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US embassy official carrying pistol detained at Islamabad airport

airport security forces detained us embassy employee

Airport Security Force personals detained a passenger at Benazir International Airport who was carrying loaded 9 mm pistol and 15 bullets in his luggage while trying to board flight from Islamabad to United States visa Abu Dhabi on Thursday July 17, 2014. The passenger was shifted to police station for further investigation and later released […]

U.S. refutes claims of containers “missing” from Karachi Port

Contrary to recent media reports, 19,000 United States/ International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) containers have not been stolen from Karachi ports.   Media suggestions that 19,000 United States/ ISAF containers were stolen, including containers that contain weapons and ammunition, are false, the US embassy said Thursday  While the United States routinely uses Karachi ports for […]

Pakistani exporters learn of opportunities in U.S. market

Pakistani exporters have learnt about opportunities to sell over 3,500 products duty-free in the United States at a seminar jointly sponsored by the U.S. and Pakistani governments, the US embassy said Thursday.      Exporters from Peshawar, Karachi, Rawalpindi, Islamabad, and the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) participated in a video seminar that detailed the advantages […]

US,Pakistan to fight wheat diseases to improve rural livelihoods

U.S. Ambassador Richard Olson has reaffirmed the United States government’s long-term support to farming communities in Pakistan.   “Since the 1950s, the United States has been working to support agriculture in Pakistan, introducing the Kinnow orange and helping to double Pakistan’s wheat production.  Today, we continue our support because improving crop yields, protecting food sources […]

Renowned US museum to feature work of emerging Pakistani artists

Fifty emerging artists from across Pakistan gathered at the National College of Arts (NCA) in Rawalpindi to display the artwork they created in a series of workshops sponsored by the U.S. Embassy in Islamabad.   Many of the pieces on display have been selected to travel to the United States, where they will be featured […]

U.S. influential senators reaffirm anti-terror support to Pakistan

Two influential U.S. senators have reaffirmed the United States’ commitment to work with Pakistan to fight terrorism, support a stable and secure Afghanistan.   Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, Senator Carl Levin and Senator Jack Reed, Member, Senate Armed Services Committee, met with Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf, Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar, […]

Bilour laid to rest as thousands attend funeral

Thousands Sunday attended funeral for a Pakistani provincial minister, who was killed in a Taliban attack in Peshawar yesterday. Bashir Ahmed Bilour, senior minister in Khyber Pakhtoonkhwa province, and seven other people were killed when a bomber blew himself up shortly after he spoke to his supporters. Taliban claimed responsibility for killing Bilour, who had […]

American anti-virus guru John McAfee seeks asylum in Guatemala

American anti-virus software guru John McAfee, who is on the run from police in Belize seeking to question him in a murder probe, has turned up in Guatemala and sought political asylum.   After a whirlwind of confusion about his whereabouts in recent days, he surfaced Tuesday and addressed a press conference. He said he […]

Suicide bomber attacks US vehicle in Peshawar

At least three persons died while 18 others sustained injuries when an explosively-laden vehicle rammed an SUV belonging to the United States Consulate in Peshawar. According to the  security officials, the blast occurred at Abdara road in University Town, a posh area of the city. According to the media reports the bomb-proof vehicle of US […]

Pakistan Army rejects claims of American journalists

Pakistan Army has ruled out the claim made by US journalist in his book that a colonel of the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) tipped off the United States about the location of Osama bin Laden, the former al-Qaeda chief. According to a report published in Foreign Policy, DG Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Major General Asim Saleem […]

U.S. Applauds Pakistani NGOs’ Disability Rights Efforts

U.S. Applauds Pakistani NGOs’ Disability Rights Efforts Islamabad: (Thursday, December 29, 2011) Dr. Marilyn Wyatt, wife of U.S. Ambassador Cameron P. Munter, today recognized the outstanding efforts on behalf of Pakistan’s disabled persons of Special Talent Exchange Program (STEP), “Pakistan Special,” and Youth for Peace. Speaking at a Cultural Fashion Show of Persons with Disabilities, […]

US diplomats caught spying again, let off the hook

  Diplomats of the United States of America were caught in the act of espionage once again in Pakistan, but let go after proving their identity. Vehicles of the American diplomatic mission were reported to be suspiciously hovering around the Islamabad airport and taking photographs of sensitive installations. After Police noticed their activities, the cars […]

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