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Islamabad, April 24 (DPA) Top leader of pro-Taliban militants in Pakistan has directed his comrades “to immediately cease their activities” as the government inches toward signing a peace accord with the rebels, media reports said Thursday. Baitullah Mehsud, the head of the country’s umbrella militant group Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), issued the orders Wednesday […]
New Delhi, April 24 (IANS) Ahead of his visit to Islamabad next month, External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee Thursday asked Pakistan to release and provide consular access to 641 Indian fishermen and prisoners currently languishing in its jails. “The (Indian) government expects the government of Pakistan to implement the recommendations of the judicial […]
Srinagar, April 24 (IANS) The airing of Pakistani television channels by local cable operators has been banned following directives from the union information and broadcasting ministry, an official said here Thursday. “As per the orders given by the government of India we have directed the cable operators to block all Pakistan based television channels,†Sheikh […]
Srinagar, Apr.24 (ANI): Cable operators in the Kashmir Valley said on Thursday that four Pakistan television channels have been pulled off the air in the region.
According to the cable operators, they were told that since they did not have the necessary government clearance, they could not broadcast the channels.
The four […]
By Dipankar De Sarkar
London, April 24 (IANS) More than 70 years after Myanmar opted for independence from the Indian administration, its second largest city and former imperial capital is more Chinese than Indian, a Harvard academic and writer said. Mandalay’s transformation, Harvard Business School professor Tarun Khanna told a meeting of businessmen in […]
Islamabad/New Delhi, April 24 (IANS) India Thursday formally joined the Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan and India (TAPI) gas pipeline project as Indian Petroleum Minister Murli Deora met Pakistan Prime Minister Syed Yusaf Raza Gillani in the first high-level contact between the two neighbours after Pakistani elections . The oil and gas ministers from the four […]
New Delhi, April 24 (IANS) Dennis Lillee was a legend even in his playing days. The man who gave pace bowling a new meaning with his aggression and accuracy may no longer be a terror on the field, but the aura has not diminished. He is still an inspiration for upcoming generations and […]
Peshawar, Apr 24 (ANI): A shopkeeper has been shot dead by militants in the restive Pakistani tribal region accusing him of spying for US forces.
The body of the tribesman, who used to run a grocery store in a town near the Afghan border, was dumped in Miranshah.
This man has met […]
Islamabad, Apr 24 (ANI): The Pakistan Government on Wednesday said that it is actively considering the issue of clemency plea for Sarabjit Singh, the Indian national on death row in Pakistan.
The issue is under active consideration, Pakistan’s Foreign Office spokesman Mohammad Sadiq told a press conference.
We have received a request from […]
Lahore, Apr 24 (ANI): The family members of Sarabjit Singh, the Indian national on death row in Pakistan, have been allowed to meet him inside the Kot Lakhpat Jail here.
Sarabjit’s daughters Swapandeep and Poonam, his wife Sukhpreet Kaur, his sister Dalbir Kaur and her husband Baldev Singh entered Pakistan via the Wagah […]