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PML-N should show political maturity: Babar
May 29th
ISLAMABAD: Senator Babar Awan of the Pakistan Peoples Party said on Sunday that the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz should show political maturity as the country was passing through difficult times. Addressing a press conference here, Babar said that PML-N Chief Nawaz Sharif should not adopt “a non-serious attitude and mislead the nation by asking it to [...]
Gilani seeks US assistance to overcome energy crisis
May 29th
LAHORE: Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani Sunday said that the government has sought US assistance to overcome load-shedding in the country for providing immediate relief to the masses. During a meeting with senior journalists at his residence here, he said that US leadership has assured of assistance to the Pakistani government in providing cheap [...]
Clinton Demand More, Pakistan Says No Drones: In Session 27 May 2011
May 28th
On her visit to Pakistan on Friday, Hillary Clinton demanded more from Pakistan on war on terror, while Pakistan said no more Drone strikes in Pakistan and demanded joint operation against high value targets among militants. US-Pakistan relations under…
Ishaque Dar declines to attend NEC meeting
May 28th
ISLAMABAD: Muslim League-Nawaz (ML-N)s Senator Ishaqure Dar has declined to attend the National Economic Council (NEC) meeting being held today due to his party reservations on the government policies. Senate secretariat sources told Geo News that th…
3 more ministries to be devolved by June 30: Rabbani
May 27th
ISLAMABAD: Three more federal ministries with Pakistan Muslim League-Q will be devolved to the provinces by June 30, said Chairman of Constitutional Amendment Implementation Committee Senator Raza Rabbani on Thursday. The committees meeting was chair…
JUI (F) wants APC over Parliamentary resolutions regarding Pakistan’s sovereignty
May 26th
ISLAMABAD: The Secretary General of JUI (F), senator Maulana Abdul Ghafoor Haidri has demanded to hold an All Parties (APC) Conference over the issue of Parliamentary resolutions regarding drone attacks and Pakistan’s sovereignty. Talking to …
US lawmakers urge Afghan war end
May 26th
WASHINGTON: A bipartisan group of US lawmakers have urged President Barack Obama and their colleagues to bring an end to the war in Afghanistan, insisting that the killing of Osama bin Laden made the mission unnecessary. The death of bin Laden “require…
We must support Pakistan even more in erasing terrorism: Cameron
May 25th
“Pakistan has suffered more from terrorism than any other country. Their enemy is our enemy” says UK Prime Minister.
US senators see Afghan hope, Pakistan fears
May 25th
WASHINGTON: US lawmakers on saw momentum for political reconciliation in Afghanistan in the wake of Osama bin Laden”s death, but voiced fear that the fight against extremism was floundering in Pakistan. Senator John Kerry, who recently visited the reg…
NATO says will protect Afghans, troops from ‘Pakistani militants’
May 24th
NATO says it will protect its troops and Afghans from militants based across the border in Pakistan.
