Bhoja Air Crash: Decoded black box returns from the US Islamabad: (Friday, May 25, 2012) The black box of the Bhoja air plane that crashed last month in Rawalpindi minutes before its landing, taking all 127 lives on board, has returned to Pakistan from the US after being successfully decoded. Under supervision of a senior […]
May 25 2012 | Posted in
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US should show respect towards the decision to imprison Dr Afridi: Foreign Office Islamabad: (Thursday, May 24, 2012) Responding to US’s condemnation of sentencing Dr Afridi for his involvement in facilitating the CIA to find Osama Bin Laden, the foreign office spokesperson said today that the United States should show respect towards a Pakistani court’s […]
May 24 2012 | Posted in
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Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) Maulana Fazlur Rehman has asserted that land route for NATO forces will not be restored, saying that rumors regarding any such move are completely baseless. Speaking to a party-jirga, the JUI-F chief stated that the joint resolution of parliament and recommendations of the Parliamentary Committee on National Security (PCNS) have redefined Pakistan’s […]
In quite an unprecedented move, Amnesty International criticized the United States (US) for conducting Abbottabad raid that killed Osama bin Laden and using unmanned aircrafts to attack people in the Pakistan’s tribal areas. The Human Rights group released its 50th annual report, lashing out at the US for using lethal force in killing of Al-Qaeda […]
Pakistan considers itself at war with the US: US Congressman Washington: (Wednesday, May 23, 2012) While reacting to Pakistan sentencing Dr Afridi for 33 years in Prison, the US department of defense said today that Afridi’s help provided intelligence that was very helpful with regards to the operation that culminating in killing Al Qaeda chief, […]
In quite an unexpected move, Islamabad got rare support from Turkey, a member-country of the NATO, on the blockade of land route for the allied forces and seeking an apology from the US government over the Salala check-post attack that killed 24 Pakistani troops. Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday endorsed Pakistan’s stance, […]
An unmanned US aircraft killed at least four people while injured many others in an attack on a militant compound in Miranshah, the troubled area of Northwestern Pakistan. According to the media reports, the drone fired two missiles on a house in Tabai, killing at least four alleged assailants and injuring many others. The reports […]
In quite an unexpected move, Chairman Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP) Bilawal Bhutto Zardari and Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar have called for a US apology over cross border attack at Salala check-post that killed 24 Pakistani troops. Clarifying that Pakistan doesn’t want permanent blockade of NATO supplies, the foreign minister said Pakistan still seeks apology […]
Turkey, the close friend of Pakistan and important ally of NATO forces, desperately wants the land route for allied forces battling in Afghanistan to be resumed. However, the hype created by the establishment, opposition and a section of media after the highly condemnable Salala check-post attack is standing in the way to resumption of supply-line. […]
Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar appeared optimistic and sounded positive about the outcome of the attendance of Pakistani delegation in the headship of President Asif Ali Zardari in the two-day NATO summit, held in Chicago, America. Without explaining the bad press that has dogged the Pakistani delegation during its visit, she observed, “When there’s a […]
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has advised Pakistan’s political leadership to avoid going too far in their rivalry, saying it costs them the democratic system itself. His address to Pakistani parliament was nothing short of a scolding by an elder brother. He, who has already completed two highly successful terms as premier since 2003 […]
President Asif Ali Zardari made no promises in Chicago summit, rejecting intense pressure and NATO’s public call for resuming land routes in the summit declaration. The president in his short address to leaders from over 50 countries did not give any indication that Pakistan would resume supply line for foreign forces battling in Afghanistan. He […]