Tag: Peaceful

A Pakistani analyst on Saturday said that Iran is pursuing a peaceful nuclear program and enrichment of uranium to 20 percent is its right....

PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said on Monday said the youth in Pakistan, which is over 60 percent of the population wants to see...

Personnel of the Pakistan Rangers-Sindh were deployed in large numbers in different parts of Karachi during Eidul Azha to ensure peaceful performance of religious...

Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar has said the Kashmir dispute should be resolved peacefully under the resolutions of the United Nations. According to the...

Capital City Police Officer (CCPO) Ahmed Raza Tahir thanked Lahorites on Tuesday for extending their wholehearted cooperation to Lahore Police in maintaining peace and...

Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani on Saturday said Pakistan sincerely wanted peace and stability in Afghanistan and would extend all possible support to...

KARACHI - The Sindh government, under the leadership of Chief Minister Qaim Ali Shah, is fully determined to resolve the issue of the Sindh Professors and Lecturers Association (SPLA) amicably and regularise lower grade staff of the Education Department, Pakistan Peoples' Party (PPP) Sindh Women Wing Information Secretary Sharmila Farooqui said in a statement issued on Saturday.
"We should give due respect to the teachers' community because they play a great role in national

SANAA - Embattled Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh said Monday he was ready for a "peaceful" and constitutional transfer of power, a day after Gulf states urged him to hand over power to his deputy.
Protesters had earlier rejected the proposal made by foreign ministers of the Gulf Cooperation Council, saying they wanted the fall of his regime altogether, and insisted on taking the country's strongman to court.
"In compliance with statements (he) made several times... his

NEW DELHI - The Indian government will seek a peaceful resolution of all issues with Pakistan through talks as long as Islamabad does not allow its soil to be used for terrorist activities against India, Indian President Pratibha Patil said on Monday.
"With Pakistan, we seek a peaceful resolution of issues through a meaningful dialogue as long as Pakistan does not allow its soil to be used for terrorist activities against India," PTI quoted her as saying in her address to a joint

ISLAMABAD - The British Parliament is interested in finding a permanent solution to the dispute of Kashmir between India and Pakistan. All political parties of the United Kingdom are united over the issue and All Parties Parliamentary Group on Kashmir, a group of parliamentarians from the UK, said on Sunday.
The group, headed by Lord Nazir Ahmed currently on a visit to Pakistan, held meetings with various leaders and later in the evening, addressed a press conference along with

RIYADH - Saudi Arabia, a close ally of Hosni Mubarak, on Saturday welcomed the "peaceful transition of power" in Egypt, an official quoted by the state SPA news agency said. The conservative kingdom "welcomes the peaceful transition of power" and hopes "the efforts of Egypt's armed forces will bring peace and stability," he said a day after president Hosni Mubarak's ouster.
Riyadh will support efforts to forge a "unity government that would achieve the hopes and aspirations of

BERLIN - The United Nations secretary general called Friday for a "peaceful and orderly" transition process in Egypt, stressing that protests against President Hosni Mubarak must be conducted without violence.
"I sincerely hope that the protest today will go without violence. We have seen too much violence and bloodshed," Ban Ki-moon told reporters in Berlin following a meeting with German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle. He added: "It's time to begin a process of peaceful and

ISLAMABAD - The third round of Pakistan-Japan consultations on nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation issues was held in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Dr Irfan Yusuf Shami, Director General, Disarmament, Ministry of Foreign Affairs was heading the Pakistani delegation, said a foreign office statement issued here.
It said the Pakistani side underscored the need for maintaining strategic and conventional stability in South Asia as well country's desire for non-discriminatory access to

BEIJING - Chinese President Hu Jintao said in a New Year's Eve address on Friday China would adhere to the path of peaceful development and would always seek to cooperate when facing global problems.
Hu's annual address broadcast by state television appeared to be targeted at rising concern around the world over China's growing political and military clout which has been fuelled by 30 years of fast-paced economic growth.
"I would like to reiterate, China will continue to

KARACHI - Under the watchful eye of thousands of law enforcement agencies' personnel, the commemoration of Ashura in Karachi concluded on a peaceful note.
Several small processions from various parts of the city convened at the Nishtar Park to join the main Ashura procession, and around 10 am, the procession started moving forward along its designated route, and ended peacefully at the Imambargah Hussainian Iranian in Kharadar Police and other law enforcement agencies provided

LAHORE - Punjab chief minister's Senior Adviser Sardar Zulfiqar Khosa on Saturday appreciated people's cooperation, diligence showed by all law enforcement agencies and other government departments for protecting the life and property of citizens during Ashura.
He highlighted the role played by the police, rangers, armed forces, special branch, Anti-Terrorism Department and other government departments in ensuring a peaceful Ashura. He also appreciated the unprecedented

OKARA: District Police Officer (DPO) Azeem Arshad Gujjar and SP Investigations have deployed police jawans for 608 majlises during Muharram.
The officers armed with modern equipments, it has been reported, are trained to provide for 502 majlises for male and 106 for females, the district police officer said.
He called upon the religious scholars to maintain peaceful content in their sermons. The Vigilance Squad of the District Peace Committee, comprising of 16 members, along