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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US to respect Pakistani’s sovereignty: ISI chief
July 17th, 2011 - 5:34 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, July 17 (IANS) Under fire for intruding into Pakistan and killing Osama bin Laden, the US has promised to respect Islamabad's sovereignty, the country's spy chief was quoted Sunday ... Read more...
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Pakistan turns ‘new front line’ of war on terror
July 7th, 2011 - 11:06 am ICT by IANS
Toronto, July 7 (IANS) Pakistan is now the new front in the war on terror as it has become a new safe haven for al-Qaeda, says the Canadian media ... Read more...
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US war on terror to cost $4.4 trillion: Report
June 30th, 2011 - 12:51 am ICT by IANS
Washington, June 29 (IANS) The US could end up spending nearly $4.4 trillion on the war on terror in Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan, new research says.Nearly 10 years after the ... 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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Pakistan PM, army chief meet president
June 9th, 2011 - 3:33 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, June 9 (IANS) Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani and army chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani met President Asif Ali Zardari and discussed the overall security of the ... Read more...
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Real threat to Pakistan not from India: daily
May 29th, 2011 - 1:21 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, May 29 (IANS) The real threat to Pakistan is internal and "not from India", a Pakistani daily said Sunday.An editorial in the Daily Times also wondered what role, ... Read more...
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200 NATO soldiers killed in Afghanistan in 2011
May 27th, 2011 - 8:38 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, May 27 (IANS) Taliban-linked militancy has claimed the lives of 200 soldiers working with the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) this year, Xinhua reported."An ISAF service member ... Read more...
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End anti-Americanism, Clinton tells Pakistan (Second Lead)
May 27th, 2011 - 6:41 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, May 27 (IANS) Pakistan should leave its "anti-Americanism and conspiracy theories" as that will help it overcome problems, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton bluntly said Friday after ... Read more...
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Shed anti-Americanism, Clinton tells Pakistan
May 27th, 2011 - 5:22 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, May 27 (IANS) Pakistan should give up its "anti-Americanism and conspiracy theories" because they will help it overcome problems, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Friday."America cannot and ... Read more...
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Pakistan’s war on terror since 9/11 cost $68 bn
May 27th, 2011 - 1:12 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, May 27 (IANS) Pakistan has suffered "a colossal loss of $68 billion" due to the war on terror since 9/11, a Pakistani daily said Friday, adding this huge cost ... Read more...
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Top Al Qaeda leader held in Pakistan (Lead)
May 18th, 2011 - 11:57 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, May 18 (IANS) A senior Al Qaeda leader, who was active in the border region of Afghanistan and Pakistan, has been arrested in the port city of Karachi, the ... Read more...
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Senior Al Qaeda operative held in Pakistan
May 18th, 2011 - 6:15 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, May 18 (IANS) A senior Al Qaeda operative was arrested Tuesday in Pakistan's port city of Karachi, Xinhua reported.The arrested militant's name is Abu Sohaib Al-Makki who is of ... Read more...
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Cameron telephones Gilani
May 15th, 2011 - 10:37 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, May 15 (IANS) British Prime Minister David Cameron Sunday telephoned his Pakistani counterpart Yousuf Raza Gilani and appreciated the role played by Pakistan in the war against terror, ... Read more...
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‘Priest’ - lacks both faith and prayers (IANS Movie Review)
May 14th, 2011 - 8:48 pm ICT by IANS
Film: "Priest"; Cast: Paul Bettany, Karl Urban, Cam Gigandet, Maggie Q, Lily Collins; Director: Scott Charles Stewart; Rating: **It's an old cliche - 'money can't buy you passion and those ... Read more...
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Disclose Pakistan army budget to parliament: Sharif
May 14th, 2011 - 3:57 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, May 14 (IANS) Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, who heads the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), Saturday demanded that the budget of the country's army and intelligence agencies should ... Read more...
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Osama killing a unique moment for the region: India (Second Lead)
May 12th, 2011 - 11:02 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, May 12 (IANS) The killing of Osama bin Laden by US commandos in Pakistan provides "a unique moment" for countries in the region to step up their war ... Read more...
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India not like US to mount Abbottabad-like attack: PM
May 12th, 2011 - 10:13 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, May 12 (IANS) India is "not like the US" to launch an Abbottabad-like covert operation in Pakistan, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said here Thursday."India is not like the ... Read more...
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Osama killing ‘a unique moment’ for the region: India (Lead)
May 12th, 2011 - 9:29 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, May 12 (IANS) The killing of Osama bin Laden by US commandos in Pakistan provides "a unique moment" for countries in the region to step up their war ... Read more...
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Osama killing ‘a unique moment’ for the region: Indian PM
May 12th, 2011 - 9:12 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, May 12 (IANS) The killing of Osama bin Laden by US commandos in Pakistan provides "a unique moment" for the region to step up their war on terror, ... Read more...
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`Pakistan cabinet has never exclusively reviewed terror war’
May 12th, 2011 - 1:58 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, May 12 (IANS) Pakistan's federal cabinet has met 70 times in the last three years but has never "exclusively" reviewed its post 9/11 policy on war against terror, ... Read more...
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Rana appears in Chicago court ahead of trial
May 12th, 2011 - 10:22 am ICT by IANS
Chicago, May 11 (IANS) Pakistani-Canadian Chicago businessman Tahawwur Hussain Rana, co-accused with David Coleman Headley in the 2008 Mumbai terror, appeared in a federal court here ahead of one of ... Read more...
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Gilani blows hot and cold at US over Osama affair (Lead)
May 9th, 2011 - 9:58 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, May 9 (IANS) Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani Monday said Pakistan had "serious differences" with the US over the war on terror, but quickly added that both countries ... Read more...
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Pakistan accepts intelligence failure on Osama
May 9th, 2011 - 8:36 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, May 9 (IANS) Pakistan Monday accepted "intelligence failure" over the presence of Osama bin Laden in its territory and said it also had "serious differences" with the US ... Read more...
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A decade since 9/11, Pakistan back to square one: Daily
May 7th, 2011 - 5:07 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, May 7 (IANS) Ten years since 9/11, Pakistan finds itself "back to square one", a leading daily said, adding that with Osama bin Laden dead, the country needs ... Read more...
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Pakistan denies ISI links with Al Qaeda (Lead)
May 5th, 2011 - 6:06 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, May 5 (IANS) An angry Pakistan Thursday denied accusations that a section of its intelligence agency was linked to Al Qaeda.Foreign Secretary Salman Bashir told the media here that ... Read more...
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US says it reserves right to target terrorists inside Pak territory if Islamabad doesn’t
May 5th, 2011 - 12:21 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 5(ANI): The United States reserves the right to enter Pakistani territory and act against terrorists if Pakistan does not act against them, the White House has said.When asked during ... Read more...
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Obama feels conducting ‘Operation Geronimo’ inside Pak territory “right approach”
May 5th, 2011 - 11:50 am ICT by ANI
Washington, May 5(ANI): US President Barack Obama feels that carrying out unilateral military operation against Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden inside Pakistani territory was the "right approach", and he continues ... Read more...
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