Tahir Khan
Joined on: Dec 04, 2012
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Articles By Tahir Khan

Pakistani cricket faces crisis just days ahead of the West Indies tour as Chief selector for the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Iqbal Qasim Thursday resigned that was followed by the abolition of the selection committee. Qasim resigned a day after he announced team for the West Indies series. Officials say that he quit after his […]

Pakistan and the International Monetary Fund have agreed to sign agreement regarding new debt arrangements. According to Ministry of Finance‚ negotiations between the two sides continued for two weeks‚ which remained successful. Under the proposed agreement‚ IMF will issue over five billion dollars soft term loan to Pakistan. The agreement in this regard will be […]

The Taliban are not willing to talk to the Afghan government, however they are ready for negotiations with the United States, the US special envoy says. “The Taliban are certainly ready to talk to the United States. But we’re insisting that they also need to talk to the government of Afghanistan,” the US Special […]
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Prime Minister Mohammad Nawaz Sharif said on Thursday that a Chinese Company has shown interest to launch Metro Mass Transit Project in Karachi which will provide cheap and speedy transport facility to the people. Talking to media in Beijing he expressed satisfaction on the interest taken by Chinese investors in Pakistan’s development. Nawaz Sharif along […]

U.S. Deputy Chief of Mission Ambassador Richard Hoagland congratulated 180 Pakistani graduate students who will soon depart for master’s or doctoral studies at American universities on U.S.-funded Fulbright scholarships. The Fulbright Program is the flagship academic exchange program of the U.S. government. Funded by the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Agency for […]
Jul 3 2013 | Posted in
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Eye diseases like Glaucoma, Cataracts, and cancer of Retina has been rising among children due to lack of healthcare facilities and low level of awareness, a leading eye care hospital announced Wednesday. Parents and teachers should get some information which can help them keep an eye on signs of vision problems in kids for timely […]

Pakistan on Wednesday rejected remarks by Afghan army chief that Pakistan controlled and gave shelter to Afghan Taliban leaders, deliberately unleashing fighters on Afghanistan. General Sher Mohammad Karimi told the BBC that fighting in Afghanistan could be stopped “in weeks” if Pakistan told the Taliban to end the insurgency. Pakistan dismissed General […]

The Supreme Court on Wednesday instructed the government to initiate investigation against former military ruler Pervez Musharraf in the high treason case. Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif told the parliament last month that Musharraf will be tried for treason for abrogating the constitution twice. The government had formally informed the apex court, which had already received […]

Pakistan has strongly condemned the U.S. drone strike in North Waziristan tribal region, which local media says has killed 17 people, the Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday. Reports said that American spy aircraft fired missiles on a house and a vehicle early Wednesday in the Danda Derpa Khel area near Miranshah, the headquarters […]

Pakistan’s new Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is expected to arrive in Beijing on Wednesday, only about a month after his Chinese counterpart Li Keqiang visited the South Asian country, Chinese media reports. The third-time prime minister is scheduled to meet with China’s top leaders during his six-day tour. The timing and the arrangements once […]

At least six security men were killed and ten others injured when heavily armed militants stormed a check post in near Peshawar early Wednesday, police said. The militants also kidnapped three soldiers after the attack, they said. The attack prompted clashes between the two sides and the police said that 10 militants were […]

An American spy aircraft fired missiles into restive North Waziristan tribal region on Wednesday and killed at least 17 people, security sources said. The U.S. drones fired four missiles on a house and a vehicle in the Danda Derpa Khel area of Miranshah, the headquarters of North Waziristan which borders Afghanistan. Two missiles […]