Tag: German

EU throws Spain two potential lifelines

Spanish government borrowing costs lurched higher and the Madrid stock market hit a nine-year low with investors rattled by the parlous state of its...

German team back from Siachen rescue operation

The German government supports the Pakistani government and is ready to extend its help to find the army officials and civilians trapped under the...

German delegation visits Pakistan

An eight member delegation of Deutcher Presse Verband, DPV (German Press and Journalists Association) has arrived at Lahore as a follow up of their...

Two dead bodies recovered from Rawal Lake

The police recovered dead bodies of two persons including an employee of German embassy near the spillways of Rawal Lake here on Wednesday. According to...

From blitzkrieg to geldkrieg: A German tale of power

During the late 1930s, leading up to the first couple of years of the World War II, around the time when Adolf Hitler was...

Hina commends German envoy’s role in boosting ties

Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar on Thursday commended efforts of German Ambassador Dr Michael Koch in bringing the two countries ever closer. Talking to the...

German, French officials meet Wynne, Kayani

Thomas De Maiziere, German minister of defence, on Tuesday held separate meetings with Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (CJCSC) General Khalid Shameem Wynne...

Merkel on unannounced visit to Afghanistan

German Chancellor Angela Merkel arrived Monday in Afghanistan on a previously unannounced visit to troops stationed at Mazar-i-Sharif, a spokesman said. Merkel had wanted to...

Merkel lauds Germany’s nuclear phase-out plan

German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Saturday lauded her country’s decision to phase out nuclear power, speaking on the eve of the first anniversary of...

Scandal-hit German president resigns

Scandal-hit German President Christian Wulff announced on Friday he was stepping down as the head of state, a day after prosecutors asked parliament to...

Sharapova stunned by Kerber at Paris Open

Top seed Maria Sharapova crashed out of the WTA Paris Open in the quarter-finals on Friday after falling 6-4, 6-4 to German ninth seed...

SMEDA, German ministry division sign MoU

Small and Medium Enterprises Development Authority (SMEDA) and International Division of German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development have signed an MoU for...

3 Germans arrested in Peshawar on suspicion

Police and law enforcement agencies arrested three German nationals on Saturday for suspicion and illegal activities in Peshawar, police said. A police officer Mian Saeed...

German, Italian NGO workers abducted from Multan

Two foreigners working for NGOs (Non-Governmental Organization) were reportedly abducted from Multan on Thursday. According to initial reports, unknown armed men abducted two foreigners working...

Scandal-hit German president faces resignation calls

German President Christian Wulff, an ally of Chancellor Angela Merkel, faced calls for his resignation Tuesday over a home loan scandal and allegations he...

German court to decide if Muslim pupil can pray at school

A German federal court was to rule on Wednesday whether a Muslim pupil has the right to pray according to Islamic rites in school,...

Germans rally against nuclear waste train

German police on Sunday battled thousands of anti-nuclear protestors — many chained to railroad tracks — trying to block a train delivering radioactive waste...