Tag: Peace

‘Haqqanis will not talk Afghan peace alone’

The Afghan Haqqani militant group will not take part individually in any peace talks with the United States and negotiations must be led by...

People-to-people contact vital for Af-Pak peace: MPs

The standing committees of the Lower Houses of Afghanistan and Pakistan on Friday said interaction between the parliamentarians of the two countries and people-to-people...

Regional peace impossible without Afghan stability: Gilani

Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani on Friday said he had unambiguously told US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton that peace in the region was...

No more wars

The prevailing circumstances have prompted me to write about peace. Not the peaceful feeling, but the absence of war. It is precious and it...

Pakistan an important player in world peace: Albanian president

Albanian President Bamir Topi has reiterated his country’s unflinching support to Pakistan on all international forums by noting that Pakistan was playing the most...

Peace and violence don’t go hand in hand

The killing of the head of the Afghan high peace council and the attack on the Kabul embassy are being stated as the major...

Rehman Malik awarded honorary PhD

Interior Minister Rehman Malik was on Tuesday awarded an honorary doctorate degree by the University of Karachi. Speaking at the special ceremony, Chancellor of...

Rehman Malik satisfied with peace in Karachi

Federal Minister for Interior Rehman Malik has said that action against miscreants would be continued in Karachi to bring down the crime...

Kurram Sunnis, Shias sign renewed peace agreement

Expressing pleasure over the reconciliation between rival sectarian groups in Kurram Agency, Kohat Commissioner Sahibzada Mohammad Anees said the renewed agreement could lead to...

Rehman Malik to get PhD for peace tomorrow

Interior Minister Rehman Malik will be conferred an honorary doctorate tomorrow for “bringing peace” to Karachi, a private TV channel reported on Monday. Earlier, Karachi...

Peace on the sugar front

The price-hike is the revenge of democracy. Ever since the democracy captured us, the sugar sellers are increasing the prices at will while the...

Kenya holds state funeral for Nobel peace laureate

Kenya on Saturday bade farewell to the late environmentalist and Nobel peace laureate Wangari Maathai at a state funeral held in a public Nairobi...

‘Hostile overseas elements’ hampering peace in Karachi

Interior Minister Rehman Malik has said that ‘hostile overseas elements’ were bent on crippling the situation in Karachi. “Karachi is our life-line and we cannot...

Female trio for Nobel Peace Prize

Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Liberian “peace warrior” Leymah Gbowee and Yemen’s Arab Spring activist Tawakkul Karman on Friday won the Nobel Peace Prize,...

Three women share Nobel Peace Prize

Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Liberian "peace warrior" Leymah Gbowee, and Yemen's Arab Spring activist Tawakkul Karman on Friday won the Nobel Peace Prize,...

Karzai to hold jirga to decide peace strategy

Afghan President Hamid Karzai said on Monday that he planned to hold a traditional assembly, or loya jirga, to decide the country’s peace strategy...

Civil society, students take part in Friends of China Peace Walk

Accompanying with the live performances of five student bands, over 2,000 youth from various federal education institutes and people from different walks of life...