Toronto: Forty Moslem and Jewish residents of Toronto took part in a very stimulating Dialogue at a local public library recently. This was the third and largest such forum with a noble aim to bring both communities closer to each other. The two hour meeting involved men and women sitting ... Read More »
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Feed SubscriptionThe Pakistan Supreme Court “has flouted all canons of Constitutional Jurisprudence”
Justice Markandey Katju, former Justice, Supreme Court of India and presently Chairman, Press Council of India just sent an article about the recent order of the Pakistan Supreme Court declaring that Mr. Gilani is not the Prime Minister. Justice Katju writes, “In my opinion the Pakistan Supreme Court has gone ... Read More »
Pakistani students leave to participate in int’l competition
Islamabad: Two Pakistani students on Thursday left for US to participate in an international competition about environmental issues being held from June 25-29. Students from forty countries will present 657 projects in the Genius Olympiad being organised by State University of New York at Oswego and the Terra Science and ... Read More »
HRCP calls for help to Pakistanis held in Malaysia
Lahore: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan has asked the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to take immediate steps to extend help to the three Pakistanis being detained in Malaysia under the Internal Security Act. HRCP was informed about these detainees by Mr James Nayagam, a commissioner with the Malaysian Human ... Read More »
Pakistan HC-designate to India Salman Bashir arrives in New Delhi
NEW DELHI: Salman Bashir, High Commissioner-designate of Pakistan to India arrived here on Wednesday. Salman Bashir joined Foreign Service of Pakistan in February 1976. During his distinguished diplomatic career he held important positions in the government, including Foreign Secretary of Pakistan (from May 2008 to March 2012), Ambassador of Pakistan ... Read More »
Pakistan’s envoy to Germany presents credentials to German President
Berlin: Pakistan’s Ambassador to Germany Abdul Basit has presented his credentials to German President Joachim Gauck in an impressive ceremony held at the Presidency, here, last evening. On arrival at Palace Bellevue, the Ambassador was received by the Chief of Protocol and was escorted to the Presentation Hall where he ... Read More »
TTA elements manipulated at hands of NDS
Islamabad: Five persons arrested by Afghan National Security Forces along with a truck laden with ten tons of explosives on April 15 from a check point near Pul-e-Charkhi, Kabul have links with National Directorate of Security (NDS) Afghanistan, revealed investigative reports in this regard. According to these reports, it is ... Read More »
Afghanistan, Iran and Pakistan reaffirm to improve counter-narcotics
Islamabad:A Senior Officials Meeting of the Triangular Initiative hosted by the Government of Pakistan and supported by UNODC Pakistan was held between the Islamic Republics of Afghanistan, Iran and Pakistan in Islamabad today. Mr. Javed Iqbal, Secretary – Narcotics Control Division, Government of Pakistan, Major General Malik Zafar Iqbal – ... Read More »
Shahbaz meets his old friends
Islamabad:Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif visited Embassy of Saudi Arabia in Islamabad today and condoled the sad demise of Saudi Crown Prince Nayef bin Abdul Aziz with Saudi Ambassador in Pakistan Muhammad Ibrahim Saleh Al-Ghadeer. The Chief Minister also offered condolences to the Saudi Ambassador on behalf of President ... Read More »
China to provide $ 448 million for 969 MW-Neelum Jhelum project
Islamabad: The China EXIM Bank will provide $ 448 million to help complete strategically important 969 MW-Neelum Jhelum Hydropower Project (NJHP). In yet another significant development, the Central Development Working Party (CDWP) has also approved revised PC-I of the project amounting to Rs. 274.882 billion. This was told in a ... Read More »