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Pakistan asks India for prisoners’ talks

By: Maqbool Malik | May 17, 2013

ISLAMABAD - It’s being just a matter of days now to the coming of a more peace loving civilian regime in Pakistan, Islamabad is hoping a boost to the overall dialogue process with India and it ...

Altaf’s speech on Scotland Yard’s radar

By: Maqbool Malik | May 16, 2013

Islamabad - The British police have taken notice of hundreds of complaints lodged by British and Pakistani citizens against MQM chief Altaf Hussain for his recent remarks inciting violence. ...

N may offer cabinet slots to parties having senators

By: Maqbool Malik | May 15, 2013

islamabadThe upcoming ruling party, Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz), may offer some cabinet slots to those parliamentary parties in the National Assembly which have significant presence in the Senate, ...

Pakistan vote step forward amid irregularities: EU

By: Maqbool Malik | May 14, 2013

ISLAMABAD - European Union chief election observer Michael Gahler on Monday described Pakistan's 2013 landmark elections as a step forward, but said the province of Sindh topped in polls ...

India blocks Ajmer pilgrimage

By: Maqbool Malik | May 11, 2013

ISLAMABAD - India Friday asked Pakistan to call off the visit of the Zaireen to Ajmer Sharif citing security concerns over the recent bilateral drop-off, following the murders of their prisoners on ...

Islamabad calls for probe into Sanaullah’s death

By: Maqbool Malik | May 10, 2013

ISLAMABAD  - Expressing apprehensions over growing prison violence against Pakistani inmates in Indian jails, Islamabad has called upon New Delhi to penalise culprits responsible for death of ...

ECP starts e-ticket service for voters today

By: Maqbool Malik | May 06, 2013

ISLAMABAD - Printing of 180 million ballot papers will be completed by Tuesday while the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) would inaugurate e-ticket service today to educate voters about their ...

Pakistan seeks Sanaullah’s evacuation

By: Maqbool Malik | May 04, 2013

islamabad - Expressing concern over the attack on Pakistani prisoner Sanaullah, Islamabad on Friday reiterated its desire to have good neighbourly relations with India and sought evacuation of ...

Women’s role can change Fata election results

By: Maqbool Malik | May 03, 2013

islamabad - A fierce competition has forced the contesting candidates to mobilize women voters in their respective constituencies in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) thus breaking all ...

Too early to comment on Iran-India gas talks: Pakistan

By: Maqbool Malik | May 02, 2013

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan will not comment on reported talks between Iran and India about reviving multi billion dollars Iran-Pakistan-India (IPI) gas pipeline project until it receives formal request ...

8 countries agree to help on overseas voting

By: Maqbool Malik | April 27, 2013

ISLAMABAD  - Pakistan Friday confirmed that eight host governments including the United States have agreed to help conduct polling for millions of overseas Pakistani registered voters in their ...

Nisar, Sarwar neck and neck in NA-53 battle

By: Maqbool Malik | April 24, 2013

Islamabad - The powerful old political rivals Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan from PML-N and Ghulam Sarwar Khan from PTI are locked in intense neck and neck electoral battle to clinch NA-53 (Rawalpindi IV) ...

Kayani off to Brussels for Afghan peace moot

By: Maqbool Malik | April 23, 2013

Islamabad - Chief of Army Staff Gen Ashfaq Parvez Kayani and Foreign Secretary Jalil Abbas Jilani Monday left for Brussels for the two-day Trilateral Core Group Meeting with Afghan President Hamid ...

Gasline project: Iran team due this month

By: Maqbool Malik | April 18, 2013

ISLAMABAD - A high-powered Iranian technical delegation is due to visit Pakistan later this month to finalize the crucial Engineering and Procurement Contract (EPC) to kick start the work on ...

ASEAN food, music charm guests

By: Maqbool Malik | April 15, 2013

ISLAMABAD – Apart from being basic human need, food of a particular region, community and nations also reflects their history, traditions, climate, culture and their evolution.The sumptuous ...

PPP, N easing pressure on candidates

By: Maqbool Malik | April 15, 2013

ISLAMABAD – The major political players, PPP and PM-N, are delaying announcement of their candidates till the last moment ostensibly to counterbalance pressure from those who have also filed ...

EU observers to keep an eye on Fata, Balochistan

By: Maqbool Malik | April 12, 2013

ISLAMABAD - The European Union Election Observation Mission Pakistan is keen to see that will of the people is duly reflected in 2013 elections as result of the changes incorporated in the 18th ...

Pakistan, Russia warming up for strategic rounds: FO

By: Maqbool Malik | April 12, 2013

ISLAMABAD - Eight rounds of bilateral consultations between Pakistan and Russia will be held in Islamabad on April 25 with main focus on strategic issues including disarmament, non-proliferation, ...

SBP facilitating ECP on loan default cases

By: Maqbool Malik | April 09, 2013

ISLAMABAD - The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) is facilitating the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) by providing basic information about those candidates who have defaulted on loans they had ...

Tribesmen gear up for elections

By: Maqbool Malik | April 06, 2013

ISLAMABAD - Despite security concerns, tribesmen from Fata are geared up to elect their representatives at par with other countrymen from the settled areas first time in free, fair and transparent ...

Caretaker Khoso’s cabinet sworn in

By: Maqbool Malik | April 03, 2013

ISLAMABAD: A 14-member caretaker federal cabinet, including a woman minister, consisting of apolitical people, was sworn in on Tuesday, which completed the constitutional process for free, fair and ...

Bids to convince Bilawal for return fail

By: Maqbool Malik | April 01, 2013

ISLAMABAD - PPP’s efforts to convince party’s Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari to return to country and kick start the election campaign on the death anniversary of party’s founder ...

Afghanistan asked to eliminate TTP ‘safe havens’

By: Maqbool Malik | March 29, 2013

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan has expressed the hope that Afghan security forces would take on elements of Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) who are using Kunar and Nooristan provinces as havens to destabilise ...

PPP, Q ‘make or break’ meeting today

By: Maqbool Malik | March 26, 2013

ISLAMABAD - A crucial ‘make or break’ meeting between the erstwhile coalition partners - the PPP and PML-Q - to resolve differences about making seat adjustment for the elections would be ...

Iqbal Chair to be established in Paris soon: Dr Lamand

By: Maqbool Malik | March 25, 2013

ISLAMABAD – Professor Dr Francis Lamand, a renowned French scholar who has been awarded Tamgha-e-Imtiaz for his services in bringing Islam and the West closer, has expressed the hope that Iqbal ...

Dates being worked out with India for talks on Wullar Barrage: FO

By: Maqbool Malik | March 22, 2013

ISLAMABAD - Reiterating its resolve to have good relations with India and resolve the outstanding bilateral issues through dialogue, Islamabad said on Thursday it was working out mutually-convenient ...

Pak-Egypt joint statement stresses co-op

By: Maqbool Malik | March 19, 2013

ISLAMABAD – Leaders of Pakistan and Egypt on Monday expressed their ardent desire to open a new and glorious chapter of bilateral relations between their two countries. A joint statement issued ...

Why Maulana Fazlur Rehman so attractive to PML-N?

By: Maqbool Malik | March 18, 2013

ISLAMABAD - What makes Maulana Fazlur Rehman, Chief of Jamiat Ulema-e-Isam-Fazl (JUI-F), so important for the PPP and the PML-N leadership in choosing a caretaker prime minister, even though he is ...

Foreign policy showed some spine despite criticism

By: Maqbool Malik | March 18, 2013

ISLAMABAD - Despite some criticism Pakistan's foreign policy formulated by a democratic dispensation remained fruitful and productive. The newly-elected government that declared the US-led war on ...

National Assembly exits

By: Maqbool Malik | March 17, 2013

ISLAMABAD - The National Assembly was dissolved on Saturday, paving way for installation of an interim government to oversee completion of a landmark democratic transition process through free and ...

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