Julia Gillard’s shoe held for ransom by protestors
January 27th, 2012 - 10:01 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Sydney, Jan 27 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard has been given a week’s ultimatum to collect her shoes or it will be sold on eBay. The Aborigine tribe in Australia ... Read more...
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China cornerstone of Pakistan’s foreign policy: Gilani
January 17th, 2012 - 8:07 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 17 (IANS) Relations with China remain the cornerstone of Pakistan's foreign policy, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said Monday."Pakistan and China enjoyed complete trust and conversion of ... Read more...
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Drone attack a violation of sovereignty: Pakistan
January 13th, 2012 - 3:26 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 13 (IANS) Pakistan has condemned a US drone strike that left four people dead, saying it was a violation of its sovereignty."Pakistan has a clear position on ... Read more...
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There is no Tibet issue, says China
January 4th, 2012 - 7:00 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Jan 4 (IANS) There is nothing like a "Tibet issue", a Chinese official told EU representatives.Zhu Weiqun, Executive Vice Minister of the United Front Work Department of the Chinese ... Read more...
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No more Abbottabad-like incidents, Gilani tells US
December 22nd, 2011 - 12:47 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 22 (IANS) Pakistan wants new rules of engagement with the US and an assurance of "no Abbottabad-like unilateral action in future", Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has ... Read more...
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Gilani sets conditions for relations with US
December 21st, 2011 - 9:35 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 21 (IANS) Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani Wednesday said his country wanted new rules of engagement with the US with a guarantee to respect its sovereignty ... Read more...
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US job was thankless assignment: Haqqani
December 20th, 2011 - 9:29 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 20 (IANS) Former Pakistani envoy to the US Hussain Haqqani has said that his job as an ambassador was a "tough and thankless assignment".Haqqani was asked to deal ... Read more...
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Pakistan will defend its territory at all costs: Gilani
December 16th, 2011 - 12:49 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 16 (IANS) Pakistan will defend its territorial frontiers at all costs, said Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani following a NATO air strike that left two dozen soldiers ... Read more...
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`Pakistan took bold decisions after NATO attack’
December 15th, 2011 - 12:41 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 15 (IANS) Pakistan took bold decisions after a NATO air strike left two dozen soldiers dead, said Interior Minister Rehman Malik.Malik Wednesday said in Peshawar that the government ... Read more...
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No compromise on sovereignty: Pakistan PM
December 14th, 2011 - 12:16 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 14 (IANS) Pakistan will not compromise on sovereignty and national honour, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said.Gilani Tuesday said that under no circumstances could Pakistan accept ... Read more...
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Gilani asks NATO to answer ‘disturbing questions’
December 13th, 2011 - 11:26 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 13 (IANS) Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani Tuesday asked NATO to answer the "disturbing questions" about last month's air strikes on two Pakistani army border posts ... Read more...
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No compromise on Bangladesh’s security: Hasina
December 13th, 2011 - 8:31 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Dec 13 (IANS) Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Tuesday said her government would never compromise on the country's security and sovereignty."We believe in peace and peaceful coexistence with ... Read more...
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Is Pakistan heading towards global isolation, wonders daily
December 13th, 2011 - 1:12 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 13 (IANS) Is Pakistan treading the path towards global isolation, asked a Pakistani daily that said the steps taken by Islamabad following the Nov 26 NATO airstrikes ... Read more...
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Pakistan’s sovereignty must not be violated: Envoy
December 9th, 2011 - 1:04 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 9 (IANS) Pakistan's sovereignty and independence should not be violated under any circumstances, Pakistan's Ambassador to China Masood Khan has said.Khan said Pakistan is committed to continuing cooperation ... Read more...
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US welcomes Gilani comment seeking good ties
December 6th, 2011 - 2:09 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 6 (IANS) The US has welcomed Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani's comment that Islamabad seeks to have good ties with Washington and wants to enhance its ... Read more...
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Pakistan says it wants peace, stability in Afghanistan
December 6th, 2011 - 12:32 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 6 (IANS) Pakistan wants peace and stability in Afghanistan but boycotted the Bonn conference as it wanted to ensure the importance of its sovereignty, the foreign office has ... Read more...
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Condemn NATO attacks, Pakistani minister tells world
December 5th, 2011 - 12:17 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 5 (IANS) The international community must condemn the Nov 26 NATO attacks on Pakistani posts so that such incidents do not take place in future, said a Pakistani ... 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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Highest regard for Pakistan’s sovereignty: Clinton
December 4th, 2011 - 12:37 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 4 (IANS) America has the highest regard for Pakistan's sovereignty, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani in a telephone call.Gilani ... Read more...
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Germany asks Pakistan to attend Bonn conference
December 1st, 2011 - 5:14 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 1 (IANS) German Chancellor Angela Merkel telephoned Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani Wednesday, requesting the country to change its decision of boycotting the upcoming Bonn conference, ... Read more...
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Enough is enough, says Pakistan on spilling citizens’ blood
November 30th, 2011 - 9:18 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Nov 30 (IANS) Pakistan Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar Wednesday said NATO forces will no longer be allowed to spill even a single drop of blood of Pakistani citizens ... Read more...
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Karzai phones Gilani to condole death of soldiers
November 29th, 2011 - 8:55 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Nov 29 (IANS) Afghan President Hamid Karzai Tuesday telephoned Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani and condoled the death of 24 Pakistani soldiers in a NATO air attack.NATO ... Read more...
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Pakistan not to attend Bonn conference
November 29th, 2011 - 5:38 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Nov 29 (IANS) Pakistan has decided not to attend the Bonn conference on Afghanistan scheduled in December following a top-level meeting held Tuesday, a media report said.The decision was ... Read more...
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It can’t be business as usual with US: Gilani
November 29th, 2011 - 12:26 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Nov 29 (IANS) Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said there could not be "business as usual" with the US after the NATO airstrike that left two dozen Pakistani ... Read more...
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Top Colombian drug lord held
November 29th, 2011 - 9:30 am ICT by IANS
Caracas, Nov 29 (IANS) A top Colombian drug lord has been captured in a northern Venezuelan city.Maximiliano Bonilla Orozco, alias "Valenciano", was arrested late Sunday in Maracay, Xinhua reported.Colombian President ... Read more...
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Khar calls Clinton to convey anger over NATO attack
November 27th, 2011 - 3:43 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Nov 27 (IANS) Pakistani Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar Sunday spoke to US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and conveyed the "deep sense of rage" felt across the country ... Read more...
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Rockets fired into Kabul during national assembly
November 17th, 2011 - 8:52 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, Nov 17 (IANS) Two rockets were fired Thursday into the Afghan capital as President Hamid Karzai met tribal elders at a national assembly to discuss the future of US ... Read more...
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We are lions, we want sovereignty: Karzai
November 16th, 2011 - 8:56 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, Nov 16 (IANS) Afghan President Hamid Karzai Wednesday said there should be limits to what US and NATO troops could do in his country as the Afghan people ... Read more...
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Not shifting n-weapons on busy roads: Pakistan
November 6th, 2011 - 2:16 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Nov 6 (IANS) Pakistan Sunday rejected a US magazine's report that its nuclear weapons are "transported in delivery vans on congested and dangerous roads", terming this "baseless and motivated".
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Peacebuilding must respect sovereignty: China
November 1st, 2011 - 1:36 pm ICT by IANS
United Nations, Nov 1 (IANS) Post-conflict peacebuilding should be carried out on the basis of full respect to the sovereignty and will of the country concerned, a Chinese diplomat said ... Read more...
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US seeks military communication along Pakistan border
October 28th, 2011 - 1:14 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Oct 28 (IANS) The US is attempting to re-establish military communications along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border, which was no longer "open" following the US raid that killed Osama bin Laden, ... Read more...
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Afghan lawmakers reject military deal with ISAF
October 25th, 2011 - 8:33 am ICT by IANS
Kabul, Oct 25 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Afghanistan's lower house of parliament has rejected an agreement on technical and military cooperation between the government and the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), the ... Read more...
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180 mn Pakistanis should stand united: Gilani
September 29th, 2011 - 12:46 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Sep 29 (IANS) Pakistan's 180 million people should stand united to face the many challenges the country was facing and to thwart all attempts to destabilise it, Prime ... Read more...
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Possibility of civil war in Libya: PM
September 28th, 2011 - 12:10 am ICT by IANS
On Board Air India One, Sep 27 (IANS) With the security situation deteriorating in Libya, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Tuesday voiced his concern, saying there is "a chance of ... Read more...
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China warns US firms over Taiwan arms sales
September 22nd, 2011 - 7:05 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Sep 22 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Foreign companies supplying weapons to Taiwan are infringing the territorial integrity of China, the foreign ministry said Thursday."Whoever engages or participates in activities or ... Read more...
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