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United States in talks with Taliban: Hamid Karzai
Jun 19th
KABUL: The United States and other foreign powers are engaged in preliminary talks with the Taliban about a possible settlement to the near decade-long war in Afghanistan, Afghan President Hamid Karzai said on Saturday, the first official confirmation of US involvement in negotiations. Diplomats have already said there have been months of preliminary talks between [...]
US is talking to Taliban: Karzai
Jun 18th
KABUL: The United States and other foreign powers are engaged in preliminary talks with the Taliban about a possible settlement to the near decade-long war in Afghanistan, Afghan President Hamid Karzai said on Saturday, the first official confirmation …
Fazl meets Nawaz
Jun 17th
ISLAMABAD: Chairman of the Kashmir Committee, Maulana Fazlur Rehman has met PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif, Geo News reported. During the meeting the work of the All Parties Conference (APC) on the Kashmir was discussed.
The meeting took place at the Punjab…
Budget debate concludes in NA
Jun 17th
ISLAMABAD: The ongoing debate in National Assembly over Federal Budget 2011-12 concluded Thursday, Geo News reported.
Sixty-six recommendations were presented by the Senate before the National Assembly during the budget debate including reduction of a…
Judicial Commission formed to probe Saleem Shahzads murder
Jun 16th
ISLAMABAD: Supreme Court Judge, Justice Saqib Nisar will head the five member judicial commission tasked with investigating the death and kidnapping of journalist Saleem Shahzad, Geo News reported.
The notification for the formation of the commission …
Inquiry Commission formed to probe Saleem Shahzads murder
Jun 16th
ISLAMABAD: Supreme Court Judge, Justice Saqib Nisar will head the five member inquiry commission tasked with investigating the death and kidnapping of journalist Saleem Shahzad, Geo News reported.
The notification for the formation of the commission h…
Hackers claim hit on CIA website
Jun 16th
SAN FRANCISCO: The public website of the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) was apparently knocked out of commission by hackers on Wednesday.
The US spy agency”s cia.gov website stopped responding and members of a hacker group called Lulz Security …
Most countries lie to each other: Gates
Jun 16th
WASHINGTON: US Defence Secretary Robert Gates acknowledged that “most countries lie to each other” as he faced renewed questions in Congress on Wednesday about whether Pakistan and Afghanistan were playing a double game with Washington.
The occasional…
Demand of protesting journalists accepted
Jun 16th
ISLAMABAD: Government has accepted the demand of journalists and appointed a sitting judge of the Supreme Court Justice Saqib Nisar to head the commission for the investigation of the murder of journalist Saleem Shehzad, Geo News reported.
Federal Inf…
NATO spending decline ”serious problem”: Gates
Jun 16th
WASHINGTON: The decline in defense spending by NATO-member countries is a “serious problem” that could eventually force the United States to move away from the alliance, US Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Wednesday.
Reiterating a critique of NATO …
