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• December 30, 2002
• Pak was ready to nuke India on breaching border
• LoC conversion could help solve Kashmir issue: PoK leader

• December 29, 2002
• Govt to restrict movement of Pakistani nationals
• Pak sulks over US decision to scrutinise its nationals
• Jamali to face trust vote on Monday

• December 27, 2002
• Six more months to demine Indo-Pak border: Fernandes
• India, Pak to exchange lists of nuclear installations
• 'Pak defied UN arms ban on Bosnia'

• December 26, 2002
• India denies refusing visa to Pakistani cricket delegate
• Using Musharraf for poll campaign justified: Venkaiah
• Three dead, 15 hurt in Pak church attack

• December 25, 2002
• Musharraf has no right to teach India: BJP

• December 24, 2002
• Khatami reminds Pakistan of Shia-Sunni strife
• Musharraf rakes up Gujarat violence issue again
• Mediate with India: Musharraf to Khatami

• December 23, 2002
• No individual can define terrorism: Musharraf

• December 22, 2002
• ISI trying to revive terrorism in Punjab: Report

• December 21, 02
• Giving Haji Pir back to Pak a mistake: Gen Dyal
• Four Jaish terrorists held in Karachi

• December 20, 02
• Pak police, FBI arrest doctor for suspected Al Qaeda links
• Pak scientist offered Saddam nuclear designs

• December 19, 02
• 'US okayed Pakistani repression in Bangladesh in 1971'
• Pak PM to seek vote of confidence on Dec 30

• December 18, 02
• 'Musharraf asks EC to burn records of referendum'
• BJP favours withdrawal of MFN status to Pakistan

• December 14, 02
• Pakistani court releases Jaish chief Masood Azhar
• Anees deported to Pakistan: Report

• December 13, 02
• Pakistan a rogue state: Sinha

• December 11, 02
• US failed to get Pak to stop terrorism: Mishra

• December 9, 02
• Pakistan postpones SAARC summit

• December 7, 02
• India refuses to play ball with Pakistan

• December 6, 2002
• Pakistan to continue pro-active Kashmir policy

• December 5, 2002
• Three dead in Karachi bomb blast
• Pak protests against allegations of nuke links with N Korea
• Russia not focussing on 'Kashmir movement': Pakistan

• December 4, 2002
• Russia asks Pakistan to end terrorism

• December 3, 2002
• Centre compiles proof against Pakistan
• Pak hopeful of Vajpayee's presence at SAARC meet

• December 1, 2002
• PML-Q candidate Baluchistan chief minister

• November 30, 2002
• 'Islamic laws' to govern Pakistani province

• November 29, 2002
• No Preconditions for attending SAARC meet: Pakistan
• Pak says ball in India's court for SAARC summit
• MMA man elected chief minister of NWFP

• November 28, 2002
• New PM to continue Kashmir policy: Musharraf

• November 25, 2002
• New Pakistan govt seeks better ties with India
• Pakistan denies supplying nuclear materials to North Korea

• November 23, 2002
• Jamali sworn in as Pakistani prime minister

• November 22, 2002
• Al-Umar chief reportedly detained in PoK

• November 21, 2002
• Musharraf loyalist Jamali elected new prime minister
• SAARC summit may be put off

• November 20, 2002
• PML-Q candidate likely to be Pakistani prime minister

• November 19, 2002
• PML-Q nominee is parliament speaker
• Army commanders express confidence in Musharraf
• Pak must close down terror camps: British leader

• November 18, 2002
• China backs Musharraf's re-election
• MMA says talks with PML-Q have failed

• November 16, 2002
• Musharraf sworn-in president for another five years
• EU diplomats stay out of Musharraf's swearing-in ceremony
• Vajpayee non-committal on participation in SAARC summit

• November 15, 2002
• 10 members of Bhutto's party shift loyalties
• Court dismisses petition against Musharraf
• Musharraf revives Pakistan's constitution

• November 14, 2002
• Religious parties harden stand on Musharraf

• November 13, 2002
• Pakistani Navy to acquire Chinese frigates
• Musharraf ready to compromise with MMA

• November 12, 2002
• Polls were not under amended constitution: SC
• Pakistan cannot set deadline for SAARC summit: Sinha
• 3 Pakistani fishing boats with 41 crew captured

• November 11, 2002
• Musharraf cancels Cabinet-NSC joint meeting

• November 7, 2002
• Benazir holding secret talks with Musharraf: MMA

• November 6, 2002
• Musharraf defers National Assembly session by a week

• November 5, 2002
• Pakistan accuses India of scuttling SAARC

• November 2, 2002
• India welcomes Commonwealth decision on Pakistan
• PML-Q stakes claim to form government

• November 1, 2002
• Pakistan's suspension from Commonwealth continues
• Musharraf to summon national assembly on November 6

• October 30, 2002
• Commonwealth to review Pakistan polls
• Pak parties fail to reach consensus on govt formation

• October 29, 2002
• India slams Pak for justifying terror

• October 28, 2002
• MMA abandons hardline stance, promises to be flexible

• October 26, 2002
• Commonwealth doubts fairness of Pakistan polls

• October 23, 2002
• SAARC summit from January 11: Pakistan

• October 24, 2002
• Pak religious parties differ on sharing power

• October 22, 2002
• Pakistani doctor held for treating Osama

• October 21, 2002
• Vajpayee will attend SAARC summit: Pakistan
• Pakistan's religious parties to ban cable TV in NWFP

• October 20, 2002
• International forces begin vacating Karachi airport

• October 19, 2002
• Pakistan exchanged nuke tech for missiles: Pallone
• ARD demands fresh presidential election in Pakistan

• October 18, 2002
• India may strike if Islamists get Pakistani nukes: Report
• US believes Pak helped North Korea build nukes
• US administration mum on Pak-N Korea nuclear tie-up
• Pak hardliners looking forward to Vajpayee's visit
• Pakistan government rigged elections: Report

• October 17, 2002
• Pakistan to give 'positive response' to India's troop withdrawal

• October 16, 2002
• Several cops injured as 3 parcel bombs explode in Karachi

• October 12, 2002
• US hails Pak poll results, shrugs off hardliners' victory
• Pakistan's parties in desperate search for allies

• October 11, 2002
• Pro-Taliban alliance makes major gains in Pakistan election
• Musharraf rigged the polls: Benazir, Sharief

• October 10, 2002
• Pak elections may be marked by low turnout: PPP
• Three killed in poll violence in Pakistan

• October 9, 2002
• Questions of credibility continue to haunt Pak polls
• Religious parties expect good showing

• October 8, 2002
• Electoral process being vulgarised: Pakistan rights body
• Pakistan test fires Shaheen-I again

• October 7, 2002
• Pak to test fire 'Shaheen' missile again on Tuesday

• October 4, 2002
• Pakistan missiles based on stolen technology: India
• Pakistan tests medium-range Shaheen missile

• October 3, 2002
• Sharief says he rejected Musharraf's offer for a deal

• October 2, 2002
• Pakistan plans to buy UAVs from US: Jane's

• October 1, 2002
• Rocca discusses Indo-Pak tension with Musharraf
• Musharraf rules to be ratified by parliament: Supreme Court

• September 25, 2002
• Six working for Christian charity killed in Pakistan

• September 20, 2002
• Pak told militants to resume small-scale infiltrations: NYT

• September 19, 2002
• Musharraf accuses India of 'buying' its neighbours

• September 13, 2002
• Bhutto's appeals for contesting polls rejected
• Musharraf to renounce some powers after Oct polls

• September 9, 2002
• Five held in Karachi for plotting to kill Musharraf
• Pak denies move to convert LoC into border

• September 6, 2002
• Interview Pervez Musharraf: 'I am not a permanent feature'

• September 4, 2002
• Musharraf to talk Kashmir, India with Bush
• Sharief to back Benazir's party in government

• August 27, 2002
• Benazir accuses Musharraf regime of pre-election rigging: PTI

• August 26, 2002
• Pak shopping for nuclear equipment, UK worried: PTI

• August 23, 2002
• Red Cross official from Delhi found dead in Islamabad: PTI
• Pakistan alleges India carried out air attacks
• US reopens Karachi consulate at secret location
• Bhutto files nomination from 2 constituencies
• Musharraf has to promote democracy: Bush

• August 22, 2002
• Checking infiltration is India's responsibility: Pak
• Pakistan looking ahead to Musharraf-Vajpayee meeting in NY
• PM may participate in next SAARC summit in Pak
• US concerned about Musharraf's recent decisions

• August 16, 2002
• Benazir, Sharief strike poll deal

• August 13, 2002
• US shuts American Centre in Islamabad

• August 12, 2002
• Cops release fresh list of 150 most wanted terrorists: Report/PTI

• August 10, 2002
• Militants threaten to kill Musharraf: Report
• Christian hospital attackers may have Al Qaeda links: Officials
• UK-based Muslims funding Pak madrassas: Report
• Cable operators arrested for broadcasting Indian channels: PTI

• August 3, 2002
• Shahbaz Sharif to head PML in October polls: PTI

• August 2, 2002
• US reopens arms smuggling case involving Pakistan government

• August 1, 2002
• No immediate plan to retire, says Musharraf: PTI
• Musharraf in Beijing for consultations: PTI
• Benazir plans to stage a dramatic return

• July 31, 2002
• Statute authorising Musharraf's rule to go after Oct polls?: PTI

• July 30, 2002
• Bangladesh welcomes Musharraf's 'apology'

• July 29, 2002
• Musharraf regrets 'excesses' by Pak troops in 1971
• India vitiating peace, security in S Asia: Musharraf/PTI

• July 26, 2002
• Pakistan's war games conclude: PTI
• Hurriyat says PoK is worse than J&K
• Musharraf may withdraw two controversial amendments

• July 23, 2002
• US issues fresh warning against travel to Pakistan: PTI

• July 16, 2002
• US consulate suicide bombing: 2 suspects confess

• July 15, 2002
• Omar Sheikh sentenced to death
• Pakistani religious parties condemn conviction

• July 11, 2002
• Elections: SC shuts door on non-graduates - PTI
• Ministers seeking to contest polls should quit: CEC/PTI
• Pakistani parties demand an end to ban on political activities
• Not possible to completely seal LoC: Pak tells India

• July 10, 2002
• National elections on October 10: Reuters

• July 1, 2002
• Police unearth terrorist camps; plan crackdown: PTI
• US, Pak forces to hold joint exercises: PTI
• Abdul Sattar to rejoin Imran Khan's party, contest polls

• June 20, 2002
• Pakistan cracks down on madrassas

• June 19, 2002
• American woman goes missing in Karachi
• Inamul Haq appointed deputy foreign minister
• MQM warns of 'dismemberment' of Pakistan

• June 18, 2002
• US sends more special agents to Karachi
• Suspected US citizens detained in Pakistan

• June 17, 2002
• US reopens missions in Pakistan
• Religious parties warn Musharraf on Kashmir

• June 15, 2002
• Pakistan hikes defence budget by Rs 14.4 bn
• FBI joins investigation in Karachi attack
• Musharraf calls off all-party meet

• June 14, 2002
• Blast near US consulate in Karachi, 11 killed
• US shuts downs diplomatic missions in Pakistan
• Musharraf accepts Sattar's resignation

• May 29, 2002
• Pakistan to send special envoys to US, Europe

• May 27, 2002
• General brushes aside India's complaints on terrorism
• 'Real democracy' will begin in December: Musharraf
• Musharraf's speech greeted with skepticism in India
• We don't need your sympathy, India's minorities tell Musharraf

• May 24, 2002
• Reimpose missile sanctions against Pakistan: Pallone/PTI

• May 23, 2002
• Musharraf meets top commanders in Islamabad
• Musharraf for crackdown on militants
• Musharraf says he wants to shed power
• Pak tribals warn of war against US forces

• May 22, 2002
• UK to withdraw over 150 employees from Pak
• UK asks nationals in Pakistan to be alert
• Pakistan court gives Benazir 3-year jail term
• Pakistan will not hesitate to use nukes
• US asks Pakistan 'to do all it can' to end terror
• Pakistan vows to defend itself
• Pakistan blames India for Lone's killing

• May 17, 2002
• Border is tense: Nissar Memon

• May 10, 2002
• US ambassador to quit job

• May 9, 2002
• 500 detained over suicide bombing: PTI
• French defence minister in Karachi to visit blast injured
• US condemns 'heinous' bombing

• May 8, 2002
• Suicide bombing in Karachi; ten foreigners killed
• Suicide bomber kills 16 in Karachi
• Musharraf sees attempt to drive a wedge between Pakistan and France
• Pak police may seek international help: PTI

• May 4, 2002
• ISI paid Sheikh Omar's legal fees: Pak official/PTI

• May 1, 2002
• Referendum: Overwhelming support for Musharraf - PTI

• April 30, 2002
• Referendum: Counting of votes begins - PTI

• April 27, 2002
• Supreme court upholds Musharraf's referendum: PTI

• April 26, 2002
• 12 Shiites killed in bomb attack in Punjab
• Musharraf rules out unilateral withdrawal of troops

• April 5, 2002
• Musharraf may launch referendum campaign from Lahore: PTI
• K C Pant to attend SAARC meet in Islamabad
• Pallone asks Pak to extradite Omar Sheikh

• April 4, 2002
• Govt plans to make voting mandatory for referendum
• Musharraf invites religious parties for talks on referendum
• India has not furnished evidence against terrorists: Haider

• April 4, 2002
• India hasn't given proof against wanted men: Pakistan
• Referendum: Musharraf for talks with religious parties

• April 3, 2002
• Cabinet backs Musharraf's referendum plan
• Jamaat challenges Musharraf's referendum move

• April 2, 2002
• Musharraf on surprise visit to Afghanistan
• Al Qaeda suspects turned over to US: Musharraf

• March 30, 2002
• Tikka Khan dead: PTI

• March 26, 2002
• Pak working hard to help US in war against terrorism: Rumsfeld

• March 25, 2002
• Lawlessness, militancy hamper economic recovery: Report/PTI

• March 22, 2002
• US orders non-essential diplomats to leave
• Pak charges Omar in Pearl case

• March 21, 2002
• Pearl case: Chief prosecutor to charge 4 people

• March 19, 2002
• Pakistan expels two Indian diplomats
• Church attack: Pak govt suspends 4 policemen
• Church attack: Powell speaks to Musharraf
• Kofi Annan condemns attack on Pakistan church
• Pak circulating fake currency notes: Sinha
• ISI's Kashmir cell will continue operations: Pak
• Pakistan may release Jaish, Lashkar leaders

• March 14, 2002
• US court indicts Omar

• March 12, 2002
• Pak wants FBI official to testify in Pearl case: PTI
• Pak to issue arms licences to diplomats in Karachi: PTI

• March 9, 2002
• Fulfil 5 demands and we'll talk: Advani tells Pak/PTI
• Advani declines invitation to visit Pak: PTI

• February 27, 2002
• US military plane shot at in Pakistan
• Pakistan airman guns down six colleagues

• February 26, 2002
• US wants Pearl murder suspects extradited: PTI
• Pak hints at extraditing Sheikh Omar: PTI
• Cops probing Pearl's murder receive death threats: PTI

• February 12, 2002
• Two ex-ISI officers detained in Pearl kidnapping case: PTI

• February 8, 2002
• Don't place blind trust in Musharraf: Benazir/PTI
• Italy expresses concern over Indo-Pak tension: PTI

• February 5, 2002
• Pak family held for overstaying in India
• Pak denies extradition report in Pearl case: PTI

• January 31, 2002
• Pak to remain suspended from C'wealth meetings: PTI

• January 24, 2002
• India gives Pak details of terrorists
• Indians in 'wanted list' being traced: Pakistan
• FBI chief meets Musharraf, discusses terrorism
• General election in October: Musharraf

• January 23, 2002
• Musharraf's speech a step in right direction: Annan/PTI
• Musharraf to visit US from Feb 12-14: PTI
• Pak ready for no war pact: Musharraf

• January 22, 2002
• Musharraf to visit US: PTI

• January 20, 2002
• Militant outfits threaten to target Musharraf: PTI

• January 18, 2002
• India cannot sit in judgment: Musharraf
• India sending mixed signals: Musharraf
• Diplomatic tension easing after Powell visit: Pak

• January 14, 2002
• Indian response could have been warmer: Pak/PTI

• January 12, 2002
• Musharraf bans LeT, JeM, other groups
• Terror is against our interest: Musharraf

• January 10, 2002
• Senior Jaish leader arrested: PTI

• January 8, 2002
• Musharraf worried about US's pro-India tilt: Report/PTI
• US senators optimistic about Indo-Pak relations: PTI

• January 7, 2002
• Musharraf convenes meet to discuss fate of militant groups: PTI
• China threatens to walk out of military port project: PTI

• December 26, 2001
• We don't want war with India: Pakistan
• 'Internal pressure led to Azhar's arrest'
• 30 Jaish-e-Mohammed members arrested

• December 24, 2001
• Pakistan freezes assets of LeT
• Pakistan army cancels leave, on high alert
• Action against LeT, if there is proof: Pervez

• December 20, 2001
• Jiang-Musharraf open summit talks; S Asia, Afghanistan top agenda: PTI

• December 10, 2001
• Russia set to launch first Pak satellite: PTI
• Musharraf to vist Dhaka while returning from China: PTI

• December 6, 2001
• Rafique Zakaria's book on Jinnah has Pakistanis fuming: PTI

• November 30, 2001
• US may revive defence ties with Pakistan
• Sharief's kin return to S Arabia after threats of arrest
• US feared ISI during Clinton's Pak visit: NYT Report

• November 29, 2001
• Lashkar chief blames Pakistan for Afghan war
• Heavy firing by Pakistani rangers along IB, LoC
• Pak govt issued notice on scientists' detention

• November 28, 2001
• Musharraf's wife house-hunting in the US
• Retaliatory Indian firing destroys 16 Pakistan bunkers
• 2000 Sikhs in Pak for Guru's birth anniversary
• Sharief's family members return to Pak

• November 27, 2001
• Killing of J&K civilians terrorism: Musharraf
• Take greater interest in Pak affairs: US urged

• November 24, 2001
• Anti-tank rocket fired at Karachi: PTI
• Musharraf ready to meet Vajpayee in Nepal: Spokesman/PTI
• Kashmir will be focus of talks with India: Musharraf/PTI
• 'Revise' policy on Kashmir, Benazir tells Musharraf: PTI

• November 22, 2001
• Bhutto's India visit may be politically significant

• November 12, 2001
• Musharraf has no plans to step down in 2002
• Musharraf's security beefed up

• November 6, 2001
• Benazir's father-in-law released

• November 5, 2001
• Pak troops build-up near LoC, IB continues: PTI

• November 1, 2001
• Pak army build-up in Akhnoor, Ganganagar sectors

• October 30, 2001
• Pakistan extends invitation to Vajpayee
• Pak denies scientists have been handed over to US
• Musharraf has no immediate plans for broad-based govt in Pak: PTI
• Pakistan releases 196 Indian fishermen

• October 29, 2001
• 11 held for Pak church killings; politicians blame India
• Israel wants Pervez Musharraf to stay

• October 24, 2001
• Pakistan downplays Musharraf's outburst against India: PTI

• October 23, 2001
• Pakistan seeks clarifications on LoC situation from Indian envoy: PTI

• October 11, 2001
• Pakistan to get additional aid from US, World Bank: PTI

• October 10, 2001
• Fire breaks out in army headquarters
• Pak man convicted of 100 murders commits suicide

• September 6, 2001
• Pak invites families of Indian PoWs
• Former Pak chief justice attacks military rule
• 'We want freedom from Pak's rulers'
• Pak encompasses worst of everything: CIA

• September 4, 2001
• Musharraf to raise K-word at General Assembly
• Kumaratunga to seek military aid from Pak

• September 3, 2001
• Pak rakes up Kashmir at racism meet
• MQM demands self-determination for Sindh

• August 28, 2001
• Ahmediya shrine razed, 28 arrested, in Pak

• August 25, 2001
• Pakistan chickens out of crackdown on jihadis

• August 24, 2001
• No plan to ban militant outfits: Pak
• Pakistan parties protest crackdown
• Al-Badr vows to defy Pakistani government
• Musharraf remark doesn't reflect Kashmir reality: Omar

• August 23, 2001
• Militants flay govt for crack down
• Kuwait bans visas for Pakistanis

• August 21, 2001
• Militant groups resist ban on fund collections, signboards
• Myth and reality of a Pakistani madrasa

• August 20, 2001
• Pak politicians upset with ISI interference
• No assurance on not raising 'K' word: Pak

• August 16, 2001
• Pak crackdown on banned groups, 100 held

• August 14, 2001
• Musharraf unveils four-phase democracy plan
• 'Threat to Pakistan from within, not outside'
• Pakistan bans two local terrorist groups
• One-time waiver to Pak on US military parts embargo

• August 13, 2001
• Musharraf to unveil democracy plan on I-Day

• August 9, 2001
• Benazir blames Taleban for her downfall
• Musharraf may announce poll dates on Aug 14

• August 6, 2001
• Motivated by religion, Pak army is best: Musharraf

• August 3, 2001
• PTV intensifies anti-India propaganda

• August 2, 2001
• Musharraf orders crackdown against terrorists
• PoK outfit asks UN to book Musharraf as war criminal
• Pakistan is falling apart, warns Bhutto

• July 30, 2001
• Top Pakistani defence official shot dead
• Benazir for 'safe & open' Indo-Pak border
• Rocca to meet Taleban envoy in Pakistan

• July 29, 2001
• Pak to nominate army man as PoK president: PTI

• July 26, 2001
• We'll respond to CBMs on merit: Pak

• July 25, 2001
• Toll in Pakistan downpour rises to 201

• July 24, 2001
• Heavy rains kill over 100 in Pakistan
• Hayat to head govt in Pak-occupied Kashmir

• July 23, 2001
• Sharp decline in Pakistan's defence imports

• July 20, 2001
• Pakistan to protect Indo-Iran gas pipeline
• Pakistan unveils MBT Al-Khalid

• July 12, 2001
• Nawaz Sharief to relocate to London

• July 6, 2001
• Right-wing party wins PoK elections

• May 23-July 23, 2001
• Indo-Pak Summit 2001

• May 30, 2001
• Pak Rangers resort to indiscriminate firing along IB

• May 26, 2001
• UN panel flays Pak for not enforcing curbs against Taleban

• May 23, 2001
• People's League chairman taken into custody

• May 19, 2001
• Deport Pak Admiral, rules judge
• Pak may ban sectarian outfits: Minister

• May 18, 2001
• Senior religious leader killed in Karachi

• May 16, 2001
• Pakistani Admiral's Deportation Imminent

• May 15, 2001
• Pak launches first indigenously built trainer aircraft

• May 12, 2001
• Pakistan opposes NMD

• May 11, 2001
• Chinese premier visits Pakistan

• May 10, 2001
• Pak troops begin exercises

• May 9, 2001
• Musharraf vows to raise J&K at all fora

• May 8, 2001
• Pakistan denies plotting to kill Tejpal

• May 5, 2001
• Benazir to lose her Swiss millions

• May 4, 2001
• Musharraf may take over as president on August 14
• Musharraf confesses to lying

• May 3, 2001
• Pak refuses entry to Taleban ministers

• May 2, 2001
• Pakistan calls US report flawed
• No advance notice about military exercise, claims Pakistan

• May 1, 2001
• Pak opposition stages pro-democracy rally

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