Pakistan restores access to Twitter after brief blockade
21 May
ISLAMABAD: The government of Pakistan restored access to Twitter after briefly blocking the microblog over “blasphemous” posts about a Facebook competition involving caricatures of the Prophet Mohammad (P.B.U.H). The website was blocked Sunday by the telecoms authority on the orders of the IT ministry amid accusations it refused to remove messages about the Facebook contest.
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Het laden ...Pakistan seeks permanent solution of missile strikes: Zardari
21 May
Staff Report CHICAGO: President Asif Ali Zardari said Pakistan seeks permanent resolution of the US missile strikes inside the country’s borders, SAMAA reports Monday. Presidential spokesman Farhatullah Babar informed in his statement that President Zardari, in his meeting with US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, noted that Pakistan vehemently supports the resolution of peace issue in Afghanistan. But, the US missile strikes inside Pakistan’s territory are not only harming the sovereignty of Pakistan but also massive antagonistic public reaction is emerging as a result of killings of innocent people, Zardari impressed on the US top official.
(Nog geen beoordelingen) Het laden ...Danish film on child abuse shocks Cannes crowds
21 May
CANNES, France: Danish director Thomas Vinterberg burst on to the scene in Cannes in 1998 with the acclaimed “Festen”, and critics say he is close to his best again this year with “The Hunt”, a shocking take on child abuse and its impact on a small community. Unlike some movies on the same theme, The Hunt leaves no doubt as to the main character’s innocence
(Nog geen beoordelingen) Het laden ...Cronenberg junior shrugs off dad’s shadow in Cannes
21 May
CANNES: Brandon Cronenberg fought the film bug for a long time before deciding to walk in his father’s footsteps, the Canadian told AFP as he made a keenly-awaited big screen debut in Cannes.
(Nog geen beoordelingen) Het laden ...Millions look skyward for "ring of fire" eclipse
21 May
TOKYO: Millions of Asians watched as a rare “ring of fire” eclipse crossed their skies early Monday. The annular eclipse, in which the moon passes in front of the sun leaving only a golden ring around its edges, was visible to wide areas across the continent
(Nog geen beoordelingen) Het laden ...UN nuclear chief in Iran on key mission
21 May
The mission is hoped to lead to the resumption of probes on whether Iran has secretly worked on a nuclear weapon. International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) chief Yukiya Amano and his two aides landed early Monday morning in Iran but where quickly whisked away from the Tehran airport.
(Nog geen beoordelingen) Het laden ...PR shed staff threaten to observe wheel-jam strike on May 29
21 May
Protest of Pakistan Railways loco shed employees has entered 8th day. The workers observed 4-hour hunger strike and set up strike camp.
(Nog geen beoordelingen) Het laden ...Lorenzo masters rainy conditions to win French GP
21 May
Jorge Lorenzo mastered the rain-soaked Le Mans track to win the French Grand Prix for the third time on Sunday, with seven-time world champion Valentino Rossi overtaking Casey Stoner late on to take second place.
(Nog geen beoordelingen) Het laden ...Reopening Pakistani routes crucial for NATO exit plan
21 May
With Pakistan so far unwilling to reopen supply routes to Afghanistan, NATO faces a potential logistical nightmare as it prepares for a costly withdrawal of military hardware over the next two years. In the run-up a NATO summit that opened Sunday, US and Pakistani officials had signaled growing optimism that a deal would be clinched on reopening the routes, which Islamabad had closed in November over a botched American air raid.
(Nog geen beoordelingen) Het laden ...SC to resume missing persons case today
21 May
During the previous hearing of the case held in Islamabad, the three-member headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry has directed the FC and provincial government to produce the missing persons before the court. The apex court during the previous hearing has also directed the agencies and provincial home ministry to submit a report about 48 missing persons.
(Nog geen beoordelingen) Het laden ...ANP to contact all parties for peace in Karachi: Shahi
21 May
Awami National Party’s (ANP) Senator Shahi Syed said that his party was willing to negotiate with all political parties, including the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) for the sake of restoring peace to Karachi. He was addressing media after meeting with Sunni Tehreek (ST) chief Muhammad Sarwat Ejaz Qadri. Shahi Syed said that it was the responsibility of federal government to restore peace to Karachi.
(Nog geen beoordelingen) Het laden ...PTI to protest against Zardari in Chicago: Qureshi
21 May
Addressing during the labour convention at the Multan Arts Council, Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Shah Mahmood Qureshi said his party will protest against President Asif Ali Zardari wherever he go in Chicago.
(Nog geen beoordelingen) Het laden ...Pakistan urges ‘permanent solution’ on US drone strikes
21 May
Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari pressed the United States during a NATO meeting on Sunday to help find a "permanent solution" to US drone strikes that have fueled tensions between the two uneasy allies. "The president said that Pakistan wanted to find a permanent solution to the drone issue as it not only violated our sovereignty but also inflamed public sentiments due to innocent civilian casualties," presidential spokesman Farhatullah Babar said in a statement. The statement did not specify what such a solution might entail
(Nog geen beoordelingen) Het laden ...Zardari, Karzai discuss Pakistan role in Afghanistan peace
21 May
President Asif Ali Zardari and his Afghan counterpart Hamid Karzai discussed post-NATO forces’ withdrawal from Afghanistan situation after 2014.
(Nog geen beoordelingen) Het laden ...Turkish PM to address joint parliamentary session today
21 May
Vroeger, the Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan has arrived in Islamabad on a 3-day visit to Pakistan.
(Nog geen beoordelingen) Het laden ...No Zardari, Obama meeting in Chicago
21 May
Hopes for a meeting on the sidelines of the NATO summit bringing together the US, Afghan and Pakistani presidents appear to have dimmed, and analysts say this is due to the lack of a full agreement with Pakistan on reopening NATO supply lines into Afghanistan.
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