Category archives for: Pakistan

Pakistani investors likely to get chance of investment in India

In a bid to show a good will gesture, India has decided to permit direct foreign investment from Pakistan. Ahead of opening a trading post on the border in the latest sign of thawing economic relationships, Anand Sharma, the Indian trade minister claimed that they were mulling to allow Pakistani investors in India. While addressing […]

Sights and Sounds of Kohat Part-1

  Sights and Sounds of Kohat Part-1 Kohat is a famous city of NWFP, located 37 miles south of Peshawar by the Kohat Pass. The Kohat district is spread over an area of some 3000 square miles. The city centres on a British-era fort, various bazaars, and a military cantonment. There are a number of shrines […]

Newly-appointed Attorney General seeks time for preparation

Newly-appointed Attorney General Irfan Quadir on Friday sought time for preparation in the contempt case against Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani, igniting a new argument between the judges and Advocate Aitzaz Ahsan. A seven-judge bench of the Supreme Court headed by Justice Nasirul Mulk resumed the hearing of the contempt case in which Irfan […]

Difa-e-Pakistan Council opposes resumption of NATO supply-line

Lashing out at the government after the joint-sitting unanimously adopted redrafted recommendations of the Parliamentary Committee on National Security (PCNS), annoying Maulana Samiul Haq opposed the resumption of NATO supply line. Giving his reaction over the latest development, Chairman Difa-e-Pakistan Council (DPC) addressed a news conference observing, “You want to feed them so they grow […]

Washington seeks enduring ties with Islamabad

After parliament backed new guidelines prepared by the Parliamentary Committee on National Security (PCNS) to revise foreign policy, the United States said it seeks enduring and well-defined relations with Islamabad. Victoria Nuland, the US State Department spokeswoman, while reacting over the decision of the Pakistani parliament said that the US had been reviewing the 14-point […]

PCNS recommendations to implement later and spirit; says Prime Minister Gilani

Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani assured the joint-sitting of parliament that his government will implement the recommendations of Parliamentary Committee on National Security (PCNS) on new terms of engagement with the United States in letter and spirit. He observed, “Today’s resolution will enrich your respect and dignity. Our partnership cannot be at the cost […]

Pakistani parliament unanimously approves foreign policy reboot

In a bid to put bilateral ties back on track with the United States, the Pakistani parliament has given a sudden and unanimous approval to the revised guidelines in terms of engagements with America and its allied countries. A joint-sitting of the parliament held on Thursday to go down for a new history in the […]

Afghanistan and the US at odds over troop deployment

Afghanistan and the US at odds over troop deployment Washington and Kabul have hailed breakthroughs towards signing a treaty on relations after 2014 — but it will not cover the crucial issue of the status of any US troops remaining in Afghanistan. “Anything having to do with the continued presence of US forces and the […]

Johan Bruyneel relying on Jakob Fuglsang for the Giro d’ Italia 2012

Johan Bruyneel relying on Jakob Fuglsang for the Giro d’ Italia 2012 Johan Bruyneel is not a very happy man considering the fact that his team has secured only two victories in the season yet. Fabian Cancellara helped the team on both the occasions with his first place finish at the Strade Bianche. The cyclist […]

Armed men abduct 10 labourers from Dera Bugti-Sui road site

Armed men abduct 10 labourers from Dera Bugti-Sui road site Quetta: (Thursday, April 12, 2012) Tensions in Balochistan are increasing as today; at least 10 labourers were abducted by an armed group near Sui area, Dera Bugti. The District Police Officer Dera Bugti confirmed the kidnapping, adding that police and security forces have mounted a […]

Iran not to retreat from atomic rights

Iran not to retreat from atomic rights Tehran: (Thursday, April 12, 2012) President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said today that they were not retreat even an iota from their right to acquire atomic acumen. His statement has come forth ahead of the talks in Istanbul with world powers over Iran’s atomic activities. In a speech in the […]

Karachi Police recovers heavy weapons

Karachi Police recovers heavy weapons Karachi: (Thursday, April 12, 2012) Police, during a search operation, has recovered heavy weaponry from a house in the Mochkow area of Karachi.   According to senior superintend police, the search operation was conducted on a tip off which led the police to recover loads of ammunition including hundreds of […]

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