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Tahir Khan
Joined on: Dec 04, 2012 Published stories: 1513

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Interior Minister in India to discuss visa accord

Interior Minister, Rehman Malik, Friday embarked on an official visit to India to review implementation of visa accord signed in Islamabad in September. The Interior Minister will hold official talks with Indian counterpart Sushil Kumar Shinde, and also call on the Indian Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh. Both sides will discuss cooperation against terror with special […]

US mounts pressure on Pakistan IEDs that kill troops in Afghanistan

The United Staes has again mounted pressure on Pakistan to stop the smuggling of chemicals to Afghanistan being used in the making of Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), that the U.S. says kills and injure majority of their troops.   Exactly one year ago U.S. Congress froze $700million in aid to Pakistan over the country’s failure […]

Pakistanis in UAE remit $3 billion: envoy

Pakistan diaspora has remitted about 3 billion US Dollars from the UAE to Pakistan, which is an ever increasing trend which is well needed, said Ambassador of Pakistan to the UAE, Mr. Jamil Ahmed Khan on Thursday.   While addressing certificates distribution ceremony to the Pakistani diaspora Ambassador Jamil Ahmed Khan appreciated that Pakistanis are […]

Pakistan army rejects Amnesty International report on tribal areas abuses

Pakistan military Thursday rejected as fabricated and bias finding of an Amnesty International report which says that millions are locked in perpetual lawlessness in Pakistan’s northwestern Tribal Areas, where human rights abuses committed by the Armed Forces and the Taliban are beyond the reach of justice.   The Amnesty International alleged that thousands of men […]

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 […]

Elusive Afghan Peace: Ankara Trilateral Summit fails to address poltical solution

Afghan, Pakistani and Turkish leaders have concluded their annual trilateral summit in Ankara with the issuance of joint statement that mentioned the traditional words of cooperation but they have failed to come up with a plan how to play role to give a boost to the elusive peace process in Afghanistan.   Turkey, despite being […]

Pakistani, Afghan MPs for across-the-board visa-free travel

Parliamentarians from Afghanistan and Pakistan on Wednesday concluded two days dialogue in Islamabad and stressed the need to promote an across-the-board visa-free travel between the two countries. This can begin by allowing visa-free travel for diplomats and business persons and to gradually move forward to apply across to all citizens in two countries, said a […]

Fair polls: Pakistan army contacts Election Commission for Karachi voters’ verification

Pakistan army has contacted the Election Commission for its possible cooperation in the upcoming door-to-door voters’ verification campaign in Karachi, the Secretary Election, Ishtiaq Ahmad said on Wednesday.   Last week, the Supreme Court had asked the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to carry out a fresh door-to-door verification of voters in the city with the assistance […]

Paris conference: Afghan Taliban top negotiator faces UN travel curbs

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Taliban top negotiator, Shabuddin Dilawar, nominated to represent the movement in an international conference on Afghanistan future in France later this month faces UN travel curbs and is likely to miss the event. However Taliban officials say that they are in touch with the concerned quarters to grant Dilawar temporary waiver to facilitate him to […]

Pakistan, Afghan lawmakers discuss issues that impact bilateral ties

Pakistani and Afghan members of parliament Tuesday opened two days of dialogue in Islamabad on ‘issues that impact the relationship between the two countries’, organizers said . The talks are taking place at the initiative of a think tank a time when tension has again heightened between the uneasy neighbours following the last week attack […]

Afghan peace: Taliban, their rivals to sit face-to-face in Paris

Senior members of the Afghan Taliban and their rivals will sit face-to-face with foes in France later this month at an international conference to discuss peace future of war-shattered Afghanistan. The Taliban said Monday they will send a two-member delegation to the conference sheduled to be held in Paris on December 20-22. Foundation for Strategic […]

Taliban challenge: 8 die in militants’ brazen attack on Bannu police station

Three policemen were among eight peole died in an an early Monday attack on a police station in Bannu district in Khayber Pakhtunkhwa, the brazen attack raised concerns about Taliban capability to pose challenge to the security forces. A group of militants, equipped with heavy weapons, launched a pre-dawn attack on the Kukki police station, […]

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