Islamabad, Nov 26 (IANS) Retired Supreme Court judge Bhagwan Das, a highly respected name in the Pakistani judiciary and one of the very few Hindus to hold high office in this country, Thursday assumed charge as chairman of the Federal Public Service Commission (FPSC).
Rawalpindi, Oct 18 (IANS) Sixty Taliban have been killed while five soldiers died and 11 others were injured in the 24 hours to Sunday afternoon in the security operations in the restive South Waziristan area along the border with Afghanistan, the military said.
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Islamabad, Sep 22 (IANS) Pakistan appears to be setting the tone for the first high-level contact with India in two months, with its top leadership asserting it wanted improved sub-continental ties in the interest of peace and development....
Mumbai, Sep 22 (IANS) The $23-billion equity swap deal proposed by Bharti Airtel and South Africa's MTN may hit turbulent weather with India's capital markets watchdog amending the merger and takeover norms involving international transactions, experts said Tuesday....
New Delhi/Islamabad, Sep 21 (IANS) With Islamabad arresting suspected Mumbai attacks mastermind Hafiz Saeed, External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna will hold talks with his Pakistani counterpart Shah Mehmood Qureshi in New York Sep 27 to review Pakistan's action against the 26/11 terrorists.
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London, Sep 21 (IANS) The number of people living with dementia will nearly double in the next 20 years across the world, rising by as much as 107 percent in South Asia, researchers warned Monday....
By Vivek Shukla---
New Delhi- Tired of military rule in the Pakistan since independence, a majority of Pakistanis feels that it’s important to live in a democratically ruled country.
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By Joydeep Gupta
New Delhi, Sep 16 (IANS) A global warming of two degrees Celsius -- the minimum the world is likely to experience -- could result in permanent GDP reductions of four-five percent for South Asia, warns a new World Bank report....
Islamabad, Sep 7 (Xinhua) Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said Sunday there were indications that the Tamil Tigers were involved in the March 3 attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team in Pakistan.
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Islamabad, Sep 2 (IANS) Gunmen opened fire at the vehicle of Pakistani Religious Affairs Minister Hamid Saeed Kazmi near a market here Wednesday, injuring him and killing his driver, a media report said.
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Islamabad, Sep 2 (IANS) Pakistani security forces believe that new Taliban commander Hakimullah Mehsud is dead, a media report said Wednesday.
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London, Aug 28 (IANS) The joint statement issued at Sharm el-Sheikh should provide the �necessary impetus� for the resumption of the dialogue between India and Pakistan, President Asif Ali Zardari told British Premier Gordon Brown Friday.
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London, Aug 28 (IANS) Pakistan Interior Minister Rehman Malik has said his government will examine an Interpol red corner notice against Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) chief Hafiz Saeed, who India says masterminded last year's Mumbai terror attacks.
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Islamabad/New Delhi, Aug 18 (IANS) Referring to Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's remarks that terror groups based in Pakistan were plotting attacks against India, Islamabad Tuesday asked New Delhi to share information on the threats. On his part, the Indian envoy in Pakistan said proof of this had already been shared....
Islamabad/New Delhi, Aug 18 (IANS) A day after Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said terror groups based in Pakistani territory were plotting attacks against India, Pakistan Tuesday said it couldn't take such remarks �lightly� and asked New Delhi to share information on such threats. ...
Karachi, Aug 17 (IANS) Pakistan said Monday Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's remark about the possibility of another 26/11 - style attack ?was uncalled for?.
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Islamabad, Aug 14 (IANS) Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari has announced political and judicial reforms in the northwestern tribal region during a special function on the eve of Pakistan's 63rd Independence Day....
Washington, Aug 13 (IANS) US special envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan Richard Holbrooke says Pakistan Taliban chief Baitullah Mehsud's elimination last week was a "very big deal" in terms of security efforts in Pakistan.
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By Vivek Shukla--
New Delhi: While intense debate is still on in India that as to who was responsible from India side in the Sharm el-Sheikh blunder, the names of three officials of the core team of Pakistan Prime Minister Yusuf Gilani has started emerging that have, in a way, humbled India. ...
Islamabad, Aug 9 (DPA) A pro-government tribal leader Sunday claimed that fighting between rival groups for the leadership of Pakistani Taliban had killed 24 rebels, including two possible successors to warlord Baitullah Mehsud....
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