KARACHI: Shujaat says govt not serious about resolving issues Dawn | By Habib Khan Ghori | KARACHI, July 23: Pakistan Muslim League-Q president Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain has said that the present rulers appear to be non-serious about addressing the pressing issues confronting the people if their first 100 days in power are anything to go by. | The PML-Q chief, who w...
KARACHI: Animal care still a distant dream Dawn | By Meera Jamal | KARACHI, July 21: In a city where the number of homeless people is fast rising and humans have a hard time procuring the basic necessities of life, a facility that caters to the needs of animals appears to be a distant dream. | And yet an animal shelter has been taking care of ani...
Helicopter rescues 2 Italian climbers in Pakistan Boston Herald | ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - A high-altitude rescue helicopter safely plucked two stranded Italian climbers from one of the world's highest mountains today, officials said. | Mountaineers Walter Nones and Simon Kehrer were in good condition after being st...
NATO leader urges Pakistan border cooperation Philadelphia Daily News | FISNIK ABRASHI | The Associated Press | KABUL, Afghanistan - NATO's secretary general said Thursday that Pakistan must be involved in international attempts to end cross-border attacks into Afghanistan, calling for a regional approach to combatting...
Pakistan FM rules out foreign 'invasion' against extremists Turkish Press | Pakistan will not allow foreign troops in to its tribal areas to root out extremists threatening coalition troops in neighbouring Afghanistan, its foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi, seen here on July 11, 2008 said. | (AFP/Getty Images/File) | P...
NATO leader urges Pakistan border cooperation USA Today Posted | Comment | Recommend | | | KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) NATO's secretary general said Thursday that Pakistan must be involved in international attempts to end cross-border attacks into Afghanistan, calling for a region...
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Pakistan snub could split cricket world: Lawson Canberra Times | PAKISTAN coach Geoff Lawson fears the country will become a permanent no-go zone for western cricket nations if the Champions Trophy is relocated, and warned Australia, England a...
US wants to shift $226 million on Pakistan money The News Tribune WASHINGTON -- The State Department wants to use about two-thirds of its proposed military equipment aid for Pakistan's anti-terrorism programs to help the key U.S. ally upgrade its...
Pakistan Accused of Disappearing Terrorism Suspects Common Dreams | ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Pakistan's intelligence agencies and police have disappeared hundreds of Pakistanis, including children as young as 9, as part of the U.S.-led war on terror...
US moves to upgrade Pakistan's jets Al Jazeera | The US plans to use about $320 million of "counter-terrorism" aid for Pakistan to upgrade the South Asian nation's F-16 fighter jets, the White House has confirmed. | The financing represents more than two-thirds of the $300 million Pakistan w...
US Wants to Shift $226 Million Pakistan Aid To Fighter Jets ABC News By ANNE GEARAN AP Diplomatic Writer | WASHINGTON July 24, 2008 (AP) The Associated Press | FONT SIZE | U.S. Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice, center, walks through the lobby of Shangri-La hotel after attending the 15th ASEAN Regional Forum retreat ...
U.S. wants counterterror funds for Pakistan F-16s Reuters Thu Jul 24, 2008 11:00am ET | | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Bush administration has proposed shifting $226.5 million in U.S. counterterrorism aid to Pakistan to upgrade Pakistani F-16 fighters, U.S. officials said on Thursday. | The plan has provoked ...
Pakistan PM to face tough terror questions in US The Times Of India | ISLAMABAD: Pakistani premier Yousuf Raza Gilani will face searching questions about his commitment to fighting Taliban and Al-Qaeda militants along the Afghan border when he flies to Washington this weekend. Gilani is due to leave Islamabad on Saturday and will meet US President George ...
Pakistan PM to face tough terror questions in US The Times Of India | ISLAMABAD: Pakistani premier Yousuf Raza Gilani will face searching questions about his commitment to fighting Taliban and Al-Qaeda militants along the Afghan border when he flies to Washington this weekend. Gilani is due to leave Islamabad on Saturday and will meet US President George ...