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27. February 2010

TALKS FOR SAKE OF TALKS USELESS: SALMAN BASHIR

LAHORE: Foreign Secretary Salman Bashir said on Friday that unstructured ‘talks for the sake of talks’ would not produce any long-lasting results and, therefore, it was crucial that India agreed to resumption of composite dialogue to move forward.
He was talking to reporters at the Wagah border crossing on his return from New Delhi. He described [...]

21. February 2010

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RISE OF ISLAMIC ECONOMIC SYSTEM IN PAKISTAN

eGold (Pvt) Ltd. is happy to announce that we have commenced our Amanah Services using which you can now purchase the Islamic Gold Dinars and Silver Dirhams, and also open secure online storage accounts for use as an investment and payment medium of exchange.
Islamic Dinar is not only a comprehensive remedy to the prevalent interest-based [...]

7. February 2010

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KAYANI TALKS OF HIS VISION OF AFGHANISTAN

DURING his candid talks with foreign journalists on Monday, COAS General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani crystallized Pakistan’s traditional stand on Afghanistan and warmth towards people of that country.
Speaking in the backdrop of his trip to Brussels, where he put across Pakistan’s point of view on Afghan conflict, the COAS reflected sentiments of the nation by summarizing [...]

7. February 2010

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THE EXPANDING US WAR IN PAKISTAN

Jeremy Scahill
Three US special forces soldiers were killed in northwest Pakistan this week, confirming that the US military is more deeply engaged on the ground in Pakistan than previously acknowledged by the White House and Pentagon (see ” The Secret US War in Pakistan,” November 23, 2009). The soldiers died Wednesday in Lower Dir when [...]

7. February 2010

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WHY INDIA CAME BACK TO THE NEGOTIATING TABLE

BAQIR SAJJAD SYED
ISLAMABAD: Renewed international pressure and growing realisation in New Delhi that the rapidly changing situation in Afghanistan could deprive it of its strategic leverage in the region has forced the sudden change of heart in India regarding ties with Pakistan, according to diplomats and analysts.
“It was being increasingly felt by strategists in New [...]

7. February 2010

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PAKISTANI SKIER QUALIFIES FOR VANCOUVER 2010

ISLAMABAD: Pakistani skier Mohammad Abbas became the first man in the country’s history to qualify for the the Winter Olympics, to be held from Feb 12 in Vancouver, Canada.
A ceremony was arranged at the Canadian High Commission in Islamabad to honour Abbas.
Canadian High Commissioner Randolph Mank, office-bearers of the ski federation, Abbas, politicians and diplomats [...]

29. January 2010

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GERMAN COMPANY TO SET UP 50 MW SOLAR ENERGY PROJECT

ISLAMABAD: AZUR Energy Group of Germany will set up a 50 MegaWatt Solar project in Pakistan and a feasibility report in this regard has already been formulated.
This was told by a German Energy Group delegation during a visit by the Board of Investment (BOI) on Wednesday.
The delegation also called on Minister of State and Chairman [...]

29. January 2010

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APPLE UNVEILS “iPAD” TABLET DEVICE

SAN FRANCISCO: Apple Inc Chief Executive Steve Jobs took the wraps off the “iPad” tablet on Wednesday, looking to define a new category of wireless device that will play video, games and all sorts of other media, reported Reuters.
Jobs, who returned to the helm last year after a much-scrutinized liver transplant, is hoping to sell [...]

25. January 2010

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AZAM INSPIRES PAKISTAN INTO U19 FINAL

WELLINGTON: All-rounder Hammad Azam inspired Pakistan to a four-wicket win over the West Indies at Christchurch on Monday to book their place in the finals of the under-19 cricket World Cup.
The second finalist will be determined in the other semi-final between Sri Lanka and Australia on Wednesday.
Pakistan won the toss and struck early with two [...]

23. January 2010

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PAKISTAN KNOCK INDIA OUT TO REACH U19 WORLD CUP SEMI

Two-time former winner Pakistan held its nerve to beat traditional rival and defending champion India by two wickets in the quarter-final of the ICC U19 Cricket World Cup 2010 on Saturday.
In a match of fluctuating fortunes, Pakistan chased down a target of 115 runs with just three balls and two wickets to spare after overnight [...]