Archive for: July, 2013

Chinese company shows interest in Karachi’s Metro Bus

Prime Minister Mohammad Nawaz Sharif said on Thursday that a Chinese Company has shown interest to launch Metro Mass Transit Project in Karachi which will provide cheap and speedy transport facility to the people. Talking to media in Beijing he expressed satisfaction on the interest taken by Chinese investors in Pakistan’s development. Nawaz Sharif along […]

Pakistani Fulbright participants encouraged to make a difference through their studies

U.S. Deputy Chief of Mission Ambassador Richard Hoagland congratulated 180 Pakistani graduate students who will soon depart for master’s or doctoral studies at American universities on U.S.-funded Fulbright scholarships.    The Fulbright Program is the flagship academic exchange program of the U.S. government.  Funded by the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Agency for […]

Eye diseases rising to alarming level in children: say expert

Eye diseases like Glaucoma, Cataracts, and cancer of Retina has been rising among children due to lack of healthcare facilities and low level of awareness, a leading eye care hospital announced Wednesday. Parents and teachers should get some information which can help them keep an eye on signs of vision problems in kids for timely […]

Pakistan rejects Afghan army chief remarks over Taliban support

  Pakistan on Wednesday rejected remarks by Afghan army chief that Pakistan controlled and gave shelter to Afghan Taliban leaders, deliberately unleashing fighters on Afghanistan.   General Sher Mohammad Karimi told the BBC that fighting in Afghanistan could be stopped “in weeks” if Pakistan told the Taliban to end the insurgency.   Pakistan dismissed General […]

SC asks gov’t to initiate probe against Musharraf

The Supreme Court on Wednesday instructed the government to initiate investigation against former military ruler Pervez Musharraf in the high treason case. Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif told the parliament last month that Musharraf will be tried for treason for abrogating the constitution twice. The government had formally informed the apex court, which had already received […]

Pakistan protests against U.S. drone strike

  Pakistan has strongly condemned the U.S. drone strike in North Waziristan tribal region, which local media says has killed 17 people, the Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday.   Reports said that American spy aircraft fired missiles on a house and a vehicle early Wednesday in the Danda Derpa Khel area near Miranshah, the headquarters […]

Pakistani PM’s visit to China will boost cooperation in economic sectors

Pakistan’s new Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is expected to arrive in Beijing on Wednesday, only about a month after his Chinese counterpart Li Keqiang visited the South Asian country, Chinese media reports.   The third-time prime minister is scheduled to meet with China’s top leaders during his six-day tour. The timing and the arrangements once […]

Militants attack check post near Peshawar, kill 6 soldiers

At least six security men were killed and ten others injured when heavily armed militants stormed a check post in near Peshawar early Wednesday, police said.   The militants also kidnapped three soldiers after the attack, they said.   The attack prompted clashes between the two sides and the police said that 10 militants were […]

US drone kills 17 in North Waziristan

An American spy aircraft fired missiles into restive North Waziristan tribal region on Wednesday and killed at least 17 people, security sources said.   The U.S. drones fired four missiles on a house and a vehicle in the Danda Derpa Khel area of Miranshah, the headquarters of North Waziristan which borders Afghanistan.   Two missiles […]

Nawaz Sharif embarks on 5-day China visit

Prime Minister, Nawaz Sharif, left for China on a five-day official visit on Wednesday on his first ever foreign visit to China to hold wide ranging talks with Chinese leadership aimed at further strengthening existing deep rooted ties. The Prime Minister is accompanied by an eleven-member high level delegation including federal ministers including Chief Minister […]

PM directs agencies to curb terrorism

Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif has constituted a task force to maintain law and order in Balochistan.     Addressing a high level meeting in Quetta on Tuesday evening‚ he directed all the security agencies to ensure close coordination to curb terrorism.   He said the federal government will extend all possible assistance to the […]

Five air commodores promoted to the rank of air vice marshal

  The Government has promoted Air Commodore Pirzada Kamaluddin A Siddiqui, Air Commodore Mujahid Anwar Khan, Air Commodore Arshad Malik, Air Commodore Azhar Hasan Rizvi and Air Commodore Khawar Hussain to the rank of Air Vice Marshal, the PAF said Tuesday.    Air Vice Marshal Pirzada Kamaluddin A Siddiqui was commissioned in Pakistan Air Force […]

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