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PPP will not comprise with India on Kashmir issue: Pak Minister
Oslo (Norway), Aug.19 (ANI): Pakistan’s Minister for Kashmir Affairs, Qamar Zaman Kaira, today said that neither his country nor the ruling Pakistan Peoples Party would compromise with India on the Kashmir issue. Kaira, who is also Pakistan’s Information and Broadcasting … Continue reading
Resume dialogue process, Pakistan urges India
Islamabad, April 2 (IANS) Pakistan Thursday urged India to resume the sub-continental composite dialogue process that has been frozen in the wake of the 26/11 Mumbai carnage, a suggestion New Delhi has repeatedly and flatly rejected. ‘It will be better … Continue reading
Zardari resorting to adventurism like Musharraf, says Sharif
Lahore, Mar 13 (ANI): PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif has regretted backing President Asif Zardari, saying that the PPP co-chairman is resorting to adventurism like former military ruler Pervez Musharraf. In an exclusive interview with Waqt News, Sharif said: “We sincerely … Continue reading
Malik says terrorist attacks possible during lawyer’s Long March
Islamabad, Mar. 13 (ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister’s Interior Adviser Rehman Malik has warned about the possibility of a terrorist attack during the Lawyer’s Long march. Addressing the Senate, he cited intelligence reports claiming that a Mumbai like incident could be … Continue reading
Sharif demands FIR against Benazir’s killers
Faisalabad, Mar 8 (ANI): Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz chief Nawaz Sharif has demanded that the government should immediately register an FIR in connection with the assassination of Benazir Bhutto and arrest the accused in the case. Addressing a public meeting at … Continue reading
Taliban attacks spreading into Pakistani heartland: Experts
Lahore/New Delhi, Mar.8 (ANI): Last Tuesday’s attack on Sri Lankan cricket players heralds the spread of Taliban-trained groups into Pakistani heartlands, feel experts. The commando-style strike in Lahore left eight people dead and eight members of the Sri Lankan cricket … Continue reading
Zardari’s sins of ‘mocking’ Pakistanis will never be forgiven : Shahbaz Sharif
Lahore, Mar.7 (ANI): Pakistan Muslim League- Nawaz (PML-N) leader and deposed Punjab Chief Minister, Shahbaz Sharif has charged President Asif Ali Zardari of fooling Pakistani civilians. Addressing a public rally here, Sharif said Zardari is making mockery of democracy in … Continue reading
Pakistan facing mortal threat from its internal enemies: Miliband
London, Mar 6 (ANI): Britain’s Foreign Secretary David Miliband has said that Pakistan was facing a mortal threat from its internal enemies. “Pakistan is facing a mortal threat from its internal enemies. This is a very grave situation and it … Continue reading
Pakistan facing mortal threat from its internal enemies: British Foreign Minister
London, Mar 6 (ANI): Britain’s Foreign Secretary David Miliband on Friday said that Pakistan was facing a mortal threat from its internal enemies. “Pakistan is facing a mortal threat from its internal enemies. This is a very grave situation and … Continue reading
LHC issues notice to Govt. on Governor’s rule in Pak Punjab
Lahore, Mar 6 (ANI): The Lahore High Court on Friday admitted petitions challenging governor’s rule in the Punjab for hearing. Justice Asif Saeed Khosa said the court has also issued notices to the Attorney General of Pakistan and Advocate General … Continue reading
Pak’s silent majority may neutralise country’s ‘tyrants’, says Kiwi paper
Wellington (New Zealand), Mar.6 (ANI): The attack on foreign guests and the game Pakistanis love will probably spur the silent majority in that country to do what the government has been unable to do-stand up to the misogynists, thieves and … Continue reading
Sharif’s remarks, a sign of treason: Pak Defence Minister
Islamabad, Mar.1 (ANI): Attacking former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif for his verbal accusations against President Asif Ali Zardari and making calls for civil disobedience, Pakistan’s Defence Minister Chaudhry Ahmed Mukhtar has said the remarks suggest disloyalty towards the country. “The … Continue reading
Nawaz says Zardari’s chapter of dictatorship about to end forever
Lahore, Feb. 28 (ANI): Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz chief Nawaz Sharif has warned President Asif Ali Zardari that he will have to face ‘dire consequences for his misdeeds’, and that the chapter of his dictatorship was about to be closed forever. … Continue reading
Sharif’s ‘provocative’ statements could spell disaster for Pakistan: Rehman
Lahore, Feb.27 (ANI): Perturbed by Nawaz Sharif’s verbal attack on President Asif Ali Zardari, and Pakistan Muslim League- Nawaz’s (PML-N) decision to stage nation-wide protests against Sharif’s disqualification, Pakistan Information Minister Sherry Rehman has said that such a step will … Continue reading