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Reddit offered a blackout of the website in Los Angeles and DC, but other users of the website had the same solution for other regions of the world. The result was a complete blackout of the site on January 18. Wikipedia and Mozilla followed quickly and brought their services offline to encourage the protest. Google […]
In order to wind down its operation in Afghanistan, NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) struck an agreement with Central Asian States to remove equipment through their territories. NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen while talking to the media observed, “We reached agreement on reverse transit from Afghanistan with three Central Asian partners: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan. […]
Reinstating her previous stance, Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar urged the United States to apologize for an air strike that killed 24 Pakistani troops last year if it wants Islamabad to resume land route for allied forcing battling in Afghanistan. Pakistan closed the supply line for NATO forces, expressing its annoyance over the lethal November […]
Terming them illegal and violation of Pakistani sovereignty, Islamabad strongly condemned the US drone attacks on its territory. The deadlock between the United States and Pakistan, the two strategic allies, over the strikes remains unresolved. In very recent three days, three drone strikes carried out on suspected insurgents killed 27 people in Pakistan’s tribal areas. […]
At least 15 alleged militants were killed and several others sustained injuries when an unmanned US aircraft fired missiles on two compounds in Mir Ali, the area of North Waziristan on Monday. According to the media reports, the drone attack targeted compounds in Mir Ali, the capital of North Waziristan. The rescue process was delayed […]
The suspension of Farhnaz Ispahani’s membership from National Assembly on the basis of US citizenship by the Supreme Court for Pakistan has started a new legal battle between the ruling executive and judiciary. However, this is far fro reality. It is not only the ruling Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) that has been in trouble but […]
Peru and US to hold meetings on environmental issues The Governments of the United States and Peru convened a series of environmental meetings related to the U.S. – Peru Trade Promotion Agreement (PTPA) from May 29-31 in Washington, D.C. The governments also held a public session, providing interested stakeholders with the opportunity to raise issues […]
Lashkar-e-Islam, a banned militant outfit, has denied links with CIA agent Dr Shakil Afrdi, who helped US trace Osama bin Laden in Abbottabad, the garrison town of Pakistan. Shakeel Afridi was on May 24 sentenced to 33 years in jail after he was found guilty of treason under Pakistan’s system of tribal justice. Afridi was […]
Pakistan Army on Thursday rejected media report about the return of the United States (US) military trainers into Pakistan, media reported on Thursday. Earlier, a wire service reported that the US trainers, which were sent back from Pakistan after Salala attack, have returned to Pakistan, in a sign the two nations may be able to […]
Six Pakistani Universities have won its place in the list of top 300 Universities in Asia, proving the fact that investment in higher education in the country continues to reap dividends. According to a press statement issued by QS World Universities Rankings 2012, National University of Science and Technology (NUST-108) Karachi University (191-200) AKU (201-250) […]
In order to further pressurize Islamabad, US Senator Rand Paul urged the United States to suspend all aid to Pakistan until Islamabad overturned Dr. Shakeel Afridi’s sentence. According to the media reports, the lawmaker also proposed the American administration to grant US citizenship to the doctor who was imprisoned for helping hunt down Osama bin […]
In an apparent confrontation between executive and judiciary, Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani decided to defend the former at any case. While speaking to a private TV channel, the premier extended his support to parliamentarians, saying that there was no restriction on dual nationality in the Constitution of Pakistan. He observed, “Except the prime […]
