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ANP Chief Asfandyar Wali demands resignations from dual nationals Awami National Party (ANP)’s Chief, Asfandyar Wali Khan, welcomed decision of barring dual nationals from contesting the elections, demanding the members of parliament with dual citizenship to resign voluntarily. “How a parliamentarian can be loyal to Pakistan having his interests in another country also,” Asfandyar said […]
The State Bank of Pakistan, in an unexpected move on Saturday, October 8, slashed the discount rate by 1.5% (150 bps) in a bid to kick-start economic activity in the country. However, how far this move will help in facilitating the aim is still not certain. This cut, the biggest of its kind in over […]
Pakistan and India to ease on visa policy for businessmen Shahid Malik, Pakistan’s High Commissioner to India, said on Tuesday, December 20 that a very liberal visa policy between the two countries is likely to be put in place very soon. Malik talking to Irfan Qaiser Sheikh, Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) President, […]
Pakistan should form Afghan policy without putting India and US in the equation: Karzai Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Tuesday urged Pakistan not to forge its policy on Afghanistan based on its rivalries with either India or the United States. “We want Pakistan to have an independent policy towards Afghanistan. It should not look at […]
Visa Policy to be eased for businessmen in India and Pakistan Lahore (December 20), Pakistan High Commissioner to India Shahid Malik said that both of the countries were working to put in place a liberal visa policy for businessmen across the border. Malik, while talking to Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) President Irfan […]
Hussain Haqqani denies prior knowledge of Abbotabad Operation; Abbotabad Commission probe Islamabad (December 20), Pakistan’s former convey to America, Husain Haqqani, said today that no one in Pakistan was aware of the May 2 operation that culminated in the killing of Al-Qaida chief Osama Bin Laden in Abbottabad. Haqqani made the statement when he appeared before […]
Human Rights Commission of Pakistan reports 675 honor killing victims in the country Islamabad (December 20), As per the stats released by the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan, over 675 women in Pakistan were murdered for allegedly defaming the honours of their families. Despite some progress on better protecting women’s rights, activists say the government […]
Khurshid Mahmood Kasuri next to follow winds of change; joins PTI today Kasur: (December 20) Veteran politician and former minister for foreign affairs, Khurshid Mahmood Kasuri announced to join Pakistan Tehreek-e Insaaf in a public rally today. Kasuri said that the youth of Pakistan fully supported PTI chairman Imran Khan, while Khan welcomed Kasuri to the […]
Ataullah Mengal terms ‘Aghaz-e-Haqooq-e Baluchistan’ package a mere joke Karachi: (December 20) the prominent Baloch leader Ataullah Mengal, during an interview today, declared the ‘Aghaz-e-Haqooq-Balochistan’ package a mere joke. While expressing his view point during the interview, the seasoned Baloch leader appeared to be critical of the government and military establishment. Criticizing military and blaming […]
HRCP demands urgent Govt action after Indonesia boat tragedy Lahore, December 20: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has expressed deep sorrow at the death of at least 55 young men from Quetta’s Hazara community when a boat carrying around 250 people, 170 of them from Pakistan, capsized off Indonesia. HRCP has called upon Islamabad to help the families learn […]
Pakistan to quit financial aid for war on terror from the US The US Navy Seals raid on May 2, when Osama bin Laden was found and killed on Pakistani soil, cost Pakistan in terms of pride and reputation. It has also proved costly in terms of finance. Since the operation in Abbottabad, the Pakistani […]
US hold drone attacks in the aftermath of NATO attack on Pakistan Army The CIA has stopped firing missiles at militants in Pakistan since last month’s deadly NATO airstrikes along the Afghan border so as not to “aggravate” already strained ties with Islamabad, the chief of Pakistan’s senate defense committee said Tuesday. The 33-day pause […]
