Foreign agencies to look for missing UN official in Pakistan

Foreign investigation agencies will search for the missing UN official in Pakistan, IRNA reported Tuesday. John Solecki, an American national and head of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) here, was abducted by the militants after killing his driver… बाँकी अंश »

Fate of UN hostage in Pakistan hangs in balance

The Pakistani government Saturday dismissed the demands of the captors of a UN official as unrealistic but expressed willingness to negotiate with them. A separatist group in Pakistan’s southwestern Balochistan province set a 72-hour deadline Friday to kill John Solecki,… बाँकी अंश »

Pakistani Taliban kills abducted Polish oil worker

Taliban militants in troubled northwestern Pakistan claimed Saturday that a Polish oil worker held by them for the last 18 weeks has been killed. A Taliban spokesman who identified himself as Mohammad told various media organisations over the phone that… बाँकी अंश »

Pakistan set to start assessment of quake damages

(IANS) Authorities Sunday prepared to begin a survey in Pakistan’s southwest to calculate damage from this week’s earthquake that left thousands homeless ahead of a harsh winter. The quake, registering 6.4 on the Richter scale, shook the northern and central… बाँकी अंश »

Russia offers defence help to Pakistan

Pakistani Foreign Minister, Shah Mehmood Qureshi, has revealed that Russia has said it would be willing to provide defence equipment to Pakistan to help it fight terror. Qureshi, after meeting with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov, on the sidelines of… बाँकी अंश »

Pakistani political party responds to US threat

Irish Sun Saturday 13th September, 2008   The Pakistan Muslim League, which is headed by former prime minister, Nawaz Sharif, is considering making things difficult for Islamabad to maintain its American alliance. Ahsan Iqbal, spokesman for PML-N, has said the party… बाँकी अंश »

Pak EC accepts nomination papers of Prez candidates

Islamabad, Aug 28: Pakistan’s Election Commission on Thursday accepted the nomination papers of ruling PPP chief Asif Ali Zardari, PML-N candidate Saeed-uz-Zaman Siddiqui and PML-Q leader Mushahid Hussain Sayed for the presidential polls, setting the stage for a triangular contest.… बाँकी अंश »

Pak provincial assembly backs Zardari for Presidency

Islamabad, Aug 22: The Sindh Assembly on Friday passed a resolution recommending PPP Co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari’s name for the presidency. Sindh is the home province of Zardari, the widower of assassinated former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, who now… बाँकी अंश »