Tag: Strategic

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan and the United States have agreed to hold the next round of bilateral "strategic dialogue" that was put on hold in the wake of a diplomatic row between Islamabad and Washington over the detention of Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) contractor Raymond Davis, who was arrested in Lahore for killing two Pakistanis in January.
With Davis' release and the end of the US-Pakistan row over his detention, the Obama administration has given its nod to the next round of

ISLAMABAD - After Thursday's drone attack in North Waziristan in which more than 40 tribal elders and citizens were killed, the Pakistan Army is seriously mulling revising the extent of its strategic cooperation with the United States.
Sources told Online that Chief of Army Staff Gen Ashfaq Kayani was furious over Thursday's attack, adding that he left a meeting of the Army Promotion Board and after taking all corps commanders into confidence, decided to give a strong reaction

ISLAMABAD - The Economic Coordination Committee of the cabinet (ECC) on Tuesday approved 18 amendments in the three-year strategic trade policy, approving regulatory changes in the import and export policy orders to boost exports, while the incentive package for attracting new investment in auto sector was deferred until the next meeting.
The meeting of ECC was held under the chairmanship of Finance Minister Abdul Hafeez Shaikh. Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani had already

ISLAMABAD - The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the deputy attorney general to consult the defence authorities on the strategic aspects of ongoing exploration and mining activities in Chagai area of Balochistan and inform the court about his findings.
A three-member bench of Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, Justice Muhammad Sair Ali and Justice Ghulam Rabbani was hearing a number of petitions against the lease of Reko Diq gold and copper reserves to Tethyan Copper

LAHORE - The Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) and Pakistan Muslim League-Q have joined hands to develop a "strategic partnership leading to a new political alliance" in the greater national interest. The agreement came in a meeting after a joint address to party workers at the Muslim League House, where a 15-member MQM delegation met the PML-Q leadership on Sunday.
The delegation led by Dr Farooq Sattar was accorded a warm welcome by the PML-Q leadership. MQM leaders who were part

LAHORE - The USAID funded Pre-STEP program sponsored a Strategic Planning workshop, which concluded at Pearl Continental Hotel on Wednesday. The workshop was the first in a series of other related activities planned for the year. It intends to introduce Strategic Planning as a tool to improve quality of teacher education in 15 Pre-STEP partner public universities under its Pre-Service Teacher Education Program.
A group of 50 professionals comprising Deans of Faculty of

KARACHI - Though over two years of the announced three-year 'Strategic Trade Policy 2009-12' have passed, the Ministry of Commerce (MoC) is yet to implement most of its trade initiatives. The ministry had announced that it would undertake various steps, as per the Strategic Trade Policy Framework (STPF), in order to address economic challenges faced by Pakistan.
According to sources, the ministry was unable to initiate almost 12 new projects, for which around Rs 4.0 billion had

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and China have resolved to enhance strategic coordination, advance pragmatic cooperation and work together to meet challenges in pursuit of common development.
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao signed the joint communique with his Pakistani counterpart, Yusuf Raza Gilani at the end of his three-day visit to Islamabad in which he met with President Asif Ali Zardari, the country's senior military leadership and leaders of the main political parties.
"Pakistan and

ISLAMABAD - The government is keen to take the multifaceted Sino-Pak ties to new heights as the friendship between the two countries has matured into a comprehensive strategic partnership, President Asif Ali Zardari said on Saturday.
"Strengthening and enhancing cooperation with China in all fields has been and still is one of the key principles of Pakistan's foreign policy," Zardari said at the delegation-level talks between Pakistan and China led by the president and Chinese

ISLAMABAD: The National Command Authority (NCA) on Tuesday said Pakistan would not accept any effort to undermine its strategic deterrence or any discriminatory treatment.
The NCA meeting, chaired by Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani, reviewed recent international and regional developments and their implications on Pakistan's national security.
"The NCA expressed concern over policies and trends of selectivity, exceptionalism and discrimination relating to strategic export

ISLAMABAD: High-profile strategic dialogue between Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao and the Pakistani leadership will take place in the third week of this month.
The Chinese prime minister will be in Islamabad on a three-day official visit this month. "It will be a milestone in the history of their ever-growing relationship," diplomatic sources said on Sunday. The sources said Jiabao will meet President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani to discuss

PESHAWAR
Expressing disappointment over the latest round of the Pak-US Strategic Dialogue, former federal minister and Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) Secretary General Senator Mushahid Hussain Sayed on Sunday termed it "nothing but a futile exercise".
Mushahid was addressing reporters in Peshawar, where he had travelled to attend the Tribal Workers Convention arranged by his party. Beside Mushahid, the convention was also addressed by PML-Q Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP)