Islamabad, The international community must condemn the Nov 26 NATO attacks on Pakistani posts so that such incidents do not take place in future, said a Pakistani minister. NATO airstrikes on two Pakistan Army checkposts in Mohmand Agency Nov 26 left 24 soldiers dead, sparking outrage in the country. Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Firdous Ashiq Awan Sunday urged the international community to condemn the NATO attacks in a befitting manner. Talking to PTV, she said Pakistan had rendered great sacrifices in the war against terror. She added that the international community should condemn the attacks on Pakistani posts to avoid such incidents in future. She asked all the political parties to shun petty differences and work for strengthening democracy and protecting sovereignty and stability of Pakistan, reported Associated Press of ...
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Amritsar, January 24 (DMS)- Expressing concern over the increase in the number of attacks on Indian students in Australia, veteran Congress leader and MP Partap Singh Bajwa has urged Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to send an all-party parliamentary delegation to Australia to study the deteriorating situation there. Bajwa has also asked the Australian Government to take the necessary steps to check the “unbridled violence” against Indian students who had opted to go to that country after spending billions of dollars and had given a big boost to the economy of Australia with their efforts and money. “The PM should give personal attention to the issue. A large number of Indian students have gone to Australia after spending huge amounts and with very high hopes and ambitions. But their dreams have gone sour with increasing attacks against them. The Australian Government should also realise its duty to ensure the safety and security of Indians and to protect them against violence which has become a blot on an otherwise safe, secure and developed country,” said ...
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