Posts tagged as: Turkey

Syrian refugee number reaching alarming figures

Following conflicts in Syria, thousands of refugees have fled from their homeland and now, the numbers have reached record figures. As many as 3000 Syrians crossed the Syrian-Turkish border on Thursday which is close to the village of Bukulmez. According to a Turkish official, this number is more than double the previous highest total for […]

Khamenei says that Iran will defend Syria against intervention from foreign forces

Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has said Iran strongly opposes any foreign intervention in Syria’s conflict and will defend Damascus so it can continue “resistance” against Israel, his official website reported on Thursday. Khamenei, the Islamic Republic’s highest authority, made the comments during a meeting with visiting Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan in Mashhad. The […]

Prime Minister Gilani to meet Barrack Obama

Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani will hold a meeting with US President Barrack Obama on Tuesday, March 27, at the sidelines of the Nuclear Security Summit in Seoul, South Korea. On Friday, the White House confirmed that the duo leaders will hold a meeting to discuss matters of mutual interests. The statement issued by […]

Esther Brimmer travels to Belgium and Turkey

Esther Brimmer travels to Belgium and Turkey Washington: Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs Esther Brimmer will travel to Brussels, Belgium, and Ankara, Turkey, March 22-27. In Brussels, Assistant Secretary Brimmer will participate in the German Marshall Fund’s 7th annual Brussels Forum to be held March 23-25. In Brussels, she will meet with […]

Mayor of Istanbul gifts 100 busses to Lahore

Mayor of Istanbul gifts 100 busses to Lahore Mayor of Istanbul, Kadir Topbas has presented a gift of 100 busses to the people of Lahore during his tour of Pakistan and wants stronger ties between Turkey and Pakistan, who happen to be brotherly Muslim countries. Topbas is currently in Pakistan on the invitation of the […]

NATO extends operations over Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania

NATO has decided to extend an operation to protect the airspace of Baltic members Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania with fighter jets, officials said Wednesday. Carmen Romero, NATO‘s deputy spokeswoman, said the decision “shows NATO‘s commitment to air policing in the Baltic States as a long-term and sustainable mission.” NATO did not give an end date […]

Pakistan ranks 43rd in the world’s ranking of published research documents

According to the findings of the worldwide scientific journal ranking (SJR), Pakistan ranks 43rd with only 6,987 published research documents in 2010 to its credit. This is alarmingly low record generated despite the fact that Pakistan’s Higher Education Commission (HEC) had realised that they needed to bolster their position in the world’s listing of research. […]

Currency swap agreements will less help to release pressure on Pak Rupee

Recently made Currency Swap Arrangements (CSA) with China and Turkey will certainly help improve bilateral trade and foreign investment activities in the countries but will not help to ease out the pressure on Pak Rupee. These agreements will not cause a dent in the demand for dollars and that is the reason why the country’s […]

Burhanuddin Rabbani was assassinated by Afghan refugees, says Hina Rabbani Khar

Burhanuddin Rabbani was assassinated by Afghan refugees, says Hina Rabbani Khar Foreign Affairs Minister Hina Rabbani Khar has blamed Afghan refugees for the assassination of former Afghan President Burhanuddin Rabbani. She claimed so during the Envoys’ conference at the Foreign office in Islamabad on Tuesday. During a question answer session at the conference, she said, […]

Arab League divided on action against Syria in their latest meeting

Arab League which is set to hold a new meeting to discuss Syria’s membership in the league on Wednesday is divided over the issue of suspending Syria from the organization altogether considering it’s aggression against domestic protestors. Protests have been going on in Syria for the past 6 months as people have been enthusiastic in […]

War against Terrorism is in our own favor, says Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar

War against Terrorism is in our own favor, says Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar Our war against terrorism is in our own favor and international community should accept our sacrifices, the World should support our efforts to promote peace in spite of criticizing, said Federal Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar in an interview here at […]

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