Singh tones down rhetoric: Mastermind of Mumbai attacks remains to be identified: China
NEW DELHI, Dec 23: A day after Foreign Minister Pranab Mukherjee came close to creating a scare when he declared that India might act on its own if the world failed...
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Mullen all praise for Gen Kayani
WASHINGTON, Dec 23: The United States places much emphasis on its ties with the Pakistani military for ending tensions between India and Pakistan and for winning the war against terror, says the top military official....
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Senators call for review of role in war on terror
ISLAMABAD, Dec 23: Senators on Tuesday called for a review of Pakistan’s role in the ‘war on terror’ and suggested the redeployment of troops from the country’s western border to the eastern border in the light of provocations by India....
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UN official praises Pakistan’s cooperation
WASHINGTON, Dec 23: A senior UN official has said that Pakistan has extended full cooperation in implementing UN sanctions against Jamaatud Dawa and Lashkar-e-Taiba....
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Interpol chief says India yet to provide evidence
ISLAMABAD, Dec 23: Interpol’s secretary-general Ronald Noble said here on Tuesday that India had not provided to him names of suspects and evidences about last month’s terrorist attacks in Mumbai....
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Mullah Omar denies talks with Kabul
KABUL, Dec 23: Taliban leader Mullah Mohammad Omar on Tuesday refuted reports of any talks between the Afghan government and the militants on ways to put an end to the seven-year militancy....
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India says terrorists killed police chief Karkare
NEW DELHI, Dec 23: The Indian government told parliament on Tuesday that there was no conspiracy other than the terror attack on Mumbai last month that killed a police officer trusted...
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Pakistani admits to helping air Hezbollah broadcasts
NEW YORK, Dec 23: The Pakistan-born owner of a satellite television company has pleaded guilty to providing material aid to Hezbollah by letting customers receive broadcasts from its television station....
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Speaker halts probe into Farah Dogar case
ISLAMABAD, Dec 23: National Assembly Speaker Fehmida Mirza on Tuesday ruled out a house panel probe involving the chief justice to proceed until a presumed legal hitch is cleared by the Islamabad High Court (IHC), possibly by mid-January....
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India arrests 12 Pakistani fishermen
NEW DELHI, Dec 23: India said on Tuesday it had arrested 12 Pakistani fishermen and their boat after they strayed into its territorial waters, an event that would be routine, but for the prevailing tensions between the two countries....
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Gas exporting states set up forum
MOSCOW, Dec 23: Gas exporting states on Tuesday finalised the creation of a new Qatar-based forum aimed at coordinating gas policy that consumer countries fear could become the gas equivalent of oil cartel Opec....
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Iraq speaker resigns; foreign troops’ mandate extended
BAGHDAD, Dec 23: Iraqi parliament speaker Mahmud Mashhadani said on Tuesday that he will resign, ending a political crisis that had thrown into doubt arrangements for a British troop presence into next year....
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Giant pandas in historic trip to Taiwan
TAIPEI, Dec 23: Two giant pandas made their long-anticipated, groundbreaking trip from China to Taiwan on Tuesday, in the latest sign of fast thawing ties between the two former rivals....
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Suicide bombers available
LAHORE, Dec 23: A suicide bomber can also be bought to settle personal scores, says the police investigation into the Bhakkar blast which left over two dozen people dead in August....
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Pakistan being urged to catch culprits: US: Mumbai terror attacks
WASHINGTON, Dec 23: The United States has been urging Pakistan ‘every single day’ to catch those responsible for the Mumbai terror attacks, says the US State Department....
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Curbs on Dawa under UN resolution: FO
ISLAMABAD, Dec 23: By implementing UN’s Security Council Resolution 1267, Pakistan has fulfilled its international obligations as a responsible UN member....
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India ignores EU Troika plan to defuse tension
ISLAMABAD, Dec 23: The European Union ‘Troika’ is reported to have shelved its plan to mediate between Pakistan and India in the wake of the Mumbai attacks after getting a negative response from India....
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Army rejects Indian claim of arresting Pakistani
ISLAMABAD, Dec 23: The army has rejected India’s claim of arresting a Pakistani soldier and two other ‘suicide attackers’....
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