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Kashmir issue leading Obama into first ‘tar pit’: US daily

Tuesday, January 6, 2009

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WASHINGTON: President-elect Barack Obama has made his first big foreign-policy mistake-pledging U.S. intervention in the Kashmir dispute between India and Pakistan. While the Kashmir issue “is obviously a tar pit diplomatically,” he announced, one of the “critical tasks” for his administration will be “to get a special envoy in there to figure out a plausible [...]

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First 100 days of Zardari commendable: Report

Friday, January 2, 2009

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ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari is committed to elimination of extremism and terrorism, strengthening of federation and bringing about a tangible socio-economic change in the country. This has been stated in a report reviewing the first hundred days performance of the President. It pointed out that when Mr. Asif Ali Zardari assumed the office of the [...]

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Country to be defended till last blood-drop: Zardari

Wednesday, December 24, 2008

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HYDERABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari has said that Pakistan would not compromise on its sovereignty and integrity and the nation would defend the motherland till the last drop of blood. Addressing the 47th Parents Day function of Cadet College Petaro on Tuesday, he said that Pakistanis are a great nation and they have the ability [...]

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Terrorism not specific to any country: Zardari

Sunday, December 14, 2008

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ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari that he has held very productive talks on regional and bilateral relations with UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown. Addressing a join press conference here on Sunday with PM Brown, he said that Pakistan and UK have been good friends and partners. “Our friendship is deep rooted and founded on shared [...]

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Pakistan pledges action

Friday, December 5, 2008

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ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari yesterday pledged strong action against any Pakistani citizen involved in the Nov. 26 Mumbai terrorist attacks that Indian officials said killed 172 people and injured 296. “The government will not only assist in investigation but also take strong action against any Pakistani elements found involved in the attacks,” said Zardari [...]

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Turkish President, PM call on Zardari

Friday, December 5, 2008

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ISTANBUL: Turkish President Abdullah Gul and Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan held separate meetings with President Zardari and the Afghan President Hamid Karzai. The meetings as part of talks ahead of the trilateral summit to review Pak-Afghan relations, their repercussions on the region, and joint projects to contribute towards stability, security and prosperity in [...]

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Zardari, Karzai to meet in Turkey on Friday

Wednesday, December 3, 2008

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ISTANBUL: Pakistani Asif Ali Zardari would meet with his Afghan counterpart Hamid Karzai in Istanbul on Friday, a statement from the office of Turkey’s president said on Wednesday. The meeting between Zardari and Karzai were the second sponsored by Turkey in an effort to bring the two troubled neighbors closer. They will be hosted by [...]

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Pak-India war could be disastrous: Zardari

Monday, December 1, 2008

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ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari has warned that any confrontation between Pakistan and India would be disastrous for the war on terror as this would sap Pakistan’s efforts against militants on its Afghan border. In an interview with the leading British newspaper, he said that the architects of Mumbai calamity have managed to raise a [...]

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Civil society demands CJP Dogar to resign

Monday, December 1, 2008

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ISLAMABAD: civil society activist including human rights activists and lawyers on Monday demanded Justice Abdul Hameed Dogar from the Supreme Court of Pakistan to resign immediately. Addressing a press conference here, they said that they believe that the actions of the Federal Board of Intermediate & Secondary Education (FBISE), which were courageously revealed by a [...]

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Zardari, Gilani for country strong democratic foundation

Sunday, November 30, 2008

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ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani have expressed their resolve to give Pakistan a strong democratic foundation, peace, progress and prosperity. In his message on the occasion of forty-second founding day of Pakistan Peoples Party, President said party workers are determined to build a modern, progressive, egalitarian and democratic [...]

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Iranian President invited Zardari to visit Iran

Saturday, November 29, 2008

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ISLAMABAD: Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Muhammad Mahdi Akhundzada held meeting with President Asif Ali Zardari to discuss with the matters of mutual interest. He delivered an invitation letter of Iranian President Dr. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to him and the president accepted his invitation regarding visit of Iran and the dates of his visit will be decided [...]

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Pakistan offers India assistance in probe

Saturday, November 29, 2008

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ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari, Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani and Chief of Army Staff General Ashfaq Pervez Kayani, vowing to continue struggle for combating terrorism, offered assistance to India in probing into Mumbai terrorist attack. The three elders met here in President House early Saturday to discuss aftermath of Mumbai attacks and Indian [...]

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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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Sultan for President’s constitutional role

Saturday, November 29, 2008

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ISLAMABAD: Peoples Muslim League (PML) AJK President Barrister Sultan Mehmood Chaudhry has asked President AJK Raja Zulqurnain to advise Prime Minster AJK Sardar Attique Ahmed Khan to resign or get vote of confidence. During his meeting with the President at Kashmir House here, both the leader discussed about the ongoing political crisis in AJK; [...]

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Anti- Punjab govt conspiracy to be foiled: Babar Awan

Thursday, November 27, 2008

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LAHORE: A four-member PPP delegation comprising Federal Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Dr. Babar Awan and Punjab senior provincial minister Raja Riaz Ahmed called on PML-N Quaid Nawaz Sharif at Raiwand on Thursday. During the meeting, the two sides exchanged views on various issues including misunderstanding and confusions prevailing between PPP and PML-N. Nawaz Sharif on [...]

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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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Pak, India agree on joint anti-terror strategy

Wednesday, November 26, 2008

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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and India have agreed to enhance cooperation between civilian investigation agencies to control terrorist activities, illegal immigration, influx of fake currency and liberalize the visa regime under a joint anti-terrorism mechanism. Officials of the interior ministry said the decisions were taken during the composite dialogue, which reviewed proposals by President Asif Ali [...]

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PAK, UAE to expand cooperation in energy sector

Tuesday, November 25, 2008

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ABU DHABI: Pakistan and UAE have agreed to expand collaboration in energy sector and start joint ventures in various fields. It was decided at a meeting between President Asif Ali Zardari and UAE Minister for Petroleum, Muhammad Dhaen who called on him in Abu Dhabi today. The two sides reviewed joint energy projects and agreed to [...]

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Zardari, Al-Nahayan vows to enhance bilateral ties

Tuesday, November 25, 2008

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ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari and United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al-Nahayan have expressed their resolve to upgrade and further strengthen their existing bilateral ties particularly in trade and economic fields for the mutual benefit of two brotherly countries. President Zardari who arrived in Abu Dhabi on Monday on a two-day official [...]

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Nawaz for Zardari, Gilani following 1973 constitution

Monday, November 24, 2008

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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League (N) Quaid Nawaz Sharif has urged that President and Prime Minister should run the government under the constitution of 1973 instead of running it in accordance with system given by the former president. Talking to media men after meeting with the foreign envoys on Monday, Nawaz Sharif said that discussions were held [...]

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