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Pakistan attack: Khyber Agency blast kills 15 people

At least 15 people were killed and over 40 others injured when a powerful car bomb went off in a crowded market in the restive Khyber tribal region of northwest Pakistan on Monday. The explosives-laden car was parked at Fauji Market in Jamrud area of Khyber Agency.   According to initial reports, the blast took […]

Fall of Dacca: What have we learnt from our past mistakes? (Part Three)

To a few others it was a case of misplaced egoistic velour – not to be dubbed as the ‘chickens’ in the army parlance. The true information was not only denied to the common man in West Pakistan but even to those at the helm also. Handling of the East Pakistan issue at the International […]

Fall of Dacca: What have we learnt from our past mistakes? (Part Two)

The proverbial last straw that broke the camel’s back was Bhutto’s rejection of the 1970 election results which had given Shaikh Mujib ur Rehman’s Awami League a clear cut majority to form the government at the centre.   ZAB’s one after the other statements like “we will break the legs of any one going to […]

Fall of Dacca: What have we learnt from our past mistakes? (Part One)

December 16 comes every year to haunt the nation, particularly those few remaining who were witness to the debacle. I had the misfortune to be one.   On this day the Quaid’s Pakistan, which was considered an epitome of ‘Divided we Stand’, got actually divided by breaking lose all bonds of unity between the two […]

Inzamam-ul-Haque vows to deliver best out of him

Star batsman and former captain of Pakistan Cricket team Inzamam-ul-Haque has said that though ‘consultancy’ is a new experience for him, he will make improvement in the batting side his first priority.   Inzamam, one of the greatest players of Pakistan cricket history, was expressing his views after being appointed batting coach ahead of the […]

Rehman Malik denies comparing demolition of Babari mosque with terror attacks

Pakistan’s Interior Minister Rehman Malik has denied he had equated the demolition of the Babri Masjid with terror attacks, saying that he came in India with a message of love and peace.   While interviewing to an India TV channel, he made it clear that he had never compared terror attacks with the December 6, […]

People-to-People contact: Pakistan, India ope-rationalize visa agreement

In yet another move to promote people-to-people, Pakistan and India have ope-rationalized a new visa regime from December 14, interior ministers of the two countries say. The new visa regime would become operational from January 15, 2013, state media has reported.   Thousands of divided families in both countries say that they still face a lot of […]

Ali Zafar becomes 2nd most desirable Asian man

Pakistani pop-star-turned-actor Ali Zafar has been named as one of the sexiest Asian men on the planet.   He is second only to Indian actor Hrithik Roshan who has been declared as the sexiest Asian man on the planet by a weekly magazine published from London which releases the list every year.   Eastern Eye […]

Pakistan withdraws diplomatic staff from Syria over security concerns

Pakistan has decided to temporarily withdraw its Ambassador and staff from Syria due to deteriorating security situation, the Foreign Ministry said Thursday.   However, the embassy has not been closed, the Foreign Ministry spokesman, Muazzam Khan said.   “Pakistan is concerned about security situation in Syria as well as killing of civilians and call upon […]

Wounded Swedish charity worker, shot in Lahore, passes away

A Swedish charity worker, who was critically wounded in a gun attack in Pakistan last week, has been passed away on Wednesday, Swedish TV reported.   It was last Monday that Bargeeta Almby ambushed and shot wounded in the chest when she was on her way home from work. As the world today has been […]

Blind Cricket: India defeats Pakistan in T20 World Cup finals

India edged out Pakistan by 29 runs to win the final of first-ever T20 World Cup for blind being played in Bangalore, India.   Earlier, India set 259-run target for Pakistan in the final being played in Bangalore, India. Replying to this, Pakistan were managed to score 229 runs in 20 overs.   Chetan Patel […]

US Ambassador Richard Olson says talks possible with Haqqani Network

Richard Olson US Ambassador

The US Ambassador to Pakistan Richard Olson has said the principles the Afghan government had set up for the reconciliation policy can be applied to all militant groups including the Haqqani network.   In an interview to BBC Urdu, the US envoy said talks could be held with any individual acting against the state willing […]

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