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PM arrives in Colombo to attend 15th SAARC Summit
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani arrived in Colombo, Sri Lanka today to attend the 15th SAARC Summit. At the Bandranaike International Airport, he was warmly received by the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka and other high ranking officials. He was presented a guard of honour by a contingent of Sri Lankan army [...]
Continue reading...Karzai to visit India on Monday
1. August 2008
NEW DELHI: Afghan President Hamid Karzai will pay a state visit to India Aug 4 on his way home from a South Asian summit in Sri Lanka, it was announced here. Accompanying the president during the daylong trip will be Foreign Affairs Minister Rangin Dadfar Spanta and the National Security Advisor. President Pratibha Patil will host [...]
Continue reading...Gilani to lead Pak delegation at 15th SAARC Summit
31. July 2008
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani will leave for Colombo, Sri Lanka on August 2 to attend 15th SAARC Summit. Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani will lead Pakistani delegation to the Summit from August 2-3. Heads of state or governments of Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal and Sri Lanka will also attend the [...]
Continue reading...Food shortages: SAARC should address the problem
4. June 2008
ISLAMABAD: President of Pakistan Economy Watch Dr. Murtaza Mughal has said Food shortages have hit the whole globe and it is high time for SAARC to hold a high profile food summit to address the problem. He said the grouping should also bring its Food Bank into operation as soon as possible. Four SAARC members [...]
Continue reading...South Asian Tax Summit 2008 to be held in Karachi
8. April 2008
KARACHI: Income Tax Bar Association Karachi (ITBAK) and Nutshell Forum to organize a two-day South Asian Tax Summit at a local hotel here on April 15-16, this year. Prominent tax professionals from all the SAARC countries will read papers during the different sessions of two day South Asian Tax summit and will carry out in-depth [...]
Continue reading...Pak to play major role for regional peace: PM
7. April 2008
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani has said that the government is committed to maintaining minimum credible defence through conventional and strategic capabilities as Pakistan has a major role to play for peace and stability in the region. Talking to Chairman Joint Chief of Staff Committee, General Tariq Majeed who called on him at the [...]
Continue reading...Director South Asian Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan calls on Raja Zafar ul Haq
1. April 2008
ISLAMABAD: Matso Utaka Director South West Asian Division Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan called on Raja Muhammad Zafar ul Haq, Chairman Pakistan Muslim League (N) at Central Secretariat of the party here Tuesday. Marri Takada Political, Councilor Embassy of Japan and Muhammad Mehdi Coordinator Foreign Affairs PML-N were also present. Matso Utaka conveyed his felicitations [...]
Continue reading...Working group meeting of SAARC energy begins
26. March 2008
ISLAMABAD: A two-day fourth working group meeting of SAARC energy started here Wednesday. The discussions focused on: regional energy cooperation options including the concept of SAARC energy ring; consideration of the recommendations of the South Asia Energy Dialogue held in March 2007 in New Delhi, India; the Road Map for energy efficiency and energy conservation [...]
Continue reading...UN warns of more Gujarats in India if justice delayed
22. March 2008
NEW DELHI: The UN freedom of religion investigator has warned that India risks more religious violence, like Gujarat’s 2002 riots that killed 3,000 people, as delays to bring justice encouraged an atmosphere of impunity. “All these incidents continue to haunt the people affected by them and impunity emboldens forces of intolerance,” Asma Jahangir told a [...]
Continue reading...SAARC transport ministers meet tomorrow
29. August 2007
ISLAMABAD:South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) transport ministers meeting will be held in New Delhi tomorrow on Friday. The meeting will discuss ways and means to strengthen connectivity in communication fields among SAARC countries especially linking the regional countries through road networks. Minister for communications, Muhammad Shamim Siddiqui will represent Pakistan at the meeting.-SANA Popularity: [...]
Continue reading...SAARC transport ministers meeting on Aug 31
25. August 2007
NEW DELHI: A meeting of Transport Ministers of SAARC Countries will be held here on August 31. Talking to newsmen here, Afrasiab, Pakistan Acting High Commissioner said an experts- level meeting would be held on August 29 followed by Inter- governmental Expert Group meeting on August 30.The Ministerial meeting would take place on August 31, [...]
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It is easy to find comprehensive resources on most Western achievers, but it is rare to find about heroes from any of the developing countries particularly women. That never meant that the heroes do not exist however dilemma is; they are not written about.
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