Mumbai terror suspect Headley’s status hearing postponed
January 12th, 2010 - 10:43 am ICT by IANS
Chicago, Jan 12 (IANS) A Chicago court has postponed till Feb 23 a hearing on the status of the case against Pakistani-American terror suspect David Coleman Headley, charged with scouting targets for ... Read more...
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India, Pakistan exchange list of nuke sites (Lead, changing dateline)
January 1st, 2010 - 3:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 1 (IANS) The subcontinent's new year tradition played out again as India and Pakistan exchanged lists of nuclear installations Friday.
The list exchange was done under the Agreement on the ... Read more...
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US unsure over Indian request for Headley extradition
December 11th, 2009 - 1:02 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, Dec 11 (IANS) The US considers it "premature" to say how it would respond to India's request for the extradition of Pakistani-American terror suspect David Coleman Headley, charged with ... Read more...
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Headley denies role in Mumbai terrorist attack (Second Lead)
December 10th, 2009 - 2:21 am ICT by IANS
Chicagoo, Dec 10 (IANS) Shackled and surrounded by federal marshals, Pakistani-American terror suspect David Coleman Headley, pleaded not guilty to charges that he planned the 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks that killed 166 ... Read more...
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Headley denies role in Mumbai terror attack (Lead)
December 10th, 2009 - 2:15 am ICT by IANS
Chicago, Dec 9 (IANS) Pakistani-American terror suspect David Coleman Headley pleaded not guilty to charges that he planned the 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks that killed 166 people.
Son of a Pakistani diplomat and ... Read more...
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Headley pleads not guilty in Mumbai, Danish terrorist attacks
December 10th, 2009 - 12:40 am ICT by IANS
Chicago, Dec 9 (IANS) Pakistani-American terror suspect David Coleman Headley has pleaded not guilty to charges that he planned the 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks that killed 166 people and planned to launch ... Read more...
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FBI chief in Chicago for briefing on Headley case
December 10th, 2009 - 12:01 am ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, Dec 9 (IANS) FBI director Robert Mueller is in Chicago for a briefing on the case of Pakistani-American terror suspect David Coleman Headley, who is due to appear in ... Read more...
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Headley to answer charges in Mumbai attack Wednesday
December 9th, 2009 - 12:18 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, Dec 9 (IANS) Pakistani-American terror suspect David Coleman Headley, charged with helping to plan last year's terrorist attacks in Mumbai that left 166 dead, will appear in a Chicago ... Read more...
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Headley indictment ‘important day’ in fight against terror: Obama
December 8th, 2009 - 11:57 am ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, Dec 8 (IANS) President Barack Obama believes that the indictment of Pakistani-American terror suspect David Coleman Headley, charged with criminal conspiracy in the Mumbai terror attacks, is an ... Read more...
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Headley case shows importance of global cooperation: US
December 8th, 2009 - 10:24 am ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, Dec 8 (IANS) US law enforcement officials say the case of American terror suspect David Headley charged with conspiracy in last year's Mumbai terror strike shows the importance of ... Read more...
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FBI team to visit Pakistan to follow Headley leads
December 8th, 2009 - 9:45 am ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, Dec 8 (IANS) As prosecutors charged American terror suspect David Coleman Headley with conspiracy in last year's Mumbai terror strike, the US said a Justice Department and FBI ... Read more...
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Headley’s father was a Pakistani diplomat, mother ran a pub in US: report
November 20th, 2009 - 1:25 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Nov 19 (IANS) Suspected Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) operative David Coleman Headley's father was a prominent Pakistani diplomat while his mother belonged to Philadelphia. Born Daood Gilani, Headley changed his name in 2006 ... Read more...
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Pak Army seeking Haqqani’s sack with aim to toppling civilian govt: Expert
November 5th, 2009 - 3:34 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov.5 (ANI): Pakistan's Ambassador to the US Hussain Haqqani's days in office may well be numbered, as experts believe that the military is hell-bent upon his removal, which may ultimately be ... Read more...
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Pakistani diplomat knew US LeT planners of India attack: FBI
October 30th, 2009 - 8:33 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, Oct 30 (IANS) A top Pakistani diplomat personally knew David Coleman Headley and Tahawwur Hussain Rana, accused of carrying out a major terror attack in India for the Lashkar-e-Taiba ... Read more...
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Ahmadinejad asks Pak to quickly hand over ’security agents’ involved in IRS attack
October 19th, 2009 - 1:30 pm ICT by ANI
Tehran, Oct. 19 (ANI): Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has asked the Pakistan Government to quickly apprehend and hand over "some security agents" to Iran who were reportedly involved in the Sunday's attack ... Read more...
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Iran summons Pakistan envoy after attack
October 19th, 2009 - 2:38 am ICT by IANS
Tehran, Oct 19 (IANS) The Iranian foreign ministry has summoned a senior Pakistani diplomat here after Sunday's deadly attack in southeast Iran that killed dozens of soldiers, media reports said.
The attack took ... Read more...
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Pakistani diplomat dies of electric shock in Delhi
October 12th, 2009 - 1:40 pm ICT by ANI
By Naveen KapoorNew Delhi, Oct.12 (ANI): A Pakistani diplomat died of an electric shock at his Vasant Vihar residence here yesterday.Mohabat Khan Afridi, who was the political counsellor at the Pakistan ... Read more...
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Pakistani diplomat electrocuted in Delhi home
October 12th, 2009 - 1:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 12 (IANS) A senior diplomat of the Pakistan High Commission died after being electrocuted at his south Delhi home, sources said here Monday.
Political counsellor at the mission Mohabbat ... Read more...
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Stop blaming Pakistan for ‘home grown’ terror plots, Qureshi tells UK
September 19th, 2009 - 6:51 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sep.19 (ANI): Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has asked Britain to stop blaming Islamabad for the 'home grown' terror plots against the UK.Referring to Britain's lashing out at Pakistan ... Read more...
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A Q Khan’s nukes to Iran claims hold no ‘official status’: Pak diplomat
September 10th, 2009 - 2:18 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sep.10 (ANI): Hours after disgraced Pakistani nuclear scientist Dr AQ Khan claimed that Pakistan had helped Iran acquire the nuclear technology with the aim to jointly emerge as a 'strong bloc' ... Read more...
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Terrorists are British, not Pakistani: Islamabad tells London
September 9th, 2009 - 6:47 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 9 (IANS) Britain has been accused of treating Pakistan like a "whipping boy" while failing to do enough to check home-grown British terrorism.
A senior Pakistani diplomat was Wednesday quoted ... Read more...
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Pak diplomat tells UK to stop treating it like a ‘whipping boy’
September 9th, 2009 - 2:21 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sep.9 (ANI): A top Pakistani diplomat has reacted strongly to Britain's accusations regarding Pakistan harbouring extremists plotting to attack the UK.The diplomat charged Britain of not doing enough to tackle ... Read more...
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India quits Iran gas pipeline deal, says Pakistani diplomat
September 7th, 2009 - 7:22 am ICT by IANS
Tehran, Sep 7 (IANS)) India has exited from a gas pipeline deal it earlier planned with Iran and Pakistan, Mehr news agency reported citing a Pakistani diplomat.
"India definitely quitted the IPI (India-Pakistan-Iran) ... Read more...
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It’s insane to dream Pak govt. acting against ‘Army brainchild’ Taliban: ANP
July 28th, 2009 - 2:42 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 28 (ANI): A leader of Pakistan's Awami National Party (ANP) has said the Taliban is a 'brainchild' of the military and the latter cannot be expected to crush the ... Read more...
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Heavy diplomatic volleying on between India, Pak over Baloch ‘dossier’
July 25th, 2009 - 2:13 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, July 25 (ANI): While India has vehemently denied receiving any dossier from Pakistan in Egypt during the Indo-Pak talks on the sidelines of the NAM summit, Pakistan has maintained that it ... Read more...
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Adnan’s father to be buried in Islamabad
June 24th, 2009 - 8:46 pm ICT by IANS
By Subhash K. Jha
Mumbai, June 24 (IANS) Singer Adnan Sami said his father, a prominent Pakistani diplomat, passed away in a hospital here Monday and as per his last wish the ... Read more...
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Researcher slams Pakistani diplomat’s comments on Netaji
June 23rd, 2009 - 9:12 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 23 (IANS) An organisation of researchers working on Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose's life and ideals Tuesday termed as a "factual fallacy" Pakistani former foreign secretary Shahryar Khan's comments that ... Read more...
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Islamabad will give up nukes, if India does too, says Pakistani diplomat
May 23rd, 2009 - 6:46 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, May 23 (IANS) Stating that Pakistan's nuclear weapon is a "deterrent" against India, the country's top diplomat to the US Saturday expressed willingness to enter into an agreement with New Delhi ... Read more...
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Adnan Sami overwhelmed by Bollywood concern
May 5th, 2009 - 9:07 am ICT by IANS
By Subhash K. Jha
Mumbai, May 5 (IANS) Visits by superstars Amitabh Bachchan and Shah Rukh Khan and then calls from Rajesh Khanna and Saira Bano to inquire about his ailing ... Read more...
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Adnan’s Father Bonds With The Big B and Shah Rukh Over Veer-Zara
May 4th, 2009 - 8:20 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
By Subhash K JhaThe Big B's visit to Adnan Sami's ailing father at the Kokilabhen Dhirubhai Ambani hospital on Thursday evening has triggered off the industry's A-Listers' conscience.On Friday barely 24 ... Read more...
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Amitabh visits ailing filmmaker who gave him his first hit
May 1st, 2009 - 4:04 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 1 (IANS) Taking time out from his choc-a-block schedule, Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan visited veteran filmmaker Prakash Mehra, who gave him his first big hit "Zanjeer", at a hospital ... Read more...
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Anil and Tina Ambani are a pillar of strength, says Adnan Sami
April 29th, 2009 - 1:23 pm ICT by IANS
By Subhash K. Jha
Mumbai, April 29 (IANS) Pakistani singer Adnan Sami has shifted his critically-ill father from Criticare to Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital and says all the arrangements were made following a ... Read more...
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I’ve informed Pakistan’s PM, president about death threats: Adnan Sami
April 20th, 2009 - 2:48 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 20 (IANS) After reported fights between his estranged wife Sabah and friend Pooja Bedi, Adnan Sami has now got death threats. The Bollywood singer says he has informed Pakistani ... Read more...
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US-Pakistan have parallel interests in fighting terror: Holbrooke
April 7th, 2009 - 5:02 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 7 (DPA) US special envoy to Pakistan Richard Holbrooke Tuesday said the two countries had parallel interests in fighting the war against Al Qaeda and Taliban militants concentrated along ... Read more...
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Nervous Khaleda backers call for seasoned Pak diplomats to counter Indias growing influence
January 8th, 2009 - 2:21 pm ICT by ANI
Dhaka, Jan 8 (ANI): The landslide victory of Sheik Hasinas Awami League has jolted the pro-Pakistan political forces in Bangladesh who want Islamabad to send some seasoned diplomats here to look ... Read more...
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