Terrorism, trade, visas to top India-Pakistan talks (Lead)
September 6th, 2012 - 7:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 6 (IANS) India's concerns on threats of terror emanating from various quarters in Pakistan will top the agenda of talks as External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna ... Read more...
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Terrorism to dominate Krishna, Khar talks
September 6th, 2012 - 6:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 6 (IANS) India's concerns on terrorism emanating from Pakistan will top the agenda of talks as External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna heads for Islamabad Friday ... Read more...
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LeT still going strong in Pakistan’s terror core: US (Lead)
August 1st, 2012 - 8:08 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 1 (IANS) Even as western strikes have weakened the Al Qaeda core in Pakistan, the terror group's affiliates are still increasing "operational capabilities", with no decrease in the ... Read more...
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US warns of LeT threat, asks Pakistan to act
August 1st, 2012 - 11:21 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 1 (IANS) Expressing great concern over continued threat posed by Lashkar-e-Taiba to stability in South Asia, the United States has asked Pakistan to take more action against the ... Read more...
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US, Pakistan ink NATO transit deal
July 31st, 2012 - 9:26 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, July 31 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The US and Pakistan Tuesday signed a deal formalising an agreement on NATO supplies to Afghanistan through Pakistani territory, US media reported.Pakistan had closed ... Read more...
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Thousands protest Pakistan’s reopening of NATO supply route
July 17th, 2012 - 9:34 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, July 17 (IANS) Thousands of people in northwest Pakistan Tuesday staged a sit-in on the main supply route for NATO forces in Afghanistan. They were opposing Islamabad's decision to ... Read more...
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Pakistan wants ‘appropriate’ apology from US, says envoy
June 19th, 2012 - 2:38 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, June 19 (IANS) Pakistan wants an "appropriate" apology from the US over the NATO air strike last year that killed its two dozen soldiers, the country's ambassador to Washington ... Read more...
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Pakistan summons US envoy over drone strikes
June 5th, 2012 - 8:33 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, June 5 (IANS) Pakistan's foreign ministry Tuesday summoned US Charge d'Affaires Richard Hoagland to lodge a formal protest over the series of drone strikes in the country, the ministry ... Read more...
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Abbottabad operation was unlawful, says Amnesty
May 24th, 2012 - 4:25 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 24 (IANS) The US special operation in Pakistan's Abbottabad town in May last year that killed Osama bin Laden in his hideout appears to have been "unlawful" in ... Read more...
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Pakistani leaders harp on US apology for NATO air strike (Lead)
May 22nd, 2012 - 4:16 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, May 22 (IANS) Pakistan's demand for the US apology for the NATO air strike in which its 24 soldiers were killed - an incident which has strained bilateral ... Read more...
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Pakistan wants apology for NATO air strike: Envoy
May 22nd, 2012 - 3:21 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, May 22 (IANS) Islamabad was adamant on its demand for an apology for a NATO air strike at a border post in which 24 Pakistani soldiers were martyred, Pakistani ... Read more...
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Building mutual trust key to defeating terror: Zardari
April 27th, 2012 - 10:22 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 27 (IANS) Terming the US drone strikes inside Pakistani territory as "useless" and "counter-productive", Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari Friday told a visiting US diplomat that building mutual ... Read more...
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Imran fears suicide attacks if NATO supply resumes
April 14th, 2012 - 9:38 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 14 (IANS) Pakistani cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan Saturday said he feared suicide attacks across the country following the reopening of the NATO supply routes to Afghanistan through Pakistani territory.The ... Read more...
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New ISI chief plans Europe visit
April 12th, 2012 - 10:15 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 12 (IANS) The new chief of Pakistani spy agency ISI, Lt. Gen. Zahirul Islam, is planning to visit "some European countries" along with his predecessor Lt. Gen. (retd) ... Read more...
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Amid improving ties, Zardari to meet Manmohan, visit Ajmer (Lead)
April 2nd, 2012 - 7:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Islamabad, April 2 (IANS) Amid a marked improvement in bilateral ties, Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari will visit India April 8 to offer prayers at a revered Sufi ... Read more...
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Pakistan may not allow foreign operations
April 1st, 2012 - 3:40 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 1 (IANS) A Pakistani parliamentary panel wants to bar foreign security contractors from working in Pakistan and is also against foreign military bases, especially American ones.Members of the ... Read more...
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US wants ties with Pakistan: Envoy
February 26th, 2012 - 11:07 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 26 (IANS) A US diplomat reiterated Sunday that Washington wants bilateral ties with Islamabad.Charge d'Affaires Richard Hoagland told Geo News in an interview the US was ... Read more...
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Trio throws heroin packets into India, flees: BSF
February 24th, 2012 - 11:40 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Feb 24 (IANS) Three smugglers sneaked into Indian territory in Rajasthan's Sriganganagar district from Pakistan and fled after throwing six kg of heroin early Friday, a Border Security Force ... Read more...
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India, Pakistan to dismantle trade barriers (Round-up)
February 13th, 2012 - 9:53 pm ICT by IANS
Lahore, Feb 13 (IANS) Commerce Minister Anand Sharma, accompanied by business leaders of more than 100 Indian companies, Monday walked into Pakistan through the Wagah border, vowing to bring down ... Read more...
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NATO attack on check-posts not deliberate: US envoy
January 31st, 2012 - 10:15 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 31 (IANS) The NATO air strike on two Pakistan Army check-posts that killed 24 soldiers was not deliberate and it will be ensured that such incidents do not ... Read more...
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Pakistani court frees three Iranian soldiers
January 15th, 2012 - 4:44 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 15 (IANS) A Pakistani court has released three Iranian security men, who were arrested earlier this month for entering into Pakistani territory and killing a man, said court ... Read more...
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Iran closes border with Pakistan after incident
January 3rd, 2012 - 7:00 pm ICT by IANS
Tehran, Jan 3 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Iran Tuesday closed its border with Pakistan after Pakistani border guards detained two Iranian military personnel, a media report said.PakistanToday.com.pk. said three Iranian servicemen were ... Read more...
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Pakistan reviewing Pentagon report on NATO attack
December 30th, 2011 - 12:29 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 29 (IANS) Pakistan said Thursday it was reviewing a Pentagon report over the NATO attack on two Pakistani border posts that killed 24 soldiers.The Nov 26 air strikes ... Read more...
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Pakistan rejects NATO attack report as biased
December 29th, 2011 - 12:04 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 28 (IANS) Pakistan Wednesday rejected as biased the US report on the NATO air strikes on two army border checkposts that caused the death of 24 Pakistani soldiers, ... Read more...
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Indian Army recalls 1971 victory
December 16th, 2011 - 8:18 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Dec 16 (IANS) The Indian Army's Northern Command Friday paid tributes to soldiers killed during the 1971 India-Pakistan war that led to the birth of Bangladesh.On this day in ... Read more...
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30 NATO oil tankers torched in Pakistan (Lead)
December 9th, 2011 - 6:37 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 9 (IANS) At least 30 NATO oil tankers and containers were torched in a rocket attack at a terminal in Pakistan Thursday night, state-run television network PTV reported. ... Read more...
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Worse days ahead for Pakistan-US ties: Daily
December 4th, 2011 - 1:24 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 4 (IANS) Pakistan and America are both locked in a serious conflict which has been "worsened by the arrogance exhibited by the US", a Pakistani daily said Sunday ... Read more...
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No compromise on Pakistan’s sovereignty: Khar
December 4th, 2011 - 1:18 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 4 (IANS) Pakistan decided not to participate in the Bonn conference on Afghanistan to protest a NATO attack that left 24 soldiers dead, Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar ... Read more...
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Pakistan senate calls for unity against foreign aggression
December 2nd, 2011 - 10:08 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 2 (IANS) The Pakistan Senate Friday passed a unanimous resolution which said that in case of foreign aggression, the nation would stand united for the country's defence.The resolution ... Read more...
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Pakistani envoy in Germany to attend Bonn meet?
December 2nd, 2011 - 8:44 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 2 (IANS) The Pakistani ambassador in Germany is likely to attend an international conference on the future of Afghanistan to be held in Bonn Dec 5, ... Read more...
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Khar briefs Chinese, Russian counterparts on NATO attack
November 28th, 2011 - 11:32 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Nov 28 (IANS) Pakistan Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar spoke to her Chinese and Russian counterparts Monday evening and briefed them about the NATO attack on a Pakistani border ... Read more...
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Pakistan may have inspected Indian Army chopper: Antony
November 23rd, 2011 - 5:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 23 (IANS) It is possible that the Pakistani authorities examined an Indian Army helicopter that strayed into their territory a month ago and was returned the same ... Read more...
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US promises to fix up inaccurate India map
November 22nd, 2011 - 11:37 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Nov 22 (IANS) Admitting "inaccuracies", the US State Department has taken off a map that depicted parts of Jammu and Kashmir as Pakistani territory with an assurance to get ... Read more...
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India protests US depiction of Kashmir as Pakistani territory
November 21st, 2011 - 9:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 21 (IANS) India Monday protested to the US after the State Department website depicted parts of Jammu and Kashmir as Pakistani territory and strongly reaffirmed that the ... Read more...
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Manmohan-Gilani meet: India hopes for better ties, to press for 26/11 justice
November 9th, 2011 - 8:41 pm ICT by IANS
Addu Atoll/New Delhi, Nov 9 (IANS) Amid a shrinking trust deficit with Pakistan, India Wednesday hoped to build on positive progress in bilateral ties and pressed for speedy trial ... Read more...
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