When a Pakistani officer’s posting fuelled coup rumour
January 12th, 2012 - 1:27 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 12 (IANS) An Pakistani Army officer taking command of a brigade was enough to fuel coup rumours as the formation had in the past been used to ... Read more...
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Don’t allow hawks to take over Pakistan: Daily
January 12th, 2012 - 12:53 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 12 (IANS) "Trigger-happy hawks" should not be allowed to take control of a situation that is already spinning out of control in Pakistan, a daily said Thursday, ... Read more...
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Gilani sacks defence secretary, takes on army (Intro Night Lead)
January 12th, 2012 - 1:37 am ICT by IANS
Islambad, Jan 11 (IANS) Pakistan's political and military establishments were set for a showdown as Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani sacked the defence secretary Wednesday after coming under attack ... Read more...
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Democracy to continue in Pakistan: Gilani
January 12th, 2012 - 1:23 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 11 (IANS) Against the backdrop of tension with the army after his sacking of the defence secretary, Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said Wednesday that his ... Read more...
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India tracking developments in Pakistan
January 11th, 2012 - 10:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 11 (IANS) With the tension mounting between the military and the civilian government following the dismissal of Pakistan's defence secretary, India is closely watching developments in ... Read more...
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Gilani sacks Defence Secretary, takes on army (Night Lead)
January 11th, 2012 - 9:45 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 11 (IANS) Pakistan's political and military establishments were set for a showdown as Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani sacked the defence secretary Wednesday after coming under attack ... Read more...
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Kayani calls commanders’ meet after defence secretary’s sack
January 11th, 2012 - 9:40 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 11 (IANS) Pakistan Army chief Gen. Ashfaq Parvez Kayani has called an emergency meeting of top commanders Thursday in the wake of Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani ... Read more...
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Gilani dismisses Pakistani defence secretary (Lead)
January 11th, 2012 - 8:00 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 11 (IANS) Pakistani Prime Minster Yousuf Raza Gilani Wednesday sacked the Defence Secretary, Lt. Gen. (retd.) Naeem Khalid Lodhi, for his "misconduct and the unlawful steps he ... Read more...
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Memo commission orders grant of visa, security to Ijaz
January 9th, 2012 - 3:22 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 9 (IANS) The memo commission Monday directed Pakistan's attorney general to issue visa to Pakistani American businessman Mansoor Ijaz besides ensuring his security to enable him to ... Read more...
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No clash between Pakistan’s institutions: Zardari (Lead)
January 7th, 2012 - 6:08 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 7 (IANS) President Asif Ali Zardari has denied any conflict between the government and the judiciary or the army, saying there is an evolution process going on, ... Read more...
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Ijaz to testify in memo case mid-January
January 7th, 2012 - 3:22 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 7 (IANS) Pakistani-American businessman Mansoor Ijaz has informed the memo probe commission of his availability in mid-January for testifying while offering his BlackBerry for forensic investigation about his ... Read more...
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Zardari ‘will respect’ parliament probe in memo scandal
January 7th, 2012 - 3:06 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 7 (IANS) President Asif Ali Zardari has said he will respect the decision of the Parliamentary Committee on National Security (PCNS) regarding 'memo scandal' as ... Read more...
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Ijaz submits phone details to memo commission
January 7th, 2012 - 12:27 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 6 (IANS) A lawyer representing Pakistani American businessman Mansoor Ijaz Friday submitted his BlackBerry personal identification number to the commission probing the memo scandal.The commission had sought phone ... Read more...
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‘Pakistani army working under government’
January 6th, 2012 - 3:48 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 6 (IANS) Pakistan's military institutions are working under the government, a minister asserted Friday at a time of heightened tensions between the civilian and defence administrations over ... Read more...
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Memo commission issues notice to Zardari
January 4th, 2012 - 10:32 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 4 (IANS) A Pakistani judicial commission set up to probe the memo scandal has issued notice to President Asif Ali Zardari to appear before it at its ... Read more...
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Haqqani’s lawyer quits as memo panel holds first meeting (Lead)
January 2nd, 2012 - 8:52 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 2 (IANS) A Pakistani judicial commission probing the memo scandal Monday held its first meeting which former envoy to the US Husain Haqqani did not attend. His lawyer ... Read more...
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Haqqani’s lawyer quits, criticizes memo commission
January 2nd, 2012 - 2:12 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 2 (IANS) Pakistani lawyer Asma Jehangir has refused to represent former envoy to the US Husain Haqqani in the memo case, saying she has "no confidence" in the ... Read more...
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Pakistan parliamentary panel to summon ISI chief in memo case
December 31st, 2011 - 4:21 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 31 (IANS) A Pakistani parliamentary committee, investigating the memo allegedly sent to US authorities saying that Zardari feared a coup after Osama bin Laden's May 2 killing, will ... Read more...
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ISI chief visits Qatar (Lead)
December 30th, 2011 - 4:17 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 30 (IANS) Pakistan spy chief Lt Gen Shuja Pasha has met US officials during a visit to Qatar, which is also US Central Command's regional headquarters.Gen Pasha, ... Read more...
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Pakistan spy chief visits Qatar
December 30th, 2011 - 2:31 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 30 (IANS) Pakistan spy chief Lt Gen Shuja Pasha has visited Qatar where he met US officials, sparking speculation of an attempt to set right troubled ties, ... Read more...
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No clash if institutions stick to statute, says Gilani
December 27th, 2011 - 7:44 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 27 (IANS) Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani Tuesday denied a possibility of clash among the state institutions in Pakistan if they all worked within the ambit of ... Read more...
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Pakistan army chief, spy master will stay on: Gilani
December 27th, 2011 - 12:40 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 27 (IANS) Pakistan Army chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani and the country's spy head General Shuja Pasha are not being removed, said Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani ... Read more...
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Gilani criticised over Laden comment
December 25th, 2011 - 5:05 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 25 (IANS) Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has been criticised for raising in parliament the question of the slain Osama bin Laden's presence in the country.It was ... Read more...
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‘Pasha didn’t visit Arab nations for support against Zardari’
December 21st, 2011 - 10:07 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 21 (IANS) The Pakistan Army Wednesday rejected as "false assertions" a report in a British newspaper that the country's intelligence chief has visited Arab countries and sought their ... Read more...
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Sack ISI chief, says petition in Pakistan court
December 20th, 2011 - 3:11 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 20 (IANS) Pakistan's spy agency chief, General Ahmed Shuja Pasha, should be sacked, a petition filed in the Supreme Court has demanded.Jameel Ahmed, Communist Party of Pakistan chairman, ... Read more...
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Secret memo exists, says Pakistan Army chief
December 16th, 2011 - 1:21 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 16 (IANS) A secret memo to Washington that said President Asif Ali Zardari feared a military coup, in fact, existed and was an attempt to lower ... Read more...
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‘Pakistan spy chief had got nod to sack Zardari’
December 15th, 2011 - 1:40 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 15 (IANS) Pakistan's powerful spy agency chief, General Shuja Pasha, had sought and got permission from senior Arab leaders to oust President Asif Ali Zardari, said Pakistani-American businessman ... Read more...
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Pakistan-US ties set to top envoys’ meeting in Pakistan
December 12th, 2011 - 3:38 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 12 (IANS) A two-day conference of Pakistani envoys opened in Islamabad Monday to deliberate on "different aspects" of the country's foreign policy with special focus on reviewing ... Read more...
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Memogate not an issue : Gilani
December 11th, 2011 - 6:44 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 11 (IANS) Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said the memogate scandal is not an issue as Mansoor Ijaz, the writer of the document and who ... Read more...
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Memo issue will grow bigger and bigger, says Pakistani daily
November 25th, 2011 - 12:54 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Nov 25 (IANS) The controversy over a secret memo to Washington would not end with Husain Haqqani's resignation as the country's envoy to US. In fact, it may ... Read more...
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Pakistani military intelligence chief appears before Osama panel
October 12th, 2011 - 10:34 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Oct 12 (IANS) A Pakistani commission, investigating the US sneak raid to kill Osama bin Laden in the northwestern city of Abbottabad near Islamabad on May 2, Wednesday questioned ... Read more...
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Pakistani who helped CIA track down Osama faces treason charges
October 7th, 2011 - 12:43 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Oct 6 (IANS) A Pakistani panel, investigating the US raid to kill Osama bin Laden in Abbotabad May 2, Thursday suggested registration of treason charges against a doctor who ... Read more...
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Pakistan, Iran to cooperate on security
September 29th, 2011 - 12:58 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Sep 29 (IANS) Pakistan and Iran have vowed to work together for regional peace and stability besides agreeing to cooperate on security and border management.Iran's Interior Minister Mostafa ... Read more...
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Pakistan wants stronger ties with Saudi Arabia: Zardari
September 27th, 2011 - 1:37 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Sep 27 (IANS) President Asif Ali Zardari said that Pakistan valued its close bilateral ties with Saudi Arabia as ISI chief Lt. Gen. Shuja Pasha left for that country ... Read more...
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Pakistan spy chief goes to Saudi Arabia
September 26th, 2011 - 8:11 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Sep 26 (IANS) Pakistan's spy agency chief Lt Gen Shuja Pasha left for Saudi Arabia Monday as Islamabad-Washington ties became strained over an accusation that ISI supported the Al-Qaeda-linked ... Read more...
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