Condemning the Israeli attacks on Gaza, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz President Nawaz Sharif termed them barbaric and urged the Pakistani government to take up the matter. The former two-time premier while speaking to the media said, “I’m glad that not only Islamic countries but non-Islamic countries also spoke against the issue.” He also urged […]
Nov 19 2012 | Posted in
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United Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Monday called for an immediate ceasefire as Israel’s pounding of Gaza enters its sixth day, killing 31 in the last 24 hours. Ban Ki-moon said he was going to Cairo to join talks about a possible truce as the recent raids on Gaza Strip had killed as many […]
Nov 19 2012 | Posted in
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Israeli air strikes on Saturday targeted the headquarters of Gaza’s Hamas leaders, as the bombardment of the coastal enclave moved into a fourth day. According to the reports, the building was extensively damaged in the attack, which Egypt’s PM Hisham Qandil had visited on Friday. At least 29 Palestinians and three Israelis have died […]
Nov 17 2012 | Posted in
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A vigorous President Barack Obama put Republican challenger Mitt Romney on the defensive on foreign policy in the final debate just 15 days ahead of US Presidential Elections, scheduled to be held on November 06, 2012. Analysts and an immediate poll declared Obama successful in the final debate. President Obama displayed the experience of a […]
Oct 23 2012 | Posted in
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As the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) really begins its journey towards South Waziristan, the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan’s (TTP) Punjab faction has said that the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf peace-rally is forcing them to take strict actions. A statement issued by the TTP Punjab warned the participants of the peace-march to not endorse the rally, adding that they will have […]
Mellanox is in hard water this time around. For the second consecutive day, the shares were down because of possible slow growth in the coming days and the departure of its chief financial officer. The company had been running a hot streak since last year and its share price was up more than 200 percent […]
Sep 13 2012 | Posted in
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Pakistan has condemned the airing of an anti-Islam film which triggered insurrection in Libya that led to the killing of US ambassador along with three other officials. A statement issued by the foreign ministry said, “The government of Pakistan strongly condemns the airing of a defamatory video clip in the US, maligning the revered and […]
Sep 13 2012 | Posted in
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Pakistan |
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Lashing out the foreign hands involved in Kashmir, Chairman Special Parliamentary Committee on Kashmir and JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman has blamed Israel for spreading violence in the Indian-held-Kashmir. In his view, Israel inducted armed personnel in the beautiful valley in the guise of tourists, aiming at destroying peace of the region. His statement came […]
Jul 14 2012 | Posted in
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“We accuse Israel of killing Yasser Arafat by poisoning him with that lethal substance,” Nasser al-Qidwa told AFP, referring to polonium, traces of which were recently found on clothing worn by the ailing leader. “Those responsible for that assassination should be held accountable and judged,” said Qidwa, who is also president of the Yasser Arafat […]
Jul 12 2012 | Posted in
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According to the findings in a laboratory in Switzerland, the late Palestine leader, Yasser Arafat was poisoned with polonium, a radioactive substance. These tests were conducted on biological samples taken from the Palestinian leader’s personal belongings, donated to his widow at the Percy military hospital in southern Paris, where Arafat died according to director of […]
Jul 4 2012 | Posted in
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Efforts to revive stalled peace talks; Saeb Erakat to meet Clinton next week Washington: In order to revive the stalled peace talks between Palestine and Israel, the chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erakat will visit USA and meet US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton next week. Disclosing details of the news, the US state department’s […]
The UN nuclear watchdog held fresh talks with Iran Friday in Vienna, where it was expected to push for access to a suspected testing site near Tehran. The agency’s chief inspector Herman Nackaerts and deputy director general Rafael Grossi were meeting Iran’s envoy to the agency, Ali Asghar Soltanieh, to try to get greater access […]
Jun 8 2012 | Posted in
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