Tag: Says

Afridi may bring lawyer, says PCB

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) will have no objection if the Disciplinary Committee allows Shahid Afridi to be assisted/represented by a lawyer during the...

Nawaz Sharif says government’s unilateralism will lead to anarchy

Calling the formation of the five-member commission to probe into the Abbottabad incident a unilateral move of the government, PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif on...

LEAs need to make extra efforts, says governor

The law enforcement agencies (LEAs), especially police, must maintain law and order in the prevailing situation, Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ebad Khan said on...

Taliban seeking to derail transition, Afghan spy agency says

The Taliban are trying to disrupt plans for the start of a security transfer in Afghanistan, from foreign troops to the national army and...

Team spirit in WI series was not high, says Intikhab

Pakistan cricket team manager Intikhab Alam on Tuesday expressed satisfaction over his team’s ODI series victory over Ireland but stressed the need for good...

WI series an opportunity for fringe players, says Raina

The absence of several senior players for the upcoming tour of the West Indies provides an ideal platform for fringe players to shine on...

Asian delegates won’t boycott FIFA, says bin Hammam

Asian delegates will not stage a boycott of the FIFA congress, embattled Asian football chief Mohamed bin Hammam told AFP on Tuesday. Bin Hammam,...

Zuma says Gaddafi refuses to leave Libya

Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi is not prepared to leave Libya but will press efforts to find a political solution to the country's conflict, South...

General Kayani has no authority to negotiate with US,...

Chief General Ashfaq Pervez Kayani has no authority to talk directly to the US since it is a politician’s task, Chairman Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaaf (PTI)...

PML-N says govt promoting corruption

Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) central leader Ahsan Iqbal has said on Saturday that the Pakistan People’s Party-led coalition government was defying the Supreme Court...

Rulers squandered N-state advantage, says Dr Khan

rulers did not take advantage of being a nuclear state by continuing to loot the masses and pushing the nation to the brink...

Nation being misled on nukes safety, says Altaf

Qaumi Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain demanded on Friday that Pakistan Army, Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) and the government be held accountable, saying that...

India says Pakistan now a ‘fragile’ state

said on Friday that Pakistan had become a “fragile” state with militant groups nurtured as “an instrument of state policy” uniting in their...

Misunderstandings cannot be resolved after Hillary’s visit, says Nisar

Opposition leader Ch Nisar has said that misunderstandings between US and Pakistan cannot be resolved even after the visit of Hillary Clinton to Pakistan....

Senator Dar says no to foreign aid

Terming foreign aid a root cause of all the country’s issues, Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz (PML-N) Senator Ishaq Dar said on Monday that...

North Sudan says its forces have seized disputed Abyei

Sudan's northern army has taken control of the disputed Abyei region and is clearing it of armed forces from the South, a minister from...

Govt won’t burden existing taxpayers, says Shaikh

The government will not burden the existing taxpayers, rather would identify new people to be taxed in the forthcoming budget, Finance Minister Hafeez Shaikh...