Imran Khan fears a civil war in Afghanistan Chairman of Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf (PTI), Imran Khan has shown his concerns about the future of Afghanistan and feels that the NATO forces are going to leave behind a big mess, which could result in a civil war. The US and its allies invaded Afghanistan back […]
Feb 6 2012 | Posted in
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Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani will discuss the Pakistan’s stance with the Gulf state’s leaders on the issue of peace talks with the Afghan Taliban during his visit to Qatar, expected by next week. Media reports quoting Pakistani officials reported that the Pakistani premier will leave for Qatar next week to meet Gulf state’s […]
Prime minister, Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani has warned that no one dare cast an evil eye on Pakistan, as long as PPP was in power. Addressing a public gathering here, the PM stated that while others merely promised to ensure vacation of Shamsi airbase by American troops and closure if NATO supplies routes, PPP had […]
Memogate controversy almost fades away In quite a wonderful and unexpected move, the notorious memogate controversy has limped to an impasse. Everyone is surprised what all the upheaval was about in the first place. Surely, the other side of row is that all the concerned parties apparently have been relieved quite lightly. By now no […]
The largest online social network in the world has now taken a big stride to get into the corporate world. After being surrounded by rumours for almost a year since the first word got out of Facebook’s headquarters, Mark Zuckerberg and company filed for their initial public offering at the Securities and Exchange Commission on […]
Feb 3 2012 | Posted in
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Facebook co-founder Dustin Moskovitz, whose work on the company was depicted in the 2010 film “The Social Network” owns 133.8 million shares, or 7.6 percent. Moskovitz was Zuckerberg’s roommate at Harvard University. Eduardo Saverin, another co-founder and Harvard classmate who sued Zuckerberg over ownership of the company, isn’t mentioned in yesterday’s filing. Neither are Tyler […]
Feb 3 2012 | Posted in
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Pakistan wants the people of Afghanistan to have a say about their future – Hina Rabbani Khar Foreign Minister of Pakistan, Hina Rabbani Khar has said that Pakistan wants the future of Afghanistan to be Afghan-led, Afghan-owned and Afghan-driven. The US invaded Afghanistan in 2001 in search of some Al-Qaida leaders but now there is […]
Feb 2 2012 | Posted in
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US will pull back its forces from Afghanistan in 2013, says Leon Panetta Defence Secretary Leon Panetta explained US Administration’s most clear depiction by expressing that USA would pull back its forces out of Afghanistan by the end of next year. He clarified that US and its alliances intend to retreat from Afghanistan in the […]
Feb 2 2012 | Posted in
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U.S. holds three-day Conference for Rio+20: Rio+2.0 – Bridging Connection Technologies and Sustainable Development at Stanford Washington DC: (Wednesday, February 01, 2012) The Department of State, in close collaboration with the Graduate School of Business at Stanford University, will hold a three day conference, Rio+2.0: Bridging Connection Technologies and Sustainable Development, at Stanford, February 2-4, […]
Feb 1 2012 | Posted in
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Pakistan refused any hidden agenda In response to the NATO’s leaked report, Pakistan Wednesday rejected accusations that it was secretly assisting Taliban insurgents battling in Afghanistan. A leaked-out NATO report charged that Pakistan’s security services, particularly the ISI, were seconding the Taliban. However, the timing of the statement was not good for Foreign Minister Hina […]
Feb 1 2012 | Posted in
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The Pakistani security services are directly aiding the Taliban in Afghanistan and have direct influence over its top leadership, a leaked out NATO report claimed on Tuesday. The BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) revealed the confidential NATO report that was derived from thousands of interrogations of insurgents captivated by allied forces. The report alleged that Pakistan’s […]
US State department holds Meeting of the Advisory Committee on International Economic Policy Washington DC: (Tuesday, January 31, 2012) The Advisory Committee on International Economic Policy (ACIEP) met today, at 2:00 p.m. at the Harry S Truman Building. Hosted by Assistant Secretary of State for Economic and Business Affairs Jose W. Fernandez and Committee Chairman […]
Jan 31 2012 | Posted in
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