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US panel cuts Pakistan funding over doctor row
May 25th
US senators scandalized by Pakistan s jailing of a doctor for helping the CIA find Osama bin Laden voted on Thursday to cut aid to Islamabad by $33 million — one million for each year in the doctor s sentence. "It s arbitrary, but the hope is that Pakistan will realize we are serious," said Senator Richard Durbin after the unanimous 30-0 vote by the Senate Appropriations Committee.
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Memuatkan ...Forming policy to help widows is govt’s responsibility: Fiza Gilani
May 23rd
Staff Report ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Goodwill Ambassador for Women Empowerment Fiza Batool Gilani said on Wednesday that forming a policy to help widows is the responsibility of government. While addressing in a two day workshop organized by an NGO on ‘Single women’s rights’, she said that problems of the widows cannot be ignored. ‘They will feel safe if they get a good job’, Fiza said during her address.
(No Ratings Yet) Memuatkan ...Nawaz meets Turkish PM, discusses bilateral ties
Mei 22
Staff Report ISLAMABAD: PML-N President Mian Nawaz Sharif on Tuesday met with Turkey’s Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Islamabad and discussed matters concerning Pak-Turk bilateral ties. Following the meeting, Nawaz Sharif said that bilateral relations and regional situation came under discussion in the meeting
(No Ratings Yet) Memuatkan ...Pakistan, Turkey sign seven agreements
Mei 22
Staff Report ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Turkey signed seven agreements including ones on cooperation and investment in renewable emergency and protection of historical heritage, SAMAA reports Tuesday. Prime Minister of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan said he held talks with Pakistan over restoration of NATO supplies, adding Pakistan is waiting for US apology over Salala check post attack and the issue should be resolved immediately. Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani said the international community should realize the sacrifices rendered by Pakistan
(No Ratings Yet) Memuatkan ...Bilawal urges Obama to apologize over Salala attack
Mei 22
Staff Report ISLAMABAD: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari urged US President Obama to take courage to extend apology to Pakistan over its Salala check post attack, SAMAA reports Tuesday. Briefing the media, Pakistan’s ambassador to the US Sherry Rehman said the PPP Chairman stressed upon the US President Obama to bring an immediate halt the US missile strikes inside Pakistan.
(No Ratings Yet) Memuatkan ...Moving in right trajectory with Pakistan: White House
May 21st
Exuding confidence on the reopening of closed NATO supply routes to Afghanistan, a top aide of President Barack Obama has said that the US is moving in the right trajectory with Pakistan on the issue. "We re moving in the right trajectory and that we can accomplish what is now a shared objective with the Pakistanis at reopening the supply lines," Deputy National Security Advisor Ben Rhodes told reporters in Chicago. The remarks by the White House official came hours after the meeting between Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari
(No Ratings Yet) Memuatkan ...Turkish’s PM address a lesson for govt, opposition: Kaira
May 21st
Staff Report ISLAMABAD: Information and Broadcasting Minister Qamar Zaman Kaira says Turkish Prime Minister’s address to the Parliament is a lesson for the government as well as the opposition. Interacting with reporters outside the Parliament Monday, Interior Minister Rehman Malik also welcomed the Opposition’s behavior during the address of the Turkish Premier. He hoped that PML-N would demonstrate a similar behavior during the Budget session also.
(No Ratings Yet) Memuatkan ...After Turkish Premier, PM Gilnai addresses joint session of Parliament
May 21st
Staff Report ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilni today addressed the joint session of the Parliament, after Turkish Premiere Recep Tayyip Erdogan, SAMAA reported on Monday. The Prime Minister said in his address that an immortal travel of friendship between Turkey and Pakistan continues and people of both friendly country enjoy exemplary warm relations
(No Ratings Yet) Memuatkan ...Turkish PM to address joint parliamentary session today
May 21st
Earlier, the Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan has arrived in Islamabad on a 3-day visit to Pakistan.
(No Ratings Yet) Memuatkan ...Clinton meets President Zardari over supply line row
May 21st
CHICAGO — US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton met Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari here on Sunday, as both sides haggled over a deal to reopen NATO supply lines into Afghanistan, a US official said. “Secretary Clinton did meet with President Zardari,” said Ben Rhodes, a deputy US national security advisor, on the sidelines of the NATO summit here, but did not provide further details.
(No Ratings Yet) Memuatkan ...Top NATO commander plays down urgency of Pakistan deal
May 20th
CHICAGO: The U.S. commander in Afghanistan told Reuters he would not be disappointed if a long-sought agreement with Pakistan on supply routes failed to materialize by the end of the NATO summit in Chicago on Monday.
(No Ratings Yet) Memuatkan ...Pakistan stocks drop; rupee, o/n rates flat
May 18th
Kuala Lumpur: Pakistan stocks fell for a third consecutive day on Friday with investors depressed by the performance of global markets, dealers said. The Karachi Stock Exchange (KSE) benchmark 100-share index ended 1.46 percent, or 205.3 points, lower at 13,857.78 on volume of 129.29 million shares, compared to Thursday’s close of 14,063.08
(No Ratings Yet) Memuatkan ...WHO not satisfied with polio campaign in Pakistan
May 18th
According to WHO report, 14 percent children were not vaccinated in Islamabad and 11 percent in Lahore during the previous polio vaccination campaign in Pakistan. The report termed polio vaccination campaign in Kimari in Karachi and Qila Abdullah as unsatisfactory. Situation in Khyber Pakhtumkhwa is not different as 64 percent children in FATA were not vaccinated
(No Ratings Yet) Memuatkan ...SC verdict on PM weakened government, says Maulana Fazal
May 17th
Staff Report ISLAMABAD: Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazal (JUI-F) Chief Maulana Fazal-ur-Rehman has said today that the Supreme Court’s verdict about the PM has weakened the government, SAMAA reported on Thursday.
(No Ratings Yet) Memuatkan ...President Zardari will attend NATO summit: FO
May 17th
Staff Report ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari will attend the upcoming NATO summit in Chicago, SAMAA reported on Thursday. The summit will start from May 21 st in which President Zardari will be accompanied by the Foreign Minister and Foreign Secretary
(No Ratings Yet) Memuatkan ...FO denies media reports over Pak-US ties as baseless
May 17th
Staff Report ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Foreign Office Thursday said the media reports on Pak-US relations are nothing but based on assumptions, asserting President Asif Ali Zardari will attend crucial NATO summit meeting on Afghanistan being held in Chicago this week. The FO statement says Pakistan will continue negotiations with the US on all matters in the larger national interest; however, the parliamentary recommendations will be acted upon in issues besetting the frayed Pak-US ties. The statement further says the issues regarding the US apology over Salala check post attack and the missile strikes inside Pakistan, will be settled in the light of guidance from the cabinet and defence committee
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