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Ammar Ahmad
Joined on: Nov 30, -0001 Published stories: 129

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Drone Strikes in Pakistan need to end: Clive Stafford Smith

Drone Strikes in Pakistan need to end: Clive Stafford Smith Prominent international human rights lawyer Clive Stafford Smith intends to initiate a campaign aiming to draw attention towards the innocent civilians who are killed by drone strikes in the tribal areas of Pakistan bordering Afghanistan. Stafford Smith, who was impressed by 16-year-old boy Tariq Aziz […]

Pakistan improving relations with India and US: Khar

Pakistan improving relations with India and US: Khar On Saturday, November 05, Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar stated that her country’s relations with the US and India were gradually improving She said that negotiations to normalise trade with India would allow progress on other issues between the two countries. “I think it’s broadly agreed […]

Musharraf rebuffs the idea of attacking of capturing Pakistan nukes

Musharraf rebuffs the idea of attacking of capturing Pakistan nukes Former Pakistan President and Army Chief Pervez Musharraf has ruled out the possibility that Pakistan’s nuclear warheads were susceptible to attacks or theft from either the Americans or religious extremists. “I don’t think it is possible, from my military perspective, for anyone, including the United […]

Pakistani Social workers honoured by the British Empire

Pakistani Social workers honoured by the British Empire Two Pakistani social workers were awarded Member of the Order of the British Empire in recognition to their lifelong services in public welfare. British High Commissioner Adam Thomson gave away the certificates and medals to Mussarat Khattak and Joseph Francis at a ceremony held at the British […]

Three Haqqani militants killed in a US drone strike

Three Haqqani militants killed in a US drone strike A US drone strike killed at least three militants and destroyed a compound in Darpakhel Sarai, just outside Miramshah the main town of North Waziristan on Thursday, officials said. “A drone fired two missiles on a militant compound. At least three militants were killed,” a senior […]

Taliban commander Qari Mujahid slams peace talks with US

Taliban commander Qari Mujahid slams peace talks with US Qari Mahmud Mujahid a mid-level Afghan Taliban commander, whose fighters held two French journalists hostage for more than a year, said US overtures for peace talks were simply an attempt to divide militants.         In a rare insight into the thinking of a Taliban commander, Qari Mahmud […]

US hits the Haqqanis in another drone strike

US hits the Haqqanis in another Drone Strike US drone strike killed at least three suspected militants in northwest Pakistan on Thursday, November 03, destroying a compound in a mountain stronghold of the Afghan Taliban’s Haqqani network, officials said. The attack took place in Darpakhel Sarai, just outside Miranshah, the main town of North Waziristan, […]

India hails Most Favoured Nation (MFN) status by Pakistan

India hails Most Favoured Nation (MFN) status by Pakistan On Thursday, November 03, 2011 India’s Deputy Chief of Planning Commission, Montek Singh Ahluwalia hailed the Most Favoured Nation (MFN) trade status granted by Pakistan. “Well, I think it is a very good development, I think it’s a good move,” said Ahluwalia. Pakistan’s Interior Minister Rehman […]

Pakistan move to clampdown the Haqqani network

Pakistan move to clampdown the Haqqani network The United States, it seems, has been successful in winning Pakistan’s support to curtail the Haqqani network. In what appears to be a significant development, the Pakistan Army is planning measures to restrict the network’s movement at the Afghan border as part of an understanding reached with the […]

Pakistan en route to giving arch nemesis India the status of most favoured nation

Pakistan en route to giving arch nemesis India the status of most favoured nation On Wednesday, November 02 the cabinet approved a proposal granting India the status of “most favoured nation” in a bid to boost trade between the two countries. “The federal cabinet has unanimously approved India as the most favoured nation,” Information Minister […]

Charlie Sheen back on Television

Charlie Sheen back on Television Fired “Two and a Half Men” star Charlie Sheen will try to return to a winning TV sitcom next summer in FX’s new sitcom “Anger Management.” The cable channel said Thursday it has acquired the series loosely based on the 2003 Adam Sandler-Jack Nicholson movie of the same name, about […]

Pakistan to take out militant safe havens inside the border: Pak General

Pakistan to take out militant safe havens inside the border: Pak General In a latest development regarding Pakistan’s will to take action against terrorist safe havens on its side of the border a top Pakistani General said that his country would take action against these sanctuaries, but pressed on allied forces in Afghanistan to do […]

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