WASHINGTON: Advocating importance of statesmanlike response to Mumbai terrorist attacks in the form of cooperative efforts by Pakistan and India, Islamabad’s envoy to the United States has urged avoidance of Pakistan bashing temptation as a way to seek political mileage ahead of Indian elections. “Let me just say that there is an election coming up [...]
Continue reading...Sunday, September 28, 2008
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani has expressed commiseration and sympathy with the Polish Ambassador Dr. Krzysztof Debnicki over the abduction of a Polish engineer working in Attock. The Ambassador called on him at the Prime Minister House Sunday evening. French Ambassador Daniel Jounnaeu, who is also President of EU group of Ambassadors also [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, September 23, 2008
PESHAWAR: Unidentified gunmen abducted Afghanistan’s consul general Abdul Khaliq Farahi in Peshawar to an unknown place and his driver was killed in a brazen ambush on Monday. Six attackers in a black car followed the vehicle of Abdul Khaliq Farahi in Phase III of Hayatabad; his residence, forced it to pull over and shot his [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, September 4, 2008
ISLAMABAD: Jamaat-e-Islami Amir Qazi Hussain Ahmed hosted on Thursday a farewell reception in honour of out-going ambassador of Japan Seiji Kojima. Qazi Hussain Ahmed paid tribute to him, and said that the ambassador worked hard to deepen Pak-Japan relations and finally won admirations for his untiring efforts to improve economic, political and diplomatic ties between [...]
Continue reading...Sunday, August 17, 2008
WASHINTON: Human Rights Watch (HRW) condemned the statement of U.S. Ambassador to Pakistan Ms. Anne W. Patterson that Dr. Aafia was not in custody of US before July 17, 2008. HRW criticised the recent published letter of her in Pakistani news papers as Patterson said, “Dr. Aafia was not in US custody [...]
Continue reading...Monday, August 11, 2008
RAWALPINDI: US ambassador, N. W. Peterson called on President Pervez Musharraf here. Political circles were giving much importance to the meeting in the wake of the ruling alliance’s move for impeaching the President. It may be recalled that the US ambassador had recently returned from Washington after some crucial consultations and briefings. Popularity: 15% [?]
Continue reading...Friday, August 1, 2008
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Thursday summoned the Afghan ambassador to the foreign office to convey “grave concerns” over a bombing outside the Pakistani consulate in the western Afghan city of Herat. Afghan authorities said a policeman and a woman were wounded when a small bomb attached to a bicycle was remotely detonated Thursday near the [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, July 9, 2008
RAWALPINDI: The Ambassador of United States of America to Pakistan, Ms. Anne W. Patterson, called on Federal Minister for Defence, Chaudhry Ahmad Mukhtar, and discussed with him matters of mutual interest. The meeting reviewed the existing level of cooperation and emphasized the need to further promote and expand bilateral cooperation in the areas of trade, [...]
Continue reading...Saturday, July 5, 2008
KABUL: The Afghan Foreign Ministry has summoned the charge-de-affairs of the Pakistani Embassy to Afghanistan and lodged a protest over the remarks of Pakistani militants’ leaders, a statement of the ministry said. “The foreign ministry described the remarks of Pakistani militants’ leaders Mullah Nazir and Mullah Hafiz Gul Bahadir as intervention to the internal affairs [...]
Continue reading...Friday, June 27, 2008
ISLAMABAD: Ambassador of North Korea to Pakistan, H.E Mr. Ri Yong Hwan also called on Federal Minister for Water and Power, Raja Pervez Ashraf here on Friday and discussed matters of mutual interest especially power sector to further strengthen the economic ties between the two countries. The Minister welcomed the Ambassador and informed about the [...]
Continue reading...Friday, June 27, 2008
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan will sign final agreement for import of 1000 MW electricity from Central Asian Republics during a meeting of the Inter Governmental Council (IGC) to be held in Islamabad next month. This was said by the Federal Minister for Water and Power, Raja Pervez Ashraf while talking to the Ambassador of Kyrgyzstan, H.E. [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, June 25, 2008
ISLAMABAD: Ambassador-designate of Mexico, Chile, Serbia, Namibia and High Commissioner-designate of Malta to Pakistan presented their credentials to President Pervez Musharraf at an impressive ceremony held at the Aiwan-e-Sadr here on Wednesday. After presenting their credentials, the envoys called on the President separately and discussed bilateral as well as matters of mutual interest. Earlier, upon [...]
Continue reading...Friday, June 20, 2008
Some individuals change destiny of nations, some redesign the future, some rehabilitate economy, some strengthen but few are those who rebuild image of a nation. Samad Khurram is the one who revived in real terms what has been the Bhuttoism-meaning strong Pakistani nationalism. His one act restored Pakistan’s image which has been mutilated by those [...]
Continue reading...Friday, June 20, 2008
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani has said that Pakistan and Yemen are bound by ties of history, common faith and shared perceptions on all important international matters and called upon the need to translate the existing political goodwill between the two countries into tangible cooperation in all fields particularly education, commerce and [...]
Continue reading...Friday, June 20, 2008
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani has said that Pakistan attaches high value to its brotherly relations with Kuwait as both the countries share common faith and values and enjoy unanimity of views on all important global and regional issues. He was talking to the Ambassador of Kuwait Aziz Raheem Al-Dehani, who called on [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, June 3, 2008
ISLAMABAD: Federal Finance Minister Syed Naveed Qamar has said Pakistan currently is passing through the most challenging time since the democratic government took over. He was talking to Japanese Ambassador in Pakistan Mr. Seiji Kojima who called on him on Tuesday. Finance Minister apprised the Japanese Ambassador about Pre-Budget preparations along with other development related [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, June 3, 2008
ISLAMABAD: Deputy Speaker National Assembly Faisal Karim Kundi has said that Pakistan attaches great importance to Iraq’s sovereignty and its territorial integrity and wishes to see an early end to the violence and return to stability. He said this while talking to the Ambassador of Iraq who called on him at the Parliament House here [...]
Continue reading...Sunday, June 1, 2008
ISLAMABAD : The US Ambassador Anne W. Patterson has called on PPP Co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari at Zardari House, sources said. Pak-US relations, war on terror and political developments in Pakistan were discussed in the meeting. Asif Zardari and US Ambassador also discussed recent agreement with the Taliban, Anne Patterson apprised PPP co-chairman of [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, May 27, 2008
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani has said that Ambassador Tariq Aziz ud Din showed exceptional courage and dignity during the period of his abduction that stretched over a period of three months. The Prime Minister expressed these sentiments while talking to the Ambassador, Mr. Tariq Aziz ud Din, who called on him at [...]
Continue reading...Saturday, May 24, 2008
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani has expressed the confidence that with the election of the new government Pakistan’s relations with India will improve allowing both countries to grow, develop and prosper in an atmosphere of peace and amity Peace, he said, hinges on an early and just settlement of all outstanding disputes [...]
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