News & Blogs from Pakistan
Archive for August, 2010
Playing (double) games
Aug 1st
BUFFALLO, NY, US: This is with reference to your editorial on David Cameron’s remarks. I was involved in India’s strategic programmes, including its Integrated Guided Missiles Development Programme. I have shown in my blog titled ‘Nuclear Supremacy For India Over US’, that all terrorism and insurgencies in the subcontinent and in much of the rest [...]
Airblue crash (II)
Aug 1st
KARACHI: Now that the black box has been found, I hope that the facts about how and why the plane crashed will be brought to light. But this can only happen if the contents of the black box are made public. When flying under 3,000 feet the pilot gets his bearing from the air traffic [...]
Aaj Kamran Khan Kay Saath 30 Jul: Zardari v Gilani
Aug 1st
18th Amendment and present role of PM and influence of President Zardari. Is Gilani incharge now or Zardari? Did the amendment solve problems or increase them further? Guests: Babar Sattar (Lawyer), Hassan Nisar (Analyst), Shahid Saeed Ullah (Analyst)….
Two planes collide at Beijing airport
Aug 1st
BEIJING: Two aircraft collided at Beijing''s international airport on Saturday, China''s state media reported.
The wing of a taxiing Singapore Airlines Boeing 777 hit the tail of a stationary Air China Boeing 737-800, the report said.
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Front Line 30 Jul 2010: Anti-Pakistan tirades
Aug 1st
British Prime minister David Cameron’s anti-Pakistan statement in India and Adm Mullen’s concerns on LeT’s global reach plus Karzai’s anti-Pakistan tirade. Guests: Dr. Fareed Ahmed Paracha (Jamaat Islami), Imtiaz Alam (Analyst), Gen (R) Talat Masood (D…
Media: The Un-Documented Responsibilities
Aug 1st
The way coverage of the tragic incident of plane crash was handled on electronic and Print Media,…
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EU gives 30 million euros in humanitarian aid
Aug 1st
BRUSSELS: The European Commission said Saturday it had given 30 million euros in humanitarian aid to help the most needy in Pakistan, including those hit by flooding that has killed at least 800 people. “The European Commission has adopted a 30-million-euro (39-million-dollar) humanitarian aid decision to assist the most vulnerable people in Pakistan in urgent need of help,” it said in a statement. “Pakistan has been hit by terrible floods and more rain is forecast.
