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UN chief meets Zardari, Gilani
( 15-Aug-2010 )
Islamabad: UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon Sunday called on Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani and was briefed on the devastation caused by floods across the country.
Gilani informed Ban that all political parties were ready to lend help in providing relief .... |
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'Reject Indian aid for flood victims'
( 15-Aug-2010 )
Islamabad: Blaming the devastating floods sweeping Pakistan on India releasing excess water into the Satluj and Beas rivers, an editorial in a Pakistani paper Sunday called on the government to reject the "hypocritical" Indian offer of aid.
"The offer of aid is akin is throwing salt .... |
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US warns of Pakistani catering company's terror links
( 22-May-2010 )
Islamabad: The US has warned that terror groups could have "established links" with an upmarket Pakistani catering firm that security officials said was owned by a suspect arrested after the attempted car bombing in New York's Times Square.
The suspect, who owned Hanif Rajput Catering .... |
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Why name Saeed, Lakhvi in 26/11 verdict, asks Jamaat-ud-Dawa
( 05-May-2010 )
Lahore: India has "unjustifiably" named Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) leaders Hafiz Saeed and Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi in the Mumbai terror attack case, a Jamaat-ud-Dawa spokesperson said after an Indian court held Pakistani national Ajmal Amir Kasab guilty of the 26/11 mayhem.
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7 killed as protests against Khyber-Pakhtoonkhawa turn violent
( 12-Apr-2010 )
Islamabad: Seven people were killed and nearly 100 wounded in Abbotabad city as protests against renaming of the North West Frontier Province (NWFP) as Khyber-Pakhtoonkhawa turned violent on Monday, police and eyewitnesses said.
The protestors, who are also demanding the creation of a separate prov .... |
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Air strike, clashes kill 124 militants in Pakistan
( 10-Apr-2010 )
Islamabad: At least 124 militants were killed and more than 70 injured in the biggest offensive of security forces in the Khyber, Orakzai and South Waziristan agencies in northwest Pakistan, a media report said.
The security forces, backed by helicopter gunships, targeted a militant gathering in t .... |
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No meeting scheduled with Manmohan: Gilani
( 10-Apr-2010 )
Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said that no meeting had been scheduled with his Indian counterpart Manmohan Singh on the sidelines of the Nuclear Safety Summit in Washington.
"It has not yet been scheduled," Online news agency quoted Gilani as telling reporters .... |
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Largest Pakistan Army war games begin
( 10-Apr-2010 )
Islamabad: The Pakistan Army began its largest war games near the Indian border involving some 20,000 soldiers and the air force.
The six-week exercise, codenamed Azm-i-Nau 3, involves troops from all arms and services, besides engagement of various aircraft and equipment of the Pakistan Air Force .... |
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25 killed in Pakistan blast
( 05-Apr-2010 )
Islamabad: At least 25 people were killed in a powerful blast that tore through a political rally in Pakistan's restive northwest, a media report said.
The blast took place in Timer Girah sub-district of Lower Dir in the North West Frontier Province, during a political rally taken out by the Aw .... |
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Pakistan to fully back Shoaib Malik: Foreign office
( 05-Apr-2010 )
Islamabad: Pakistan has said it would fully back cricketer Shoaib Malik as he contests cheating charges by Ayesha Siddiqui, a resident of Hyderabad in India, who claims to be his first wife and has demanded a divorce before he weds Indian tennis star Sania Mirza.
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Zardari, Gilani condemn Peshawar bombings
( 05-Apr-2010 )
Islamabad: Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani have condemned the serial blasts in Peshawar apparently targeting the US consulate and vowed to crush the terrorists.
Expressing deep sorrow and grief over the loss of lives, Zardari expressed his solidarity with t .... |
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10 killed as bombings target US consulate in Peshawar
( 05-Apr-2010 )
Peshawar: At least 10 people were killed as multiple bombings during rush hour targeted the US consulate in the high-security zone of this northwestern Pakistan city, officials said.
Among the dead were four attackers, two security personnel and three foreigners, whose identities were, however, not .... |
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Pakistan Air Force validates fighter operations from motorways
( 02-Apr-2010 )
Islamabad: The Pakistan Air Force (PAF) has successfully validated its concept of fighter operations from motorways and highways when its two fighter aircraft landed on a motorway.
The historic landmark was achieved as part of the ongoing High Mark-2010 exercise.
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Bill to slash Pakistan president's powers tabled in parliament
( 02-Apr-2010 )
Islamabad: A bill was introduced in the Pakistan parliament to transfer the president's sweeping powers to the prime minister and effectively reduce him to a titular head of state.
"Today is a historic day. Today we have gathered here to mend the follies of the past," Prime Minister Y .... |
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