Tag: Pakistan

KARACHI: A country can adopt any model having several matrixes in order to address its political and economic issues and Bangladesh will never shy away from sharing its best experiences with Pakistan, Bangladesh Foreign Secretary Mohammad Mijarul Quayes said on Sunday.
He made these comments while addressing a luncheon meeting organised in his honour at a hotel. "Look for models that can resolve your problems," he said. To a query, he said that there were many facets to the

ISLAMABAD: Environment Minister Hameed Ullah Jan Afridi on Sunday said that the world must come forward and help Pakistan to overcome serious environmental challenges that it could not do on its own due to financial constraints.
Talking to journalists upon his arrival from Japan after attending Conference of Parties Convention on Biological Diversity (CoP-10), he said, "Representatives of 193 governments agreed to 20 objectives for 2020, including a zero tolerance target for

LAHORE: Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Saturday that India will keep talking to Pakistan, a private TV channel reported.
Speaking on a range of topics at the end of a three-nation Asian tour, Manmohan Singh also said that India had no option but to engage with Pakistan.
In his comments on Pakistan, the prime minister was categorical, "It is our policy to engage with Pakistan. That doesn't mean we have to give up or surrender. I have often said that we can

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan expects its allies to share the successes and failures in the war against terrorism, Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani said on Saturday.
The PM made these remarks while meeting US Ambassador to Pakistan Cameron Phelps Munter. Gilani underscored the imperative of bridging the trust deficit between the US and Pakistan. The PM stressed upon the need for a positive impact on US-Pak relations from both sides. Welcoming the newly-appointed US ambassador to

ABU DHABI: Pakistani taxi driver Kamal Shah has been part of the madding crowd addicted to international cricket ever since matches first came to the Gulf three decades ago. Privately he was delighted when Pakistan was forced to host matches in the United Arab Emirates, far from Islamist militants and rampant insecurity at home, because it gave him the chance to watch his idols.
But spot-fixing allegations against Pakistan on their recent tour of England has left Shah with a

KARACHI: Pakistan plans to raise Rs 80 billion ($932 million) by selling Islamic bonds in the domestic market next month, the State Bank of Pakistan said on Friday, as the government seeks to cut its fiscal deficit.
The issue, titled the Government of Pakistan Ijara Sukuk, will be a three-year bond. In the first auction on November 8, the government aims to raise Rs 40 billion, with settlement on November 15. A second auction will be held on December 13 to raise the remaining Rs

KARACHI: The Pakistan-Canada Bilateral Promotion and Protection Agreement (PCBPPA) is now close to being sealed, with the Canadian government sending a draft of the proposed agreement to the federal government for its feedback; it has been learned from reliable sources.
The Federal Board of Investment has recently issued a letter accompanied by the text of the draft agreement to the chief secretaries of Sindh, Punjab, Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtoonkhawa. Copies of the draft of

LAHORE: Interior Minister Rehman Malik on Friday categorically said that the American security contractor Blackwater is not present in the country and if one can provide evidence on the contrary, 'I guarantee that immediate action will be taken'.
He made these comments during his meeting with former Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) chief Qazi Hussain Ahmad held at Mansoora. JI chief Syed Munawwar Hassan, party leader Dr Fareed Ahmad Paracha and other senior JI office bearers were also

ISLAMABAD: Resolving to continue fighting terrorism, the country's civilian and military leadership on Friday announced that any decision about a military offensive in North Waziristan Agency and any other tribal region would be Pakistan's own and no outside pressure would be accepted.
Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani called on President Asif Ali Zardari at the Aiwan-e-Sadr. Chief of Army Staff General Ashfaq Kayani and Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi were also present.

MUMBAI: Whether Ranbir Kapoor will be shooting in Pakistan or not has become a million dollar question for 'The Reluctant Fundamentalist' director Mira Nair.
Buzz has it that Mira, who arrives in Mumbai next week, will soon be deciding on the hero - Ranbir or Shahid, depending on whom she can convince to shoot in Pakistan.
Talking to a daily, a source said, "Mira is no stranger to casting hiccups. For 'The Namesake', her first choices for the lead were Abhishek Bachchan and

ABU DHABI: Winning the toss and batting first in the two T20s proved fruitless for Pakistan as their batting line up flopped two days running as South Africans completed two easy wins to take the T20 series. With the first ODI of the five match series to be played today at Abu Dhabi, Pakistan team need to seriously do something about their batting.
Pakistan batting is flopping for quite sometime now and they need solidity. Younis Khan will be returning to the side which can

LAHORE
The Pakistan Cricket Board seems to have found a saviour in Emirates Cricket Board, which has promised to provide the venues for Pakitan's future home series.
According to an official of the PCB, ECB Chief Executive Dilawar Mani has shown willingness to give cricket space to PCB to host its home series after the Wales and English Cricket Board pulled out due to the spot-fixing scam.
The ECB expressed its desire to host the two remaining home series that

ABU DHABI
Rusty Theron took a career-best 4-27 to help a clinical South Africa upstage Pakistan by six wickets in the second Twenty20 international here on Wednesday to take the two match series 2-0.
The 26-year-old Theron bowled with purpose as South Africa once again restricted the former World Twenty20 champions to a low score of 120-9 on a flat Abu Dhabi cricket Stadium for a second day in succession.
South Africa won the first match by the same margin on Tuesday.

SYDNEY
The "highly volatile" situation in Pakistan is increasing the likelihood of a US invasion there, Australian parliamentarian Bob Katter said on Tuesday.
Independent MP Bob Katter told parliament that the US would invade Pakistan to deal with the instability and Australia must also send troops there, The Australian reported.
Speaking during a debate on Afghanistan, he said the security situation in Pakistan was "highly volatile", and with the government under

ABU DHABI
Pakistan cricket coach Waqar Younis Tuesday urged his team to get back to winning ways as they begin the build-up to next year's World Cup.
"We haven't won anything recently and after a chaotic England tour things are becoming clearer, so if we win against South Africa and then on the New Zealand tour it will be a good build-up for the World Cup," Waqar told reporters.
Pakistan play two back-to-back Twenty20 matches on Tuesday and Wednesday, before playing

LAHORE
Pakistan cricket authorities said Tuesday they were weighing up legal action against British tabloid The Sun over allegations of spot-fixing after an investigation cleared their players.
The Sun tipped off the International Cricket Council (ICC) that it had evidence that the scoring pattern of Pakistan's innings in the Oval one-day against England on September 17 was pre-arranged with bookmakers. The ICC launched an immediate inquiry, but on October 13 cleared the

KARACHI
A meeting between officials from Pakistan and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is to be held on Wednesday (today) in Islamabad to discuss the country's performance for the release of the sixth tranche worth $11 billion.
According to official sources, discussions regarding policy making would take place on November 1 and November 2. The review for release of the sixth tranche had been delayed since August due to issues including an increase in power tariffs and