News & Blogs from Pakistan
Archive for September, 2010
Shujaat may be willing to testify in Bugti murder case
Sep 30th
Claiming Akbar Bugti was murdered, Chaudhry Shujaat says Musharraf will not form a party nor return to Pakistan.
Pakistan reacts strongly to airspace violation
Sep 30th
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Thursday emphatically stated that it will not allow violation of its territorial borders and protect its sovereignty at all costs.
Commenting on the recent violation of Pakistan''s territory by Nato forces Foreign Office Sp…
Chinese company donates one million yuan for flood affectees
Sep 30th
BEIJING: A private Chinese entrepreneur, Dong Fang Electric Corporation (DEC) presented a cheque of one million RMB (US$ 147,000) for the PM’s flood relief fund to Ambassador Masood Khan here this morning. Expressing his gratitude on the occasion Mas…
Fake degrees feared to be more than expected
Sep 30th
ISLAMABAD: The number of fake degree holders in parliament is feared to grow much higher than what was expected earlier as the Higher Education Commission (HEC), which has already found degrees of 57 MPs as fake or invalid, has expressed doubts about 4…
Tearful Karzai warns of youth exodus from Afghanistan. Here’s why.
Sep 30th
KABUL: Afghan President Hamid Karzai’s tearful speech on Tuesday, in which he expressed concern over an exodus of youths fleeing the country’s violence, overlooked what young professionals here say is another major factor causing the next g…
China says U.S. yuan bill violates WTO
Sep 30th
BEIJING/WASHINGTON: China on Thursday hit back at a bill passed by the U.S. House of Representatives aimed at pressuring Beijing to let its currency rise faster by branding it in violation of world trade rules.
China''s tight leash on the yuan…
Nato violates air space twice; kills three FC men
Sep 30th
PARACHINAR: The allied forces in Afghanistan have stepped up provocative activities in Pakistani territorial limits, as Nato helicopters once again violated Pakistani airspace Thursday and attacked twice in Kurram Agency, killing three security personn…
U.S. House passes bill aimed at Chinese yuan
Sep 30th
WASHINGTON: The U.S. House of Representatives stepped up pressure on China to let its currency rise faster, passing a bill on Wednesday that could penalize Chinese goods, as lawmakers blamed it for lost jobs in America.
The bill is likely to fan the f…
Blast kills US-led troop in Afghanistan
Sep 30th
KABULA: Bomb attack has left one more US-led soldier dead in southern Afghanistan, NATO’s International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) says. The ISAF said in a statement that the soldier died on Thursday “following an improvised explosive…
Who will help this 12-year-old?
Sep 30th
This is the harrowing tale of a 12 year old child who is an American citizen but is being forced to stay in Pakistan.
