Terror in Pakistan province: 1,400 dead in 2011
January 31st, 2012 - 6:24 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 31 (IANS) A total of 1,430 people, including 256 policemen and 227 soldiers, were killed in terrorist attacks last year in Pakistan's northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, a government ... Read more...
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France keen to further develop ties with Pakistan
January 30th, 2012 - 9:41 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 30 (IANS) French President Nicolas Sarkozy is keen to further develop economic and political relations with Pakistan, the French envoy to Islamabad has said.Philippe Thiebaud said this at ... Read more...
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Rehman Malik meets Interpol chief
January 29th, 2012 - 7:38 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 29 (IANS) Pakistani Interior Minister Rehman Malik Sunday met Interpol Secretary-General Ronald K. Noble in Dubai and discussed the regional security situation, a media report said.Malik appreciated the ... Read more...
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Ties with US not normal: Sherry Rehman
January 28th, 2012 - 8:50 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Jan 28 (IANS) The Pakistan-US relationship was certainly not going through "normal" times, Islamabad's ambassador to Washington Sherry Rehman has said, and asked the Pakistani-American community for their support ... Read more...
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Don’t want to dignify Hafiz’s irresponsible remarks: India
January 23rd, 2012 - 9:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 23 (IANS) India Monday said it does not want to dignify "irresponsible" remarks made by Jamaat-ud-Dawah chief Hafiz Muhammed Saeed against Pakistan granting Most Favoured Nation (MFN) ... Read more...
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Pakistan to decide new terms with NATO in February
January 21st, 2012 - 2:29 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 21 (IANS) The Pakistan government will decide the new terms of its engagements with NATO and allies in the war on terror at a joint session of ... Read more...
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US, Pakistan relationship at its lowest ebb: Musharraf
January 15th, 2012 - 12:27 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 14 (IANS) Former Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf has said the current bilateral relationship between Islamabad and Washington was at its lowest ebb, even lower than that after ... 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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Pakistan to review all accords with US, NATO: Gilani
December 5th, 2011 - 2:25 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 5 (IANS) Pakistan will review all its agreements with the US and NATO in the aftermath of the NOv 26 airstrike that left two dozen Pakistan ... 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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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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11 injured in Peshawar blast
October 27th, 2011 - 1:49 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Oct 27 (IANS) At least 11 people were injured, three critically, when a bomb exploded in a busy market in Pakistan's Peshawar city Thursday morning.The blast took place in ... Read more...
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Karachi university protests Rehman Malik’s PhD degree
October 27th, 2011 - 11:19 am ICT by IANS
Karachi, Oct 27 (IANS) Teachers and students at the University of Karachi have protested against the honorary PhD degree awarded to Interior Minister Rehman Malik.On Wednesday, they boycotted classes for ... Read more...
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Clinton warns of terrorists-pursuit on Afghan-Pakistan border
October 20th, 2011 - 7:15 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, Oct 20 (IANS) US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Thursday said terrorists would be targeted in the Afghanistan-Pakistan border areas.
Addressing a joint press conference with President Hamid Karzai ... Read more...
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9 securitymen, 15 militants killed in Pakistan clash
October 17th, 2011 - 11:44 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Oct 17 (IANS) At least nine Pakistani security personnel and 15 militants were killed Monday during an armed clash triggered by an attack on a security check post ... Read more...
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Rehman Malik conferred PhD degree
October 12th, 2011 - 12:55 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Oct 12 (IANS) Pakistan's Interior Minister Rehman Malik has been conferred an honorary doctorate degree by Karachi university.The University of Karachi awarded the doctorate degree at a special convocation, ... Read more...
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US ‘responsibly ending’ Afghan war, says Obama
October 8th, 2011 - 12:22 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Oct 7 (IANS) Ten years after the US launched the war on terror in Afghanistan, President Barack Obama said Friday the US is "responsibly ending" the warfare despite ... Read more...
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Help us make youths shun terror: Zardari
October 5th, 2011 - 2:59 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Oct 5 (IANS) Pakistan seeks support to overcome poverty and other economic disparities to wean away the young from terrorist mindset, President Asif Ali Zardari has said.Poverty, lack of ... 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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Pakistan vows to continue fight against terror
September 11th, 2011 - 4:18 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Sep 11 (IANS) Pakistan Sunday reaffirmed its determination to fight against terrorism on the 10th anniversary of the September 11 attack.A statement issued by the foreign ministry said: ... Read more...
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Pakistan has suffered a lot after 9/11: Daily
September 11th, 2011 - 12:16 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Sep 11 (IANS) Pakistan has suffered greatly after 9/11 as the war on terror has cost the country over 35,000 citizens, said a leading daily Sunday.An editorial in the ... Read more...
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‘With 290 suicide attacks, Pakistan suffered most since 9/11′
September 9th, 2011 - 6:14 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Sep 9 (IANS) Pakistan suffered the most in the US-declared "war on terror" after the 9/11 attacks, facing almost 300 deadly suicide bombings and the assassination of former ... 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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Pakistan’s MQM chief hospitalised in London
August 29th, 2011 - 10:20 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Aug 29 (IANS) Altaf Hussain, chief of Pakistani political party Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), is being treated at a London hospital for the past one week, a statement said ... 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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Zardari asks traders to help overcome economic crisis
August 27th, 2011 - 3:48 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Aug 27 (IANS) Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari has urged the business community to suggest ways for overcoming the country's economic crisis.Zardari Friday told a delegation of the Federation ... Read more...
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Inconvenient US-Pakistan marriage being recalibrated: Daily
August 26th, 2011 - 1:10 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Aug 26 (IANS) The "inconvenient marriage" of Pakistan and US struggles on, an English daily said Friday as it noted that the relationship was being recalibrated."Despite the ... Read more...
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India meddling in Balochistan, says Pakistan daily
August 15th, 2011 - 4:26 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Aug 15 (IANS) A Pakistani newspaper Monday accused India of covertly helping Baloch nationalists and urged the government to carry out a diplomatic campaign against New Delhi."Not content with ... Read more...
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Probe sought into White House role in Osama movie
August 11th, 2011 - 11:32 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 11 (IANS) A top Republican lawmaker has demanded an investigation into a report that the White House is cooperating with a film on the mission to kill Osama ... Read more...
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NATGRID will improve India’s war on terror
August 9th, 2011 - 6:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) The National Intelligence Grid (NATGRID) will create a facility "that improves India's capability to counter threats to internal security", parliament was informed Tuesday.Minister of State ... Read more...
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Pakistan won’t allow regional hegemony: Gilani
July 29th, 2011 - 1:16 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, July 29 (IANS) Pakistan rejects efforts by any country to establish regional hegemony, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said.Gilani comment was in reference to that of ... Read more...
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Pakistan wants good ties with US, says Gilani
July 22nd, 2011 - 3:21 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 22 (IANS) Despite the growing strains sparked by Osama bin Laden's killing, Pakistan wants good ties with the US, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said.Gilani told ... Read more...
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Pakistan’s future bright, says Gilani
July 21st, 2011 - 7:34 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 21 (IANS) Pakistan is going through a difficult phase but it has a bright future, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said."Challenges abound, but so are opportunities. ... Read more...
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Gilani seeks support to stabilize Pakistan economy
July 21st, 2011 - 4:54 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 21 (IANS) Pakistan needs international assistance to set right its economy that has been "over-stressed" because of its key role in the war on terror, Prime Minister ... Read more...
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