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Headley can be put on trial in Pakistan (19 March 07:36) |
| Pakistani-American David Headley's confession in a US court about his involvement in the Mumbai terror attacks has strengthened the 26/11 case, currently being heard by a special judge in Mu... |
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No decline in Pak support to terrorists Army chief (19 March 05:27) |
| There has been 'no decline' in support from Pakistan to terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir and top militant leaders including Hafiz Saeed are operating with impunity from its territory despite ... |
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Pakistan can prosecute Headley in 2611 case Nikam (19 March 05:27) |
| David Coleman Headley, who pleaded guilty before a United States court on Thursday night, cannot be impleaded in the 26/11 trial going on in Mumbai as it is nearing completion, but he can be... |
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2611 accused Lakhvi to seek acquittal in Pak SC (19 March 05:27) |
| Buoyed by a Pakistan court's order -- that stated that the trial of terrorist Ajmal Amir Kasab cannot be separated from that of the seven Pakistani suspects arrested for planning the terror ... |
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Headley was trained at LeT terror camps in Pak (19 March 11:27) |
| Pakistani-American David Coleman Headley had participated in terror camps being run by the Lashkar-e-Tayiba in Pakistan, despite promises by the then president Parvez Musharraf in 2002 to th... |
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Jihad Jane pleads not guilty to terror plot (19 March 03:27) |
| Colleen R LaRose alias Fatima LaRose, a 46-year-old Pennsylvania resident, was arrested in October last year and charged on four counts -- conspiracy to provide support to terrorists, attem... |
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Russia US may soon sign new disarmament pact Clinton (19 March 03:27) |
| Russia and the United States have made major 'progress' on a new deal to slash the nuclear arsenals during the cold war, replacing Soviet-era START-1 treaty that ended December last, US Secr... |
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Headley pleads guilty to terror charges (19 March 01:27) |
| In a volte-face, Pakistani-American Lashkar-e-Tayiba operative David Coleman Headley, accused of plotting the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks and conspiring to target a Danish newspaper, pleaded... |
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India will protest if Headley is let off lightly Pillai (18 March 11:27) |
| Home Secretary G K Pillai said if Headley gets severe punishment and comes out of the judicial process, it would be easier for India to get access to the Pakistan-born American national in j... |
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UK Job ad seeking preferably Indian sparks race row (18 March 09:27) |
| A job advertisement by a US IT major seeking someone "preferably of Indian origin" has sparked a racism row in London with the equality watchdog accusing the firm of violating British laws. |
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Osama hiding in Pakistan CIA chief (18 March 07:27) |
| Osama bin Laden and his deputy Ayman al-Zawahiri, the world's most wanted terrorists, are hiding "inside Pakistan", CIA chief Leon Panetta has said and claimed that aggressive US operations ... |
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Rajapaksa calls Fonseka a fool rules out early pardon (18 March 05:27) |
| Dubbing ex-army chief Sarath Fonseka as a 'fool', Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa has ruled out an early pardon for the General, who is being court-martialed on charges of engaging in... |
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India rules out surgical strikes on terror camps in Pak (18 March 03:18) |
| India on Thursday ruled out the possibility of carrying out any surgical strike on terror camps inside Pakistan, but asserted that adequate measures will be taken to ensure that its interest... |
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Any terror strike in India will worsen Indo-Pak tension US (18 March 03:18) |
| While stressing that bilateral talks between India and Pakistan are key to reducing heightened tension in the region, United States Central Command Chief General David Petraeus has warned th... |
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India refused to build Hambantota port Rajapaksa (18 March 03:18) |
| Keen to forge all-weather ties with India, Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa has lauded the developmental work undertaken by the country in the war-ravaged northern region and vowed not... |
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US drone strike kills Al Qaeda mastermind of CIA bombing (18 March 11:27) |
| A top Al Qaeda leader allegedly responsible for the deaths of as many as seven Central Intelligence Agency agents in a suicide bombing last December has been reportedly killed in a drone att... |
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Clinton Qureshi to co-chair US-Pak strategic dialogue (18 March 03:27) |
| US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi would co-chair the first US-Pak Strategic Dialogue to be held in Washington on March 24. |
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Five Americans indicted on terror charges in Pakistan (18 March 03:27) |
| Five young American Muslims were indicted on Wednesday by a Pakistani anti-terrorism court for funding militants and plotting terror attacks in the country, a charge if proved could see them... |
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Fonseka seeks Sri Lankans urgent help for release from jail (17 March 07:27) |
| Former Sri Lankan army general General Sarath Fonseka, who was arrested on February 8, has said that the charges filed against him were false. |
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There are 42 active terror camps in Pak Antony (17 March 03:27) |
| Defence Minister A K Antony said on Wednesday that Pakistan had 42 terror camps within its territory and that the neighbouring country was not taking effective steps to dismantle the terror ... |
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Osama wont be caught alive to face trial US Attorney General (17 March 01:27) |
| "The possibility of catching him alive is infinitesimal. He will be killed by us or he will be killed by his own people so he can't be captured by us," US Attorney General Eric Holder said. |
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Lashkar is not yet on Pakistans radar (17 March 11:27) |
| "There are elements in Pakistan that have not yet been the focus of the Pakistani counterinsurgency efforts," Gen Petraeus said in reply to a query raised by Senator Claire McCaskill, who ex... |
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Rao briefs US on Indo-Pak talks (17 March 11:27) |
| Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao reviewed the progress of India-United States strategic dialogue with top Obama administration officials, including US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, and b... |
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We are monitoring the situation in Sri Lanka India (17 March 09:27) |
| Indian Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao, who visited Sri Lanka last week and met President Mahinda Rajapakse and senior Sri Lankan officials, has said that India had been reassured over the La... |
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Pakistan test-fires surface-to-air missile (16 March 09:27) |
| Pakistan on Tuesday conducted a surface-to-air missile test, its second such drill in four days in a bid to add "offensive punch" to its forces, according to the navy. |
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Uninterrupted bilateral talks should go on (16 March 07:27) |
| Mani Shankar Aiyar, former Indian diplomat-turned-politician, on Monday said the only way to resolve the problems between India and Pakistan is uninterrupted bilateral dialogue despite the b... |
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Resumption of dialogue with Pak difficult India (16 March 11:27) |
| Voicing concern over Pakistan's inaction against the perpetrators of the Mumbai attacks, including Jamaat-ud-Dawah chief Hafiz Saeed, India on Monday warned that its restraint should not be ... |
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Restraint should not be confused with weakness says Foreign Secy (16 March 03:18) |
| Addressing the Widrow Wilson Centre, a Washington-based think-tank, Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao virtually ruled out resumption of composite dialogue with Pakistan till the time Pakistan g... |
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India-born Labour MP Ashok Kumar found dead (15 March 11:27) |
| India-born Labour Member of Parliament Ashok Kumar, who was known as a natural fighter and community leader in his north-east England constituency of Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland, ... |
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Hard to separate terrorism and Pakistans nukes (15 March 11:27) |
| Ambasaador Howard Schaffer and Ambassador Teresita Schaffer are old hands when it comes to South Asia. |
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Blooper ad with Pak air chief cost govt Rs 11 lakh (15 March 05:36) |
| The controversial advertisement featuring a former Pakistani air chief was among four advertisements which were released to a newspaper to commemorate National Girl Child Day and they cost t... |
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Kayani to attend Pak-US strategic talks (15 March 03:27) |
| Pakistan Army Chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani is set to become the first Army chief to participate in Pak-US strategic talks on March 24. |
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Foreign Secy may visit Pak for next round of talks (15 March 03:27) |
| The Centre on Monday indicated that the next round of foreign secretary-level talks between India and Pakistan might take place in Islamabad to take forward the dialogue process."The foreign... |
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Karzai seeks joint anti-terror strategy with Pakistan (15 March 01:27) |
| Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai has called for a 'common strategy' against terrorism for Pakistan and Afghanistan.Karzai expressed these views during a telephonic conversation with Pakist... |
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Indo-Pak rivalry can be very costly Afghanistan (15 March 11:27) |
| Observing that the proxy war inside Afghanistan is neither good for his country nor the region, Afghan Ambassador to the United Nations Zahir Tanin has said that the rivalry between India an... |
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Pak agency wants Kasab declared as fugitive (13 March 05:36) |
| A Pakistani anti-terror court conducting the trial of seven suspects for their involvement in the 26/11 attacks accepted an application from the prosecution for Ajmal Kasab to be declared a ... |
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India deeply disappointed over Paks allegations on Lahore attacks (13 March 05:36) |
| "Deeply disappointed" over the charges by Pakistan regarding its involvement in blasts, India on Saturday said that it was unfortunate that by repeating such "unfounded and unsubstantiated a... |
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US not directly involved in Indo-Pak talks Blake (13 March 03:18) |
| The US has made it clear that it is not directly involved in talks between India and Pakistan, but encourages them to resume their peace dialogue, even as it said it wants Islamabad to rein ... |
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Pak Taliban warns of retaliatory attacks on security forces (13 March 01:36) |
| The Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan has warned of intensifying attacks on security forces in Bajaur region of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas if does not stop the offensive against extremi... |
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10 killed in suicide attack in Paks Swat valley (13 March 11:36) |
| A suicide bomber rammed his explosives-laden vehicle into a security check-post in Pakistan's restive Swat valley on Saturday killing at least 10 people and injuring 13 others, a day after m... |
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UK Indian jailed for 9 years for raping teenager (13 March 11:36) |
| A British court has sentenced a 23-year-old Indian man to nine years in prison for raping a teenage girl in April last year. |
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We dont have military ties with Pak because of India Putin (12 March 11:27) |
| Highlighting the special status accorded by Russia to its ties with India, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Friday said his country did not have any military cooperation with Pakistan becaus... |
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We have proof of Indias link to Balochistan unrest Pak (12 March 07:27) |
| Pakistan has 'solid evidence' of India's alleged involvement in fomenting unrest in Balochistan province and the government is taking up this matter diplomatically with its Indian counterpar... |
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Af-Pak situation a concern to entire world Putin (12 March 07:27) |
| Russian Federation Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Friday expressed concern over terror groups operating from within Afghanistan and Pakistan, saying it was a threat to the entire world. |
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Exposed Pak establishments mounting terror role (12 March 07:27) |
| More proof of the Pakistan establishment being involved in the terror framework is coming to light. The Mumbai 26/11 attacks brought out for the very first time how much the Pakistan establi... |
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ISI supports LeT other terror outfits in Pak Chidambaram (12 March 05:27) |
| Chidambaram, who chose not to make any mention of Pakistan in his opening remarks at the India Today conclave in New Delhi, voiced New Delhi's concerns over Pakistan-sponsored terrorism duri... |
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Internet helped Qaeda train Nigerian bomber within weeks (12 March 05:27) |
| It was the Internet that helped the Al Qaeda to contact, recruit, train and equip Nigerian 'underwear' bomber Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab 'within weeks' to try to blow up a United States plane... |
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2 blasts in Lahore cantonment 39 killed (12 March 05:27) |
| Two near simultaneous blasts ripped through a market within the heavily guarded cantonment in Lahore on Friday, killing at least four people in the latest in a series of terror attacks acros... |
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Alls not well between Afghanistan and Pak Experts (12 March 05:27) |
| Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai might have described Pakistan and Afghanistan as 'co-joined' twins, but experts believe that there is underlying tension simmering between both nations. |
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Is Earth under attack from an invisible star (12 March 05:27) |
| In what sounds like a chilling script of a Hollywood science fiction, scientists have claimed that an invisible star, five times the size of Jupiter, might be lurking near our solar system, ... |
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