U.S. Secretary of state John Kerry met with Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif during the gathering for the 70th Session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York. The two discussed regional security issues and the PM took the chance to express his concerns about India’s violation of the ceasefire agreement along the line of […]
President Asif Ali Zardari on Wednesday assured that general elections will be held in time which will be completely free‚ transparent and fair in all manners. Addressing public gathering in Mandi Bahauddin, the president said he will respect the mandate of people and all measures have been taken to ensure holding of free and fair […]
Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Qamar Zaman Kaira has said that the government was determined to exterminate terrorism from the country. The minister while addressing the participants of the second South Asian Youth Conference (SAYC) said they would utilize all available resources to exterminate terrorism in order to ensure durable peace and sustainable […]
Nov 6 2012 | Posted in
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President Asif Ali Zardari has urged the United Nations to immediately take notice of the anti-Islam film, asking it to ban hate speech. At the outset of his speech at the 67th session of the UN General Assembly, he beseeched the international community, particularly the Muslim World, to not become silent observers in such conflicting […]
China, the all-time friend of Pakistan, has assured its complete assistance to Pakistan on regional and international issues during a meeting between Pakistani Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf and Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao in Tianjin, China. Pakistani Premier Raja Pervez Ashraf is currently visiting China to attend the annual meeting of World Economic Forum […]
Pakistan’s ambassador to the United States Sherry Rehman has sought great appreciation of the Pakistani perspective on the fight against terrorism, calling on American administration for an appropriate apology over the Salala check-post incident. The Pakistani envoy while addressing a conference urged the US to respect Pakistan’s sovereignty and an end to attacks by unmanned […]
Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani has said that Pakistan is a peace-loving country and focus of its armed forces always remained on defending and serving the country. While addressing a book-launching ceremony the military observed, “We are a peace loving nation and harbor no aggressions towards anyone but at the same […]
Nato Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen has urged Pakistan once again to reopen Nato ground supply routes to Afghanistan. However, Rasmussen also said on Friday that Pakistan had not been invited to the crucial 25th NATO summit to be held in Chicago. The May 20-21 two-day summit, with over 60 heads of state and governments […]
May 11 2012 | Posted in
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The United States has indicated that the issue of drone strikes may also come up for discussion in future talks with Pakistan, although a State Department official noted that Washington never encourages public discussions on intelligence matters. On Tuesday, a joint parliamentary committee in Islamabad unanimously adopted new rules of engagement for rebuilding Pakistan’s ties […]
Osama Bin Laden’s family sent to Saudi Arabia from Pakistan Three widows and children of Osama Bin Laden have been deported from Pakistan and have been sent to Saudi Arabia after the completion of their jail-term. The family of Bin Laden, the former Al-Qaeda chief, was in jail as they illegally entered Pakistan and remained […]
Apr 14 2012 | Posted in
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Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani Wednesday said the ongoing Parliamentary review process would bring transparency and credibility to the rules of engagement with the US, NATO and the ISAF. Talking to the US Deputy Secretary of State Thomas Nides here at the Prime Minister House, Gilani said relations with US must be based on […]
Interior Minister Rehman Malik on Tuesday questioned on what basis the United States slapped a $10 million bounty on the founder of a Pakistani militant group, saying it had not been officially informed of the decision. “We have not received any official communication in this regard,” Malik told the private Geo television. The reward for […]