", saying that very little revenue would be lost by the restriction imposed on his ... Read more...
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Abducted Swiss couple found in Pakistan (Lead)
March 15th, 2012 - 4:43 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, March 15 (IANS) A Swiss couple, who had been kidnapped by Pakistan's Taliban last year in July, has been found in a town in North Waziristan by the ... Read more...
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Kidnapped Swiss couple found in Pakistan
March 15th, 2012 - 2:32 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, March 15 (IANS) A Swiss couple, who had been kidnapped by Pakistan's Taliban last year in July, was found in North Waziristan by the Pakistani army, Xinhua reported ... Read more...
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Top Pakistani Army officers to be reshuffled
March 14th, 2012 - 1:21 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, March 14 (IANS) A reshuffle is expected in the Pakistani Army later this year with the retirement of six three-star generals and a number of officers completing their tenures, ... Read more...
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Pakistani Army offers to probe bus passengers’ killing
March 1st, 2012 - 1:43 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, March 1 (IANS) The Pakistani Army has offered to assist in the investigation into Tuesday's sectarian killing in which 18 bus passengers were shot dead on the Karakoram ... Read more...
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Pakistani army dismisses WikiLeaks’ Osama allegations
February 29th, 2012 - 2:07 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 29 (IANS) Pakistani army Tuesday denied whistleblowing website WikiLeaks cable's allegation, suggesting Pakistan military and the main intelligence officials were aware of Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden's ... Read more...
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Review Pakistani Army Act: Daily
February 27th, 2012 - 12:40 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 27 (IANS) Noting that "basic civil liberties need to be protected", a leading Pakistani daily has sought a fresh look at the Pakistan Army Act.An editorial in Dawn ... Read more...
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Drones will strike as long as US wants: Pakistani daily
February 24th, 2012 - 12:53 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 24 (IANS) Despite Pakistan's objections, US drone strikes are going to continue as long as America thinks they are useful, said a Pakistani daily.An editorial in the News ... Read more...
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Pakistan won’t help US attack Iran: Zardari
February 17th, 2012 - 5:51 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 17 (IANS) Pakistan would not assist the US if it attacks Iran, Islamabad Friday assured Tehran.Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Afghan leader Hamid Karzai along with President ... Read more...
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Resume NATO supplies, Karzai tells Pakistan
February 17th, 2012 - 12:40 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 17 (IANS) Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai Friday asked Pakistan to resume NATO supplies that were suspended after airstrikes last year left two dozen soldiers dead, a media ... Read more...
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Antipathy to the US has become visceral: Pakistani daily
February 16th, 2012 - 1:09 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 16 (IANS) There is an antipathy towards the US that transcends the merely political and has in fact "become visceral", said a Pakistani daily.Taking a dig at US ... Read more...
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Pakistani army to court-martial brigadier
February 12th, 2012 - 7:23 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 12 (IANS) The Pakistan Army has decided to court-martial a brigadier for his alleged links with the banned Hizb-ul-Tehrir outfit, sources said.Brigadier Ali Khan, who was posted at ... Read more...
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26/11: Order reserved for taking cognizance of charge sheet
February 4th, 2012 - 9:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 4 (IANS) A Delhi court here Saturday reserved its order for Feb 18 on taking cognizance of a National Investigation Agency (NIA) charge sheet against Pakistani American ... Read more...
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Pakistan disagrees with US findings on NATO attack
January 24th, 2012 - 1:27 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 24 (IANS) Pakistan does not agree with the US findings on a NATO airstrike last year that left 24 of its soldiers dead, authorities said.Inter Services Public Relations, ... Read more...
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26/11: Sleuths want to probe role of Headley’s wife
January 22nd, 2012 - 3:10 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 21 (IANS) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) told a special court here Saturday that they needed to probe the role of Pakistani-American David Headley's second wife in ... Read more...
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