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Trying our best to satisfy India on 26/11 probe: Pakistan Interior Secretary
Pakistan's Interior Secretary Chaudhary Qamar Zaman arrived in Delhi today for the Home Secretary-level meeting to be held in New Delhi on Monday.Speaking to reporters after his arrival, Zaman said Islamabad was trying its best to satisfy India on the probe into the 26/11 Mumbai attacks.He also said that he would talk about providing voice samples ...
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Government planning 25% troop cut in J&K as confidence building measure
The Government is considering reducing the strength of security forces deployed in Jammu and Kashmir by 25 per cent as a confidence building measure.Home Secretary Gopal K Pillai also said that India was planning to unilaterally issue six-month multiple entry permits for people of Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir (PoK) wanting to visit Jammu and Kashmir t...
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No specific threats ahead of Obama visit, says Home Secretary
With Delhi and Mumbai gearing up for President Obama's visit, the government says that there are no specific security threats. "All arrangements are in place... we hope it will be a successful visit," said Home Secretary GK Pillai to NDTV.Pillai also elaborated on his comments yesterday - he had said, "We could say that we were disappointed t...
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Menon: Nexus between terror and Pak establishment growing stronger
India's National Security Advisor, Shivshankar Menon, has said that the nexus between terror and the Pakistani establishment is getting stronger. He added that clear links between Pakistan's establishment and Pakistani-American terrorist David Headley have been established during Headley's recent interrogation by Indian investigators. Menon w...
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No Army in Naxal-hit areas, says Home Secretary G K Pillai
In the first official statement since the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) meeting last month, Home Secretary G K Pillai has confirmed that the government will not deploy the Army in Naxal-hit areas.Home Minister P Chidambaram had earlier publicly supported the deployment of troops in Maoist areas, while Defence Minister A K Antony had been oppo...
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Kashmir protesters exploiting teenagers: Home Secretary
The Kashmir Valley is tense after two more civilians, including a young boy, were allegedly killed in CRPF firing on Monday.With the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) coming under attack for the death of civilians in Jammu and Kashmir, Home Secretary G K Pillai has said that, people who break curfew and attack police posts cannot be termed as "in...
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Army to help strengthen state police against Maoists: G K Pillai
As the Cabinet Committee on Security meets today on the Home Ministry's proposal for greater assistance from the Army in tackling the Maoists, Home Secretary G K Pillai told NDTV his ministry wants state police to play a key role with assistance from central paramilitary forces.On being asked about his ministry's take on the Army's role in anti-Nax...
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Headley should get at least 20-year sentence: Pillai
Home Secretary G K Pillai has told NDTV that anything less than a 20-year sentence for David Coleman Headley would be inappropriate.
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Trying our best to satisfy India on 26/11 probe: Pakistan Interior Secretary
Pakistan's Interior Secretary Chaudhary Qamar Zaman arrived in Delhi today for the Home Secretary-level meeting to be held in New Delhi on Monday.Speaking to reporters after his arrival, Zaman said Islamabad was trying its best to satisfy India on the probe into the 26/11 Mumbai attacks.He also said that he would talk about providing voice samples ...
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Government planning 25% troop cut in J&K as confidence building measure
The Government is considering reducing the strength of security forces deployed in Jammu and Kashmir by 25 per cent as a confidence building measure.Home Secretary Gopal K Pillai also said that India was planning to unilaterally issue six-month multiple entry permits for people of Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir (PoK) wanting to visit Jammu and Kashmir t...
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No specific threats ahead of Obama visit, says Home Secretary
With Delhi and Mumbai gearing up for President Obama's visit, the government says that there are no specific security threats. "All arrangements are in place... we hope it will be a successful visit," said Home Secretary GK Pillai to NDTV.Pillai also elaborated on his comments yesterday - he had said, "We could say that we were disappointed t...
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Menon: Nexus between terror and Pak establishment growing stronger
India's National Security Advisor, Shivshankar Menon, has said that the nexus between terror and the Pakistani establishment is getting stronger. He added that clear links between Pakistan's establishment and Pakistani-American terrorist David Headley have been established during Headley's recent interrogation by Indian investigators. Menon w...
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No Army in Naxal-hit areas, says Home Secretary G K Pillai
In the first official statement since the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) meeting last month, Home Secretary G K Pillai has confirmed that the government will not deploy the Army in Naxal-hit areas.Home Minister P Chidambaram had earlier publicly supported the deployment of troops in Maoist areas, while Defence Minister A K Antony had been oppo...
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Kashmir protesters exploiting teenagers: Home Secretary
The Kashmir Valley is tense after two more civilians, including a young boy, were allegedly killed in CRPF firing on Monday.With the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) coming under attack for the death of civilians in Jammu and Kashmir, Home Secretary G K Pillai has said that, people who break curfew and attack police posts cannot be termed as "in...
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Army to help strengthen state police against Maoists: G K Pillai
As the Cabinet Committee on Security meets today on the Home Ministry's proposal for greater assistance from the Army in tackling the Maoists, Home Secretary G K Pillai told NDTV his ministry wants state police to play a key role with assistance from central paramilitary forces.On being asked about his ministry's take on the Army's role in anti-Nax...
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Headley should get at least 20-year sentence: Pillai
Home Secretary G K Pillai has told NDTV that anything less than a 20-year sentence for David Coleman Headley would be inappropriate.
