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Musharraf's counsel files petition for removal of terrorism charges
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Mar. 14 (ANI): Former Pakistan president General (Retd.) Pervez Musharraf's counsel has filed two petitions in the Islamabad High Court seeking removal of terrorism charges against the former military ruler in the judges' detention case and nullification of pe
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Trump criticises Obama's decision to release Guantanamo Bay prisoners
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar. 7 (ANI): U.S. President Donald Trump early Tuesday took to twitter to criticise previous administration's decision to reduce the population at the. detention facility of Guantanamo Bay, which houses terrorism suspects, by repatriating detainees to their homelands
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JuD reappears with new name days after crackdown on its leadership
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], Feb.4 (ANI): The Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) has once again changed its name to Tehreek Azadi Jammu and Kashmir (TAJK - Movement for Freedom of Kashmir) post the detention of its leader Hafiz Saeed and a crackdown on its activities.
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UN calls on Maldives to release former Defence Minister Col. Mohamed Nazim
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Male [The Maldives], Jan.29 (ANI): The UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (UNWGAD) has called on the Government of Maldives to immediately release former defence minister Colonel (Retired) Mohamed Nazim who is under arrest allegedly for trying to engineer a coup.
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69 Pakistanis under detention in Saudi Arabia on terrorism charges
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Jeddah [Saudi Arabia], Jan. 24(ANI): The arrest of a Pakistani woman in Jeddah's Al-Naseem district during a security operation on Saturday has raised the number of Pakistanis detained for involvement in terror activities to 69.
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Musharraf demands 'foolproof security' to return to Pakistan
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Jan. 14 (ANI): Former Pakistan president General (Retd.) Pervez Musharraf has filed an application in an anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Islamabad seeking "foolproof security" in order to be able to return to the country and appear in court in the judges' d
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India demands immediate consular access to Kulbhushan Jadhav: MEA
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec. 8 (ANI): With Pakistan Prime Minister's Advisor on Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz yesterday admitting that the government was presented with only insufficient evidence on alleged Indian spy Kulbhushan Jadhav who is under detention, the Ministry of External Affairs (
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Bangladeshi migrant killed in UK detention centre
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], Dec. 4 (ANI): An elderly Bangladeshi immigrant, who had been living in the United Kingdom without proper documents, was killed in an immigration facility in Greater London.
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Hyderabad Police detains 5 with Rs 95 lakh in new currency
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Hyderabad [India] Dec.2 (ANI): Hyderabad Police has confirmed the detention of five people, including a lady with a total cash of Rs 95 lakh 18 thousand in new currency of Rs 2000 and Rs 100 denomination.
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Arrest, deportation of Baloch and human rights activists by Thailand invit
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Bangkok [Thailand], Nov.30 (ANI): The detention and deportation of two Baloch political activists and a human rights campaigner by authorities in Thailand has invited global condemnation.
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Refugees' resettlement: Australia announces "one-off" deal
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
London [UK], Nov. 13 (ANI): Australia has announced a landmark "one-off" resettlement deal with the United States for some refugees held at its remote offshore detention facilities on Nauru and Manus Island.
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Rahul Gandhi released after third detention, says "this is Modi'
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov. 3 (ANI): Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi who was released after being detained for a third time as he tried to join the protest against the alleged suicide of an ex-serviceman, lashed out at the Centre highlighting the dictatorial condition under the leadership o
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