Punjab assembly on Friday adopted a unanimous resolution, condemning the American drone strikes in the country’s tribal regions. Law Minister, Rana Sanaullah, moved the resolution which was also supported by the opposition members.’\ The opposition Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf had earlier tabled a resolution against the US attacks however it was deferred to create consensus on the […]
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said late Monday that Pakistan and India will have to join their heads together so that they can address common issues like poverty and ignorance. Addressing the nation over Radio and Television networks he said history bears testimony to the fact that progress and development of a nation is deeply linked […]
United Nations Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon, said on Tuesday that every effort should be made to avoid civilian casualties in the use of armed drones. Ban, who arrived in Pakistan on a two-day visit early Tuesday, told reporters at an university in Islamabad that drones should be used only for collection of information in accordance […]
American drones will haunt Pakistan as the new leadership has also failed to come up with a strong approach in recent talks with the US Secretary of State, John Kerry. The Foreign Ministry issues routine statements to condemn the American attacks in the tribal regions and some time summon the US envoy to lodge a […]
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President Asif Ali Zardari Thursday urged the international community particularly the United States to prepare a ‘Marshall plan’ for Pakistan’s economic development and stability as terrorism has badly hit economy of the country. He said this during his one-on-one and delegation level meetings with US Secretary of State John Kerry in Islamabad, presidential spokesman said. […]
US Secretary of State John Kerry is scheduled to begin talks with Pakistani leaders on Thursday to discuss important issues, ranging from bilateral relations to regional situation, officials said. Kerry, who arrived Wednesday evening, will meet top political and military leaders in his first visit to Islamabad since the new gov’t has assumed office in […]
The United States Secretary of State, John Kerry, is scheduled to arrive in Islamabad later on Wednesday on a three-day visit to discuss issues ranging from bilateral relations to regional situation, foreign ministry sources say. During his stay‚ the US Secretary of State will meet Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and hold talks with Advisor on […]
Pakistan on Monday strongly condemned the latest U.S. drone strike in North Waziristan tribal region, which killed at least six people. The American spy aircraft fired missiles on a compound of suspected militants in the Shawal area of North Waziristan, one of Pakistan’s seven tribal regions, late Sunday. “These unilateral strikes are a violation of […]
A US spy aircraft killed six people in North Waziristan tribal region late Sunday, security sources said. The drone fired two missiles near Shawal area near the Afghan border and hit people who were crossing into Pakistan from Afghanistan. Three people also injured in the strike, they said. The slain men could not be identified. […]
Pakistan and Afghanistan are working to finalize the schedule of President Hamid Karzai’s visit to Islamabad, the Foreign Ministry said Thursday. Pakistan’s security adviser, Sartaj Aziz, extended invitation letter to President Karzai from Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif during his visit to Kabul on Sunday last. “Hamid Karzai had accepted the invitation and dates are now […]
U.S. officials have stressed that the CIA is expected to maintain a significant footprint even after the pullback from Afghanistan, with a station in Kabul that will remain among the agency’s largest in the world, as well as a fleet of armed drones that will continue to patrol Pakistan’s tribal belt, The Washington Post reported […]
A secret document obtained by the London-based Bureau of Investigative Journalism reveals for the first time the Pakistan government’s internal assessment of dozens of drone strikes, and shows scores of civilian casualties. The United States has consistently claimed only a tiny number of non-combatants have been killed in drone attacks in Pakistan – despite research […]