Pakistan has restored liaison officers at coordination centres on the Afghanistan border, Nato said on Monday, in a slight easing of tensions, after Nato air strikes last month killed two dozen Pakistani soldiers and provoked fury across the country. But the US-led coalition’s supply lines that run through Pakistan remain closed since the Nov. 26 […]
President Zardari arrives mysteriously in the early hours of Monday The mystery surrounding President Asif Ali Zardari’s arrival has come to an end after he reached Karachi in the early hours of Monday. His arrival was kept a secret as his protocol for landing was in place at both Islamabad and Karachi, however his place […]
Dec 19 2011 | Posted in
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President Asif Ali Zardari returns to face the music Defying the doctors’ advice to rest further and giving a shock of their life to his political opponents and media experts, President Asif Ali Zardari returned to belie detractors and conspirators for speculating his political fate amidst the controversial memogate scandal. Asif Ali Zardari’s arrival prompted […]
Dec 19 2011 | Posted in
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Mansoor Ijaz rejects affidavit of General James Jones Mansoor Ijaz, the US-based business tycoon who created the controversy of memogate scandal, has rejected the affidavit of General James Jones, the former US National Security Advisor. Ijaz vehemently rebuffed the statement of James Jones saying that he did not have any contact with the latter prior […]
Dec 17 2011 | Posted in
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Gilani asks US to respect Pakistan’s sovereignty and territorial integrity The Pakistan Prime Minister, Yousuf Raza Gilani on Friday asked the United States to respect his country’s red lines, its territorial integrity and national sovereignty. Talking to the US envoy to Pakistan Mr. Cameron Munter, who had called on him at the Prime Minister House, […]
Pakistan foreign ministry criticizes US move to freeze $700 million aid Pakistan foreign ministry on Thursday irately criticized the move of US Congress to freeze $700 million in aid to Pakistan saying that it was not based on facts. Foreign ministry spokesman Abdul Basit told the media reporters on Thursday that the move of United […]
Oil and gas sector in disarray – Pakistan Industrial sector update 2011 KARACHI – Despite good news flow regarding price and volumetric difference in oil and gas, nation’s greatest outlined area having 40 % weight in KSE 100 catalog, has so far published a bad come back of 5 % this year. This 5 % […]
Gilani says Pakistan can’t compromise on its sovereignty, dignity and national honour The Prime Minister of Pakistan Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani has reiterated that they cannot compromise on country’s “sovereignty, dignity and national honour” under any circumstances. While addressing the concluding session of two-day Envoys’ Conference at the Foreign office, the Pakistan Prime Minister […]
Bahria University’s football team looking to win PandG football tournament Following their defeat at LUMS, the Bahria Unviersty Football team is looking to get back to their winning ways in the upcoming Pand G football tournament. The event is set to be hosted in the Sports Complex, with a number of top universities from all […]
Dec 14 2011 | Posted in
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Gilani says blockade to Nato supply routes may last for weeks The Prime Minister of Pakistan, Mr. Yousuf Raza Gilani has said that the blocking of NATO supply routes into Afghanistan from his country may continue for several weeks. In an interview with BBC, the Pakistan Prime Minister refused from giving any deadline for the […]
US to withhold $70 million aid for Pakistan A crisis in relations looked set to deepen after a US House-Senate negotiating panel agreed to freeze $700 million in US aid to Pakistan until it gives assurances it is helping fight the spread of improvised explosive devices in the region. Pakistan is one of the largest […]
Pakistan army takes over charge of Shamsi airbase The Pakistan Army on Sunday took over the charge of Shamsi airbase after US forces vacated the airfield in line with a deadline given by the government of Pakistan in the aftermath of last month’s blatant Nato attacks that killed 24 Pakistan soldiers and injured 13 others. […]