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Pak for ‘constructive engagement’

Pakistan on Thursday said it is looking forward to a “constructive engagement” between President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at their upcoming meeting but there will be no compr

Saeed taunts US: ‘Why not kill me like Osama?’

Hafiz Saeed arrives for a press conference in Rawa-lpindi Wednesday. 	— AFP

A combative Hafiz Mohammad Saeed, Jamaat-ud-Dawah chief, on Wednesday dared the United States to carry out a military raid against him like the one that killed Osama bin Laden, saying he was not hidin

Saif’s Agent Vinod spooks Pak censors

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Pakistan’s censor board has banned Bollywood film Agent Vinod, which was due to be released this Friday, as the movie contains references to the ISI that could hurt the sentiments of Pakistani people.

Yasin wants to face Pak panel

Kashmiri separatist leader Yasin Malik has petitioned a Pakistani panel probing the memo scandal that he should be given an opportunity to refute claims by a controversial American businessman about h

Pak panel India visit March 14

A Pakistani court conducting the trial of LeT’s Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi and six other suspects in the Mumbai attacks on Tuesday issued a notification stating that a judicial panel would visit India on March 14 to interview key Indian officials as part of the probe into the 2008 strikes.

Zardari, Gilani to face showdown with court today

The fate of Pakistan’s embattled leaders, including President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani, could be decided when the Supreme Court takes up the “Memogate” scandal and high-profile corruption cases on Monday, as the beleaguered government sought Parliament’s support amid signals that the Army would rally behind the court.

Pak clears import of 16 veggies from India

Pakistani authorities have cleared the import of 16 vegetables and raw jute from India through the Wagah land border in order to bring down prices in the domestic market and added 18 more items to the list of goods that can be imported from the neighbouring country.

Pak: Need to ‘rewrite’ our terms with U.S.

Pakistan on Thursday said its relations with the US, marked by “many ups and downs” this year, had reached a point where it had become necessary to “rewrite” the bilateral terms of engagement in order to bring ties on an even keel.

‘No compromise on credibility’

Pakistan on Thursday said it will take steps to maintain the credibility of its nuclear deterrence following India’s decision to acquire a Russian nuclear attack submarine on a 10-year lease. “We are looking at these developments very closely. Rest assured, there will be no compromise in terms of maintaining the credibility of our deterrence,” foreign office spokesman Abdul Basit said during a weekly news briefing.

Pak minister offers to quit, PM ‘tears it up’

Facing severe criticism over her handling of government affairs, Pakistan’s information minister Firdous Ashiq Awan offered to resign on Sunday, but Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani “tore up” her res

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