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Hina Rabbani Khar: NATO attacks have left many speculations The NATO attack that killed 24 Pakistani soldiers "leaves many, many unanswered questions", Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar said in a statement. Ms. Khar told the US National Public Radio that even if the Nov 26 airstrike was a mistake, "it’s certainly a callous mistake because […]
Pakistan’s nuclear programme enters new era by developing smarter tactical devices Pakistan’s nuclear programme has made some extraordinary progress by developing one of the world’s smartest nuclear tactical devices, it has been learnt. According to a western diplomat, the former dictator and the then President General Pervez Musharraf, during one of his meetings with US […]
US Senator blames ISI for supporting Haqqani Network Adopting a tough stance against Pakistan, a top Republican senator has charged its intelligence agency with continuing to support the Haqqani network and other terrorist groups. "Pakistan’s intelligence agency continues to support the Haqqani Network and other terrorist groups that are killing US and Afghan forces in […]
No deadline extension for USA to vacate Shamsi Airbase by Government of Pakistan Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has reportedly turned down a request to extend the 15-day deadline set by the Pakistan government for the US to vacate Shamsi airbase that is believed to be used by CIA-operated drones. The request was made on […]
ISPR denies contact with Taliban, no peace talks in progress The media reports that Pakistan authorities were in talks with Taliban as part of the efforts to ensure durable peace and stability were widely welcomed by people of this country but the ISPR threw cold water on them by issuing a surprising denial on Tuesday. […]
Ceasefire talks go down the drain as Pakistani Taliban launch another attack near Peshawer Splits have emerged between rival factions in the Pakistan Taliban as several senior commanders declare ceasefire for talks with the government while another faction launches an attack near Peshawar. The past month has seen hopes of negotiations and an end to […]
Pakistan Army: No negotiation or secret talks going on with Taliban The Pakistan Army on Tuesday said it was not engaged in any secret negotiations with the Taliban or other militants groups and such parleys would have to be handled by the civilian government. The statement by a spokesman for the Inter-Services Public Relations came […]
Pakistan’s cellular networks to apply obscene text message ban from today Pakistan’s mobile operators were Sunday scrambling to block text messages containing any of over 1,600 " obscene" terms banned by the country’s telecoms authority ahead of a Monday deadline. The list, including words from "quickie" to "fairy" to "Jesus Christ" and obtained by AFP, […]
Pakistan has no hidden interests in Afghanistan, claims Pakistan Foreign Minister Pakistan has no hidden agenda in Afghanistan, says foreign minister Hina Rabbani Khar. Khar on Friday said Pakistan was only interested in a peaceful and stable Afghanistan. Addressing a joint press conference with German foreign minister Guido Westerwelle Friday, Khar said the onus lay […]
1603 million dollars loaned from international financial institutions for various projects of NHA Minister for Inter-Provincial Coordination Mir Hazar Bajarani on Thursday informed the National Assembly that a policy had been formulated to ensure proper counselling and training of national players to avoid any embarrassments in future. Responding to a question in the Lower House […]
New challenges await the filmmakers at Sundance 2011 When the 2011 Sundance film festival opens on Thursday, makers of independent movies, distributors and fans all face a new reality after recent years in which investors fled the industry and companies closed. While some players remain the same — The Weinstein Co. is still around, so […]
Pakistan’s ambassador to the U.S. offers to resign after growing controversies Pakistan’s ambassador to the U.S., Husain Haqqani, has offered to resign due to a growing controversy at home over the limits of civilian and military power in the country. Mr. Haqqani said by telephone that this week he had offered his resignation to President […]
