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Canada urges India to share intelligence with Pakistan

Saturday, December 13, 2008

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OTTAWA: Canada is pushing India to share intelligence about Pakistan-based al-Qaeda terrorists and the threats they pose to Canadian Forces troops in Afghanistan. “We’d like to know the extent of their intelligence about Taliban and al-Qaeda activities inside Pakistan,” Defence Minister Peter MacKay said, in a wide-ranging interview about the volatile Central Asian neighborhood and [...]

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Are India Pakistan on the edge of WAR?

Sunday, November 30, 2008

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This article is result of a long thread started on facebook when i was “Why Pakistani TV Channels are propagating we are on the edge of war? Interestingly both Indian and Pakistanis commented and i concluded everyone want peace. But There were varied point of views came on the screen by both sides. I’ll base [...]

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The 26th of November

Saturday, November 29, 2008

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The power of fear is immense and intense. It is axiomatic that evil of the magnitude perpetrated in Mumbai, through a collusion between Pakistan-based hate-filled terrorist organisations like Lashkar-e-Tayyaba and Indian fifth columnists will have a direct impact on the political mood of the nation. It is inevitable that the mood will reflect on polling [...]

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No Pakistani elements involved in Mumbai attacks: Haqqani

Saturday, November 29, 2008

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WASHINGTON: Advocating importance of statesmanlike response to Mumbai terrorist attacks in the form of cooperative efforts by Pakistan and India, Islamabad’s envoy to the United States has urged avoidance of Pakistan bashing temptation as a way to seek political mileage ahead of Indian elections. “Let me just say that there is an election coming up [...]

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Taliban commander threatens to target Zardari

Wednesday, November 26, 2008

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MAMOUZAI: A Pakistani Taliban commander Hakeemullah has threatened to target President Asif Ali Zardari, his allies and Pak Army as they continue operations against his followers. Hakeemullah is a lieutenant of Baitullah Mehsud, the leader of the Pakistan Taliban who was accused by the previous government and US intelligence of masterminding the assassination of former [...]

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Terrorist groups step up efforts to destabilize Pakistan

Wednesday, November 26, 2008

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WASHINGTON: A senior U.S. military commander has said that terrorist group has stepped up its efforts to destabilize the nuclear-armed South Asian nation, according to. “Iraq is now a rear-guard action on the part of al Qaeda,” said Gen. James Conway, the head of the Marine Corps and a member of the Joint Chiefs of [...]

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Speakers urge Indo-Pak to change mindset

Wednesday, November 26, 2008

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LONDON: The prominent personalities from sub continent and European countries have urged the Indian and Pakistani leadership to change their mindsets and work towards resolution of the vexed Kashmir issue. They said that unless the two countries are prepared to show more flexibility in their substantive positions, the continuation of high levels of mutual distrust [...]

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PAF capable of stopping drone attacks: Tanvir

Tuesday, November 25, 2008

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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Air Force (PAF) is fully capable of stopping missile strikes by pilotless US drones but it is up to the government to decide whether to do that, the air force chief said yesterday. Air Force chief Air Marshal Tanvir Mahmood Ahmed said it was up to the government to decide whether to stop such [...]

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Aafia rebuffs her links with Al-Qaeda; Mushahid demands immediate release

Thursday, October 9, 2008

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Terming accusations against herself as baseless, Dr Aafia Siddiqui said she has no relations with Al-Qaida. She said this during a meeting with a four-member delegation of Pakistan senators at an institute of psychological diseases in Texas. It may be recalled that Dr Aafia has been shifted to the institute of psychological diseases for medical [...]

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US runs Pakistan: American al Qaeda militant Adam Gadahn

Sunday, October 5, 2008

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DUBAI: American al-Qaeda militant Adam Gadahn in an Internet video posted on Saturday said Pakistan’s new leaders is US puppets in a war against militants. ‘The Pakistan Army … and the professional spreaders of lies at their service are trying to make us believe that the state of Pakistan has turned a new leaf (after US-allied [...]

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Pakistan: An image problem

Saturday, October 4, 2008

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Tariq Al-Maeena Pakistan has become a front for the proxy war being fought by the US and NATO against Al-Qaeda. And in the process, it is in danger of losing its sovereignty. Joseph Biden in his debate with Sarah Palin last Thursday referred to Pakistan as a “dangerous” state along with Iran. The Pakistanis, through [...]

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American Lawyers Conference on rule of law in Pakistan- ‘‘Pakistan and beyond’’

Tuesday, September 30, 2008

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I was invited by British Law Society of England to visit Brussels as part of their delegation to attend a rule of law conference on ‘Pakistan and beyond’ organised by American Bar Association (ABA) on 25th September at Hilton (Brussels). Reaching Brussels airport in the morning, I caught a cab and reached Hilton at the [...]

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Pakistan deserves int’l community’s support to fight terrorists: Karzai

Monday, September 29, 2008

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NEW YORK: Afghan President Hamid Karzai says that the new government of Pakistan is on his side in fighting terrorism and it deserves the support of the international community in that struggle. “We should all help President Zardari because he has the right intentions and the right policy for Pakistan and for the region, [...]

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Fuse of self-destructive terrorism gets shorter

Saturday, September 27, 2008

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Governance is the easy part of being in power. You govern through systems. Systems are protected by institutions. Institutions grind their way forward on hierarchy, oiled by memory or precedence. When there is need for innovation, change is sifted through a time-consuming committee. The end product may not be brilliant, but it comes with minimal-risk [...]

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Obama, McCain differ over policy towards Pakistan

Saturday, September 27, 2008

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NEW YORK: U.S. presidential candidates—Republican John McCain and Democratic Barack Obama—Friday differed on Pakistan, especially over U.S. attacks into Pakistani territory, a policy which Islamabad had sharply protested. During the first of a series of televised debates ahead of the November election, McCain, 74, while emphasizing the need for Pakistan’s support said, he would not [...]

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