Electricity from India will ease power crisis: Pakistani PM Islamabad, Feb 1: A number of initiatives, including importing electricity from India, will help resolve Pakistan's energy crisis, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said.
He s....
Manmohan Singh a genuine person: Gilani Islamabad, Jan 29: Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is a "genuine person" who desired to resolve all issues including Kashmir with Pakistan, Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gil....
Indian envoy discusses ties with Khar Islamabad, Jan 25: Indian High Commissioner to Pakistan Sharat Sabharwal discussed bilateral ties with Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar here.
They discussed bilateral relations on ....
Don't want to dignify Hafiz's irresponsible remarks: India New Delhi, Jan 23: India today said it does not want to dignify "irresponsible" remarks made by Jamaat-ud-Dawah chief Hafiz Muhammed Saeed against Pakistan granting Most Favoured Nation....
Fry-Day Poll: Has Pakistan done well internationally? New Delhi, Jan 20: One issue that has been debated for long in news and online forums is whether Pakistan has fulfilled its expectations as a state? The Fry-Day Poll launched by Mapsofworld.com....
Pakistan committed to constructive ties with India: Gilani Islamabad, Jan 19: Pakistan is committed to a constructive, sustained and result-oriented process of engagement with India, said Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on Wednesday.Islamabad wants a....
Indian parliamentarians meet Gilani, Khar Islamabad, Jan 19: A visiting Indian parliamentary delegation met Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani and Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar after concluding a dialogue with their count....
No MFN status yet for India: Pakistani minister Islamabad, Jan 18: Two months after the proposal was cleared, Pakistan is yet to accord Most Favoured Nation (MFN) status to India, a minister has said.
Commerce Minister Amin Fahim s....
India, Pakistan MPs hold talks on improving trade Islamabad, Jan 17: Indian and Pakistani parliamentarians today discussed ways to improve trade and economic relations between the two countries.
At the Pakistan-India Parliamentarians....
Civil society vulnerable in Pakistan: Faiz's daughter Kolkata,Jan 16:Pakistani social activist Salima Hashmi, the daughter of renowned Urdu poet Faiz Ahmed Faiz, feels civil society in her country is under pressure and extremely vulnerable, with e....
Pakistan panel on 26/11 to visit India in February New Delhi, Jan 13: A Pakistani judicial commission probing the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks will visit India in February to record the statements of witnesses and investigators of the 2008 mayhe....
No political instability in Pakistan: Envoy Kolkata, Jan 13: Denying any political instability in his country, Pakistan's envoy to India today said there was a need to create a congenial environment to develop sustainable long-term r....
Amid turmoil, Gilani recalls Manmohan's Mohali invite Islamabad, Jan 12: On a day when coup rumours swirled in Pakistan, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on Wednesday recalled his Indian counterpart Manmohan Singh's invite to watch a cricket ....
India tracking developments in Pakistan New Delhi, Jan 11: With the tension mounting between the military and the civilian government following the dismissal of Pakistan's defence secretary, India is closely watching developments....
Pakistani parliamentary panel endorses India's MFN status Islamabad, Jan 11: A Pakistani parliamentary panel has endorsed the government's decision to grant Most Favoured Nation (MFN) status to India, a leap forward in boosting sub-continental tra....
India, Pakistan exchange n-facilities list New Delhi/Islamabad, Jan 1: India and Pakistan today exchanged a list of their nuclear installations under a two-decade-old pact, a statement said.
The exchange of lists comes a week ....
Pakistan, India must prevent 'tripping of nuclear wire': daily Islamabad,Dec 29:Talks between Pakistan and India to avert conflict is a step in the right direction, said a daily while observing that "the criticality of arrangements to ensure that there....
India, Pakistan to renew n-accidents pact Islamabad/New Delhi, Dec 27: Senior officials of India and Pakistan today ended their two-day talks in Islamabad by agreeing to consider renewing for another five years a pact on reducing nucle....
Remove heavy guns from LoC: Pakistan proposes to India Washington, Dec 27: Heavy artillery should be removed from the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan has suggested to India during the two-day talks being held in Islamabad on c....
Mumbai attack: Indian envoy meets Pakistani minister Islamabad, Dec 27: India's High Commissioner to Pakistan Sharat Sabharwal and Interior Minister Rehman Malik have discussed matters relating to Mumbai attack and the visit of a judicial com....
Pakistan, India hold talks on CBMs Islamabad, Dec 26: After a gap of four years, Pakistan and India today began two-day talks on conventional and nuclear confidence building measures (CBMs).
Geo News said that the talk....
India, Pakistan to review CBMs Monday New Delhi, Dec 24: Senior officials of India and Pakistan will hold two-day talks on Monday on conventional and nuclear confidence-building measures in Islamabad, the first formal engagement si....
India-Pakistan ties: A year of building trust New Delhi, Dec 19: "Trust, but verify." Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's watchword on re-engaging Pakistan found traction in 2011 and saw the troubled post-26/11 ties turning a corne....
Dev Anand is forever, says Pakistani daily Islamabad, Dec 6: Dev Anand who left Lahore in 1943 at the age of 19 with just Rs.30 in his pocket and went on to become an iconic actor-director would have scoffed at all the "end of an er....
Scarred and scared, these Pakistani Hindus seek refuge in India New Delhi, Nov 27: Sitting hunched with his face cupped in his hands, 42-year-old Shobhamal dreads going back to Pakistan's Sindh province where he has earned the status of a pariah and ....
Pakistan to increase trade with India: Gilani Islamabad, Nov 23: Pakistan would gradually increase trade with India and ensure that the interests of local industry would not be undermined, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said.Gilani ....
Pakistani businessmen upbeat on MFN
New Delhi, Nov 17: More than 70 Pakistani businessmen who are at the annual India International Trade Fair (IITF) say the granting of most favoured nation (MFN) status to India will not only bo....
'Usual rancour missing from Pakistan-India ties' Islamabad, Nov 17: The main concern of Pakistani businessmen of adequate opportunities to work in India must be addressed, a leading daily said today, noted that the usual rancour that characte....
Don't expect miracles from India-Pakistan dialogue: Antony New Delhi, Nov 15: Defence Minister A.K. Antony today sought to calibrate the growing expectations from the bilateral dialogue between India and Pakistan, saying "don't expect miracles&....
India, Pakistan pledge to normalise trade ties New Delhi, Nov 14: Top officials of India and Pakistan today emphasised on the need for complete normalisation of trade ties through dismantling of non-tariff barriers and full implementation o....
Another 26/11 will be setback, Manmohan tells Pakistan On Board Air India One, Nov 12: With a combative opposition accusing him of going soft on 26/11 terror, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said he was optimistic about the resumed peace....
Hindu doctors' murder a sad day for Pakistan: Imran Khan Islamabad, Nov 11: Cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan has strongly condemned the killing of Hindu doctors by armed assailants in Pakistan's Sindh province.
Four Hindu doctors ....
India counters Pakistan, says enough info against Hafiz Saeed Addu (Maldives), Nov 11: India on Thursday rejected Pakistan's contention about the release of Hafiz Saeed, the suspected mastermind of the 2008 Mumbai mayhem, saying it has provided enough....
Why Gilani is man of peace for Manmohan Addu (Maldives),Nov 11: Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's praise of his Pakistani counterpart Yousuf Raza Gilani as "man of peace" attracted a lot of attention here, with New D....
Gilani invites Manmohan to Pakistan Addu (Maldives), Nov 10: Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani today invited his Indian counterpart Manmohan Singh to visit his country and reinforced this with an emotional appeal, reque....
Highlights of Manmohan-Gilani meeting New Delhi, Nov 10: Key highlights and outcomes of the first formal talks between the two leaders since India and Pakistan resumed their peace process early this year:
Both Manmohan ....
Manmohan, Gilani talks begin
Addu Atoll (Maldives), Nov 10: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his Pakistani counterpart today began their first official talks since last April in this picturesque island.
The talk....
Pakistan-India dialogue increases SAARC significance: Gilani Islamabad, Nov 10: The dialogue process between Pakistan and India has increased the importance and effectiveness of the SAARC forum, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said here on Wednesday.H....
India playing great game in Afghanistan: Musharraf
Washington, Nov 7: Accusing India of trying to gain influence in Kabul after the planned US withdrawal by 2014, former Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf has also hit out at Afghan president ....
Pakistan Army a stakeholder in dialogue with India Islamabad, Nov 6: The Pakistan Army is a stakeholder in the dialogue process with India, Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar has said, adding the most favoured nation (MFN) status has been grant....
MFN status to India can lead to peace: Pakistani daily Islamabad, Nov 6: Pakistan granting Most Favoured Nation (MFN) status to India "can lead to a peace dividend", said a Pakistani daily today.
The News International editorially....
MFN to India step in the right direction: Pakistani daily
Islamabad, Nov 4: Pakistan's decision to grant Most Favoured Nation (MFN) status to India is a step in the right direction as this country "really needs greater harmony in the region&#....
Pakistani kid gets liver transplant in India
New Delhi, Nov 4: Karachi resident Shehary Ali Sayyed had just sat down to study Sep 26 when he collapsed and was admitted to a local hospital in a coma with liver failure. The 12-year-old has....
Parliament should reverse MFN if not favourable: Rehman Malik Islamabad, Nov 4: Pakistan's parliament should reverse the decision to grant Most Favoured Nation status to India if it considers it unfavourable, Interior Minister Rehman Malik has said.
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MFN sets stage for Indian, Pakistani leaders meeting in Maldives New Delhi, Nov 3: With Pakistan granting MFN status to India and a slew of recent positive gestures by both sides, the stage has been set for a substantive meeting between Prime Minister Manmoh....
Pakistan's MFN status to India is win-win for both
New Delhi, Nov 3: Pakistan's Most Favoured Nation (MFN) status to India will help businesses on both sides to cut transaction costs sharply even as more direct trade will make possible furt....
MFN is fine but Pakistan won't budge on Kashmir: Gilani Islamabad, Nov 3: Pakistan may have granted Most Favoured Nation (MFN) status to India but stands by its stance on Kashmir, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani told ministers in his cabinet.
Pakistan grants India 'Most Favoured Nation' status Islamabad, Nov 2: Pakistan today granted the status of "Most Favoured Nation" to India and agreed to double bilateral trade from $2.5 billion to around $5 billion.
India had ....
Pakistan thanks India for helping it to UNSC seat Islamabad, Oct 29: Pakistan today said India played a major role in supporting its successful bid to become a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council.
"Many of the countri....
Pakistan: Punjab government looks for dengue drug from India Islamabad, Oct 28: Pakistan plans to import dengue drug Dextran-40 from India to tackle the menace of the vector-borne disease in the country, the official media reported.
The Punjab ....
Gilani-Manmohan Singh likely to meet in November: Pakistan Islamabad, Oct 27: Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani is most likely to meet his Indian counterpart Manmohan Singh on the sidelines of the SAARC Summit to be held in the Maldives from N....
Pakistani vessel apprehended off Gujarat coast New Delhi, Oct 27: The Indian Coast Guard has seized a Pakistani boat carrying six members, off the Jhakau coast,in Jamnagar, Gujarat. An ICG official claimed that the ship named Al-Hasan, with....
Indian chopper incursion like a CBM: Pakistani daily
Islamabad, Oct 25: The lesson to be learnt from the Indian helicopter that entered Pakistani airspace is that "a drama need not be turned into a crisis", said a Pakistani daily today.
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MFN status will spur Indian tea exports to Pakistan
Coonoor (Tamil Nadu), Oct 25: Reeling under the onslaught of fierce competition from Kenya and Sri Lanka, Indian tea planters are waiting for Pakistan to grant most favoured nation (MFN) status....
Pakistan scrambled jet to intercept Indian chopper
Islamabad, Oct 24: Pakistan had scrambled a fighter jet after an Indian helicopter flew into its territory and the chopper was warned that it would be fired at if it attempted to escape, a medi....
Pakistan appreciated after Indian chopper returns safely New Delhi, Oct 23: Signalling the spirit of the resumed peace process, an Indian Army helicopter that strayed into Pakistan in bad weather today returned with its crew after Pakistani authoriti....
Indian chopper strays into Pakistan, returns safely to Kargil New Delhi, Oct 23: An Indian army helicopter that strayed into Pakistan in bad weather today and was told to land there has returned to India after Pakistani authorities let it go, an Indian of....
Pakistani troops fire at Indian posts in Kashmir Jammu, Oct 23: Pakistani troops fired at Indian posts on Saturday night to help terrorists sneak into Jammu and Kashmir, sparking a two-hour gun battle, army sources here said today.
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Army chopper breaches LoC, Pakistan detains four New Delhi/Islamabad, Oct 23: Four Indian Army officers were detained in Pakistan after an army helicopter they were in strayed across the border into Pakistani-administered Kashmir, an officer ....
Act against Haqqani network, Clinton tells Pakistan Islamabad, Oct 21: US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton today told Pakistan to act against the Haqqani network, a militant group that the US blames for attacking its interests in Afghanistan.
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Pakistan to grant MFN status to India Islamabad, Oct 13: Pakistan has, in principle, decided to grant Most Favoured Nation (MFN) status to India, Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar said in the National Assembly.
The mini....
No objection to MFN status for India: Pakistan Islamabad, Oct 12: Pakistan has no objection to granting Most Favoured Nation (MFN) status to India, a minister said in Lahore.
Commerce Minister Makhdoom Amin Fahim said on Tuesday:....
US backing India for military exercises: Pakistani daily Islamabad, Oct 12: India will be holding military exercises along the Sino-Pak border areas "without any formal advance intimation to either Beijing or Islamabad" as it has the backing ....
Jagjit's ghazals transcended boundaries: Pakistani daily Islamabad, Oct 11: The talent of Jagjit Singh crossed cultural and national boundaries, said a Pakistani daily today, paying rich tributes to the renowned Indian ghazal singer who died in a Mu....
Afghanistan a proxy war between India, Pakistan: Musharraf Washington, Oct 7: Calling Afghanistan as a "proxy war" between India and Pakistan, former Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf has accused New Delhi of "trying to create an anti-Pa....
Pakistan plays down Afghan-India strategic pact Islamabad, Oct 6: Pakistan today played down the strategic partnership agreement signed by Afghanistan and India by saying that Islamabad is not worried about the agreement as it is the soverei....
India training Afghans will increase mistrust: Pakistani daily Islamabad, Oct 6: India training Afghan security forces as part of the Kabul-Delhi accord "has the potential to increase mistrust in the region", said a leading Pakistani daily today.
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Pakistan should hand over Dawood to India: S.M.Krishna New Delhi, Oct 5: External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna on Tuesday asked Pakistan to "act quickly" and hand over Dawood Ibrahim, the gangster-turned-terrorist who is wanted in India fo....
48 Indian fishermen held in Pakistan Islamabad, Oct 1: As many as 48 Indian fishermen have been arrested by Pakistani authorities, a media report said.
Pakistan's Maritime Security Agency arrested the Indian fisherme....
India, Pakistan trade bodies sign deal New Delhi, Sep 28: Trade promotion bodies of India and Pakistan today signed an agreement to facilitate the flow of bilateral trade.
The India Trade Promotion Organisation (ITPO) and ....
Pakistan to lease 50 rail engines from India Islamabad, Sep 25: Pakistan Railways has decided to lease 50 railway engines from India to restart some defunct services, a media report said today.
The decision was taken at a review....
India, Pakistan to talk business at Mumbai's Taj New Delhi/Mumbai, Sep 24: In a sign of improving bilateral ties, Pakistan Commerce and Trade Minister Makhdoom Amin Faheem will begin a five-day visit to India from Mumbai on Monday.
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Four Boats seized and fishermen arrested by MSA New Delhi, September 22:Many fishermen get arrested every year in Pakistan and in India for infringement of the maritime boundary.
Pakistan Maritime Security Agency (MSA) arrested 25 ....
Wheat, rice cheaper in Pakistan than India Islamabad, Sep 20: The prices of wheat, rice, chicken and garlic are lower in Pakistan than in India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, authorities said.
The National Price Monitoring Committ....
Krishna likely to meet Khar, IBSA foreign ministers in US New Delhi, Sept 14: External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna is set for hectic diplomacy in New York next week that could include meetings with Pakistani Foreign Minister Hinna Rabbani Khar as we....
Focus on countries like India to increase exports: Gilani Islamabad, Sep 11: Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said that the authorities must focus on regional countries, including India and China, to increase exports.Gilani on Saturday directed t....
Delhi blast: PM sanctions Rs.2 lakh each for dead New Delhi, Sep 7: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today sanctioned Rs.2 lakh to the families of each of those killed in the blast outside Delhi High Court, an official statement said.
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Pakistan commerce minister in India September-end, MFN likely New Delhi, Sep 5: India and Pakistan are set to scale up bilateral trade and business when Pakistan's Commerce Minister Makhdoom Amin Fahim comes here later this month on an important visit....
Artillery exchanges between India and Pakistan on LoC Srinagar, Sep 1: Heavy exchange of artillery firing has been on since today morning in north Kashmir's Keran sector on the line of control (LoC) between India and Pakistan, an officer said....
India, Pakistan seek to better trade ties New Delhi, Aug 24: India and Pakistan are holding three-day joint secretary- level talks here with a view to boosting bilateral trade and investment and strengthening economic ties, officials s....
Indian, Pakistani commerce ministers to meet in September New Delhi, Aug 23: Building upon last month's positive talks, the commerce ministers of India and Pakistan are set to hold discussions here in September that could lead to Islamabad giving ....
Indian, Pakistani parliamentarians push for easing visa regime New Delhi, Aug 19: Calling for an "uninterrupted" dialogue between India and Pakistan, parliamentarians of the two countries today pushed for liberalizing the visa regime to ease travel....
India, Pakistan parliamentarians to hold dialogue next week New Delhi, Aug 13: A 20-member multi-party parliamentary delegation from Pakistan will come here next week for a dialogue with Indian parliamentarians to explore ways to resolve humanitarian is....
India asks Pakistan to release Sarabjit
New Delhi, Aug 11: India today asked Pakistan to free Sarabjit Singh, an Indian national on death row who was convicted for alleged involvement in multiple blasts in Lahore and Multan in 1990,....
Indian diplomats hold discussions with MQM senator Islamabad, Aug 8: Two Indian diplomats visited the Parliament Lodge here on Sunday and held discussions with a Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) senator despite having no permission or invitation ....
India warns US of funds misuse by Pakistan New Delhi, Aug 3: India today said it has urged the US to devise proper benchmarks to prevent the diversion of funds provided to Pakistan for military build-up targeting its interests.
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Bonhomie evident in New Delhi talks: Pakistani daily Islamabad, July 29: Bonhomie was evident in the talks between the Pakistani and Indian foreign ministers, a leading Pakistani daily said today, noting the welcome absence of rancour in the dial....
14 Indians released from Karachi jail Islamabad, July 28: Fourteen Indian fishermen who had inadvertently crossed the maritime boundary, were today released from a prison in the Pakistan's southern port city of Karachi.
India-Pakistan talks hit headlines in Pakistan Islamabad, July 28: The India-Pakistan talks were splashed across the front pages of most Pakistani newspapers today though some news websites decided not to play it up.
Pakistan Fore....
Khar heads to Ajmer for prayers Thursday
New Delhi, July 27: Pakistan's Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar will offer prayers at the revered Sufi shrine of Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti in Ajmer on Thursday before flying back home, sou....
Khar didn't mention Kashmir, Krishna did New Delhi, July 27: India and Pakistan today agreed to continue discussions for a "peaceful solution" to the over 60-year-old Kashmir issue, External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna said.....
Don't read too much into Hurriyat meeting: Pakistan New Delhi, July 27: Pakistan today said "too much should not be read" into its Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar meeting the separatist Hurriyat leaders from Kashmir ahead of her meeti....
India, Pakistan foreign ministers begin talks
New Delhi, July 27: Indian External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna and his Pakistani counterpart Hina Rabbani Khar today began talks that are expected to culminate in a host of confidence-build....
Gilani speaks to political leaders on New Delhi talks Islamabad, July 27: Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has spoken to leaders of different political parties in an effort to take them into confidence on the Pakistan-India talks being held in Ne....
India-Pakistan talks signal hope, says daily
Islamabad, July 27: The India-Pakistan talks signal hope for a positive outcome, said a leading Pakistani daily as it cautioned that the two countries could not "afford to repeat the disas....
Hina Rabbani Khar to meet PM New Delhi,July 27: Visiting Pakistan Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar will meet Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today to convey greetings of top leadership from her country to sustain the dialo....
Violent response in case of n-attack: IAF chief New Delhi, July 26: With Pakistan having just tested its Nasr nuclear-capable tactical missile, India today said its retaliatory strike in case of a nuclear attack on its soil will be "abs....
Indian, Pakistani foreign secretaries begin talks New Delhi, July 26: Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao today began delegation-level talks with her Pakistani counterpart Salman Bashir to firm up the agenda for the meeting between their foreign mi....
Ignoring Pakistan, India sending civilian trek to Siachen New Delhi, July 25: Ignoring objections from Pakistan yet again, India is planning to organise another civilian trekking expedition to the forbidding heights of the Siachen Glacier in September....
India, Pakistan foreign secretaries to hold talks Tuesday New Delhi, July 25: The foreign secretaries of India and Pakistan will meet here on Tuesday to firm up details of confidence building measures (CBMs) and other initiatives that will be announc....
India, Pakistan firm up new cross-Kashmir CBMs New Delhi, July 18: In their first contact after the July 13 Mumbai terror attacks, Indian and Pakistani officials met today to firm up new confidence-building measures to expand trade and trav....
India, Pakistan to announce CBMs on Kashmir, nuclear issues New Delhi, July 8: India and Pakistan are set to unveil specific cross-Kashmir and nuclear confidence-building measures (CBMs) when their foreign ministers meet here from July 26-27 amid an imp....
Pakistan, China have strong ties: Rehman Malik
Islamabad, July 7: Pakistan and China enjoy time-tested friendship and their mutual relations would bring stability in the region, Interior Minister Rehman Malik has said.
Talking to....
India-Pakistan ties improving, says Pakistani minister Islamabad, July 5: Pakistani Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Hina Rabbani Khar has said that the relations between India and Pakistan were improving and hoped her visit to the neighbourin....
Indo-Pak talks have done good for South Asia: Daily Islamabad, July 5: The talks between the Pakistani and Indian foreign secretaries seem to have done a lot of good for South Asia, a leading daily said today.
An editorial in the Dawn....
US wants India, Pakistan to keep up dialogue Washington, July 2: Even as the US talks with Pakistan about its relationship with Islamabad since the US raid on Osama bin Laden's hideout, the US considers it important that India and Pak....
Will split in Taliban ranks bring peace, asks Pakistani daily
Islamabad, June 29: Though the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has split with one of its commanders forming a splinter group, it remains to be seen whether this will bring peace, a leading Pa....
Gilani told about India-Pakistan talks Islamabad, June 28: Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has been conveyed details of the just ended talks between the foreign secretaries of India and Pakistan.
The briefing was given o....
Pakistan to build more n-plants: Gilani
Islamabad, June 28: Pakistan's nuclear capability was purely for peaceful purposes, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said while declaring that the country would build more power plant....
Mumbai attack continued to haunt Indo-Pak talks: Daily Islamabad, June 26: Describing the Mumbai terror attack as "one with a staggering human, financial and psychological cost", a leading Pakistani daily today said that it continued to ha....
Day 2 of talks: India and Pakistan discuss Kashmir Islamabad, June 24: A day after New Delhi voiced its concern over cross-border terror, India and Pakistan today discussed Jammu and Kashmir, an issue Islamabad stressed was a "core" who....
India, Pakistan discuss 26/11, Samjhauta, CBMs on Day 1 Islamabad, June 23: India today voiced its concerns over the slow pace of 26/11 trial and Pakistan raked up the Kashmir issue as their foreign secretaries ended the first day of their revived ....
India, Pakistan begin two-day talks Islamabad, June 23: The foreign secretaries of India and Pakistan today began two days of talks that will discuss all issues, including terrorism and Jammu and Kashmir, to bridge trust deficit ....
I've come to Pakistan with an open mind: Nirupama Rao
Islamabad, June 23: Indian Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao said here today she was approaching the two-days of talks with her Pakistani counterpart Salman Bashir with an "open and construct....
Pakistan's future linked to Kashmir settlement: Gilani
Islamabad, June 23: The future of Pakistan is closely linked with the resolution of the Kashmir dispute, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said.
Addressing a gathering in Bagh in....
Indian foreign secretary reaches Pakistan Islamabad, June 23: Indian Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao arrived here for two-days of talks with her Pakistani counterpart.
She will hold discussions for the next two days, and retur....
'China cannot be a factor in India-Pakistan dialogue' On board special flight, June 22: Ahead of foreign secretary-level talks with Pakistan, India today made it clear that China cannot be a factor in its dialogue on "problems that complicate&....
Osama was involved in Benazir's assassination: Malik Islamabad, June 22: Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden was involved in the assassination of Pakistan's former prime minister Benazir Bhutto, Interior Minister Rehman Malik has said.
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10,000 securitymen for Pakistani Kashmir poll Islamabad, June 22: As many as 10,000 security personnel will be on duty during the June 26 elections in Pakistani Kashmir, a minister said.
Addressing a press conference here on Tue....
Sincerity needed in Pakistan-India dialogue: Gilani Islamabad, June 22: Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has underlined the need for addressing core issues with sincerity under the resumed dialogue process with India.
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'Not enough tourists to appreciate fashion in Pakistan'
New Delhi, June 22: Pakistan has its fashion weeks, stores and studios but its fashion retail sector is not growing because there are not enough tourists to appreciate their offering, says Zah....
India, Pakistan foreign secretaries to meet next week New Delhi, June 17: Foreign Secretaries of India and Pakistan will meet in Islamabad on June 23-24 to discuss a gamut of issues, including Jammu and Kashmir, it was announced here today.
Pakistan apex court not to seek release of prisoner in India Islamabad, June 16: The Pakistan Supreme Court has rejected a petition asking it to request the Indian president, prime minister and governor of Rajasthan state for the release of a Pakistani ....
Pakistan wants Kashmir to be dialogue's core issue Islamabad, June 16: Kashmir should be the core issue of secretary-level talks between India and Pakistan, the Pakistani Foreign Office has said.
Though no dates have been finalised ye....
Pakistan asks India to rectify 'Most Wanted' Islamabad, May 29: Pakistan has returned to India its list of "Most Wanted" terrorists and asked New Delhi to recheck it, saying some of those named were in India, a media report said ....
Real threat to Pakistan not from India: daily Islamabad, May 29: The real threat to Pakistan is internal and "not from India", a Pakistani daily said today.
An editorial in the daily also wondered what role, if any, will ....
Pakistan Army returns two Indian teenagers Jammu, May 29: Two teenagers from the Kashmir Valley who strayed into Pakistan a month ago have been returned to Indian authorities by the Pakistan Army, officials said today.
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Neighbours can't be changed, says Antony Kannur (Kerala), May 28: For better relations with India, Pakistan will have to dismantle the terror camps on its soil, Defence Minister A.K. Antony said today pointing out that friends can be ....
Pakistan rejects India's list of 50 Most Wanted Islamabad, May 24: The Pakistani interior ministry has rejected the list of 50 Most Wanted people forwarded by India to Islamabad, a media report said today.
After reviewing the list,....
Indians, Pakistanis in Colombo jail on fast
New Delhi, May 24: Indians and Pakistanis are among a large number of inmates on hunger strike in Sri Lanka's main jail to seek early repatriation to their countries, an Indian prisoner ha....
Karachi operation over, all terrorists killed Karachi, May 23: All the terrorists who stormed a naval base here have been killed after 15 hours of gun battles, Pakistan's Interior Minister Rehman Malik said today, adding no one had bee....
India-Pakistan football friendlies in England New Delhi, May 20: Even as the Indian and Pakistani cricket boards and hockey federations are desperately trying to resume bilateral ties, the football outfits of the two countries seem to have....
Top Al Qaeda leader held in Pakistan Islamabad, May 18: A senior Al Qaeda leader, who was active in the border region of Afghanistan and Pakistan, has been arrested in the port city of Karachi, the army said.
Mohammed A....
Senior Al Qaeda operative held in Pakistan Islamabad, May 18: A senior Al Qaeda operative was arrested on Tuesday in Pakistan's port city of Karachi, as reported.
The arrested militant's name is Abu Sohaib Al-Makki wh....
India warns Pakistan against ceasefire violations Jammu, May 15: India today warned Pakistan against ceasefire violations on the international border in Jammu and Kashmir, Border Security Force (BSF) officials said.
The stern messag....
Taliban claims responsibility for Pakistan twin blasts Islamabad, May 13: Pakistani Taliban today claimed responsibility for twin bomb attacks in the country's northwest that left 68 security personnel dead and over 100 injured.
The ....
MQM for `referendum' after Osama killing Karachi, May 12: The Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) is seeking the opinion of Pakistanis regarding the country's sovereign status following the killing of Osama bin Laden.
MQM le....
Nawaz Sharif calls for independent probe of Osama killing Islamabad, May 12: Pakistani opposition leader and former prime minister Nawaz Sharif has demanded an independent investigation into Al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden's killing by US forces,....
Pakistan military didn't interact with US for two days Islamabad, May 11: The Pakistani military "didn't have very good contact" with US forces in Afghanistan for two days following the daring US commando raid in Abbottabad that killed....
Ilyas Kashmiri could be successor to Osama: US officials Washington, May 11: Former Pakistani commando Ilyas Kashmiri, cited as one of the masterminds of a plot for a series of "Mumbai-style" attacks in European cities last summer, could rep....
US hasn't requested access to Osama's family: Islamabad Islamabad, May 11: The US has not requested Pakistan for access to the family of Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden who was gunned by US forces in Abbottabad, authorities here said.
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Osama's son missing in Pakistan since US raid: Report Islamabad, May 11: One of Osama bin Laden's sons went missing after the raid by US commandos on the al Qaeda leader's hideout in Pakistan's Abbottabad town, a media report said on ....
Record sale of Osama posters in Pakistan Islamabad, May 10: There has been a record sale of posters of Osama bin Laden in Pakistan after the Al Qaeda leader was gunned down in a daring US commando raid May 2 in the country, a media r....
Don't blame Pakistan for non-state actors, says Zardari New Delhi, May 10: India should stop blaming Pakistan for the terrorist actions of "non-state actors", President Asif Ali Zardari told a delegation of Indian jurists which recently retu....
Kayani slams `insufficient formal response' to Osama raid Islamabad, May 10: Pakistan Army chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani held a round of town-hall style meetings with officers during which he blamed "an insufficient formal response" for ....
Pakistan to probe Osama raid Islamabad, May 9: The Pakistani government will probe how Osama bin Laden was able to live in that country undetected.
Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani told parliament tod....
US tipped off Pakistan on Mumbai accused, but no action taken Islamabad, May 9: The US had told Pakistan that "one Mumbai incident accused was still using a cell phone from prison but nothing has happened", said a US official who added: "How ....
Osama raid: US had warned Pakistan of unilateral action Islamabad, May 9: The US had time and again warned Pakistan that it would take action, with or without Pakistani cooperation, to take out Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, a media report said t....
Gilani to address parliament over Osama raid Islamabad, May 9: Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani will address parliament today over the US commando raid at Abbottabad in which Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden was killed, a media report sa....
Probe how US choppers flew undetected: Pakistani daily Islamabad, May 9: An inquiry is needed to look into "gaps in the defence and security system" that allowed US helicopters to fly deep inside Pakistan undetected during the operation to....
Pakistan detected US planes near border before Osama raid Islamabad, May 9: The Pakistan Air Force radars had detected six US aicraft flying close to the Afghanistan border before the US helicopters carrying commandos sneaked into the country to kill....
I would have apologised for Abbottabad: Musharraf New Delhi, May 8: Pervez Musharraf, Pakistan's former army chief and president, says that had he been in uniform, he would have apologised to his nation on the intelligence failure over th....
Gilani to brief nation on US operation against Osama Islamabad, May 8: Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani will take the nation into confidence on Monday about the covert US operation in Abbottabad in which Al Qaeda founder Osama bin Lad....
Police favours destroying Osama's hideout as onlookers gather Islamabad, May 7: The Abbottabad mansion where Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden was killed has turned into a local attraction with hundreds turning up everyday to look at it. A police official s....
20 held from near Osama's hideout Islamabad, May 7: At least 20 people have been arrested from the areas close to Osama bin Laden's Abbottabad mansion where the Al Qaeda leader was killed by US commandos.
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Pakistan's ISI chief may quit Islamabad, May 7: Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) chief Lt. Gen. Ahmad Shuja Pasha may step down after the debacle over Osama bin Laden, a media report said on Friday.
Pakistanis feeling insecure after Osama raid: opposition Islamabad, May 6: Pakistanis were "feeling insecure" in their own country following the daring raid by US commandos who killed Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, said Leader of Oppositio....
Pakistan warns US, India against covert operations Islamabad, May 5: Pakistan today warned the US and India against any further covert operation in Pakistani territory, saying this would lead to a "terrible catastrophe".
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US raid an attack on sovereignty: Pakistan Senate Islamabad, May 5: The US raid at Abbottabad to kill Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden was an attack on the country's sovereignty, members of the Pakistan Senate have said.
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Pakistan's India focus behind failure to find Osama: envoy Washington, May 5: Pakistani Ambassador to the US Husain Haqqani has suggested that it was neither complicity nor incompetence but Islamabad's focus on India that they failed to detect Osam....
Talks with Pakistan to continue, reiterates India New Delhi, May4 : Two days after the killing of Al Qaeda founder Osama bin Laden, India today reiterated that talks with Pakistan would continue and expressed concern about the impact of the si....
Osama's son killed in Pakistan Islamabad, May 2: A son of Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden has been killed in Pakistan, a media report said.
Xinhua quoted media as saying that one of bin Laden's sons was kille....
Indian 'martyr' alive in Pakistan, family hopes for return Faridkot (Punjab), April 30: Surjit Singh, a Border Security Force (BSF) constable deployed on the India-Pakistan border in Rajasthan, went missing in the 1971 war between the two neighbours. T....
Pakistan intends to give MFN status to India: Daily Islamabad, April 30: Pakistan's intention to extend the Most Favoured Nation (MFN) status to India is "a milestone", a leading Pakistani daily said today.
An editorial sai....
India, Pakistan to revive bilateral trade panels Islamabad, April 28: India and Pakistan have agreed to revive all committees that were set up before the Mumbai attack so as to resume measures to facilitate trade, a media report said.
Court frees 65 detained Pakistanis, allows stay in Delhi New Delhi, April 28: A total of 65 Pakistani nationals, detained for staying in India without valid documents, would be released from jail and allowed to live here for three months after the De....
Constructive engagement with India vital for good ties: Gilani Islamabad, April 27: Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said that constructive engagement with India was vital for both countries to move towards the goal of establishing good neigh....
Indian official arrives in Pakistan for trade talks Islamabad, April 26: Indian Commerce Secretary Rahul Khullar arrived here today for talks to boost economic engagement between the two nations, officials said.
Khullar will lead the I....
Indian intention doubted over electricity sale to Pakistan Islamabad, April 22: India's offer to sell electricity to Pakistan at an affordable rate is "intriguing", said a Pakistani daily, noting that New Delhi is not without its own power ....
India's commerce secretary to visit Pakistan next week Islamabad, April 21: India's Commerce Secretary Rahul Khullar leading a six-member delegation will arrive here April 26 to hold talks on trade related issues.
Khullar will hold t....
Indian team on prisoners' release to reach Pakistan on Monday New Delhi, April 17: Four former Indian judges would reach Pakistan on Monday ahead of visiting jails there to examine the condition of Indian civilian prisoners. They, along with a four-member....
89 Indian prisoners released from Pakistan reach home Attari (Punjab), April 15: At least 89 Indian prisoners, released by Pakistan as a goodwill gesture, reached home today through the land route and crossed over at this joint border check-post.
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Honking, monuments, greenery...Dilliwala at home in Lahore Lahore, April 15: There's something about Lahore that sets any Dilliwala pondering over the similarities between the two cities. Right from the Mughal architecture, the imposing colonial bu....
India should boost bus, train services with Pakistan: Book New Delhi, April 15: India must work to increase bus and train services with Pakistan even if Islamabad is hesitant, a group of scholars have said in a newly released book.
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Talks with Pakistan to continue despite 26/11 revelations: Krishna New Delhi, April 13: External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna today said talks with Islamabad will continue even though Pakistani-born Canadian citizen Tahawwur Hussain Rana and accomplice David ....
Pakistan to free 89 Indian prisoners Islamabad, April 13: Pakistan has decided to set free 89 Indian prisoners, a move that comes less than a week after it released an Indian who had spent 27 years in a Pakistani jail.
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Manmohan Singh is sensible person, says Gilani Islamabad, April 12: Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani today said Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is a "sensible and saner" person who wants to resolve all issues between....
Mohali match improved Pakistan-Indian ties: Gilani Islamabad, April 12: The cricket World Cup semifinal match between India and Pakistan in Mohali has proved to be a catalyst for improving ties between the two countries, says Prime Minister You....
3,000 Indian Sikhs to visit Pakistan Lahore, April 11: Over 3,000 Sikhs from India will arrive in Pakistan on special trains to celebrate Baisakhi, a media report said today.
The Indian Sikhs will visit Gurdwara Punja Sa....
Indian returns home after 27 years in Pakistani prison Attari (Punjab), April 7: Gopal Dass, who spent 27 harrowing years in jail in Pakistan after inadvertently crossing the international border, returned to India today afternoon, happy but also b....
India embassy official in Pakistan goes missing; released New Delhi, April 1: Even as India and Pakistan were basking in the Mohali spirit, a driver of the Pakistan High Commission was detained by Indian security agencies at Chandigarh airport, and in....
Complaint against Gilani's pilots for smoking in public Chandigarh, March 31: A police complaint was filed on Wednesday against the pilots of Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani's special aircraft for smoking in public.
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Gilani, Manmohan talk peace amid cricket -- to heal wounds Mohali, March 31: Prime Ministers Manmohan Singh and Yousuf Raza Gilani chose an explosive India-Pakistan cricket clash here on Wednesday to discuss the prospects of healing wounds and restorin....
Congress welcomes informal Mohali India-Pakistan talks New Delhi, March 30: The Congress today welcomed the informal talks between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his Pakistani counterpart Yousuf Raza Gilani in Mohali and said the initiative need....
Gilani, Manmohan take forward dialogue process Mohali, March 30: Prime Ministers Manmohan Singh and Yousuf Raza Gilani discussed a range of issues while watching the India-Pakistan World Cup semifinal here today with a view to take their re....
Congress welcomes informal Mohali India-Pakistan talks New Delhi, March 30: The Congress today welcomed the informal talks between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his Pakistani counterpart Yousuf Raza Gilani in Mohali and said the initiative need....
India, Pakistan PMs to talk at Mohali stadium Mohali (Punjab), March 30: Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will hold formal talks with his Pakistani counterpart Yousuf Raza Gilani at a meeting room of the Punjab Cricket Association (PCA....
Empty offices and full restaurants, it's midweek Sunday in Lahore Lahore, March 30: It was all play and no work here today as cricket-crazy residents of Lahore, the capital of Punjab province that is the Pakistani city closest to Mohali, rushed to catch the I....
Expect no big outcome from India-Pakistan PM's meet: Experts New Delhi, March 29: Except for the symbolism attached to cricket diplomacy, nothing much should be expected from the meeting between the Indian and Pakistani prime ministers at Wednesday's....
Text of India, Pakistan joint statement New Delhi, March 29: Following is the text of the joint statement issued after two days of talks between Home Secretary G.K. Pillai and his Pakistani counterpart Qamar Zaman:
The meet....
Gilani must use India trip to resume bilateral series Karachi, Mar 29: Pakistan's ruling and opposition leaders have urged Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani to make optimum utilization of his trip to India during the World Cup semi-final and b....
Kashmir not on agenda during Gilani's India trip Islamabad, March 29: Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani is going to India primarily to witness the Pakistan-India World Cup semifinal and "not to discuss the Kashmir issue", says a minis....
Kashmir not on agenda during Gilani's India trip Islamabad, March 29: Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani is going to India primarily to witness the Pakistan-India World Cup semifinal and "not to discuss the Kashmir issue", says a minis....
Manmohan, Gilani to meet over dinner at Mohali New Delhi, March 29: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his Pakistani counterpart Yousuf Raza Gilani will discuss bilateral issues over dinner at Mohali, where the two leaders will see their tea....
Kin of Indian jailed in Pakistan await his release Chandigarh, March 27: The Chandigarh-based family of Gopal Dass (50), an Indian set to be released from a Pakistani jail after 27 years, is elated and planning a grand party to celebrated the r....
Pakistani interior secretary in India for talks Amritsar, March 27: Pakistan's Interior Secretary Chaudhry Qamar Zaman arrived in India today to attend a two-day meeting with his Indian counterpart G.K. Pillai.
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India-Pakistan talks agenda: 26/11, counter-terror New Delhi, March 27: The home secretaries of India and Pakistan meet here on Monday for two days of talks to review tricky issues like prosecution of the Mumbai terror attack suspects, counter-....
Pakistan proud to have n-weapons, says Musharraf Islamabad, March 26: Former Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf says the country was "proud" to have nuclear weapons and blamed India for Islamabad resorting to such an armament.
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13 Indian fishermen held in Pakistan Islamabad, March 23: At least 13 Indian fishermen have been taken into custody off the coast of Karachi for allegedly violating Pakistan's marine boundary, a media report said today.
22 Indian fishermen held in Pakistan Islamabad, March 19: At least 22 Indian fishermen have been taken into custody in Pakistan for allegedly violating the country's marine border, a media report said today.
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Indian peace delegation in Pakistan New Delhi, March 18: An Indian peace delegation aiming to give an impetus to the peace process between India and Pakistan reached the neighbouring country on Thursday, said a member of the team....
Pakistan fomenting terrorism in Kashmir: India New Delhi, March 16: India today reiterated that Pakistan was fomenting terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir through the "undiminished activities of terrorist organizations" operating "fr....
India, Pakistan test nuke-tipped missiles on same day Balasore/Islamabad, March 11: India today successfully test-fired its homegrown nuclear-tipped ballistic missiles Prithvi-II and its naval version Dhanush from different locations off the Oriss....
Pakistan wants to buy more F-16 fighter jets Islamabad, March 10: Pakistan is looking to purchase more used F-16 fighter aircraft from the US to scale up its air capabilities "because of the disparity with India", it was reported ....
Indian warships featured in advertisement by Pakistan navy Islamabad, Mar 9: In what may be viewed as an awkward mix-up Pakistan Navy has published an advertisement that features pictures of warships belonging to the Indian Navy. This ad had been issue....
India willing to discuss Kashmir with Pakistan: PM Jammu, March 4: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who is here on a daylong visit, today said India wanted to resolve all outstanding issues with Pakistan, including on Jammu and Kashmir.
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Wish to resolve all issues with Pakistan: PM Jammu, March 4; The activities of extremists in Pakistan were a source of concern, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said here today while reiterating that India wanted to resolve all outstandi....
India condemns killing of Pakistan minister New Delhi, March 3: India on Wednesday condemned the "tragic assassination" of Pakistan's minister for minority affairs Shahbaz Bhatti and offered condolences to the bereaved family....
Indian Christians condemn killing of Pakistan minister New Delhi, March 2: Christians across India have condemned the murder of Pakistan's minister for minorities Shahbaz Bhatti, a Christian, who was gunned down in Islamabad today by unidentifi....
Pakistan Minority Affairs minister Shahbaz Bhatti shot dead Islamabad, March 2: Pakistan's Federal Minister for Minorities Shahbaz Bhatti, a Christian, was gunned down here today as he left home to attend a key meeting.
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Pakistan must do its bit for peace on border: Omar Jammu, Feb 28: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Sunday asked Pakistan to fulfill its part of the responsibility of maintaining peace on the border. Omar visited an area close t....
Pakistan refuses to take back bodies of intruders
Fazilka (Punjab), Feb 27: Pakistan has refused to accept bodies of two alleged Pakistanis who the Border Security Force (BSF) shot dead early Friday when they tried to sneak into India, an offi....
PM to Pakistan: shake hands but end terror first New Delhi, Feb 24: India Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today extended "the hands of our friendship" to Pakistan but reiterated the rider to the offer of peace - end terror as an instrum....
Pakistani team inspects artificial lake site in Jammu Jammu, Feb 20: A team of Pakistani experts today inspected the site of a proposed artificial lake on the Tawi river near Jammu to see if did not contravene the provisions of the Indus Waters Tr....
Rahat thanks Pakistan minister for support during detention Islamabad, Feb 20: Beleaguered singer Rahat Fateh Ali Khan telephoned Pakistani Interior Minister Rehman Malik from India today and "thanked him for providing help during the legal troubles....
Musharraf and his men behind Bhutto killing: scribe from Pakistan New Delhi, Feb 17: All those in the Pakistan establishment led by former president General Pervez Musharraf who feared losing power following the return of Benazir Bhutto wanted to get rid of h....
Court allows CBI to seek Pakistan's help in hacking case New Delhi, Feb 15: A Delhi court today allowed the CBI to take the Pakistan government's help in identifying members of a hacker group "VERGIL" operating from that country and alleg....
Rahat's visa to be extended for probe New Delhi, Feb 15: India today decided to extend the visa of Pakistani singer Rahat Fateh Ali Khan to facilitate the probe into the recovery of undisclosed foreign currency of over $100,000 fro....
Rahat freed, but asked to stay in India pending probe New Delhi, Feb 14: A day after Pakistani singer Rahat Fateh Ali Khan was detained at the Delhi airport on charges of carrying undisclosed foreign currency of over $100,000, he was freed today, ....
Manmohan Singh's birthplace in Pakistan lacks basic amenities Islamabad, Feb 13: Villagers of Gah Begal in Pakistan's Punjab province, the birth place of Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, have been living sans electricity and other basic amenities....
Resumption of talks with India a breakthrough: Pakistan Islamabad, Feb 12: Terming as "a breakthrough" the agreement between India and Pakistan to resume bilateral dialogue, Pakistan today said the move is "likely to result in bringing p....
India-Pakistan to resume dialogue 'on all issues' New Delhi, Feb 10: India and Pakistan have agreed to "resume dialogue on all issues" following a meeting of their foreign secretaries in Bhutan, the Indian government said today, stoppi....
Pakistani foreign secretary calls on SM Krishna Thimphu, Feb 8: Pakistani Foreign Secretary Salman Bashir on Monday night called on Indian External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna and complimented him for guiding and taking the dialogue proces....
Pakistan won't allow NIA team to question 26/11 accused New Delhi, Feb 8: Aggravating the evident sourness between India and Pakistan, the later has specifically denied permission to a team of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) to visit interro....
India, Pakistan agree to carry forward dialogue process Thimphu, Feb 7: The foreign secretaries of India and Pakistan met on Sunday in Bhutan's capital and affirmed the need to carry forward the dialogue process to resolve all ouststanding issue....
2 Indian vessels anchor off Pakistan coast Islamabad, Feb 7: Two Indian cargo vessels that were facing rough seas were permitted to anchor off the Pakistan coast, a media report said today.
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Hindu trader shot dead in Pakistan Islamabad, Feb 7: A Hindu trader was shot dead when he resisted a kidnap bid in Pakistan's Quetta city, police said.
Ramesh Kumar was gunned down when he was going to his general ....
India, Pakistan to hold talks in Bhutan today New Delhi, Feb 6: The foreign secretaries of India and Pakistan are set to meet today in Bhutan even as both countries engaged in a spat over the 2007 Samjhauta Express train blast that killed ....
Pakistani traders want to boost trade with India Islamabad, Feb 6: Even as their foreign secretaries meet at Thimphu, Pakistani traders have urged the governments of Indian and Pakistan to boost economic activities to fight poverty and unempl....
Should India worry about Pakistan's n-arsenal? Experts differ New Delhi, Feb 1: A US media report about Pakistan doubling its nuclear arsenal has evoked mixed reactions in India, with a senior scientist saying that India need not be alarmed as its credibl....
School kid booked for blasphemy in Karachi Karachi, Jan 30: A schoolboy has been arrested and slapped with charges of blasphemy here for writing derogatory remarks on his answer sheets against the Prophet, a media report stated today.
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Drugs worth Rs.20 crore smuggled from Pakistan seized Ferozepur (Punjab), Jan 28: The Border Security Force (BSF) today morning unearthed heroin worth Rs.20 crore buried near the international border in this Punjab district, officials said. The co....
Elements in Pakistani state back terror: India New Delhi, Jan 27: Ahead of bilateral talks in Thimphu, India today asked Pakistan to tackle the 'Frankenstein monster' of terror it has created and said "some elements" in the ....
India, Pakistan need to put aside differences: Krishna New Delhi, Jan 27: External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna on Wednesday said India and Pakistan should put some of their differences on the back burner for a while to focus on development challe....
Pakistan pulp reading 'censored' at Jaipur Lit Fest Jaipur, Jan 24: It started with a bang with sexually explosive content being discussed in a matter of fact way, but enter a few teenagers clad in school uniforms at the 'pulp' session o....
Pakistan not to call itself `frontline state' in terror war Islamabad, Jan 21: Islamabad has decided to drop the phrase "frontline state in war against terrorism", frequently used by officials to highlight Pakistan's role against terror, as ....
India slams Pakistan for inaction over 26/11 attacks Melbourne, Jan 20: Ahead of likely talks with his Pakistani counterpart in Thimphu next month, India's External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna today dubbed Pakistan as the "epicentre of ....
Pakistan planes intrude Indian air space Jammu, Jan 19: Two Pakistani aircraft entered the Indian air space in Ranbirsinghpora area along the international border in Jammu and Kashmir in a clear violation of the Indian air space, defe....
Four Indian boats, 13 fishermen taken away to Pakistan Porbandar, Jan 18: Four Indian fishing boats with 13 fishermen on board have been kidnapped by Pakistan's Marine Security while they were sailing in Indian waters, an official said here tod....
I address my anxieties by writing: Pakistani author New Delhi, Jan 15: Pakistani writer H.M. Naqvi of the acclaimed novel "Home Boy", a story about the ravaged lives of young Asians in 9/11 New York where he worked, says he addresses his....
Samjhauta blasts probe moving at snail's pace: Pakistan Islamabad, Jan 14: Pakistan has accused India of moving at "snail's pace" in probing the 2007 Samjhauta Express train bombing, and said it hoped New Delhi will share details of the ....
Jammu: Pakistani troops violate ceasefire, Indian soldier injured Jammu, Jan 13: An Indian Army soldier has been injured in another ceasefire violation by Pakistani troops who opened fire in Shahpur area along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir....
Pakistan reaffirms ban on onion exports to India Islamabad, Jan 10: Citing shortages, Pakistan on Monday reaffirmed a ban on the export of onions to India, officials said.
Pakistan had imposed the ban last week and reaffirmed this o....
Pakistan summons Indian diplomat on Samjhauta blasts New Delhi, Jan 10: Pakistan today summoned a senior Indian diplomat to ask for an update on the investigations into the 2007 Samjhauta Express bombing that killed 68 people, mostly Pakistanis, ....
Ten Indian fishermen held by Pakistanis Gandhinagar, Jan 8: Ten Indian fishermen have been detained by Pakistan's Maritime Security and four boats seized, a fishermen's body official said today.
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Peace Mumbai condemns Salman Taseer killing Mumbai, Jan 8: India-Pakistan friendship activists here today strongly condemned the assassination of Salman Taseer, governor of Pakistan's Punjab Province.
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Pakistan: Punjab governor's killer told fellow guards about plot Islamabad, Jan 5: Mumtaz Qadri, the assassin of Punjab Governor Salman Taseer, has disclosed during investigations that he had informed his fellow Pakistani guards about his intentions, a media....
Governor of Pakistan's Punjab province killed in attack Islamabad, Jan 4: The Pakistani president's close aide and governor of the country's largest province Punjab was killed today when a man opened fire at him in Islamabad, state media rep....
Pakistani troops violate ceasefire in Kashmir Jammu/Srinagar, Dec 29: Pakistani troops fired at Indian positions in Ramgarh sector of the international border in Jammu and Kashmir early today in yet another violation of the bilateral cease....
Pakistan's two dozen Hindu families seek asylum in India
Islamabad, Dec 27: More than two dozen Hindu families in Pakistan have sought political asylum in India after an increase in cases of kidnapping for ransom and target killings of the members of....
India buys back onions from Pakistan following exports Chandigarh/Pune, Dec 21: Having exported onions to Pakistan, India is now purchasing a certain quantity of the exported vegetables. Prices of onions have increased in markets across India and t....
Qawwals from Karachi who carry on Delhi legacy New Delhi, Dec 18: They come from Pakistan but carry eight centuries of Delhi's Islamic musical history on their shoulders. The Karachi-based troupe owes its allegiance to Sufi saint Amir K....
TAPI pipeline to India could be pipedream: Pakistani daily
Islamabad, Dec 15: The Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) gas pipeline "could remain a pipedream for years", a leading Pakistani daily said today while admitting that it was....
Owning suicide bomber exposes Pakistan: Indian Army chief New Delhi, Dec 14: Army chief General V.K. Singh said today the Pakistan Army had exposed its "intentions" by owning up and hailing as a "martyr" an ISI suicide bomber who died ....
Pakistan frees 12 Indian fishermen Islamabad, Dec 13: Twelve Indian fishermen who were held for illegally entering the Pakistani waters were released from a Karachi jail today, a media report said.
The Malir jail, wher....
Pakistan misuses WikiLeaks against India New Delhi, Dec 10: It looks like the WikiLeaks is being used in a wrong way and with intentions of maligning other nations. It has been charged that Pakistan has been misappropriating WikiLeaks....
Pakistan to contact Interpol over 'Indian' cyber attacks Islamabad, Dec 9: Pakistan has decided to approach and take up with Interpol the defacing of several official websites by the "Indian Cyber Army", a media report said today.
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Blast derails India-bound train in Pakistan Karachi, Dec 4: A blast on railway tracks near Karachi early Saturday derailed two bogies of the Thar Express, which was travelling from this southern port city of Pakistan to Rajasthan in Indi....
Three Pakistani fishing boats seized off Gujarat coast Ahmedabad, Dec 2: The Indian Coast Guard today seized three Pakistani boats with 21 fishermen on board as they entered Indian territorial waters in the Gulf of Kutch off the Gujarat coast, poli....
Pakistan PM vows to punish Benazir Bhutto's killers Islamabad, Nov 30: Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani today vowed to expose the killers of former premier Benazir Bhutto and bring them to justice, a media report said.
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Hindu girl kidnapped in Pakistan Islamabad, Nov 30: A three-and-a-half year old Hindu girl has been abducted from outside a temple in Pakistan's Kashmore district in Sindh, a media report said.
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26/11 probe delayed because of India: Rehman Malik Islamabad, Nov 27: Pakistani Interior Minister Rehman Malik today said a delay in investigations into the 26/11 Mumbai attack has been caused because of a lukewarm response from India.
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'Munni Badnam Hui' song gets Pakistani cops into trouble
Islamabad, Nov 27: Officers at a police station in Pakistan's Gujranwala district paid a heavy price for being enamoured with the "Dabangg" super-hit song "Munni Badnam Hui"....
India asks Pakistan for time-bound justice for 26/11 New Delhi, Nov 25: A day before the second anniversary of the Mumbai terror attacks, India today regretted lack of "substantial progress" in the 26/11 probe and pressed Pakistan for a &....
Indian held in Pakistan Islamabad, Nov 25: An Indian man was held in Bannu district in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province after he failed to produce travel documents, a media report said today.
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Early release of `Guzaarish' in Pakistan irks Indians Lahore, Nov 25: Indian distributors have expressed concern that Sanjay Leela Bhansali's "Guzaarish", which has Hrithik Roshan and Aishwarya Rai in the lead roles, was screened in Pa....
Mohan Veena creator to play in Pakistan festival Karachi, Nov 25: Grammy Award winner Vishwa Mohan Bhatt, who created the Mohan Veena, has been invited to play at a festival being organised in Karachi.
The Tehzeeb Foundation of Paki....
Pakistan's Bollywood affair marred by piracy Karachi, Nov 22: People in Pakistan swoon over Shah Rukh Khan's dimples and love the melodrama of a Karan Johar movie but like a typical Hindi film there's also a villian in the script ....
Remove India, Pakistan border restrictions: Sikh pilgrims Lahore, Nov 21: The border restrictions between Pakistan and India should be abolished for peace and prosperity in the region, said a group of Sikh pilgrims from India. Over 4,000 Sikh pilgrims....
Indian, Pakistani traders want less restrictions New Delhi, Nov 21: Indian and Pakistani businessmen at the 30th India International Trade Fair (IITF) want more access to each other's markets and removal of various barriers to further tra....
Pakistan should control terror machine, says PM New Delhi, Nov 20: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said his government was committed to normalisation of India's relationship with Pakistan but the neighbouring country must control the....
Sikh pilgrims' tents in Pakistan catches fire; no casualties Islamabad, Nov 20: At least 20 tents of Sikh pilgrims were burnt to ashes in Pakistan's Nankana Sahib city where they had gone to participate in the 542nd birth anniversary celebrations of ....
'Pakistani leadership lives in self-delusion' New Delhi, Nov 19: Pakistan is a victim of many delusions - a country where the army and civilian leadership "live in perpetual self-delusion" and take on "jihadist overtones" t....
India-Pakistan water dispute escalates power project costs Jammu, Nov 18: The water disputes between India and Pakistan are making the costs of hydroelectric projects escalate, say power department officials pointing to the 330 MW Kishenganga project i....
Pakistan seeks waiver of $50 bn foreign debt Islamabad, Nov 14: Pakistan today urged the international community to waive its debt of over $50 billion to ease the financial burden on the country and enable it to combat terrorism and other....
Not worried over India's UNSC seat bid, says Pakistan Islamabad, Nov 13: Pakistan has nothing to worry about India getting a UN Security Council (UNSC) permanent membership, because just based on a statement of the US, India will not be made a mem....
Pakistan to import vegetables from India to make up for crop loss Islamabad, Nov 11: The Pakistan government has decided to make amendment in the Import Policy Order and allow import of vegetables from India. Pakistan has selected India as its importer in ord....
Pakistan condemns US support for India Karachi, Nov 11: Pakistan has censured Barack Obama's support for India with regards to permanent membership at the United Nations Security Council. They have stated that the position taken....
India for UNSC: Pakistan cabinet criticises US support Islamabad, Nov 11: Pakistan's federal cabinet has described the US support to India as permanent member in the UN Security Council (UNSC) as a decision having "grave ramifications" ....
Obama's India trip splashed across Pakistani media Islamabad, Nov 8: Barack Obama's four-day India visit received massive coverage in the Pakistani media which highlighted the US president asking India to bolster peace efforts with Pakistan....
Pakistan willing to engage with India: Shah Mehmood Qureshi Islamabad, Nov 8: Islamabad was "willing to engage" with New Delhi, said Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi while reacting to Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's reit....
Pakistan 'happy' about Obama's India visit: Qureshi
New Delhi, Nov 8: Pakistan was "not at all feeling marginalized" about US President Barack Obama's visit to India but was happy about it, the country's Foreign Miniser Shah Mehm....
Pakistan refuses to discontinue aggressive marching at Wagah Islamabad, Nov 7: Islamabad has turned down a suggestion to discontinue the aggressive marching during the flag-lowering ceremony at the Wagah border post between India and Pakistan, a media re....
No terror camps in Pakistani Kashmir: Minister Islamabad, Nov 7: Pakistan has rejected a recent media report that spoke about the existence of terrorist training camps in Pakistan-administered Kashmir.
Foreign office spokesman Abd....
Musharraf disappointed over Obama skipping Pakistan London, Nov 6: Pakistan's former president Pervez Musharraf has expressed disappointment that US President Barack Obama will not visit his country on the sidelines of his maiden trip to Ind....
Pakistan released 560 Indian prisoners since 2009: Minister Islamabad, Nov 6: Pakistan has released a total of 562 Indian nationals from the country's prisons since 2009, a federal minister told the national assembly.
However, only 157 Pak....
Indian quiz contest for kids being held in Pakistan Bangalore, Nov 1: Around 10,000 people from Pakistan have in views posted on Facebook welcomed the holding of the 'Horlicks Wizkids 2010' quiz contest in three Pakistani cities, to sele....
Sikhs in Pakistan pick up pieces of their shattered lives Islamabad, Nov 1: A group of Sikh families, who fled from Pakistan's Orakzai tribal agency after Taliban rebels unleashed a reign of terror, have now returned home. Said a beaming 11-year-o....
Pakistan apprehensive about Barack Obama's India visit Islamabad, Oct 31: Pakistan is apprehensive about the visit of US President Barack Obama to India, "especially over the symbolism hidden in the decision to pick Mumbai's Taj Mahal Hotel....
India is obliged to engage with Pakistan: PM On Board Air India One, Oct 30: India is obliged to engage with Pakistan because it is a neighbour but that doesn't mean New Delhi has to give up its position on various issues.
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BSF, Pakistani Rangers agree on minimum detention of fishermen Islamabad, Oct 30: The directors general of Indian Border Security Force (BSF) and Pakistani Rangers have agreed to press their respective government for release of fishermen held on either sid....
India to protest Pakistan's ceasefire violations Jammu, Oct 28: The Indian Army will today register a protest with the Pakistan Army over the recurring ceasefire violations on the Line of Control, an official said.
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Pakistan keen on reviving hockey series with India Karachi, Oct 28: Pakistan's hockey chiefs plan to push for the revival of bilateral matches against India during next month's International Hockey Federation (FIH) meet in Switzerland. ....
Shed ambivalence on terrorism, Antony tells Pakistan New Delhi, Oct 25: Defence Minister A.K. Antony today asked Pakistan to "shed its ambivalence" on terrorism and reminded it that India will continue to keep a constant vigil on developm....
Jammu: One soldier injured in firing from Pakistan Jammu, Oct 24: One Indian Army soldier was injured as Pakistani troops opened heavy fire with machineguns and rockets at Indian posts along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch....
Growing Islamic extremism in India a concern: Pervez Musharraf Washington, Oct 24: Growing Islamic extremism among the youth in India is a matter of concern and New Delhi "needs to look into that", says former Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf. T....
We now understand Pakistan better: Indian student Islamabad, Oct 24: A visit to Pakistan has helped clear several misconceptions about Pakistanis, an Indian girl student said after a visit to Lahore.
Samash said after spending time w....
Pakistan to repatriate 142 Indian fishermen
Islamabad, Oct 22: As many as 142 Indians, who were detained for fishing in Pakistani waters, will be repatriated following an order by a court in Pakistan's port city of Karachi.
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We want result-oriented talks with India: Pakistan
Islamabad, Oct 22: Pakistan has reiterated that it wants a result-oriented dialogue with India to resolve long-standing issues, including Kashmir, an official said.
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India isn't a threat to Pakistan, US tells Islamabad
Washington, Oct 21: US on Wednesday reiterated it has clearly told Islamabad that "existential threat to Pakistan is not India; the existential threat to Pakistan involves extremism wit....
Pakistan Foreign Minister in India in first quarter of 2011 New Delhi, Oct 20: Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi will be arriving for talks in India only in the "first quarter of next year", Indian External Affairs Minister S.M. Kri....
India's ban on cotton exports unnerves Pakistani industry Islamabad, Oct 18: With India suspending its export of cotton, the Pakistani textile industry is worried, as it was banking on import of one million bales of the commodity from its neigbour to ....
Floods leave Pakistani textile firms in need of Indian cotton Islamabad, Oct 18: Pakistan's textile industry, hit by a record hike in cotton prices following a massive crop damage in the recent floods, has become dependent on the import of clothing ma....
Abductions of Hindu children on the rise in Sindh Islamabad, Oct 17: Hindu families in remote parts of Pakistan's Sindh province are planning to relocate following an alarming rise in the number of kidnappings of Hindu children.
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Pakistan reacts angrily to Indian army chief's statement Islamabad, Oct 16: Pakistan has reacted strongly to the statement of Indian army chief, General V.K. Singh that "Pakistan and China are major security threats for India".
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Shah Mahmood Qureshi to come to India in first quarter of 2011 New Delhi, Oct 15: The deadlock between India and Pakistan is expected to persist for a few months, but the two sides are trying for some progress on humanitarian issues like prisoners' rel....
Pakistan may raise Kashmir in UN: Shashi Tharoor Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 13: Thiruvananthapuram MP Shashi Tharoor, who would lead a delegation of Indian lawmakers to the UN in the coming week, said today that Pakistan might raise the Kashmir ....
Prevent India from getting Security Council seat: Pakistani daily Islamabad, Oct 12: Pakistan should make all efforts to prevent India from getting a permanent seat in the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) so that it does not get the power to block the w....
Five Indian fishermen held in Pakistan
Karachi, Oct 7: Five Indians were arrested for fishing in Pakistani territorial waters, authorities here said.
The Maritime Security Agency (MSA) arrested the five Indian fishermen fo....
Indian sugar isn't substandard: Pakistani minister
Islamabad, Oct 6: Sugar imported from India will be tested before its sale in Pakistan, said a minister who rejected the impression that Indian sugar was substandard.
Minister for Lab....
We did train militant groups to fight against India: Musharraf London, Oct 5: Pakistan had trained militant groups to fight against India and "the government turned a blind eye because they wanted India to discuss Kashmir", former Pakistan presiden....
Pakistan can't give lessons on democracy, human rights: India New York, Sep 29: Indian External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna today said Pakistan had no right to lecture India on democracy and human rights, and urged it to bridge the trust deficit by taki....
Indian Army lodges protest over LoC firing by Pakistani Army Jammu, Sep 29: The Indian Army has lodged a strong protest with the Pakistani Army over the latter's latest bout of unprovoked firing from across the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch distric....
India and Pakistan go at it on Kashmir issue New Delhi, Sep 29: The foreign minister of Pakistan, Shah Mahmood Qureshi, has raised serious concerns regarding the Kashmir issue and the way Indian government handled the entire affair. Howev....
Pakistan ready for talks with India: Qureshi Islamabad, Sep 28: Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has said that a meeting with Indian External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna is possible in New York, if New Delhi agrees to fre....
Stop deficit trade with India: Pakistani daily Islamabad, Sep 26: Pakistan should immediately stop its "one-sided" deficit trade with "enemy" India which is only enabling it to buy more arms to threaten Pakistan and oppress ....
No alternative to talks with Pakistan, says Krishna New York/New Delhi, Sept 26: Amid possibility of a meeting with Pakistan's Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi next week, India's External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna on Friday unde....
Kashmir talks futile after Krishna's comments: Pakistani editorial Islamabad, Sep 25: There is no possibility of resolving the Kashmir dispute through talks after Indian External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna shot down his Pakistani counterpart Shah Mahmood Qu....
End unlawful occupation of Kashmir: India to Pakistan New York, Sep 23: India has told Pakistan clearly that Kashmir is its internal affair. SM Krishna, the external affairs minister, has said that Pakistan should advise on the matter only after t....
'Pakistan should play more meaningful role on Kashmir' Islamabad, Sep 19: The "freedom struggle in occupied Kashmir" is fast reaching its objective and it is time Pakistan intervenes more forcefully and initiates a global diplomatic and med....
Pakistani troops fire mortars at Indian posts Jammu, Sep 19: Pakistani troops fired mortar shells at the Indian posts in Jhalas sector of Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district as they attempted to provide a cover fire to a group of infil....
India is just like Pakistan, say reality show contestants New Delhi, Sep 19: Be it the food, the streets, the people or the music, Pakistani children who are contestants on Indian reality shows hardly feel any difference between the two neighbouring n....
India gives Pakistan $20 million for flood relief United Nations, Sep 18: India's permanent representative to the United Nations, Hardeep Singh Puri, has given a cheque for $20 million to the UN Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon, as India'....
Pakistani official debuts at 79 with tales of the Frontier New Delhi, Sept 13: It is never too late to take a shot at writing. Retired Pakistani official Jamil Ahmad, 79, who spent several years in the tribal regions between Pakistan and Afghanistan, w....
Eid gift: India to repatriate 31 Pakistanis New Delhi, Sep 9: Conveying Eid greetings to his Pakistani counterpart Shah Mahmood Qureshi, External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna today thanked him for releasing 442 Indian fishermen and said....
Bopanna-Qureshi bridging cross-border divide through tennis New York, Sep 9; When Rohan Bopanna and Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi decided to join hands as a tennis doubles team, little did they know their on-court partnership will be hailed as one transcendi....
Pakistani civil society members meet Sonia Gandhi New Delhi, Sep 9: Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday conveyed her gratitude to a group of civil society activists from Pakistan who had worked for the release of Indian fishermen lodg....
Pakistan to freeze assets of Balochistan militants Islamabad, Sep 8: Pakistan's Interior Minister Rehman Malik announced today that all assets of militant outfits in Balochistan province would be frozen as the government "has come to it....
Indian witnesses essential for 26/11 trial: Pakistan New Delhi/Islamabad, Sep 6: Pakistan has told India that the appearance of two main Indian witnesses in a Pakistani court was most important for the trial of the seven 26/11 accused to continue....
Gandhi's grandson pitches in for Pakistan flood aid United Nations, Sep 4: Rajmohan Gandhi, grandson of Mahatma Gandhi, has asked people for more help in flood relief efforts in Pakistan, saying humanitarian needs should transcend international ....
Pakistan's bomb has prevented war with India: A Q Khan Washington, Sep 3: Pakistan's nuclear arsenal has prevented a conventional war with India and made the "nation walk with heads held high", boasts notorious Pakistani scientist A Q K....
Pakistan frees 100 more Indian fishermen Islamabad, Sep 2: Pakistan today released another batch of 100 Indian fishermen from a prison in Karachi, two days after it freed 100 fishermen languishing in the port city's jail, authorit....
'Keep India out of Turkmenistan gas project'
Islamabad, Sep 2: Pakistan must not let "sworn enemy" India join the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan gas pipeline project to prevent it benefiting and acquiring more means to "oppress the ....
Lahore wears deserted look a day after serial blasts Lahore, Sep 2: A day after three back-to-back blasts by militant outfit Lashkar-i-Islami in a Shia congregation in Lahore killed at least 35 people and wounded over 200, the city in Pakistan....
Lahore wears deserted look a day after serial blasts Lahore, Sep 2: A day after three back-to-back blasts by militant outfit Lashkar-i-Islami in a Shia congregation in Lahore killed at least 35 people and wounded over 200, the city in Pakistan....
Lahore wears deserted look a day after serial blasts Lahore, Sep 2: A day after three back-to-back blasts by militant outfit Lashkar-i-Islami in a Shia congregation in Lahore killed at least 35 people and wounded over 200, the city in Pakistan....
Lahore wears deserted look a day after serial blasts Lahore, Sep 2: A day after three back-to-back blasts by militant outfit Lashkar-i-Islami in a Shia congregation in Lahore killed at least 35 people and wounded over 200, the city in Pakistan....
Answers ready for Pakistan's queries on Headley: Chidambaram New Delhi, Sep 1: India will send its answers in a day or two to Pakistan on its queries about Pakistani American David Coleman Headley's visits to Indian cities prior to the 2008 Mumbai at....
100 released Indian fishermen reach home after two years Attari Border (Punjab), Sep 1: One hundred Indian fishermen, who were languishing in different Pakistani jails for the last two years, on Tuesday returned to their homeland through the Attari-W....
Cricket scandal could hit flood aid for Pakistan London, Aug 31: The match fixing scandal could hit aid for victims of floods that have ravaged Pakistan, feared a British MP who added that it was "absolutely the worst thing that could hav....
India ups Pakistan flood aid to $25 mn
New Delhi, Aug 31: India has raised its aid for Pakistan flood victims to $25 million from the $5 million announced earlier, but the assistance will be routed through the United Nations, Extern....
26/11 case: Pakistan to send governmental panel to India Islamabad, Aug 30: Pakistan government is looking to approach the anti terror court, which is running a case on seven suspects accused in the 26/11 case. It would be looking to set up a commiss....
Pakistan frees 100 Indian fishermen Islamabad, Aug 30: Pakistan today freed 100 Indian fishermen from a prison in the port city of Karachi, a media report said.
They were expected to leave the Malir prison for Lahore by....
Pakistan to import 1 million cotton bales from India Islamabad, Aug 30: Pakistani spinners have finalised deals with Indian exporters for import of one million bales of cotton since cotton crop has been extensively damaged in the floods that rava....
India now trying to flood Lahore, alleges Pakistani daily Islamabad, Aug 29: India has caused the devastating floods in Pakistan by releasing excess water into the Satluj and Beas rivers and now is trying to inundate Lahore by pumping more water in th....
In a snub, Pakistan asks India to send aid through UN Islamabad, Aug 28: Pakistan has declined an Indian offer of $5 million aid for flood victims directly and wants it to be routed through the United Nations, the media reported here today.
Badal calls up counterpart in Pakistan, offers help Chandigarh, Aug 27: Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today called up Shahbaz Sharif, chief minister of Pakistani Punjab, and offered help to flood victims in that country.
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Now, excess water dispute between India and Pakistan
Ferozepur (Punjab), Aug 27: They have fought three wars and have been involved in bitter disputes over water sharing. But India and Pakistan are now fighting a battle on a different turf - to g....
No Indian movies in Pakistani cinemas on Eid
Islamabad, Aug 27: The Pakistani government has decided against allowing any new Indian film to be released in cinemas on Eid following demands from the local film industry.
Federal M....
Goan helping hand in Pakistan flood relief work Panaji, Aug 26: As help pours in for Pakistan's flood-affected areas, a small group of Pakistanis of Goan origin is networking to bring hope to some 20 million people affected by the calami....
Indian potatoes and tomatoes for flood ravaged Pakistan
Jammu, Aug 25: Floods in Pakistan have created a huge demand for potatoes and tomatoes from India and traders on this side of the Line of Control (LoC) have begun supplying these vegetables on ....
Hindus, Muslims pray together to keep floods away Islamabad, Aug 25: In a rare show of harmony, Muslims recited the Quran while the Hindus gathered for special prayers on the banks of river Indus near Shahdad Kot town of Pakistan's Sindh p....
US tells Pakistan to have constructive ties with India Washington, Aug 24: The United States has asked Pakistan to have a constructive relationship with India and Afghanistan, saying effective and coordinated action across the region was needed to ....
'Pakistani prisoners being tortured in India' Islamabad, Aug 21: Pakistani prisoners in Indian jails are being "tortured" and "have had their identity papers stolen" to facilitate Indian spies enter Pakistan, an editorial i....
Pakistan PM sends box of mangoes to Manmohan
New Delhi, Aug 20: Accepting India's offer of $5 million assistance towards flood relief, Pakistan Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani today sent a box of mangoes to Prime Minister Manmohan S....
Pakistan's acceptance of Indian aid cautiously welcomed
Islamabad, Aug 20: Islamabad's acceptance of New Delhi's $5 million aid for the flood victims was cautiously welcomed in Pakistan with an analyst saying that "the government has don....
India welcomes Pakistan's acceptance of aid
New Delhi, Aug 20: India today said Pakistan had accepted its $5 million aid for flood victims and welcomed Islamabad's decision to do so.
"Pakistan has conveyed to India its ....
Pakistan floods: Manmohan calls up Gilani, renews aid offer New Delhi, Aug 19: Conveying his sorrow over the devastating floods in Pakistan, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today rang up his Pakistani counterpart Yousuf Raza Gilani and renewed the offer o....
Pakistan thanks India for $5 mn aid
New York, Aug 19: Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has thanked India for offering $5 million aid for the relief of flood victims in his country.
Qureshi, who is on a vis....
Pakistan violates ceasefire on LoC Jammu, Aug 19: Pakistani army opened fire on Indian posts in Krishnaghati sector in Mendhar area of Poonch district in Jammu and Kashmir early today, army sources said.
Pakistani troo....
India frees 28 Pakistani prisoners as goodwill gesture Attari Border (Punjab), Aug 18: In a goodwill gesture coinciding with the Islamic holy month of 'Ramadan', India today released 28 Pakistani prisoners at the Attari-Wagah border between....
India to answer Pakistan's questions on Headley New Delhi, Aug 18: India will soon send answers to the 51 questions posed by Pakistan about 26/11 Mumbai terror attack accused David Coleman Headley, now in custody in the United States, a home....
UN secures half of funds required for flooded Pakistan Islamabad, Aug 18: The UN said on Wednesday that it has secured almost half of the $460 million it requires in emergency assistance for flood victims in Pakistan.
"We have receive....
Home-grown militants, not India, biggest threat: ISI Islamabad, Aug 17: Pakistan's intelligence agency, the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), has said "home-grown" Islamist militants have overtaken the Indian Army as the greatest thr....
'Kashmir, not terror, hurdle to India-Pakistan ties'
Islamabad, Aug 17: Kashmir and not terrorism is the main obstacle to good subcontinental ties and the issue cannot be resolved till such time India insists the state is its inalienable part, an....
Pakistan imports potatoes from India Islamabad, Aug 17: Pakistan has started importing potatoes from India after floods in the country destroyed the crops, raising fears of acute shortage of the vegetable in the coming days, the m....
3.5 mn Pakistani children at risk of fatal diseases United Nations, Aug 17: Nearly 3.5 million children in Pakistan's flood-ravaged areas are at risk of contracting fatal diseases such as cholera and dysentery, the United Nations Children....
'Reject Indian aid for flood victims' Islamabad, Aug 15; Blaming the devastating floods sweeping Pakistan on India releasing excess water into the Satluj and Beas rivers, an editorial in a Pakistani paper today called on the go....
Indians hack Pakistani website: Pakistani Media Islamabad, Aug 15: Indian hackers have broken into the website of the Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF), a Pakistani television channel claimed today.
The PPF is an independent media re....
No dialogue if Pakistan backs terrorism: PM New Delhi, Aug 15: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh declared today there will be no further talks with Pakistan if its territory was used for acts of terrorism against India. "As far as Pakist....
Pakistan unsure about India's offer for flood aid
Islamabad, Aug 14: Pakistan is unsure about how to respond to a $5 million aid offered by India to help overcome its flood crisis that left over 1,600 people dead, a media report said today.
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India-Pakistan talks did not fail: Rao New Delhi, Aug 12: Talks between India and Pakistan that ended amid acrimony in Islamabad last month were not a failure, Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao said today. Rao told All India Radio in a....
Pakistan should stop terror to build confidence: Krishna New Delhi, Aug 12: External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna today said the only option for Pakistan to bridge the "trust deficit" with India is to take effective steps to stop terror eman....
Germany increases aid to Pakistan to $13 mn United Nations, Aug 12: Germany has said it will increase its humanitarian aid to flood-ravaged Pakistan to a total of $13 million for the distribution of food and other items.
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India, Pakistani intelligence chiefs met in June
New Delhi, Aug 10: A meeting of the intelligence chiefs of India and Pakistan was held on the sidelines of the SAARC conference on police matters in Islamabad in June, the Lok Sabha was told to....
Pakistani media targeted over Zardari 'shoe attack' reports Karachi, Aug 8: A TV channel's broadcast was blocked and copies of at least two newspapers were burnt in different parts of Pakistan after they reported a "shoe attack" on President....
Pakistan flood threaten historic Moenjodaro site Islamabad, Aug 7: Tragic history could revisit the world's first planned city as floods approached ancient Moenjodaro, the centre of Indus Valley civilization, a UNESCO official said today.....
About 800 Indian prisoners lodged in Pakistani jails New Delhi, Aug 5: External Affairs Minister S M Krishna came up with the official figure of the number of Indians currently lodged in Pakistani jails. While replying to a question in Rajya Sabh....
India to Pakistan: Another terror attack will harm ties New Delhi, Aug 4: More than a fortnight after the foreign minister-level talks, India today told Pakistan that another terrorist attack on its territory from Pakistani soil will cause "imme....
India conveys distress over Pakistan floods New Delhi, Aug 4: India today conveyed its distress to Pakistan over deaths and devastations caused by floods in that country.
In a letter to his Pakistani counterpart Shah Mahmood Qu....
Zardari to do plain talking with Cameron
London, Aug 3: Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari will be doing some "plain talking" when he meets British Prime Minister David Cameron and has a mind to "put him straight" ove....
Bombay High Court postpones Kasab matter till Aug 12 Mumbai, Aug 2: The Bombay High Court today deferred till Aug 12 the proceedings related to confirming the death penalty awarded to Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorist Mohammed Ajmal Amir Kasab by a....
Pakistan has bigger nuke arsenal than India Washington, Aug 2: Racing to beat India in the nuclear race, Pakistan has already stockpiled more nuclear warheads than India and has produced enough fissile material to double its nuclear arse....
Cameron remarks: Islamabad summons British envoy London, Aug 2: Islamabad today summoned Britain's envoy to Pakistan over remarks on terrorism by Prime Minister David Cameron during his recent visit to India, the foreign office said.
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I won't apologise for Pakistan terror remark: David Cameron
London, Aug 2: Prime Minister David Cameron has refused to apologise for his comment that Islamabad is "exporting terror", said a government source who insisted that "he meant it....
Pakistan's ISI cancels Britain visit
London, July 31: Talks between Pakistan's top intelligence agency Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) and Britain's security officials have been cancelled after British Prime Minister Dav....
Black box of crashed Pakistan plane found
Islamabad, July 31: Pakistani authorities today said they had retrieved the flight recorder of a plane that crashed three days ago near Islamabad, killing 152 people on board.
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Pakistanis see India as greater threat than Taliban, Al Qaeda
Washington, July 30: Pakistanis consider India a greater threat than Taliban and Al Qaeda with a quarter viewing Pakistani terrorist group Lashkar-e-Taiba, blamed for 2008 Mumbai attacks, favou....
Qureshi could have handled press conference better: PM New Delhi, July 30: In his first reaction on the talks between India and Pakistan earlier this month, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said that Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi cou....
China has assured Pakistan n-deal peaceful: India
New Delhi, July 29: China has assured India that its plans to build two additional nuclear reactors for Pakistan was for peaceful purposes, even as New Delhi stressed that it has conveyed its c....
Pakistan plane crash: 58 bodies identified, DNA tests on others Islamabad, July 29: Only 58 bodies of the 152 killed when an Airbus A-321 crashed in the Margalla Hills near this Pakistani capital have been identified, officials said today, adding that DNA t....
India mourns victims of Pakistan plane crash New Delhi, July 28: India today conveyed its condolences to Pakistan over the plane crash near Islamabad that killed more than 100 people.
In a message to his Pakistani counterpart Sh....
Plane with 152 passengers crashes near Islamabad Islamabad, July 28: An aircraft carrying 152 people crashed amid heavy rain in the thickly wooded Margalla Hills bordering the Pakistani capital today morning. Four bodies have been recovered f....
WikiLeaks expose: Pakistan in damage control mode
Islamabad, July 28: The stunning WikiLeaks expose that showed the involvement of Pakistan's ISI in carrying out terror attacks against Indians in Afghanistan has received a mixed reaction h....
Five survive Islamabad plane crash
Islamabad, July 28: Five people survived the passenger plane crash in Margalla Hills close to this Pakistani capital city today morning, a minister said. Some media reports, however, said that ....
Plane crashes near Islamabad Islamabad, July 28: A plane carrying 150 crashed into the Margala Hills near this Pakistani capital city today morning, media reports said.
The authorities are still trying to determi....
Five killed in Pakistan blast
Islamabad, July 26: At least five people, including three police personnel, were killed and 10 injured in a powerful suicide blast today outside the residence of the information minister of Khy....
We hope to get something from Pakistan on 26/11: Chidambaram New Delhi, July 24: Striking a positive note after the recent talks with Islamabad, India today said it was hopeful of getting "something" from Pakistan on the dossiers provided to it l....
Pakistan army chief gets three year extension Islamabad, July 23: The Pakistan government has decided to extend the tenure of Army Chief General Ashfaq Pervez Kayani by another three years.
Announcing the decision on Thursday nig....
Rehman Malik happy Pillai ticked off New Delhi, July 22: Indian External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna's comments that Home Secretary G.K. Pillai had "ill-timed" his remarks on the ISI's role in the 26/11 attack ha....
Islamabad, a capital in search of its identity
Islamabad, July 22: Fifty years after its founding, Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan, has established itself as a modern city, but it continues to grow with no clear direction or identity, aw....
India, Pakistan walk the tired road to peace New Delhi, July 21: The India-Pakistan meltdown took place only days ago. But it seemed one was reading an old novel with a jaded storyline. Except that the leading protagonists were new.
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Pakistan rejects India's allegations on Headley Islamabad/New Delhi, July 20: Pakistan today refuted the assertion by India's National Security Advisor Shivshankar Menon of links between Pakistan's establishment and David Coleman Hea....
India, Pakistan showcase aviation wares at Farnborough airshow
Farnborough (Britain), July 19: Led by their respective state-run agencies, India and Pakistan are exhibiting their aviation wares at the Farnborough International Airshow that got underway tod....
India, Pakistan say talks to continue, play down negatives New Delhi/Islamabad, July 18: After two days of sharp rhetorical exchanges following foreign minister-level talks, India and Pakistan today played down differences, saying the talks have not co....
Krishna, Qureshi meet a 'positive step', tweets Rehman Malik New Delhi, July 18: The India-Pakistan foreign minister talks should be seen as a "positive step" and not be "judged mathematically like 2+2=4", Pakistan Interior Minister Rehma....
Never said Krishna received instructions from Delhi: Qureshi Islamabad, July 18: Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has denied having said that his Indian counterpart S.M. Krishna was getting directions from New Delhi during the talks the two....
'Why is Pakistan silent on genocide in Kashmir?' Islamabad, July 18: Why is Pakistan silent on the "genocide in occupied Kashmir" where Indian security forces are "brutally crushing the human, civil and political rights of the Kas....
I won't visit India for a pleasure trip: Qureshi Islamabad, July 18: Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has said he doesn't want to visit India for "a pleasure trip" unless New Delhi is "ready for meaningful, resul....
Pakistan serious about normalising ties with India: Qureshi Islamabad, July 17: A day after his tirade against India, Pakistan's Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi today toned down his rhetoric saying Pakistan is very serious about normalising bi....
'Why talk to India if it doesn't consider Kashmir disputed' Islamabad, July 17: Expressing wonder at the "fixation" of Pakistani leaders on a dialogue with "arch-enemy" India, an editorial in a Pakistani Urdu paper today said there was n....
Factors behind the India-Pakistan logjam New Delhi, July 17: The unprecedented public exposure of the India-Pakistan rift after the ministerial-level talks in Islamabad was a disaster waiting to happen.
A similar, though mor....
Kayani hand behind India-Pakistan stalemate? New Delhi, July 17: Pakistan Army Chief, Gen Ashraf Parvez Kayani, met President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani on the noon of July 15, just hours before India and Pakis....
Pakistan announces release of 434 indian fishermen Gandhinagar, July 16: Pakistan today announced the release of 434 Indian fishermen languishing in various jails in that country, according to an official.
Manish Lodhari, secretary Na....
Terror biggest obstacle, Krishna tells Pakistan New Delhi, July 16: India has told Pakistan that bilateral relations could not be normalised until the country acts against terrorists operating from its territory, External Affairs Minister S.....
'Ridiculous' to compare Pillai with Saeed: Congress New Delhi, July 16: The ruling Congress today termed as "ridiculous" Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi's attempt to equate Indian Home Secretary G.K. Pillai's state....
Krishna back from Islamabad trip
New Delhi, July 16: External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna reached home today afternoon after a three-day trip to Islamabad for the first major bilateral talks between India and Pakistan since ....
Ready to discuss all issues when India ready: Qureshi
Islamabad, July 16: A day after talks with India deadlocked on the issues of terror and Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistani External Affairs Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi today said his country was al....
What are the stumbling blocks in India-Pakistan dialogue? Islamabad, July 16: The main stumbling blocks in India-Pakistan dialogue. Regarding Kashmir, India says the happenings in Jammu and Kashmir are its own business. Pakistan disagrees, and says it....
Qureshi hails Manmohan for pursuing peace process Islamabad, July 16: Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Thursday hailed Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for his decision to pursue the peace process with Islamabad.
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Pakistan accuses India of selective focus on terror
Islamabad, July 16: A day after talks with India ended in a deadlock, Pakistan today accused India of having a "selective" approach by focusing mostly on terrorism and said it would be ....
No breakthrough but India and Pakistan will keep talking Islamabad, July 16: India and Pakistan today pondered over the future of their bilateral dialogue as the much-awaited talks between the foreign ministers ended without any breakthrough but with....
Pakistan media blame India for deadlock in talks Islamabad, July 16: Leading Pakistani newspapers today blamed India for the deadlock in the first major bilateral engagement since the Mumbai terror attack.
But the accusatory tone va....
Pakistani troops violate ceasefire at six places Jammu, July 16: Pakistani troops on Thursday opened heavy fire at five positions along the Line of Control and at another place from across the International Border in Jammu and Kashmir in a vi....
Family urges India to recognise Punjab man in Pakistan jail
New Delhi, July 15: With External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna in Pakistan for talks, a family from Punjab today appealed to the Indian government to help a man who is languishing in a Pakista....
India-Pakistan talks extended
Islamabad, July 15: Talks between the foreign ministers of India and Pakistan were extended today, with a senior Indian official saying there was "good news" to report.
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Time for peace has come, says Pakistan minister Islamabad, July 15: The time has come for India and Pakistan to overcome their mistrust and make peace, says Pakistani Information Minister Qamar Zaman Kaira.
"Those of us who hav....
India, Pakistan begin talks
Islamabad, July 15: The foreign ministers of India and Pakistan met here today for talks aimed at opening a new chapter in bilateral relations.
S.M. Krishna of India and Shah Mahmood ....
Assassination overshadows Krishna visit Islamabad, July 15: The assassination of a Baloch leader and retaliatory street violence all over Balochistan overshadowed the visit by Indian External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna to Pakistan....
India, Pakistan set to take peace process forward Islamabad, July 15: Their ties having hit a new low after the Mumbai terror attack, the foreign ministers of India and Pakistan are set today to open talks aimed at bridging their visible trust....
Fortress Serena New Delhi, July 15: Hotel Serena resembles a fortress, its sprawling complex crawling with armed policemen and high-rise iron barricades ensuring its safety from would be suicide bombers.
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India media swarms Islamabad New Delhi, July 15: A mini army of 52 Indian journalists has arrived in Islamabad to cover the talks between the foreign ministers of India and Pakistan.
The external affairs ministry....
Krishna's arrival statement in Pakistan
Islamabad, July 14: The following is the statement made by Indian External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna on his arrival here today for talks with his Pakistani counterpart:
I am very ....
Krishna leaves for Pakistan amid concerns and hopes New Delhi, July 14: External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna left for Islamabad today for the most tangible move aimed at reviving a dialogue between India and Pakistan since the Mumbai terror at....
I can play tennis with Qureshi, says Krishna Islamabad, July 14: If Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi plays tennis, then "we would like to play a game of tennis", Indian External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna said her....
Gilani hopes India-Pakistan talks to be fruitful Islamabad, July 14: Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani expressed confidence that the forthcoming meeting between the foreign ministers of Pakistan and India would be fruitful and would....
Krishna heads to Pakistan, India's focus on terror New Delhi, July 13: A day before External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna heads to Islamabad, India today decided to mainly focus the talks on terrorism, which it says is sponsored by Pakistan.
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India to focus on 'small' trust-building steps with Pakistan New Delhi, July 12: India will focus on "small, incremental steps" to build trust with Pakistan before moving on to more contentious issues like Kashmir and also decide the format of th....
Pakistan did not oppose US-India n-deal: Zardari Islamabad, July 11: Pakistan did not oppose the India-US civil nuclear deal and it expects similar pacts from other countries, President Asif Ali Zardari has said.
"When India was....
15 militants killed in Pakistan Peshawar, July 10: Fifteen militants were killed today when jet fighters attacked their hideouts in Pakistan's Orakzai tribal region, a media report said.
The hideouts were target....
Do not pre-judge outcome of talks with Pakistan: Krishna New Delhi, July 8: A week before he meets Pakistan's Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi, External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna today struck a realistic note, saying one should not pre-j....
Musharraf prepares to storm Pakistan politics Islamabad, July 8: Former president and ex-chief of Pakistan Army Pervez Musharraf has secured himself a launchpad for his return to the country from his exile in London: a political party whic....
Indian jailed in Pakistan moves apex court New Delhi, July 7: The Supreme Court today asked Solicitor General Gopal Subramanium to take "instructions" from the central government on a petition filed by a Punjab resident seeking ....
Pakistan violates ceasefire again, BSF trooper killed
Jammu, July 7: In another incident of ceasefire violation, Pakistani Rangers fired at an Indian border post on the international border in Jammu and Kashmir's Akhnoor sector killing a troop....
Triple blasts rock Lahore Lahore, July 2: At least 35 people were killed and 175 injured in three blasts on Thursday night at a shrine in Lahore, media reports said.
Three blasts went off at the Data Darbar sh....
Talks with Pakistan substantive, says Chidambaram New Delhi, July 1: Home Minister P. Chidambaram said talks with his Pakistani counterpart Rehman Malik were "substantive" on security-related matters. "Substantive discussions on se....
'Stop trade with India till Kashmir issue resolved'
Islamabad, June 29: Pakistan should stop trade with India till the Kashmir issue is resolved as the huge trade deficit is helping its "enemy", which is "oppressing" Kashmiris an....
Afghanistan war may be lost in Pakistan: US think tank Washington, June 29: The Afghanistan war may be lost in a home-grown insurgency hit Pakistan unless US takes some "game-changing steps" including talks on an India like civil nuclear de....
Chidambaram very intelligent, Pakistani minister tweets
New Delhi, June 27: Home Minister P. Chidambaram is known as one of the most erudite minds of the Indian cabinet, something his Pakistani counterpart wholeheartedly endorses.
"I f....
Home ministers' meeting 'immensely promising': Pakistani media Islamabad, June 27: The Pakistani media have welcomed the bonhomie between India and Pakistan following the meeting of their home ministers, but expressed apprehension that the warmth may fizzl....
India to consider Pakistan's offer to talk commerce
Toronto, June 26: India will positively consider a proposal from Pakistan for formal talks between the commerce secretaries of the two countries to push bilateral economic ties that can potenti....
Chidambaram plays down Indian flag faux pas Islamabad, June 26: A diplomatic faux pas was resolved amicably when Home Minister P. Chidambaram pointed out to his Pakistani counterpart Rehman Malik that the Indian flag was being displayed ....
India wary over sharing intelligence with Pakistan New Delhi/Islamabad, June 26: Voicing reservations over intelligence sharing with Pakistan, Home Minister P. Chidambaram on Friday said if it meant India sharing intelligence over terror attack....
Chidambaram in Pakistan for talks
Islamabad, June 25: Home Minister P. Chidambaram today arrived here to take part in the SAARC home ministers' conference and to hold talks with Pakistani Interior Minister Rehman Malik.
Let's exchange hearts, not dossiers: Malik
Islamabad, June 25: Ahead of talks with his Indian counterpart P. Chidambaram, Pakistan's Interior Minister Rehman Malik today urged India not to exchange dossiers, but hearts, and stressed....
Talks a step forward: Qureshi Islamabad, June 24: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi today described the Pakistan-India foreign sceretary-level talks here as "a step forward" in resuming the sub-continental peace....
Confident of good results at foreign minister's meet: Pakistan Islamabad, June 24: Pakistan today expressed confidence that "good results" will emerge from the meeting next month of the foreign ministers of Pakistan and India. "I am much more c....
Dialogue only option for improving India-Pakistan ties: Rao
Islamabad/New Delhi, June 24: Indian Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao, after talks with her Pakistani counterpart Salman Bashir in Islamabad today, said dialogue was the only way to improve relat....
India to press Pakistan for anti-terror action Islamabad, June 24: The foreign secretaries of India and Pakistan will today hold talks on all issues, including terrorism and Kashmir, the first such effort at their level after the Bhutan tha....
India, Pakistan to hold trust-building talks on Thursday New Delhi, June 23: India and Pakistan are set to kick off a string of back-to-back meetings, starting with talks between their foreign secretaries on Thursday that are aimed at bridging post-2....
Pakistan to probe firing incident at Indian camp in Liberia Islamabad, June 23: Pakistan has ordered a probe into the alleged firing by one of its officers at an Indian paramilitary camp, which is part of the UN Peacekeeping Mission in violence-hit Libe....
Pakistan to release 17 Indian prisoners Islamabad, June 22: Pakistan will release 17 Indian prisoners on Wednesday, a day before before the foreign secretary-level talks between the two countries.
"The prisoners will be....
'Strengthen nuclear capability to avert Indian designs' Islamabad, June 21: Pakistan must outstrip India in the nuclear race to counter its neighbour, which is "fomenting instability" and was aiming to dismember this country as part of an Am....
Chidambaram to raise terror issue with Pakistan: CCS New Delhi, June 20: A ministerial panel on security today decided that terrorism and Pakistan's actions in eliminating the scourge will dominate the talks between Home Minister P. Chidamaba....
All issues to be discussed in talks with India: Qureshi Islamabad, June 20: Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi today said all issues, including water and terrorism, will be discussed in the forthcoming talks with India, stressing the nee....
Pakistan violates ceasefire, two Kashmiri civilians killed Srinagar/New Delhi, June 20: Two civilian porters were killed and two Indian soldiers injured today in unprovoked firing by Pakistani troopers near Jammu and Kashmir's Machil border sector,....
India-Pakistan talks: Terror, Kashmir on table New Delhi, June 20: Ahead of the foreign-secretary level talks with Pakistan June 24, India today said it was ready to discuss all outstanding issues, including Jammu and Kashmir, "not in a....
I will return to Pakistan soon: Musharraf Lahore, June 15: Former Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf has said he will return to Pakistan soon to join national politics.
In a telephonic address to a group of students here, M....
Pakistan hopes for 'constructive' talks during Krishna's visit Istanbul, June 8: Pakistan said today it hoped for a "constructive and result-oriented dialogue" when Indian External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna travels to Islamabad on July 15 as a ....
India has a smaller nuclear arsenal compared to Pakistan New Delhi, June 3: Pakistan has already raced ahead of India with regards to cruise and ballistic missiles with assistance from North Korea and China. Now it has also more nuclear warheads than....
I'm disenchanted with India: Zardari Washington, June 2: Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari has said he was disappointed with India but insisted he can never be a hawk vis-a-vis New Delhi.
"I'm a little disench....
Regional peace linked to good ties with India: Nawaz
Lahore, May 31: Peace and stability in the region is linked to good ties with India and the resumption of the sub-continental composite dialogue was the need of the times in the larger interest....
Pakistan lifts ban on Facebook
Lahore, May 31: A Pakistani court today asked the government to restore access to social networking site Facebook and said it should develop a system to block access to "blasphemous" co....
India, Pakistan discuss agenda for July 15 talks
New Delhi, May 30: Ahead of the July 15 meeting between the foreign ministers of India and Pakistan, Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao met Pakistan's High Commissioner Shahid Malik a week ago ....
Pakistani spy arrested in Punjab Mohali (Punjab), May 29: Punjab Police today arrested a Pakistani spy from near an Indian Air Force (IAF) station here, an officer said.
The accused, identified as Irfan Ulha, 29, is ....
19 Pakistani fishermen released Gandhinagar, May 28: Nineteen Pakistani fishermen, who have been languishing in a Gujarat jail, were released today, officials said.
"They will be handed over to the Pakistani aut....
Pakistan for talks with India to build trust Islamabad, May 24: Pakistan today called for a "sustained and meaningful" dialogue with India after Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said the trust deficit was the main obstacle in ....
Pakistan violates ceasefire Jammu, May 23: In a major incident of ceasefire violation on the Line of Control (LoC), Pakistani troops today opened fire on Indian positions in Krishna Ghati sector in Mendhar in Jammu and Ka....
Musharraf's PM hopes a distant dream?
Islamabad, May 21: That former Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf is eyeing the prime minister's post is not surprising considering that the sweeping powers he had taken away from the off....
Talks with India on basis of equality: Pakistan Islamabad, May 18: Pakistan said today it would not accept any preconditions for talks with India and that these should be held on the basis of equality.
"We would not accept any ....
Pranab calls for increased India-Pakistan trade
New Delhi, May 18: Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee today pitched for increased trade with Pakistan, saying it would help reduce tensions between the two neighbours and bring in higher investm....
Home ministers to set stage for foreign minister talks: Qureshi
Islamabad, May 11: The home ministers of India and Pakistan will meet here next month on the sidelines of the SAARC meet to lay the groundwork for talks between the foreign ministers of the two....
Krishna, Qureshi likely to talk over phone on Tuesday New Delhi, May 10: The foreign ministers of India and Pakistan are likely to talk over telephone on Tuesday to set dates for their meeting before Indian External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna l....
Pakistan still sees India as major threat, says top US general Washington, May 8: Pakistan still sees India as its major thereat even as it has stepped up action against militants realising the "very existential threat" posed by the Pakistani Talib....
Dialogue with India essential for regional peace: Pakistan Islamabad, May 7: Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on Friday emphasised the need for resolving outstanding issues with India, saying that dialogue is indispensable for durable peace a....
Kasab death sentence is not lead news in Pakistan Islamabad, May 7: Pakistan's English media today front-paged but did not lead with the death sentence awarded to Ajmal Amir Kasab for his role in the 26/11 Mumbai attacks, focusing instead ....
Krishna to talk to his Pakistani counterpart today New Delhi, May 6: Indian External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna on Thursday said he will be talking with Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi today to take forward the new engagement....
Pakistan distances itself from Kasab Islamabad, May 7: Pakistan has distanced itself from gunman Mohammed Ajmal Amir Kasab, sentenced to death over the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks, but has called for the perpetrators of the siege t....
Pakistan withholds reaction to Kasab sentencing
Islamabad, May 6: Pakistan will react to the death sentence awarded to Ajmal Amir Kasab for his role in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack after a detailed study of the judgment, the foreign office....
Pakistan wants dialogue with India to resolve Kashmir: Qureshi Islamabad, May 5: Days after the thaw with India in Thimphu, Pakistan on Tuesday said it has always desired purposeful dialogue with India to resolve outstanding problems, including the "co....
Be nice to me for protection: Musharraf told Benazir London, May 3: "I'll only protect you if you're nice to me," Pakistan's former premier Benazir Bhutto was told by the then military ruler Pervez Musharraf when she asked for....
India-Pakistan dialogue will aid terror fight: US Washington, May 1: The decision by India and Pakistan to resume their dialogue is a "positive step" that will help in the war on terror in the region, the White House has said.
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India, Pakistan to narrow trust deficit: Qureshi Islamabad, April 30: A day after the prime ministers of India and Pakistan held talks in Bhutan, Pakistan's Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi today said there was a trust deficit betwee....
Manmohan, Gilani discuss prosecution of Hafiz Saeed
Thimphu, April 29: Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh conveyed his "deep concern" about Lashkar-e-Taiba chief Hafiz Saeed, the suspected mastermind of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack, ....
Talks have changed climate between India, Pakistan: Qureshi Thimphu, April 29: The talks between Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his Pakistani counterpart Yousuf Raza Gilani have changed the climate between the two countries, Pakistan Foreign M....
'Madhuri Gupta was just an acquaintance'
Sunderbani (Jammu and Kashmir), April 29: A doctor couple, under media glare for hosting Indian diplomat Madhuri Gupta in this border area in Jammu and Kashmir last month, today said she was ju....
1,000 guests and a single dish at Sania-Shoaib reception
Lahore, April 28: Over 1,000 guests at the wedding reception of Indian tennis ace Sania Mirza and Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Malik were served just one dish and the celebrations at a hotel in t....
Gupta was passing information to Pakistan intelligence: India Thimphu, April 27: Madhuri Gupta was "passing information" to the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) of Pakistan, an Indian official said today, shortly after the junior Indian diplomat ....
Will India, Pakistan ties again cast shadow over SAARC?
Thimphu, April 27: As Bhutan gets ready to host for the first time the 16th SAARC summit on Wednesday, all eyes are on India and Pakistan and whether their dispute will overshadow the eight-nat....
Woman diplomat in Indian mission in Pakistan held for spying New Delhi, April 27: Madhuri Gupta, a second secretary of the Indian High Commission in Pakistan, was arrested from her home here on the charges of spying for the Inter-Services Intelligence (I....
Gilani-Manmohan meeting: Pakistan speaks in twin voices Islamabad/Thimphu, April 26: Pakistan today spoke in twin voices on a possible meeting between Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani and his Indian counterpart Manmohan Singh on the sidelines of th....
Local court summons Shoaib Malik
Lahore, April 26: A local court here today summoned former Pakistan captain Shoaib Malik for selling invitational cards of his wedding reception.
Shoaib, who married Indian tennis sta....
Pakistan PM hosts dinner for Shoaib-Sania Islamabad, April 25: Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has hosted a dinner for newlyweds Shoaib Malik and Sania Mirza, a media report on Saturday said.
The dinner was on Frid....
Pakistan formally seeks extradition of Kasab, Ansari Islamabad, April 25: The Pakistan government on Saturday formally demanded the extradition of Ajmal Amir Kasab, the lone gunman captured alive during the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack, and his Ind....
Pakistan hints at Gilani-Manmohan meeting at Thimpu Islamabad/New Delhi, April 24: In a surprise move, Pakistan has indicated that a meeting between Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani and his Indian counterpart Manmohan Singh cannot be ruled out ....
Newlyweds Shoaib-Sania arrive in Karachi Karachi, April 22: Carrying placards reading "Welcome to Pakistan's daughter-in-law", hundreds of fans gathered outside the Jinnah International Airport as newlyweds Shoaib Malik an....
No talks till Pakistan acts against 26/11 mastermind: Rao
New Delhi, April 22: Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao today said that India was not in a hurry to revive talks with Pakistan and no meeting was scheduled between the prime ministers of the two co....
India should resume dialogue with Pakistan: Mufti
Srinagar, April 22: Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister and patron of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Mufti Muhammad Sayeed today urged the Indian government to resume the com....
Not responsible for Benazir killing: Musharraf
Islamabad, April 21: Former Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf has said he could not be held responsible for Benazir Bhutto's assassination as he was neither the head of the government nor....
Pakistan inks deal for US guided-missile frigate
Islamabad, April 21: Pakistan has inked a $78 million deal for acquiring the US guided-missile frigate USS McInerney that will join the fleet in January 2011 after a $65 million refurbishment t....
Pakistan has to do more on terror front: Krishna New Delhi, April 21: External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna on Tuesday said Pakistan has to do much more to mitigate India's core concern of terrorism. "With Pakistan, the core concern ....
'Pakistanis rely more on Indian doctors'
New Delhi, April 19: Pakistanis looking for a liver transplant rely more on Indian doctors as they are more efficient, said a Pakistan-based neurologist whose daughter recently underwent an org....
Two rockets fired into Punjab from Pakistan
Gurdaspur (Punjab), April 19: Indian and Pakistani troopers traded gunfire after two rockets were fired into Indian Punjab from Pakistan, the Border Security Force (BSF) said today.
B....
17 Indian fishermen held for violating Pakistani waters
Karachi, April 14: Seventeen Indian fishermen were arrested today for violating Pakistan's territorial waters, the Maritime Security Agency said.
Three fishing boats were also sei....
Gilani seeks more evidence against LeT for action Washington, April 13: Promising not to tolerate extremists using his country as a base to attack India, Pakistani Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani has urged Washington to help ease tensions wit....
Two 'Indian spies' arrested in Pakistan Peshawar: Two men described as "Indian spies" have been arrested in northwestern Pakistan, a media report today said.
The two men, named as Nasir Khan, son of Munawar Khan and....
Sania, Shoaib to wed today afternoon Hyderabad: Indian tennis star Sania Mirza will tie the knot with Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Malik today, a spokesperson of the bride's family said.
"This is to confirm that Sa....
Over 1,000 Sikh pilgrims from India arrive in Lahore
Lahore: More than 1,000 Sikh pilgrims have arrived here from India to take part in the Baisakhi festival starting on Wednesday, a media report said.
The Online news agency said about ....
No meeting scheduled with Manmohan: Gilani Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said today that no meeting had been scheduled with his Indian counterpart Manmohan Singh on the sidelines of the Nuclear Safety Summit in W....
Pakistan Senate panel puts off meet on Shoaib Malik issue Islamabad: A Senate standing committee has postponed its meeting scheduled for Saturday to discuss the manner in which cricketer Shoaib Malik was treated in India after it became known that he ....
Pakistan Army's biggest war game begins on Saturday Islamabad: The Pakistan Army will on Saturday begin its biggest field work out, involving 20,000 personnel, to validate the concept of a new defensive doctrine for countering conventional threa....
Now it's celebration time at Sania Mirza's house
Hyderabad: A day after Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Malik divorced his first wife Ayesha Siddiqui, preparations began today for his marriage to Indian tennis star Sania Mirza.
The mood ....
Hyderabad police continues probe against Shoaib Malik
Hyderabad: Hyderabad police today continued their probe against Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Malik for allegedly cheating a woman after marrying her.
Sleuths of Central Crime Station (C....
Shoaib doesn't want anticipatory bail, says his lawyer New Delhi: A lawyer for Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Malik today said that Malik had told him not to file for anticipatory bail since he was cooperating with the Hyderabad police's investigat....
I am innocent, says Shoaib Hyderabad: Pakistan cricketer Shoaib Malik, set to marry Indian tennis star Sania Mirza, today insisted he was innocent and would not leave India until he was cleared of charges of quietly marr....
Pakistan to fully back Shoaib Malik: Foreign office Islamabad/Hyderabad: Pakistan said today it would fully back cricketer Shoaib Malik as he contests cheating charges by Ayesha Siddiqui, a resident of Hyderabad in India, who claims to be his fi....
Ayesha was pregnant, had miscarriage: Family
Hyderabad: Cricketer Shoaib Malik and tennis star Sania Mirza's marriage saga got murkier today as Hyderabad resident Ayesha Siddique's family claimed she was not only married to the fo....
'Pakistan hub of fake Indian currency network' Kathmandu: Two Pakistani cities are the major manufacturers of fake Indian currency and Pakistanis are the main couriers spreading the counterfeit currency notes to India through Nepal, say Nep....
Police begin questioning Shoaib Malik Hyderabad: Police today began questioning Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Malik in connection with the complaint filed against him by Ayesha Siddiqui, who claims to be his first wife.
A po....
Restoring constitution reaffirms Bhutto's philosophy: Zardari Islamabad: Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari has said that the steps taken to restore the constitution, under which his own powers will be drastically reduced, reaffirms the political philos....
Politics not best way for change: Fatima Bhutto
New Delhi: Fatima Bhutto, the niece of slain former Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto, today said politics was not the best way to bring about transformation in society and she had chosen....
Ayesha files police complaint against Shoaib Malik
Hyderabad: Ayesha Siddiqui, who claims to be the first wife of Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Malik, today lodged a police complaint against him for cheating her.
In her complaint to Banj....
My blood froze when Zardari became president: Fatima Bhutto
New Delhi: Fatima Bhutto, niece of slain former Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto, says her "blood froze" on the day Asif Ali Zardari became the country's president and prompt....
I can never leave Pakistan: Fatima Bhutto New Delhi: Fatima Bhutto, the niece of slain former Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto, says that in spite of the violence her family has suffered, including the killing of her father Murt....
Three years, yet nothing moves in Indo-Pak ties New Delhi: Pakistan's Deputy High Commissioner Riffat Masood is now readying to say goodbye to friends in Delhi. The affable diplomat is relieved to be going to Los Angeles after three and ....
Pakistan honours Gandhian activist New Delhi: With India not relenting on resuming composite dialogue with Pakistan anytime soon, Islamabad was looking for a gesture and a message that can't be construed but positively. Defy....
Pakistan is doubling its nuclear-bomb capacity New Delhi: This may surely sound alert for India. According to the recent reports by the Washington based Institute for Science and international security, Pakistan is eyeing operation of secon....
Six Indian fishermen arrested in Pakistan Karachi: Pakistan's Maritime Security Agency today arrested six Indian fishermen for allegedly fishing in the country's sea territory in Krake near Karachi.
The agency also se....
Kashmir to assess water loss due to treaty with Pakistan Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir government will hire a private agency to assess water losses suffered by the state due to the Indus Water Treaty provisions that restrict the use of its three river....
Pakistan must rein in LeT: US official New Delhi: Asserting that the US was aware of Indian concerns about the terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan, an official of the Obama administration today said it was "very important" ....
Internal divide in India over talks: Qureshi Islamabad: India is facing an internal divide on the issue of talks with Pakistan, Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said here today.
Talking to journalists ahead of the Pakistan-....
Runaway Pakistani teenager sent back home Amritsar: A teenaged Pakistani boy who ran away from his home near Lahore city in Pakistan two months back after a scolding from his father and landed up in the custody of security agencies in ....
Hafiz Saeed issue was strongly raised with Pakistan: India New Delhi: Surprised over Islamabad's statement that Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) chief Hafiz Saeed did not figure in the Feb 25 foreign secretary-level talks, India today said the "unhindered....
In diplomacy, words can make or mar New Delhi: The first formal talks between India and Pakistan since the Mumbai attacks threatened to blur the distinction between fact and fiction as far as 26/11 mastermind Hafiz Saeed was conc....
India, Pakistan stumble on first step of their talks New Delhi: What the unpleasant aftermath of Thursday's India-Pakistan talks showed was that cordiality cannot be forced. The trust deficit between the two countries is so high that a dialog....
Zardari for meaningful talks with India Islamabad: Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has hoped for meaningful talks with India when the foreign secretaries of the two countries meet in New Delhi on Feb 25 - but has once again harpe....
Zardari wants result oriented talks with India Islamabad: Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari on Thursday hoped for result oriented talks with India, saying the stalled composite dialogue should also resume. "We want meaningful and res....
Pakistan wants dialogue with India, not war: Gilani Islamabad: Pakistan has always favoured dialogue with India to a war, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said while appreciating India's "intention" to resume talks. Reiterating Paki....
Pakistan harps on resuming composite dialogue with India Islamabad: Harping on resuming the composite dialogue process, Pakistan said today that it wanted to resolve all outstanding issues with India through talks "rather than war."
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Pakistan to set its agenda today for talks with India Islamabad: Pakistan will set its agenda for the proposed foreign secretary-level talks with India at a high-level meeting on today chaired by Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi, a media repo....
Three 'RAW' agents arrested in Pakistan Islamabad: Pakistani security forces have arrested three men said to be agents of Indian intelligence agency Research and Analysis Wing (RAW), a media report said today.
The arrested ....
Pakistan to take all stakeholders on board on talks with India Islamabad: Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has decided to take parliament and the national political leadership on board on the proposed foreign secretary-level talks with India, a ....
Pakistani politicians speaking at cross-purposes on Kashmir? Islamabad: Are Pakistani politicians speaking at cross-purposes on Kashmir? It would seem so, with Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi expressing ignorance that the issue was close to resolut....
Pakistan is a complex place right now: Mohsin Hamid New Delhi: Pakistan is a very complex place because of the diverse happenings the country sees on a day-to-day basis - terror attacks, peace rallies and cultural events, says Lahore-based bests....
'Dark forces' in Pakistan won't succeed: Chidambaram New Delhi: Terming militant groups in Pakistan as "dark forces", Home Minister P. Chidambaram today said New Delhi was watching the activities of terror outfits in Pakistani Kashmir but....
Mystery of the India-Pakistan talks New Delhi: There are theories galore on what prompted India's sudden offer to Pakistan for foreign secretary-level talks. It bears the imprint of the prime minister himself and the new nati....
Pakistan's business community welcomes talks with India Islamabad: Pakistan's business community today welcomed the upcoming foreign secretary-level talks with India, terming it a highly positive step that could result in many benefits for the p....
Top Pakistani leadership meets after India's talks offer Islamabad: Pakistan's top leadership has met to discuss the Indian offer for foreign secretary-level talks, with the move being generally welcomed here.
The meetings involving Pre....
Pakistan welcomes Chidambaram's visit Islamabad: Pakistan today welcomed Indian Home Minister P. Chidambaram's visit here this month saying it would give the two countries an opportunity to review "security threats to the r....
Pakistan Foreign Minister accuses India of hypocrisy London: Pakistan Foreign Minister S.M. Qureshi on Thursday accused the "Indian polity" of being confused and hypocritical in its attitude toward Pakistan. He said he had given Indian Ex....
LeT responsible for Mumbai terror attacks: Pakistani investigators Islamabad: Investigators in Pakistan have said that every terrorist responsible for the 26/11 attacks were activists of the outlawed Lashkar-e-Taiba group. They have also said that there is eno....
What is Pakistani air chief doing in Indian government ad? New Delhi: There were red faces in the government today when it was found that there were full-page newspaper advertisements from the women and child development ministry against female foetici....
India concerned over drones sale to Pakistan New Delhi: Amid US plans to sell drones to Pakistan, India wants assurances that such military hardware is not targeted at New Delhi.
India is understood to have conveyed to the US th....
Pitching for 'Hind Pak dosti' and peace New Delhi: Predictably, the questions were many when speakers from India and Pakistan got together and talked about whether and how the neighbours could shed decades of distrust and live in har....
US airstrike kills five in Pakistan Islamabad: At least five suspected militants were killed in a US drone attack on a Taliban hideout in Pakistan's restive North Waziristan tribal district, media reports said today.
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Talk of Balochistan 'too much' for Pakistani envoy New Delhi: "It is too much!" remarked Pakistani High Commissioner Shahid Malik after an Indian speaker blasted Islamabad over the crisis in Balochistan.
And much to the diplom....
Pakistan arrests 16 Indian fishermen Karachi: The Maritime Security Agency (MSA) has arrested 16 Indian fishermen and seized three boats for allegedly venturing into Pakistan's territorial waters, Online news aagency quoted a ....
US asks Pakistan to show 'results', bring Saeed to justice New Delhi: Three days before Prime Minister Manmohan Singh goes to Washington, the US envoy to India today said expanding counter-terror cooperation would be a cornerstone of the discussions. H....
India hasn't responded on gas pipeline: Pakistan Islamabad/New Delhi: Pakistan today said India had not responded positively on a proposed three-nation gas pipeline from Iran, contradicting New Delhi's position that it was keen on the pro....
Indian boys languish in Pakistani jail despite serving sentence Islamabad: Nine Indian minors, who were caught while fishing in Pakistani waters, are languishing in prison in the country's port city of Karachi despite having completed their one-year sen....
Dialogue with Pakistan only after anti-terror action: India New Delhi: Any meaningful dialogue with Pakistan was "realistically possible" only after it dismantled the infrastructure of terrorism on its soil, Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao said....
Wasim Akram's wife buried in Lahore Karachi: Tributes poured in for Wasim Akram's wife, Huma, who was buried in her hometown Lahore today. She was 42.
A large number of former Pakistan Test cricketers, senior Pakist....
I wanted to walk out of Agra summit: Musharraf Islamabad: Former Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf has said he wanted to walk out of the failed 2001 Agra summit but was dissuaded from doing so by a senior official.
His frustrat....
Terrorism expanding in Pak: Antony New Delhi: Indicating the present situation in Pakistan, defence minister A K Antony on Monday termed it as "extremely serious". Warning about the steady expansion of terrorism he adde....
BSF-Pakistan Rangers exchange sweets at border on Diwali Attari (Punjab): Border security officials from India and Pakistan exchanged sweets at the Attari-Wagah border joint checkpost today to mark the festival of Diwali.
Border Security Fo....
India invites Pakistan for dialogue on Kishenganga project New Delhi: Pakistan has been invited by India to establish meaningful dialogue over Jammu and Kashmir's Kishenganga power project. Pakistan has warned India on the issue and has asked the ....
Pakistan gets first of 18 new F-16s Washington: The US has unveiled the first of 18 new F-16s being produced for Islamabad amidst a furore in Pakistan over the tough anti-terror conditions attached to a bill to provide $7.5 milli....
Pakistan blast toll reaches 45 Islamabad: The toll in Pakistan's Swat region bombing has gone up to 45, a media report said today, as security agencies arrested 28 people for the attack on the army headquarters in the ga....
FIRs against 26/11 suspect Saeed dismissed by Pak court New Delhi: FIR registered against JuD chief Hafiz Mohd Saeed, the prime accused in Mumbai terror attacks, has been dismissed by Pakistan's Lahore High Court today. The Jamaat-ud-Dawa chief....
Pakistani diplomat electrocuted in Delhi home New Delhi: A senior diplomat of the Pakistan High Commission died after being electrocuted at his south Delhi home, sources said here today.
Political counsellor at the mission Mohabb....
19 die as Pak Army HQ siege ends, 39 hostages freed Rawalpindi: Pakistani troops stormed the army headquarters here at dawn today to end a siege by Islamists, with the stunning two-day drama leaving 19 people dead and the country bruised.
Explosions, gunfire heard near Pakistan army headquarters Islamabad: Explosions and gunfire were heard early today near the Pakistan army headquarters in Rawalpindi where militants were holding many security men and civilians hostage, media reports sa....
India takes up Kabul attack with Pakistan New Delhi: India has taken up with Pakistan the suicide bomb attack on the Indian embassy in Afghanistan, Defence Minister A.K. Antony indicated today. "Already we are taking it up seriousl....
Shootout, blasts near Pakistan Army headquarters
Rawalpindi: A shootout took place near the Pakistan Army headquarters in the garrison town of Rawalpindi today, media reports said.
The firing started when security personnel tried to....
Pak not ready to stop infiltration into J&K, says Antony New Delhi: Even after the deadly Mumbai terror attacks last year in November, Pakistan is not determined to taken stern actions against terrorists intrusion into Jammu and Kashmir from its sid....
Pakistan still sees India as a greatest threat: US general Washington: A top US military officer today stated that Pakistani leaders and ISI still sees India as the biggest scourge to them, despite the fact that their troops are putting up a tough str....
Indian media sparking match fixing debate: Pak coach Karachi: Intikhab Alam, Pakistan coach targeted the Indian media of arousing cogitations on the match fixing issue and asked the Pakistan Cricket Board to take firm actions on the future cricke....
I got 'positive vibes' from Indian foreign minister: Qureshi Washington: Pakistan's Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi says he had received "positive vibes" from his Indian counterpart about how to take forward their relationship and peace....
Blast in UN office in Pakistan, one dead Islamabad: A blast ripped through the UN World Food Programme (WFP) office here today, leaving at least one person dead and three people injured.
The dead person was reportedly a fore....
15 militants killed in Pakistan Miranshah (Pakistan): At least 15 militants and a security personnel were killed in fighting in South Waziristan area of Pakistan today, media reported.
The fighting started when the ....
Five killed in Pakistan blast Islamabad: Five people were killed today in car bomb attack near a police checkpoint in northwest Pakistan, media said.
The attacker rammed his explosives-laden vehicle into the car o....
Indian, Pakistani ministers hold talks New York: The Indian and Pakistan foreign ministers began crucial talks today with India focusing on terror emanating from across the border and Islamabad still hedging its bets over action aga....
Talking cricket in times of India-Pakistan freeze
New Delhi: The lengthening shadows of the Mumbai terror attacks vanished for a while as well-heeled Indians and Pakistanis talked cricket, Jinnah and nostalgia, barely three days before their f....
Resume Pakistan-India dialogue: Zardari New York: The resumption of the subcontinental composite dialogue is in the best interests of the region, Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari has said.
At a meeting with former US pr....
Suspicious ISI agent with secret military papers caught in Bihar Patna: According to a top police official, a suspended soldier of the Indian Army, suspected to be working as an ISI agent has been caught here with the secret military papers associated with ....
Sikh pilgrims in Lahore for Guru Nanak's death annivesary Lahore: A group of 379 Sikh devotees from India have arrived here for ceremonies to mark the 470th death anniversary of Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikhism, the world's youngest religion.
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Abolish visas, demand Sikh pilgrims to Pakistan Lahore: Over 350 Sikh devotees from India, who arrived in this Pakistani city to attend the death anniversary of Sikhism founder Guru Nanak Dev, have urged Islamabad and New Delhi to abolish vi....
Pakistani, Indian foreign secretaries to meet on Sep 26 Islamabad: Hoping to resume the stalled peace process and discuss "the core issue of Jammu and Kashmir", Pakistani Foreign Secretary Salman Bashir said Monday that he would meet his Ind....
Pakistani Taliban commander dead Islamabad: Pakistani Taliban commander Sher Mohammad Qasab, who carried a Rs.10 million bounty and was arrested from the Swat Valley, has died, authorities said today.
Qasab was criti....
Zardari wants India in Friends of Democratic Pakistan group London: Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has said here that his country wants India to be part of the Friends of Democratic Pakistan group, a media report said on Friday.
"We w....
Zardari again blames 'non-state actors' for terrorism London: Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has again blamed terrorist attacks on "non-state actors and supporters of dictatorship" in Pakistan.
In remarks made ahead of what ....
3 held in Pak with pirated editions of Jaswant's book Lahore: Three people have been arrested for selling pirated editions of former Indian minister Jaswant Singh's book "Jinnah: India, Partition, Independence" in this Pakistani city, ....
Tortured in Pakistan, Hindu migrants want to stay in India Jodhpur: "We Hindus in Pakistan are being discriminated against, tortured and harassed," complains Ram Lal, a 45-year-old migrant from Pakistan, one of the estimated 10,000 migrants fro....
16 Indian fishermen held in Pakistan Islamabad: Sixteen Indian fishermen have been arrested for entering Pakistan's territorial waters, authorities said today.
Maritime Security Agency (MSA) caught the 16 Indian fish....
Pakistan denies border firing Lahore/Amritsar: Tension prevailed at the Pakistan-India border after loud explosions were heard on the Indian side near the Attari-Wagah check post. However, Pakistan denied today that its for....
US drone attack kills five in Pakistan Miran Shah (Pakistan): Five people were killed and six others wounded on Monday in a US drone attack in northwest Pakistan, media reported.
A US drone fired two missiles on a house in....
Pakistan's unwillingness to act is atrocious: Chidambaram New Delhi: Home Minister P. Chidambaram today said that Pakistan's unwillingness to prosecute the mastermind of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack Hafiz Saeed is "atrocious". "(Whil....
India quits Iran gas pipeline deal, says Pak diplomat Tehran: India has exited from a gas pipeline deal it earlier planned with Iran and Pakistan, media reported citing a Pakistani diplomat.
"India definitely quitted the IPI (India-P....
Pakistan troops kill more than 60 militants Islamabad: Pakistani security forces on Saturday killed more than 60 militants in two districts of the country's troubled northwestern tribal region bordering Afghanistan, officials said.
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India has given Pakistan enough proof on Mumbai: Krishna Bangalore: External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna today said that Pakistan had been given enough proof to prosecute Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) leaders for masterminding the Mumbai terror attacks. &#....
S.M. Krishna's flight makes emergency landing in Karachi Karachi: An Emirates flight carrying Indian External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna made an emergency landing at the Jinnah International Airport here on Thursday night, a media report said.
S.M. Krishna's flight makes emergency landing in Karachi Karachi: An Emirates flight carrying Indian External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna made an emergency landing at the Jinnah International Airport here on Thursday night, a media report said.
India invokes anti-terror pledge, Pak says restart dialogue New Delhi: Indicating its willingness to engage with Pakistan, India today said any meaningful dialogue will depend on Islamabad honouring its anti-terror pledge in letter and spirit and stress....
Pakistan has increased nuke warheads to 90: report New Delhi: Pakistan has increased its nuclear warheads from 60 to around 70-90 and is enhancing its nuclear weapon capabilities across the board by developing and deploying new nuclear-capable ....
Court summons Musharraf, 10 others in Benazir killing case Lahore: The Lahore High Court has summoned former Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf and 10 others in a case relating to the Dec 27, 2007 assassination of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto....
Stranded NATO trucks destroyed in Pakistan Islamabad: More than 25 oil tankers and trucks carrying supplies to US and NATO forces were destroyed in an overnight attack in Pakistan's remote town of Chaman on the Afghan border, police....
India hesitating to talk peace: Pakistan Islamabad: Pakistan today said it was willing to resume the dialogue process with India but there "is no response" from New Delhi.
Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said P....
Jaswant Singh not going to Pakistan: son Manvendra New Delhi: Former Indian external affairs minister Jaswant Singh, sacked from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for his bestseller book on Pakistan founder Mohammed Ali Jinnah, has no intention ....
India cites Interpol notice on Saeed, asks Pakistan to act New Delhi: Stepping up pressure on Pakistan over Hafiz Saaed, India today said the Interpol red corner notice against him vindicated its stand on his involvement in Mumbai terror attacks and as....
Indian envoys begin brainstorming, Pak high on agenda New Delhi: A three-day conclave involving about 120 Indian envoys posted abroad began here today with External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna outlining the country's strategy in dealing with....
India will send more 26/11 evidence to Pak: Krishna New Delhi: More evidence on 26/11 will be provided to Pakistan as investigations continue, External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna said today, a day after India presented yet another dossier on ....
Sarabjit's lawyer meets Badal Chandigarh: The lawyer representing Indian prisoner Sarabjit Singh in a Pakistani jail today met Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal and appealed to him to take up the issue of his client....
25 kg of heroin seized at Indo-Pak border Gurdaspur (Punjab): Border Security Force (BSF) personnel seized 25 kg of heroin near the India-Pakistan border in this district of Punjab today.
"We have seized 25 kilograms of h....
Leader of banned Pakistani outfit shot dead Islamabad: Chief of the banned Pakistani outfit Sipah-e-Sahaba and religious scholar Sher Ali Haideri was gunned down along with an associate early today, triggering protests in several Sindh t....
Pakistan to restructure ISI Islamabad: Pakistan has decided to restructure its Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) spy agency, which is often accused of functioning as a state within a state, to make it more efficient and v....
Pakistan receives third tranche of IMF loan Karachi: Pakistan has received $1.2 billion from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) as the third tranche of an emergency loan agreed to last year, the central bank said.
"We ha....
Pak says its civil nuclear technology better than India's Islamabad: Pakistan on Monday claimed its civilian nuclear technology was better than India's.
Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission Chairman Ansar Pervez made the claim while speakin....
Case ordered against Musharraf for judges' house arrest Islamabad: Eleven days after Pakistan's Supreme Court invalidated then president Pervez Musharraf's November 2007 declaration of an emergency and sacking of apex court judges, police we....
PML-Q calls for halting Indian TV broadcast in Pakistan
Islamabad: Pakistan Muslim League Quaid-e-Azam (PML-Q) information secretary and senator Tariq Azeem has said transmission of all Indian channels being relayed in the country be stopped in line....
Court adjourns hearing in Benazir Bhutto's murder case Rawalpindi: The additional sessions judge here has adjourned till Aug 31 the hearing of application seeking registration of FIR against 13 people, including former Pakistani president Pervez Mu....
Former Pak's foreign secretary Niaz Naik found dead Islamabad: Former Pakistani foreign secretary Niaz Naik, who had been involved in back channel diplomacy with India, has been found dead in his house here, police said today.
The poli....
Pakistani Taliban chief dead, meeting on to choose successor Islamabad: Baitullah Mehsud, the chief of the Pakistani Taliban, has been killed, a close aide to the militant leader said today, adding that a meeting was being held to "choose his success....
Islamabad-Istanbul train link from Aug 14 Islamabad: A freight train link between Islamabad and Istanbul via Tehran is to be launched on Aug 14, Pakistan's independence day.
The train will run from Islamabad's Margala....
US drone attack kills four in Pakistan Islamabad: A suspected US drone attack, targeted at Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud's hideout, today killed four people in Pakistan's South Waziristan tribal area, a media report said.
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Three killed in Pakistan fighting Islamabad: Three people were killed and six injured in a clash between militants and security forces in northwest Pakistan today, a media report said.
Militants attacked a security fo....
Pak Army, intelligence elements back terrorists: British MPs London: A powerful group of British MPs expressed concern Sunday that elements within Pakistani Army and intelligence services do not share their civilian government's resolve to fight Isla....
Musharraf faces exile in Britain London: Former Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf, who has been ruled guilty of illegally imposing emergency two years ago, faces exile in Britain because his presence may destabilise the coun....
No dialogue with Pak in atmosphere of violence: India New Delhi: With a hostile opposition continuing its attack on the controversial India-Pakistan joint statement, the government today clarified that progress in dialogue with Islamabad would not....
Sonia backs PM on India-Pakistan statement New Delhi: Strongly backing Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's declaration that there was no dilution of the national consensus on countering terrorism emanating from Pakistan, Congress chief ....
Pakistan opens new battleground against Taliban Islamabad: Pakistani security forces have opened a new battleground against the Taliban in the country's Ashrai Dara area in North West Frontier Province (NWFP), a media report said today.
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Gilani praises Manmohan Singh's 'bold vision of peace' Islamabad: Pakistan's Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has lauded his Indian counterpart Manmohan Singh after positive remarks by the Indian premier in parliament on the peace process with....
Pak not cooperating in extraditing 42 fugitives: India New Delhi: A day after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said that the dialogue with Islamabad will depend on its action against terror, India today said it has been asking Pakistan to hand over 42....
600,000 displaced Pakistanis return to their homes: UN Islamabad: More than 600,000 Pakistanis, who have been displaced in the conflict between the security forces and the Taliban, returned to their homes in the country's North West Frontier Pr....
Manmohan praises Vajpayee's 'political courage' New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today paid fulsome tribute to his predecessor Atal Bihari's Vajpayee's vision, saying "he took a decision of political courage to visit Laho....
No dilution in stand but engagement with Pak must continue: PM New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today asserted there was no dilution in India's stand on cross-border terrorism but argued there was no alternative to engagement with neighbours.
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Indian military acquisitions threaten peace: Pakistan Islamabad: Pakistan has accused India of threatening peace in South Asia by expanding its military arsenal.
"Continued induction of new lethal weapon systems by India is detriment....
INS Arihant a 'destabilising step' by India: Pakistan Islamabad: Pakistan today called the launching of India's first nuclear-powered submarine a "destabilising step" that could trigger an arms race in the region, a media report said.
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Pakistan forms committee to question Sufi Muhammad Islamabad: Pakistan's Interior Minister Rehman Malik has constituted a committee to investigate the cases against pro-Taliban cleric Maulana Sufi Muhammad who was arrested on Sunday in nort....
Pak probes former lawmaker for Pole's beheading Islamabad: Pakistani police today said investigators were quizzing a former pro-Taliban lawmaker believed at the centre of the slaying of a Polish engineer by militants earlier this year.
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Radical cleric Sufi Mohammad resurfaces in Pak Islamabad: A radical Islamic cleric who brokered a peace deal with the Taliban in Pakistan and went missing during a military offensive has resurfaced in Peshawar city, media reports said today....
PML-N plans to file criminal case against Musharraf Lahore: The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) party is planning to file a criminal case against former Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf, media said.
Sardar Zulifqar Khosa, advi....
Joint statement diplomatic paper not legal document: Tharoor New Delhi: The India-Pakistan joint statement issued in Egypt was a "diplomatic paper" not a legal document, Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor said today, reiteratin....
Pakistani interior minister on the way out? Islamabad: Pakistani Interior Minister Rehman Malik could be on the way out with the name of Raza Rabbani, a senior leader of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) that heads the ruling coalition, d....
Nine killed in building collapse in Karachi Islamabad: Nine people were killed when a building in Pakistan's southern city of Karachi collapsed during construction, police said today.
The incident took place in the city'....
Musharraf denies involvement in Bhutto assassination Islamabad: Former Pakistani president General Pervez Musharraf has rejected allegations of his involvement in the assassination of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto.
Addressing a c....
Indians, Pakistanis to stage play on ties that bind Washington: As their government leaders shake hands but fail to act, a group of artistes from India and Pakistan have joined hands to present a play highlighting the composite culture that bind....
22 killed as monsoon rains create havoc in Karachi Karachi: At least 22 people have been killed and 150 others injured at the weekend in various incidents caused by heavy rains in the Pakistani port city of Karachi, media reports said today.
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Indo-Pak chambers form group to boost trade New Delhi: The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (Assocham) and the Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) have set up special contact groups to boost bilateral tra....
Pak sets Guinness record by planting 541,176 saplings Islamabad: Pakistan has made it to the Guinness Book of World Records by planting 541,176 saplings in one day to break the Indian record of 447,874 trees set on June 12.
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Nawaz Sharif acquitted in plane hijacking case Islamabad: Pakistan's Supreme Court today acquitted former prime minister Nawaz Sharif in the 10-year-old plane hijacking case lodged against him by the government of General Pervez Musharr....
UN team visits Bhutto assassination spot Islamabad: Two members of a UN technical assessment team have visited the site in Rawalpindi where former Pakistan prime minister Benazir Bhutto was assassinated in 2007, a media report said to....
US hopes for Pakistani action against Mumbai attackers Washington: The US hopes that greater understanding and progress on the issue of Pakistan moving forward with prosecution of those responsible for the Mumbai terror attacks would emerge from th....
Zardari presses for 'economic diplomacy' to speed up aid Islamabad: Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari has asked the government to launch "economic diplomacy" to quickly get the money pledged by the global community for rebuilding in the wa....
Indo-Pak relations getting back on track? Sharm-el-Sheikh: Indian and Pakistani foreign secretaries will hold a second round of talks today before their prime ministers meet on Thursday morning, official sources said, holding out the p....
Pak's Punjab govt washes hands of Saeed case Islamabad: The government of Pakistan's Punjab province has decided to dissociate itself from the court case against Hafiz Saeed, the alleged mastermind of Mumbai terror attacks, and filed ....
Jammu man goes missing on visit to Pakistani Kashmir Jammu: Sakina Bi comes every Monday to Chakan-da-Bagh near Poonch, the crossing point at the Line of Control (LOC) between India and Pakistan in Kashmir, to check if her husband Mohammad Hussai....
Pakistanis displaced by offensive return home Jalozai Camp (Pakistan): Many of the thousands displaced by fighting between the military and Taliban in north-western Pakistan began returning today to their homes in parts of the Swat Valley.....
Badal assures Sarabjit's family all help Chandigarh: Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on Saturday assured all help to Dalbir Kaur, whose brother Sarabjit Singh is facing the death sentence in Pakistan.
Badal also a....
Pakistan says 26/11 trial to begin next week Islamabad: Declaring Zaki-ur-Rehman to be the mastermind of the 26/11 terror attacks, Pakistan Saturday said its probe into the Mumbai mayhem was 'almost complete' and the trial of ....
Sarabjit's family petitions Pakistani Prez for mercy Chandigarh: The family members of Indian national Sarabjit Singh, who is in a Pakistan jail facing death sentence, and a city-based NGO today said they have sent a petition to President Asif Al....
Sarabjit to petition Zardari for mercy Lahore: Indian death row prisoner Sarabjit Singh will file a mercy petition before Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari, his lawyer said today.
"I will file the mercy petition on....
Pak yet to respond to BSF protest after attack Attari (Punjab): Amidst security concerns in Punjab's border belt following Saturday night's 'rocket' attack on Indian territory from the Pakistani side, the Border Security For....
India-Pak tensions surface at global faith meet Astana: Simmering India-Pakistan tensions came to the fore on the concluding day of a global faith meet here today but the blip was taken in its stride.
Intervening during the plenar....
Kashmir key to cordial ties with India: Gilani Lahore: Pakistan's Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani on Sunday said a "cordial relationship" with India was not possible until the longstanding Kashmir issue was resolved, the Online....
Indian border guards shoot dead Pakistani intruder Jammu: Indian border guards today said they shot dead a suspected intruder near the border with Pakistan in Jammu and Kashmir.
According to a spokesman of the Border Security Force (....
Will seek Sarabjit's pardon: Pakistani lawyer Islamabad: A Pakistani lawyer who claims to represent Sarabjit Singh, the Indian prisoner on death row for 18 years, says he will appeal to President Asif Ali Zardari to either pardon him or co....
Devotees of India-Pak pay respects to Hindu saint Chamliyal (India-Pakistan border): Thousands of devotees gathered today in this Jammu and Kashmir village, barely 200 metres from the India-Pakistan border, for the annual festival in the memor....
Sarabjit's family distraught after mercy plea rejection Bhikiwind (Punjab): The government must intervene to save Sarabjit Singh's life, said the distraught family of the Indian prisoner who has been on death row in Pakistan for 18 years after n....
Twenty20 win gives terror-hit Pak reason to rejoice Islamabad: Jubilations are rare these days in Pakistan as suicide bombers roam around looking for targets, but the nation's victory in the Twenty20 World Cup provided the sad nation with an....
Don't resume talks with Pakistan: Kashmiri Pandits Jammu: A Kashmiri Pandit group, Panun Kashmir, has warned India against resuming talks with Pakistan under US pressure.
"Linking improvement in situation in Pakistan or for that m....
Pakistan has lost Kashmir plank: Pakistani media Islamabad: Pakistan has lost its Kashmir plank with India bringing on centre stage the need to counter terrorism, an editorial in a leading English daily said on Thursday while welcoming the ap....
Pakistani forces kill 66 Taliban Islamabad: Pakistani security forces have killed 66 Taliban fighters in the country's restive northwest, the military said today as its offensive against the militants entered its 47th day.....
One killed, 35 hurt in Pakistan train blast Islamabad: One person was killed and 35 hurt in a train blast Thursday in Pakistan's Balochistan province, a media report said.
The blast occurred in the third carriage of the Bol....
Saeed's release: Unhappy India to mobilise global pressure New Delhi: Unhappy over the release of Jamaat-ud-Dawa chief Hafeez Saeed, a suspected mastermind of the Mumbai carnage, India on Tuesday said it showed Pakistan's lack of sincerity in actin....
India, Pakistan to resume 'track-two diplomacy' Islamabad: Although the composite dialogue process between India and Pakistan has come to a halt, "track-two diplomacy" is being revived, with an important Indian delegation expected to....
Five killed, 100 injured in Peshawar twin blasts Islamabad: At least five people were killed and about 100 injured as two back-to-back blasts ripped through busy market places in Peshawar in northwestern Pakistan, media reports said.
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India condemns Lahore blast New Delhi: India today condemned the blast in Lahore that killed over 20 people and hoped Pakistan can join hands in fighting "the spectre of terror".
"I feel sorry that a....
Lahore car bomb kills 30 Lahore: A massive car bomb ripped through a building in the Civil Lines area of Pakistan's Lahore city Wednesday morning, killing an estimated 30 people and injuring at least 80.
Pakistani newspapers splash UPA's electoral victory Islamabad: The Congress-led United Progressive Alliance's (UPA) victory in the Indian general elections made front page news in the Pakistani media today, with at least one newspaper saying....
Pakistan would have attacked India in 1998: Gohar Ayub Islamabad: Pakistan would have launched a full-fledged air attack had India attempted to prevent its 1998 nuclear tests, maverick politician and former foreign minister Gohar Ayub Khan says in ....
Pak backing terrorists sneaking into India: Army chief New Delhi: Indian Army chief General Deepak Kapoor Friday accused Pakistan of supporting terrorist infiltration into India.
"The camps, which were there on the other side, are still exis....
Pakistan's break-up will threaten US, India: Experts Washington: US officials see little hope of preventing nuclear-armed Pakistan from disintegrating into fiefdoms controlled by Islamist warlords and terrorists, posing a security threat to both ....
Taliban advancing deeper into Pakistan: NYT New York: The Taliban have advanced deeper into Pakistan by engineering a class revolt that exploits profound fissures between a small group of wealthy landlords and their landless tenants,....
Pakistan's Red Mosque cleric freed Islamabad: Pakistani authorities Thursday freed Maulana Abdul Aziz, the hard-line cleric of Islamabad's Red Mosque, a day after the Supreme Court granted him bail.
Deputy Commissioner of I....
Pak court jails 20 Indian fishermen till April 28 Karachi: Twenty Indian fishermen who were arrested for allegedly fishing in Pakistani waters were Thursday jailed by a court here till April 28.
The Indian fishermen were nabbed and their fo....
Nawaz party sets 'precedent', to support govt from oppn Islamabad: Holding that a "precedent" was being set, former prime minister Nawaz Sharif said Thursday his Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) would not join the government but would support it....
Pak steps up security for Indian Sikh pilgrims Islamabad: Pakistan has stepped up security for the Indian Sikh pilgrims visiting the Nankana Sahib gurdwara for the Baisakhi celebrations and have declared a curfew in the area, Geo TV reporte....
Suicide bombing kills 16 in Pakistan Islamabad: At least 16 people, including 10 policemen, were killed and several injured Wednesday in a suicide bombing in Pakistan's North West Frontier Province, officials said.
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PM says no to talks, puts Pak to sincerity test New Delhi: With Pakistan prevaricating over punishing those behind the Mumbai attacks, India Wednesday said there won't be any resumption of bilateral talks till Islamabad allows terrorists to ....
Objectivity need of the hour, say Indian, Pakistani scribes New Delhi: Nearly five months after 26/11, candour and introspection marked a seminar of Pakistani and Indian journalists and writers here Wednesday, as they admitted they sometimes tended to....
Enough Mumbai evidence furnished to Pakistan: India New Delhi: India Tuesday reiterated that enough evidence had been furnished about the involvement of elements from Pakistan in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks and it was now for Islamabad to ....
Sharif rejects Zardari olive branch Islamabad: Pakistan was set for a bruising showdown with opposition leader Nawaz Sharif late on Saturday rejecting President Asif Ali Zardari's olive branch on seeking a review of a Supreme....
Zardari seeks talks with opposition to stop protests Islamabad: Pakistan's beleaguered President Asif Ali Zardari is seeking negotiations with opponents to end anti-government protests, his spokesman said Saturday as authorities intensified effor....
US 'extremely concerned' about situation in Pak Washington: The US is "extremely concerned" by the political crisis in Pakistan but doesn't believe there is a "high probability right now" the situation will prompt the military to interve....
Geo News telecast blocked in parts of Pakistan Islamabad: The telecast of Pakistan's Geo News television channel was blocked in some parts of the country Friday, the channel's website said.
The channel broadcast has been blocked in p....
Pakistan most dangerous place on earth: US expert Washington: Calling Pakistan "the most dangerous place on earth", Capitol Hill newspaper Roll Call's executive editor Mort Kondracke has suggested that the Obama administration should give ....
Pak Information Minister Sherry Rehman resigns Islamabad: Pakistan's Information and Broadcasting Minister Sherry Rehman Saturday resigned from her post due to differences over the government's media policy, Geo TV reported, citing offi....
Nawaz defiant, says lawyers' march will continue; army alerted Islamabad: The army was placed on alert here Saturday as a defiant opposition leader Nawaz Sharif turned down the government's plea to call off the lawyers' "long march" for restoration of the ....
Pak in crisis, Zardari set deadline to end lawyers' stir Islamabad: A volatile situation existed in Pakistan where authorities on Friday continued their crackdown on agitating lawyers staging a 'long march' amidst reports that President Asif Ali Zard....
Suspected US drone attack kills 24 in Pakistan Islamabad: A suspected US missile attack on a Taliban hideout in northwestern Pakistan killed at least 24 people, security officials and residents said on Friday.
More than 40 people were ....
Pakistani politician father, Indian mother - a son tells all Islamabad: Personal circumstances contain a bigger story and are a way to make "peace" with "personal history", says Aatish Taseer, the 29-year-old son of Punjab Governor Salmaan Taseer and I....
Long march shakes Pak, hurts Zardari Islamabad: Thousands of Pakistani lawyers on Thursday began a Long March to demand restoration of Supreme Court judges sacked two years ago, ignoring both a police crackdown and the government ....
Pakistan impedes lawyers' anti-govt march Islamabad: Pakistani authorities today impeded a cross-country lawyers' rally by blocking a protest convoy from travelling to the capital city Islamabad to join a planned sit-in against the f....
India concerned with Pak situation New Delhi: With political instability deepening in Pakistan, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday reviewed the developments in the neighbouring country at a Cabinet Committee on Security....
Pakistan braces for turmoil as Zardari's hold loosens Islamabad: Fears are growing that the Pakistani opposition's planned march on Islamabad this week might throw the nuclear-armed country into chaos and put the political future of pro-Western Pr....
Over 400 held in Pak crackdown on lawyers Lahore: Over 400 opposition activists across Punjab have been rounded up in a major crackdown by the police ahead of the lawyers' long march scheduled to start today and sit-in planned in I....
Pakistan should respect right of protest: US Washington: The United States on Wednesday said Pakistan should allow its citizens to protest government actions, but refrained from criticizing a massive government clampdown against opposit....
Kayani meets PM as confrontation looms Islamabad: Pakistan Army chief Gen. Ashfaq Parvez Kayani on Wednesday met Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani against the backdrop of a confrontation looming over restoring Supreme Court judges ....
Long march shakes Pak, hurts Zardari Islamabad: Thousands of Pakistani lawyers on Thursday began a Long March to demand restoration of Supreme Court judges sacked two years ago, ignoring both a police crackdown and the government ....
Pakistani spy sentenced to seven-year jail Chandigarh: A Pakistani national was sentenced to seven years' rigorous imprisonment after an Indian court convicted him for spying.
The court here also slapped a fine of Rs.14,000 on Abid M....
House arrest ordered for Sharif brothers Lahore: Pakistani authorities Wednesday decided to put Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) chief Nawaz Sharif and his borther Shahbaz Sharif under house arrest to prevent a planned long ma....
Pakistan cricket attack mastermind has escaped London: The suspected mastermind of last week's terrorist attack on the Sri Lanka cricket team in Lahore has escaped a police raid on his home, a British newspaper reported Tuesday.
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Pakistani tribe to surrender Taliban leaders under peace pact Islamabad: A major tribe in Pakistan has agreed to stop sheltering the foreign militants, hand over local Taliban leaders and accept the writ of the government in troubled Bajaur district, ....
Get your act together, Kayani tells Zardari Islamabad: Pakistan Army chief Gen. Ashfaq Parvez Kayani has reportedly asked President Asif Ali Zardari to get his act together in view of the deteriorating political and security situation ....
Mastermind of 03/03 attack identified Lahore: Pakistani security agencies have identified a little-known militant, Muhammad Aqil, as the mastermind of the audacious attack on Sri Lankan cricketers here, but police have failed to ....
Indian delay over Pak posers denting its image Islamabad: India's delay in sharing information on the Mumbai terror strikes will resurrect doubts that New Delhi may have stage-managed the killings and also the attack on Sri Lankan crick....
Lahore HC extends house arrest of JuD head Lahore: The Lahore High Court on Monday extended the house arrest of Hafeez Saeed, head of the banned outfit Jamaat-ud-Dawa, and four others by 60 days.
Hafiz Saeed was presented before the ....
Pakistani Hindu families seek India citizenship Amritsar: Fearing intimidation by the Taliban, a few Hindu families from Pakistan on a visit to Punjab are refusing to return home and have sought Indian citizenship.
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Musharraf urged to resolve issues without whipping up war hysteria Karachi: Taking a strong anti-militancy stance, former Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf on Monday urged concerted efforts to prevent them from operating on the country's soil even as he ext....
India should reply soon on 30 questions: Rahman Islamabad: India should reply soon on the 30 questions that Pakistan has forwarded relating to the Mumbai probe, Interior Advisor Rahman Malik said on Sunday.
Addressing a joint press co....
ISI, RAW must stop confrontation: Musharraf New Delhi: Former Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf on Saturday accused India of whipping up war hysteria after the Mumbai terrorist attacks and asked the intelligence agencies of both countr....
8 killed in Peshawar suicide blast Peshawar: Eight security personnel were killed when an abandoned car they sought to check exploded on the outskirts of Pakistan's Peshawar city today.
Residents of Badahber village had alert....
Pak lacks will, ability to fight terror: Pranab New Delhi: The attack on Sri Lankan cricketers in Pakistan exposes Islamabad's lack of will in tackling terror, which in turn poses a major hurdle to the process of change, External Affairs Min....
Cases registered against Ghaziabad rioters Ghaziabad: Police on Thursday night lodged six cases against rioters, a day after a mob ransacked a hospital, damaged a police post and over a dozen vehicles and critically injured two poli....
Pakistan on back foot on Lahore security lapses Islamabad: The Pakistani authorities on Thursday went on the back foot in the face of charges that lax security had led to the terrorist attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team in Lahore - and ....
Lahore attack: TV footage shows terrorists escaping Islamabad: The Geo news channel - a Pakistani TV - has aired what it claims is footage of the terrorists escaping the site of Tuesday's dastardly attack on the Sri Lankan cricket players in Lah....
Lanka team attack: 4 suspects arrested Lahore: Four suspects were arrested here on Tuesday for their alleged involvement in the attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team that left six policemen dead and six players and their assistant c....
'Lahore terrorists same as those who struck Mumbai' Lahore: The terrorists who attacked the Sri Lankan cricket team here on Tuesday morning were the same who had struck in Mumbai, Punjab Governor Salman Taseer said.
"It was a planned terroris....
Sri Lankan cricketers attacked in Pak, 6 hurt Lahore/Colombo: Six Pakistani policemen were killed and six Sri Lankan cricketers injured on Tuesday when gunmen armed with automatic weapons attacked the visiting team's convoy as it headed fo....
Sri Lankan cricketers to leave Pakistan at the earliest: Official Colombo: The Sri Lankan cricket team, which came under attack in Lahore today in which six players were injured, has been recalled from Pakistan and steps were taken to fly them out as soon as ....
Terrorist safe havens in Pakistan most worrisome: US Washington: The havens carved out by the Taliban and other insurgents in Pakistan have become the "most worrisome" part of the US-led war in Afghanistan, says US Defence Secretary Robert Ga....
'Unfortunate' that terrorists operating from Pakistan: Pranab Kolkata: External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Sunday said it was "unfortunate" that Pakistan is still being used by terrorists to carry out attacks in India.
"We have told Pakista....
Pakistan Navy chief does a flip-flop on Mumbai
Islamabad: The Pakistan Navy chief on Saturday virtually did a turnaround on his controversial remark - that there was no evidence to prove Ajmal Amir Kasab took the sea route to India to launc....
Pakistan simmers with protests against Sharifs' poll bar Islamabad: Former Pakistan prime minister Nawaz Sharif on Thursday vowed to take his fight against a Supreme Court decision barring him and his brother from contesting elections to the people, ....
Taliban announces indefinite ceasefire in Swat Islamabad: The Taliban on Tuesday declared an indefinite ceasefire in Pakistan's restive Swat region where Islamabad has allowed the militant group to impose Shariat (Islamic law).
The out....
Taliban announces indefinite ceasefire in Swat Islamabad: The Taliban today declared an indefinite ceasefire in Pakistan's restive Swat region where Islamabad has allowed the militant group to impose Shariat (Islamic law).
The outlawed....
ISI smuggling opium into India from Pakistan: NCB New Delhi: Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) is helping drug peddlers smuggle opium into India through the border, a senior official of the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) said on....
Pakistan considering sending probe team to India Islamabad: Pakistani Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani said on Wednesday that his government was considering sending a Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) team to India for the Mumbai attack....
Masood Azhar, Dawood not in Pakistan: Malik Lahore: Pakistan's Interior Minister Rehman Malik on Wednesday said that Maulana Masood Azhar and Dawood Ibrahim, the two men wanted by India for terrorist activities, are not in Pakistan a....
Pakistan speaks in two voices on Kasab Islamabad: Pakistan on Wednesday appeared to be speaking in two voices on Ajmal Amir Kasab, the lone terrorist captured during the Mumbai mayhem, with a law officer asking India to hand him o....
Islamists group to meet Taliban's Pakistan chief Islamabad: An Islamist group, which held a march in Pakistan's Swat Valley on Wednesday, has left for Matta to meet Taliban's Pakistan chief Maulana Fazlullah for restoration of peace in the ....
Taliban a threat to humanity, warns India New Delhi: India on Wednesday reacted sharply to the peace deal between the Pakistan government and the Taliban and warned the world that the hardline militia was "a terrorist organisation" and....
Pakistan bows to Taliban, allows Shariat laws Islamabad: Pakistan has signed a major peace deal with a Taliban-linked outfit that will lead to the enforcement of Shariat laws in parts of the country's northwest including the Swat Valle....
House where terrorists planned Mumbai attack traced Islamabad: The house where terrorists who attacked Mumbai planned their operations has been traced in Pakistan's Sindh province, Geo TV reported on Sunday.
Geo showed visuals of the now de....
Taliban declare 10-day ceasefire in Pakistan Islamabad: Taliban militants in northwestern Pakistan's restive Swat Valley on Sunday announced a 10-day ceasefire to facilitate a deal between the regional government and a militant group ....
Taliban announce 10-day ceasefire in Pakistan Islamabad Feb 15 (Xinhua): Taliban in Pakistan's insurgency-hit Swat Valley on Sunday announced a 10-day ceasefire to facilitate negotiations between the regional government and an Islamic gr....
Keep up pressure on Pakistan, India to urge US New Delhi: India will press the US to sustain pressure on Pakistan to do more to bring the Mumbai terrorists to justice, when US envoy Richard Holbrooke meets Indian officials today. India an....
Pakistan has no tie-up with US over drone attacks: Musharraf Islamabad: Former president Pervez Musharraf has said that his government had not inked any agreement with the US over drone attacks on Pakistan, Online reported.
Musharraf said: "Increase....
Pakistan fighting for survival against Taliban: Zardari Islamabad: Pakistan is fighting a war for its survival against the Taliban, who have a presence in large parts of the country, President Asif Ali Zardari has said.
"Taliban want to overtak....
Pakistan may seek Kasab's custody Islamabad: Pakistan said today it might seek the custody of Ajmal Amir Kasab, the lone terrrorist captured during the Mumbai mayhem, to aid its investigations into the carnage.
"If Ajmal....
'Pakistan close to cracking Mumbai conspiracy' Islamabad: Pakistan is close to cracking the conspiracy behind the Mumbai terror attacks, Interior Minister Rehman Malik indicated on Thursday, urging India to help it in the process.
"Two....
Timeline of Pakistan's flip-flop on Mumbai attacks New Delhi: Pakistan's admission on Thursday that the Mumbai carnage was "partly" planned on its territory brings to an end 79 days of Islamabad's flip-flop on the involvement of elements from....
Mumbai terror suspects to be tried in Pakistani jail: Dawn Islamabad: The suspected terrorists arrested by the Pakistani authorities for their links with the Mumbai terror attacks will be tried inside a heavily fortified jail in Rawalpindi, a media r....
Pakistan seeks DNA reports of Kasab, other Mumbai attackers Islamabad: Pakistan has sought from India the DNA reports of Ajmal Amir Kasab, the lone gunman captured during the Mumbai mayhem and the nine other terrorists killed during the assault to e....
Pakistan serious about Mumbai probe: Minister Islamabad: Pakistan said Thursday it was "serious" about prosecuting the perpetrators of the Mumbai attacks and that the actions taken so far would prove its "sincerity".
"We are serious....
Pakistan files case against Kasab, 13 others Islamabad: The Pakistan Government on Wednesday registered a case against Mohammed Ajmal Amir Kasab, the lone terrorist captured alive during the November 26, 2008 Mumbai terror attack.
Medi....
Asif may be included in national squad after ban expires: Butt Lahore: Banned Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Asif may have something to cheer as the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) hinted that he may regain his spot in the national squad after completion of ....
Contradictory reports in Pakistan media on Kasab Islamabad: Contradictory reports circulated in the Pakistani media on Wednesday on Ajmal Amir Kasab, the lone terrorist captured during the Mumbai mayhem, with one TV channel reporting a ca....
Holbrooke holds talks with Zardari Islamabad: Richard Halbrooke, the United States special envoy to Pakistan and Afghanistan, met Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari on Tuesday here.
According to The News, several topics in....
Pak commerce secretary arrives in India for SAARC Meeting New Delhi: Pakistan's Commerce Secretary Suleman Ghani arrived in the national capital here on Monday to participate in a meeting on economic cooperation amongst the South Asian Association....
Al Qaeda warns India against attacking Pakistan Islamabad: India will have to "pay a heavy price" if it tries to attack Pakistan, the Al Qaeda warned in a video sent to the BBC office here.
Mustafa Abu al-Yazid, said to be the Al Qaeda's ....
India asks for direct response on terror dossier New Delhi: With Islamabad dithering in its response to the 26/11 terror dossier, India has again asked Pakistan to directly convey its response on the Mumbai carnage instead of airing its v....
Mumbai attacks planned in Europe: report Islamabad: The Nov 26 Mumbai terrorist attacks were planned not in Pakistan but in Europe, according to the Pakistan government's investigation report, the Geo TV reported on on Sunday quot....
Pakistan to file case against Kasab, four others Islamabad: Pakistan will file cases against five Pakistani nationals, including Ajmal Kasab, who is now under arrest in India, for the Mumbai terror attacks, Geo TV reported on Sunday quoting....
US envoy Holbrooke to arrive in Pakistan today Munich: US special envoy Richard Holbrooke will arrive in Pakistan on a two-day visit today, Geo TV reported. He will hold separate meetings with President Asif Ali Zardari, Prime Minister ....
Gilani to receive Mumbai probe report, India still waiting Islamabad/New Delhi: Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani is set to receive from Pakistani investigators a report on their probe into the Mumbai terror attacks, even as India said it was still....
50 Indian fishermen arrested for entering Pak waters Karachi: Fifty Indian fishermen have been arrested for encroaching into Pakistani waters, an official said.
The maritime security agency officials arrested 50 Indian fishermen and took nine....
Pakistan spots Bangladesh link in Mumbai attack Islamabad: The banned Harkat-ul-Jihad-al Islami (HuJI), which operates out of Bangladesh, may have played a role in the Mumbai terror strike, Pakistan's Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) h....
Pak calls high-level meeting to discuss Mumbai probe Islamabad/New Delhi: The Pakistan foreign office on Tuesday evening called a high-level meeting to discuss the findings of the probe into the Mumbai carnage, amid reports that it could charge 1....
Pakistan soon to publish report on Mumbai attacks: Official Islamabad: Pakistan will soon make public an investigation report regarding the Mumbai attacks, an official said here on Tuesday.
Minister of State for Interior Tasnim Ahmad Qureshi told rep....
Act against terror, India tells Pakistan New Delhi: India today urged Pakistan to act with "sincerity and decisiveness" against the perpetrators of the Mumbai carnage and said it was in the interests of the region if they we....
Pakistan has completed Mumbai attacks probe: Gilani Islamabad: Pakistan has completed its probe into the Mumbai attacks and would soon share this with India, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said, even as he pulled up the country's envo....
Pak govt scuppers move to seek US envoy for Kashmir Islamabad: In what could be a significant pointer to the future of sub-continental ties, the Pakistani government has blocked a parliamentary resolution seeking a special US envoy for Kas....
Pakistan FIA files Mumbai attacks probe report Islamabad: Pakistan's Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has presented its investigation report on Mumbai attacks to the interior ministry, a media report said on Friday.
Soon after rece....
India's 26/11 evidence 'insufficient', says Pakistan probe agency Islamabad: Pakistan's Federal Investigation Agency (FIA), in its report to the interior ministry on the Mumbai attacks, has termed as insufficient the evidence provided by India of the involv....
Three Indian spies held in Pakistan Lahore: Three Pakistanis alleged to be Indian spies were arrested on Thursday, and police said they had planned to attack an Islamist group linked to the Mumbai terrorist attack.
Lahore ....
Zardari seeks to inject Kashmir into Holbrooke brief Washington: While the US made it clear that its new special envoy for Afghanistan and Pakistan has no mandate to deal with Kashmir, Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has sought to inject th....
'Pakistan makes headway on Mumbai attacks probe' Islamabad: Pakistan has made considerable headway in its probe into the Mumbai terror attacks but is disappointed at India cold shouldering its offer of a joint investigation into the carna....
We'll resolve all issues peacefully: Gilani Islamabad: Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has reiterated his government's commitment to peacefully resolve all outstanding issues with India to usher in an era of peace and prosper....
Pakistan envoy gets death threat, says high commission New Delhi/Islamabad: Security has been stepped up for Pakistan's envoy to India, Shahid Malik, after he received a death threat, an official of the high commission said today.
The official, ....
Don't block people to people contact: Asma Jahangir New Delhi: Asma Jahangir, chairperson of Human Rights Commission of Pakistan, on Thursday said the people to people contact between India and her country should not be hindered under any circum....
'Pakistan to review options if Obama not positive' Washington/Islamabad: Pakistan said on Wednesday it would review its options if the Barack Obama administration didn't adopt a positive policy toward the country, even as the new US president....
Pakistan to reinstate 7,700 sacked employees Islamabad: The Pakistan government has decided to reinstate the 7,700 employees who were recruited during the two prime ministerial terms of the slain Benzair Bhutto but were subsequently sac....
Pakistan investigators likely to seek access to Kasab Islamabad: The Pakistani team probing the Mumbai attacks is likely to demand access to Ajmal Amir Kasab, the lone survivor of the 26/11 terror strikes, to question him on his suspected link....
No difference in present government and dictatorship: Sharif Islamabad: Pakistan's former prime minister Nawaz Sharif has criticised the present government, saying it was not different from the dictatorship under Pervez Musharraf, media reports said.
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Pakistan tells India it has launched probe into 26/11 Islamabad: Pakistan on Friday officially informed India that it has launched investigations into the Mumbai attacks in response to the evidence provided by New Delhi of the involvement of Pak....
Pakistan committee begins Mumbai attack probe Islamabad: The three-member committee appointed to probe the Mumbai attacks has started its work and will be presenting the initial report by end of next week, an official in the interior min....
Pakistan tells India it has launched probe into 26/11 Islamabad: Pakistan Friday officially informed India that it has launched investigations into the Mumbai attacks in response to the evidence provided by New Delhi of the involvement of Pakist....
We have to triumph against terrorism: Zardari Islamabad: President Asif Ali Zardari Thursday said defeat was not an option in the war against terrorism and militancy and "we have to triumph to protect and defend our way of life".
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'War on terror 'mistaken', resolve Kashmir dispute' London: In comments made ahead of a speech in Mumbai, British Foreign Minister David Miliband Thursday said a "resolution of the dispute over Kashmir" was needed in order to fight the terrorist....
Harry apologises to Pakistani officer for controversial remark London: Prince Harry has apologised directly to a Pakistani army officer whom he called a "Paki" in a home video, a newspaper reported on Tuesday.
Harry, whose 2006 video has caused a stor....
Prince Harry's 'Paki' comment unacceptable: Gordon Brown London: British Prime Minister Gordon Brown Monday condemned Prince Harry's use of racist language as "unacceptable" but said the apologetic young royal now deserves the nation's "benefit o....
Pakistan's 'no' to war with India, to respond to evidence Islamabad: Pakistan Monday ruled out a war with India over the Mumbai terror attack, even as a leading columnist said it was yet to respond to the Indian evidence linking Pakistanis to the ....
India, Afghanistan implicitly flay Pakistan New Delhi: In an apparent reference to Pakistan, India and Afghanistan Monday said that countries needed to prevent acts of terrorism emanating from their soil.
A joint statement issued at....
We won't bow to pressure: Zardari Islamabad: Stressing that Pakistan would not "bow down" to any pressure, President Asif Ali Zardari said that if India wants to build up world pressure on Pakistan, it is a "mistake", a media r....
Pakistan extends LeT chief Hafiz Saeed's house arrest Islamabad: Pakistan has extended by two months the house arrest of Hafiz Mohammed Saeed, the founder chief of banned Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) which is blamed by India for the Mumbai terror attacks....
No Pakistani to be handed over to another country: Gilani Pano Aqil (Pakistan): The evidences received from India in the Mumbai terror attacks are being investigated, "but no Pakistani would be handed over to another country", a media report quoted ....
Durrani sacking dominates Pakistani media Islamabad: The sacking of Pakistani National Security Adviser Mehmud Ali Durrani for admitting that Ajaml Amir Kasab, the sole terrorist arrested during the Mumbai mayhem, belonged to this ....
Durrani's sack shows rift in Pakistani leadership: Indian experts New Delhi: The sacking of Pakistan's National Security Adviser Mahmud Ali Durrani has exposed serious rift between key power centres in Islamabad and points towards renewed assertion by the mil....
'NSA sacking reveals cracks in Pakistani leadership' Islamabad: The manner in which Pakistan's National Security Advisor (NSA) was sacked for owning up to Ajmal Amir Kasab, the lone terrorist arrested during the Mumbai attacks reveals cracks in....
No accusation against Pakistan without proof: Mulford New Delhi: US Ambassador David Mulford Friday tread cautiously on the alleged involvement of Pakistani official agencies in the Mumbai terror attack, saying accusations could not be made "wit....
No accusation against Pakistan without proof: Mulford New Delhi: US Ambassador David Mulford Friday tread cautiously on the alleged involvement of Pakistani official agencies in the Mumbai terror attack, saying accusations could not be made "wit....
No accusation against Pakistan without proof: Mulford New Delhi: US Ambassador David Mulford Friday tread cautiously on the alleged involvement of Pakistani official agencies in the Mumbai terror attack, saying accusations could not be made "wit....
Pakistan finally owns up to Kasab; ISI chief says 'no war' Islamabad: After being in denial mode for weeks, Pakistan finally admitted on Wednesday that Ajmal Amir Kasab, the lone terrorist captured during the Mumbai carnage, was indeed a Pakistani nati....
Pakistan sacks National security adviser Islamabad: Pakistan's Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has sacked the country's National security adviser Mahmud Ali Durrani, Geo TV reported on Wednesday.
Gilani said Durrani had given a s....
Origin of Mumbai attack was Pakistan: US
Washington: The US has reiterated that November 26 Mumbai terrorist attacks originated from Pakistan, but wants New Delhi and Islamabad to work together to bring those responsible to justice ....
Turbulent Pakistan poses threats to India and the world: US Washington: Pakistan's increasingly turbulent border region poses threats not just to the US mission in Afghanistan, but also to neighbouring India and the world beyond, according to President ....
Islamabad: Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on Monday, while talking to a senior US official, said that his government was ready to cooperate with India in the investigations of the Mumbai ....
Islamabad: Sarabjit Singh, the Indian prisoner on death row in Pakistan - and some 7,000 others might escape the gallows with the law and justice ministry asking the interior ministry to com....
Overland haulage of supplies for US and Nato troops in Afghanistan through Pakistan's famous Khyber Pass was suspended on Tuesday when security forces sealed off the region befo....
