Archive for July, 2008
PTCL employees end strike on acceptance of demands
The PTCL employees have ended their strike on acceptance of all their demands. According to sources, salaries of contract and regular employees have been raised by 35 per cent after their successful negotitations. The contract employees have been regularized ...
Afghans say time its for Pakistan to take action against militants
Afghanistan said on Tuesday that after the Pakistani prime minister made a commitment to US President George W. Bush to secure the border with Afghanistan, it was now time for Pakistan to take action. Relations between Afghanistan and ...
Alleged detention of Pakistani woman at US base challenged in court
A higher court in Islamabad Tuesday heard a petition seeking a hearing over the alleged detention of Pakistani national Dr Afia Siddiqui at a US military base for past five years. Siddiqui, 35, who was wanted by US for alleged al-Qaeda membership, went missing five years ago with her three children ...
Saarc states start pre-summit talks to focus on trade, terror
Officials of an eight-nation South Asian grouping began talks here Tuesday to prepare the groundwork for a summit later this week that will focus on trade and terrorism. Delegates from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, The Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan ...
US Congress acts to suspend bid to upgrade Pakistan fighter fleet
The US Congress moved on Tuesday to suspend a bid by President George W. Bush's administration to shift millions of dollars in aid to Pakistan from counter-terrorism programs to upgrading Islamabad’s F-16 fighter jets. "We have requested a ...
Gilani urges intelligence sharing to combat extremism, terrorism
The US should increase intelligence sharing with Pakistan to allow it to 'act swiftly' against militants near the Afghan border instead of carrying out strikes on Pakistani territory, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said. "We can do it ourselves," Gilani told the Council on Foreign Relations in Washington on Tuesday in ...
Deposed CJ Iftikhar Chaudhry reaches Karachi
Deposed Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry has reached Karachi on Tuesday. He is accompanied with Supreme Court Bar Association President Chaudhry Aitzaz Ahsan, Atharmauallah and other lawyers. Lawyers, representatives of civil society and workers of political organizations have gathered ...
Deposed CJ Iftikhar Chaudhry leaves for Karachi
Deposed Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry has left for Karachi on Tuesday morning. The deposed chief justice was see-off by lawyers and representatives of civil society. According to leaders of Karachi Bar Association, Chaudhry Iftikhar would reach Karachi at ...
War on terror: Bush says receives ’strong commitment’ from Gilani
US President George W. Bush, flanked by Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani, made an unambiguous commitment to respect Pakistan's sovereignty, paid tributes to its vibrant democracy with major focus on enhanced co-operation in economic/security fields and joint ...
Troops from Swat would be withdrawn after complete peace in Swat.
NWFP government on Monday said that it was very sincere in implementation of the peace accord in Swat however the Taliban should stop violation of the agreement which would again triggered violence in Swat. Briefing the media after ...
