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Germany’s Constitutional Court will keep Europe waiting until Sept. 12 for its verdict on whether the new tools for fighting the euro zone debt crisis comply with German law or violate parliament’s right to decide on national budget issues. Resisting pressure from politicians and markets for a swift approval of the permanent bailout scheme (European […]
In order to express solidarity Pakistanis living abroad, Adviser to the Prime Minister on Interior Affairs has resigned from his Senate membership. Malik, who is still Advisor to the premier, while talking to the media said that he had tendered his resignation on Monday to show solidarity with the overseas Pakistanis. Although the apex court […]
Despite spending almost nine months in jail in the United Kingdom, former Pakistani skipper of the national cricket team Salman Butt claimed himself innocent of spot-fixing. He made it clear that he had served a sentence for failure to report advances from a bookie, Mazhar Majeed. He noted, “I have never entertained any offer, nothing […]
Iran and world powers on Tuesday dug in for a second day of attritional talks in Moscow aimed at breaking an increasingly risky deadlock in the decade-long crisis over the Iranian nuclear programme. With the United States and Israel refusing to rule out military action and Tehran facing severe economic sanctions, the price of failure […]
Chairman Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Imran Khan urged the need for good governance by depoliticization of state institutions, particularly bureaucracy and police, extending his support to giving power at the grassroots level. A statement issued by the party after his meeting with British Foreign Secretary William Hague in Islamabad in which the two leaders discussed expanding […]
British journalist Christina Lamb denied media reports saying that she had not been contacted for a plan to reveal familygate scandal, a case involving allegations of financial corruption against Chief Justice’s son Arsalan Iftikhar. Earlier, reports had claimed that Malik Riaz, the property tycoon, had sought British journalist Christina Lamb’s help to break the news […]
There is no basis yet for another round of negotiations with the P5+1 world powers after the current talks in Baghdad, an Iranian official said on Thursday as the final session here got underway. EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton “didn’t say anything new this morning” in a bilateral meeting with Iran earlier Thursday, the […]
NATO leaders vowed Monday to stand by Afghanistan as it takes control of its own destiny, backing a plan to hand Afghans the lead for security in the war-torn country from mid-2013. In a Chicago summit declaration, US President Barack Obama and his NATO military allies ratified an “irreversible” roadmap to “gradually and responsibly” withdraw […]
Fierce fighting between regime troops and armed rebels rocked parts of Damascus overnight, monitors said on Sunday, as the G8 called for a “political transition” to end relentless violence sweeping Syria. The clashes in the Syrian capital came hours after a suicide bomber detonated a car bomb in Deir Ezzor, eastern Syria’s biggest city, killing […]
Political gaffes are not unusual in Pakistan, but the country’s prime minister’s recent remarks take the ice of the cake. It was funnily enough and reminds the phrase made popular by French monarch Marie Antoinette, “Let them eat cake”. Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani, who is currently in the United Kingdom on a five-day […]
Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani has said that his visit would help to enhance political and cultural ties with United Kingdom, which pledged enduring friendship with Pakistan and building deeper stronger relationships. While speaking to the media, the Prime Minister said that Pakistan and the United Kingdom have numerous common values, adding that the […]
Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani said Article 58-2b, which allowed a president to dissolve the assemblies, is no longer part of the Constitution, therefore, he couldn’t hand this power to the court. His remarks, which he uttered while speaking to the media persons in London, hinted heavily at a fighting mood. Imran Khan and […]
