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Tahir Khan
Joined on: Dec 04, 2012 Published stories: 1513

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Indian PM Manmohan Singh confirms meeting with Nawaz Sharif

Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has confirmed his meeting with Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif in New York on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly. Before his departure for the United States to attend the UN General Assembly session in New York‚ Manmohan Singh said in New Delhi Wednesday that he looks forward to […]

PM in UN talks: Nawaz Sharif seeks trade not aid

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has urged world the community to focus on trade and not aid for the economic development. Addressing a high-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development in New York on Wednesday‚ he said the development agenda should not be based on aid alone. He said that he is an advocate of trade and […]

Death toll from Balochistan’s powerful earthquake crosses 200

Death toll from the powerful earthquake, measuring 7.7 on Richter scale, has crossed the figure of 200 as more bodies were recovered from the rubble of destroyed buildings on Wednesday, officials said. The earthquake struck Balochistan and Sindh provinces and destroyed hundreds of houses, officials said. Awaran and Kech districts of Balochistan were the worst […]

Pakistan, UK to cooperate to counter terrorism, illegal immigration

Pakistan and the United Kingdom on Tuesday agreed to to co-operate on issues of pressing mutual importance, including counter-terrorism work, and combating illegal migration and organised crime, interior ministers of the two countries said. The British Home Secretary Theresa May discussed bilateral and Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan co-operation in tackling shared threats restated […]

Powerful earthquake kills 150 in Balochistan

A strong earthquake, measuring 7.7 on Richter scale Tuesday hitBalochistan province and killed over 150 people and injured dozens more, officials said. Officials said hundreds of houses were damaged in Awaran district of Balochistan, the worst affected area bordering Iran, they said. The quake struck at 4:29 pm local time around 100 kilometers southwest of […]

Church attack should not be given religious colour: MNAs

Members of the National Assembly Tuesday stressed that attack on Church in Peshawar should not be given religious colour because those involved in the killing of innocent persons have nothing to do with any religion. They were taking part in debate on the terrorist attack on the Church on Sunday that killed 83 people and […]

Afghan raids kill nearly 50 militants

Afghan officials claim nearly 50 militants have been killed in police operations in different Afghan provinces in the last 24 hours. “Afghan National Police (ANP) conducted several cleanup operations with the cooperation of army, intelligence agency and the NATO-led coalition forces, killing 49 armed Taliban, wounding eight and arresting 11 other armed militants,” the ministry […]

Pakistan, UK to boost anti-terror cooperation

Pakistan and the United Kingdom on Tuesday agreed to increase cooperation against terrorism. Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan and British Home Secretary Theresa May met in Islamabad and discussed anti-terror cooperation. Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan has said that Pakistan wants to enhance cooperation with the United Kingdom in various fields including security. He was […]

Ulema term senseless attacks on minorities un-Islamic

Religious scholars in Pakistan have described terrorist attacks on minorities as un-Islamic and said Islam does not allow attacks on minorities and their worship places. The statement came two days after twin suicide attacks killed over 80 and injured nearly 130 people in a packed Church when Christians were performing Sunday’s service. The National Assembly […]

Nawaz Sharif arrives in New York to address UN session

Prime Minister, Nawaz Sharif, has arrived in New York to lead Pakistan’s delegation at the UN General Assembly’s annual session beginning Tuesday, Pakistani officials said. He will address the session on Friday and highlight Pakistan’s foreign policy guidelines and its view point on various regional and international issues. He will inform the UN General Assembly […]

Imran Khan favours talks only with reconciled militants

Chairman‚ Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)‚ Imran Khan has said peace talks should be initiated with only those militants who are ready to renounce violence and accept writ of the state. In a statement‚ he pleaded to isolate those‚ pursuing the path of violence from those who are prepared for ceasefire and talks within the ambit of […]

National Assembly condemns Church attack

The parliament late Monday passed a unanimous resolution strongly condemning the heinous and inhuman attack at Church in Peshawar in which more than 81 precious lives including women and children lost and caused injuries to 137 others.     The resolution was moved by Law Minister Zahid Hamid which said the attack was not only against […]

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