Give top priority to K-issue: Fazl

NISAR AHMED THOKAR

Islamabad, Jan 13: The chairman of All Parties Parliamentary Kashmir Committee (APPKC) Moulana Fazl-ur-Rehman on Thursday asked the present dispensation in Pakistan to give top priority to Kashmir issue.“Further delay in this regard would be detrimental for the region’s peace and security”, Fazl More

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Common medical entrance exam put on hold

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Hyderabad, Jan 13: A proposal to introduce a Common Medical Entrance Test was today officially put on hold with the Centre and the state governments deciding to have more discussions in the matter before taking any decision. At a state health ministers' meeting here, a resolution was passed More

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Chib seeks more medical colleges in JK

Hyderabad, Jan 13: Highlighting the urgent need for opening more medical colleges in the State, the Minister for Medical Education, R. S. Chib has reiterated that key to effective health care delivery requires well qualified and skilled professionals, which can only be achieved by raising the standard More

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'Issuing of stapled visas by China unacceptable'

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New Delhi, Jan 13: India today described as "unacceptable" the issuing of stapled visas to residents of Jammu and Kashmir and Arunachal Pradesh by China."Issuing of stapled visas is unacceptable to India," Defence Minister A K Antony told reporters here.He was responding to queries about the More

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Samjhauta Express blast probe moving at snail's pace: Pak

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Islamabad, Jan 13: Pakistan today accused India of conducting the probe into the 2007 Samjhauta Express train blast at a "snail's pace", as it asked New Delhi to share with Islamabad "at the earliest" the latest developments in the case in which 42 of its nationals were killed. "We hope that More

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Aseemanand remanded to 14 days judicial custody

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Panchkula (Haryana), Jan 13: Swami Aseemanand, the main accused in the 2007 Samjhauta Express blast, was today remanded to 14 days judicial custody by a court here. Counsel for the right-wing Hindu group Abhinav Bharat member said the National Investigation Agency (NIA) told the court that it More

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Maoists for regulating open border between India, Nepal

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Kathmandu, Jan 13: Maoists, who are set to stake claim to form a new government in Nepal, have dismissed reports that India is their "principal enemy", but highlighted the need to regulate the open border with the neighbouring country and favoured visas for Indian visitors. "We are ready to More

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NIA chargesheets 30 SIMI activists in ‘terror’ camp case

Kochi, Jan 13: The National Investigating Agency today filed a chargesheet against 30  SIMI activists from nine states accusing them of sedition, waging war against the state and other offences for holding a ‘terror’ training camp in Kerala in 2007 to carry out attacks in India. The More

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‘No foreign pressure acceptable on N Waziristan operations’

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Islamabad, Jan 13: Pakistan today said it would not accept any foreign pressure for launching a military operation against militants in North Waziristan tribal region, described as a safe haven for al-Qaeda elements. "The US knows full well our position, our viewpoint on full-scale operations More

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