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Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar and Italian Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi di Sant’ Agata Friday signed a Strategic Engagement Plan in Rome, to further cement and expand the multifarious ties between the two countries, the Foreign Ministry said in Islamabad. Foreign Minister Khar visited Italy on the invitation of her Italian counterpart. The agreement […]
A suicide bomber blew himself up near an Imambargah and a mosque in Hangu on Friday and killed nearly 22 people and injured around 40 others, police and witnesses said. The blast occurred as the people were coming out of the mosque at the crowded Pat Bazaar area of Hangu in Khyber Pakhtoonkhwa province. […]
The people of Karachi were greeted Friday morning with yet another cell phone suspension over the so-called notion of security concerns after the failure of the law enforcement agencies to check terrorist attacks and activities of criminal gangs. Cell phones will remain silent until 3 p.m. in the port city of nearly 18 million […]
The Commission on the creation of new province in Punjab Wednesday formally presented the report of the Commission to the Speaker National Assembly in her Chamber in the National Assembly Secretariat. The Speaker National Assembly expressed deep appreciation of all members of the Commission for completing the assignment and thanked them for finalizing and […]
The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet Tuesday prioritized the gas management and the CNG was placed as the last priority. It was decided that first priority order will be given to the domestic and commercial sectors. The power & general industries sectors will be accorded second and third priority respectively. Whereas cement […]
Army Chief General Ashfaq Pervez Kayani Monday reiterated Pakistan’s stance and desire for a peaceful, stable and united Afghanistan, and the need for a successful Afghan-owned – Afghan-led peace process for the purpose. He assured the the visiting Afghan Defence Minister of complete support to bring normalcy in the border region which should have […]
Pakistan and India Monday resumed cross-border trade and bus service in Kashmir region after nearly two weeks of suspension over exchange of firing, which caused casualties on both sides. The truck and bus service was suspended earlier this month after both countries accused each other of violation of the 2003 ceasefire along the Line […]
Talks between Pakistan and India on water disputes, scheduled to be held in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore on January 28, have been postponed, state radio reported on Saturday. India has stopped its secretary from participating in the talks on the Wullar Barrage/Tulbul Navigation project, which is one of the eight issues of […]
Information Minister, Qamar Zaman Kaira, Friday criticized leader of the opposition Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan for his calls to remove political Governors before the parliamentary elections. Speaking at a news conference in Islamabad‚ the Minister termed Nisar’s demand as unlawful, claiming Governors have no link with executive authority. He said under the 18th […]
Twin bomb blasts killed at least four police men and two other people and injured 12 other people, including seven policemen in Karachi late Thursday, police said. Police officers were targeted as they arrived at the scene of the first blast at Quaid Abad neighbourhood of Karachi, a police officer said. The blasts […]
Pakistan Thursday confirmed that the United Nations Special Rapporteur is undertaking an inquiry into human rights violations in the U.S. drone strikes in the country’s tribal regions. Foreign Office spokesman Moazzam Ahmad Khan said the exercise is part of a broader mandate given to the Rapporteur by the UN Human Rights Council to examine […]
The government and Dr Tahir-ul-Qadri reached an agreement late Thursday that peacefully ended a four-day sit-in outside the parliament house in Islamabad. A 10-member government’s negotiation team held hectic talks with Dr Tahir-ul-Qadri, who had on Sunday led thousands of his supporters from the eastern city of Lahore and started protest in Islamabad. […]
