Pakistan News Archive

Russia, China veto West-backed UN resolution on Syria

PAK NEWS — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 05:25:10 +0000

UNITED NATIONS, Feb 4: Russia and China vetoed on Saturday a UN Security Council resolution which backed an Arab League plan for a political transition in Syria as the violence continued unabated in the country.

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China, Russia veto Syria resolution UNITED NATIONS – Exercising their veto power, Russia and...
Russia, China veto UN resolution on Syria killings Russia and China on Saturday vetoed a UN Security Council...
Russia, China veto UN resolution on Syria .. .. Russia and China have used their veto right...

ASI, teenage girl killed in Shershah shoot-out

PAK NEWS — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 05:25:10 +0000

KARACHI, Feb 4: A policeman was killed in a shoot-out with bandits and a teenage girl caught in crossfire died in the Shershah area on Saturday, police said.

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NHA Chairman arrested in Shershah bridge collapse case KARACHI: The police on Saturday arrested Chairman National Highway Authority...
Three more held in Shershah carnage case KARACHI: Three suspects allegedly involved in the Shershah scrap market...
Nine Shershah carnage suspects surrender KARACHI: In a surprise move, nine suspects booked in the...

Hina Khar to visit Russia

PAK NEWS — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 05:25:09 +0000

ISLAMABAD: Foreign Office spokesman Abdul Basit said on Saturday that Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar would visit Russia next week for holding talks on bilateral relations and the regional situation.

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FM Khar, Munter discuss Pak-US relations ISLAMABAD: US Ambassador Cameron Munter called on Foreign Minister Hina...
Hina Rabbani Khar sworn in as foreign minister ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s first woman foreign minister – and also its...
India is serious in composite dialogue: Hina Khar .. .. Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar on Saturday declared...

Appeal against contempt charges soon

PAK NEWS — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 05:25:09 +0000

ISLAMABAD, Feb 4: An intra-court appeal requesting the Supreme Court to suspend its decision of framing contempt charges against Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani is expected to be filed in a couple of days.

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SC charges PM with contempt ISLAMABAD – The Supreme Court Monday found Prime Minister Yousuf...
Aitzaz for intra court appeal against verdict The Supreme Court of Pakistan has summoned Prime Minister Syed...
Contempt and constraints The Supreme Court of Pakistan has asked Prime Minister Yousuf...

PM to discuss Afghan peace in Qatar

PAK NEWS — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 05:25:08 +0000

ISLAMABAD, Feb 4: With Doha getting ready to host a political office of the Taliban, Afghan reconciliation will be a major theme during Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani’s visit to Qatar next week for signing energy and investment agreements.

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PM Gilani will travel to Qatar Monday for Afghan peace talk: FO Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani will travel to Qatar...
PM to talk Afghan peace in Qatar ISLAMABAD – Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani will travel...
PM Gilani to visit Qatar to talk Afghan peace ”Our prime minister will have discussions in this connection with...

Pro-women legislation

PAK NEWS — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 05:25:07 +0000

A THOMAS Reuters Foundation poll of gender specialists reported that Afghanistan in 2011 was the world’s most dangerous country in which to be a woman, due to poverty, poor healthcare and harmful cultural

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Poll shows men are more excited about women’s World Cup BERLIN: Men are more excited about the upcoming women’s football...
$750 million earmarked for Pakistan’s tribal women Pakistani tribal families flee their village, passing through Khyber...
Sixteen days of activism: UNHCR calls for end to violence against women PESHAWAR: The offices of the UN Refugee Agency across the...

Senate elections

PAK NEWS — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 05:25:07 +0000

SO it seems that the old conspiracy theory is being trotted out again. Talking to reporters in Lahore on Friday, Prime Minister Gilani claimed, “Six months ago, I had pointed out that conspiracies were being

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Gilani welcomes Altaf’s statement about Senate elections The prime minister also acknowledged that MQM had proposed the...
Senate elections to be held on time: Babar Awan LAHORE: Former federal minister and member of Pakistan Peoples Party,...
PM Gilani, Shahbaz Sharif discuss Senate polls Monday, 16 Feb, LAHORE: Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani and...

Stalled reforms

PAK NEWS — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 05:25:06 +0000

DESPITE the fact that madressah reforms have been on the national agenda for a number of years, it is clear that on the state level these are going nowhere. As reported in this newspaper, the federal interior minister

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Govt, PML-N talks on reforms agenda concluded Finance Minister Hafeez Shaikh led the government team.-AFP photo...
No further negotiations on reforms agenda, says Dar Senator Ishaq Dar said that the 10-points agenda presented...
No progress on madressah reforms ISLAMABAD, Oct 18: Like its predecessor, the present government has...

An unfortunate incident

PAK NEWS — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 05:25:06 +0000

IT is unfortunate that some Palestinians should have expressed their anger the way they did. On Thursday, Ban Ki-moon was pelted with shoes, stones and sand as he crossed into the Gaza Strip. Those who

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UN’s Ban voices shock, anger at Gaza devastation Wednesday, 21 Jan, GAZA: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, voicing shock...
Israeli air strike in Gaza wounds 18: medics GAZA CITY: Eighteen Palestinians, including 11 schoolchildren and a pregnant...
UN chief demands immediate truce in Gaza UNITED NATIONS: UN chief Ban Ki-moon on Monday demanded an...

The Swiss conundrum

PAK NEWS — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 05:25:05 +0000

WRITE the letter, don’t write the letter, write the letter, don’t write the letter … Sit down with a flower and pluck at its petals and if you’re name isn’t Asif Ali Zardari your almost sure to end at ‘write the letter’.

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Write letter to Swiss authorities if there is nothing to hide: Imran LAHORE: The chief of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf, Imran Khan said that...
Letter to swiss court would be like a trial on Benazir’s grave: Zardari ISLAMABAD: President Asif Zardari has said that the PPP itself...
Govt will write letter to Swiss authorities on SC order: Aitzaz Former President of Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) and counsel...