Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says the Islamic Republic and Pakistan can play an effective role in fighting terrorism and extremism through cooperation.
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
Shahid Afridi ready to face PCB disciplinary body
Pakistan's former one-day team captain Shahid Afridi has agreed to appear before a Pakistan Cricket Board disciplinary committee to face charges of breaching the board's code of conduct, the PCB said.
Pakistan denies army major's arrest for CIA links
The Pakistani army denied Wednesday that one of its majors was among a group of Pakistanis who Western officials say were arrested for feeding the CIA information before the American raid that killed Osama bin Laden.
Shahid Afridi withdraws case against PCB, amicable settlement likely
Pakistan's sacked national ODI captain Shahid Afridi has withdrawn his case against the Pakistan Cricket Board from the Sindh High Court as part of an apparent deal with the board to resolve his ongoing dispute with them.
Pakistan to seek murder charges over park killing
A Pakistani prosecutor said Wednesday he would seek murder charges against six soldiers and a civilian remanded over the killing of an unarmed man in a public park that shocked the nation.
President Zardari, President Ahmadinejad pledge to continue collaboration for regional peace
President Asif Ali Zardari and Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad here on Wednesday expressed their determination to continue close collaboration to further regional peace and stability.
Fiscal deficit to be reduced, tax net to be increased in next FY: Dr Hafeez Sheikh
Minister for Finance Dr Abdul Hafeez Sheikh on Wednesday terming the budget pro-poor said tax collection system will be improved for income generation and fiscal deficit will be reduced by 4 percent in next fiscal year.
Pakistan warns floods could affect millions
Pakistan warned Wednesday that floods triggered by monsoon rains could affect millions more people this year, but claimed it was better prepared after a massive humanitarian crisis in 2010.
Treasure hunter to plumb the depths for Osama Bin Laden's body
Dubai: A California treasure hunter claims he is about to embark on a search to recover the body of Osama Bin Laden.
US drone Stirkes 'kills 10 militants' in Pakistan
DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan - U.S. unmanned aircraft fired missiles at a suspected militant compound and a vehicle Wednesday in northwest Pakistan, killing at least 10 alleged insurgents, intelligence officials said.
Pakistan rejects U.S. report on army major arrest in Osama raid
Pakistan's military Wednesday rejected a New York Times report that the country's intelligence agency has arrested some of the Pakistani informants who fed information to the Central Intelligence Agency in the months leading up to the U.S. raid that led to the death of Osama bin Laden.
Pakistani MPs want revenue from NATO trucks
Islamabad – A Pakistani parliamentary committee has proposed the collection of revenue from the containers supplying oil and other goods to NATO forces in Afghanistan, officials said.
Pakistan to work together with SCO for regional peace: President Zardari
President Asif Ali Zardari Wednesday said Pakistan will work together with member states of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) for maintaining regional peace, spreading shared prosperity and defeating terrorism. Addressing the summit of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) at its 10th anniversary in the capital of Kazakhstan,
Death toll in Karachi unrest rises to 20
The death toll in a fresh wave of violence blamed on political and ethnic tensions in Pakistan's biggest city of Karachi rose to at least 20 on Wednesday, an official said.
Pervez Musharraf says Pak intelligence agencies weren’t complict in bin Laden’s cover
There is no way that Pakistani authorities helped hide al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden in their country, former military ruler Pervez Musharraf has said.
Pakistan arrests ‘informants’ that assisted CIA in Osama bin Laden raid
Pakistan's top military spy agency has arrested five Pakistanis who fed information to the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) in the months leading up to the US military raid on al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden's hideout in Abbottabad, according to American officials.
US panel seeks to withhold 75 per cent aid to Pakistan
The US House Appropriations Committee has approved a defence spending bill that imposes limits on American aid to Pakistan, reflecting its frustration with Islamabad's efforts in the war on terror.
US suspicious of Pakistan’s bomb facility leak to militants: Robert Gates
US Defense Secretary Robert Gates has said Washington is disappointed and suspicious that militants in Pakistan were apparently tipped off that American intelligence officials had discovered two of their suspected bomb-making facilities,
Shahid Afridi gets NOC to play for Hampshire following “amicable agreement” with PCB
Former captain Shahid Afridi will finally join Hampshire next week after being granted the No Objection Certificate by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) following an "amicable agreement" between them.
President Zardari to be ‘father of all Pakistani kids having unknown parentage’
Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has asked the National Database Registration Authority (Nadra) to use his name in the father's name box for all Pakistani children who were born legally, but their parentage is unknown.
US House panel imposes limits on Pak aid
A key US Congressional committee has approved a defence spending bill that would impose limits on US aid to Pakistan, reflecting its frustration with Islamabad''s efforts in the war against terror.
Number of US trainers in Pak reduced by half
Washington: The number of American military trainers in Pakistan has been reduced by half in over a last month or so and talks are on with the Pakistan Army about the rest of the trainers, the Pentagon on Tuesday said.
US denies links between ISI and Haqqani network
he US has said that there is no evidence of any direct link between the Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) of Pakistan and the Haqqani network.
Incidents like Karachi would not be allowed in Lahore: Chief Justice Lahore High Court
Chief Justice Lahore High Court Justice Ijaz Ahmed Chadhury has said that incidents like Karachi and Kharotabad would not be allowed to happen in Lahore, this he stated during the hearing of suo moto notice of the Nishtar Colony police encounter here on Tuesday.
Fresh wave of violence claims 15 lives in Karachi
At least 15 people were killed in the fresh wave of violence in Karachi; meanwhile the Chief Minister Sindh Syed Qaim Ali Shah sought the report from IG Sindh after talking notice of the killings.
Maulana Abdul Ghafoor Haideri urges govt to take security matters seriously
Leader of the Opposition in Senate Maulana Abdul Ghafoor Haideri voiced serious concerns over the Kharotabad incident, the killing of a young person at the hands of Rangers in Karachi and the threats being received by media person for releasing footage of these horrific incidents.
Three arrested for capturing video of air, navel headquarters
Three suspected persons were arrested on Tuesday on the charges of making videos of navel and air headquarters.
Law & order is provincial a subject: PM Gilani
Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani has condemned the incidents of target killings and terrorism in Karachi.
Raza Rabbani writes an open letter to address people
Pakistan People’s Party Senator Mian Raza Rabbani has written an open letter to the people of Pakistan to seek out the solution of the current problems facing by the country and has tried to unite the people. Rabbani read this letter in Senate on Tuesday.
Parliamentary body approves names of two FSC judges
Parliamentary Committee for appointment of judges in higher judiciary approved the nomination of two judges for Federal Shariat Court and proposal about the Justice (retd) Fazalur Rehman’s name was rejected.
Chairman Committee Senator Nayyar Hussain Bokhari headed the meeting of Parliamentary Committee, which was held at parliament house on Tuesday.
Era of those who term Kashmir govt their wrist watch, hand stick passed: Nawaz Sharif
Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Quaid Mian Nawaz Sharif has said that if Allah will succeed PML-N in Azad Jammu and Kashmir elections his party would form government based on democratic norms and a real representative of the masses of the area.
Imran Khan stresses upon need to further strengthen ties with China
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairman Imran khan has stressed the need to further expand the bilateral friendly ties with China.
Shah Mehmood Qureshi, Imran Khan could contest upcoming elections under one platform
Former foreign minister Makhdoom Shah Mehmood Qureshi and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)Chairman Imran Khan agreed the possibility that they could contest the upcoming polls under a united platform for the sake of national interest and making Pakistan safe.
PML-N, MQM submits motions against three presidential ordinances in NA
Three amended presidential ordinances regarding the sales tax, excise duty and income tax were presented in the National Assembly here on Tuesday.
Providing best healthcare facilities is government’s top priority: PM Gilani
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gillani has said that the government is committed to providing first rate care facilities to the people across the board without any discrimination, whether in big cities areas or the remote and far flung localities.
Five thousand passports theft issue still not resolved: TAP
ISLAMABAD: Travel Agents of Pakistan (TAP) Tuesday said that theft issue of more than 5,000 passports from association office was unresolved and no action was taken against the persons involved in theft.
Nawaz Sharif gives go-ahead for unification of PML factions sans Chaudhry brothers
ISLAMABAD: PML-N Quaid Mian Nawaz Sharif has given green signal for unification of all the factions of Pakistan Muslim League minus Chaudhry brothers.
PML-N not to support new provinces based on ethnic parameters’
LAHORE: Provincial Law Minister Rana Sana Ullah Khan said that we do not have any objection in order to set up a commission for making news provinces, but it should not be based on ethnic identity.
Nawaz Sharif, ex-servicemen agree Pak under attack from within, outside
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is under attack from within and outside and we need to find solutions quickly. This was agreed upon between a Pakistan Ex-Serviceman Association (PESA) delegation and Mian Nawaz Sharif in a meeting held here Tuesday.
NA body asks law enforcement agencies to remove black sheep from their ranks
ISLAMABAD: N.A standing committee for Human Rights, has stressed on Army, Rangers, FC and police to pin-point and remove black sheep (negative elements) within their ranks,
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