Tokyo: Foreign minister Hina Rabbani Khar held an important one-on-one meeting with US secretary of state Hillary Clinton during the international conference on Afghanistan in Japan’s capital Tokyo. It was their first face-to-face meeting since the two countries last week struck a deal to re-open key supply routes into Afghanistan, ... Read More »
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New York:Ramsey Clark, Former U.S. Attorney General, joined with peace loving organizations and representatives of anti-war groups and members of the Pakistani Community at the Pakiza Restaurant (known as Little Pakistan) in Brooklyn, NY, to speak out about U.S. foreign policy and its negative impact on world peace. Speakers criticized ... Read More »
UN Secretary-General message on International Day of Cooperatives
The UN Secretary-General issued the following message on this Day: “On this International Day of Cooperatives, we celebrate how cooperatives build a better world by advancing sustainable development, social integration and decent work. Cooperatives empower their members and strengthen communities. They promote food security and enhance opportunities for small agricultural ... Read More »
Envoys of Turkmenistan, Oman, Belgium pay farewell call on President
Islamabad:Outgoing ambassador of Turkmenistan Sapar Berdiniyazov, Ambassador of Oman Mohammed Bin Said Al-Lawati and Ambassador of Belgium Hans-Christian KINT Thursday paid farewell call, separately, on President Asif Ali Zardari at Aiwan-e-Sadr. The President appreciated their diplomatic services for further cementing the ties of their respective countries with Pakistan. Talking to ... Read More »
Pakistan rejects charge of state role in Mumbai attacks
New Dehli:Pakistan has rejected Thursday renewed Indian charges that Pakistani “state actors” were involved in planning and coordinating the 2008 Mumbai attacks and offered a joint probe. “I would very strongly reject any insinuation of any involvement of any state agency in acts of terrorism in India,” Pakistani Foreign Secretary ... Read More »
Iranian Consul General called on Shahbaz Sharif
Lahore:Iranian Consul General Mohammad Hossein Bani Asadi, called on Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif, here today. Matters of mutual interest including enhancing cooperation in different sectors were discussed during the meeting. Provincial Agriculture Minister Ahmad Ali Aulakh, Special Assistant Zaeem Hussain Qadri, Vice Chairman Punjab Investment Board, Secretaries of ... Read More »
Opening of Nato supply route, new beginning with US: Khar
Islamabad:Minister for Foreign Affairs Hina Rabbani Khar said Wednesday opening of NATO supply route is a new beginning of biletral relationships. In an interview, the Minister said opening of NATO supply route was not only in the interest of US but also beneficial for other countries, having good relations with ... Read More »
DCC decides to reopen Ground Lines of Communication
Lahore:The Defence Committee of the Cabinet (DCC) which met under the Chairmanship of Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf decided to reopen the Ground Lines of Communication through Pakistani territory to and from Afghanistan to facilitate the transition and the subsequent transformation process in that country. The DCC also decided that ... Read More »
Pakistan opens NATO supply route as US apologises
Pakistan on Tuesday night announced to reopen route for NATO supply to Afghanistan after United States apologised for killing of its 24 troops in an attack on Salala check post on November 26, 2011.Briefing newsmen after meeting of Defence Committee of the Cabinet (DCC), Minister for Information and Broadcasting Qamar ... Read More »
PM greets Obama on US Independence Day
Islamabad:On behalf of the Government, the people of Pakistan and on his own behalf, Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf has conveyed his greetings to US President Barack H. Obama on the US Independence Day falling on Wednesday(today).In his message the Prime Minister said, “I would like to convey our warmest ... Read More »