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Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif Monday evening arrived in Ankara on a three-day official visit to Turkey on the invitation of his Turkish counterpart. He was warmly received at the Airport by the Turkish Minister for Urban Planning and Construction. Briefly talking to him on the occasion‚ the Prime Minister Pakistan and Turkey enjoy everlasting […]
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan Monday warned that the Taliban attacks could derail peace talks. He also called for ceasefire between the Taliban and the security forces. Talking to the media he said that the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) bomb attack on senior army officers in Upper Dir on Sunday could be seen as a […]
Pakistan Monday signed an agreement to import thirteen hundred megawatt electricity from Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan through Afghanistan to overcome power shortage in the summer season, officials said. The agreement was signed by Pakistan‚ Afghanistan‚ Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan at a two-day meeting of Inter-Governmental Council of Central Asia South Asia‚ (CASA) transmission and trade project in […]
The London’s Metropolitan Police said Monday that the slain leader of Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM) leader Imran Farooq, has planned to launch own political party before he was assassinated. The London police have not yet succeeded to reach the real culprits and also announced a reward of up to £20,000 for anyone providing information leading […]
Army Chief, General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, Monday snubbed the Taliban militants over their demands as pre-condition for the peace talks and said the security forces will not allow them to impose their terms. The remarks came a day after the Pakistani Taliban called for the release of their prisoners and withdrawal of troops from the […]
Prime Minister, Nawaz Sharif, embarked on a three-day official visit to Turkey on Monday for talks on bilateral and regional matters, focusing on economic cooperation, officials said. The Prime Minister will meet the Turkish President Mr. Abdullah Gül as well as Prime Minister Mr. Recep Tayyip Erdogan and will also exchange views on regional and […]
Minister for Water and Power Khawaja Asif said provision of cheap and uninterrupted electricity to the consumers is the top priority of the government. Chairing a meeting in Islamabad on Monday‚ he said the energy crisis has adversely affected the economy and now all out efforts are being made to bridge the demand and […]
Unidentified gunmen in Balochistan Sunday attacked tankers and trucks, carrying oil and other supplies for NATO forces in neighbourig Afghanistan, and burnt 20 tankers, officials said. No one was hurt in the attack in Hub town, police said. The vehicles were heading to Afghanistan from the port city of Karachi when came under attack, a […]
Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility for the Sunday roadside attack that killed two senior officers of Pakistan’s army and another soldier in Khyber Pakhtunkha. The Improvised Explosive Device hit vehicle of the army officers in Upper Dir district, the army spokesman, Maj. Gen. Asim Bajwa said. “Maj Gen Sanaullah and Lt Col Tauseef embraced shahdat […]
A bomb blast Sunday killed two senior officers of Pakistan’s army in Khyber Pakhtunkha province, the army said. The Improvised Explosive Device hit vehicle of the army officers in Upper Dir district in Khyber Pakhtunkha province, the army spokesman said in a statement. “Maj Gen Sanaullah and Lt Col Tauseef embraced shahdat (martyrdom) an in IED […]
Officials in Afghanistan said Sunday that up to 27 people were killed and 20 others injured in coal mine collapse incident in northern Afghanistan’s Samangan province. “The rescue operation is concluded. As many as 27 bodies of local workers have been recovered since Saturday afternoon when the mine collapsed. And 20 others were injured,”provincial […]
Pakistan and Turkey will sign several agreements on bilateral cooperation during Prime Minister’s three-day official visit to Turkey begins in Monday, the Foreign Ministry says. Several Memorandums of Understanding and agreements covering a wide range of areas such as security, finance, housing, education, culture, science and technology and trade are expected to be signed during […]
