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Clinton says Obama supports Pakistan economic aid expansion, confident of positive ties

WASHINGTON: Assuring lawmakers of President‑elect Barack Obama’s support for a Congressional measure on three‑fold expansion in economic assistance for Pakistan, U.S. Secretary of State‑designate Hillary Clinton has vowed pursuing a ‘positive’ relationship with Islamabad towards addressing the ‘tough and complicated’ problem of violent extremism afflicting the region. “Yes, the President‑elect does support the legislation that [...]

January 14, 2009 Business, Politics, World 0 Comments

Pakistan dismisses Indian data as ‘not evidence’

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: Pakistan’s prime minister has dismissed the significance of a dossier handed over by India about the Mumbai attacks, saying it was just information and “not evidence.” Yousuf Raza Gilani’s remarks will likely anger New Delhi, which says the dossier provides evidence that Pakistani militants staged the November slaughter of 164 people. Pakistan has [...]

January 14, 2009 Defence, Politics, World 0 Comments

Governor urges warring factions of Hangu to observe patience

PESHAWAR: The NWFP Governor, Owais Ahmed Ghani has appealed to the warring factions in Hangu to stop fighting and demonstrate spirit of tolerance and accommodation to pave the way for restoration of peace in the area. In a press statement on Sunday the Governor said “the Aushura-e-Muharram-ul-Haram was observed peacefully throughout the country but it [...]

January 11, 2009 Defence, Politics 0 Comments

No intention to disintegrate Punjab government: Salman Taseer

ISLAMABAD: Punjab Governor Sulman Taseer Sunday said that he has no intention to disintegrate provincial government and Mian Shahbaz Sharif has the right to run the governance affairs as long as he is the Chief Minister. In an interview to a private television channel the Punjab governor said that he has no personal grudge with [...]

January 11, 2009 Politics 0 Comments

NA meets on Monday, to discuss important national issues

ISLAMABAD, Jan 11 (APP): The National Assembly meets tomorrow (Monday) at 3 pm and takes up important national issues during the session which includes scraping of the controversial 17th Amendment in the Constitution. Pakistan Muslim League (N), sources said, was planning to move repeal of the 17th Amendment, which the Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Dr [...]

January 10, 2009 Politics 0 Comments

FO Spokesman rebuts New York Times article

ISLAMABAD: Foreign Office Spokesman said here Saturday that Pakistan and the United States enjoy close cordial relations and there is a high degree of mutual trust between the two countries. He was responding to a question pertaining to the New York Times article titled, “The Worst Pakistan Nightmare for Obama” by David E. Sanger. The [...]

January 10, 2009 Politics, World 0 Comments

Zardari approves NAB amendments

ISLAMABAD: In a major decision, Pakistan President Asif Zardari has exempted the accountability of politicians and parliamentarians by the country’s controversial top anti-graft body, the National Accountability Bureau set up by former president General (retd) Pervez Musharraf to hound politicians after he seized power in 1999. Official sources confirmed Sunday Zardari has approved amendments in [...]

January 4, 2009 News, Politics 0 Comments

Govt making serious efforts to overcome energy crisis on war footings

FAISALABAD, (APP): The present government is fully aware of the energy crisis and it is making sincere efforts to solve this issue at the earliest on war footing. Rana Farooq Saeed Khan, Federal Minister for Textile Industry said this while addressing a gathering of traders, businessmen, industrialists and textile exporters in Faisalabad Chamber of Commerce [...]

January 4, 2009 News, Politics 0 Comments

Pakistan wants regional approach to combat terrorism: FM

MULTAN, (APP): Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mehmood Qureshi said on Sunday Pakistan remains committed to maintaining friendly ties with all neighbouring countries including India and prescribes a regional approach to tackle terrorism so as to stop recurrence of Mumbai like incidents. “ Mumbai attacks was a big incident which caused great damage and we need [...]

January 4, 2009 Defence, News, Politics, World 0 Comments

Accountability law to be amended under CoD, says President

ISLAMABAD: Federal Law Minister Farooq H. Naik briefed the President on the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) law and the amendments proposed in it here in Presidency on Saturday. Briefing the President the Law minister gave the background of how the NAB law was enacted over a decade ago for the so called accountability of corrupt [...]

January 3, 2009 Politics 0 Comments

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