Posts Tagged ‘NATO’

Akhtars discuss polls with Nawaz

LAHORE – Leaders of the Likeminded group, former MNA Humayun Akhtar Khan and Senator Haroon Akhtar Khan, called on PML-N President Ex Prime minister Mian Nawaz Sharifat Raiwind on Saturday.
Both Ex Prime minister Mian Nawaz Sharifand Humayun Akhtar discussed political situation in the country with special reference to the governance in the Centre and the problems being faced by the masses due to the policies of the government. The …

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Russia, NATO prepare new Afghanistan transit deal: report

Russia and NATO may soon sign an agreement that would ease cargo transportation from Afghanistan via Russia’s territory, the Kommersant daily reported on Friday.
Moscow is in talks with NATO on the so-called “multimodal” cargo transit from Afghanistan, which would “increase the efficiency of NATO withdrawal… by using various transportation means within the same …

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Pakistan hints at end to Nato blockade

ISLAMABAD – Pakistan signalled on Thursday that it could shortly end a more than two-month blockade on NATO supplies entering Afghanistan for foreign forces.Islamabad shut the border and ordered a review of its US alliance after air strikes killed 24 Pakistani soldiers on November 26, in what NATO and the US military later blamed on a series of mistakes by both sides.Foreign Minister Hina …

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University to set up fifth campus

LAHORE – The Fast National University is going to set up its fifth campus with the budget of Rs750 million and Senator Wasim Sajjad will perform its ground breaking at Faisalabad-Chiniot Road on Saturday.
Former Member National Assembly Qaiser Ahmad Sheikh, LCCI President Irfan Qaiser Sheikh, Mian Mahboob Tata, Mian Khali Tata, Mian Naseem Shafi, LCCI former president Mian Anjum Nisar and a …

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ISI aiding Afghan militants: Nato

LONDON  - Pakistan’s security services are secretly aiding Afghanistan’s Taliban, who assume their victory is inevitable once Western troops leave, a secret NATO document says, according to reports Wednesday.Lieutenant Colonel Jimmie Cummings, a spokesman for the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force, confirmed the existence of the document, reported by …

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Asim, Munter have a hot session

ISLAMABAD – In a move adequately connected to building pressure on Pakistan in the wake of Islamabad’s efforts to redefine terms of engagement with the US, the American ambassador has threatened a Pakistani minister to forget continuing with Iran-Pakistan Gas Pipeline or face the music.As if the killings of our 24 soldiers at the hands of Nato aggressors were not plainly enough, the United …

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Pakistan slams Nato leak as ‘frivolous’, ‘not worth commenting’

Pakistan on Wednesday hit out angrily at a leaked Nato report accusing its security services of secretly aiding the Afghan Taliban, calling it “frivolous” and “not worth commenting on”.
“This is frivolous, to put it mildly. We are committed to non-interference in Afghanistan and expect all other states to strictly adhere to this principle,” foreign ministry …

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Peace in Afghanistan critical for Pakistan: Gilani

Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani on Tuesday said peace in Afghanistan was critical for the peace and security in Pakistan. He said Pakistan always supported Afghan President Hamid Karzai’s peace efforts and would continue favour an Afghan-led and Afghan-owned process of reconciliation. In a meeting with delegation of Afghan Senators led by Fazal-e-Hadi Muslimyar at the PM House, the …

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Asif for unopposed Senate polls

KARACHI – President Asif Ali Zardari on Monday directed the PPP ministers to hold negotiations with other coalition partners for evolving a strategy to get the 12 senators from Sindh province elected unopposed. Chairing a meeting of the PPP ministers of Sindh Cabinet at Bilawal House, president, who is also the co-chairman of party, tasked Sindh Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah and …

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FIA gets 4-day remand of Khurram

Islamabad – Khurram Rasool, former media coordinator of prime minister, was handed over to FIA on a 4-day physical remand Monday, reported a private TV channel. FIA produced Khurram before Senior Civil Judge Mahmood Haroon after his previous three-day remand ended. and sought more time for interrogation. The FIA claimed to have found some evidence about the involvement of Rasool in a fraud …

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Nato sticks to 2014 Afghan pullout despite early French exit

BRUSSELS: Nato is committed to plans to withdraw combat troops from Afghanistan by the end of 2014, the alliance chief said Monday after France decided to end its fighting role a year earlier. “We stick to the roadmap that was outlined at the Nato summit in Lisbon in November 2010,” Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen [...]

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Via DAWN.com

YDA calls off strike after negotiations over PIC drugs reaction scam

The Young Doctors Association (YDA) after successful negotiations with the Punjab government called off its strike against suspension and transfer of senior doctors in alleged medicines reactions death scam.
It should be mentioned that a delegation of YDA met Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) senior leader, Senator Pervez Rasheed late Sunday night and discussed the issue of deaths due to drugs …

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DPC to clear Pakistan of American footprint

MULTAN – Participants of third Difa-i-Pakistan Conference resolved on Sunday to forcefully block all Nato supply routes and besiege the parliament, if the government restores the supply.
They also sent a message to what they described as anti-Islam and anti-Pakistan powers  US, Israel, India and others  that they were weighting in wings to wage jihad against them.
The conference was …

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Drug money fuelling terror: Interpol

DUBAI  – Secretary General of the Interpol Ronald K Noble called on Interior Minister Senator A Rehman Malik in Dubai on Sunday and discussed with him the regional security issues.
The interior minister appreciated the efforts being made by the Interpol under the able leadership of secretary general Ronald K Noble, due to which the organisation was vibrant with updated database of criminals …

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Resuming Nato supply will not be tolerated: PDC

MULTAN: The participants of Pakistan Defense Conference held a rally on Sunday in Multan in which they criticised the government and vowed that they were ready to defend the country. Different parties also said that the masses will protest by surrounding the parliament in case of resumption of Nato supplies. Various political and religious parties [...]

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Via DAWN.com

JI Ameer warns of sit-in if Nato supply restored

Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Ameer Syed Munawar Hasan said that they would stage of a sit-in outside the parliament if the government tried to open Nato supply lines. Addressing a Defence of Pakistan (Difa-e-Pakistan) conference here in Multan on Sunday, Munawar Hassan urged the government to review its relations with the United States and said that US was responsible for instability in Pakistan and the …

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Britain calls for NATO to stick to 2014 Afghan pullout

British Prime Minister David Cameron warned Saturday against withdrawing troops from Afghanistan too fast, after France said it would pull out a year before the international deadline of 2014. Speaking at a press conference with Afghan President Hamid Karzai, who was visiting London, Cameron said the speed of the NATO drawdown should depend on security conditions on the ground. “Obviously, …

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