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Tahir Khan
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UN Secretary General offers aid for Balochistan earthquake-hit people

The UN Secretary-General Ban ki-Moon has expressed grief and sorrow over the loss of lives‚ and the damage to thousands of homes caused by the 7.7 magnitude earthquake that struck parts of Balochistan. The Secretary-General extended his sincere condolences to the people and Government of Pakistan‚ particularly the families of those who have been killed […]

Pakistan calls for halt to US drone strikes

Speaking at the High-level meeting of the UN Security Council, Adviser to the Prime Minister on National Security and Foreign Affairs, Mr. Sartaj Aziz, has called for an end to the use of drone strikes. The Adviser reiterated Pakistan’s stance that drone strikes violated international law, including international humanitarian law, and were also detrimental to […]

Nawaz Sharif asks Taliban to renounce violence

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif says the Taliban will have to renounce terrorism if peace talks are to move forward. The Prime Minister said, “we evolved a consensus… on a joint strategy to put an end to terrorism in Pakistan [through peace talks].” The Prime Minister told the Wall Street Journal during his first visit to […]

President Obama to meet PM Nawaz Sharif on October 23

U.S. President Barrack Obama will meet Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif at the White House on October 23, the Foreign Ministry said Thursday.   The US Secretary of State John Kerry called on the Prime Minister in New York on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly and extended the invitation.   This high level […]

Interior minister confirms 348 earthquake deaths

Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan says 348 people confirmed dead in the 7.7 intensity of powerful earthquake that struck Balochistan province on Tuesday. Nisar told the National Assembly that the death toll can further rise as some areas are still inaccessible due to lack of roads. He said that C-130 military transport will start […]

Spanish forces leave Afghanistan after eight-year military mission

Spanish troops have left Afghanistan’s western Badghis Province as part of the NATO withdrawal plan. A total of 1,500 Spanish forces have been deployed in this province since 2005. The Spanish Defence Ministry says in a press release that the Spanish forces have carried out mission in Afghanistan for eight years and now they are […]

Pakistan, Indian PMs meeting to reduce tension: Foreign Office

Prime Minister, Nawaz Sharif, has said he looked forward to meeting his Indian counterpart Manmohan Singh to resume peace efforts between the two countries. He said this in a brief comment following Indian Prime Minister’s statement in which he stated that he would meet the Pakistani leader on the sidelines of UN General Assembly session […]

Twin militant attacks in Indian-held Kashmir kills 10 security men, two others

Suspected militants dressed in army fatigues Thursday killed Indian occupation troops and policemen in a police station and an Army cantonment in occupied Jammu and Kashmir, Indian media has reported. Over a dozen are injured and more casualties are feared, NDTV reported. The police said four heavily armed terrorists first attacked a police station in […]

Nawaz Sharif for new global partnership

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has called for a renewed and strengthened global partnership that should be beyond official development assistance and be based on market access, transfer of new technologies, climate finance and domestic resource mobilization. In his statement to the High Level Event on reviewing the progress made in the implementation of the Millennium […]

Imran Khan wants Pakistani Taliban open office

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan has proposed the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan should open their office for the peace talks with the government.   Talking to reporters at Lady Reading Hospital (LRH) after visiting injured if the Church suicide bombings on Wednesday also advised the government to open for talks with the Taliban.   He was […]

Death toll from Balochistan earthquake reaches 328

Death toll has risen to 328 in a major earthquake that struck Awaran District of Balochistan, Spokesperson of Balochistan government Jaan Balaidi said on Wednesday. The powerful earthquake measuring 7.7 on the Richter scale had hit Awaran and some other parts of the province on Tuesday. Officials say that nearly 95 percent houses in the […]

Pakistan summons Afghan envoy over shelling

Pakistan on Wednesday summoned Afghan envoy to the Foreign Ministry and was lodged a formal protest over cross-border mortar fire from the Afghan side in North Waziristan tribal region which killed two Pakistanis yesterday. Security officials in the region said earlier that several rockets were fired from Afghan side of the border into Pakistan Ghulam […]

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