Tag: Turkey

Turkey condemns terrorist bombing in NW Pakistan

Turkey has strongly condemned the recent bombing in Pakistan's northwest town of Jamrud, which killed over 30 people and wounded dozens others. "Turkey learned with...

Follow Turkeys role model, CM tells officials

Punjab Chief Minister (CM) Shahbaz Sharif said on Friday that his visit to Turkey had been very successful and resulted not only in bringing...

‘Tis written?

An all-too-familiar script The scenario is moving step by step towards the pre-determined denouement. This time the military will not step in directly. The government...

Promotion of trade with Turkey priority: Shahbaz

Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif on Friday said promotion of trade relations with Turkey was his priority and the people of Pakistan would traverse...

Turkey ex-army chief named suspect in anti-govt case

A former chief of Turkey’s powerful armed forces has been named as a suspect and called in for questioning by investigators probing an Internet...

Bilateral relations with Turkey to be enhanced: Shahbaz

Punjab Chief Minister Mian Shahbaz Sharif has said that bilateral trade relations and cooperation between Pakistan and Turkey in various sectors would be enhanced...

Turkish air strikes kill 11 Kurds in s.east Turkey

Turkish air strikes killed at least 11 villagers in the southeast of the country, near the Iraqi border, early Thursday, an official of the...

Turkey, Azerbaijan sign pipeline deal

Turkey and Azerbaijan on Monday signed an agreement to establish a consortium that would build a pipeline to transport 16 billion cubic meters (565...

French MPs defy Turkey by approving Armenian genocide bill

France put at risk its ties with Turkey, a key NATO ally and one of Europe's fastest growing economies, on Thursday, when France's lower...

Generous 10-year-old makes Pakistan proud

A 10-year-old girl on Saturday donated her pocket-money to the earthquake victims in Turkey. Shanzah Shoaib, a student of grade IV presented Rs 9,000 for...

Turkey’s changing regional role

In just one year, relations between the US and Turkey have moved from tension to cooperation. This was the focus of remarks by a...

Turkey expresses solidarity with Pakistan over NATO attacks

Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu called his Pakistani counterpart Hina Rabbani Khar to express solidarity with the people and the government of Pakistan on...

Turkey to take ‘resolute stance’ against Syria

Rising Middle East power Turkey said on Monday it would galvanise a global campaign to halt Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's repression of his people,...

32 dead in fresh Turkey quake

The death toll from a 5.6 magnitude earthquake that struck eastern Turkey rose to 32 on Saturday, including two journalists, authorities said. Announcing the...

Hunt for survivors on after second Turkey quake

Hundreds of rescuers hunted for survivors Thursday after an earthquake in eastern Turkey killed eight people, toppled buildings and sowed panic less than three...

President, PM condole loss of lives in Turkey quake

President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani have expressed their deep sympathies and condolences to the leadership and the people...

7 killed in Turkey quake

A 5.6 magnitude earthquake killed seven people in eastern Turkey late Wednesday, less than three weeks after a massive quake killed more than 600...