India to gift e-network to Central Asia
June 10th, 2012 - 6:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 10 (IANS) Stepping up its diplomatic footprints in energy-rich Central Asia, India is set to replicate the success of the Pan Africa e-network by creating a similar ... Read more...
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Pakistan bids for full membership of SCO
October 7th, 2011 - 12:25 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Oct 7 (IANS) Pakistan has bid for the full membership
of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) and is keen to be associated with its regional counter-terrorism structure.President Asif ... Read more...
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Rabbani: A key figure in Afghanistan (Obituary)
September 20th, 2011 - 11:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 20 (IANS) An ethnic Tajik, Bruhanuddin Rabbani, who was assassinated Tuesday, was a former Mujahideen leader and played a key role to end the Soviet occupation ... Read more...
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Gunmen attack pilgrims in western Pakistan, 7 killed
July 29th, 2011 - 11:43 pm ICT by BNO News
QUETTA, PAKISTAN (BNO NEWS) -- At least seven people were killed after a group of gunmen stormed a transportation company in western Pakistan, local media reported Friday.The attack occurred against a group ... Read more...
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Sex racket busted, six Uzbeks arrested (Second Lead)
July 25th, 2011 - 10:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 25 (IANS) Six Uzbek women who visited India on tourist visas but became call girls were held here, the second time in just a week that foreigners ... Read more...
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Sex racket busted, six Uzbeks arrested (Lead)
July 25th, 2011 - 4:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 25 (IANS) Six Uzbek women who visited India on tourist visas but became call girls were held here, the second time in just a week that foreigners ... Read more...
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Another sex racket busted, six Uzbeks held
July 25th, 2011 - 1:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 25 (IANS) A sex racket was busted with the arrest of six Uzbek women, making it the fourth such case -- and the second involving foreign nationals ... Read more...
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For Pakistan, India-US ties a zero sum game: Clinton
June 24th, 2011 - 12:03 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, June 24 (IANS) While "working very hard" on its strategic partnership with India, the US faces a problem with Pakistan, which looks at itself through the prism of ... Read more...
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India, Uzbekistan join to promote tourism
May 16th, 2011 - 5:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 16 (IANS) India and Uzbekistan Monday agreed to cooperate in the area of tourism, including establishing tourism offices and increasing the number of flights between the two ... Read more...
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Kyrgyz deputies sacrifice sheep to drive evil spirits away
April 21st, 2011 - 11:25 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, April 21 (IANS) After witnessing two popular revolts, a bloody fistfight and a police raid that turned up a Kalashnikov in the parliament chamber, the Kyrgyz legislature Thursday saw ... Read more...
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Pakistan to sign extradition treaty with Uzbekistan
March 25th, 2011 - 5:15 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad/Tashkent, Mar 25(ANI): Pakistan is reportedly going to sign an extradition treaty with Uzbekistan as it faces security threats from the al Qaeda-linked Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan, whose militants are most ... Read more...
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U.S. Embassy concerned over attacks on attorneys in S. Kyrgyzstan
October 18th, 2010 - 8:26 pm ICT by BNO News
BISHKEK, KYRGYZSTAN (BNO NEWS) -- The U.S. Embassy in Bishkek on Monday expressed deep concern about reports that attorneys of ethnic Uzbeks who are on trial have been attacked in southern Kyrgyzstan."Fair ... Read more...
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`Devastating impact if West terror strike traced to Pakistan’
October 7th, 2010 - 12:24 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Oct 7 (IANS) A terror attack in the West that is traced back to Pakistan "could have devastating consequences" for the country, said an editorial in a leading Pakistani daily.An editorial ... Read more...
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U.S. Embassy calls for fair treatment for Azimzhan Askarov in Kyrgyzstan
September 7th, 2010 - 9:36 pm ICT by BNO News
BISHKEK, KYRGYZSTAN (BNO NEWS) -- The U.S. Embassy in Kyrgyzstan is closely following the trial of human rights activist Azimzhan Askarov and calls on the Government of Kyrgyzstan to guarantee him a ... Read more...
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European jihadis flock to Pakistan for terrorist training
August 3rd, 2010 - 1:23 pm ICT by IANS
Peshawar (Pakistan), Aug 3 (DPA) It was never easy for Hamza to live a double life, especially at home in Germany surrounded by loving parents and three siblings. But he managed ... Read more...
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Terrorists infiltrating into Pak through Afghan border: Malik
July 12th, 2010 - 4:16 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, July 12(ANI): Pakistan Interior Minister Rehman Malik has asked the Afghan government to take action against insurgency, saying that terrorists are infiltrating into Pakistan through Afghanistan.Malik has urged the ... Read more...
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Indian aid flown to Kyrgyzstan
July 6th, 2010 - 6:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 6 (IANS) India Tuesday sent its first consignment of humanitarian aid for violence-torn Kyrgyzstan.
The Indian Air Force's (IAF) IL-76 aircraft, carrying around 50 tonnes of food items, ... Read more...
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India sends aid to Kyrgyzstan (Lead)
July 1st, 2010 - 7:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 1 (IANS) Days after over 100 Indian students were evacuated from violence-torn Kyrgyzstan, India Thursday announced humanitarian aid to those hit by the ethnic violence that left over ... Read more...
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India to send aid to conflict-torn Kyrgyzstan
July 1st, 2010 - 6:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 1 (IANS) India is sending humanitarian assistance to Kyrgyzstan where ethnic violence has left several hundred people dead and has forced an estimated 400,000 Uzbeks to flee their homes.
Indian ... Read more...
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Toll in Kyrgyz ethnic clashes jumps to 294
June 28th, 2010 - 6:27 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, June 28 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The toll in ethnic violence in the south of Kyrgyzstan has increased to 294, according to the 24.kg news agency citing the country's health ministry.
According to official ... Read more...
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Kyrgyzstan votes on new constitution amid tight security
June 27th, 2010 - 10:56 pm ICT by IANS
Bishkek, June 27 (DPA) Thousands of people in Kyrgyzstan cast their votes in a referendum on a new constitution Sunday, some two weeks after bloody ethnic clashes in the Central Asian republic.
Voter ... Read more...
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Analyst blames US, Russia’s ’shortsightedness’ for Kyrgyz violence
June 19th, 2010 - 3:59 pm ICT by ANI
June 19 (ANI): A noted political analyst has blamed both the US and Russia for the ethnic unrest in Kyrgyzstan in which nearly 200 people have been killed so far.
Lawrence Markowitz, ... Read more...
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UN says 400,000 Uzbeks have fled Kyrgyzstan
June 18th, 2010 - 5:59 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 18 (ANI): The United Nations has said that about 400,000 displaced Uzbeks have fled from ethnic riot-hit southern Kyrgyzstan.According to The Telegraph, the new UN assessment highlights the severity of ... Read more...
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Army hand suspected in Kyrgyzstan ethnic violence
June 17th, 2010 - 1:20 pm ICT by ANI
Osh (Kyrgyzstan0, June 17 (ANI): Kyrgyz soldiers stopped and searched a car of ethnic Uzbeks as they left an Uzbek enclave in Osh, Kyrgyzstan, on Wednesday.According to the New York Times, the ... Read more...
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191 killed in Kyrgyzstan violence
June 17th, 2010 - 12:35 pm ICT by IANS
Bishkek, June 17 (IANS/RIA Novosti) At least 191 people have been killed and thousands injured in the ethnic clashes in southern Kyrgyzstan since last week, Kyrgyz health ministry said Thursday.
"As of Thursday ... Read more...
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Kyrgyzstan violence mounts refugee crisis
June 16th, 2010 - 5:16 pm ICT by IANS
Osh (Kyrgyzstan)/Moscow, June 16 (DPA) Ethnic Kyrgyzs and Uzbeks clashed again overnight in fighting which included the use of grenades, the interim government said Wednesday, as the estimated refugee crisis in the ... Read more...
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Kyrgyzstan PM pledges to curb violence
June 15th, 2010 - 10:22 pm ICT by IANS
Osh, Kyrgyzstan/Moscow, June 15 (DPA) Kyrgyzstan's acting prime minister insisted Tuesday the government could bring the inter-ethnic violence in her country under control - whilst admitting the death toll could be many ... Read more...
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Kyrgyz violence attempt at ethnic cleansing: Security group
June 15th, 2010 - 8:27 pm ICT by IANS
Vienna, June 15 (DPA) The Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) issued a statement Tuesday that labelled the violent clashes in Kyrgyzstan as an attempt at ethnic cleansing.
The wording was ... Read more...
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170 killed in Kyrgyzstan ethnic violence (Lead)
June 15th, 2010 - 5:04 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, June 15 (IANS/RIA Novosti) At least 170 people have been killed in ethnic clashes in southern Kyrgyzstan, forcing authorities to evacuate more than 2,000 people from the country, media reports said ... Read more...
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Kyrgyzstan arrests agitators as riot toll touches 120 (Second Lead)
June 14th, 2010 - 8:19 pm ICT by IANS
Bishkek/Moscow, June 14 (DPA) The Kyrgyz military said Monday it has arrested several snipers in camouflage uniforms and provocateurs whom it blames for fresh unrest that has left some 120 people dead ... Read more...
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Kyrgyzstan prepares for Russian troops as toll rises (Lead)
June 14th, 2010 - 5:26 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow/Bishkek, June 14 (DPA) Officials at a Kyrgyz airport located in the strife-riven southern city of Osh have been ordered to prepare the facility for the arrival of Russian troops, the AKIpress ... Read more...
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Toll in Kyrgyz violence rises to 117
June 14th, 2010 - 3:25 pm ICT by IANS
Bishkek/Moscow, June 14 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The toll in Kyrgyzstan's inter-ethnic clashes has risen to 117, a media report said Monday.
The riots between ethnic Kyrgyz and Uzbek groups, that broke out in the ... Read more...
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Russia to consider military aid for Kyrgyzstan
June 14th, 2010 - 2:49 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow/Bishkek, June 14 (DPA) Russian President Dmitry Medvedev will consider military aid for Kyrgyzstan, after rejecting an initial request on the weekend, Russia's Echo Moskwy radio reported Monday.
The members of the ... Read more...
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Tribal elders asked to expel Pak Taliban living as IDPs
May 12th, 2010 - 12:49 pm ICT by ANI
Peshawar, May 12 (ANI): The Pakistani authorities have sought help from elders of the Ahmedzai Wazir tribes to oust the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan terrorists, living with families and posing as internally displaced ... Read more...
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Backed by Pak Army, Taliban, foreign militants find new haven in North Waziristan
April 22nd, 2010 - 3:07 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Apr. 22 (ANI): Having been chased out of South Waziristan, foreign militants, including Arabs, Chechens andUzbeks, are reportedly establishing a new base farther north under the protection of an ... Read more...
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