Pakistan seeks to use Nuclear Technology to meet energy needs Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani on Monday urged the international community to give Pakistan access to nuclear technology for peaceful uses on a non-discriminatory basis. Speaking at the dinner on the first day of the two-day second Seoul Security Summit here, the prime minister […]
US military will not take action against its service men for NATO air strikes in Pakistan The military of the United States of America has decided that it will not be holding any of its service members liable to face disciplinary charges for being involved in a NATO air strike last year that resulted in […]
Mar 26 2012 | Posted in
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Relatives of 17 people shot dead in a rampage by a US soldier in southern Afghanistan have been paid tens of thousands of dollars in compensation, a tribal chief and government officials said Sunday. The money — provided by the US military — was handed over at a private ceremony at the Kandahar provincial governor’s […]
Opposition parties to resist reopening NATO supply lines A meeting took place recently between the main opposition parties of Pakistan. The opposition leaders met together in order to discuss the issue of the NATO supply routes through Pakistan. The discussions that took place in the meeting hinted at rejecting draft recommendations on foreign policy submitted […]
Mar 25 2012 | Posted in
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Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PMLN) on Saturday vowed to back the Supreme Court’s orders, saying it will not only follow the apex court’s verdicts but will also stand against who disrespect them. PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif while speaking to the media with regard to the Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani’s contempt of court case observed, […]
The top commander of US and NATO forces in Afghanistan has once again reiterated old mantra that the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) continues to support the Taliban and the Haqqani network. In reply to a question asked by Senator John McCain about any change in the ISI’s relationship with the Haqqani network and the Taliban he […]
Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani will hold a meeting with US President Barrack Obama on Tuesday, March 27, at the sidelines of the Nuclear Security Summit in Seoul, South Korea. On Friday, the White House confirmed that the duo leaders will hold a meeting to discuss matters of mutual interests. The statement issued by […]
A group of FATA’s parliamentarians on Friday announced to halt the NATO supply-line physically if it is restored by the government, as it has already indicated in the recommendations of the Parliamentary Committee on National Security (PCNS). Senator Engineer Malik Rasheed while addressing a press conference along with other six FATA’s parliamentarians asserted, “We will […]
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Awami National Party (ANP) will likely to support all the recommendations of the Parliamentary Committee on National Security (PCNS) about new terms of engagement with the United States, particularly Pakistan’s role in the US-led war on terror. ANP’s Chief Asfandyar Wali has summoned the meeting of consultative committee of his party to review the recommendations […]
Senator Mian Raza Rabbani, who heads the Parliamentary Committee on National Security (PCNS), on Thursday, said proposal of recommendations to redefine the terms of engagement with the United States could be redefined further. While speaking to the media ahead of the federal cabinet meeting, Raza Rabbani said they would consider suggestions of opposition parties. On […]
Parliament will decide the fate of NATO supplies – Sherry Rehman Pakistan’s ambassador to the US, Sherry Rehman has said that the Parliament will decide about the future of NATO supplies from Pakistan and the country will not take any international pressure regarding this issue. NATO supplies were halted after the Salala Check-Post incident, where […]
It is quite a welcoming gesture that Parliament will decide new terms of engagement with the United States in light of the recommendations prepared by Parliamentary Committee on National Security (PCNS). Since last four decades, a military dominated establishment used to formulate foreign policy exclusively. Without taking political leaderships and foreign office into confidence, the […]