Tag: Nawaz

Shah urges Nawaz to implement APC decisions

Opposition leader in the National Assembly, Khursheed Shah, on Saturday said decisions of the All Parties Conference (APC) should be implemented because country cannot...

JI terms Obama-Nawaz meeting futile

Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Ameer Syed Munawar Hassan on Friday termed the Obama-Nawaz meeting a futile practice and said that the long awaited meeting had yielded...

Obama trusts Nawaz: NYT

US President Barack Obama’s decision to meet with Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, free up $1.5 billion in aid that had been put on hold...

Nawaz, Biden discuss situation after US withdrawal from Afghanistan

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and US Vice President Joseph Biden, on Wednesday, discussed the issue of terrorism in the backdrop of the US withdrawal...

Pakistan-US ties should benefit people of both countries: Nawaz

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has said Pakistan wanted good relations with the United States “that can benefit the peoples of both countries”. “It is...

US sought Nawaz Sharif’s help to avert Qaeda attack: document

The US sought Pakistan's help in 1998 to prevent Osama bin Laden from launching an al Qaeda attack against it, with then US president...

Imran throws TTP talks ball in Nawaz’s court

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan on Saturday asked Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to take the lead in initiating peace talks with the Pakistani...

Nawaz heads to US with drones high on agenda

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Saturday said the US drone strikes in Pakistan’s tribal areas were a challenge to Pakistan’s sovereignty and he will...

The government is expected to appoint columnist and former army official Kamran Shafi as high commissioner to the United Kingdom, a private TV channel...

Nawaz says country’s aerial defence invincible

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Thursday said Pakistan Air Force (PAF) is a capable and professional force, which will prove its mettle in safeguarding...

Nawaz, president discuss COAS, CJCSC appointments

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif met President Mamnoon Hussain on Wednesday and discussed the appointments of chief of army staff (COAS) and the chairman joints...

Nawaz reviews youth programme, low-cost housing scheme

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Monday said the youth were the greatest strength of Pakistan and the present government would ensure that they were...

Taliban had no role in Qissa Khwani bombing, believes PM

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has said the Taliban had disowned the latest devastating blast in Peshawar that led to killing of over 40 people...

Nawaz, Singh agree to cease fire

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his Indian counterpart Manmohan Singh, who met on the sidelines of United Nations General Assembly on Sunday, agreed to...

India’s rigid stance dampens hopes for peace

No major breakthrough is expected in talks between Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his Indian counterpart Manmohan Singh today (Sunday) as the latter told...

Taliban say Nawaz cannot be trusted

While expressing concerns over Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s statement, the banned outfit Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) on Saturday said Nawaz has changed his statement and...

Don’t meddle in our affairs, we won’t meddle in yours

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has stated that Pakistan will neither allow any country to interfere in its internal affairs nor will it do so...