Tag: Turkey

Turkey backs Pakistan’s NATO stance: Erdogan

Pakistan on Tuesday got rare support from a NATO member country on the blockade of NATO supplies through the country and seeking an apology...

PML-N boycotts PM dinner for Erdogan

PML-N said Monday it would boycott a banquet being hosted by the prime minister for Turkey's premier, as a protest against the Pakistani leader's...

Turkish PM to address Parliament on Monday

President Asif Ali Zardari has convened a joint session of Senate and the National Assembly on May 21 at 5:00 p.m. According to a statement...

Turkey finish Europeans with three golds

Turkey won three golds and a silver on the final day of the European Championships here on Sunday to serve notice of their strength...

Syria condemns Turkey for NATO talk

The foreign ministry on Saturday accused Turkey of provocation with its talk of asking NATO to help protect its border with Syria, saying such...

Crisis and cooperation

Regional collaboration will help with our energy crises With the date of US withdrawal from Afghanistan approaching, the focus of Pakistan, as well as that...

Turkey to cut Iran oil imports, bows to US pressure

Turkey said on Friday it will cut imports of oil from Iran by a tenth, ceding to US pressure a week after Washington warned...

Turkey ex-army chief rejects coup plot charges

Turkish ex-army chief Ilker Basbug on Tuesday rejected terrorism charges against him and refused to mount a defence in his trial for seeking to...

Bomb blast near Turkish PM building

A percussion bomb exploded near the Turkish prime ministry building in the capital Ankara on Monday, about an hour before a cabinet meeting...

‘Turkey promoting quality education in Pakistan’

Capital Administration and Development Division (CADD) Federal Secretary Imtiaz Inayat Elahi on Saturday said Pakistan and Turkey were tied in the religious and cultural...

Turkey shows interest in steel sector

Foreseeing the immense demand of steel in Pakistan during the next few years due the government’s plans to construct mega hydel power projects...

Companies registration jumps by 31 per cent in January

An increase in incorporation of companies was witnessed as the registration of new companies jumped by 31 per cent with Securities and Exchange Commission...

Suspected woman suicide bomber dies in Istanbul

A woman whom Turkish police suspect of having been a suicide bomber died in Istanbul late on Thursday after explosives that she was carrying...

Turkey delivers three modernised F-16 aircraft

Turkish Aerospace Industries Inc (TUSAS) has delivered three modernised F-16 aircraft to PAF, the semi-official Anatolia news agency reported. Turkish Defense Industry Undersecretary Murad...

Gulf states, Turkey urge Syria to accept AL plan

The Gulf Arab states and Turkey, which have spearheaded regional condemnation of the Syrian regime for its deadly crackdown, urged Damascus Saturday to accept...

Funeral of pilot killed in Turkey held

Funeral of Squadron Leader Masood Hussain, who was killed in an air crash on January 17 in Turkey, was held on Tuesday at PAF...

Civil-military tensions

Ignoring the external context for our internal turmoil In the last few days, a number of scenarios are being discussed in the media that could...