Tag: Urges
Altaf urges Army to ‘support revolution’
KARACHI - Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain on Monday asked the army and the judiciary to support "the oppressed people's revolution" and urged those "who repeatedly imposed martial law in the past" to come forward and bring an end to the growing crime in Punjab.
"The oppressed people's revolution is the fate of Pakistan. I am sure that the army and the judiciary will extend their support to this revolution against landlords and capitalists. If there is a need to
"The oppressed people's revolution is the fate of Pakistan. I am sure that the army and the judiciary will extend their support to this revolution against landlords and capitalists. If there is a need to
Shahzain urges parties to join long march
LAHORE - Leader of the Jamhoori Watan Party (JWP), Shahzain Khan Bugti, has announced that he would lead a long march towards Dera Bugti on Januray 28 and called on all political forces to join the march.
Flanked by party leaders, Shahzain, grandson of slain Baloch leader Nawab Akbar Bugti said Dera Bugti had turned into a "no-go area" after the assassination of Nawab Bugti and now it was the need of hour to save it. He said as long as security forces remained in the area, peace
Flanked by party leaders, Shahzain, grandson of slain Baloch leader Nawab Akbar Bugti said Dera Bugti had turned into a "no-go area" after the assassination of Nawab Bugti and now it was the need of hour to save it. He said as long as security forces remained in the area, peace
Dump the new suites for MPs, Nisar urges PM
ISLAMABAD - The project for the construction of additional suites for parliamentarians at a cost of Rs 3 billion has become controversial even before construction started, as Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly Nisar Ali Khan has asked the government to drop the project due to financial constraints.
The call came amidst questions over the transparency in the award of the contract for the project, as it has been given to a construction firm Habib Rafique Limited
The call came amidst questions over the transparency in the award of the contract for the project, as it has been given to a construction firm Habib Rafique Limited
TNRM urges president to scrap committee reviewing blasphemy laws
LAHORE - President Asif Ali Zardari should dissolve the committee formed to reconsider Section 295-C of the blasphemy laws and parliament should pass a bill to assure that Section 295-C would never be touched again, the Tahafuz-e-Namoos-e-Risalat Mahaz (TNRM) demanded on Monday during a protest.
The rally was held from the Data Darbar to the Governor's House. TNRM President Raza-e-Mustafa Naqashbandi said that the Muslims are ready to sacrifice everything in way of the Holy
The rally was held from the Data Darbar to the Governor's House. TNRM President Raza-e-Mustafa Naqashbandi said that the Muslims are ready to sacrifice everything in way of the Holy
Gates urges North Korea to show good faith before new talks
SEOUL - Fresh nuclear disarmament talks with North Korea are still possible but only if the communist state ends "dangerous provocations" and shows good faith, US Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Friday. Gates, ending an Asian tour with a brief stopover in Seoul, said the process must start with talks between the two Koreas. Seoul has rejected as insincere Pyongyang's recent dialogue offers, which come less than two months after a deadly bombardment of a South Korean island.
CTO urges citizens to download driving licence forms
LAHORE - Lahore Chief Traffic Officer (CTO) Captain (r) Ahmed Mubeen on Thursday urged citizens to download driving license forms from websites of the City Traffic Police if they are facing hurdles in approaching traffic headquarters. In a statement issued, Lahore CTO Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Mubeen said that measures were being taken to facilitate citizens. The CTO said that traffic police have uploaded driving license forms on its official websites, www.ctplhr.gov.pk
Russia urges Iran to explain ‘grey areas’ at nuclear talks
MOSCOW - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov Thursday called for Iran to agree talks to clear up "grey areas" in its contested nuclear programme at a meeting with six world powers in Istanbul this month. In Istanbul, delegates must agree a talks agenda that is "all-inclusive" and covers "the questions of eliminating grey areas in the Iranian nuclear programme," Lavrov said. Iran will meet Britain, China, France, Russia, the United States and Germany for the talks on January 21-22.
Sadr urges Iraqis to oppose US peacefully
NAJAF - Iraqi Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr burnished his anti-US credentials on Saturday by urging supporters to resist all occupiers of Iraq and oppose the United States, but not necessarily with arms."We are still fighters," said Sadr, who returned to Iraq on Wednesday after years
of self-imposed exile in Iran, speaking for the first time in public since his homecoming in the holy Shi'ite city of Najaf, 160 km (100 miles) south of Baghdad.
The one-time firebrand, whose
of self-imposed exile in Iran, speaking for the first time in public since his homecoming in the holy Shi'ite city of Najaf, 160 km (100 miles) south of Baghdad.
The one-time firebrand, whose
India urges Pakistan to end onion export ban
NEW DELHI - India on Friday urged Pakistan to allow onion exports after its regional rival and estranged neighbour cut off trade in the vegetable by land because of spiraling prices at home. The cost of the humble onion, which provides the pungent foundation for a thousand different curries and other dishes in the subcontinent, has shot up in both countries, leaving their governments grappling for solutions.
Onion prices have more than doubled in Pakistan as the country has
Onion prices have more than doubled in Pakistan as the country has
Robina urges women to participate in sports
LAHORE - The newly-elected PFF Women's Committee Chairperson Robina Irfan congratulated national champions Young Rising Star and Diya Women FC for getting full memberships along with Islamabad Football Association, Chaman's Afghan FC and PMC Atheltico Faisalabad.
She hailed the efforts of PFF President Faisal Saleh Hayat for women's soccer and termed it "a great landmark".
"Countries like Pakistan are free to promote women's soccer within the limits of their culture and
She hailed the efforts of PFF President Faisal Saleh Hayat for women's soccer and termed it "a great landmark".
"Countries like Pakistan are free to promote women's soccer within the limits of their culture and
At Christmas, Pope urges end to Mideast Christians’ pain
VATICAN CITY - Pope Benedict XVI urged an end Saturday to conflict in the Middle East and support for the region's Christians, saying those living in Iraq needed comfort from their pain after deadly attacks.
In his traditional Christmas Day address delivered at the Vatican, the pope also called for human rights to be respected in Afghanistan and Pakistan as well as for an end to the turmoil in African troublespots. And there was a plea for reconciliation on the Korean peninsula
In his traditional Christmas Day address delivered at the Vatican, the pope also called for human rights to be respected in Afghanistan and Pakistan as well as for an end to the turmoil in African troublespots. And there was a plea for reconciliation on the Korean peninsula
China says Korean situation ‘precarious’, urges talks
BEIJING - China on Saturday called the situation on the Korean peninsula "extremely precarious" and urged more talks to ease tensions, the Xinhua news agency reported, as Seoul prepared for a live-fire drill.
Vice Foreign Minister Zhang Zhijun said Beijing was "deeply concerned and worried" about the situation on the peninsula, which is seeing its worst crisis in years, sparked by the North's shelling of a South Korean island last month.
Zhang on Friday summoned Seoul's
Vice Foreign Minister Zhang Zhijun said Beijing was "deeply concerned and worried" about the situation on the peninsula, which is seeing its worst crisis in years, sparked by the North's shelling of a South Korean island last month.
Zhang on Friday summoned Seoul's
Gulf urges Iran to be ‘positive’ on nuclear talks
ABU DHABI: Gulf Arab leaders meeting in Abu Dhabi appealed on Tuesday to Iran to "respond positively" to talks with world powers about the Islamic republic's contentious nuclear programme.
Gulf Cooperation Council states "welcome international efforts, including those made by the P5+1, to peacefully resolve Iran's nuclear crisis and hope it will respond positively to these efforts," said a joint GCC statement.
They also stressed the "right of all countries in the region to
Gulf Cooperation Council states "welcome international efforts, including those made by the P5+1, to peacefully resolve Iran's nuclear crisis and hope it will respond positively to these efforts," said a joint GCC statement.
They also stressed the "right of all countries in the region to
China urges US action over WikiLeaks revelations
PARIS: Chinese Foreign Affairs Ministry on Tuesday urged the United States to "properly handle" fallout from a slew of leaked cables that revealed Beijing, long seen as North Korea's protector, would accept a reunited Korean peninsula.
Cables revealed by the WikiLeaks website quoted US diplomats as saying that China increasingly doubts its own influence over Pyongyang and considers the regime's nuclear programme to be "very troublesome."
"We hope the US side will properly
Cables revealed by the WikiLeaks website quoted US diplomats as saying that China increasingly doubts its own influence over Pyongyang and considers the regime's nuclear programme to be "very troublesome."
"We hope the US side will properly
Japan PM urges China to help ‘restrain’ North Korea
TOKYO: Japan's Prime Minister Naoto Kan on Wednesday called on China to use its influence over North Korea to ease tensions on the divided peninsula, after Pyongyang's deadly shelling of a South Korean island.
Kan also held a telephone conversation with South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak in which he underlined Japan's strong ties with Seoul and Washington and agreed to work closely together.
The government also hinted it would consider tougher sanctions against Pyongyang
Kan also held a telephone conversation with South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak in which he underlined Japan's strong ties with Seoul and Washington and agreed to work closely together.
The government also hinted it would consider tougher sanctions against Pyongyang
Miandad urges foreign cricket teams to tour Pakistan
GUANGZHOU: Former Pakistan great Javed Miandad has pleaded with foreign teams to tour the troubled Asian nation, saying cricket there is suffering because of the absence of top-level competition.
Pakistan have been forced to play home series overseas because of security fears in the country, where thousands have been killed in suicide attacks and bombings blamed on homegrown Taliban and other Islamist extremist networks.
No foreign side has toured Pakistan since an attack by
Pakistan have been forced to play home series overseas because of security fears in the country, where thousands have been killed in suicide attacks and bombings blamed on homegrown Taliban and other Islamist extremist networks.
No foreign side has toured Pakistan since an attack by
Suu Kyi urges freedom of speech in Myanmar
YANGON: Pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi called for freedom of speech in army-ruled Myanmar on Sunday and urged thousands of supporters to stand up for their rights and not lose heart, indicating she might pursue a political role.
"Democracy is when the people keep a government in check. I will accept the people keeping me in check," she said in her first major address since being freed from seven years of house arrest a day earlier.
Suu Kyi could give Myanmar a strong
"Democracy is when the people keep a government in check. I will accept the people keeping me in check," she said in her first major address since being freed from seven years of house arrest a day earlier.
Suu Kyi could give Myanmar a strong
