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Pak frees all Indian fishermen
World | Sep 08, 2012, 07:48 PM ISTIslamabad, Sep 8: Pakistan today released all Indian fishermen in its jails as a goodwill gesture for External Affairs Minister S M Krishna's visit here. “All Indian fishermen have been released—those who have completed their
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India and Pak sign new liberalised visa agreement
World | Sep 08, 2012, 07:29 PM ISTIslamabad, Sep 8: India and Pakistan today signed the much-awaited liberalised visa agreement, introducing for the first time group tourist and pilgrim visas, separate visa for businessmen and visa on arrival for those over 65
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Krishna calls on Pak Prime Minister
World | Sep 07, 2012, 09:26 PM ISTIslamabad, Sep 7: External Affairs Minister S M Krishna today called on Pakistan Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf who said that the country was looking forward to a visit by his counterpart Manmohan Singh. Krishna
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Forcible conversion of Hindu girls in Pak be treated as abduction, says panel
World | Sep 05, 2012, 11:46 AM ISTIslamabad, Sep 5 : A parliamentary committee formed by President Asif Ali Zardari to look into the grievances of Pakistani Hindus on Tuesday suggested that instances of the forcible conversion of Hindu girls should be
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Fake email sends Pak PMO into a tizzy
World | Sep 04, 2012, 12:56 PM ISTIslamabad, Sep 4 : A fake email sent the Pakistani prime minister's media office into a spin, prompting one official to wonder why the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) was using a private gmail id."It contained
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Pak pop singer Annie Khalid spends wedding night in hospital after brawl with police
World | Sep 03, 2012, 06:25 PM ISTLahore, Sept 3: Lahore police raided the wedding ceremony of Pakistani pop singer Annie Khalid of 'Mahiya' fame, after lights at the party were not turned off after 10 pm. Scuffles broke out between police
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India, Pak talks on Sept 8, visa pact uncertain
India | Aug 31, 2012, 10:40 PM ISTNew Delhi, Aug 31: External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna will hold talks with his Pakistani counterpart Hina Rabbani Khar in Islamabad Sep 8, but it's not yet clear whether a visa pact will be signed
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Ranbir Kapoor willing to work in Pak film industry
Bollywood | Aug 30, 2012, 12:36 PM ISTDubai, Aug 30: Top Bollywood actor Ranbir Kapoor on Wednesday expressed his willingness to go to Pakistan and work in the Pakistani film industry. “My family is originally from Peshawar and I'm keen to come
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India asks Pak to punish 26/11 accused
India | Aug 29, 2012, 07:53 PM ISTNew Delhi, Aug 29: Hours after Supreme Court upheld the death sentence of LeT terrorist Ajmal Kasab, India today asked Pakistan to punish those involved in Mumbai terror attack and were currently living in that
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Seven killed, 80 injured in Pak bus collision
World | Aug 29, 2012, 11:22 AM ISTIslamabad, Aug 29 : At least seven people were killed and around 80 injured in a head-on collision between two buses on a highway in Pakistan's Punjab province early Wednesday, media reports said.The accident took
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India, Pak for early resolution of Siachen dispute, says Antony
India | Aug 27, 2012, 05:32 PM ISTNew Delhi, Aug 27: India and Pakistan have agreed to continue the dialogue in Siachen for early resolution of outstanding issues there, and have reaffirmed the resolve to make serious, sustained and result oriented efforts
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Pak PM Ashraf gets 3-week reprieve from Supreme Court
World | Aug 27, 2012, 12:01 PM ISTIslamabad, Aug 27 : Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf today got a three-week reprieve from Pakistan's Supreme Court in a contempt of court case after judges accepted his plea for being given more time to
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Pak PM Ashraf to appear before SC today
World | Aug 27, 2012, 08:14 AM ISTIslamabad, Aug 27: Pakistan prime minister Raja Pervez Ashraf will appear before the Supreme Court today , ignoring calls for defiance.A five-member bench of the court has summoned the prime minister to personally appear before
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Bangladesh beat Pak by 5 wickets in Under-19 World Cup
Cricket | Aug 25, 2012, 10:17 AM ISTTownsville, Aug 25: Bangladesh captain Inamul Huque scored a century to help his team defeat Pakistan by 5 wickets and clinch the seventh position in the play off match for the under-19 World Cup on
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Mohammad Akram named Pak bowling coach
Cricket | Aug 25, 2012, 10:10 AM ISTLahore, Aug 25 : Former Test cricketer Mohammad Akram has been appointed as Pakistan's bowling coach for a period of one year. The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Director, Intikhab Alam, told reporters here on Friday
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18 militants killed in US drone strikes in Pak tribal belt
World | Aug 24, 2012, 07:48 PM ISTIslamabad, Aug 24: US drones targeted three militant compounds in the lawless North Waziristan tribal region today killing at least 18 insurgents, just a day after Pakistan summoned a top American diplomat to lodge protest
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Pak needs to explain Osama's presence in Abbottabad: Haqqani
World | Aug 23, 2012, 10:53 PM ISTWashington, Aug 23: Osama bin Laden's presence in Abbottabad was definitely known to “somebody” in Pakistan, Islamabad's former top diplomat in the US, Husain Haqqani, has said, arguing that his country owes an explanation to
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India to share evidence with Pak on morphed pix on websites
India | Aug 20, 2012, 06:22 PM ISTNew Delhi, Aug 20: India will share with Pakistan evidences on involvement of elements of that country in uploading morphed images posted on the internet to incite Muslims that led to exodus of Northeast people
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US Centcom chief meets Pak army chief Kayani
World | Aug 17, 2012, 03:25 PM ISTIslamabad, Aug 17: Amid growing speculation about a military campaign against militants in lawless North Waziristan, a top US Commander has held talks with Pakistan Army Chief Gen Ashfaq Parvez Kayani on steps to improve
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BSF jawan killed in Pak firing near Jammu border
India | Aug 17, 2012, 01:47 PM ISTJammu, Aug 17: In yet another ceasefire violation, Pakistan troops opened unprovoked firing on Indian posts along the International Border in Jammu district this morning. A BSF Jawan injured in shelling last night succumbed to