Posts tagged as: Pakistan

Maldives ensure narrow win over Pakistan

The Green Shirts were unable to find a way past the South Asian side and also missed a spot-kick that eventually allowed their opponents to come out on top. Saeed Ahmed’s missed penalty late in the game cost Pakistan the chance to settle for a draw and now the Green Kickers need to at least […]

Pakistan dilemma: U.S. in no mood to stop Waziristan drone strikes

There is no let up in U.S. drone strikes in Pakistan’s tribal regions and in a latest attack early Thursday, an American spy aircraft fired missiles into North Waziristan and killed at least four people, a tribal elder in the region said.   Malik Mumtaz told The News Pakistan from Miranshah, headquarters of North Waziristan, […]

Pakistan hockey team defeats World Champions Germany in Champions Trophy

Pakistan hockey team has defeated World Champions Germany by 2-1 in the first quarter final of the FIH (Federation of International Hockey) Champions Trophy at the State Netball Hockey Centre in Melbourne, Australia, qualifying for Semi-Final of the grand event for the first time since 2004.   In the backdrop of three goals in as […]

PTI’s Iftikhar Jhagra, PML-Q’s Nighat Orakzai join Pakistan People’s Party

In a surprise move, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s Ifthikar Khan Jhagra and Pakistan Muslim League Q’s Nighat Orakzai publicly announced that they would be leaving behind their political parties and joining the ruling Pakistan People’s Party unconditionally.   Mr. Jhagra was a well known figure of the PPP before making a move to the PTI during the […]

Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh rejects President Zardari’s invitation

Indian Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh declined to visit Pakistan on the occasion of Guru Nanak Jayanti on November 28, citing it not the right time to embark on it, says Indian media. In his view, he wanted to visit Pakistan but this was not the right time to embark on it.   According to […]

Pakistan, U.S. defence officials vow to defeat al-Qaeda, its affiliates

Senior Pakistani and American defence officials Tuesday wrapped up two days of talks, underscoring the importance of continuing cooperation to ‘complete the defeat of al-Qaeda’ and its affiliates in the region.   A joint statement issued at the conclusion of U.S-Pakistan Defence Consultative Group (DCG), said that both delegations acknowledged that bilateral counter-terrorism cooperation has […]

President Zardari offers exclusive economic zone for South Korean investors in Pakistan

President Asif Ali Zardari Tuesday offered to set up an economic zone exclusively for South Korean investors in Pakistan, state radio reported.   Speaking at a luncheon hosted in his honour by South Korean President Lee Myung Bak in Seoul on Tuesday‚ he said Pakistan enjoys great geo-strategic location in the region and offers the […]

Australia beats Pakistan in FIH Champions Trophy

Following a controversial goal from Kieran Govers, Pakistan on Tuesday lost its group matches of the FIH Champions Trophy against Australia at Melbourne’s State Hockey Centre, in Melbourne, Australia.   The Kookaburras conquered Pakistan by 1-0 after giving them a tough fight. Pakistan players played well hockey during the match but conceded a goal in […]

Good news: South Korea to modernize Pakistan railways

  South Korea will modernize Pakistan Railways under an agreement signed in Seoul on Tuesday during the visit of President Asif Ali Zardari, state media reported.   The Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs and the Pakistan Railways signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU).   Pakistan will seek high speed railways, communication systems, signalling, […]

Pakistan oust Bangladesh in Sri Lankan tournament

Pakistan, Lahore, Monday, December 03, 2012    Pakistan leads by securing one goal against Bangladesh’s nil in H.E. Mahinda Rajapaksa International Football Tournament in Sri Lanka today. On an excellent pass of striker Kaleem Ullah, Saeed Ahmed made a full use of it by putting the ball in the net. According to the press release […]

Secrets about Benazir Bhuttos’s murder will revel in book; says Interior Minister Rehman Malik

Federal Interior Minister Rehman Malik has said that he would reveal the names of the murderers of Benazir Bhutto and other little-known details of her assassination in his upcoming book.   Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP) chairperson and former two-time premier Benazir Bhutto was assassinated in a gun and bomb attack outside Rawalpindi’s Liaqat Bagh in […]

Fazlur Rehman denies Taliban’ movement in Pakistan

In what appeared to be an amusement for the entire nation, the chief of Jamiat-e-Ulema-e-Islam-Fazal (JUI-F), Maulana Fazl-ur-Rahman has said there was no such movement as Taliban anywhere in the country.   While addressing a press conference in Islamabad, he noted, “We do not recognize the movement, which the forces have officially acknowledged as Taliban’s. […]

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