ISLAMABAD, March 19 (Xinhua) — The United Nations is engaged in efforts to secure the safe release of its abducted official John Solecki in Pakistan, the official Associated Press of Pakistan reported on Thursday.
Two missiles fired by suspected US drones are believed to have killed four anti-government fighters in northwest Pakistan, intelligence officials say.
Two years after Iftikhar Chaudhry was first sacked by then President Pervez Musharraf, Pakistan government officials said he would be reinstated as chief Justice after nationwide protest led by Pakistan’s lawyers.
A steel cutting ceremony of the first F22P Frigate being built for the Pakistan Navy was held recently at the Karachi Shipyard and Engineering Works (KSEW). The construction of the first Chinese designed F22P Frigate at KSEW shows that the local shipbuilder can undertake the in-country construction of an extremely sophisticated modern naval platform.
The Pakistani government is expected to achieve an economic growth rate of 2.5 percent in this fiscal year, the news agency reported Wednesday, quoting a Pakistani official.
The reigning world Twenty20 cricket champions India will play Pakistan, the beaten finalist in 2007 edition, in a warm-up game on June 3 at The Oval in south London, the organisers announced. In the other similar matches, England will play Scotland at Trent Bridge, Nottingham on June 2 while Australia and New Zealand play at [...]
PNAC: Neo-cons‟ map for destroying, Russia, China and Pakistan still aliveOpportunity to change PNAC (Project for New American Century) into PNCA (Project for New Collaborative Asia) What are odds of success if people like Dick Cheney, Donald Rumsfeld, Steve Forbes, Dan Quayle, Henry S. Rowen, Paul Wolfowitz, William Kristol, Robert Kagan, Francis Fukuyama draw a [...]
Many sportsmen of international repute have been produced in Pakistan over the decades. Pakistan has won laurels in various sports like hockey, squash and cricket. It seems that cricket has become the most important sport of Pakistan over the years.
The attacks on Sri Lankan cricket team appear to have been aimed at demoralizing and embarrassing Pakistan in the eyes of the outside world, rather than targetting the cricketers themselves. Such high profile attacks are usually conducted with the goal of gaining instant publicity, which the culprits may have achieved based on the fact that [...]
Mr. Musharraf has charisma. But he was a colossal disappointment for Pakistanis because of his failure to end destructive Pakistani politics and his exaggerated trust in the Americans. Now he is trying to make a comeback. Does he stand a chance?
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