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  • sushma swaraj to visit pak talks with sartaj aziz afghan

    Sushma Swaraj to visit Pak; talks with Sartaj Aziz, Afghan meet on table

    Politics | December 07, 2015 16:44 IST

    New Delhi/Islamabad: External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj will travel tomorrow for a multilateral conference in Islamabad, where she will also hold talks with her Pakistani counterpart Sartaj Aziz, who said the focus would be on

  • pakistan proposes to host 19th saarc summit in november 2016

    Pakistan proposes to host 19th Saarc Summit in November 2016

    World | November 23, 2015 19:22 IST

    Kathmandu: Pakistan has proposed to host the 19th Saarc Summit in Islamabad in November 2016, and suggested three sets of dates to member states.A top Nepali diplomat told IANS that Pakistan had circulated November 11-12,

  • after geeta islamabad hopes pakistanis will be freed

    After Geeta, Islamabad hopes Pakistanis will be freed

    India | October 26, 2015 15:42 IST

    New Delhi: Pakistan on Monday expressed the hope that India will free Pakistanis from Indian jails after Islamabad sent home Geeta, a young deaf and mute Indian woman who was stranded there for over a

  • islamabad kathmandu kabul among world s 10 worst airports

    Islamabad, Kathmandu, Kabul among world's 10 worst airports

    World | October 22, 2015 14:33 IST

    New Delhi: Islamabad's Benazir Bhutto iinternational airport, Kathmandu's Tribhuvan international airport and Kabul's Hamid Karzai international airport feature in the list of world's 10 worst airports of 2015.Leading this list is Nigeria's Port Harcourt international

  • india pakistan shouldn t give up on talks mani shankar aiyar

    India-Pakistan shouldn't give up on talks: Mani Shankar Aiyar

    India | September 09, 2015 14:18 IST

    Islamabad:  India and Pakistan should not give up on their dialogue come what may, a former Indian minister has said."We should talk until we succeed," Mani Shankar Aiyar, who served as India's first counsel general

  • pak stopped support to harakat ul ansar to avoid terror tag

    Pak stopped support to Harakat-ul-Ansar to avoid terror tag: CIA documents

    World | September 02, 2015 14:07 IST

    Washington: Pakistan backed away from supporting Harakat-ul-Ansar terror group which it used as a proxy against India in the late 90s fearing that its backing would land it on the US list of "State Sponsors of Terrorism",according to

  • pakistan protests cross border firing indian envoy summoned

    Pakistan protests cross-border firing, Indian envoy summoned

    World | August 18, 2015 7:25 IST

    Islamabad:  Pakistan on Monday summoned Indian envoy J.P. Singh here to lodge a protest against the recent "un-provoked ceasefire violations" by Indian forces on the Line of Control.New Delhi had on Sunday called Islamabad's envoy

  • afghan president ghani walks the tightrope on taliban

    Afghan president Ghani walks the tightrope on Taliban

    World | August 13, 2015 12:00 IST

    Islamabad:  Afghan President Ashraf Ghani's decision to send a delegation to Pakistan for prevailing over Islamabad so that its support to the Afghan Taliban stops clearly shows that with the death of Mullah Omar, Pakistan

  • pak executes teen killer amid international outcry

    Pak executes 'teen killer' amid international outcry

    World | August 04, 2015 13:00 IST

    Islamabad: Pakistan today hanged a convicted 'teen' killer after postponing his execution four times amid opposition from human rights groups which said he was a juvenile at the time of crime in 2004. Shafqat Hussain, whose case sparked international

  • 3 killed as earthquake hits islamabad

    3 killed as earthquake hits Islamabad

    World | July 25, 2015 13:48 IST

    Islamabad: At least three people, including two women, died when a 5.5-magnitude quake hit Pakistan's capital Islamabad, as also parts of the country's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Saturday morning, Met office said.Express News said that

  • rain triggers flash floods in pakistan

    Rain triggers flash floods in Pakistan

    World | July 20, 2015 18:39 IST

     Islamabad: Heavy rains over the weekend have triggered flash floods in various parts of Pakistan, a media report said on Monday.The Chitral valley in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province was the worst-affected as the floods snapped most

  • two dacoits set on fire in karachi

    Two dacoits set on fire in Karachi

    World | July 19, 2015 10:54 IST

    Islamabad: A mob set on fire two dacoits after badly torturing them in Pakistan's port city of Karachi. One of them succumbed to his injuries, Geo News reported Sunday.According to police, the incident took place

  • lakhvi s voice samples cannot be used as evidence pak media

    Lakhvi's voice samples cannot be used as evidence: Pak media

    World | July 18, 2015 10:31 IST

    Islamabad: Mumbai terror attack mastermind Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi's voice samples cannot be used as evidence as their is no law to prove its authenticity, a media report said on Saturday."Though it might be helpful in the

  • weeklong heatwave in southern pakistan kills 1 233 people

    Weeklong heatwave in southern Pakistan kills 1,233 people

    World | June 28, 2015 14:39 IST

    Islamabad: A devastating weeklong heatwave in Pakistan's southern port city of Karachi has killed 1,233 people, an official said.Nazar Mohammad Bozdar, operations director at the Provincial Disaster Management Authority, said about 65,000 heatstroke patients were

  • pakistani court summons 4 more witnesses in 26/11 case

    Pakistani court summons 4 more witnesses in 26/11 case

    World | June 25, 2015 17:43 IST

    Islamabad:  A Pakistani anti-terrorism court trying the seven accused including 26/11 mastermind Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi in the 2008 Mumbai attack case today summoned four more witnesses to record their statements on July 1."The Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC)

  • judicial magistrate testifies before pak court in 26/11 case

    Judicial magistrate testifies before Pak court in 26/11 case

    World | June 24, 2015 17:21 IST

    Islamabad:  A judicial magistrate of an Islamabad court today testified before an anti-terrorism court, hearing the trial of 2008 Mumbai attack case, and said he had recorded the statements of two witnesses against seven accused,

  • pakistan india must work out differences daily

    Pakistan, India must work out differences: Daily

    World | June 19, 2015 11:52 IST

    Islamabad: India and Pakistan should resume dialogue and work out their difference, a Pakistani daily said on Friday.The News International said in an editorial that the short phone call made by Indian Prime Minister Narendra

  • anti polio campaign launched in peshawar

    Anti-polio campaign launched in Peshawar

    World | June 15, 2015 14:55 IST

    Islamabad: A two-day anti-polio campaign was launched in Pakistan's Peshawar city on Monday amidst tight security.Over 700,000 children of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province would be administered the oral polio vaccine in 92 union councils of Peshawar,

  • pakistan to halt executions during holy month of ramazan

    Pakistan to halt executions during holy month of Ramazan

    World | June 14, 2015 7:27 IST

    Islamabad:  The Pakistani government has imposed a moratorium on executions during the upcoming holy month of Ramazan. A notification was issued on Friday by the federal interior ministry and provincial governments have also been requested

  • pak asks ngo save the children to leave country

    Pak asks NGO 'Save the Children' to leave country

    World | June 12, 2015 9:50 IST

    Islamabad: Pakistan Government yesterday ordered international children's aid agency 'Save the Children' to leave the country within 15 days, saying the NGO was involved in "anti-Pakistan activities".The organisation's country office in the capital has been

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