Tag: States
USAID starts training linemen
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) “Quick Impact Lineman Training Program” would train thousands of linemen in Pakistan. On an average, more...
China hits back at US over South China Sea
China on Saturday voiced “its strong dissatisfaction and opposition” after the United States accused Beijing of raising tensions by setting up a new military...
US wasted $206m on Iraq police training: watchdog
The United States wasted some $206 million on building facilities for a now-downsized Iraqi police training programme which a top official termed “useless,” an...
Second-quarter GDP rises 1.5 percent, slows from Q1
US economic growth slowed in the second quarter as consumers spent at their slowest pace in a year, increasing pressure on the Federal Reserve...
Don’t like Asian state capitalism? Blame the West
State capitalism, according to Bloomberg Businessweek, is a serious rival to U.S. and European businesses, which face being excluded from some markets.
“Instead of trying...
US company develops iPad games for cats
Think your cat will be satisfied with a bag of catnip and a toy mouse? Get with the times! US company Little Hiccup has...
WALL ST looks to Fed, ECB to deliver stimulus
Investors face US and European central bank meetings next week hoping to see fresh action to spur economies damaged by the eurozone sovereign debt...
US fighter jet crashes into sea off Japan, pilot ejects
A US military fighter jet crashed into the sea off northern Japan on Sunday and its solo pilot was waiting for rescue at sea...
US mourns cinema massacre victims
Bomb squad experts will try Saturday to enter a gunman’s booby-trapped apartment, hours after a late-night vigil for the 12 killed in a US...
US committed to Pakistan’s Energy Development
USAID Punjab Acting Director Gail Spence on Friday distributed certificates to managers from 9 power sector distribution companies (DISCOs) who completed a US-funded a...
US suffers worst drought in 56 years
The United States is experiencing its widest-spread drought in 56 years, according to a release by the nation’s meteorological agency Monday. The National Oceanic...
Pakistan-US strategic dialogue being restored: Sethi
Defence Secretary Nargis Sethi on Monday again made it clear that strategic dialogue is being restored between Pakistan and the United States.
Talking to a...
US storms leave 11 dead, millions without power
Sizzling high temperatures punished much of the eastern United States again on Saturday, one day after hurricane-like thunderstorms killed at least 11 people and...
Does the US have a case against Julian Assange?
If WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange ever ends up in a US courtroom, prosecutors could face an uphill struggle trying to convict him, given America’s...
Yemen FM admits US drones used against Qaeda
Yemen has asked for US drones to be used “in some cases” to target Al-Qaeda leaders in the country, its foreign minister told AFP...
Pakistan reminds FP States Index compilers of country’s positives
Rebutting Foreign Policy magazine’s inclusion of Pakistan in its failed states index, Islamabad’s embassy in Washington has said the “cavalierly” applied flawed methodology overlooks...
US envoys help students prepare for life in the United States
US Consulate General and the US Education Foundation Pakistan (USEFP) conducted its annual Pre-Departure Orientation Programme on Monday for over 20 Punjabi students travelling...
