Karachi, Dec. 26 (ANI): Following the Pakistan Government’s announcement to give five percent job reservation to minorities in all government departments, it has been revealed that Hindus and Christians continue to face discrimination in government departments, as they are [...]
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Pak govt bars US citizens from landing anywhere else but Islamabad
Islamabad, Dec.26 (ANI): The Pakistan Government has barred US citizens from landing in any city other than Islamabad.
According to sources, Americans would now be able to land only at the Benazir Bhutto International Airport in Islamabad.
The decision has been taken following a steep rise in [...]
Pakistan in terrible trouble: Farooq Abdullah
Bangalore, Dec 22 (IANS) Pakistan was in ‘terrible trouble this time’ due to unabated violence, terror attacks and suicide bombings, union Minister for New and Renewable Energy Farooq Abdullah said here Tuesday when three people were killed in a blast outside the Peshawar Press Club.
‘I think Pakistan is in terrible trouble this time. It is [...]
US drone attacks in Balochistan will undermine economic package
Islamabad, Dec. 21 (ANI): US drone attacks in Pakistan’s tribal areas threaten to jeopardise the federal government’s efforts to pacify estranged Balochistan tribes through the recently announced empowerment package.
According to The Nation, hardcore Baloch leaders have told the Government that if [...]
Foreigners will have to get security clearance from ISI to enter Pakistan
Lahore, Dec.19 (ANI): Pakistan government has made it mandatory for all foreigners to have security clearance by the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI).
The Government has declared that security clearance by the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) is a prerequisite for all foreigners entering Pakistan, a private TV channel [...]
Pak to receive $850 million of Kerry-Lugar aid by year end
Islamabad, Dec. 19 (ANI): Pakistan is expected to receive 850 million dollars in US aid under the Kerry-Lugar bill by the end of this year. It will include 500 million dollars as the first tranche of the KLB, and 350 million dollars from the Coalition Support Fund (CSF).
The Daily Times quoted Economic Affairs Division sources, [...]
Pak necessitates ISI clearance for all foreigners entering Pakistan
Lahore, Dec. 19 (ANI): The Pakistan Government has announced that all foreigners entering the country would have to get security clearances by the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI).
The decision was made in the backdrop of the prevailing law and order situation in the country, the Daily Times reports.
The decision would also affect those Pakistanis who [...]
Gilani asks UN to reconsider decision to reduce 40 percent staff in Pakistan
Islamabad, Dec 18(ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has asked the United Nations (UN) to reconsider its decision to trim down its staff in Pakistan.
Gilani said this while holding talks with the UN [...]
Waziristan operation 80 percent successful, says Malik
Islamabad, Dec. 17 (ANI): Pakistan Interior Minister Rehman Malik has said the military operation against the Taliban in South Wazirisan has been conducted with “over 80 percent success” and it would be over soon.
Speaking at a seminar on the ‘war on terror’, Malik said that the Pakistan government had pursued the policy of dialogue before [...]
PML-Q accuses US of exporting terror to Pakistan
Islamabad, Dec. 14 (ANI): In the wake of arrest of five terror-accused US nationals in Pakistan, the PML-Q has alleged that the United States is deliberately “exporting terrorism” to Pakistan.
“There is major contradiction in the statements of US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and the transgression of US citizens in [...]
Four trucks of Indian arms and ammunition seized : Malik
Islamabad, Dec.9 (ANI): Pakistan Interior Minister Rehman Malik has claimed that security forces have nabbed four trucks laden with Indian arms and ammunitions from Islamabad.
Interacting with media persons outside the Parliament house, Malik said Pakistan is not levelling charges against India about its involvement in terror activities in the country without any evidence, which has [...]
‘Intolerant’ Pak could help US ‘finish off’ Haqqqani network: McChrystal
Washington, Dec.9 (ANI): General Stanley McChrystal, the top U.S. general in Afghanistan, has said that if Pakistan takes stringent action against the Haqqani network inside its territory, dismantling the Al-Qaeda linked group [...]
Truck loaded with Indian arms captured in NWFP: Malik
Islamabad, Dec.5 (ANI): In yet another attempt at accusing India of fanning terror inside Pakistan, Interior Minister Rehman Malik has claimed that security forces have captured truck loads of Indian arms and ammunition in the Bara region of North West Frontier Province (NWFP).
“Security forces have [...]
Clinton rejects Pak’s apprehensions over new Afghan policy
Washington, Dec.5 (ANI): US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has played down Pakistan’s apprehensions regarding President Obama’s revamped Afghan strategy,and said that Washington is committed to ending the trust deficit between countries.
Political quarters and the media in Pakistan are apprehensive about the new Afghan plan, as they believe the massive surge of troops in [...]
Jammu and Kashmir is an integral part of India: EU delegation
Srinagar, Nov 26 (ANI): European Union (EU) delegation has described Jammu and Kashmir as an integral and important part of India, but also stated that it needs a solution through peaceful talks between India, Pakistan and concerned people in Kashmir.
A five-member EU delegation, which is on a two-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday [...]
UN commission probing BB assassination case seeks 3-month extension
Islamabad, Nov.26 (ANI): The United Nations inquiry commission probing the assassination of former Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto has sought a three-month extension from the Pakistan government.
According to sources, Chile’s Ambassador to the UN, Heraldo Munoz, who is the chairman of the inquiry committee, has sought more time to submit the report, saying [...]
Year after: Pak reframes charges against 26/11 accused, Lakhvi named mastermind
Islamabad, Nov. 25 (ANI): In a blatant move to protect Jamaat-ud-Daawa (JuD) chief Hafeez Mohammad Saeed from being prosecuted in the 26/11 trials, the Pakistan government on Wednesday reframed charges on all seven accused, naming Lashkar-e-Taiba’s (LeT) operations chief Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi [...]
Pakistan announces 15-day Eid package
Islamabad, Nov 18 (IANS) The Pakistan government Wednesday announced a 15-day special package ahead of Eid under which a total subsidy of Rs.300-400 million would be given on more than 400 commodities. Sugar would be sold at Rs.38 per kg.
Addressing a press conference here, the Managing Director (MD) of the Utility Stores Corporation, Arif Khan, [...]
Blast outside DIG office kills two in Quetta
Quetta (Balochistan), Nov.17 (ANI): At least two persons were killed and six others, including Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Operations (OPS) received injuries when a powerful bomb blast ripped through the Spinny road area of Quetta, the capital of Balochistan province, on Tuesday morning.
According to television reports, DIG Nizam Shahid Durrani and his driver were also [...]
Radio Pakistan sees India being behind terror attacks in Pakistan
Abohar, Nov.11 (ANI): Despite having initially blamed the Talibans and Lashkar-e-Toiba for causing trouble across its country, Radio Pakistan in its recent Punjabi Darbar programme has blamed India for carrying out terrorist attacks [...]
US, Pak would have to address each other’s concerns for stronger ties: Clinton
Washington, Nov.6 (ANI): US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has said that both America and Pakistan will have to work together to address each others concerns in order to build stronger bilateral ties.
Clinton said while the Obama Administration is concerned about Pakistan’s current turbulent situation and has offered all help, Islamabad should also take note [...]
BB assassination probe commission asks Pak to arrange meeting with Musharraf, ISI officials
Islamabad, Nov.6 (ANI): The UN commission probing the former Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto’s assassination case has asked the government to arrange a meeting with the former President General Musharraf and several other top military officials.
In a letter to the Pakistan government, chief of the enquiry commission, Heraldo Munoz has sought access to Musharraf, [...]
Pak’s Gilgit-Baltistan reforms, attempt to divide Kashmiris: JKLF
Lahore, Nov.4 (ANI): Terming the Gilgit-Baltistan reforms as a ‘colonial-type’ package, the Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) has said that it would stage a long march to Islamabad on November 5 (Thursday) demanding the withdrawal of the package.
Interacting with media persons during a press [...]
Pak yet to hand over proof regarding India’s involvement in Baloch, NWFP insurgency
Islamabad, Nov.4 (ANI): While the Pakistan government has been claiming that is has found enough evidence regarding India’s involvement in terror activities inside its territory, Foreign Office spokesperson Abdul Basit has said Islamabad is yet to hand over that evidence to New Delhi.
“We have yet [...]
Tough talks were necessary to ‘clear the air’ with Pakistan: Clinton
Washington, Oct.31 (ANI): US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s tough talks during her three-day Pakistan visit may have upset the hosts, but the top US Diplomat herself clarified that such an approach was necessary to ‘clear the air’ with [...]
Hillary Clinton ‘loses it’ with Pak in Lahore
New York, Oct.30 (ANI): While using her three-day Pakistan tour to try to allay the widespread anti-US sentiments prevalent in the country, US Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton also made it a point to reprimand Islamabad over its numerous fallacies.
The way Clinton underlined that it was hard to believe [...]
US says Blackwater doesn’t have arms warehouse in Pakistan
Islamabad, Oct. 24 (ANI): US embassy in Pakistan has quashed media reports that private US security firm Blackwater has a warehouse in Islamabad, which is involved in illegal arms trading.
Earlier, a Pakistani newspaper had claimed that a warehouse in Islamabad – in the possession of a private American security contractor – was being used to [...]
India hopes Pakistan will safeguard nukes
New Delhi, Oct 23 (IANS) After a Taliban suicide attack near a reported nuclear weapons complex in Pakistan’s Punjab province, India Friday hoped that the Pakistani government will take effective steps to safeguard their nuclear assets.
‘We hope that the Pakistan government will continue to take steps to effectively secure its nuclear assets,’ Foreign Secretary [...]
India hopes Pakistan will secure its nuclear assets
New Delhi, Oct. 23 (ANI): Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao on Friday expressed the hope that Pakistan would take steps to secure its nuclear assets.
Answering a question with reference to a bomb attack near the Pakistan Aeronautical Complex in Kamra, which is about 75 kilometers from Islamabad, and reportedly houses some of the country’s nuclear assets, [...]
US working out new strategy to counter ‘propaganda and misinformation’ in Pak: Clinton
Washington, Oct.23 (ANI): US Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton has said that the Obama administration is working to counter the ‘propaganda and misinformation’ being spread against various US actions with regard to Pakistan, including the controversial Kerry-Lugar bill.
Speaking at the US Institute of Peace, Clinton said Washington has adopted a new approach through which it [...]
