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Lahore: Factory death toll reaches 16 Rescuers rush through the wreckage of a factory, which collapsed in Lahore on Tuesday, to search for survivors as the death toll has reached 16. Rescuers and the volunteers kept working whole night to dig out survivors trapped beneath the concrete slabs. The factory crashed down was probably the […]
US Army Colonel bashes US claims of success in Afghanistan A US Army officer has accused the American military of painting a misleading picture of progress in the war in Afghanistan while glossing over the Kabul government’s many failings. Lieutenant Colonel Daniel Davis deliberately broke ranks with the official portrayal of the war after spending […]
Russia’s foreign minister, Sergey V. Lavrov, on Monday lashed out at critics of Russia’s decision to veto a United Nations resolution on Syria and reiterated objections to the plan, which was aimed at stopping the violence there. “There are some in the West who have given evaluations of the vote on Syria in the United […]
Load-shedding to end on Tuesday: Naveed Qamar Islamabad: (Monday, February 06, 2012) Federal Minister for Water and Power, Naveed Qamar said today that there will be no load-shedding in the country from Tuesday onwards. Qamar, who was responding to a call attention notice in the National Assembly’s session, while claiming that the government has succeeded […]
Govt will not sell PIA for peanuts: Minister for Defence Islamabad: (Monday, February 06, 2012) Minister for Defence, Ahmed Mukhtar said today that the government had no plans to sell Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) for peanuts after injecting Rs. 15 billion into it for its overhauling. Speaking during the senate session and responding to the […]
Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) expresses concern at killing of protesters in Sibbi Lahore: (Monday, February 06, 2012) The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has expressed its concerns over the killings of two of the protesters in Sibbi, Baluchistan on Saturday. Condemning the act, Zohra Yusuf, the chairperson of the HRCP stated, “HRCP […]
PM Gilani going Qatar to talk about Afghan peace Prime Minster Yusuf Raza Gilani is going to Qatar on Monday to contribute in Afghan peace talk while Taliban and US officials have initiated the preliminary round of the discussion. According to an article by AFP, Pakistan insists that any progression to put an end to […]
The United States’ plan to wind down its combat role in Afghanistan a year earlier than expected relies on shifting responsibility to Special Operations forces that hunt insurgent leaders and train local troops, according to senior Pentagon officials and military officers. These forces could remain in the country well after the NATO mission ends in […]
Nawaz Sharif and Asif Ali Zardari are Brothers – Imran Khan Chairman of Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf (PTI), Imran Khan has slammed the leadership of the two mainstream political parties of the country and said that both of them are trying to make a fool of the nation. Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) is in the […]
US praises Pakistan Foreign Minister Khar’s visit to Afghanistan Welcoming Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar’s visit to Afghanistan, the State Department said the United States supports efforts towards improved ties between the two South Asian countries in wide-ranging areas. “It seems to have been a good and well-timed visit,” State Department spokesperson Victoria Nuland said […]
Taliban enjoy Pakistan as a safe place, CIA Chief Director General CIA David Petraeus told congressional committee that Afghan Taliban enjoy Pakistan as a safe place, but stressed that Afghan forces should not enter Pakistan to destroy their shelters as they are already facing a lot of threats within their boundaries. “With respect should the […]
Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani will discuss the Pakistan’s stance with the Gulf state’s leaders on the issue of peace talks with the Afghan Taliban during his visit to Qatar, expected by next week. Media reports quoting Pakistani officials reported that the Pakistani premier will leave for Qatar next week to meet Gulf state’s […]
