Afghanistan: At least 53 killed after bus crashes head-on with tanker in Ghazni
September 17th, 2012 - 8:05 pm ICT by BNO News
GHAZNI CITY, AFGHANISTAN (BNO NEWS) -- Over 50 people were killed after a passenger bus crashed with an oil tanker in southern Afghanistan on Friday, local authorities said Saturday.The passenger bus operated ... Read more...
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Kashmiri religious group issues dress code for tourists
July 4th, 2012 - 2:25 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, July 4 (IANS) A Kashmiri religious group Jamaat-e-Islami has asked tourists visiting the valley to follow a "proper dress code" and told the tourism department to enforce it."Some tourists, ... Read more...
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Pakistan band Raeth set for Bollywood debut (With Images)
May 16th, 2012 - 9:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 16 (IANS) Pakistani band Raeth, popular for songs like "Bhula do" and "Waada", is all set to foray into Bollywood with upcoming film "Marksheet", based on education ... Read more...
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Pakistani jailbreak: senior officials transferred
April 17th, 2012 - 12:27 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 17 (IANS) Four senior officials have been transferred after Taliban militants stormed a jail in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province and freed about 400 prisoners, a media report said ... Read more...
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Excited, but nervous about ‘Jism 2′: Imran Zahid (With images)
March 29th, 2012 - 1:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 29 (IANS) Imran Zahid, who was to play the title role in Mahesh and Mukesh Bhatt's "Chandu", says his dream is finally coming true as he is ... Read more...
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Emraan hopes ‘Jannat 2′ to be musical success
March 23rd, 2012 - 5:41 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 23 (IANS) Emraan Hashmi's movies are known to be a musical treat for the audiences, and the actor hopes that the melodies of his new film "Jannat 2" ... Read more...
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Pakistani woman hurls acid at man
March 12th, 2012 - 1:28 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, March 12 (IANS) Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned -- a young woman in Pakistan's Punjab province threw acid at a former suitor after he began ignoring ... Read more...
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Memogate: Ijaz submits details of communications with Haqqani
February 24th, 2012 - 8:22 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 24 (IANS) Pakistani American businessman Mansoor Ijaz Friday handed over to the Memo Commission four pages of his Blackberry bill detailing his communications with then Pakistani envoy to ... Read more...
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Ijaz sticks to his coup claim in testimony from London (Lead)
February 22nd, 2012 - 10:08 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 22 (IANS) A Supreme Court appointed commission probing the memo scandal here Wednesday began recording the testimony of Pakistani-American businessman Mansoor Ijaz, the key figure in the controversy, ... Read more...
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Pakistan commission records Ijaz testimony
February 22nd, 2012 - 6:48 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 22 (IANS) A commission probing the memo scandal here Wednesday began recording the testimony of Pakistani-American businessman Mansoor Ijaz, the key figure in the controversy, through video-conference from ... Read more...
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Three arrested for kidnapping
February 9th, 2012 - 12:11 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 8 (IANS) A kidnapping for ransom case has been solved and three kidnappers arrested, police said Wednesday.The three, Islamuddin, 30, Sarfaraz, 31, and Abu Asim, 24, are ... Read more...
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Roerich paintings’ theft: Court writes to British home office
January 17th, 2012 - 10:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 17 (IANS) A Delhi court has issued a letter rogatory to the British home office on a request from the CBI probing a case related to Russian ... Read more...
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Mother, sister of top Pakistan official killed
January 15th, 2012 - 3:30 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 15 (IANS) Two women -- the mother and sister of the joint secretary in Pakistan's cabinet division -- died when gunmen targeting a wanted killer pumped bullets ... Read more...
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Probe complete in Pakistani journalist’s killing
December 14th, 2011 - 9:52 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 14 (IANS) The commission investigating the killing of Pakistani journalist Saleem Shahzad said Wednesday its had completed its inquiry and would submit its report to the government within ... Read more...
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Poland remembers noted Hindi poet Agyeya
November 14th, 2011 - 1:38 pm ICT by IANS
Warsaw, Nov 14 (IANS) Polish educationists have paid rich tributes to noted Hindi poet Sachchidananda Hirananda Vatsyayana, better known as "Agyeya", saying he was a "pioneer in modern Hindi literature ... Read more...
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Pakistani team takes anti-graft tips from Anna
September 21st, 2011 - 7:51 pm ICT by IANS
Ahmednagar (Maharashtra), Sep 21 (IANS) A three-member Pakistani delegation Wednesday met social activist Anna Hazare at his village to seek his opinion on starting an anti-graft drive in ... Read more...
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Citizens from India, Pakistan condemn Mumbai blasts
July 14th, 2011 - 8:02 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 14 (IANS) Prominent citizens of India and Pakistan jointly condemned the serial blasts that rocked three areas of south and central Mumbai Wednesday killing 17 people and injuring ... Read more...
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Terrorists hiring jobless at Rs.40,000 a month: Pakistani lawmaker
July 1st, 2011 - 5:49 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, July 1 (IANS) Terrorist outfits in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province are recruiting jobless youth by paying them up to Rs.40,000 a month, a Pakistani lawmaker has said."Terrorists are luring these youth ... Read more...
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Karachi gets cyclone warning, 176 houses to be vacated
June 10th, 2011 - 3:18 pm ICT by IANS
Karachi, June 10 (IANS) Authorities in Pakistan's port city of Karachi have declared 176 buildings unfit for living and asked people to vacate ahead of a cyclone likely to hit ... Read more...
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India-Pakistan panel for quick verification of prisoners
April 22nd, 2011 - 11:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 22 (IANS) The India-Pakistan judicial commission on prisoners has suggested that the two countries immediately facilitate the nationality verification process of citizens in each other's jails who ... Read more...
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Release all Indian, Pakistani prisoners: Sindh governor
April 19th, 2011 - 1:06 pm ICT by IANS
Karachi, April 19 (IANS) Indian and Pakistani nationals lodged in either country's jails, most of whom are fishermen, should be released on humanitarian grounds, said Sindh Governor Ishratul Ebad Khan.Khan ... Read more...
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Indian team on prisoners’ release to reach Pakistan Monday
April 17th, 2011 - 7:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) Four former Indian judges would reach Pakistan Monday ahead of visiting jails there to examine the condition of Indian civilian prisoners. They, along with ... Read more...
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15 killed in suicide blasts targeting Shiites in Lahore, Karachi (Third Lead)
January 25th, 2011 - 10:24 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 25 (IANS) At least 13 people, including a woman and four policemen, were killed and over 50 others injured in a suicide bomb attack in Lahore Tuesday evening during ... Read more...
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13 killed in suicide blast in Lahore Shiite procession (Second Lead)
January 25th, 2011 - 9:10 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 25 (IANS) At least 13 people, including four policemen, were killed and over 50 others injured in a suicide bomb attack in Lahore Tuesday evening during a religious procession ... Read more...
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Two British men believed to be kidnapped in Pakistan
January 12th, 2011 - 5:47 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad/Peshawar, Jan.12 (ANI): Police in Pakistan are searching for two British men believed to have been kidnapped close to the Khyber Pass, an area notorious for Taliban activity and criminal gangs. ... Read more...
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UK intelligence helped foil NY subway plot five days before due date
December 15th, 2010 - 2:13 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Dec 15 (ANI): British intelligence helped foil an al-Qaeda plot to blow up the New York subway just five days before it was due to be carried out.According to ... Read more...
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Six-year-old Pakistani girl rescued from wedding venue
November 30th, 2010 - 12:26 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Nov 30 (IANS) A six-year-old Pakistani girl, whose marriage was to be solemnised with her 23-year-old cousin, was rescued from a secret wedding venue by the police. The unsuspecting girl had ... Read more...
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Asian Games hockey: India pummel Bangladesh 9-0 (Lead)
November 17th, 2010 - 3:33 pm ICT by IANS
Guangzhou, Nov 17 (IANS) Ace drag-flicker Sandeep Singh struck four goals as India warmed up for arch-rivals Pakistan with a 9-0 demolition of Bangladesh in their second men's hockey group B match ... Read more...
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Brit-Muslim lady doc first to be charged with modern-day slavery
September 10th, 2010 - 4:38 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sep 10(ANI): A 68-year-old doctor in UK has been charged with 'trafficking people for exploitation', which is being considered as the first case of modern-day slavery in the country.According to The ... Read more...
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Pakistani civil society members meet Sonia Gandhi
September 8th, 2010 - 10:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 8 (IANS) Congress president Sonia Gandhi Wednesday conveyed her gratitude to a group of civil society activists from Pakistan who had worked for the release of Indian fishermen ... Read more...
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More ‘rotten eggs’ in Pak cricket, says Mohammad Zahid
September 6th, 2010 - 1:57 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Sep 6(ANI): Former Pakistan cricketer Mohammad Zahid feels that there are more corrupt Pakistani players who need to be investigated by the International Cricket Council (ICC)'s Anti-Corruption and Security Unit (ACSU)."There ... Read more...
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Pak floods have hit infrastructure, weakened democracy, pressurised Army: Report
August 27th, 2010 - 12:27 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Aug.27 (ANI): The destruction caused by the devastating floods in Pakistan have not only left hundreds of people killed and thousands homeless, but it has also broken the back ... Read more...
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Pak ‘Kari’ woman publicly thrashed, threatened with death by husband, brother
July 13th, 2010 - 3:02 pm ICT by ANI
Karachi, July 11 (ANI): In an incident which reveals the deplorable plight of females in Pakistan, a woman, who was declared a 'Kari' by her husband, was publicly thrashed and threatened to ... Read more...
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Qaeda ship behind failed New York subway bomb plot, new indictment reveals
July 8th, 2010 - 1:40 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 8 (ANI): A new indictment has revealed a failed plan to blow up New York subways last fall was planned and directed by Al Qaeda leaders, and had connections to ... Read more...
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New York subway bomb plot hatched in Pakistan: US (Lead)
July 8th, 2010 - 1:26 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, July 8 (IANS) Veteran Al Qaeda terrorist leaders in Pakistan directed and managed a foiled 2009 suicide bomb plot to attack New York's subways and a related terror plot ... Read more...
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