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

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Gunmen kill NATO truck driver in Khyber Agency

Unidentified gunmen Friday shot dead a driver of a Nato truck in Khyber tribal region, officials said.   Nearly 70 percent supplies are transported to thousands of NATO troops in Afghanistan via risky Pakistani routes.   NATO trucks are routinely come under attacks in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan provinces, both bordering Afghanistan.   Officials said […]

Goodwill gesture: Pakistan releases 45 Indian fishermen

Pakistan on Friday freed 45 India fishermen on humanitarian grounds as a goodwill gesture, officials said.   Caretaker Prime Minister Mir Hazar Khan Khoso decided last week to release the Indian fishermen who have already served their sentences.   The authorities released a group of 45 prisoners from a Karachi prison who later boarded a […]

Chinese Premier promises support to Pakistan

Chinese Prime Minister‚ Li Keqiang on Thursday reiterated his government’s stance to support Pakistan in all sectors and extend further cooperation‚ especially in strategic‚ energy‚ science & technology and agriculture domains.   In his address to special session of the Senate in Islamabad‚ the visiting Premier said that Pakistan’s support to China was vital for […]

Altaf Hussain dissolves MQM ‘Rabita Committee’

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The self-exile chief of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), Altaf Hussain, has dissolved its powerful “Rabita Committee” in Pakistan and London following differences in the ranks of the group.   Hussain will chair a meeting on Saturday to constitute a new Rabita Committee.   A seven-member committee has been formed to run affairs of the […]

Nawaz Sharif seeks Chinese help in civil nuclear technology

Prime Minister-in-waiting, Nawaz Sharif, Thursday met the visiting Chinese Premier, Li Keqiang, and urged him to extend cooperation to Pakistan in civil nuclear technology to overcome energy crisis.   Pakistan, which is currently faces worst power shortage that has crippled normal life and economic activities, is anxious to seek the world help to overcome the […]

Chinese Premier invites Nawaz Sharif to visit China

Prime Minister-in-waiting Nawaz Sharif Thursday met Chinese Premier Li Keqiang in Islamabad and discussed bilateral matters.   Both the leaders held in-depth discussion on the ways to further strengthen existing bilateral and strategic relations in various fields.   The Chinese Prime Minister congratulated Mian Nawaz Sharif on the success of his party in the general […]

Bomb attack kills 10 security men, 2 civilians in Quetta

A bomb attack Thursday hit a convoy of security personnel near Quetta, killing at least 10 security men and inured over a dozen others, officials said.   The bomb was attached to a rickshaw and was parked along the road and exploded as the convoy was passed in the outskirts of Quetta, the capital of […]

Pakistan, China ink accords on economic, maritime cooperation

Pakistan and China Wednesday inked several Agreements and Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) that mainly included the long-term Economic Corridor plan, maritime cooperation and satellite navigation.   President Asif Ali Zardari and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang witnessed the signing ceremony as the representatives of the two countries inked the documents at a ceremony held at the […]

Nawaz Sharif meets President Zardari at ‘Aiwan-e-Sadr’

Thanks to the visiting Chinese Premier as luncheon in his honour paved the way for an informal meeting between Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) Chief Nawaz Sharif and President Asif Ali Zardari.   Nawaz Sharif was among the senior political leaders who attended the luncheon at ‘Aiwan-e-Sadr”.   Both the leaders, who had a one-on-one meeting, […]

U.S. funds new English language lab for Pakisani orphans

  U.S. Ambassador Richard Olson joined staff of the SOS Children’s Village of Islamabad to inaugurate a new English language laboratory at SOS Wednesday.   Established with a grant from the U.S. Ambassador’s Fund, the new lab will enable the children living at the SOS Children’s Village to improve their English-language skills.   To furnish […]

China to consolidate strategic partnership with Pakistan, says Premier LI

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said Wednesday that growing friendly relations with Pakistan was a firm policy of the Chinese government.   “No matter how the regional and international situation may evolve‚ China will remain committed to consolidating and developing its strategic partnership of cooperation with Pakistan‚” he said in his arrival statement and later at […]

Chinese Premier gets rousing welcome as he starts Pakistan’s visit

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang was accorded warm welcome as he arrived in Islamabad on Wednesday on a two-day official visit for talks on bilateral and regional matters, focusing on economic cooperation, officials said.   President Asif Ali zardari and interim Prime Minister, Mir Hazar Khan Khoso received the Chinese Premier on arrival at a military […]

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