PTDC and Alpine Club of Pakistan celebrate International Mountain Day on Margallas in Islamabad Pakistan Tourism Development Corporation (PTDC), in collaboration with at least two of the private sector organizations, held two different galas to celebrate the “International Mountain Day” on December, 11. The government owned body which overlooks the development of tourism […]
Dec 12 2011 | Posted in
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The 3rd Base to host FIFA 12 tournament in Islamabad The 3rd Base, which is located in Cloud 9, in F6 Islamabad, is all set to host its first ever FIFA tournament. The restaurant is currently being hailed as the first dedicated sports bar/restaurant in Islamabad and has already hosted a number of events in […]
One would expect that with the advent of winters it was a spell of frigid cold that gripped the capital, Islamabad. However, it was the rising political temperatures that chilled the environment. The unscheduled visit of President Asif Ali Zardari opened the floodgates of speculations and rumours, triggering concerns if the country was ready to […]
General John R Allen denies allegations of Nato attack being deliberate General John R Allen, ISAF Commander in Afghanistan has denied the allegations of Pakistan army that last month’s NATO/ISAF airstrikes on two Pakistan outposts on Afghanistan border were deliberate and pre planned. While talking to the Khaleej Times, Gen Allen assured that the November […]
Pakistan Army reiterates Nato attack was pre-planned The Director General of Military Operations, Major General Ashfaq Nadeem has reiterated last month’s Nato-ISAF airstrikes were deliberate and pre-planned. The Pakistan Army DGMO also revealed that Pakistan would install an air defense system along the 6,975 Km Afghan border to prevent such attacks in future. Nadeem made […]
Pakistani Taliban confirm contact with government for peace talks The Pakistani Taliban is in peace talks with the Pakistani government, a senior commander in the militant group said Saturday. He said negotiations were “progressing well” and could soon end in a formal agreement. The statement by Maulvi Faqir Mohammad is the first time a named […]
President Asif Ali Zardari confirms he will return to Pakistan very soon Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari is "fine" and will return home soon, a news anchor quoted him as saying on Friday, nearly a week after his rush to a Dubai hospital led to speculation the unpopular leader might resign and even of a […]
NATO Attacks were pre-planned, says Senior Pakistani Military Official A senior Pakistani military officer said a NATO air strike killing 24 Pakistani troops on the Afghan border last month was pre-planned and warned of more attacks, comments likely to fuel tension with the United States. Major General Ashfaq Nadeem, director general of military operations, was […]
Pakistan reserves rise as oil Gains on liquidity injection – Pakistan oil and gas sector update PAKISTAN – Pakistan’s energy explorers led by Oil & Gas Development Co. (OGDC) were poised for their biggest gain in a week as steps taken by central banks to ease the European debt crisis boosted oil for a fifth […]
Dec 9 2011 | Posted in
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Bahria University Football team set to take on LUMS Bahria University is set to travel to LUMS to participate in an inter-university sports gala. The event is scheduled to be held over the course of forty eight hours and will see both the schools participate in just about every sport imaginable. As a result, the […]
Areeb Khan and Ahmed Mehdi hold the key for Bahria University against LUMS – football Bahria University are set to take on the Lahore University of Management Sciences in a football match, on the 12th of December. Scheduled to take place in the football ground in the vast LUMS campus, the exact time of the […]
Dec 8 2011 | Posted in
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Pakistan not to take part in any US-led probe into Nato attack Pakistan has reportedly declined from taking part in a US-led inquiry into the unprovoked, planned and deliberate naked aggression by NATO helicopters on two Pakistan border outposts near Afghanistan that killed 24 Pakistan troops and left 13 others injured. Pentagon had offered Pakistan […]