Pakistani plane with 127 on board crashes, no survivors (Third Lead)
April 21st, 2012 - 12:43 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 20 (IANS) A passenger plane carrying 127 people crashed in stormy weather and burst into flames while approaching Pakistan's Islamabad airport Friday evening. There were no reports ... Read more...
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Drug scam: Pakistan faces medicine shortage
April 20th, 2012 - 12:57 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 20 (IANS) Pakistan's pharmaceutical industry has been hit hard by a Rs.7 billion drug scam in which Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani's son has been named an ... Read more...
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Gilani’s son named in drug scam
April 19th, 2012 - 7:41 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 19 (IANS) Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani Thursday directed his son Ali Musa Gilani to cut short his trip to South Africa after he was named ... Read more...
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Pakistani daily seeks impartial probe in drug scam
April 18th, 2012 - 12:29 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 18 (IANS) Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani's son Musa Gilani may have "curried favour" and been involved in wrongdoing but "only an impartial investigation can unearth the ... Read more...
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Pakistan, US to hold talks on new terms of engagement
April 17th, 2012 - 2:09 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 17 (IANS) Pakistan will hold talks with the US on "new terms of engagements", the foreign ministry said Tuesday.This follows last week's parliamentary approval of fresh guidelines ... Read more...
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Drug scam: Details of visitors to Gilani’s home sought
April 17th, 2012 - 1:27 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 17 (IANS) Authorities probing the Rs.7 billion scam of illegal sale of ephedrine, a controlled substance used in medicines, have sought a complete record of visitors to ... Read more...
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No arms to Afghanistan via Pakistan: Parliamentary panel
April 13th, 2012 - 12:10 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 12 (IANS) A Pakistani parliamentary panel reviewing the future terms of engagement with the US said Thursday the country's territory should not be used to transport arms ... 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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Gilani’s son ‘on the run?’
April 12th, 2012 - 12:36 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 12 (IANS) Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani's son, Ali Musa Gilani, has left Pakistan, said a daily, adding that it was, "of course purely coincidental" that he ... Read more...
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Hina Rabbani Khar may be sacked: Report
April 10th, 2012 - 6:14 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 10 (IANS) Hina Rabbani Khar, Pakistan's first woman foreign minister conspicuous by her absence from President Asif Ali Zardari's entourage in India, may be on her way ... Read more...
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Visit Pakistan, Zardari to tell Manmohan
April 8th, 2012 - 1:16 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 8 (IANS) President Asif Ali Zardari will invite Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to visit Pakistan when the two leaders meet Sunday, a media report said here.All ... Read more...
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Gilani, Kayani meet Zardari before he flies to India
April 8th, 2012 - 11:54 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 8 (IANS) Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani and army chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani met President Asif Ali Zardari just hours before he flew out to India. ... Read more...
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100 Pakistani troops buried in Siachen avalanche (Lead)
April 7th, 2012 - 7:19 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 7 (IANS) At least 100 Pakistani soldiers were buried Saturday in an avalanche in Kashmir's Siachen region, the Pakistani army said.The avalanche hit a military camp near ... Read more...
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Zardari: Cornered in Pakistan, to pray in India
April 6th, 2012 - 6:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 6 (IANS) Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari goes to Ajmer Sharif Sunday with a prayer on his lips after grappling with a string of problems, including ... Read more...
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India presses Pakistan to probe Saeed’s 26/11 role (Second Lead)
April 6th, 2012 - 4:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 6 (IANS) Ahead of President Asif Ali Zardari's maiden visit here, India Friday pressed Pakistan for a judicial inquiry into Hafiz Saeed's role in masterminding the ... Read more...
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Gilani to visit Afghanistan
April 5th, 2012 - 12:54 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 4 (IANS) Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani Wednesday accepted an invitation from Afghan President Hamid Karzai to visit Afghanistan."The prime minister accepted the invitation and said ... Read more...
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Manmohan must reach out to Pakistan: Daily
April 4th, 2012 - 1:00 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 4 (IANS) Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh should "rise above the compulsions of domestic politics and realise the overall benefits accruing to South Asia from an India-Pakistan ... Read more...
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Six die in Pakistan bombing (Lead)
April 4th, 2012 - 12:55 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 4 (IANS) Six people were killed and seven injured Wednesday when a massive explosion ripped through a passenger van in Pakistan's northwest, a media report said.Geo News ... Read more...
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Gilani’s plane makes emergency landing
April 3rd, 2012 - 10:44 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 3 (IANS) A plane carrying Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani made an emergency landing Tuesday following a technical problem, a media report said.The plane returned to ... Read more...
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Pakistan wants China to help build dams
April 3rd, 2012 - 1:08 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 3 (IANS) Pakistan wants the Export-Import Bank of China to help in the construction of small and medium dams.Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani Monday urged the EXIM ... Read more...
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Pakistan moving towards MFN status for India: Gilani
April 3rd, 2012 - 1:07 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 3 (IANS) Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has urged Asian countries to establish regional harmony and sustainable development through increased trade and economic growth. He said Pakistan ... Read more...
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Pakistan working to improve India ties: Gilani
April 2nd, 2012 - 1:04 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 2 (IANS) Pakistan is working to improve its international ties, including those with India, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said addressing the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) ... Read more...
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Pakistan-China trade can reach $15 bn: Gilani
April 1st, 2012 - 7:32 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 1 (IANS) Pakistan and China have the potential to enhance economic ties, and bilateral trade can reach the target of $15 billion in the next three to ... Read more...
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Pakistan to buy power from Iran: Gilani
April 1st, 2012 - 4:16 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 1 (IANS) Pakistan will purchase 1,100 MW of electricity from Iran in a bid to overcome the energy shortage in the country, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani ... Read more...
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‘Pakistan to continue building its military potential’
March 30th, 2012 - 7:46 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, March 30 (IANS) Pakistan would continue to develop its military potential as weakness invites aggression from stronger nations, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said Friday.Addressing a gathering comprising ... Read more...
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Gilani grants Rs.6 bn for overcoming power crisis
March 30th, 2012 - 3:11 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, March 30 (IANS) Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has ordered the finance ministry to release Rs.6 billion ($66 million) to the water and power ministry for overcoming ... Read more...
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Gilani, Obama hold talks in Seoul
March 27th, 2012 - 6:32 pm ICT by IANS
Seoul, March 27 (IANS) Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani met US President Barack Obama here Tuesday in the highest-level talk held between the two sides since the killing ... Read more...
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Pakistan Taliban warns MPs against NATO supply restoration
March 26th, 2012 - 12:09 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, March 25 (IANS) The Pakistan Taliban Sunday warned members of parliament against restoration of the supply line for NATO troops in Afghanistan and said they would target MPs ... Read more...
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Zardari, Nawaz disappointed their voters: Imran Khan
March 25th, 2012 - 5:17 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, March 25 (IANS) Pakistani cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan has said the country honoured President Asif Ali Zardari and former prime minister Nawaz Sharif but they disappointed their voters in ... Read more...
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Pakistan aiming at better relations with S.Korea: Gilani
March 25th, 2012 - 2:41 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, March 25 (IANS) Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has expressed hope that Pakistan's bilateral relations with South Korea will get impetus following his first ever visit to ... Read more...
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Formal Manmohan-Gilani meeting not scheduled (Lead)
March 25th, 2012 - 12:34 pm ICT by IANS
Seoul, March 25 (IANS) Prime ministers of India and Pakistan could interact on the sidelines of the March 26-27 Nuclear Security Summit but no structured meeting is planned between ... Read more...
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Pakistan sets date with Saudi dates
March 25th, 2012 - 10:18 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, March 25 (IANS) Thousands of boxes of dates gifted by Saudi Arabia to Pakistan are set to be distributed in various provinces of the country.The Saudi government had ... Read more...
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No structured Manmohan-Gilani meeting: Pakistan envoy
March 25th, 2012 - 9:24 am ICT by IANS
Seoul, March 25 (IANS) No structured meeting is planned between the prime ministers of India and Pakistan on the sidelines of the Nuclear Security Summit March 26-27, Pakistan's envoy ... Read more...
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Manmohan to meet Italian, Norwegian counterparts in Seoul
March 24th, 2012 - 8:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 24 (IANS) Two festering diplomatic rows will feature in Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's talks with his Italian and Norwegian counterparts on the sidelines of an international ... Read more...
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One dead, 12 hurt in Pakistan building collapse
March 24th, 2012 - 7:03 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, March 24 (IANS) One woman was killed and 12 people, including six children, were injured when a three-storey building collapsed in Pakistan Multan city Friday night, a media ... Read more...
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