Category archives for: South Asia

Uneasy relations: Pakistan summons Afghan envoy over torture of nationals

Pakistan on Saturday summoned Afghan Charge d’ Affaires for lodging a formal protest over torturing of a group of Pakistani nationals in Afghanistan.   Pakistani authorities had closed its border with Afghanistan after they received complaints of alleged Afghan torture against 29 Pakistani labourers in Kabul, official sources said.   “The Government of Pakistan takes […]

Kashmir dispute: PM says Pakistan takes pride in indigenous freedom struggle

Prime Minister, Raja Pervez Ashraf said Monday that Pakistan takes pride in the indigenous struggle waged by the people of Kashmir for their right of self determination.   “We praise the political acumen and wisdom of the Hurriyat leadership in its efforts to highlight the case of the people of Kashmir”, he said while talking […]

Afghan rivals set to discuss post-2014 scenario at Paris conference

Arch Afghan rivals are heading to France to hold a three-day discussions  on the future of Afghanistan, Afghan sources said Monday. Taliban will attend the Paris process of intra-Afghan talks for the first time to explain their policies about solution to end war in Afghanistan.   Besides Taliban and the second armed resastanec movement “Hizb-e-Islami” […]

Militants attack: Three die as Peshawar airport came under attack

Suspected militants fired rockets on Peshawar’s international airport late Saturday and killed at least three people and injured over 30 others, officials and doctors said. Security officials said that three rockets landed inside the building of Bacha Khan International Airport while two others hit nearby residential areas. Doctors confirmed that three people were killed and […]

Court summons U.S. journalist in Benazir Bhutto murder case

A Pakistani Anti-terrorism court Saturday summoned American journalist, Mark Siegel, to record his statement in the 2007 assassination case of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto.   Mark Siegel, who has served as lobbyist for Benazir Bhutto in the U.S., had stated that he was with Benazir Bhutto in London when former President Pervez Musharraf called and threatened […]

Kashmir talks: Hurriyet leaders to hold talks with Pakistani leaders

  Senior Kashmiri leaders from the Indian-occupied Kashmir will hold talks with Pakistani leaders in the coming days on solution to the long-standing dispute, still in a main hurdle in relationship between Pakistan and India.   A seven-member delegation of the All Parties Hurriyet Conference (APHC) is scheduled to begin a week-long visit to Pakistan on […]

People-to-People contact: Pakistan, India ope-rationalize visa agreement

In yet another move to promote people-to-people, Pakistan and India have ope-rationalized a new visa regime from December 14, interior ministers of the two countries say. The new visa regime would become operational from January 15, 2013, state media has reported.   Thousands of divided families in both countries say that they still face a lot of […]

Interior Minister in India to discuss visa accord

Interior Minister, Rehman Malik, Friday embarked on an official visit to India to review implementation of visa accord signed in Islamabad in September. The Interior Minister will hold official talks with Indian counterpart Sushil Kumar Shinde, and also call on the Indian Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh. Both sides will discuss cooperation against terror with special […]

Warner: Bin Hammam could have beaten Blatter

The former FIFA Secretary claims that the Qatari could have beaten the reigning Presidents in the elections had it not been the financial mismanagement cases. “I must really extend sincere congratulations to my former colleague in FIFA for taking the battle all the way to CAS. This happened at a time when he was challenging […]

Pakistan army rejects Amnesty International report on tribal areas abuses

Pakistan military Thursday rejected as fabricated and bias finding of an Amnesty International report which says that millions are locked in perpetual lawlessness in Pakistan’s northwestern Tribal Areas, where human rights abuses committed by the Armed Forces and the Taliban are beyond the reach of justice.   The Amnesty International alleged that thousands of men […]

I can coach Pakistan – Ali Nawaz

The former striker claims that if given the opportunity, he can turn around the fortunes of the National Team within one year and secure top spot amongst the South Asian sides. “Yes, if I were given the opportunity to coach the national team, I am confident that the team would start clicking internationally within a […]

Zavisa plans for Challenge Cup

The Serbian tactician is eager to ensure qualification to the main round and claims that an emphasis on fixtures and foreign players must be made if the side are to go through. According to the coach, he will be making a lengthy plan on how they should make their preparations for the team, which included […]

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