Three killed in Pakistan bombing
August 8th, 2012 - 5:20 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Aug 8 (IANS) At least three soldiers were killed and 12 others injured after a paramilitary troops' van came under bomb attack in Pakistan's Balochistan province Tuesday night, district ... Read more...
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Pakistani billionaire lawmaker fears for his life
May 8th, 2012 - 2:48 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, May 8 (IANS) A Pakistani parliamentarian, who has declared assets worth a staggering Rs.32 billion, now fears that this disclosure "may even endanger" his life, a media report said ... Read more...
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One killed in Quetta bomb blast
June 7th, 2011 - 9:34 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, June 7 (IANS) One person was killed after a bomb exploded Tuesday near a police station in Quetta, capital of Pakistan's Balochistan province, Online news agency reported.
A ... Read more...
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Lahore HC gives both Pak, Punjab govts 10 days to recover heirs of Davis’ victims
April 1st, 2011 - 2:40 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, April 1(ANI): The Lahore High Court has directed the federal and provincial governments of Pakistan to recover the legal heirs of the January 27 Raymond Davis shootout victims within ten days.The ... Read more...
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Six more Pak Taliban militants arrested in 2009 Sri Lanka team attack case
March 30th, 2011 - 4:53 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Mar 30(ANI): Another six members of the banned Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan, including the mastermind of the March 3, 2009 deadly attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team, have been arrested, Lahore ... Read more...
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Six terrorists held for Sri Lankan team attack in Lahore
March 30th, 2011 - 12:59 pm ICT by IANS
Lahore, March 30 (IANS) Six terrorists belonging to the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) have been arrested for their involvement in the brazen attack a year ago on the Sri ... Read more...
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Lahore police chief ignorant about whereabouts of heirs of Davis shootout victims
March 22nd, 2011 - 1:50 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Mar 22(ANI): The Lahore police chief has expressed his ignorance regarding the mysterious disappearance of the families of the January 27 shootout victims.The heirs of the two youths- Faizan Haider and ... Read more...
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Lahore HC seeks explanation on ‘disappearance’ of heirs of Davis shootout victims
March 21st, 2011 - 2:17 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Mar 21(ANI): The Lahore High Court has sought an explanation from the Capitol City Police Officer (CCPO) of Lahore regarding the mysterious disappearance of the families of the January 27 shootout ... Read more...
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Pak investigators retrieve data from Davis’ cell phones, GPS device
February 26th, 2011 - 1:55 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Feb 26(ANI): The data recovered from the GPS device seized from double murder-accused US national Raymond Davis' possession shows that the alleged Central Intelligence Agency agent had been to Islamabad, Lahore, ... Read more...
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US seeks immediate release of Davis
February 12th, 2011 - 6:21 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 12 (IANS) The US consul general in Lahore has called for immediate release of Raymond Davis, an American national arrested for gunning down two Pakistanis. While addressing the media Friday ... Read more...
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US official to be charged with murder: Pakistani police
February 11th, 2011 - 6:29 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 11 (IANS) The Pakistani police Friday said they will lodge a murder charge against the US official Raymond Davis, whose judicial custody was extended by 14 days by a court ... Read more...
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Pak police says it has proof that US diplomat’s shooting was “clear murder”
February 11th, 2011 - 5:00 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Feb 11(ANI): Double murder-accused US diplomat Raymond Davis intentionally killed two Pakistani men in Lahore and the act was not committed in self-defence, Capital City Police Officer Lahore Aslam Tareen has ... Read more...
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NHRC to hold seminar in Hindi in Puducherry
February 8th, 2011 - 9:01 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Feb 8 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) is organizing a seminar in Hindi on 'Literature, Society and Human Rights' in collaboration with the Hindi Department of Pondicherry University ... Read more...
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Pak intelligence, top cops see “foreign hand” behind Lahore, Karachi suicide attacks
January 26th, 2011 - 12:45 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Jan 26(ANI): The back-to-back terror attacks in Lahore and Karachi were launched by foreign-sponsored terrorists, intelligence sources and top police investigators have claimed.On Tuesday, a teenager suicide bomber blew up ... Read more...
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Pakistanis affected by drone attacks to file case against US
December 13th, 2010 - 3:17 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 13 (IANS) A section of Pakistanis who were affected by the drone attacks in the tribal areas have decided to register a police case against the US, a media report ... Read more...
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Pak links India to Wednesday’s Lahore attack despite Taliban acknowledgment
September 4th, 2010 - 12:29 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Sep 4(ANI): Pakistan 's intelligence agencies have reportedly linked India to Wednesday's triple bombings on a religious procession in Lahore, which killed at least 37 people, and left 250 injured.According ... Read more...
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Lahore streets deserted a day after serial blasts (Lead)
September 2nd, 2010 - 6:52 pm ICT by IANS
By Awais Saleem
Lahore, Sep 2 (IANS) A day after three back-to-back suicide blasts killed at least 35 Shias and wounded over 200, the streets of this otherwise vibrant cultural capital of Pakistan ... Read more...
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Lahore wears deserted look a day after serial blasts
September 2nd, 2010 - 1:36 pm ICT by IANS
By Awais Saleem
Lahore, Sep 2 (IANS) A day after three back-to-back blasts by militant outfit Lashkar-i-Islami in a Shia congregation in Lahore killed at least 35 people and wounded over 200, the ... Read more...
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28 dead, 213 hurt in Lahore suicide blasts
September 2nd, 2010 - 12:14 am ICT by IANS
By Awais Saleem
Islamabad, Sep 1 (IANS) Three back-to-back blasts in a largely attended Shia congregation rocked Lahore, capital of Punjab province in Lahore Wednesday, killing at least 28 people and injuring more ... Read more...
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‘Lahore courts on terrorists hit list’, warns police officer
July 30th, 2010 - 6:32 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, July 30(ANI): A Lahore police officer, Aslam Tareen, has warned that the city's courts are on the hit list of terror groups, as miscreants can enter them by wearing the uniform ... Read more...
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Pak intelligence agencies warn of terror strike on US Embassy in Islamabad
May 26th, 2010 - 12:24 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, May 26 (ANI): Pakistan intelligence agencies have warned that militants may use an explosives laden vehicle to target the US Embassy in Islamabad.According to an intelligence report, two stolen vehicles, one ... Read more...
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At least 36, including Maj Gen, killed in Rawalpindi mosque attack
December 5th, 2009 - 12:21 am ICT by IANS
Rawalpindi, Dec 4 (IANS) At least 36 people, including senior army officers, were killed when suicide attackers hurled grenades and opened fire before blowing themselves up in a mosque in this ... Read more...
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US trying to ‘defang’ Pak army to make it impotent against India: Ex-Pak minister
October 6th, 2009 - 2:05 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Oct.6 (ANI): A former Pakistan minister has criticized the Gilani Government for agreeing to the terms and conditions attached with the Kerry-Lugar Bill, saying the United States is trying to ... Read more...
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Suicide bombing kills 16 in Pakistan (Lead)
April 16th, 2009 - 12:35 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 15 (DPA) At least 16 people, including 10 policemen, were killed and several injured Wednesday in a suicide bombing in Pakistan's North West Frontier Province, officials said.
The bomber rammed ... Read more...
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16 killed in Pakistan suicide bombing
April 15th, 2009 - 11:53 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 15 (DPA) At least 16 people, including 10 policemen, were killed and several more injured Wednesday in a suicide bombing in Pakistan's North West Frontier Province, officials said.
The bomber rammed ... Read more...
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Leaders, intellectuals welcome Pak Govt’’s move to restore deposed chief justice
March 16th, 2009 - 11:22 am ICT by ANI
Lahore/Islamabad/ Gujranwala, Mar.16 (ANI): Former Pakistan Prime Minister and chief of the opposition Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N), Nawaz Sharif, on Monday congratulated the whole nation over the reinstatement of the ... Read more...
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US still to pay Pak 1.5 bn dollars for 9 months as support for War on Terror
February 20th, 2009 - 1:37 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Feb 20 (ANI): Pakistans Finance Adviser Shaukat Tareen has said that arrears of coalition support for the War on Terror have increased to 1.5 billion dollars since May 2008.We have ... Read more...
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Zardari seeks help from foreign envoys to stop US drone attacks
January 28th, 2009 - 12:34 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Jan 28 (ANI): President Asif Ali Zardari has sought the diplomatic communitys help to stop the United States from carrying out drone attacks on al Qaeda militants in Pakistans Tribal ... Read more...
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Sweets exchanged on Indo-Pak border
August 14th, 2008 - 3:45 pm ICT by ANI
By Ravinder Singh Robin
Wagah Aug.14 (ANI): Border guards of India and Pakistan today exchanged sweets and congratulated each other on the occasion of 61st anniversary of Pakistans Independence Day.
"We accept your ... Read more...
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Pak Rangers, BSF hold quarterly meeting at Wagah
June 29th, 2008 - 2:54 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore , June 29 (ANI): A nine-member delegation of the Indian Border Security Force (BSF) met a Pakistan Rangers' team at the Wagah joint check post for a quarterly co-ordination meeting ... Read more...
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Fehmida Mirza becomes Pakistan’s first woman speaker
March 19th, 2008 - 5:47 pm ICT by admin
Islamabad, Mar.19 (ANI): Dr. Fehmida Mirza today created history by becoming Pakistan's first ever woman speaker of the National Assembly.
Mirza defeated Israr Tareen in voting that was carried out through ... Read more...
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Pakistan parliament to elect speaker, deputy speaker Wednesday
March 17th, 2008 - 10:03 pm ICT by admin
Xinhua
Islamabad, March 17 (Xinhua) Election for speaker and deputy speaker of Pakistan's new National Assembly will be held Wednesday, Speaker of the outgoing house Chaudhry Amir Hussain said Monday. The National Assembly ... Read more...
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India, Pakistan discuss border related issues
December 12th, 2007 - 10:39 pm ICT by admin
By Ravinder Singh Robin
Wagah Dec 12 (ANI): Indian Border Security Force (BSF) and Pakistan Rangers today held talks about the issues relating to the border of the two countries here, as part ... Read more...
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India must immediately stop illegal fencing in border areas: Pak
December 12th, 2007 - 4:56 pm ICT by admin
Wagah, Dec 12 (ANI): Director General of Pakistan Rangers Punjab, Brigadier Kaisar Khan Tareen, has said that India must immediately stop the illegal fencing on the side of the Indo-Pak border.
Brigadier Tahreen ... Read more...
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