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The United Nations says that it is ready to assist Pakistan if required, after monsoon rains and floods reportedly killed at least 120 people in the two Asian countries. “The (UN) Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) and its humanitarian partners are reviewing the situation and stand ready to assist if required,” UN […]
Chairman PTI Imran Khan Thursday asked the US Secretary of State John Kerry to halt drone attacks in Pakistan and leave Afghnistan. The Chairman. who had a one-to-one meeting with Mr Kerry, told him in very clear terms, the party’s viewpoint on drones, US War on Terror and the US withdrawal from Afghanistan, a PTI […]
British Prime Minister Cameron Sunday said Britain will work in partnership with Pakistan for developing strategy on counter terrorism. Speaking at a joint press conference with his Pakistani counterpart, Nawaz Sharif, after their official talks in Islamabad, David Cameron paid tribute to the people of Pakistan for their sacrifices in the fights against […]
Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan has formed a committee on Dr. Aafia Siddiqui’s case which will present its recommendations to the Cabinet to facilitate her repatriation to Pakistan. Siddiqui was sentenced to 86 years in prison by a New York court in 2008 on charges of attempted murder of US soldier in Afghanistan. She […]
More than two decades after fleeing Afghanistan with her devoted father, Deeba* has been flown out of Pakistan to rejoin her brothers and sisters and receive specialist care for her disability. The 38-year-old, who suffers from an intellectual disability, arrived in New York earlier this year to a warm welcome from her siblings, who […]
Pakistan, Iraq and Afghanistan were the three countries that bore the brunt of terrorist attacks in 2012, the U.S. State Department has said in its annual report. Of more than 11,000 deaths and over 21,600 injuries sustained in a total of 6,771 attacks worldwide in 2012, 55 percent of attacks, 62 percent fatalities and […]
Unidentified gunmen Friday shot dead a driver of a Nato truck in Khyber tribal region, officials said. Nearly 70 percent supplies are transported to thousands of NATO troops in Afghanistan via risky Pakistani routes. NATO trucks are routinely come under attacks in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan provinces, both bordering Afghanistan. Officials said […]
An American spy aircraft Wednesday fired missiles into South Waziristan tribal region and killed at least five people, security officials said. Two missiles were fired on a house in Sararogha area early morning, completely destroying the building. All those in the compound were killed and injured, officials said. They said that the […]
Former President, Pervez Musharraf, facing high treason charges for imposing emergency role in 2007, Monday said he will defend himself in courts and even ready to go to jail. Speaking at a press conference in Islamabad, Pervez Musharraf, defended his policies in 1999-2008, and said he had done nothing wrong. He announced election manifesto […]
The visiting top American commander Friday held talks with senior Pakistani military leaders and discussed ‘geo-Strategic situation of the region with an emphasis on Afghanistan,’ the military said. General Lloyd Austin III, Commander Central Command or Centcom, met General Khalid Shameem Wynne, Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee and the Army Chief, General Ashfaq […]
A number of activist groups are taking part in demonstrations to draw public attention to the use of unmanned aerial vehicle in Pakistan‚ Afghanistan and other countries. Dozens of protesters from “Grandmothers Against the War” gathered in New York City to denounce the US government’s use of drones. They chanted slogans and carried […]
A coalition forces pilot has died after his plane crashed in eastern Afghanistan, foreign forces said Thursday. The crash site has been located and the pilot has been recovered, an ISAF statement said. While the cause of the crash is under investigation, initial reporting indicates there was no insurgent activity in the area […]
