ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani on Thursday expressed profound concern over the increasing drone attacks and violation of Pakistan’s air space by NATO and ISAF helicopters. Talking to the US Director CIA Leon E. Panetta here at the PM House, Gilani asked him to convey his concerns to the US government. The Prime [...]
ALLAHABAD: An Indian court ruled Thursday that a disputed holy site in Ayodhya with a history of triggering Hindu-Muslim clashes should be divided a judgement seen as favouring the Hindu litigants. “All three sets of parties, i.e. Muslims, Hindus and (Hindu religious organisation) Nirmhoi Akhara are declared joint holders of the property in dispute,” Justice [...]
PESHAWAR: Nato helicopters have once again violated the airspace of Pakistan. According to the sources, the Nato helicopters pounded Pakistani border area Pashu Kandao area of Kurram Agency. It should be mentioned here that Nato helicopters shelled at a security post in Pak border area, killing three security personnel and injuring as many others. Meanwhile [...]
bureau chief ISLAMABAD: The World Bank (WB) has approved a credit worth $130 million in additional financing for the Pakistan Highway Rehabilitation Project to continue revitalising and modernising Pakistan’s highway system. The project will further create a productive and efficient highway network, lowering transportation bottlenecks and costs, particularly crucial in light of tremendous damage caused [...]
From Ayub Khan to Asif Zardari, in other words from A to Z, Pakistani rulers have most willingly and obediently carried out orders from Washington without the least concern about their consequences in return for political support only to turn against the US and hold it responsible for their woes when they started becoming unpopular. [...]
SAIDA FAZAL During the last few days US Apache helicopters entered Pakistan three times to carry out air-strikes, killing an estimated 53 people it claimed were insurgents. The first two strikes occurred on Friday/Saturday, according to the American version, when insurgents attacked an Afghan military outpost in Khost province, across the border from North Waziristan, [...]
The following is the complete text of Monetary Policy Decision: “The recent catastrophic floods have serious implications for macroeconomic stability and growth prospects. However, even before the floods, the macroeconomic conditions and outlook were looking fragile. By the close of FY10, inflation was high and the fiscal deficit had risen to 6.3 percent of GDP. [...]
ISLAMABAD: Former skipper Zaheer Abbas has suggested to Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to immediately appointment senior batsman Younus Khan as the captain of country’s Test team for the upcoming back to back Test series against South Africa and New Zealand. “As the future of Salman Butt as test captain and player hangs in balance because [...]
In an era where transparency is among the basic criteria to evaluate the health of an organisation, the gross irregularities pointed out in the Auditor General’s Report 2009-10 about the army and ministry of defence make painful reading. The report was submitted to the parliament on Friday. The army seems to be short on discipline, [...]
By Gary Younge In the run up to the inauguration of its first president, the republic of the United States was engaged in an earnest debate over how to address its new leader. After a month the joint congressional committee on titles came up with: “His High Mightiness, the President of the United States and [...]
