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KABUL: Afghan President Hamid Karzai sought to distance himself on Monday from controversial remarks made in an interview in which he said Afghanistan would back Pakistan against the United States (US) in an all-out war. The presidential palace said Karzai’s comments, made in an interview with private Pakistani television station Geo over the weekend, were “misinterpreted”. Karzai has said that his country would support Pakistan if it was attacked by either the US or India. “God forbid, if any time war erupts between Pakistan and America, Afghanistan will side with Pakistan,” Karzai reportedly said in an interview aired late Saturday. The prospect of all-out conflict between the US and Pakistan remains remote, despite strained relations...

NEW DELHI: The Pakistan army allegedly breached Indian security and downloaded all the digital data from the Indian army helicopter that strayed into Skardu on Sunday, The report claimed that the data includes the GPS coordinates and location of all Indian helipads in the Siachen and Kargil areas. “We are treating the incident with utmost concern as coordinates of all helipads in the 14 Corps including Siachen Glacier and LAC are now with Pakistan army with code signs and nicknames,” a senior official told The Hindustan Times. Citing top government sources, the report claims that a high level probe has been ordered into the incident, and the Indian crew is being questioned about the airspace violation. Pakistan released an Indian army...

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KARACHI: Pakistan has bought the American ALQ-211 AIDEWS (Advanced Integrated Defensive Electronic Warfare Suite) pod for their F-16 fighters. The ALQ-211 allows the aircraft to detect radar, jamming and laser signals hitting the aircraft, as well as the presence of chemical weapons. ALQ-211 also provides some jamming of its own, and assistance on where the signal is coming from, so the pilot can move the aircraft away from the threat, said a report published in U.S. magazine. ALQ-211 is also installed in helicopters, but not as a pod. Rather, the individual components are installed in the helicopter where space is available. Components of ALQ-211 are programmable, so that the system can quickly be updated for newly discovered enemy...

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Prime Minister of Pakistan Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani Announced Public Holiday Tomorrow (24-10-2011) in all Over Pakistan due to Death of Mohtarma Nusrat Bhutto Mother of Former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto according to PM spokesperson. Shahbaz Sharif Also Announced Public Holiday in Punjab All Government None Government Departments, offices will be closed on Monday and ten-day mourning has been announced from Federal Government of Pakistan. PM Gilani also cancels all his meetings and visits. Source: ...

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