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Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar on Wednesday said Most Favoured Nation (MFN) status would be given to India by December 2012, adding it will help in strengthening the country’s economy. While speaking to a private TV channel, the foreign minister said India will automatically get the MFN status when trade relations become normalize between […]
Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani, whose tone has been altered after Senate elections, on Wednesday said a shuffle in the cabinet is a routine matter but his resignation is not. While speaking to the media, apparently the defiance premier said parliament was a responsible institution and whatever decision it takes will in the larger […]
Pakistani lawmakers have opened a debate on the terms of the nation’s re-engagement with the United States after ties were all but severed following deadly American air-strikes on Pakistani troops in November. “Pakistan wants to pursue good relations with every country, Pakistan also wants to pursue its own national interest,” foreign minister Hina Rabbani Khar […]
Pakistan’s parliamentary committee demands end to US drone attacks A committee of the parliament of Pakistan has recently made a demand to make the United States stop the drone attacks that take place within the Pakistani border. The committee was reviewing the relations between Pakistan as well as the US after which the demand was […]
In quite an unexpected move, Leader of Opposition, Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan on Tuesday rebuffed the revised foreign policy presented by the Parliamentary Committee on National Security (PCNS) in the joint-sitting of the Parliament. Earlier, the parliamentary committee tabled much-awaited proposal of recommendations for new terms of engagement with United States (US) in the aftermath […]
The joint-sitting of Parliament started a debate on the terms of engagement with the United States (US) in the light of recommendations presented by the Parliamentary Committee on National Security (PCNS) following deadly American air-strikes on Pakistani troops in Slala check-post. Chairman Senate, Syed Nayyer Hussain Bukhari is chairing the joint-session summoned by President Asif […]
Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani has said that he would quit his post, if it helps, but will not write letter to Swiss authorities against his boss, Asif Ali Zardari. The defiant prime minister, in the same tone, clarified that his resignation will not resolve the issue of president’s immunity, adding that Parliament solely […]
A Turkish military helicopter goes down in Afghanistan A Turkish helicopter crashed into a house on the outskirts of Kabul on Friday, killing 12 Turkish soldiers and two Afghan civilians in what appeared to be Ankara’s deadliest incident in Afghanistan. The bodies of two women were recovered from the rubble after the crash in Bagrami district, […]
Pakistan all set to take a decision regarding its policy towards the United States of America A joint session of Pakistan’s parliament tasked with reviewing and formally resetting troubled relations with the United States could start as early as Monday, an official said. “I think that this particular subject will be considered by the parliament […]
Israel on Friday took its concern about Iran’s nuclear programme to one of Iran’s main partners, China, and hinted it could launch a pre-emptive attack on the Islamic Republic despite repeated calls by China to allow diplomacy to take its course. China, which has close energy and trade ties with Iran, has urged a negotiated […]
USA flies out the soldier behind Kandahar massacre According to Reuters, United States of America (USA) has flown its soldier who killed 16 Afghan civilians out of the troubled country in a bid to ease tensions that rose after incident. Underscoring the instability in Afghanistan, an Afghan man in a stolen pickup truck sped onto […]
In quite a rare public appearance, Chief of Army Staff Gen Ashfaq Parvez Kayani rejected allegations about the involvement of secret agencies in the kidnapping and forceful disappearances, saying only 47 people are missing in Balochistan. Interacting to senior journalists at a farewell reception given in the honour of outgoing Air Chief Marshal Rao Qamar […]
