Lashkar plans ‘big strikes’ in Kashmir, rest of India: Abu Jundal
July 13th, 2012 - 5:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 13 (IANS) With a Kashmir at peace not to their liking, the Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba is planning major terror attacks in the state and elsewhere in India, Abu ... Read more...
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SAFF Cup: India, Pakistan drawn in different groups
November 2nd, 2011 - 8:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 2 (IANS) Arch-rivals India and Pakistan have been drawn in different groups for the 9th SAFF Cup football tournament at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium here December 2-11.The ... Read more...
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Gilani condoles Rabbani’s killing
September 22nd, 2011 - 9:16 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, Sep 22 (IANS) Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani Thursday met Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai and condoled the assassination of former president Burhanuddin Rabbani.Rabbani was killed in a ... Read more...
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Tanvir to lead Pakistan side against Afghanistan
May 18th, 2011 - 8:24 pm ICT by IANS
Karachi, May 18 (IANS) Pakistan's out-of-favour Test all-rounder Sohail Tanvir has been appointed the captain of its second string team that will take on Afghanistan in a ground-breaking one-day series ... Read more...
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Dhaka plans football fixtures with Argentina, Nigeria
May 1st, 2011 - 10:36 am ICT by IANS
Dhaka, May 1 (IANS) With Barcelona's Lionel Messi as its star player, Bangladesh has signed for friendly football matches with teams from Argentina and Nigeria this September.Argentina's national football team, ... Read more...
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ODI series win against Windies first priority for Pakistan: Afridi
April 28th, 2011 - 5:47 pm ICT by ANI
Karachi, April 28(ANI): Pakistan's limited-overs captain Shahid Afridi has said that his team's topmost priority is to seal the ongoing series against the West Indies.Pakistan have taken a 2-0 lead in the ... Read more...
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Talha eyes comeback to Pak team after successful domestic season
April 24th, 2011 - 4:26 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, April 24(ANI): Pakistani pacer Mohammad Talha has expressed hope that his successful season in domestic cricket will impress the selection committee and earn him a much awaited recall to the national ... Read more...
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Zaheer Abbas tips Pakistan to win ODI series against Windies ‘emphatically’
April 22nd, 2011 - 2:28 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, April 22(ANI): Former Test captain Zaheer Abbas has tipped Pakistan to sweep the One-day International (ODI) series against the West Indies, beginning from Saturday (tomorrow) in St Lucia."Pakistan have almost taken ... Read more...
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Windies tour golden opportunity for young Pak cricketers to prove their worth: Intikhab
April 19th, 2011 - 12:53 pm ICT by ANI
St. Lucia, April 19 (ANI): Pakistan's Caribbean tour is a golden opportunity for youngsters in the squad to establish their cricket careers, team manager Intikhab Alam has said.Pakistan's limited-overs squad for the ... Read more...
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Pak bowling, fielding has shown dramatic improvement in last 12-14 months: Waqar
April 15th, 2011 - 2:51 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, April 15(ANI): Pakistan cricket coach Waqar Younis has said that his team has shown remarkable improvement during the last one year, especially in the bowling and fielding areas.Waqar declined to comment ... Read more...
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Afridi delays departure for Windies tour due to “some personal work”
April 15th, 2011 - 12:16 pm ICT by ANI
Karachi, April 15(ANI): Pakistan's limited-overs captain Shahid Afridi has said that he did not leave for the Caribbean tour along with the rest of the Pakistani squad because of "some personal work".When ... Read more...
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Pak cricket team leaves for Caribbean tour
April 14th, 2011 - 3:12 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, April 14(ANI): The Pakistan cricket team left for the Caribbean tour on Thursday after completing a two-day training camp in Lahore.Talking to media persons before departure at Allama Iqbal airport in ... Read more...
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Batsmen need to show improvement: Waqar
April 13th, 2011 - 7:35 pm ICT by IANS
Karachi, April 13 (IANS) Pakistan coach Waqar Younis wants the batsmen to show substantial improvement on the upcoming tour of the West Indies.Pakistan lost to traditional rivals India in the ... Read more...
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Gul will return with bang in Pakistan’s Test series against Windies: Intikhab
April 10th, 2011 - 2:49 pm ICT by ANI
Karachi, April 10(ANI): Pakistan cricket team manager Intikhab Alam has expressed confidence that pacer Umar Gul will bounce back with a vengeance in next month's two-match Test series against the West ... Read more...
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Selection in Pak team for Windies tour “dream come true” for debutant Usman
April 9th, 2011 - 4:20 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, April 9(ANI): Uncapped Pakistan batsman Usman Salahuddin, who has been selected for the upcoming limited-overs series against the West Indies, has said it is a dream come true for him to ... Read more...
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Unfit Pakistan pacer Cheema ruled out of Windies tour
April 7th, 2011 - 6:15 pm ICT by ANI
Karachi, April 7(ANI): Uncapped Pakistan pace bowler Aizaz Cheema has been ruled out of the upcoming West Indies tour owing to fitness problems.Cheema, who is reportedly dogged by a thigh injury, had ... Read more...
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Kamran, Razzaq, Younus omitted from Pak squad for West Indies tour
April 6th, 2011 - 4:41 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, April 6(ANI): Pakistani selectors have omitted underperforming wicketkeeper Kamran Akmal along with all-rounder Abdul Razzaq from both One-day International (ODI) and Twenty20 squads for the West Indies tour, while former Test ... Read more...
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It’s “absurd” to blame Afridi for Pak’s defeat in first ODI against NZ: Salahuddin Sallu
January 27th, 2011 - 3:17 pm ICT by ANI
Karachi, Jan 27(ANI): Blaming Pakistan's limited-overs captain Shahid Afridi for his team's crushing defeat in the first one-dayer against New Zealand is "absurd", former Test cricketer and chief selector Salahuddin Ahmed ... Read more...
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No CCTV evidence in Karachi blast, says official
November 13th, 2010 - 3:16 pm ICT by IANS
By Awais Saleem
Islamabad, Nov 13 (IANS) It would be difficult to track down the suspects in the Karachi port city blast Thursday that killed 19 people because electricity supply to the ... Read more...
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Two terrorists held for MQM leader’s killing
August 19th, 2010 - 5:01 pm ICT by IANS
By Awais Saleem
Islamabad, Aug 19 (IANS) Two terrorists have been arrested in Pakistan in connection with the killing of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) leader Raza Haider, police said.Raza, a member of ... Read more...
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Karachi police nabs two militants behind MQM leader’s murder
August 19th, 2010 - 12:36 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug.19 (ANI): The Karachi police has arrested two men in connection with the MQM leader Raza Haider's assassination, who was gunned down inside a mosque here earlier this month.Haider's broad day ... Read more...
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PAS must look after Indians, Chinese, says its vice-president
August 8th, 2010 - 7:02 pm ICT by ANI
Sitiawan (Malaysia), Aug.8 (ANI): The Parti Islam Semalaysia or the Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) has been urged to look after both the Chinese and Indian communities.PAS vice-president Salahuddin Ayub said party members ... Read more...
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Andhra Pradesh student alleges sexual assault by school principal
July 24th, 2010 - 1:36 pm ICT by ANI
Ranga Reddy (Andhra Pradesh), July 24 (ANI): A girl studying in eleventh standard of the prestigious Parkwood International School at Vikarabad in Andhra Pradesh's Ranga Reddy District has levelled allegations of rape ... Read more...
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Rape accused school director sent to jail
July 23rd, 2010 - 10:46 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, July 23 (IANS) A city court Friday sent the director an international school to judicial custody for 14 days on charges of raping a Class 11 student as another girl student ... Read more...
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‘Ridiculous’ to compare Pillai with Saeed: Congress
July 16th, 2010 - 4:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 16 (IANS) The ruling Congress Friday termed as "ridiculous" Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi's attempt to equate Indian Home Secretary G.K. Pillai's statement on the 2008 Mumbai terror ... Read more...
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Kidnappers of Afghan Ambassador to Pak break silence after a year-and-a-half
May 3rd, 2010 - 2:59 pm ICT by ANI
Peshawar, May 3 (ANI): The kidnappers of Afghan ambassador-designate to Pakistan Abdul Khaliq Farahi have broken their silence after almost a year-and-a-half to claim that the diplomat is alive and in ... Read more...
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Iraq launches new offensive against Al Qaeda
April 26th, 2010 - 6:11 pm ICT by IANS
Baghdad, April 26 (IANS/AKI) Iraqi security forces Monday launched a fresh offensive against Al Qaeda in the country's Diyala province, a week after two top leaders of the terror network were killed ... Read more...
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Al Qaeda relations chief arrested in Iraq
April 22nd, 2010 - 5:43 pm ICT by IANS
Baghdad, April 22 (IANS/AKI) An Al Qaeda militant allegedly in charge of relations between the terror outfit's network across Iraq and other countries was arrested Thursday.
The man was arrested in Baquba city ... Read more...
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LeT reverts to Kashmir cause at anti-India rally (Lead)
February 4th, 2010 - 8:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Srinagar, Feb 4 (IANS) The Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) through its banned frontal outfit the Jama'at-ud-Dawaah (JuD) Thursday vowed to revert to the "Kashmir cause" and continue supporting a separatist campaign ... Read more...
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Anti-India jehadi rally held in Pakistani Kashmir
February 4th, 2010 - 2:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Srinagar, Feb 4 (IANS) An anti-India jehadi rally to express "solidarity with Kashmir" was organised Thursday in Pakistan-administered Kashmir by the Jama'at-ud-Dawaah (JuD), a banned frontal organisation of the Lashkar-e-Taiba ... Read more...
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53 troopers plead guilty to Bangladesh Rifles mutiny
January 25th, 2010 - 1:58 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Jan 25 (IANS) Fifty three troopers of Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) have pleaded guilty and begged for mercy for participating in last year's mutiny that left 74 people dead.
A total ... Read more...
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Malaysian Muslim groups divided over ‘Allah’ ruling
January 20th, 2010 - 2:10 pm ICT by ANI
Petaling Jaya, Jan 20 (ANI): Malaysia's main Muslim groups are divided over whether to reject or accept a High Court ruling on the use of the term "Allah" in the Catholic newspaper ... Read more...
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Security beefed up in Karachi
October 30th, 2009 - 2:47 pm ICT by IANS
Karachi, Oct 30 (IANS) Security has been beefed up in this southern port city ahead of the Friday prayers with additional contingents of police and paramilitary Pakistan Rangers deployed at different ... Read more...
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‘Autonomy to Gilgit will obstruct Kashmir resolution’
August 31st, 2009 - 5:56 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Aug 31 (IANS) Pakistan-based Kashmiri militant commander Syed Salahuddin has said autonomy for the Gilgit-Baltistan region will have a "negative impact" on efforts to resolve the Kashmir dispute.
"Any change in ... Read more...
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Arrested Hizbul militants met Salahuddin in PoK
August 7th, 2009 - 8:17 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Aug 7(ANI): Two suspected Hizbul Mujahideen militants, who were arrested in Delhi, had been asked by the outfits chief Syed Salahuddin to carry out terror strikes in India.Javed Ahmed Tantray ... Read more...
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