In quite an odd move, the Foreign Office expressed its lack of knowledge that Pakistan has been used as safe hideaway by Al-Qaeda and its ally outfits. In reply to the allegations leveled by US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who said she believed Al-Qaeda leader Ayman Al-Zawahiri is somewhere in Pakistan, the Foreign Office […]
In order to increase pressure on Pakistan, a Congressional committee in its budgetary proposals has prohibited economic and security assistance to Pakistan until Secretary of State Hillary Clinton certifies. The US House Appropriations subcommittee observed, “The legislation prohibits economic and security assistance unless the government of Pakistan is cooperating with the US on counterterrorism efforts […]
Islamabad dismissed US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s allegations Al-Qaeda chief, asking Washing to share intelligence information about Ayman al-Zawahiri’s presence in Pakistan. Foreign Office spokesman Moazzam Khan while replying to a query observed, “These are all conjectures. If the US has any evidence, information or actionable intelligence, they should share it with us”. Earlier, […]
Plants responding to global warming faster than expected Recent research has proposed that plants are responding towards global warming much faster than anticipated levels. It has been demonstrated that the plants leaf out and flower start budding five to six days before temperature is raised. It has been reported that plants response observed after 50 […]
India for opening more land routes to boost bilateral trade Lahore: (Monday, May 07, 2012) Indian High Commissioner Sharat Sabharwal said here today that India was mulling over opening new land routes for Pakistan to give a boost to the bilateral trade. Sabharwal said this while speaking at the second Aman Ki Asha Pakistan-India economic […]
May 7 2012 | Posted in
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Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar on Monday asked the United States (US) to share intelligence information with Pakistan on presence of Al-Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahiri in Pakistan. The Foreign Minister while speaking to the Parliamentary Committee on National Security (PCNS) in response to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s statement in India said that there was […]
Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani on Monday expressed hope that India will take measures for mutual trade, saying that the well-being Indians and Pakistanis depended on the normalization of ties. Speaking to the 2nd Economic Conference, organized by Jang Groups and Times of India, in Lahore, the prime minister observed, “The engine of economic […]
Sights and Sounds of Pakistan: Lahore Old City Part-2 The Faqir Khana Museum is a private family collection housed in an ancient haveli in Old Lahore. A founding member of the family served as a prime minister and royal physician in the court of Emperor Ranjit Singh. Many of his gifts to the […]
May 5 2012 | Posted in
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Renowned atomic scientist and national-hero, Dr. Abdul Qadeer Khan has advised Nawaz Sharif to join business and leave politics to Shahbaz Sharif, saying the current situation of the country is deteriorating day-by-day. While making a rare public appearance at Punjab University, the nuclear scientist urged the youth to play their due role for country’s progress. […]
Bollywood actor Aamir Khan, also known as Mr. Perfectionist, has not attended any award function for the past seventeen years but he has finally decided to attend the Dadasaheb Phalke Academy Awards, which will take place today at Hotel Tupil Star in Juhu. These are not the Dadasaheb Phalke Awards which are conducted by the […]
May 3 2012 | Posted in
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The top leadership of the ruling party has taken back last official post from former law minister Babar Awan, in the ongoing process of sidelining him to the Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP). In quite an expected move, the PPP leadership replaced Babar Awan with Rukhsana Bangash on his current post of Secretary Finance of the […]
Pakistan and India discussing possibility of fuel exports Monday, April 30, 2012: Pakistan is holding discussion with Indian, with the possibility of exporting refined fuels from its neighbour. Head of Hindustan Mittal Energy confirmed this at the inauguration of the company’s new refinery at Bhatinda located 100km from Pakistan’s border. There have been moves to […]
May 1 2012 | Posted in
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