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Prince Salman named as Crown Prince Saudi Arabia Riyadh: (Monday, June 18, 2012) Saudi King Abdullah has named his half-brother Prince Salman as heir to the throne following the death of crown prince Nayef. While conferring the title, the monarch appointed Salman as “crown prince and deputy prime minister.” Besides these portfolios Salman will also […]
Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Nayef bin Abdulaziz dies Riyadh: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Nayef bin Abdulaziz al-Saud has passed away in Geneva, Switzerland. Citing a royal court statement, the Saudi state television broke the news today. Nayef, who had been the interior minister for Saudi Arabia since 1975, was the heir to Saudi King Abdullah […]
Afghan President Hamid Karzai called Thursday for greater international cooperation to stabilise his war-torn country and defeat militants, during the latest round of talks on the future of Afghanistan. Representatives from 29 countries gathered in Kabul for the day-long conference, just weeks after Nato agreed at a summit in Chicago to stick to plans to […]
Father of Pakistan’s nuclear programme and national hero Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan said ambiguity in the Supreme Court’s decisions has opened it to ridicule. Speaking to a ceremony hosted by Lahore Bar Association, the renowned scientist urged the apex court to decide all the cases on merit. Saying that Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani is […]
Two of Nicolas Sarkozy’s close friends have been detained by the police for questioning over “Karachi Affair” Police have detained Nicolas Bazire and Thierry Baubert for questioning over the legality of commissions from French arms sales to Pakistan and Saudi Arabia. Reports claim that it was an illegal funding way back in the 1994-95 presidential […]
Cameron Munter, the US ambassador to Pakistan, is likely to be replaced with Richard Oslo in the upcoming summer season after the former refused to take extension for another term. According to the media reports, Cameron Munter will quit his post in the coming summer. The US is mulling to appoint Richard Oslo, who has […]
The United States’ deployment of cutting-edge F-22 fighter jets to the United Arab Emirates “will endanger the region’s security,” Iran warned on Tuesday. “We do not in any way approve the presence of foreign forces in the region. We advise the regional countries against providing a basis for their presence, “foreign ministry spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast […]
Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani, who was convicted by the Supreme Court of Pakistan, seems unconvinced by those who say he should quit his post on moral grounds. In his view, the conviction in the contempt-of-court case against him is not related to disqualification. While speaking to the media, the defiant premier observed, “The […]
At last, the family of Osama bin Laden, who was killed in a US Navy Seals raid on May 02, 2011, has been deported from Pakistan to Saudi Arabia, in the early hours of Friday. The three widows of Osama bin Laden and their children, who masterminded the 9-11 attacks, were in custody of Pakistani […]
(Reuters) – The principles of openness and universal access that underpinned the Internet’s creation are facing their greatest-ever threat, the co-founder of Google Sergey Brin said in an interview published by Britain’s Guardian newspaper on Monday. Brin said the threat to freedom of the Internet came from a combination of factors, including increasing efforts by […]
COAS Kayani leaves for Saudi Arabia on an official visit Rawalpindi – April 3, 2012: The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani left for Saudi Arabia on an official visit, last night. During the visit, COAS is scheduled to meet senior civil and military leadership of Saudi Arabia. Discussion will be focused on […]
The National Assembly was informed Wednesday that the government was committed for completion of Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline project. Parliamentary Secretary for Petroleum and Natural Resources Engineer Tariq Khattak briefed the House that the import of gas from Iran would generate forty thousand megawatt electricity. He was of the opinion that use of imported gas for […]
