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US Remembers International Holocaust Day

US Remembers International Holocaust Day Washington DC: (Tuesday, January 31, 2012) Last week, the United States joined countries throughout the world in marking International Holocaust Remembrance Day. While remembering the day, the US State Department said that they paused to honor the memory of the six million Jews and millions of others who were murdered […]

Obama verifies US drone attacks in Pakistan

Obama verifies US drone attacks in Pakistan On Monday, President of the United States Obama verified that the US drones have hit Taliban and Al Qaeda members in Pakistan. Previously, these attacks were not officially accepted. He confirmed that most of these attacks took place in Pakistan’s Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA). “For the most […]

Barrack Obama admits conducting drone attacks in Pakistan

Barrack Obama admits conducting drone attacks in Pakistan President of the United States of America, Barrack Obama has officially admitted for the first time that the US is involved in drone attacks in Pakistan and said that these focussed and targeted attacks are absolutely crucial to fight against Al-Qaida. US started a so-called war against […]

Pakistan terms drone strikes unlawful and counterproductive

Pakistan terms drone strikes unlawful and counterproductive Despite acknowledging tactical advantages of the US unmanned attacks in the tribal region, Pakistan appeared to shrug off the unexpected confirmation by Washington on its strikes, terming them unlawful, counterproductive and hence intolerable. According to the media reports, Foreign Office spokesperson, Abdul Basit said, “Notwithstanding tactical advantages of […]

America officially acknowledges US drone strikes in Pakistan

America officially acknowledges US drone strikes in Pakistan President Barack Obama offered a dynamic defense of the use of drone strikes to kill Al Qaeda operatives and other militants in Pakistan’s tribal areas, officially confessing the CIA drone program, which had not been publically acknowledged before this. Obama said he believed that they had to be judicious in how they […]

Husain Haqqani to fly to the US by tomorrow: Sources

Husain Haqqani to fly to the US by tomorrow: Sources Islamabad: (Monday, January 30, 2012) Pakistan’s former ambassador to the United States Husain Haqqani is expected to fly out of Pakistan by tomorrow morning after getting permission from the Supreme Court. According to the well placed sources, Haqqani is expected to travel to Doha tomorrow […]

Abbottabad once again pulls in media

Abbottabad once again pulls in media Abbottabad, which stayed on world radar because of US-raid that killed Al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden, has once again become centre of concentration. Interestingly, this time too terrorism is the essence of fame. Media reported that unidentified assailants hit a volley of rockets at the Pakistan Military Academy (PMA), […]

APML Chief Pervez Musharraf postpones Pakistan return

As expected, former president and All Pakistan Muslim League chief Pervez Musharraf has delayed his scheduled return to Pakistan between January 27 and 30, repeating threats by the country’s leadership that he would be arrested upon arrival. APML Secretary General Barrister Mohammed Ali Saif announced at a crowded news conference on Friday that the situation […]

Fazlur Rehman vows to make Pakistan Islamic Welfare State

Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) Chief Fazlur Rehman has vowed to make Pakistan an ‘Islamic Welfare State’, claiming that his party would sweep the elections if the establishment stopped meddling in politics. While addressing a huge-crowd in the Islam Zindabad’ rally in Karachi on Friday, he observed, “Why are institutions not accepting that they have failed? The […]

Musharraf to be arrested if he returns Pakistan: Yousaf Raza Gilani

Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani has categorically said that former president Pervez Musharraf will certainly be apprehended if he returns to Pakistan. Speaking to CNN from the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, the premier shed light on a wide range of topics. He observed, “In fact there have been murder charges against him, […]

Pakistan knew of Osama Bin Laden’s whereabouts: Leon Panetta claims

Pakistan knew of Osama Bin Laden’s whereabouts: Leon Panetta claims In order to mount pressure on Pakistan, US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta reiterated his claim that someone in Pakistani authority knew of Osama bin Laden’s whereabouts prior to the operation carried out US Navy Seals to kill him on May 02, 2011. Speaking with an […]

Rehman Malik terms Shahbaz Sharif’s statement contempt of court

Rehman Malik terms Shahbaz Sharif’s statement contempt of court Federal Interior Minister Rehman Malik announced to move the apex court against Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif, saying he had committed contempt of court by offering security to US-business tycoon, Mansoor Ijaz. While speaking to the media on Friday, the minister also informed that he would […]

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