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SDPI and IDRC Canada award scholarships to South Asian students for higher studies in social sciences ISLAMABAD: (01 August 2012) Eight young and aspiring students from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Sri Lanka and Pakistan have been awarded scholarship grants by Sustainable Development Policy Institute and International Development Research Centre Canada to pursue Masters, MPhil […]
Citizens’ engagement is vital for quality education delivery: Shahnaz Wazir Ali ISLAMABAD: (25 June 2012) Quality research on education is important and an organized civil society effort, along with media, is vital to engage the political leadership for political ownership of education and to bring this subject into public debate’ said Shahnaz Wazir Ali, MNA-PPP […]
US Airforce stations most advanced F-22 fighter jets in United Arab Emirates The United States has deployed sophisticated F-22 fighter jets to the United Arab Emirates amid deepening tensions between Iran and its pro-US neighbors, officials said Monday. The US officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, would not say how many F-22s would be sent […]
A Nuclear war between India and Pakistan to affect world food: Report More than a billion people around the world would face starvation if India and Pakistan were to unleash their nuclear weapons – even if that war remains limited to the region, a study released Tuesday warned. That’s because the deadly and polluting weapons […]
Hamid Karzai bars US lawmaker from visiting country A US lawmaker critical of President Hamid Karzai was barred entry to Afghanistan as part of a congressional delegation meeting with Afghan opposition groups, his office said Monday. Republican Dana Rohrabacher’s office said he was a “last-minute” addition to the delegation when one of the members canceled days […]
Afghanistan arrests alleged insurgents linked to Pakistan based terror groups Afghanistan security forces have detained five insurgents with massive quantities of explosive materials intended for use in attacks on crowded areas of Kabul and linked them to Pakistan-based militants, an intelligence spokesman said on Saturday. The alleged connection to militants in Pakistan will likely […]
US apology over NATO strikes expected in the next few days US President Barack Obama is sending his key trouble-shooter to Pakistan later this month amidst efforts to reset ties in light of the new foreign policy guidelines recently approved by parliament. Former presidential hopeful and chairman of the US Senate’s Foreign Relations Committee Senator […]
USA wants a serious dialogue with Pakistan and move ahead in the relationship: Munter US Ambassador to Pakistan, Cameron Munter said on Thursday that the United States would accept the recommendations of Pakistan’s Parliament and respects the decisions of the representative government. Talking to Pakistan Television, he said that the US and Pakistan wanted to work together […]
Rehman Malik shoots down Nawaz Sharif’s proposal to unilaterally withdraw from Siachin Interior Minister Rehman Malik on Wednesday said that every inch of the country is sacred and Pakistan will never withdraw its army from Siachin unilaterally. Talking to media after chairing a high level meeting, he castigated Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) Chief Nawaz Sharif for suggesting […]
No evidence to suggest Kabul attacks were planned in Pakistan: General Martin Dempsey US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Martin Dempsey says that they do not have any intelligence yet on whether the Kabul attack was planned in Pakistan. Taliban insurgents mounted spectacular synchronised attacks on government buildings, Western embassies and Nato headquarters […]
Siachen: China sends technical devices in aid to Pakistan Army The Chinese armed forces have sent technical devices to the Pakistani army after a request for help in searching for bodies trapped by an avalanche. A statement released by the Chinese Defense Ministry on Saturday said the Chinese People’s Liberation Army also sent specialists to Islamabad […]
‘Not guilty’ former CIA operative released on bail by a US federal court A former CIA official accused of leaking secret information to journalists, including the names of US intelligence agents, pleaded not guilty Friday in federal court and was released on bail. John Kiriakou, who had previously revealed the CIA’s use of waterboarding of […]
