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Erdogan to help mend govt-Oppostion ties
May 22nd
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, in efforts to mend ties between Pakistan’s ruling government and the opposition, has decided to hold a meeting with Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) chief Nawaz Sharif on Tuesday. “I will try to understand his perspective on the matter at hand.” Recalling the solidarity and cooperation which the government and the Opposition had when he last visited the country four years back, Erdogan said that he wished to see the same cooperation back at home
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Loading ...Cold re-surges as Kashmir’s Neelam receives surprise snowfall
May 22nd
Staff Report MUZAFFARABAD: Cold has once again gained its foothold across Azad Kashmir as Neelam Valley quite unexpectedly received snowfall as a clear sign that climatic changes are getting roots. The mountains in the area were all covered with white. Meantime, despite scorching heat wave in most parts of the country, rivers are still running without any increase in water level.
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...China stays businesswoman’s execution after outcry
May 22nd
A 31-year-old Chinese entrepreneur who was once one of the nation s wealthiest women has been spared the death penalty, an official said Tuesday, after her case sparked a rare public outcry.
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...‘No intention to block NATO supply permanently’
May 22nd
In an exclusive interview to Dunya News in Chicago, Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar said Pakistan’s sovereignty should be respected. The public reaction comes when sovereignty of the country is violated, Hina said. She said that Pakistan’s Parliament has urged better relations with the world community and it has reviewed relations with the US and ISAF.
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Asian markets rise ahead of European summit
May 22nd
Asian markets rose Tuesday following a strong performance on Wall Street and on hopes EU leaders will come to an agreement on dealing with the eurozone debt crisis at an upcoming summit. Tokyo gained 0.98 percent by the break, Hong Kong was 0.81 percent higher, Sydney added 0.79 percent, Shanghai rose 0.59 percent, and Seoul climbed 1.16 percent
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Obama, at NATO summit, vows to end Afghan war ‘responsibly’
May 22nd
CHICAGO: President Barack Obama promised Monday to end the Afghan war “responsibly” as he and other NATO leaders prepared to give formal approval to a plan to shift international forces from a combat to a support role next year. On the final day of the two-day NATO summit, Obama said stabilizing Afghanistan was a vital mission, but he reiterated that the goal of the gathering was to put the U.S. and its allies on a path to terminate their direct involvement in the unpopular conflict even though years of fighting by the Afghans still remain.
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Syria forces ‘kill 9 deserters’ as NATO rejects action
May 21st
DAMASCUS: Syrian forces ambushed and killed nine army deserters in a north Damascus suburb on Monday, a human rights watchdog said, as NATO ruled out military action against the regime of President Bashar al-Assad. The bloodletting also appeared to spill over into neighbouring Lebanon where two people were killed overnight in street battles between pro- and anti-Syrian groups in Beirut, a security official said
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Pakistan, Iran varsities ink MoU to promote education, research
May 21st
Staff Report MALAKAND: A memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed between Malakand University and Iran’s Hakim Sabzewari University on Monday to promote cooperation in the field of education and research.
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Shock Serb election casts doubt over govt, region
May 21st
BELGRADE: The election of rightist Tomislav Nikolic as president has plunged Serbia into a period of deep political uncertainty and unnerved a region that associates him with the bloody collapse of Yugoslavia. Nikolic beat liberal Boris Tadic in a close-run vote in which less than half the electorate turned out, breaking an almost 12-year hold on power by the reformists who ousted Serb strongman Slobodan Milosevic in 2000
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Pakistan seeks permanent solution of missile strikes: Zardari
May 21st
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.
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...NATO officials: No plan to intervene in Syria
May 21st
United States and NATO officials say the North Atlantic alliance has no intention of intervening militarily to quell violence in Syria. NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen and U.S
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Nearly 50 killed in Syria, including 34 in Hama: NGO
May 20th
Nearly 50 people were killed on Sunday in violence across Syria, including 34 civilians who died in an assault in the restive central Hama province, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Tax evasion not to be tolerated: Hafeez
May 20th
Federal Minister for Finance Abdul Hafeez Sheikh has said that the elite class of the country is not ready to pay taxes, but next budget would seize their sweet dreams. Speaking to a pre-budget seminar under the aegis of Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) in Karachi, Federal Minister for Finance Abdul Hafeez Sheikh said the tax payers may take the sigh of relief but the tax evaders cannot escape for the long time.
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...President Zardari may face friction over supply routes at NATO summit
May 20th
CHICAGO: Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari arrived in Chicago on Saturday for a NATO summit to what could be a chilly reception if a hoped-for deal allowing trucks to again supply alliance troops in Afghanistan fails to materialize. While Western officials sought to portray Zardari’s presence as a sign of improving NATO-Pakistan ties, possible friction at the meeting underscores the challenges NATO countries face as they struggle to ensure a stable future for Afghanistan after Western toops withdraw
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...No bail for Italian sailors in India despite envoy protests
May 19th
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: An Indian court denied bail on Saturday to two Italian sailors charged with the murder at sea of two Indian fishermen they mistook for pirates, hours after Rome recalled its ambassador from New Delhi in an increasingly surly diplomatic row.
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...JUI-F’s Fazl vows to defy NATO supply reopening
May 19th
Staff Report MANSEHRA: Maulana Fazlur Rehman, chief of Jamiat Ulema-e-Fazl (JUI-F), on Saturday reiterated that his party would not allow the reopening of NATO supply lines.
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