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  Pakistan condoles loss of lives in J-K; offers help to India

  World | September 07, 2014 21:31 IST

  Islamabad: Pakistan today condoled the loss of lives in Jammu and Kashmir and offered help to India in whatever way possible to mitigate the suffering of the people affected by the floods in the state.Prime

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  Xi Jinping cancels Pakistan visit, China downplays the event

  World | September 05, 2014 17:52 IST

  Islamabad: In view of ongoing anti-government protests in capital city Islamabad, Chinese President Xi Jinping has called off his scheduled visit to Pakistan.Sartaj Aziz, adviser to Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs, has confirmed that the

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  Pakistan PM chairs joint parliament session as crisis deepens

  World | September 02, 2014 17:36 IST

  Islamabad: Amid violent protests demanding Pakistan Prime Minister to step down and prompted fears of an army intervention, Nawaz Sharif on Tuesday chaired a joint session of parliament.Noticeably, Sharif enjoys concrete majority in parliament and

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  Pakistani cleric Tahir-ul-Qadri ends talks with government

  World | August 28, 2014 10:06 IST

  Islamabad: Pakistan Awami Tehreek leader Tahir-ul-Qadri Thursday announced he was ending dialogue with the government as his demands were not accepted.Qadri, whose supporters have staged an anti-government sit-in here since Aug 15, made the announcement

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  Case against Sharif not registered despite court orders

  World | August 18, 2014 23:52 IST

  Lahore: Pakistani police today refused to register a murder case against Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, his brother and some top Cabinet Ministers despite a court order on framing of charges for their alleged role in

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  Sharif tells committee to initiate talks with Taliban

  World | January 31, 2014 16:54 IST

  Islamabad: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif today directed a recently formed four-member committee to immediately initiate peace talks with the banned Pakistani Taliban.Talking to members of the committee here, he expressed his desire to achieve the

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  Pakistani experts raise question about nuclear power project

  World | December 16, 2013 15:59 IST

  Islamabad: Three leading physicists have raised key questions about the safety, design and cost of Pakistan's largest nuclear power plant being built with Chinese assistance in the port city of Karachi.  The Karachi complex will

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  No scope of Pakistan winning a war: PM

  India | December 04, 2013 18:22 IST

  New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said there was no possibility of Pakistan winning any war against India in his “lifetime”.“There is no scope of Pakistan winning any such war in my lifetime,” he

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  10 things to know about new Pak army chief Gen Raheel Sharif

  World | November 30, 2013 18:04 IST

  New Delhi: Here are 10 important things you should know about the newly appointed Pakistan army chief Gen Raheel Sharif:1. Gen Raheel Sharif is not related to prime minister Nawaz Sharif.2. Raheel Sharif received his

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  Pakistan PM Sharif opposes US drone strikes

  World | November 22, 2013 17:48 IST

  Islamabad: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif today expressed deep concern over a drone strike that killed six persons, including commanders of the Haqqani network, and said Pakistan had conveyed its opposition to the attacks to the

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  I have the mandate to improve ties with India: Nawaz Sharif

  World | September 18, 2013 9:11 IST

  Islamabad: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has said that Pakistanis have given him the mandate to improve relations with India, a newspaper reported Tuesday.“I have always given high priority to good relations with India for the

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  Sharif approves Pakistan-China trade corridor plan

  World | August 17, 2013 10:18 IST

  Islamabad: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif Friday principally approved the proposed alignment of Pakistan-China Trade Corridor, officials said.He, however, directed for further evaluation of the proposal in terms of time and cost efficiency.Pakistan-China Economic Corridor, is