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Rezaul H Laskar Islamabad, Mar 7 (PTI) Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani today said he is hopeful that India will provide "substantial evidence and material" to Islamabad for the successful prosecution of persons arrested in Pakistan for their involvement in the Mumbai terror attacks.

Pakistans political crisis was showing signs of abating after Chief of Army Staff General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani and Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani met President Asif Ali Zardari on Friday in an apparent effort to find a way to address the demands of Opposition leader Nawaz Sharif.

The Pakistan government has decided to reinstate deposed Pakistan chief justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry, Geo TV reported Monday.Pakistan Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani would reinstate the deposed chief justice through an executive order, the channel reported quoting opposition leader Chaudhry Nisar.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh wrapped up a "very productive" state visit to the US with assurances of support from President Barack Obama on countering terrorism emanating from Pakistan, early completion of their landmark civil nuclear deal and allaying of concerns over Chinese role in South Asia.

India on Friday handed over the response to Pakistan’s 30 questions on the Mumbai terror attacks in an effort to push Islamabad tomove forward on the investigations. The response to Pakistan questions was contained in a 401-page dossier that was handed over by foreign secretary Shivshankar Menon to Pakistan’s high commissioner to India Shahid Malik. For more information click below link
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Calling for a radical restructuring of India's security architecture, home minister P Chidambaram on Wednesday proposed the setting up of a National Counter Terrorism Centre.

India ruled out resumption of dialogue with Pakistan until it takes "concrete measures" to prevent terrorism directed against this country.

A visiting Pakistani peace delegation has called for a coordinated action by India and Pakistan to beat terrorism.Talking to journalists here on Tuesday, Karachi-based trade union leader and peace activist Karamat Ali said the attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team in Lahore on Tuesday and the Mumbai attack on November 26 last year showed that terrorism knew no borders and it required a coordinated action by the two countries to curb such activities.

Pakistan Cricket Board PCB on Tuesday appointed Mohammad Yousuf as the Test and ODI captain for the upcoming Australia tour, while former captain Younus Khan has been dropped from the team.