Pakistani national, who rescued 14 before giving his life, honoured by Saudi govt
ISLAMABAD: A young Pakistani worker Farman Ali Khan, who rescued 14 people during floods in Jeddah before sacrificing his own life, has been honoured by the Saudi government with the highest civil Saudi...
FO rejects reports China seeking military bases in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Thursday extending its diplomatic and moral support for the cause of Kashmiri people said that Pakistan is committed to supporting the right of the Kashmiri people for self-determination.
Foreign Office...
Hiroshima survivor urges Pakistan, India to denuclearise
HIROSHIMA: Both the nuclear powers in South Asia Pakistan and India should take concrete steps to denuclearise the region and resolve their core issues through talks and give peace a chance to prevail, said Takashi Teramoto...
UK wants trade with Pakistan to reach £2.5bn
KARACHI: The United Kingdom wants to increase its trade with Pakistan to 2.5 billion pounds by 2015 from current 1.5 billion pounds, said Francis Campbell, the UK Deputy High Commissioner in Karachi, on Thursday evening.
We have 100...
Reko Diq resources estimated at 730m tons
ISLAMABAD: Dr Samar Mubarkmand on Friday said that Reko Diq has 730 million tons resources.
Giving a briefing to NA standing committee on Inter-Provincial Coordination which met here under the chairmanship of Mir Ahmedan Khan Bugti, he said...
Gilani offers training to Afghan army, police
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani on Friday said Pakistan was ready to train the Afghan army, police and administration to cope with the aftermath of the 2014 period and reiterated that he had told US Secretary of State...
Afghanistan to support Pakistan if attacked: Karzai
Updated at: 1729 PST, Saturday, October 22, 2011
KABUL: Afghan President Hamid Karzai said Afghanistan would support Pakistan in case on an attack by any country including the US and India, Geo News reported.
If Pakistan is attacked...
US ambassador calls on COAS Kayani says no to operation in NWA again
Thursday, August 11, 2011
ISLAMABAD: Contrary to the peace process gaining momentum in Afghanistan, the US has once again pressed Pakistan to move against militants in North Waziristan. However, sources...
PM sounds out Saudis on weapons sale
JEDDAH: Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani held extensive talks with King Abdullah on Monday.
They discussed ways of enhancing trade and economic ties between the two countries. The two sides agreed to continue close coordination on all major issues...
Reasons for terrorism in India
By Mamoona Ali Kazmi
Voicing concern over the threats posed by indigenous terror groups recently, Home Minister P. Chidambaram has said: They are no longer fledgling outfits, but are experts in assembling and transporting bombs. The threat from them is pretty...
The economic journey
By Salman Shah
ACCORDING to a top secret memorandum of the British chiefs of staff dated July 1947: The area of [West] Pakistan is strategically the most important in the continent of India and the majority of our [British] strategic requirements could be met by an...
Enemy at the gates
A section of the press carries reports saying that the US, with the support of rest of the members of the nuclear club, will secretly as well as formally pressurise Pakistan to cap its nuclear programme by forcing it to sign the controversial Fissile Material Cut off...
Xinhua Zhuhai, November 16 (Xinhua Reporter Zhang Yuqing, Li Yun) 16, although some haze in Zhuhai, the temperature has dropped, but this did not affect the Chinese Air Force and Pakistan Air Force air a drama starring side by side. Two Air Force pilots were driving a Chinese-made F10, Fierce...
Forex reserves reach record high
BEIJING - China's foreign exchange reserves, the world's largest, rose $194 billion in the third quarter to reach a record $2.65 trillion, which some foreign countries will likely use to pressure China to push forward a faster yuan appreciation, economists...
Pakistan, Russia to revitalise trade ties
ISLAMABAD, Oct 13: Pakistan and Russia have decided to revive their dormant trade and economic relations with Moscow showing interest in infrastructure development, mining, energy and telecommunication, and officials believe the coming months will...
Basha dam to be inaugurated next month
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Water and Power Raja Pervaiz Ashraf on Friday informed the lower house of Parliament that the construction work on Diamer Basha dam would be inaugurated by the Prime Minister next month adding that land acquisition process has...