Shiv Sena demands public hanging for Kasab
August 29th, 2012 - 9:52 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 29 (IANS) Shiv Sena executive president Uddhav Thackeray Wednesday demanded public hanging for Ajmal Kasab, the only Pakistani terrorist caught alive after the 26/11 Mumbai strike that ... Read more...
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Pakistan not hostile towards anyone: General Kayani
June 9th, 2012 - 12:18 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, June 9 (IANS) Pakistan "harbours no aggression towards anyone", said the country's powerful army chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani at the launch ceremony of a book on an ... Read more...
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What chief ministers said against NCTC
May 5th, 2012 - 3:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) Chief ministers of non-Congress ruled states Saturday reiterated their opposition to the National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC) here. This is what they said:
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Building mutual trust key to defeating terror: Zardari
April 27th, 2012 - 10:22 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 27 (IANS) Terming the US drone strikes inside Pakistani territory as "useless" and "counter-productive", Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari Friday told a visiting US diplomat that building mutual ... Read more...
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Gilani to visit Britain in May
April 12th, 2012 - 10:46 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 12 (IANS) Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani will pay an official visit to Britain in May, the foreign ministry said Thursday."Prime Minister Gilani will hold wide-ranging ... Read more...
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Crime up slightly, women’s safety, terror top agenda: Delhi Police (Roundup)
January 6th, 2012 - 11:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 6 (IANS) Delhi saw a four percent increase in crime in 2011 with women and senior citizens being the most vulnerable, Police Commissioner B.K. Gupta said Friday, ... Read more...
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Combating terrorism tops Delhi Police agenda (Lead)
January 6th, 2012 - 7:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 6 (IANS) The war against terror will top the Delhi Police agenda this year since the capital is vulnerable to such strikes, Police Commissioner B.K. Gupta said ... Read more...
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Combating terrorism tops Delhi Police agenda
January 6th, 2012 - 4:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 6 (IANS) The war against terror will top the agenda of the Delhi Police this year, its chief, B.K. Gupta said Friday.Addressing the annual press conference of ... Read more...
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Pakistan’s parliamentary body to decide on NATO supplies
December 30th, 2011 - 11:56 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 30 (IANS) The government would take a decision regarding NATO supplies passing through the country on the basis of recommendations of the parliamentary committee on national security, said ... Read more...
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US to blame if Pakistan fails in war on terror: Khar
December 15th, 2011 - 10:03 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 15 (IANS) The US would be held responsible if Pakistan failed in the war against terror, Pakistani Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar said Thursday.Khar told the Parliamentary Committee ... 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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Growing US-Pakistan tension worries Kashmiris (Kashmir Newsletter)
December 3rd, 2011 - 3:33 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Dec 3 (IANS) In the wake of the NATO attacks in Pakistan that killed 28 soldiers, the common man in the Kashmir Valley is worried about the region's ... Read more...
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Pakistan blocks BBC
November 30th, 2011 - 1:52 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 30 (IANS) Pakistan has blocked the BBC over a documentary that questions Islamabad's commitment to the war against terror, the broadcaster said.BBC said that Pakistani cable television ... Read more...
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Avoid public criticism of Pakistan, Zardari urges US
November 8th, 2011 - 11:54 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Nov 8 (IANS) Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari said Tuesday that Pakistan and the US must restrain from uncalled-for public criticism as this undermines efforts to work closely for ... Read more...
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Clinton has delivered tough warning to Pakistan: Daily
October 22nd, 2011 - 12:31 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Oct 22 (IANS) US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has delivered a tough warning to Pakistan that it needs to decide whether it wants to "help or hinder" the ... Read more...
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Pakistan won’t allow compromise on dignity: Khar
September 29th, 2011 - 12:19 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Sep 29 (IANS) Pakistan will not allow its dignity to be compromised, said Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar amid heightened tension between the Washington and Islamabad.The US-Pakistan ties became ... Read more...
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China vows to stand by Pakistan
September 27th, 2011 - 5:36 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Sep 27 (IANS) Chinese Vice Premier Meng Jianzhu Tuesday told Pakistan that Beijing will keep on supporting Islamabad and the cooperation to eliminate terrorism will continue. The assurance ... Read more...
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India calls for UN reforms, unrelenting war against terror (Roundup)
September 24th, 2011 - 10:41 pm ICT by IANS
United Nations, Sep 24 (IANS) Declaring that India stands ready to play its part in meeting global challenges from economic downturn to terrorism, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Saturday sought ... Read more...
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US to work with India in war against terror
September 16th, 2011 - 4:34 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 16 (IANS) The India-US relationship should become one of the world's strategic pivots, says a study by two US think tanks, even as Washington vowed to work closely ... Read more...
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South Asia should now launch war on poverty: Pakistani minister (Interview)
September 13th, 2011 - 3:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 13 (IANS) The countries of South Asia should join hands to launch a war on poverty in the region just as they have done with the war ... Read more...
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Pakistan has been an unreliable ally of US: Biden
September 13th, 2011 - 11:59 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 13 (IANS) Pakistan has been an unreliable ally of the US in the war against terror and failed "on occasion" when forced to choose between Washington and the ... Read more...
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Interpol lauds Pakistan’s role in fighting terrorism
September 12th, 2011 - 9:42 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Sep 12 (IANS) Global policing organisation Interpol has lauded the role of Pakistan's law enforcing agencies in fighting terrorism, a media report said Monday.Interpol Secretary-General Ronald K. Noble sent ... Read more...
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War on terror not over: Tony Blair
September 11th, 2011 - 7:22 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 11 (IANS) Former British prime minister Tony Blair says that even though "significant blows" have been struck in the war against terror, "it's not over".Blair said it was ... Read more...
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9/11: Pakistan reaches out to US through advertisement
September 11th, 2011 - 1:38 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Sep 11 (IANS) Pakistan has placed an advertisement in the US media to reach out to America on 9/11."Which country can do more for your peace," asks the advertisement ... Read more...
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9/11 transformed South Asia geopolitics (10th anniversary of 9/11)
September 9th, 2011 - 4:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 9 (IANS) When the architects of 9/11 were traced to shadowy caves in Afghanistan, the US sent thousands of troops to smoke them out and topple ... Read more...
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Broad agreement with Dhaka, must win terror war: PM (Roundup)
September 7th, 2011 - 11:32 pm ICT by IANS
On Board Air India One, Sep 7 (IANS) India will and must win the war against terror, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Wednesday and added that there were "some ... Read more...
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Some leads to Delhi blast: PM
September 7th, 2011 - 10:17 pm ICT by IANS
On Board Air India One, Sep 7 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Wednesday said there were "some leads" to the Delhi High Court blast but it was too early ... Read more...
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Pakistan, China discuss socio-economic cooperation
August 27th, 2011 - 5:03 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Aug 27 (IANS) Pakistani and Chinese officials have met in Beijing to discuss cooperation in the socio-economic sector, a media report said.Farzana Raja, chairperson of the Benazir Income Support ... Read more...
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No economic success without political stability: Gilani
August 9th, 2011 - 12:15 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Aug 9 (IANS) No country can achieve economic prosperity without political stability, says Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani.Addressing the Pakistan Investors Forum at Jeddah, Gilani said Pakistan ... Read more...
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Zardari wants early finalisation of engagement plan with EU
August 2nd, 2011 - 12:43 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Aug 2 (IANS) President Asif Ali Zardari has called for an early finalisation of a five-year engagement plan between Pakistan and the European Union.Talking to Foreign Minister of Poland ... Read more...
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Zardari to US: Need clear terms of engagement on terror war
August 2nd, 2011 - 12:37 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Aug 2 (IANS) The terms of engagement between the US and Pakistan in the war against terror should be clearly defined so that conflicting positions and unilateral actions ... Read more...
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Congress communalising war against terror: BJP
July 18th, 2011 - 6:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 18 (IANS) Reacting sharply to Congress general secretary Digvijay Singh's comment on the Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS), the Bhartiya Janata Party Monday blamed the ruling party ... Read more...
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Comprehensive strategy needed in war against terror: Gilani
July 8th, 2011 - 12:43 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, July 8 (IANS) Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said a comprehensive national policy and strategy on the war against terrorism needs to be formulated in accordance ... Read more...
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Vacate airbase in Balochistan, Pakistan tells US
June 30th, 2011 - 1:34 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, June 30 (IANS) Pakistan has told the US to withdraw its troops from the Shamsi airbase in Balochistan that has been used to launch drone attacks, a media report ... Read more...
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Pakistan suffered $67 bn losses in war against terror
June 20th, 2011 - 1:15 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, June 20 (IANS) Pakistan's economy has suffered losses amounting to $67.93 billion due its operations against terrorists since 2001, said the Pakistan Economic Survey 2010-11.The economic survey said that ... Read more...
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