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Azhar - who has written 86 posts on Pakistan Times!.
Azhar Masood is Controller of News in PTV, and Chief Instructor of PTV Academy, working for Arab News. He has Covered Iraq War from Baghdad for CNN, BBC, FOX News, and Al-Jazeera and other regional channels. He covered conflict in Bosnia Herzegovina. He interviewed Yasir Arafat of Palestine, Paul Wolfoweit, Prime Minister Jean Ghteyan of Canada, Dr. Amar Musa of Egypt, Mr. Haris Slajic, Prime Minister of Bosnia Dr. Akbar Ali Vallayati, former Foreign Minister of Iran, President Kumaratunge of Sri Lanka, Mr. Kumar Su Bramanyem, Director of National Defence Institute of India, Mr. Hamid Karzai President of Afghanistan, Dr. Ahmad Chalabi of Iraq National Congress, Mr. Hoshyar Zubari, Vice President Kurdish Democratic Party of Iraq
Rotarians offer support for Shaukat Khanum Cancer Hospital
Rotary Club of Lahore Garrison invited Rotarians from Lahore to visit Shaukat Khanum Cancer hospital. The visit started with a guided tour by Naila Khan, Manager Marketing. She informed Rotarians about background history of the hospital and how the dream of a free cancer hospital for the poor patients became a reality with [...]
Continue reading...PAF capable of stopping drone attacks: Tanvir
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Air Force (PAF) is fully capable of stopping missile strikes by pilotless US drones but it is up to the government to decide whether to do that, the air force chief said yesterday. Air Force chief Air Marshal Tanvir Mahmood Ahmed said it was up to the government to decide whether to stop such [...]
Continue reading...PM for better health facilities for masses
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani has said that the government has taken health as a top most concern and want an easy access to quality health services as it is an inheriting right of every citizen. Launched the national round three day polio eradication campaign by administrating anti-polio drops to children in Islamabad [...]
Continue reading...Pakistan to acquire space technology from China
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
ISLAMABAD: With growing demand of communication requirements both in civil and military sectors Pakistan had bifuricated its Ministry of Communications into two divisions. One namely Ministry of Communications which was confined to land and sea communications development links in early 2000s and newly created Ministry Information Technology took complete control over telecommunications, developed nough [...]
Continue reading...Husband slaughters his wife
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
In a most brutal manner one Muhammad Farooq, resident of Central Punjab City of Okara slaughtered his wife Shagusta jabeen Tuseday morning. According to his neighbours Muhammad Farooq married Shagufta 2 years ago but their married life remained turbulent on several accounts. Local District Police Officer stated, “lady was killed in very brutal manner. She was [...]
Continue reading...Pakistan Will ot rollback Nuclear programme
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
ISLAMABAD: “Pakistan will not rollback or it has rolled back its nuclear programme”, said Minister of State for Defence Qayyum Jatoi, talking to journalists in Multan Tuseday. He said “Our missile program, aimed at defence of the motherland, will also continue” he said adding that the country’s defence production will increase to earn foreign [...]
Continue reading...COAS to participate NATO countries meeting
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff General Ashfaq Pervez Kayani left for Brussels Tuesday to participate at NATO countries meeting and to give comprehensive briefing as to how USAF’s drone-fired missile strikes are proving counterproductive in Pakistan. During his 3-day visit General Kayani would participate in the meeting of Chiefs of Defence (CHODs) for discussion [...]
Continue reading...Pakistan finally secures 7.6 B $ Loan from IMF
Saturday, November 15, 2008
Islamabad: Pakistan has finally managed to secure a 7.6 billion dollars loan from International Monetary Fund payable within next 5 years’ period. This was announced at a joint press conference by Governor State Bank Dr. Shamshad Akhtar and Finance Ministry’s Advisor Shaukat Tareen in Karachi this afternoon. Shaukat Tareen said Pakistan will have [...]
Continue reading...FIA raids against money changers continue
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Federal Investigation Agency yesterday continued its raids at the main money changers firms, scanned bank transactions and arrested several individuals suspected to be involved in transfer of foreign exchange to foreign countries through unlawful means. Pakistan’s central bank suspended yesterday the license of a prominent foreign exchange company as part of an investigation into [...]
Continue reading...Pakistan lawyers observe ‘black day’
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
ISLAMABAD: Pakistani lawyers campaigning for the restoration of a deposed chief justice vented their anger yesterday against President Asif Ali Zardari and warned of a storm of protests if their demands are ignored. Lawyers across Pakistan observed the day as “black day” to protest against imposition of state of emergency, suspension of basic human rights, removal [...]
Continue reading...Pakistan: An image problem
Saturday, October 4, 2008
Tariq Al-Maeena Pakistan has become a front for the proxy war being fought by the US and NATO against Al-Qaeda. And in the process, it is in danger of losing its sovereignty. Joseph Biden in his debate with Sarah Palin last Thursday referred to Pakistan as a “dangerous” state along with Iran. The Pakistanis, through [...]
Continue reading...Suicide attack at Wali Khan’s house kills 4
Friday, October 3, 2008
ISLAMABAD: A suicide bomber blew himself up as he tried to storm the house of a member of Pakistan’s ruling coalition yesterday, killing four people but missing the politician, officials said. The blast in the troubled northwestern town of Charsadda highlighted the threat posed by Taleban and Al-Qaeda militants to Pakistan’s new government in the [...]
Continue reading...Miswak: A trusted formula for oral hygiene
Sunday, September 28, 2008
M. Ghazanfar Ali Khan A group of dentists at the King Saud University (KSU) have studied the medicinal properties of the miswak (teeth cleaning sticks) commonly used in Arab and Asian countries, and have concluded that “the beneficial effects of miswak for oral hygiene and dental health of a person using miswak are equal to, if [...]
Continue reading...Pak spies hear Al-Qaeda celebrating
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
The Islamist group that has claimed responsibility for bombing the Marriott Hotel in Islamabad was up till now unheard of, but Pakistani intelligence eavesdropper heard Al-Qaeda operatives celebrating the attack. The group calling itself Fedayeen Islam (Partisans of Islam) made the claim of responsibility for Saturday’s suicide truck bombing that killed at least 60 people [...]
Continue reading...Zardari to retain many Musharraf’s Associates
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
ISLAMABAD.: President Asif Ali Zardari is set to retain the National Security Council (NSC) created by former president retired Gen. Musharraf and its Secretary Tariq Aziz is shortly assume responsibilities of ‘Special Assistant to President’, highly placed sources told. Tariq Aziz was the Secretary of National Security Council and a part of team which [...]
Continue reading...It’s not how we think it is how the US-led NATO forces think about War in Afghanistan
Monday, September 22, 2008
Question is how we think and how our allies in US-led NATO powers think about ongoing war in Afghanistan; we think that we have to combat the menace of talibanisation in the name of global war against terrorism. The US led NATO forces which has spent millions of Dollars in sucking Soviet Union Afghanistan initially [...]
Continue reading...Is Pakistan the next neocon target?
Monday, September 22, 2008
written by Aijaz Zaka Syed BACK home in the subcontinent, they say you should always stay away from the cops: Their friendship as well as adversity is bad for one’s health. I am reminded of the advice as the world’s chief cop bombs its allies and friends in Pakistan. With friends like these, do you really [...]
Continue reading...Pakistani breaks bubble world record
Saturday, September 20, 2008
By K.S. Ramkumar JEDDAH: Malik Zaheer Hussain, a Pakistani national from Sialkot, has claimed to have set a new Guinness world record by blowing a 30-inch chewing bubble. “I have contacted Guinness Book of World Records with my claim and am waiting for their response,” said Hussain who walked into Arab News office over the [...]
Continue reading...4 Missiles were fired in South Waziristan after visit of Admiral Mike Mullen
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
ISLAMABAD: With US top military commander Asmiral Mike Mullen holding talks with Pakistan’s political and military leadership holding here Wednesday, four missiles were fired by an unknown and unmanned aircraft at Baghar Cheena village after sunset. A Dera Ismail Khan based journalist Saeedullah Khan who runs his own FM Radio and works [...]
Continue reading...US ‘committed to respect’ Pak sovereignty
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
ISLAMABAD: The top US military officer, Adm. Mike Mullen, reiterated yesterday a US commitment to respect Pakistan’s sovereignty after a flurry of US strikes on militants in Pakistan strained relations between the allies. Mullen said this month he was not convinced Western forces were winning in Afghanistan and he was “looking at a new, more [...]
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