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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Dec 31, 2009 (UPI via COMTEX) — The United Nations, citing safety concerns, removed about a third of its staff from Pakistan despite Pakistani objections, U.N. and government officials said. U.N. officials said the temporary … WAIT! There is more to read… read on »
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… city of Hyderabad, 105 miles north of Karachi, Pakistan’s main commercial hub. Two buildings with dozens of shops and offices had collapsed and two more were in danger of falling, said the Karachi fire chief, Ehteshamul Haq … Rehman Malik. ” WAIT! There is more to read… read on »
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The aughts were the worst decade for Pakistan. The country will most certainly be included in the list of those nations that saw a massive downward spiral during the 00s. An unending barrage of pain and agony and a sense of total destruction has … WAIT! There is more to read… read on »
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The bloodiest attack happened Sunday in Muzaffarabad, the capital of Pakistani-controlled Kashmir in the north of the country, where a suicide bomber killed at least 10 people and wounded more than 80 during a Shiite religious procession. The attack … WAIT! There is more to read… read on »
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LAHORE, Pakistan ‘” A Christian in Faisalabad district and his 20-year-old daughter were released Dec. 14 after 14 grueling months in jail on false charges of blaspheming the Quran. Khalil Tahir, attorney for Gulsher Masih and his daughter Ashyana … WAIT! There is more to read… read on »
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Multan, Pakistan News :- Four people are reported dead while several others injured in two blasts in Qasim Bela area of Multan, reported A Pakistan News . According to A Pakistan News correspondent, two blasts occurred after firing in Qasim Bela … WAIT! There is more to read… read on »
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New Delhi, Dec 31 (IANS) Amid the chill in India-Pakistan ties, two senior Pakistani politicians will be in India next week for a multilateral meet, but use the opportunity to make a renewed pitch for the resumption of the stalled composite dialogue.
Fahmeeda Mirza, the first woman speaker of Pakistan’s National Assembly, and Farooq Ahmed, deputy chairman of the Pakistani Senate, will come to India on a six-day visit to attend the 20th Conference of Speakers and Presiding Officers (CSPOC) of the Commonwealth beginning Monday.
A veteran politician, Mirza is a doctor by profession and enjoys close equations with Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari.
Although no special meeting with Indian officials outside the purview of the conference has been planned so far, the two Pakistani politicians are likely to use their interactions in India to underline the need for resuming talks that stalled after the Nov 26, 2008, terror attacks.
Pakistan High Commissioner Shahid Malik will be hosting a dinner for the visiting Pakistani delegation Wednesday, where the Hurriyat leaders have also been invited.
A statement from Hurriyat Conference (M) issued here has said that Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, along with the executive members of the outfit, has been invited to meet the Pakistani leaders in New Delhi.
“The Hurriyat members will apprise the Pakistan leadership about the political situation in Jammu and Kashmir,” the statement said.
The Hurriyat leadership is expected to meet the representatives from various countries assembled for the conference and “pressurise India for the resolution of the Kashmir issue”, the Hurriyat (M) said.
New Delhi has hardened its stand against resuming dialogue with Pakistan till Islamabad takes concrete action against 26/11 terror attack perpetrators.
The Pakistani envoy recently flagged the July 16 Sharm el-Sheikh joint statement, and said India had failed to live up to its commitment to delink action on terror from the composite dialogue process.
His remarks elicited a sharp reaction from New Delhi.
“Our position has been very clear and consistent. We have asked Pakistan to take two steps – to bring perpetrators of Mumbai attacks to justice and to ensure that terror structures in Pakistan used against our country are dismantled,” Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor told reporters last week.
The freeze in India-Pakistan ties deepened further when the foreign ministers of India and Pakistan did not meet on the sidelines of the Commonwealth summit in Trinidad and Tobago last month.
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LARKANA: President Asif Ali Zardari here on Tuesday performed the inauguration of Larkana-Khairpur Bridge project on River Indus, near Puranaabad Village in Larkana District. The total estimated cost of the project is Rs 1,444.928 million and has … WAIT! There is more to read… read on »
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LAHORE: The number of healthcare professionals deputed at the Allama Iqbal International Airport in Lahore, inadequate to examine the passengers arriving in the city on domestic or international flights, Daily Times has learnt. The staff shortage is … WAIT! There is more to read… read on »
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PESHAWAR, PAKISTAN ‘” The Pakistani Taliban has claimed responsibility for a bombing against a Shiite Muslim procession in Karachi that killed 44 people. A Taliban spokesman, Asmatullah Shaheen, called The Associated Press saying the group had … WAIT! There is more to read… read on »
