Court takes note of charges against Kazmi
August 9th, 2012 - 11:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) A Delhi court Thursday took cognisance of the charge sheet filed in the Israeli embassy car blast case by police who accused arrested journalist Syed ... Read more...
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Kazmi, Iranians named suspects in Israeli embassy car blast
July 31st, 2012 - 8:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 31 (IANS) The Delhi Police Tuesday filed a chargesheet in a city court accusing journalist Syed Mohammad Kazmi of conspiring with foreigners for the Feb 13 Israeli ... Read more...
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American tourists kidnapped in Egypt
July 14th, 2012 - 6:34 am ICT by IANS
Cairo, July 14 (IANS) Two American tourists and their Egyptian guide have been kidnapped in Egypt's Sinai peninsula, Xinhua reported.The group was abducted 5 km away from Sadr al-Hitan district ... Read more...
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Karan Singh declines comment on interlocutors’ report
May 25th, 2012 - 8:46 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, May 25 (IANS) Member of the erstwhile royal family of Jammu and Kashmir and senior Congress leader Karan Singh Friday refused to comment on the report of the three ... Read more...
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Zardari suffers bleeding in brain, may go to London
December 9th, 2011 - 6:50 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 9 (IANS) President Asif Ali Zardari, who left Pakistan Tuesday after suffering a stroke that caused bleeding in the brain and facial paralysis, will continue to be in ... Read more...
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Zardari, US envoy discuss ties
November 30th, 2011 - 1:15 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Nov 30 (IANS) US Ambassador Cameron Munter met President Asif Ali Zardari and discussed Pakistan-US bilateral relations that have been considerably strained following Saturday's NATO airstrike that killed 24 ... Read more...
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Strengthen Pakistan-US trade ties: Zardari to Sherry
November 25th, 2011 - 12:34 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Nov 25 (IANS) President Asif Ali Zardari has asked Sherry Rehman, ambassador-designate to the US, to concentrate on further enhancing Pakistan-US bilateral ties with a focus on strengthening trade ... Read more...
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Pakistan honours Chinese general
November 24th, 2011 - 12:38 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Nov 24 (IANS) Pakistan conferred a top award on a Chinese general for promoting friendship between the two countries.President Asif Ali Zardari Wednesday conferred Nishan-i-Imtiaz (Military) upon General Hou ... Read more...
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Sania, Shoaib meet Zardari
September 30th, 2011 - 4:56 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Sep 30 (IANS) Tennis star Sania Mirza and her cricketer husband Shoaib Malik Thursday met with Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari to discuss launching a fund-raising campaign for the ... Read more...
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Terrorist held near Pakistani president’s house
September 28th, 2011 - 9:04 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Sep 28 (IANS) A terrorist, involved in two blasts in Islamabad, was Wednesday arrested near the residence of Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari, an official said.Acting on a tip-off ... Read more...
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Rainwater enters Zardari’s home, meetings cancelled
August 9th, 2011 - 1:25 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Aug 9 (IANS) Choked pipelines caused rainwater to enter two floors of Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari's official residence, causing cancellation of at least three meetings.Zardari took serious ... Read more...
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Pakistan enacts law to safeguard foreign investors’ interests
April 29th, 2011 - 11:59 am ICT by ANI
Islamabad, April 29(ANI): Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has accorded assent to a law aimed at reassuring foreign investors about the security of their investments in the country. The Arbitration (International Investment ... Read more...
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Zardari claims Pakistan economy has stabilised
April 10th, 2011 - 4:12 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, April 10(ANI): Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has brushed aside bleak economic scenarios being projected by international donor organisations and opposition parties, claiming that the country's economy has "stabilised"."The government took ... Read more...
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Autonomy recommendations fuel political debate in Kashmir
March 20th, 2011 - 3:24 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, March 20 (IANS) The reported recommendation to restore some autonomous powers to Jammu and Kashmir has fuelled a predictable political debate, with opponents suggesting it would create more ... Read more...
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Fresh fighting breaks out in two Libyan towns
March 7th, 2011 - 3:55 pm ICT by IANS
Tripoli, March 7 (IANS) Heavy fighting broke out in at least two Libyan towns early Monday when troops loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi attempted to wrest control from the ... Read more...
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Congress leaders will be kept in loop on Kashmir roadmap, assures Chidambaram (Lead)
February 3rd, 2011 - 10:37 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Feb 3 (IANS) Home Minister P. Chidambaram Thursday assured Congress leaders in Jammu and Kashmir that they will kept on board on any roadmap for Jammu and Kashmir that may ... Read more...
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Iraq PM Maliki stays in power for second term with help of tentative deal
November 11th, 2010 - 12:57 pm ICT by ANI
Baghdad (Iraq), Nov.11 (ANI): Iraq Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki will remain the country's Prime Minister for a second term, thanks to leaders reaching a tentative agreement late Wednesday night to create ... Read more...
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Pakistan observes sombre Independence Day
August 14th, 2010 - 12:15 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Aug 14 (IANS) One of the worst floods in the history of Pakistan eclipsed the Independence Day celebrations Saturday, as many events were cancelled by the government and festivities across the ... Read more...
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Resumption of Indo-Pak talks will help remove mistrust: Zardari
July 15th, 2010 - 10:34 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Jul 15 (ANI): Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari said on Thursday that the resumption of composite dialogue with India would help remove mistrust and restore confidence in relations between the two ... Read more...
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Zardari’s official residence’s 8 mln rupee unpaid gas bills is ‘minor case’ for authority
May 4th, 2010 - 6:23 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, May 4 (ANI): Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari's official residence, Aiwan-e-Sadr, has been slapped with a notice over non-payment of gas bills amounting to about 8.12 million rupees.The Sui Northern Gas ... Read more...
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Zardari signs up for body organs donation
March 17th, 2010 - 9:30 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, March 17 (IANS) Asif Ali Zardari on Wednesday became the first Pakistani president to donate all his body organs, after signing a landmark bill to regulate transplant of human organs ... Read more...
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Not afraid of death: Zardari
March 15th, 2010 - 8:59 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, March 15 (IANS) "I am not afraid of death," Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari declared here Monday.
"I am not afraid of death. I am waiting for my death and I ... Read more...
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ISI DG’s extension in service uncertain
February 12th, 2010 - 4:39 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Feb.12 (ANI): Uncertainty still surrounds the proposed extension in service of Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) Director General Lt.Gen. Ahmed Shuja Pasha, who is due to retire on March 18.According to sources, ... Read more...
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Islamabad, Pindi residents welcome the rain
January 28th, 2010 - 4:33 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 28 (IANS) This Pakistani capital and its twin city of Rawalpindi Thursday morning received the first showers of the winter season, breaking a long dry spell and prompting residents ... Read more...
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Zardari offers prayers for rain
January 22nd, 2010 - 6:17 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 22 (IANS) Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari offered the Namaz-e-Istasqa (rain prayer) after Friday prayers at his official residence Aiwan-e-Sadr here.
Federal ministers and members of the Senate also joined the ... Read more...
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Zardari echoes Indira, says every Pakistani will get ‘Roti, Kapra aur Makan’
January 19th, 2010 - 1:16 pm ICT by ANI
Faisalabad, Jan.19 (ANI): Replicating former Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi over resolving issues of the masses, Pakistan President Asif Zardari has said that his government would provide basic amenities such as food, ... Read more...
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Government ‘diluting’ sovereignty over Kashmir: BJP
January 10th, 2010 - 10:27 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Jan 10 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Sunday termed Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's Working Group's report on centre-state relations as a "conspiracy against the national interests" and asserted it ... Read more...
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Zardari immune to power cuts in ‘blackout’ state Pakistan
January 6th, 2010 - 3:41 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Jan. 6 (ANI): While all the ministers of Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani's cabinet have agreed to face power cuts as part of an electricity load shedding exercise, the ... Read more...
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Thinking of removing PPP government is ‘daydreaming’: Zardari
December 8th, 2009 - 6:41 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Dec. 8 (ANI): Rejecting the notion of any threat to the current democratice regime in the country, Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has said that thinking about dislodging the Pakistan People's ... Read more...
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Zardari asks PM to review corruption-waiver list
November 23rd, 2009 - 8:46 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Nov 23 (IANS) President Asif Ali Zardari Monday asked Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani to review the names of all those who had benefited from an ordinance granting immunity to ... Read more...
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India should trust Pakistan on 26/11 probe: Zardari
September 10th, 2009 - 10:05 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Sep 10 (IANS) President Asif Ali Zardari said Thursday India should trust Pakistan on its investigations into the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks.
He expressed the views during a briefing by the foreign ... Read more...
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PPP has not given any ‘guarantee’ regarding Musharraf indemnity: Kaira
September 4th, 2009 - 5:41 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Sep.4 (ANI): Pakistan Information and Broadcasting Minister Qamar Zaman Kaira has rebutted reports regarding Pakistan People's Party (PPP) giving assurance not to prosecute former President General Pervez Musharraf on high ... Read more...
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Military operation against Taliban will continue, says Zardari
July 1st, 2009 - 9:36 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, July 1 (IANS) Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari said Wednesday the military operation against the Taliban will continue till the militants are eliminated from the country.
Zardari made the comments during ... Read more...
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India should help Pakistan fight terror: BJP (Lead)
June 23rd, 2009 - 11:18 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, June 23 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Rajnath Singh Tuesday said peace and stability in Pakistan was in "our interest" and India should offer "all support" to combat terrorism ... Read more...
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BJP to stick to Hindutva ideology
June 23rd, 2009 - 10:19 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, June 23 (IANS) Reaffirming his party's commitment to Hindutva, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Rajnath Singh Tuesday said the electoral "victory or defeat is not a referendum on the ideologies ... Read more...
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