Federal Minister for Religious Affairs Syed Khurshid Shah on Wednesday said that the joint session of Parliament would be convened on March 17 to discuss new terms of engagement with the U.S. and NATO in the light of recommendations of the Parliamentary Committee on National Security (PCNS). The minster while speaking in the meeting of […]
A suicide car bomber rammed his vehicle into the gates of a NATO base and airport in eastern Afghanistan on Monday, triggering a blast that killed nine Afghans, officials said. The Taliban claimed the attack was revenge for U.S. troops burning copies of the Koran. The bombing in the city of Jalalabad followed six days […]
The legal fraternity of twin cities observed strike, boycotting the court proceedings against desecration of Holy Quran by US-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) troops in Afghanistan. Earlier, Punjab Bar Council (PBC) on Sunday had appealed to all bar associations in Punjab to boycott courts and hoist black flags on rooftops of bar rooms. Responding […]
Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar on Monday clarified that the U.S. has no link with the bill presented in the Congress that espoused self-determination for Balochistan. While speaking to the media in Abu Dhabi, the minister stated that the bill on Balochistan in the U.S. Congress was an individual act, adding that the American government […]
A Syrian official on Monday accused the West of taking advantage of the Middle Eastern country’s unrest to try to destabilize it and warned the opposition that militarizing is a big mistake that will backfire. Foreign Ministry spokesman Jihad Makdissi said the only way out of the current crisis that has killed thousands of people […]
In order to divert the attention, Pakistan completely demolished the three-storey compound where the US Navy seals had killed Osama Bin Laden in a night-time raid on May 02, 2011. A senior security said, “The process launched for demolishing the compound on Saturday evening was completed on Sunday night. The whole structure has been razed […]
In what appeared to be a positive and courageous omen for all Pakistanis, Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy has won the first ever Oscar award for Pakistan for her documentary ‘Saving Face’ at the 84th Academy Awards on Sunday. While receiving the world’s prestigious ward, she observed, “I want to dedicate this award to all the heroes […]
All Parties Conference on Balochistan issue would be held in Quetta on February 27 under the auspices of Difa-e-Pakistan Council (DPC). The leader of Difa-e-Pakistan Council and Ameer Jamat-ud-Dawa, Hafiz Muhammad Saeed said this after arriving Quetta on Saturday. He told the reporters that entire political leadership of the country has been invited in APC […]
Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani has said that the recommendations of the parliamentary committee regarding normalization of ties with the US and NATO supplies would be tabled in the joint sitting of the parliament after Senate elections. While addressing a press conference at Prime Minister House, the premier said Pakistan wants to maintain relations […]
The government will not have to miss the fact that the situation in Balochistan has reached grievous levels. The issue of Balochistan has been in the media across the globe and also has been taken up by the US House of Representatives. In what appeared to be a critical phase, the government decided to move […]
In order to re-boot diplomatic relations between Pakistan and the United States, the latter had planned to offer an official apology to the former over last November’s NATO incursion on Slala check-point. However, the New York Times reported that the plan was hindered by the explosion of violent rioting in Afghanistan over the burning of […]
The first of its kinds, Pakistan publically made an appeal to Taliban and other militant groups to join an intra-Afghan process for national reconciliation, urging their leadership to take part in peace talks with the Afghan government. In response to a request made by Afghan President Hamid Karzai, this significant move was made was taken […]