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Kashmir is ours no need to talk to Pak about it says Subramanian Swamy
Janata Party President Subramanian Swamy on Wednesday said India should not have any dialogue with Pakistan on Kashmir since it is an integral part of this country.Swamy, who is in New Delhi for the National Council meeting of Janata Party, said the only "unfinished agenda" on Kashmir is to get back the part of the state which is under the occupation of Pakistan."Let me make it ...
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Chinese premier praises relationship with Pakistan in glowing terms at start of 2-day visit
A man walks next to huge portraits of Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, right, and Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari, left, displayed near the presidency in Islamabad, Pakistan. Keqiang will arrive in Islamabad on May 22 on a two day official visit to hold talks with Pakistani leadership to discuss international, regional issues and enhance co-operation in bilateral ties. (AP Photo/Anjum ...
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Premier Li visits Pakistan
A soldier walks near a bus as he helps to secure the area and clear the roads before the motorcade of Chinese Premier Li Keqiang passes by in Islamabad May 22, 2013. ...
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Pakistan court rejects Musharraf bail in judges case
Pervez Musharraf over the detention of judges during his 1999-2008 rule, the state prosecutor said. The ruling came two days after a court granted bail to Musharraf over the murder of former prime ...
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Indian PM expresses grief over convicted Indian spys death in Pakistan
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Thursday expressed grief over the death of convicted Indian spy Sarabjit Singh, on death row in Pakistan, at a hospital in Lahore where he was in a coma since being brutally attacked by his fellow inmates at a jail in that country last ...
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Crowd attacks Pakistani village 1500 Christians flee
Residents of the Muslim village of Chak 30 attacked the Christian village of Chak 31 in the Pakistani province of Punjab after local Christians were accused of being disrespectful towards Islam. According to the Fides news agency, when Christian villagers called for police protection, a policeman led a crowd of 60 Muslims in an attack on Chak 31. An estimated 1,500 Christians fled their ...
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Pakistan umpires role under the scanner
Indian Premier League (IPL) matches has emerged in connection with the Mumbai police's investigations into spot-fixing. He was one of the umpires in the controversial match in which the three arrested Rajasthan ...
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Chinas Premier Seeks Stronger Ties with Pakistan
A soldier walks near a bus as he helps to secure the area and clear the roads before the motorcade of Chinese Premier Li Keqiang passes by in Islamabad, May 22, ...
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Chinese Premier In Islamabad To Boost Strategic Ties
Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang is in Pakistan for a two-day visit aimed at bolstering economic and strategic cooperation. Li arrived in Islamabad following a trip to India earlier in the week. The Chinese premier is being accompanied by cabinet ministers, other senior officials, and businessmen. Li is meeting with Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari and outgoing Prime Minister Mir ...
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China-Pakistan have all-weather strategic ties
Islamabad, May 22 : Li Keqiang left India for Pakistan Wednesday, the second stop of his first overseas trip as China's premier. Xinhua described the Islamabad-Beijing ties as an "all-weather strategic ...
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FSB liquidates group of terrorists from Russia trained in Pakistan
Late on Monday, May 20, Russia’s FSB officers carried out an anti-terrorist operation in Orekhovo-Zuevo outside Moscow, in which two gunmen were killed and one more was seized. The investigators believe all three were trained for a terrorist act in the Afghan-Pakistan region and intended to stage a blast at a public place in ...
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Chinese PM pledges stronger partnership with Pakistan
ISLAMABAD (AFP) - Chinese Premier Li Keqiang vowed to strengthen his country's partnership with Pakistan as he arrived Wednesday for a visit less than two weeks after the country's general election.The long-time allies will look to use the two-day trip to boost trade ties, and Li will meet prime minister-elect Nawaz Sharif -- who has not yet been sworn in -- as well as holding talks ...
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Chinese Premier arrives in Pak on two-day visit
Li Keqiang was accorded a red carpet welcome as he arrived here today on a two-day maiden visit to "iron brother" Pakistan for talks on bilateral and regional issues focusing economic cooperation. ...
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Premier Li arrives in Islamabad to solidify Pakistan friendship
(43 mins ago) Premier Li Keqiang vowed to strengthen Beijing’s partnership with Pakistan as he arrived today for a visit less than two weeks after elections in the country. The long-time allies will look to use the two-day trip to boost trade ties, and Li will meet prime minister-elect Nawaz Sharif – who has not yet been sworn in – as well as holding talks with senior ...
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Imran Khan leaveas hospital back at his home in Pak city of Lahore
Cricket News: Imran Khan had fractured three vertebrae and a rib when he fell 15 feet from a forklift truck at a campaign event in Lahore on May ...
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China-Pakistan relations of equality mutual trust stand weatherproof
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang left India for Pakistan Wednesday, the second stop of his first overseas trip as China's new head of government.It is worth noting that Li is the first foreign leader to visit Pakistan in the wake of the country's general elections.The two "firsts" testified to the "all-weather strategic partnership" between China and Pakistan, which was ...
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Mobile services shut in Pakistan ahead of Chinese PMs visit
ISLAMABAD: Pakistani authorities on Wednesday shut mobile services in Islamabad and the nearby garrison city of Rawalpindi over security concerns on the arrival ...
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India Ink Kashmir Pressing Delhi for Aid for Quake-Hit Victims
Patients were evacuated from a hospital in the town of Bhaderwah in Jammu and Kashmir after an earthquake struck the region on May 1. NEW DELHI —After an earthquake in Jammu and Kashmir state on May 1 left thousands of people homeless and caused 6 billion rupees in infrastructure damage, state officials said Tuesday that they are petitioning the central government for a special relief ...
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Chinese PM on Pakistan visit
ISLAMABAD (AFP) - Chinese Premier Li Keqiang arrives in Pakistan Wednesday for a two-day visit where he will meet prime minister-elect Nawaz Sharif as the long-time allies look to boost trade ties.Sharif's Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N) party swept to victory in the May 11 general election on a promise to revitalise Pakistan's struggling economy and help from its giant neighbour to ...
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Pakistani cricket star politician leaves hospital
Supporters of former Pakistani cricket star and chief of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party (PTI) Imran Khan attend a sit-in-protest to condemn the killing of Zohra Shahid, a senior member of PTI in Karachi, Monday, May 20, 2013 in Islamabad, Pakistan. Police said gunmen on a motorcycle shot and killed Shahid outside her home on Saturday. (AP Photo/B.K. ...
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China PM looks to boost trade ties with Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: Chinese Premier Li Keqiang arrived in Pakistan on Wednesday for a two-day visit where he will meet Prime Minister-elect Nawaz Sharif as the long-time allies. Sharif's Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N) party swept to victory in the May 11 general election on a promise to revitalise Pakistan's struggling economy and help from its giant neighbour to the north will be important ...
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Chinese premier to be conferred Pakistans highest honour
Islamabad, May 21 : Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, who is paying a two-day official visit to Pakistan from Wednesday, will be conferred Nishan-e-Pakistan - the country's highest ...
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32 killed over 200 injured during election day in Pakistan
At least 32 people were killed and 224 others injured in a number of attacks and violence incidents across Pakistan during the general election day on Saturday, local media reported. According to local Urdu TV channels, totally 43 violence incidents including bomb blasts, firing and rocket attacks were observed in different parts of the country that killed 32 besides leaving 224 others injured ...
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Pakistan sets sights on India for growth
Noreen, 13, uses candlelight as she studies during a power outage in a slum in Islamabad April 29, 2013. Two Pakistani ministers in charge of water and power, Musadiq Malik and Sohail Wajahat Siddiqui, explained what can be done to end power cuts of up to 20 hours a day in parts of the country enduring temperatures of 40 degrees Celsius and above - absolutely nothing, it seems, except raise ...
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Pakistans new era under Sharif
Good, bad or ugly, the 2013 elections are over; and now testing times are ahead for the new incumbents. It is the third coming for Nawaz Sharif, a remarkable turn of fortune for a leader who was ousted from power by the military at gunpoint in 1999 and convicted on treason charges. With the independents jumping on its bandwagon and support from allied parties the PML-N is now close to reaching ...
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Pakistan's darkest hour
What began as the normal monsoon season has turned into the greatest disaster, the greatest humanitarian crisis and the worst floods ever seen in the history of Pakistan. According to the UN, the disaster in Pakistan from 2010 floods is now worse than the 2005 earthquake in the country and the 2004 tsunami in Southeast Asia combined.
It is a catastrophe of mammoth proportions and the challenge faced by a centrally weak government is how to get food aid to the some 6 million in need of help and provide relief facilities to the 20 million people impacted by the disaster. Read more
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