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Wheat movement ban tops IPCC agenda
1734 hours ago
Source: The News
ISLAMABAD: The ban on inter-provincial movement of wheat is on the top of the agenda of the Inter-Provincial Coordination Committee''s upcoming meeting ... more
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Hoti lauds lawyers’ struggle for independence of judiciary
1734 hours ago
Source: The News
PESHAWAR: NWFP Chief Minister Ameer Haider Hoti on Tuesday praised the lawyers for their unprecedented struggle for the restoration and independence o ... more
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I was not consulted on by-polls postponement: Qaim
1734 hours ago
Source: The News
KHAIRPUR: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah on Tuesday condemned the postponement of the by-elections, saying he was not consulted in this regar ... more
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IHC orders promotion of police official
- Takes notice of disappearance of labourers
1734 hours ago
Source: The Frontier Post
ISLAMABAD (APP): Islamabad High Court has directed the Establishment Division to promote Mohammad Zahid Mehmood Deputy Inspector General of Police, Faisalabad ... ... more
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JWP sets terms for talks with conciliatory body
1734 hours ago
Source: The News
QUETTA: Central leader Jamhoori Watan Party (Brahmdagh Faction) Nawabzada Jamil Bugti on Monday said that the arrest and trial of those involved in th ... more
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Pak FM’s Afghanistan tour on May 24
1734 hours ago
Source: Geo Television Network
ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmud Qureshi will visit neigbouring Afghanistan on May 24.
According to senior journalist Hanif Khalid, this would be the first foreign visit by Shah Mahmud Qureshi as foreign minister.
Qureshi will visit Afghan President Hamid Karzai and convey him the messages from President Pervez Musharraf and Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani.
The Pakistani foreign minister will have a special meeting with his Afghan counterpart to boost the bilateral relations, among them, issues of transit trade, holding the grand jirga, the repatriation of Afghan refugees and other affairs would be pondered over. ... more
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Pervaiz denies role in Punjab Bank scam
1734 hours ago
Source: The News
LAHORE: PML-Q Central Parliamentary leader Ch Pervaiz Elahi has said the party is prepared to confront any charge regarding financial mismanagement in ... more
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Sheikh Rashid files papers for NA-55 by-polls
1734 hours ago
Source: The News
Rawalpindi: Former federal minister and PML-Q leader Sheikh Rashid Ahmed on Tuesday filed his nomination papers to contest by-elections from NA-55, Ra ... more
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Talks underway with peace seekers in tribal areas: FO
1734 hours ago
Source: Geo Television Network
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Thursday said it has been pursuing a comprehensive policy against terrorism which combines political, socio-economic and military elements.
Foreign Office Spokesman Muhammad Sadiq in his weekly briefing said, "The government believes that military action alone will not be effective in permanently ending the menace of terrorism."
He said political engagement is an essential part of the policy but it is possible only with those who renounce militancy and violence; do not allow the use of Pakistan''s territory against any other country; and do not help foreign terrorist elements to find hideouts in the country.
The Spokesman said, "The security requirements will not be abandoned or ignored under the policy."
"Negotiations with tribal leaders and notables are aimed at supporting military efforts with political ones," he added.
Replying to a question about arrested Pakistanis on charges of terrorism in Spain, the spokesman said, the Spanish Police took into custody 12 Pakistanis on January 18, 2008 in Barcelona on the suspicion of planning terror attacks in Spain and other European countries.
He said authorities claimed to have recovered bomb-making material and timing devices from them.
The spokesman said apparently, the detainees belonged to the Tableeghi Jamaat and some of them had been resident in the country for many years. Three were reported to be illegal migrants, he added.
He said nine individuals were produced in the Madrid Anti-terrorist Court for hearing on January 23 while others were released for insufficient evidence and the next date of hearing is yet to be fixed.
The Spokesman said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Pakistan''s Mission in Spain remained alive to the situation. He said the detainees, who are in three different jails, were met by Pakistan''s consular officials.
He said the embassy also requested the host authorities to allow the families of the detainees to establish contact with them through the embassy in Madrid or the Consulate General in Barcelona.
He said the relatives and lawyers of the detainees have since been permitted to contact them and the detainees are also allowed to make telephone calls to their families.
About the death of a Pakistani Mohammad Akram in Indian custody, the spokesman said, he was under trial Pakistani prisoner in India. He was held at Central Jail Amritsar and died in Guru Nanak Dev Hospital on April 26.
The Spokesman said the information about his death was conveyed to the officials of Pakistan High Commission, New Delhi when they visited the Amritsar Jail for consular access to some other Pakistani prisoners.
He said Pakistan Mission has asked the Indian Ministry of External Affairs for details of the circumstances leading to the death of Mohammad Akram and has sought early repatriation of his dead body.
He said the Foreign Office is also in contact with the Indian High Commission in Islamabad on the issue.
The spokesman said on March 31 this year, Pakistan and India had exchanged lists of prisoners in accordance with the recommendations of the first meeting of Pak-India Judicial Committee on prisoners held in New Delhi on February 26.
He said the Indian side had informed that 133 Pakistani civil prisoners and 14 fishermen were held in India and at that time Indian side had mentioned that further names will be communicated to Pakistan when they are received from various jail authorities. Additional information from Indian side is still awaited, he added.
On the reports for giving land for Pakistan''s consulate in Mumbai, the spokesman said Pakistan still has not been able to acquire any property to open the Consulate there.
He said a team of officials from Pakistan''s High Commission in New Delhi will visit Mumbai shortly to look at certain properties available for rent or purchase adding that as soon as a suitable property is available Pakistan will open its consulate in Mumbai.
The spokesman said Pakistan''s request to the Indian government to allow the opening of its consulate in Jinnah House remains there. He said in the meantime, Pakistan has continued efforts to find another premise, in Mumbai, however these efforts have not succeeded as yet.
Replying to a question about Pakistan''s foreign policy to solve Kashmir issue, the spokesman said Pakistan is still committed for peaceful solution to the issue in accordance with UN resolutions through mutual consultation.
Answering a question about sending proposal to UN for probing assassination of Benazir Bhutto, the spokesman said, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is still finalizing the modalities on the basis of resolution passed unanimously by the National Assembly in this regard.
Regarding construction of dams by India, the spokesman said Pakistan has been pursuing the policy of "energy security" and added that Indus Basin Treaty is very helpful in solving any such problem.
About Iran-Pakistan-India pipeline project, the spokesman said, it is in final stage of implementation. ... more
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US wants elimination of extremism: US envoy
1734 hours ago
Source: Geo Television Network
KARACHI: The US Ambassador to Pakistan Anne Patterson said the development and eradication of unemployment would help elimination of extremism in tribal areas.
Ambassador Patterson, while addressing a gathering of businessmen in Karachi Thursday said that United States spending US$ 750 million for development in tribal regions of Pakistan.
Patterson said that several projects are being implemented for improvement of security situation in Pakistan including US$ 300 million assistance to Pakistan military.
She said that the US congress has sympathy for the new government, and there would be no major shifts in policies if the Democrats won the US elections.
Ms Patterson said Pakistan was well positioned with a very attractive investment climate and her government would do its best to promote investment in Pakistan, with innovation being the key component.
The US Ambassador said that the new government had an opportunity to renegotiate a bilateral trade treaty with US…adding that this may lead to a Free Trade Agreement. ... more
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