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Pakistan, which has seen several military dictatorships, is observing International Day of Democracy, to reiterate adherence to democratic norms. In his message on the occasion‚ PPP Patron-in-Chief Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said democracy remains the only path for the people of Pakistan to accomplish the cherished goals of progress and prosperity. He said Pakistan People’s Party‚ […]
A roadside bomb blast killed a Pakistani soldier in North Waziristan tribal region on Sunday, security officials said. Two soldiers were also injured in the blast near Mir Ali, a main down in the region, they said. The Improvised Explosive Device targeted a convoy of the security forces passing through the area. The blast […]
Pakistani Taliban on Saturday released eight government employees, who were kidnapped nearly one year ago, at a time when the militants and the government are set to hold peace talks, officials and Taliban leaders said. The freed men had been working on a dam project in South Waziristan tribal region when they were kidnapped […]
Finance Minister Ishaq Dar has spoken to Leader of the Opposition‚ Syed Khursheed Ahmed Shah‚ who is currently in London‚ about the appointment of Chairman National Accountability Bureau. The two sides discussed the issue a day after the Supreme Court directed the government to appoint Chairman NAB. The position has been vacant since the removal […]
Governor Sindh province, Ihshrat-ul-Ebad has resigned apparently over operation by security forces in the port city of Karachi, sources and the local media reported Saturday. Governor Ebad’s party the Mutahida Qaumi Movement or MQM has protested against the operation and alleged that its nearly 100 activists have been arrested. There is no official word on […]
Pakistani and Indian diplomats will finalize agenda for the upcoming summit meeting of prime ministers of the two countries in the United Nations later this month, a senior Pakistani advisor on national security and foreign affairs, Sartaj Aziz, said on Friday. Sartaj Aziz met Indian External Affairs Minister, Salman Khurshid in the Kyrgyz capital of […]
The United States will keep approximately 20,000 American and NATO troops in Afghanistan who will reside in nine different bases in different parts of the war-torn country, Chairman of the Pakistani Senate Committee on Defence, Senator Mushahid Hussain Sayed said on his return from Afghanistan after a 4-day on Friday. He said he was informed […]
A five member bench of the Supreme Court headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry has directed the government to immediately appoint Chairman National Accountability Bureau. Hearing appointment of Chairman NAB case in Islamabad Friday‚ the bench observed that the post of chairman NAB is vacant for the past many months‚ which is delaying investigation […]
Pakistan Twenty20 club champions Faisalabad Wolves have been granted visas to play the Champions League T20 in India. According to the tournament schedule, the Pakistanis will play their first match in the qualifiers against Otago Volts on September 17 in Mohali, Indian media reported Friday. Earlier, media reports suggested that the players would be denied […]
Advisor on Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz held a meeting with Indian External Affairs minister Salman Khursheed in the Kyrgyz city of Bishkek Friday and discussed bilateral issues‚ ways to defuse tension on Line of Control. Both leaders met on the sidelines of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit. They also discussed the dialogue process between the two countries. […]
Unidentified attackers in Balochistan Friday fired rockets on tankers, carrying oil for NATO forces in neighbourig Afghanistan, and destroyed nine tankers, officials said. A driver was killed and two others were injured in the attack in Qalat district, they said. Oil tankers, parked outside a roadside hotel, were attacked with rockets by the unidentified men, […]
Afghan Taliban say a group of heavily armed fighters Friday stormed the US consulate in western city of Heart, killing and injuring scores of foreign and Afghan troops. The US embassy in Kabul says all Consulate personnel safe and accounted for after complex attack on Herat consulate early this morning. Taliban in a statement claimed […]
