Section: Pakistan
- Dunya TV (Pakistan) (1,451)
- Geo TV (Pakistan) (288)
- The Kooza (Canada) (23)
- The Nation (Pakistan) (115)
US general says ties with Pakistan fundamental to US interests
The nominee for the position of US Joint Chiefs of Staff General Joseph Dunford has said at his Senate confirmation hearing that the relationship with Pakistan is fundamental to the US’ vital national security interests. General Joseph Dunford said the US will need to continue cooperation with Pakistan to defeat al Qaeda, support...
Pakistan beats India in Tobacco control: WHO
Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka have implemented superior strategies to curb deaths caused by tobacco in comparison with India, according to a World Health Organisation (WHO) report. The report released Tuesday, revealed that in Pakistan and Bangladesh cigarettes became less affordable between 2008 and 2014, while India remained one of the few...
Ukraine offers huge state firms to foreign investors
KIEV (AFP) – Ukraine said Thursday it would offer nearly 350 state firms for sale to foreign investors at an upcoming US conference aimed at saving the war-shattered countrys imploding economy.The huge privatisation effort — due to kick off in October — hopes to raise billions of dollars that could be used to plug a leaking...
Russia cuts off power supplies to Ukraine rebels
KIEV: Kiev said on Tuesday that Russia had cut off electricity to Ukraine s rebel-run regions in what appears to be another sign that Moscow is losing …read more Source: The News...
Can Greece defaulters affect Pakistan?
According to a report published in the Economic Times on Tuesday, it was stated that Pakistan would have to share some of the burden in case of a possible permanent default of Greece. Greece is edging closer to a 19-nation Eurozone exit, reportedly. A permanent default by Greece would not only weaken the region, but will have overall...
IS in Afghanistan on Xi, Putin’s summit agenda
BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping, Russian President Vladimir Putin and other leaders will discuss the threat the Islamic State group poses in Afghanistan at a Eurasian security summit in Russia this week, a Chinese official said Monday. Xi travels to the Russian city of Ufa for a summit on Thursday and Friday of leaders of the Shanghai...
Quartet of crises threatens Europe’s core
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Four great crises around Europes fringes threaten to engulf the European Union, potentially setting the ambitious post-war unification project back by decades.The EUs unity, solidarity and international standing are at risk from Greeces debt, Russias role in Ukraine, Britains pursuit of opt-outs and Mediterranean...
Police officers
Police officers sing the national anthem during an oath-taking ceremony, which started up the work of a new police patrol service, part of the Interior Ministry reform initiated by Ukrainian authorities, in Kiev, Ukraine …read more Source: The...
China ‘trying to hack into everything’: Clinton
GLEN(AFP) – Hillary Clinton accused China on Saturday of trying to hack into everything that doesnt move in America and stealing government information, in strongly worded comments likely to irk Beijing.Clinton, a former secretary of state who is making another tilt at the White House in 2016, pulled no punches in remarks to Democratic...
Putin tells Obama he wants dialogue based on equality and respect
Russian President Vladimir Putin called for dialogue based on equal treatment and mutual respect with the United States on Saturday in a congratulatory message to President Barack Obama marking U.S. Independence Day. Putin said US-Russian relations remained important for solving global crises. The two countries have disagreements over the...
