Posts tagged as: Islamabad

Leon Panetta says America committed to pursue cooperation with Pakistan

US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta has said the United States and Pakistan share an interest in defeating terrorists and that Washington would pursue defense cooperation with Islamabad on that common basis despite challenges in the bilateral ties.   Speaking at a Washington think tank, Panetta noted that in Afghanistan and Pakistan, prolonged military and intelligence […]

Iranian President Ahmadinejad urges Ulema from Pakistan, Afghanistan and Iran to work for regional piece

Iranian President Ahmadinejad on Thursday recommended a joint sitting of Ulema from Iran, Pakistan and Afghanistan to chalk out a combined strategy to combat terrorism in the region.   While speaking to a private TV channel, Iranian president said we should not kill each other as we are Muslims and believe in one God. ‘We […]

TTP claims responsibility of Karachi and Rawalpindi blasts

Claiming responsibility of brutal assaults, Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has said that it was responsible for the blasts carried out a day earlier near Imambargahs in Karachi and Rawalpindi.   According to a private TV channel,  TTP spokesperson Ehsanullah Ehsan while giving details of the attacks said that the organization had carried out a suicide blast […]

D8 summit: Govt announced public holiday in Islamabad on November 22

The federal government has announced a public holiday in Islamabad on November 22 ahead of D8 summit which is going to held on Thursday.   The Summit will be inaugurated by President Asif Zardari on Thursday in Islamabad. The focus of the summit is to enhance economic and trade cooperation among the member countries.   […]

Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhary says fair polls constitutional requirement

Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhary on Saturday said that holding of transparent and fair elections was the constitutional requirement, adding that some clarifications have been sought from the ECP before arriving at any decision.   He was heading a meeting of the National Judicial Policy Making Committee (NJPMC).  Earlier, the Election Commission had requested to […]

United States applauds democratic tendencies in Pakistan: US Ambassador Richard Olson

The US Ambassador to Pakistan Richard Olson has said the United States applauds democratic tendencies in Pakistan, expressing hopes that free and fair general elections would lead to peaceful transfer of authority from one civilian government to successor civilian government.   Speaking to Radio Pakistan, the US envoy said completion of the term by a […]

Altaf Hussain says never received money from agencies

Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain has said that he had never received a single penny from any agency, saying that he had turned down illegitimate money offered by visitors to his home.   In a telephonic address to religious clerics in Karachi and Lahore simultaneously, Hussain said that he had launched his movement […]

Relations between Pakistan and United States on mutual basis: Richard Olson

The recently appointed United States Ambassador to Pakistan Richard Olson has said that America wants to build a relationship with Pakistan based on mutual respect and common interests.   Talking to state TV channel, he said that they acknowledged the sacrifices made by Pakistan during the decade of war on terrorism in which 40,000 people […]

War should be fought against sanctuaries in Pakistan and Afghanistan: President Karzai

Afghan President Hamid Karzai has said the war on terror did not need to be fought in Afghanistan but in the sanctuaries in Pakistan and Afghanistan that were sheltering the Taliban.   Speaking to an Indian newspaper, he stated, “I hope that now with the re-election of President Obama, we will be sitting down for […]

Delegation of Afghan Peace Council to arrive in Islamabad

Chairman of Afghan Peace Council Salahuddin Rabbani will arrive in Pakistan on Monday on a three-day-visit to hold talks with top leadership of Pakistan on Afghan reconciliation and peace process.   The delegation of Afghanistan’s High Peace Council, led by Chairman Salahuddin Rabbani, will meet President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf, and […]

Prime Minister Ashraf says terrorists will not be allowed to impose agenda

Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf on Wednesday reiterated that Pakistan is determined to tackle challenge of militancy, adding that militants would not be allowed to impose their agendas.   Addressing the inaugural ceremony of Defence Exhibition IDEAS-2012 in Karachi, the premier condemned terrorism in all of its manifestations. He said the government will not allow […]

Imran Khan rejects impression of getting support from ISI

Rejecting the impression of ISI’s support for establishing his party, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan said that he would quit politics if anyone could prove he had taken money from Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI).   While interviewing to an Indian daily, the cricketer-turned-politician stated, “I will quit politics if anyone can prove I have taken […]

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