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Indus Water Commissioners to meet amid Pakistani rhetoric

Indus Water Commissioners to meet amid Pakistani rhetoric

New Delhi, March 9 (IANS) Amid a pause in the composite dialogue between India and Pakistan, the Indus Water Commissioners of the two countries are set to meet in May against the backdrop of anti-India rhetoric whipped up by Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) chief Hafiz Saeed over the water issue.

Rejecting charges of

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India rubbishes Pakistan’s charge about Lahore blast

India rubbishes Pakistan’s charge about Lahore blast

New Delhi, March 9 (IANS) India Tuesday rubbished Pakistani Interior Minister Rehman Malik's accusations about its involvement in Monday's Lahore blast as 'absolutely baseless'.

'These charges are absolutely baseless,' government sources said here Tuesday.

'We are not going to dignify it with an official response,' the sources added.

This is not the first

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Suspected US drone strike kills five in Pakistan

Suspected US drone strike kills five in Pakistan

Islamabad, March 9 (DPA) A suspected US drone attack Monday in Pakistan's tribal region near the Afghan border killed at least five people, an intelligence official said.

Three more people were injured in the aerial strike that targeted a house in Miran Shah, the main town in tribal district North Waziristan,

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12 die as suicide bomber strikes at Lahore (Third Lead)

12 die as suicide bomber strikes at Lahore (Third Lead)

Lahore, March 8 (IANS) Acting once again with impunity, terrorists rammed a car packed with over 600 kg of explosives into a building housing the Federal Investigative Agency (FIA) in the capital of Pakistan's Punjab province, officials said. At least 12 people were killed

The FIA building, located in the upscale

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11 killed, 68 hurt in Lahore suicide car bombing

11 killed, 68 hurt in Lahore suicide car bombing

Lahore, March 8 (IANS) Eleven people were killed and 68 injured when a bomber rammed a car stuffed with explosives into a building housing an investigative agency in this Pakistani city, the police said.

The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) building, located in the upmarket residential Model Town neighbourhood, was teeming with

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Eight dead, 45 hurt in Lahore blast

Eight dead, 45 hurt in Lahore blast

Lahore, March 8 (IANS) Eight people were killed and 45 injured Monday when a suicide bomber struck at a building housing an investigative agency in this Pakistani city, police said.

The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) building, located in the upmarket residential Model Town neighbourhood, was teeming with employees when the

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Kashmiri Pandits oppose rebels’ surrender and rehabilitation

Kashmiri Pandits oppose rebels’ surrender and rehabilitation

Chandigarh, March 7 (IANS) Strongly condemning the proposed surrender and rehabilitation policy for militants returning from Pakistan-administered Kashmir, an organisation of Kashmiri Pandits Sunday said this policy would pose a serious threat for the national security.

'We are totally against the surrender and rehabilitation policy pursued by the Jammu and Kashmir

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Hafiz Saeed issue was strongly raised with Pakistan: India

Hafiz Saeed issue was strongly raised with Pakistan: India

New Delhi, March 7 (IANS) Surprised over Islamabad's statement that Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) chief Hafiz Saeed did not figure in the Feb 25 foreign secretary-level talks, India Sunday said the 'unhindered freedom' the terrorist chief enjoys in Pakistan was 'strongly' raised during the parleys held here.

'India has been demanding action against

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Indian military doctrine dangerous, ours defensive: Pakistan

Indian military doctrine dangerous, ours defensive: Pakistan

Islamabad, March 7 (IANS) Pakistan has said its military doctrine was 'purely defensive in nature' and termed India's 'massive militarisation as dangerous' for peace and stability of South Asia.

Brushing aside India's criticism of Pakistan for acquiring modern weapons from the US, foreign office spokesperson Abdul Basit Saturday said: 'Our military

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245 terrorists killed in Kashmir in 2009

245 terrorists killed in Kashmir in 2009

New Delhi, March 7 (IANS) Security forces killed 245 terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir last year, when the number of infiltration attempts by militants from Pakistan went up marginally, according to official figures.

'Attempts at infiltration from across the LoC (saw) a marginal increase during 2009,' Minister of State for Home

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