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Pakistani Taliban intermediary meets interior minister for talks
World | Mar 16, 2014, 09:04 PM ISTIslamabad: The second phase of the peace talks between the Pakistan government and the Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) is likely to begin next week.The possible date and venue of the peace talks between the government and
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In Pakistan, students are being taught Taj Mahal is Pakistani
India | Mar 04, 2014, 06:57 AM ISTNew Delhi: The prestigious daily newspaper Dawn from Karachi has published an article by S. Akbar Zaidi, in which the writer reveals that in a class of undergraduate students at one of Pakistan's best univerisities,
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Abdul Basit to be new Pakistani envoy to India
World | Dec 19, 2013, 06:10 PM ISTIslamabad: Pakistan on Thursday appointed career diplomat Abdul Basit as its new high commissioner to India. Basit, 55, was earlier tipped to take over as foreign secretary but the government recently made several changes in
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Pakistani will pursue talks with Taliban
World | Nov 05, 2013, 01:49 PM ISTIslamabad : Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif told cabinet ministers that his government will pursue talks with the Taliban despite the killing of its chief Hakimullah Mehsud in a recent US drone strike.The cabinet meeting
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Obama, Nawaz Sharif vow cooperation as tensions ease
World | Oct 24, 2013, 09:58 AM ISTWashington : Seeking to improve a rocky relationship, President Barack Obama and Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Wednesday pledged cooperation on the security issues that have strained ties between their nations. But the sources
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Pakistani provincial minister among 8 killed in Fidayeen attack
World | Oct 16, 2013, 07:58 PM ISTPeshawar: A senior Pakistani provincial minister was among eight people killed when a suicide bomber detonated his explosive laden vest at the politician's home in the restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa today. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Law Minister Israrullah
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Pakistani man walks 6,387 km to reach Mecca for Hajj
World | Oct 14, 2013, 09:27 AM ISTJeddah: A Pakistani Muslim, hoping to deliver the message of peace, has walked 6,387 kilometres to reach the holy city of Mecca to perform Hajj.Kharlzada Kasrat Rai, 37, began his trip from Karachi on June
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Eight policemen injured in Srinagar gunfight
India | Oct 03, 2013, 10:10 AM ISTSrinagar: Eight policemen were injured in the overnight gunfight Wednesday between a holed up guerrilla and the security forces in outskirts of Srinagar.A senior police officer said eight policemen including an assistant sub-inspector were injured
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Most Pakistanis happy with 100 days of Nawaz government
World | Sep 17, 2013, 12:25 PM ISTIslamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif received 62 percent approval of the masses across the country for his performance during his first 100 days in office.The poll, conducted by the Pakistan Institute of Legislative
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When Osama was stopped for over-speeding in Pakistan
World | Jul 09, 2013, 08:04 PM ISTIslamabad, Jul 9: The global hunt for Osama bin Laden might have ended eight years earlier had a Pakistani traffic cop spotted the world's most wanted terrorist in a car he had stopped for over-speeding.But
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Pakistani power minister to visit India
World | Jun 30, 2013, 01:12 PM ISTIslamabad, June 30: Pakistan's water and power minister will soon visit India to explore potential areas of cooperation between the two countries, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has said."We are facing acute electricity shortage and any
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Pakistani Christian girl accused of blasphemy now in Canada
World | Jun 29, 2013, 11:11 PM ISTLondon, June 29: A teenaged Pakistani Christian girl, who was "falsely accused" of blasphemy has fled to Canada with her family, BBC reported.Rimsha Masih, 14, was detained in a maximum security prison for several weeks
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Taliban plans to kidnap Musharraf: Pakistani spy agencies
World | Apr 26, 2013, 03:03 PM ISTIslamabad, Apr 26: Pakistani intelligence agencies have warned that the Taliban have made plans to kidnap former military ruler Pervez Musharraf, who is currently being held at his private residence here after being arrested in
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DNA test ordered over rape of Pakistani Hindu minor girl
World | Jan 10, 2013, 04:14 PM ISTIslamabad, Jan 10: A Pakistani parliamentary committee has asked the police to conduct a DNA test to ascertain the facts over the alleged rape of a five-year-old Hindu girl by a Muslim man, a daily
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Bilawal makes formal entry into Pakistani politics
World | Dec 27, 2012, 09:09 PM ISTIslamabad, Dec 27: Slain former premier Benazir Bhutto's 24-year-old son Bilawal Bhutto Zardari today made his formal entry into Pakistani politics, pledging to protect his country and its fledgling democratic system from dictators and terrorists.A
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Pakistani landlords held for killing farmer by dogs
World | Dec 12, 2012, 12:59 PM ISTIslamabad, Dec 12: A group of landlords in Pakistan have been arrested for letting loose their dogs on their tenant farmer in a barbaric attack in Multan city of Punjab province.Mohammad Hanif, the farmer, died
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Pakistani Rangers fire at Indian post
India | Dec 07, 2012, 04:18 PM ISTJammu, Dec 7: In another case of ceasefire violation, Pakistani Rangers Friday fired on an Indian post on the International Border here, leading the Border Security Force (BSF) to retaliate.There were no reports of loss
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Pakistani troops indiscriminately fire at 3 Indian posts in Poonch
India | Nov 26, 2012, 03:30 PM ISTJammu, Nov 26: Pakistani troops opened indiscriminate fire in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch sector in another violation of the ceasefire, sources in the army said Monday.The firing took place late Sunday night. According to army
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Indian, Pakistani guards exchange Diwali sweets
India | Nov 13, 2012, 06:11 PM ISTAmritsar, Nov 13: Border Security Force (BSF) officials Tuesday exchanged sweets with Pakistan Rangers at the India-Pakistan land border check post to mark Diwali.BSF officials went up to the zero line and offered sweets to
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Bullet in Pakistani's face removed through nose
World | Nov 07, 2012, 12:00 AM ISTLondon, Nov 6: In a pioneering surgery in Britain, a bullet has been removed from a Pakistani's face through his nose.The 22-year-old Ummad Farooq was shot in the forehead during an ambush at his brother's