No joint anti-terror operation with US: Pakistan
August 18th, 2012 - 3:33 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Aug 18 (IANS) Pakistan has no plans to conduct a joint military operation with the US against the Taliban in the country, the army announced Friday.Army chief Gen ... Read more...
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ISI now claims it helped US locate Osama
April 28th, 2012 - 2:15 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, April 28 (IANS) Nearly a year after Osama bin Laden was killed in his Abbottabad home, Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) claims it helped US locate the Al Qaeda chief's ... Read more...
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From Hizbul spokesman to Kashmir’s anti-drug campaigner
April 8th, 2012 - 11:42 am ICT by IANS
Srinagar, April 8 (IANS) He was once among the most wanted separatist guerrillas of the Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) terror outfit in Jammu and Kashmir. But today Abdul Khaliq Dar alias ... Read more...
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Islam doesn’t allow killing of mankind: Pakistani scholar
February 29th, 2012 - 11:45 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 29 (IANS) The message of peace and moderation sets former Pakistan-based politician, activist and motivational speaker Shaykh-ul-Islam Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri apart from other Islamic scholars. He says Islam ... Read more...
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Pakistani tribal leader killed in suicide blast (Second Lead)
January 30th, 2012 - 8:22 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 30 (IANS) A tribal leader and his son-in-law were killed and at least eight others were injured when a teenaged suicide bomber blew himself up outside the leader's ... Read more...
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Umbrella body of Indian Muslims condemns Mumbai attack
July 14th, 2011 - 6:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 14 (IANS) An umbrella body of Indian Muslim organisations like the Jamaat-e-Islami Hind, All India Shia Conference and Indian National League Thursday strongly condemned the Wednesday ... Read more...
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Pakistan war-gaming to counter India’s military plan
June 5th, 2011 - 4:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 5 (IANS) With the Indian Army perfecting a short but power-filled warfare doctrine intended against its western neighbour, Pakistan too is war-gaming a counter-strategy in an ... Read more...
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Six Kashmiris make it to civil services this year
May 12th, 2011 - 4:52 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, May 12 (IANS) An year after local boy Shah Faesal topped the coveted civil services examination, six candidates from Jammu and Kashmir have made it to the country's premier ... Read more...
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US MNCs may expand business in Bangladesh market
April 14th, 2011 - 1:21 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, April 14 (IANS) The annual trade turnover between Bangladesh and the US, likely to exceed $6 billion this year, may prompt some major US brands to expand their business ... Read more...
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US diplomat case may affect Pakistani stock market
February 23rd, 2011 - 3:11 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 23 (IANS) The tone of the stock market in Pakistan for the next few weeks may be adversely affected due to the current sensitivity of ties between Washington and Islamabad, ... Read more...
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250 marriages to be solemnised at Bhopal Muslim convention
December 25th, 2010 - 3:00 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Dec 25 (IANS) As many as 250 nikahs - Muslim marriages - will be solemnised in Madhya Pradesh Sunday at the ongoing 'Aalami Tabligi Ijtima' (World Preachers Congregation), an official ... Read more...
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Bhopal to host largest Muslim gathering after Haj
December 22nd, 2010 - 11:50 am ICT by IANS
By Shahnawaz Akhtar
Bhopal, Dec 22 (IANS) A tented township is coming up near here for one of the world's largest Muslim gatherings, the 63rd Aalmi Tablighi Ijtema, with speical arrangements for the ... Read more...
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Curfew imposed in Srinagar during Moharum
December 17th, 2010 - 1:45 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi/Srinagar, Dec. 17 (ANI): Curfew was imposed in Srinagar on Friday to prevent any untoward law and order incident during Moharum, which is being observed throughout the country.Moharum is observed ... Read more...
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J-K police file 3 FIRs against Mirwaiz Farooq for instigating violence
September 12th, 2010 - 11:53 pm ICT by ANI
Srinagar, Sep. 12 (ANI): Jammu and Kashmir Police have lodged three First Information Reports against Hurriyat Conference leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq for instigating violence and arson on the occasion of Eid on ... Read more...
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Police barracks near Hazratbal Shrine in Srinagar burnt after Eid prayers
September 11th, 2010 - 7:27 pm ICT by ANI
Srinagar, Sept.11 (ANI): Separatists torched a police barrack outside the Hazratbal shrine shortly after Eid prayers on Saturday.The procession, which was heading towards Lal Chowk, was being led by Hurriyat group chairman ... Read more...
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Kashmir in flames, as Abdullah tries fire-fighting (Roundup)
June 29th, 2010 - 11:17 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, June 29 (IANS) Security forces shot dead three more Kashmiri youth Tuesday, taking the toll to eight in the last four days, sparking anger across the valley. Chief Minister Omar Abdullah ... Read more...
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Air strike, clashes kill 124 militants in Pakistan (Lead)
April 10th, 2010 - 8:33 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 10 (IANS) At least 124 militants were killed and more than 70 injured in the biggest offensive of security forces in the Khyber, Orakzai and South Waziristan agencies in ... Read more...
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Ex-Pak hockey greats blasts players, team management for pathetic World Cup show
March 12th, 2010 - 2:19 pm ICT by ANI
Karachi, Mar.12 (ANI): Former Pakistan hockey players have blasted the current bunch of players and the team management for the deplorable show in ongoing Hockey World Cup in New Delhi.Pakistan finished ... Read more...
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Pakistan hockey selectors, officials sacked
March 11th, 2010 - 9:45 pm ICT by IANS
Karachi, March 11 (IANS) Pakistan Thursday sacked its hockey team officials and dissolved the national selection committee after the four times champions had their worst ever finish in the World Cup. ... Read more...
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31 killed in blast near militant base in Pakistan (Fourth Lead)
February 19th, 2010 - 12:09 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 18 (DPA) A bomb blast killed at least 31 people, mostly Islamist insurgents, in Pakistan's restive tribal region near the Afghan border Thursday, officials said.
More than 50 people ... Read more...
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25 killed in blast near militant base in Pakistan (Third Lead)
February 18th, 2010 - 8:58 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 18 (DPA) A bomb blast killed at least 25 people, mostly Islamist insurgents, in Pakistan's restive tribal region near the Afghan border Thursday, officials said.
More than 50 people were ... Read more...
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United Nations reports that 63,000 people displaced in Somalia
January 20th, 2010 - 5:08 am ICT by BNO News
UNITED NATIONS (BNO NEWS) – The United Nations on Tuesday reported that an estimated 63,000 people have been displaced from their homes in Somalia in just the first few weeks of this ... Read more...
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Reviving Bangladesh’s secular polity: Impact for subcontinent (Comment)
January 9th, 2010 - 11:24 am ICT by IANS
By Amulya Ganguli
The rekindling of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's secularism in Bangladesh will mark a dramatic transformation from the present doom-laden atmosphere of terrorism in the subcontinent as well as in the ... Read more...
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Two injured in Peshawar blast
November 26th, 2009 - 5:35 pm ICT by IANS
Peshawar, Nov 26 (IANS) Two policemen were critically injured in a remote controlled explosion on the outskirts of this North West Frontier Province (NWFP) capital Thursday, the 10th such incident in ... Read more...
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Hizb Battalion Commander killed in Pulwama
November 16th, 2009 - 10:45 pm ICT by ANI
Pulwama (Jammu and Kashmir), Nov 16: A Battalion Commander (BC) of the Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) was killed in an encounter in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district on Monday.According to the police, in ... Read more...
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Bangladeshi jurists oppose military law to try border guard mutineers
September 3rd, 2009 - 1:26 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Sep 3 (IANS) Most of the eminent jurists who appeared before Bangladesh's Supreme Court have opposed the use of military law to try border guard troopers who staged a mutiny ... Read more...
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Peshawar blast: Case registered against Lashkar-e-Islam
August 24th, 2009 - 12:41 pm ICT by ANI
Peshawar, Aug 24 (ANI): The Peshawar Police has registered a case against an outlawed outfit of the Khyber Agency, Lashkar-e-Islam, for killing three persons and injuring 15 in Momin Town in ... Read more...
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Top Al-Badr commander arrested in Kashmir Valley (Lead)
August 23rd, 2009 - 10:05 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Aug 23 (IANS) Police in Kashmir Sunday claimed a major success with the arrest of a top functionary of the Al-Badr guerrilla group from north Kashmir's Sopore town.
Zeenat-ul-Islam Shah, son of ... Read more...
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Over 200,000 people displaced in Somalia conflict: UNHCR
July 8th, 2009 - 4:31 am ICT by IANS
Geneva, July 8 (Xinhua) The number of people displaced by the escalating conflict in Mogadishu has reached 204,000, making it the biggest exodus from the troubled Somali capital since the Ethiopian intervention ... Read more...
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18 girls injured as school roof collapses in Kashmir
March 31st, 2009 - 2:15 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, March 31 (IANS) Eighteen girls were injured when the roof of their school in a north Kashmir town collapsed Tuesday, police said.
The accident occurred when the roof of Noor-ul-Islam girls' school ... Read more...
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Pak govt disbands outfits running parallel govt in Khyber Agency
July 7th, 2008 - 10:43 am ICT by ANI
Islamabad , July 7 (ANI): In a bid to bring back normalcy in the Khyber Agency, Adviser to Pakistan Prime Minister on Internal Security, Rehman Malik last evening announced that the ... Read more...
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Bara Operation simply a hogwash to confuse the Americans, says Pak paper
July 1st, 2008 - 5:53 pm ICT by ANI
Peshawar , July 1 (ANI): The ongoing operation to protect Peshawar from the wrath of militants belonging to organizations like Lashkar-e-Islami (led by Mangal Bagh), Ansar-Ul-Islam (led by Qazi Mehboobul Haq ... Read more...
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Government troops clear rebel stronghold in Pakistan
June 29th, 2008 - 5:01 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, June 29 (DPA) Pakistani security forces Sunday gained more ground in Khyber tribal district of northwest Pakistan during an offensive against insurgents threatening key towns and the main supply route serving ... Read more...
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Metro, power draw Pakistan to India
June 23rd, 2008 - 8:30 pm ICT by IANS
By Manish Chand
New Delhi, June 23 (IANS) In a sign of the changing nature of bilateral ties, Pakistan is now turning to India for cooperation in the power sector and is ... Read more...
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Top Hizbul leader arrested in Kashmir
April 3rd, 2008 - 9:33 pm ICT by admin
Srinagar, April 3 (ANI): Jammu and Kashmir police on Thursday arrested a top Hizbul Mujahideen leader.According to police, Junaid-ul-Islam, chief spokesman of the Hizbul Mujahideen militant group, was arrested during a ... Read more...
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