Khar overshadows a seasoned Krishna (Islamabad diary)
September 9th, 2012 - 7:04 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Sep 9 (IANS) He is 80-plus and a seasoned politician and she is all of 34 years of age. But when it came to a face-off in front of ... Read more...
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Amarinder Singh: Down and now out! (Punjab Newsletter)
August 3rd, 2012 - 10:46 am ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Aug 3 (IANS) That he and his Congress party were down in morale after repeated defeats in the elections this year was not hidden from anyone. ... Read more...
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`Osama dead but Al Qaeda still dangerous’ (Lead)
April 30th, 2012 - 4:09 pm ICT by IANS
Washington/Islamabad, April 30 (IANS) Al Qaeda's top leaders, including its new chief Ayman al-Zawahri, continue to "burrow" in Pakistan's tribal areas, said a top US official as a Pakistani journalist ... Read more...
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Al Qaeda determined to make ‘new history’: report
April 30th, 2012 - 12:43 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 30 (IANS) A dead Osama bin Laden is as dangerous as a living one, senior Pakistani journalist Hamid Mir has written a year after the killing of the ... Read more...
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Proud that a woman got Pakistan’s first Oscar: Ali Zafar
March 5th, 2012 - 4:43 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 5 (IANS) Pakistani singer-actor Ali Zafar is happy that Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, a woman, picked up the first Oscar for his country. He describes it as a great ... Read more...
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Two hurt as rocket hits Pakistani journalist’s home
February 5th, 2012 - 12:48 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 5 (IANS) A rocket slammed into the house of a journalist in Pakistan's restive North Waziristan tribal region, injuring two children.
Pakistani forces and suspected Taliban rebels ... Read more...
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ISI left out in Pakistani journalist’s killing report: HRW
January 30th, 2012 - 6:44 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 30 (IANS/AKI) International rights group Human Rights Watch (HRW) Monday said the report on the killing of Pakistani journalist Saleem Shahzad deliberately ignored the possible involvement of ... Read more...
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Pakistani journalist working for US radio killed (Lead)
January 18th, 2012 - 4:26 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 18 (IANS) A Pakistani journalist, who was working for US radio, was shot dead by some unidentified gunmen Tuesday evening in the country's northwestern region, police said.Mukararm Khan ... Read more...
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Vice president asks Urdu media to focus on today’s issues
December 30th, 2011 - 10:06 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Dec 30 (IANS) India's Vice President Hamid Ansari Friday called upon Urdu newspapers to mould taste and cajole their readership in the direction of contemporary issues.Inaugurating the World ... Read more...
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Pakistani journalist Hamid Mir to get security
December 23rd, 2011 - 12:06 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 23 (IANS) Pakistani journalist Hamid Mir will be provided security after he received threats, said Interior Minister Rehman Malik.Geo TV anchor Hamid Mir said Wednesday that he received ... Read more...
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Probe complete in Pakistani journalist’s killing
December 14th, 2011 - 9:52 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 14 (IANS) The commission investigating the killing of Pakistani journalist Saleem Shahzad said Wednesday its had completed its inquiry and would submit its report to the government within ... Read more...
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Family waits for report on Pakistani journalist’s killing
November 30th, 2011 - 12:08 pm ICT by IANS
Lahore, Nov 30 (IANS/AKI) An investigative report on the murder of Pakistani journalist Syed Saleem Shahzad is not likely be released as planned in November, said Shahzad's brother-in-law Hamza Amer."The ... Read more...
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Abducted Pakistani journalist freed
October 13th, 2011 - 1:54 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Oct 13 (IANS) A journalist who was kidnapped by suspected militants was set free in Pakistan's North Waziristan region.Rehmatullah Khan Derpakhel was abducted Aug 11 and freed after a ... Read more...
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Pakistan reporter was not supposed to be killed: Report
September 30th, 2011 - 11:08 am ICT by IANS
New York, Sep 30 (IANS/AKI) Pakistani journalist Saleem Shahzad was probably killed by his country's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) spy agency, but the initial order was to rough him up ... Read more...
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Slain Pakistani journalist’s widow records statement
September 21st, 2011 - 12:22 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Sep 21 (IANS) The widow of Pakistani journalist Salim Shahzad who was abducted, tortured and killed has recorded her statement before a panel, a media report said.Shahzad's widow said ... Read more...
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Zardari seeks probe into attack on journalist
August 23rd, 2011 - 12:31 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Aug 23 (IANS) Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has sought an inquiry report on the attack on a journalist in Peshawar.Hazrat Khan, bureau chief of Pashto-channel AVT Khyber, was ... Read more...
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Journalist shot dead in Pakistan
August 15th, 2011 - 2:03 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Aug 15 (IANS) A Pakistani journalist has been shot dead by unidentified men in Balochistan province, a media report said.Munir Ahmed Shahkir, a senior journalist with "Waqt News" newspaper, ... Read more...
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Pakistani journalist manhandled
August 10th, 2011 - 1:27 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Aug 10 (IANS) A journalist was manhandled for exposing malpractices at a premier hospital in Karachi, a media report said.The health reporter associated with a news agency was manhandled ... Read more...
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Pakistani journalist dead
August 4th, 2011 - 2:13 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Aug 4 (IANS) Senior Pakistani journalist Yousuf Khan has died in Karachi. He was 53, a media report said.Chief reporter of daily Nawa-i-Waqt, Khan died Wednesday night following a ... Read more...
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Panel on Pakistani journalist’s killing gets phone record
July 28th, 2011 - 1:53 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, July 28 (IANS) A judicial commission probing the abduction and murder of journalist Saleem Shahzad has received his mobile phone record, a media report said Thursday.Dawn said that the ... Read more...
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Shahzad murder probe panel fails to get phone record
July 20th, 2011 - 3:18 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, July 20 (IANS) The judicial commission probing the abduction and killing of Pakistani journalist Saleem Shahzad has not got the records of his mobile phones and e-mails, a media ... Read more...
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ISI ordered Shahzad’s killing: US officials
July 5th, 2011 - 8:31 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, July 5 (IANS) Pakistan's powerful Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) agency had ordered the killing of Pakistani journalist Saleem Shahzad, a media report quoted US officials as saying.New classified intelligence shows ... Read more...
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Police unable to access murdered Pakistani journalist’s email
June 21st, 2011 - 3:05 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, June 21 (IANS) The police have not been able to access the email of murdered Pakistani journalist Saleem Shahzad, a media report said Tuesday.Shahzad, 40, was kidnapped in Islamabad ... Read more...
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Italian MP wants international probe into Shahzad’s murder
June 16th, 2011 - 12:15 pm ICT by IANS
Rome, June 16 (IANS/AKI) An Italian lawmaker has demanded an international investigation into the killing of Pakistani journalist Saleem Shahzad.Shahzad's battered body was found May 31 in a canal in ... Read more...
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Mumbai journalist’s murder touches chord in Nepal
June 12th, 2011 - 4:08 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, June 12 (IANS) Despite its preoccupation with yoga guru Baba Ramdev's protest on one hand and the Gorkhaland movement in eastern India on the other, the daylight killing of ... Read more...
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Amarinder holidaying in Himachal with Pakistani friend
June 5th, 2011 - 4:17 pm ICT by IANS
Narkanda (Himachal Pradesh), June 5 (IANS) Former Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh and his Pakistani journalist friend, known for their close proximity, are holidaying in Himachal Pradesh, a state government ... Read more...
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`Pakistani journalist’s killers wanted to set an example’
June 4th, 2011 - 1:09 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, June 4 (IANS) The killers of Pakistani journalist Syed Saleem Shahzad made no attempt to hide his body as they wanted to make his death "an example for other ... Read more...
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Pakistani journalist’s killing outrages CJA
June 2nd, 2011 - 12:14 am ICT by IANS
Toronto, June 1 (IANS) The Commonwealth Journalists Association (CJA) Wednesday expressed outrage over the slaying of Pakistani journalist Syed Saleem Shahzad and urged the Pakistan government to do all ... Read more...
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US condemns Shahzad murder (Lead, changing dateline)
June 1st, 2011 - 5:11 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, June 1 (IANS) US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has denounced the abduction and murder of Pakistani journalist Saleem Shahzad."The US strongly condemns the abduction and killing of reporter ... Read more...
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Clinton condemns Pakistani journalist’s killing
June 1st, 2011 - 5:03 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, June 1 (IANS) US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has condemned the killing of Pakistani journalist Syed Saleem Shahzad."The United States strongly condemns the abduction and killing of reporter ... Read more...
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Anger grows over Pakistani journalist’s murder
June 1st, 2011 - 1:38 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, June 1 (IANS) Twitter is abuzz with the brutal murder of Pakistani journalist Syed Saleem Shahzad, with one user asking the UN to impose sanctions against the ISI ... Read more...
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Pakistani journalist’s second autopsy conducted
June 1st, 2011 - 1:36 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, June 1 (IANS) A second autopsy was conducted here on journalist Syed Saleem Shahzad who was said to have been picked up by the ISI and later found tortured ... Read more...
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Shahzad was killed for reporting truth: Pakistani daily
June 1st, 2011 - 1:25 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, June 1 (IANS) Pakistani journalist Syed Saleem Shahzad, thought to have been picked up by the ISI and later found tortured and murdered, "paid the price for reporting the ... Read more...
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Abducted Pakistani journalist tortured and killed (Intro Night Lead)
June 1st, 2011 - 12:12 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, May 31 (IANS) Celebrated Pakistani journalist Syed Saleem Shahzad, who went missing Sunday and was thought to have been seized by the ISI intelligence agency, was found tortured ... Read more...
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Abducted Pakistani journalist tortured, killed: Official (Night Lead)
May 31st, 2011 - 11:38 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, May 31 (IANS) Pakistani journalist Syed Saleem Shahzad, who went missing Sunday amid speculation that he had been seized by the ISI intelligence agency, was found murdered ... Read more...
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