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Pak withdraws plea to extend Hafiz Saeed' house arrest
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Oct. 14 (ANI): The government of Pakistan's Punjab Province has withdrawn a request to extend the house arrest of banned Jamaat-ud Dawa (JuD) chief Hafiz Saeed and four of his associates under the Anti-Terrorism Act.
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ECP rejects registration of Hafiz Saeed's party
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], Oct 11 (ANI): The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Wednesday rejected the application for registration of Milli Muslim League (MML), which is the political face of Hafiz Saeed's Jamaat ud Dawa (JuD), as a political party.
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Militancy is being mainstreamed in Islamabad and it's not surprising, says
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], October 11 (ANI): The acceptance of the idea that - Pakistan has not only been internalising, but mainstreaming militancy and terrorism - by the world comes as no surprise to a Pakistani columnist, as he mentions that theirs is a "country, where a convicted terrorist li
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Deradicalisation of terror groups won't work in Pakistan, says expert
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Oct 5 (ANI): The deradicalisation of terror groups by the army would not work in Pakistan, rather it will strengthen them, an expert has said.
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Hafiz Saeed sends Rs. 100m defamation notice to Pak Foreign minister
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Sept 30 (ANI): Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) chief and the mastermind of Mumbai terrorist attack Hafiz Saeed has sent a Rs. 100 million defamation notice to Pakistan's Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif for his remarks at the Asia Society forum in New York earlier this week.
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Pak Senator calls for investigation on reports about intelligence agencies
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Sept 30 (ANI): A Senator in Pakistan, Farhatullah Babar, has called for a probe on recent report that intelligence agencies were "shielding" terrorists in the country.
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Pakistan Govt. seeks ban on MML backed by Hafiz Saeed
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 30 (ANI): Pakistan's interior ministry has directed the electoral commission to bar a new party, backed by Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) founder Hafiz Saeed, from politics.
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Haqqanis, Hafiz Saeed were 'darlings' of the US for decades: Pakistan FM A
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
New York [U.S.A.], Sept.27 (ANI): Clarifying Pakistan's position, Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif has refused to accept the blame for the presence of the Haqqani Network and Hafiz Saeed in his country, saying it was United States that regarded these 'terrorists' as the darlings of the White H
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Pakistan can use Rohingyas as terrorists, says J&K Deputy CM
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] Sept 27 (ANI): Jammu and Kashmir Deputy Chief Minister Nirmal Singh on Wednesday said Pakistan can use Rohingyas as terrorists.
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ED tells court Separatist Shabir Shah admits to receiving terror financing
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 23 (ANI): The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Saturday told a Delhi court that Jammu and Kashmir separatist leader Shabir Shah has admitted to receiving funds from Pakistan's terror outfits to spread terror in Jammu and Kashmir and others parts of India.
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Former Pak envoy questions Islamabad's double standard on terrorism
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Sept 22 (ANI): Former ambassador of Pakistan to United States, Husain Haqqani has questioned Islamabad's double standard on terrorism, saying that the latter fights some of the terror groups while encouraging some others.
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JuD's win in Pak polls will be a big reason to worry: Defence expert
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 19 (ANI): Defence Expert P.K. Sehgal on Tuesday said that if a party helmed by dreaded terrorist Hafiz Muhammad Saeed does well in Pakistan elections then it will be a big reason of worry for India and other neighbouring countries.
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