Posts tagged as: Palestine

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 […]

Israel, Palestine agree to Gaza ceasefire

Following a deadly eight-day conflict, Israel and Gaza agreed to a ceasefire effective Wednesday evening, the Egyptian foreign minister announced at a press conference. The cease-fire agreement was later confirmed by Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.   The cease-fire is set to start at 9 p.m. Cairo time, Egyptian Foreign Minister Mohamed Kamel Amr announced […]

Israel continually attacking Gaza despite reports of ceasefire

Despite reports of truce between Hamas and Israel, Gaza has come under renewed attacks from Israel, as agreement on a ceasefire to end a week of violence remains intangible. A number of explosions overnight left parts of the territory without power, says media reports.   Earlier, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrived in Israel […]

Turkish Prime Minister declares Israel terrorist state for Gaza attacks

Declaring Israel a terrorist state for attacks on Gaza, Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan has underlined hostility for his former ally since relations between them collapsed in 2010.   After nearly a week of Palestinian rocket attacks on Israel and Israeli air strikes on the Gaza Strip, the Turkish premier uttered server comments about Israel. […]

Nawaz Sharif asks government to speak for Gaza raids

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 […]

Gaza crisis: UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon calls for ceasefire

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 […]

Akhtar Mengal presents five recommendations for Balochistan

Former chief minister and Balochistan National Party (BNP) leader Sardar Akhtar Mengal on Thursday presented five recommendations for the province in the Supreme Court, saying that pardons and packages would not resolve the issue. The nationalist leader was appeared in the court to provide it with assistance on the issue. A three-judge bench headed by […]

Pakistan always opposes drone strikes; says Hina Rabbani Khar

Terming the drone strike severe violation of international laws, Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar has reiterated Pakistan’s demand to the United States to immediately stop the campaign in tribal region of the country. In an interview with a television station prior in Tehran to the Non-Aligned Movement Summit on Thursday, the minister said that drone […]

Hina Rabbani Khar stresses diplomacy to resolve Iran N-program

Pakistani Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar has said that that dialogue and diplomacy should be the only instruments to resolve the standoff over Iran’s nuclear programme. While addressing a ministerial meeting of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM), Khar called for a greater say for developing countries in decision-making process at the United Nations (UN). She underscored […]

President Zardari urges OIC to back Pakistan for regional peace

Urging the heads of states and governments to support Pakistan in appealing all the groups in Afghanistan to join the reconciliation and peace, President Asif Ali Zardari said termed peace vital for prosperity in the region. While addressing the fourth Islamic summit in Makkah, the president said Islamabad had been seriously affected the unrest in […]

Yasser Arafat’s nephew accuses Israel of poisoning his uncle

“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 […]

Yasser Arafat was poisoned with polonium

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 […]

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