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Indian charges jeopardizing Indo-Pak hockey series: Bajwa

Saturday, December 6, 2008

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LAHORE: Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) Secretary General Olympian Asif Bajwa has reacted strongly to the negative campaign of the Indian government and its media against Pakistan particularly in the wake of the Mumbai terror attack. In a statement, Bajwa said, If Indian government and its media did not change its stance towards Pakistan then we [...]

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Terrorists not to be allowed to derail Indo-Pak peace process

Saturday, December 6, 2008

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ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani on Friday said as Pakistan was ready to engage India in exposing the hidden hands behind Mumbai terror attacks, the terrorists should not be allowed to derail peace process between the two countries.”We are prepared to engage India closely to expose the hidden hands behind these attacks”, Gilani [...]

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Six killed in Orakzai suicide attack

Friday, December 5, 2008

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KALAYA: At least six persons have been killed and several others injured in a suicide attack at main bazaar of Kalaya, Orakzai Agency. According to private TV report, security forces cordoned off the area and were carrying out relief activities. The corpses and injured were brought to Kalaya Headquarter Hospital where emergency has been declared. [...]

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McCain arrives in Pakistan

Friday, December 5, 2008

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ISLAMABAD: US Senator John McCain arrived on a two-day visit on Friday. He is accompanied by Senators Liberman and Lindsey Graham. The delegation would meet Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani, PML-N chief Mian Nawaz Sharif and military leadership. Issues such as war against terrorism and the regional situation in the wake of Mumbai attacks would [...]

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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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President to overcome economic, security issues soon

Friday, December 5, 2008

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National Traders Alliance (National Traders Alliance (NTA) Friday said future of the sub-continent lies in peace and enhanced trade. Countries in the SAARC grouping cannot progress by ignoring other partners. Malik Sohail Hussain, VP, NTA and former senior vice president of ICCI Friday said that trade and commerce should not become victim of politics. Confrontation [...]

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US to play role to defuse Indo-Pak tension: Rice

Thursday, December 4, 2008

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ISLAMABAD: US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has said that Pakistan was fully cooperating in the aftermath of Mumbai incident. Addressing a news conference in Islamabad on Thursday following her meetings with Pakistani leadership, she lauded Pakistan’s offer for cooperation in investigations into the tragedy. Ms. Rice acknowledged that Pakistan itself was a victim of terrorism [...]

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France donates 100,000 euros for displaced Pakistanis

Thursday, December 4, 2008

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ISLAMABAD: French Government has donated 100,000 euros (US$147,299) towards the UN refugee agency’s operation for internally displaced people (IDPs) in Pakistan’s North West Frontier Province. Tens of thousands of people have been uprooted by the unrest in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas since August. This includes over 36,000 people living in 11 camps, and 60,000 [...]

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Govt finalizing PRSP: Shaukat Tarin

Thursday, December 4, 2008

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ISLAMABAD: The government is finalizing the poverty reduction strategy paper (PRSP)-II with the consultation of all stakeholders to steer the country on the path of sustained and broad based economic growth. This was stated by Advisor on Finance Shaukat Tarin while addressing a consultative conference with Parliamentarians on the PRSP-II here on Thursday. Accentuating the salient [...]

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Condi meets PM to discuss regional situation

Thursday, December 4, 2008

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ISLAMABAD: The US Secretary of State Ms Condoleezza Rice called on Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani here on Thursday and the main focus of the meeting between the two leaders was on the evolving regional situation, in the aftermath of Mumbai terrorist attacks. The Prime Minister conveyed to Secretary Rice Pakistan’s firm commitment [...]

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Rice for Pakistan full cooperation with India

Wednesday, December 3, 2008

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NEW DELHI, Dec 03 (SANA): The US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has said that Pakistan must act with “urgency and resolve” in cooperating with Indian investigations Mumbai attacks. “We have to act with urgency and act with resolve. Pakistan needs to act with urgency and with resolve,” Rice told reporters prior to talks with [...]

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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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NAB striving hard to eliminate corruption: Khurshid Alam

Wednesday, December 3, 2008

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PESHAWAR: Director General NAB (F) Colonel (R) Khurshid Alam has that NAB has succeeded in substantially bringing down the level of corruption in the country. The country’s apex-anti corruption organization has recovered Rs.207.368 billion from the elements involved in corrupt practices till December 31, 2007, he said while addressing a seminar `commitment to uproot [...]

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Pak India should join hands to save cricket in the region

Monday, December 1, 2008

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LAHORE: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Director Games and Development Amir Sohail said that Pakistan and Indian should support each other for restoration of cricket activities in the region. In his interview with a private TV here, he said that earlier situation in Pakistan was not satisfactory but now situation in India is worsening which badly [...]

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High commissioner not summoned: Foreign Office

Monday, December 1, 2008

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ISLAMABAD: Foreign Office Spokesman Muhammad Sadiq denied reports of Indian media regarding summon of Pakistani high commissioner by Indian foreign ministry. He said that Pakistan high commissioner’s meeting was pre- decided with Indian Foreign Secretary. Diplomatic channels between Pakistan and India are fully operational, he added in response to a question regarding diplomatic contacts between the [...]

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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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Pakistani Comedians receive threats by Hindu Extremists

Sunday, November 30, 2008

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Geo TV has reported that Hindu extremists have threat Pakistani artists including Shakil Siddiqui and Kashif Khan. These two artists have been participating in Indian TV channels programes Comedy Circus and Kantay ki Takkar for last several months. They have won the hearts of millions of Indian regardless of Hindus or Muslims with their talents. [...]

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Reaction in Azad Jammu Kashmir over Indian Media Reports

Sunday, November 30, 2008

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Indian move to be dangerous for it: Attique Prime Minster AJK Sardar Attique Ahmed Khan has said that some behind the scene Indian forces wanted to initiate restricted war with Pakistan to put it under pressure on Kashmir issue. “The war will be severely dangerous for India if it initiates”, he said while addressing a press [...]

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The Mumbai Fiasco

Saturday, November 29, 2008

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PAKISTANI AND INDIAN CHANNELS ARE PROPAGATING, WE ARE ON THE EDGE OF WAR? ARE WE? IS LOOKING BACK 20 YEARS RIGHT TO POINT FINGERS ON PAKISTAN? OR SHOULD WE LOOK AT THE REAL FACTS? We are in a state of war, covert operations in FATA and Balochistan on part of Raw, and this is not a [...]

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