Pakistan Government
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Pak govt challenges HC's suspension of Lakhvi's detention
World | Jan 01, 2015, 04:29 PM ISTIslamabad: Pakistan government today challenged Islamabad High Court's order suspending Mumbai attack mastermind Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi's detention under a public security order in the Supreme Court."The interior ministry today challenged the Islamabad High Court's order
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Nawaz Sharif vows to rid Pakistan of terrorism
World | Jan 01, 2015, 09:02 AM ISTIslamabad: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has said that his government has taken concrete measures to address the challenge of terrorism as he vowed to rid Pakistan of terrorism."In our resolve to rid the country of
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Pakistani PM calls meeting on anti-terror plan
World | Dec 29, 2014, 02:42 PM ISTIslamabad: Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has summoned a high-level meeting on Tuesday to review progress on the National Action Plan (NAP) to curb terrorism.The meeting will be attended by Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali
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Pakistan rejects UN, EU calls to halt executions
World | Dec 28, 2014, 02:16 PM ISTIslamabad: The Pakistan government has rejected calls by the UN and the European Union (EU) to revive moratorium on execution of convicts, a media report said."Capital punishment for terrorists did not violate international law," Dawn
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Pakistan government releases terrorist Malik Ishaq
World | Dec 24, 2014, 08:32 AM ISTLahore: Malik Ishaq, dreaded chief of banned LeJ that has carried out attacks on minority Shias and the mastermind of the assault on the Sri Lankan cricket team in 2009, has been released after three
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Pakistan united against terror: Nawaz Sharif
World | Dec 17, 2014, 02:23 PM ISTPeshawar: Pakistan is united in the fight against terror, said Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Wednesday,All parties in Pakistan are united in fighting terrorism, Nawaz Sharif told the media, a day a Taliban attack rocked
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'IS may recruit locals, exploit Pakistan's sectarian divide'
World | Dec 10, 2014, 01:39 PM ISTIslamabad: The Pakistan government has realised that the Islamic State (IS) group is a potential threat that could benefit from the changing militant landscape in the country and exploit the sectarian schism by signing up
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Pakistan's support to JuD meet 'blatant disregard' of global norms: India
India | Dec 04, 2014, 09:13 AM ISTNew Delhi: In a strong reaction to Pakistan providing support to Mumbai attacks mastermind Hafiz Saeed-led JuD for the terror group's two-day congregation in Lahore, India on Wednesday termed it as a ‘blatant disregard' of
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Imran Khan dares Pakistan government to arrest him
World | Nov 13, 2014, 12:16 PM ISTIslamabad: Pakistan's Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) party chairman Imran Khan has refused to seek bail after being charged with attacks on the parliament and PTV buildings in Islamabad, media reported on Thursday.An anti-terrorism court issued arrest warrants
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4 more polio cases found in Pakistan; tally jumps to 231
World | Oct 30, 2014, 02:37 PM ISTIslamabad: At least four new polio cases have been reported in Pakistan, taking the number of those affected this year to 231 with the county's fight against the crippling disease showing no signs of improvement.Pakistan
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Pakistan steps up measures to prevent Ebola spread
World | Oct 16, 2014, 01:05 PM ISTIslamabad: The Pakistan government has decided to step up measures to prevent the spread of Ebola virus in the country, media reported.At a meeting Wednesday presided over by Minister of National Health Services Saira Afzal
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Pakistan declines to comment on Hamid Karzai's allegations
World | Sep 26, 2014, 12:39 PM ISTIslamabad: The Pakistan Foreign Office has declined to react to allegations levelled by the outgoing Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai over a peace settlement with the Taliban, media reported on Friday."There will be a new government
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40 militants killed in Pakistan airstrikes
World | Sep 17, 2014, 04:27 PM ISTIslamabad: The Pakistan army Wednesday said fighter jets bombed positions of militants in the North Waziristan tribal region and killed 40 local and foreign militants."Today in precise aerial strikes five terrorists hideouts and ammunition dumps
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Political crisis in Pakistan may impact ties with India: US Congressional report
World | Sep 09, 2014, 01:24 PM ISTWashington: The current political unrest in Pakistan could impact its relations with India as the Pakistan Army is having more control over the country's foreign policy than ever, a latest US Congressional report has said."The
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Hafiz Saeed blames India for flood in Pakistan
World | Sep 09, 2014, 10:37 AM ISTIslamabad: Mastermind of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks Hafiz Saeed has blamed India for flood crisis in Pakistan.He said that the Government of India discharged water in rivers without notification.He further describe Prime Minister Narendra
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'Meaningful dialogue begins between Imran Khan's PTI and Pakistan government'
World | Sep 08, 2014, 04:37 PM ISTIslamabad: The Pakistan government and the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) have said that progress has been made during the latest round of talks, media reported on Monday.A three-hour meeting was held on Sunday in Islamabad at
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Pakistan opposition groups resume talks with government to end political crisis
World | Sep 04, 2014, 12:02 PM ISTIslamabad: The opposition groups in Pakistan resumed talks with the government in a bid to end the ongoing political crisis in the country.According to reports, government negotiators met briefly with members of the Pakistan Tehreek
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Despite protests, Pakistan government ready for talks
World | Sep 01, 2014, 07:02 AM ISTIslamabad: A day after anti-government protestors tried to storm the Prime Minister's house, the Pakistan government said its doors were still open for talks even as Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaaf (PTI) leader Imran Khan vowed to file
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Pakistan military expresses serious concern over political crisis
World | Sep 01, 2014, 06:54 AM ISTIslamabad: Pakistan's powerful military expressed serious concern over the prevailing political turmoil in the country with the government of embattled Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif locked in a showdown with protesters.The Corps Commanders' conference of the
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Police blocks road leading to Nawaz Sharif's Lahore residence
World | Aug 31, 2014, 11:04 AM ISTLahore: Fearing backlash from anti-government protesters, roads leading to Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's Lahore residence, where he is currently residing, have been blocked and heavy contingent of police deployed.The move came after Imran Khan and