Tag: States

Too bad doctors you aren’t working in the US

Special Assistant to Chief Minister Punjab on Health Salman Rafique has said that a grade 17 government officers was getting Rs 30,000 whereas a...

Pak-US relations to improve in coming days, says Munter

United States (US) Ambassador to Pakistan Cameron Munter on Wednesday expressed the hope that relations between Pakistan and the US will be stronger in...

Pakistan ranks 13 in failed states index

Pakistan has been ranked 13th in the latest ranking of failed states. The unique ranking compiled by the prestigious Foreign Policy magazine is topped...

USAID to train Pakistani experts on water conservation

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) will train Pakistani officials to development more water efficient policies and design high efficiency irrigation system...

US calls for unity with China on Iran

The United States called Wednesday for a united front with China against Iran's nuclear program as it debates whether to slap sanctions on the...

Syria says enclave ‘cleansed,’ Russia accuses US

Syria's government said on Wednesday it has "cleansed terrorists" out of Al-Haffe, a Sunni enclave feared to be the site of a new massacre,...

Panetta urges conditions for Pakistan aid

The United States should examine setting conditions for aid to Pakistan but not cutting it off, Defence Secretary Leon Panetta said on Wednesday, as...

US provides grants for research on economic development

As many as 22 Pakistani scholars have been awarded a total of $490,000 worth of grants by the United States government for research on...

Kayani refused to help despite US threats: book

Pakistan Army chief clearly told a top American national security team last year that the United States could never ever again violate Pakistani sovereignty...

US provides grants for research on economic development

Twenty-two Pakistani scholars have been awarded a total of $490,000 worth of grants by the United States Government today for research on various fields...

USAID to continue supporting HESCO

A team of USAID officials led by Melissa Knight, USAID Energy Office Director, visited Hyderabad Electric Supply Company (HESCO) here on Tuesday to discuss...

NATO strikes exit deal with three Central Asian states

NATO has struck a deal with Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan to remove equipment through their territories as it winds down the Afghan operation, NATO...

US-Pak freeze chokes fallback route in Afghanistan

Nowhere is the impact of Pakistan’s ban on NATO truck traffic more visible than here at the top of the Hindu Kush, on one...

Gulf Arab states face obstacles to unity push

Gulf Arab leaders meeting on Monday will discuss closer union between their six states because of what they see as growing threats from Iran...

United States plans to cut army

The Pentagon on Thursday proposed trimming the army’s size by 13 percent as the debt-ridden United States winds down a decade of war but...

United States stocks fall amid Europe concerns

US stocks fell, following yesterday’s rally, as Oracle Corp. tumbled on disappointing earnings and optimism faded about the European Central Bank’s plan to lend...

‘Pakistan must realign its policy towards neighbouring states’

Speakers at a seminar said here on Friday that Pakistan could no longer afford to continue with its decades-long policy of hostile relations with...