Arrest warrants issued against Shahabuddin, Gilani’s son
June 21st, 2012 - 4:22 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, June 21 (IANS) An anti-narcotics court in Pakistan Thursday issued non-bailable arrest warrants for Makhdoom Shahabuddin, the prime ministerial candidate of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), and Ali ... Read more...
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Zardari picks Shahabuddin as Pakistan PM
June 21st, 2012 - 2:31 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, June 21 (IANS) Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari has formally named Makhdoom Shahabuddin as the candidate of the ruling Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) for the post of ... Read more...
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Pakistan shoots ‘Heer Ranjha’ on original sites
April 10th, 2012 - 2:42 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 10 (IANS) Fans of eternal romances like "Heer Ranjha" will now be able to watch a new version on a Pakistani TV channel, which has shot a musical ... Read more...
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16 militants killed in Pakistan
January 4th, 2012 - 5:15 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 4 (IANS) Sixteen militants were killed in fighting with security forces in Pakistan Wednesday.Ten militants were killed in Kurram Agency, bordering Afghanistan, while six others were killed 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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Pakistan to have electronic media policy
November 22nd, 2011 - 12:02 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Nov 22 (IANS) Pakistan, which has 85 channels, is formulating an electronic media policy, a minister said.Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Firdous Ashiq Awan Monday said the government ... Read more...
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As a student I wasn’t very studious, says Pakistan PM
September 2nd, 2011 - 3:53 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Sep 2 (IANS) Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has admitted that he was "not very studious" when he was a student.Talking to a group of youngsters in a ... Read more...
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Pakistan to have TV channel to counter Taliban propaganda
August 12th, 2011 - 1:30 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Aug 12 (IANS) Pakistan will launch a Pashto-language TV channel to counter Taliban propaganda, an official said.Pakistan Television (PTV) will start Abaseen TV channel at the end of ... Read more...
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Pakistani artists to get awards during their lifetime
July 25th, 2011 - 1:37 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, July 25 (IANS) Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said that the government will ensure that artists are given performance awards during their lifetime."The present government will do ... Read more...
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Hina Khar may pray at Jama Masjid, hopes for better ties
July 22nd, 2011 - 9:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Islamabad, July 22 (IANS) When Pakistan's new Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar comes to New Delhi next week for talks with External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna, she may offer ... Read more...
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Pakistani actor Moin Akhtar dies aged 61
April 22nd, 2011 - 11:38 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 22 (IANS) Prominent Pakistani television, stage and film actor Moin Akhtar, best known to audiences in the subcontinent for his role in comedy play "Bakra Qiston Pe", died ... Read more...
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Pakistan, India cannot afford war: Gilani
January 2nd, 2011 - 1:23 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 2 (IANS) India and Pakistan cannot afford war, Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said, stressing that dialogue is the only way to resolve outstanding issues between the ... Read more...
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15 killed in Pakistan suicide blast (Lead)
December 8th, 2010 - 4:09 pm ICT by IANS
By Awais Saleem
Islamabad, Dec 8 (IANS) At least 15 people were killed and more than 20 injured Wednesday morning in a suicide blast in Kohat's busy Teerah market in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa ... Read more...
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40 killed, 70 injured in Pakistan blasts (Second Lead)
December 6th, 2010 - 5:59 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 6 (IANS) At least 40 people were killed and more than 70 injured Monday in two successive blasts in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, state-run PTV reported.The blasts hit an office ... Read more...
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“My Ultimate Aim Is To Conquer Bollywood By Hitting The Bull’s Eye At The Right Time”: Imran Abbas
July 8th, 2010 - 3:45 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
July 8, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Imran Abbas – the hottest hunk, the dashing dude from Lollywood, Pakistan endowed with a perfect "V' shaped gym toned physique, attractive good looks topped ... Read more...
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Ghost of 1996 cricket World Cup returns to haunt Zardari
June 1st, 2010 - 7:57 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, June 1 (IANS) The ghost of the 1996 cricket World Cup has returned to haunt Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari with a parliamentary panel questioning the clean chit given to ... Read more...
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Hockey World Cup set to become highest watched hockey tournament ever
February 28th, 2010 - 12:58 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Feb.28 (ANI): The 'explosive' Hockey World Cup match between arch rivals India and Pakistan, which would be played today (Sunday) at the National Stadium in New Delhi, could well become the ... Read more...
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Introduce multi-lingual channel to improve image of Islam: PTV official
October 1st, 2009 - 7:46 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Oct.1 (ANI): An official of Pakistan's national broadcaster PTV has called on the federal government to use the substantial aid at its disposal to improve the image of Islam which has ... Read more...
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16 militants killed in Pakistan
May 2nd, 2009 - 3:00 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, May 2 (Xinhua) At least 16 militants were killed in clashes with the security forces in Pakistan's Mohmand agency bordering Afghanistan, TV reports said Saturday.
The fighting started when the militants ... Read more...
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Pakistan offers China blank cheque to negotiate deal with India
January 22nd, 2009 - 1:06 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Jan.22 (ANI): Keen to bring its relations with India back on the peace track, Pakistan has offered key ally China a blank cheque for negotiating any deal with New Delhi ... Read more...
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Suicide blast kills 16 in Pakistan
October 10th, 2008 - 8:11 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Oct 10 (Xinhua) At least 16 people were killed Friday in a suicide bomb attack in Pakistan's Orakzai agency near the Afghan border, the state-run PTV reported.The report said a suicide ... Read more...
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Ex-PCB chief has doubts over India touring Pak under present security scenario
September 27th, 2008 - 11:32 am ICT by ANI
Lahore, Sept 27 (ANI): A former PCB chief has said that because of the prevailing security scenario in Pakistan, he had doubts over India visiting the country, or the delayed ICC ... Read more...
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Suicide bomber kills 20 in Pakistan (Lead)
August 23rd, 2008 - 11:36 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Aug 23 (Xinhua) At least 20 people were killed Saturday morning when a suicide bomber rammed an explosives-laden car into a police station in northwest Pakistan's Swat valley, PTV reported. The ... Read more...
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23 killed in fresh sectarian clashes in Pakistan
August 17th, 2008 - 12:59 pm ICT by IANS
Xinhua
Islamabad, Aug 17 (Xinhua) At least 23 people were killed and 25 injured in fresh sectarian clashes in Pakistan's northwestern tribal region, the state-run PTV reported Sunday. According to the report, the ... Read more...
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ISI promoting TV channel in Bangladesh
August 11th, 2008 - 7:45 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Aug.11 (ANI): Pakistan''s ISI is setting up a TV channel in Bangladesh as a part of its war over airwaves in the region, says the US based Global Geopolitics Network. ... Read more...
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Four killed in bomb blast in Balochistan
August 6th, 2008 - 5:23 pm ICT by IANS
Xinhua
Islamabad, Aug 6 (Xinhua) At least four people were killed and three injured in a bomb blast in southwestern Pakistan's Balochistan province Wednesday, according to state television. The blast occurred at a ... Read more...
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10 Taliban militants killed in Pakistan
August 3rd, 2008 - 10:58 pm ICT by IANS
Xinhua
Islamabad, Aug 3 (Xinhua) At least 10 Taliban militants were killed Sunday in an operation by security forces in northwest Pakistan's Swat Valley, a media report said. The operation was carried out ... Read more...
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Indian company wins lawsuit against German JV partner
July 29th, 2008 - 6:16 pm ICT by IANS
Pune, July 29 (IANS) Aquarius Engineers Pvt. Ltd., a Pune-based hi-tech construction equipment company, has won a legal battle against its German joint venture partner for setting up a subsidiary in India ... Read more...
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Rights group to demand A.Q. Khan’s release
June 23rd, 2008 - 4:15 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, June 23 (IANS) A rights group is to mount pressure on the government to release from house arrest disgraced nuclear scientist Abdul Qadeer Khan, pointing out that the sentences of all ... Read more...
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Partial ban on Musharrafs coverage on PTV, Radio Pakistan
June 10th, 2008 - 4:52 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad , June 10 (ANI): If sources in Islamabad are to be believed, the PPP-led coalition government has put an unannounced and partial ban on President Pervez Musharraf's coverage on the ... Read more...
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Four-year-long Pak probe fails to establish Dr Khan-Qaeda link
May 31st, 2008 - 2:30 pm ICT by admin
Islamabad , May 31 (ANI): Four-year-long investigations by Pakistani authorities were not able to establish links between Pakistan nuclear scientist Dr AQ Khan and Al Qaeda. But, it revealed that Dr ... Read more...
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Nuke scientist A.Q. Khan seen in public after four years
May 22nd, 2008 - 1:36 pm ICT by admin
Islamabad, May 22 (IANS) Disgraced scientist Abdul Qadeer Khan, who mentored Pakistan's nuclear programme and was later placed under house arrest for proliferating the country's secrets, has made his first public appearance ... Read more...
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Nawaz-Zardari decisive meeting over judges restoration issue in Dubai today
April 30th, 2008 - 10:10 am ICT by admin
Islamabad, Apr 30 (ANI): PPP co-Chairman Asif Ali Zardari and PML-N leader Nawaz Sharif are scheduled to meet in Dubai today for a final dialogue between the two parties over the ... Read more...
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14 killed in Pakistan road accident
March 26th, 2008 - 2:35 pm ICT by admin
Xinhua
Islamabad, March 26 (Xinhua) At least 14 people were killed in a road accident in Pakistan's North West Frontier Province Wednesday, state-run PTV reported. According to the report, the accident took place ... Read more...
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Future of media and democracy in Pakistan is bright: Musharraf
March 17th, 2008 - 4:52 pm ICT by admin
Islamabad, Mar 17 (ANI): President Pervez Musharraf has said the future of the media and democracy in Pakistan is bright.
I am a staunch supporter of free media. The media has been ... Read more...
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