Tag: Leaders
PML-N denies Nawaz contacted PML-Q leaders
PML N Senator and senior leader Pervez Rasheed has rejected reports that party chief Nawaz Sharif was trying to rake in disgruntled PML-Q...
Nawaz Sharif starts netting disgruntled PML-Q leaders
Following the formation of the PPP-PML-Q alliance, PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif has sped up efforts to rake in disgruntled PML-Q members by holding meetings...
Sharifs’ nepotism angers senior PML-N leaders
The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has begun to develop what could be irreparable cracks within the party on the nomination of Ishaq Dar for...
Chinese, S Korean leaders visit Fukushima in show of support
Chinese and South Korean leaders chatted with evacuees and tasted local produce in Japan’s battered northeast on Saturday, in a show of support for...
Malaysian PM meets church leaders to calm tensions
Malaysian premier Najib Razak Thursday met church leaders in a bid to ease religious tensions stirred by a report that minority Christians wanted to...
Palestinian leaders end four-year feud
Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas and Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal buried the hatchet at a Cairo reconciliation ceremony on Wednesday that ends a nearly four-year...
‘At least a dozen’ al Qaeda leaders in Pakistan: lawmaker
The US believes at least a dozen senior leaders of Al Qaeda are in Pakistan, House Intelligence Committee Chairman Mike Rogers said on Monday....
Young leaders celebrate first decade
LAHORE - Young Leaders' Conference (YLC) is celebrating its first decade of changing lives for the better. The theme for this year is Faith, Unity, Discipline. Preparations are at their peak as the big conference is just two months away. 350 youth from all over the country and other parts of the world will participate in the six-day event lead by Malik Khashkilly from Khairpur and Bilal Nazar from Nawabshah. The participants will interact and network with each other and leading
Hillary urges Arab leaders to move faster on reform
WASHINGTON - US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Tuesday pushed for Arab leaders to embrace a "spirit of reform" that has swept the region and move swiftly to respond to the growing demands of their citizens. "The long Arab winter has begun to thaw," said Clinton on the opening day of the US-Islamic World Forum being held in Washington, praising Arab youth for rising up against "false narratives" that she said had choked political and economic reform for generations.
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Clinton urges Arab leaders to move faster on reform
WASHINGTON - US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Tuesday pushed for Arab leaders to embrace a "spirit of reform" that has swept the region and move swiftly to respond to the growing demands of their citizens.
"The long Arab winter has begun to thaw," said Clinton on the opening day of the US-Islamic World Forum being held in Washington, praising Arab youth for rising up against "false narratives" that she said had choked political and economic reform for generations.
"The long Arab winter has begun to thaw," said Clinton on the opening day of the US-Islamic World Forum being held in Washington, praising Arab youth for rising up against "false narratives" that she said had choked political and economic reform for generations.
Assassination of MQM-H leaders: Trail of clues lead back to Central...
KARACHI - Central Prison Karachi has been included in the scope of investigations into the murders of Akhtar Hussain, vice-chairperson of the Afaq Ahmed-led Mohajir Qaumi Movement-Haqiqi (MQM-H), and another senior leader of the party, Abdul Kareem, with police officials suspecting that information is being leaked from inside the jail premises to aid target killers carry out their mission.
"This was the second incident in the past six months that the MQM-H leadership has been
"This was the second incident in the past six months that the MQM-H leadership has been
SC gives PPP leaders 15 days to clarify positions
ISLAMABAD - Chief Justice of Supreme Court Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry said on Friday that respecting the institutions would ensure strengthening of the system, as he allowed two provincial leaders of the Pakistan People's Party facing contempt of court charges for allegedly ridiculing a court verdict to submit their replies in 15 days.
A three-member bench comprising Justice Iftikhar, Justice Muhammad Sair Ali and Justice Ghulam Rabbani ordered that the reply be submitted
A three-member bench comprising Justice Iftikhar, Justice Muhammad Sair Ali and Justice Ghulam Rabbani ordered that the reply be submitted
French religious leaders warn against Islam debate
PARIS - The leaders of France's six main religions warned the government on Wednesday against a planned debate on Islam they say could stigmatise Muslims and fuel prejudice as the country nears national elections next year.
Weighing in on an issue that is tearing apart President Nicolas Sarkozy's ruling UMP party, the Conference of French Religious Leaders said the discussion about respect for France's secular system could only spread confusion at a turbulent time.
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Weighing in on an issue that is tearing apart President Nicolas Sarkozy's ruling UMP party, the Conference of French Religious Leaders said the discussion about respect for France's secular system could only spread confusion at a turbulent time.
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West African leaders meet with few options on Ivory Coast
ABUJA - West African leaders met in the final day of a summit on Thursday under pressure to take action over Ivory Coast amid reports that thousands more people were fleeing fighting in the crisis-ridden nation. Leaders from West African bloc ECOWAS were expected to issue a statement on the Ivory Coast crisis later in the day, after Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan said they may ask the United Nations to take further action. The summit comes three months after 15-nation ECOWAS
Five hurt in attack on PPP leader’s office
KARACHI - Five people were wounded when an unidentified culprit attacked the office of a Pakistan People's Party (PPP) leader in Saddar, police and witnesses said on Saturday.
Napier police station's SHO Nawaz Gondal said that an unidentified man hurled a hand grenade at PPP leader Habib Baloch's office in Kumharwara around 2:30pm. The SHO said that five people, including Baloch's brother, were hurt in the attack. Mujahid, Rafique, Asif, Arif and Pir Muhammad were shifted to the
Napier police station's SHO Nawaz Gondal said that an unidentified man hurled a hand grenade at PPP leader Habib Baloch's office in Kumharwara around 2:30pm. The SHO said that five people, including Baloch's brother, were hurt in the attack. Mujahid, Rafique, Asif, Arif and Pir Muhammad were shifted to the
Leading political leaders facing life threats
ISLAMABAD - Senior officials of the Interior Ministry on Wednesday informed the special committee of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) that there was serious threat to the lives of JUI-F chief Fazlur Rehman, ANP President Asfandyar Wali Khan, PML-Q President Shujaat Hussain and former information minister Sherry Rehman.
The PAC special committee, which met with Riaz Hussain Pirzada in the chair, was told this by Interior Affairs Secretary Qamar Zaman Chaudhry that intelligence
The PAC special committee, which met with Riaz Hussain Pirzada in the chair, was told this by Interior Affairs Secretary Qamar Zaman Chaudhry that intelligence
European leaders meet to bolster euro zone
BRUSSELS - Portugal announced new spending cuts, on Friday, to try and restore confidence in its finances ahead of a euro zone summit that is likely to back a plan to boost competitiveness but defer decisions on a stronger rescue fund. A German government source said there were positive signals that Greece and Ireland, which received EU/IMF bailouts last year, might also announce new moves at the summit, opening the way for EU paymaster Germany to offer them more help.
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