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Zardari and top businessmen to discuss economy
KARACHI - President Asif Ali Zardari is holding a crucial meeting with the members of Pakistan Business Council (PBC) on Feb 17 in Islamabad to discuss economic revival agenda, floated recently by the council. Sources told Pakistan Today on Monday that during the meeting the president, economic team of the government and the PBC's representatives, who belong to the leading corporate sector entities in the country, would discuss the issues raised by the council to revive the ailing
Zardari to seek Japan’s assistance in security, energy
KARACHI - Pakistan would seek Japanese assistance in five broad areas including trade, development, security, energy and institution-building during the upcoming visit of President Asif Ali Zardari to Japan. The president is likely to visit Japan by the end of current month as the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has sought proposals from various government institutions, trade bodies and chambers of commerce for enhancing the existing trade volume between the two countries, sources say.
Release Davis, Obama asks Zardari
ISLAMABAD/WASHINGTON - As the State Department on Saturday said talks between the US, Afghanistan and Pakistan, due later this month had been postponed, US President Barack Obama called his Pakistani counterpart, Asif Ali Zardari and discussed with him the contentious issue of Raymond Davis, an American national arrested in Lahore last month for killing two Pakistanis.
President Obama made a phone call to President Zardari late on Friday night asking for Davis' release, a
President Obama made a phone call to President Zardari late on Friday night asking for Davis' release, a
Zardari urges completion of small dams on war footings
ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari on Friday advised the government to complete under-construction small dams on war footings, as it would not only help in the development of land and water resources, but would also generate employment opportunities for the poor besides distribution of state lands of the command areas amongst the poor women.
He expressed these views during a presentation given to him here at the Presidency on progress made so far in building small and medium
He expressed these views during a presentation given to him here at the Presidency on progress made so far in building small and medium
Zardari mulls roundtable on national issues
ISLAMABAD - With the IMF refusing to bail Pakistan out of its economic crisis until the agreed reforms are implemented and the Raymond Davis issue jeopardising Pak-US diplomatic relations is resolved, President Asif Zardari on Tuesday announced holding a "roundtable conference" with a national agenda to steer the country out of the crises.
"The agenda of the conference has not been set as it will be decided with a consensus after consultation with all political parties,"
"The agenda of the conference has not been set as it will be decided with a consensus after consultation with all political parties,"
Zardari, Gilani discuss cabinet with political leaders
ISLAMABAD/LAHORE - In a significant political move, President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani telephoned heads of all major political parties, including PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif, and took them into confidence on the right-sizing of the federal cabinet. The cabinet downsizing was on top of the PML-N's demands. President Zardari talked to Nawaz after the PPP CEC on Friday gave a go-ahead to the prime minister's decision to restructure his cabinet.
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Musharraf behind BB’s murder, says Hakim Zardari
KARACHI - Holding former military ruler General (retd) Pervez Musharraf responsible for the murder of Benazir Bhutto, her father-in-law Hakim Ali Zardari said on Thursday that it is unlikely that the culprits involved in the killing of the PPP leader would be arrested.
"Pervez Musharraf is involved in Benazir's murder. He has escaped [from the country], and he [still] enjoys America's support. And [in this situation] there is least hope that Benazir's murderers would be
"Pervez Musharraf is involved in Benazir's murder. He has escaped [from the country], and he [still] enjoys America's support. And [in this situation] there is least hope that Benazir's murderers would be
‘Asif Zardari is still a widower’
ISLAMABAD - Following rumours and reports on internet blogs suggesting that President Asif Ali Zardari has married a US national Tanveer Zamani in Dubai last week, Zardari's spokesperson Farahnaz Ispahani on Thursday rejected them as pernicious, saying that he was still a "widower".
Ispahani, in an e-mail message to journalists, said: "President Zardari is the widower of Benazir Bhutto. His marital status remains that of a widower. This is another nasty, pernicious rumour started
Ispahani, in an e-mail message to journalists, said: "President Zardari is the widower of Benazir Bhutto. His marital status remains that of a widower. This is another nasty, pernicious rumour started
PPP won’t destabilise Punjab govt: Zardari
ISLAMABAD - President Asif Ali Zardari on Wednesday refused a proposal by a party MPA to allow the party leadership to sit on the opposition benches and try to topple the government of PML-N in Punjab with the help of the PML-Q legislators, saying the PPP would not weaken the PML-N government.
"Ruling Punjab is a right of the PML-N and it was me who had asked Nawaz Sharif soon after the 2008 elections to use his right to form a government in Punjab. Now we should not weaken the
"Ruling Punjab is a right of the PML-N and it was me who had asked Nawaz Sharif soon after the 2008 elections to use his right to form a government in Punjab. Now we should not weaken the
Zardari to decide cabinet’s fate
ISLAMABAD - The PPP core committee on Wednesday authorised President Asif Ali Zardari to take any decision to right-size or dissolve the federal cabinet. A PPP source told Pakistan Today that the meeting also concluded that the government should let the law take its course over the issue of US citizen Raymond Davis and it was decided that since the matter was sub-judice, everyone should wait for the court verdict over the issue.
Addressing the participants, Zardari said the
Addressing the participants, Zardari said the
Zardari, Gilani seek US help
ISLAMABAD - The Pakistani leadership on Monday asked the US congressional delegation to play their role in delivery of drone technology to Pakistan and fast-tracking the passage for the reconstruction opportunity zones (RoZs) and Enterprise Fund legislation for the creation of higher employment and bringing down economic hardships of the people living in terrorism-hit areas of Pakistan.
Moreover, President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani, in their separate
Moreover, President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani, in their separate
Court will decide Davis’ fate, Zardari tells US
ISLAMABAD - President Asif Ali Zardari on Monday told a US Congressional delegation that the courts would decide the fate of Raymond Davis, the US national detained for killing two Pakistanis in Lahore, as the visiting American lawmakers pressed for his release.
A six-member delegation of US Congress called on President Zardari and demanded the release of Davis, reiterating the American stance on the issue that what the American national did was in self defence. However, the
A six-member delegation of US Congress called on President Zardari and demanded the release of Davis, reiterating the American stance on the issue that what the American national did was in self defence. However, the
Balochistan a priority, says Zardari
ISLAMABAD - Improving political, economic, administrative and law and order situation in Balochistan was the present government's priority, President Asif Ali Zardari said while meeting separately with Deputy Chairman Senate Mir Jan Muhammad Jamali and Sardar Muhammad Saleh Bhootani, former caretaker chief minister of Balochistan at the Aiwan-e-Sadr.
He reiterated the commitment of the government to alleviate the sense of deprivation of the people of Balochistan and bring the
He reiterated the commitment of the government to alleviate the sense of deprivation of the people of Balochistan and bring the
Balochistan PA says it trusts President Zardari
QUETTA - The Balochistan Assembly on Friday reposed full confidence in PPP Co-chairman and Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari in a unanimous resolution however the provincial coalition's main ally Jamiat Ulema Islam Fazal's (JUI-F) ministers abstained.
The joint resolution moved by Engineer Zamarak Khan from Awami National Party (ANP), Muhammad Ismail Gujjar from Pakistan People's Party (PPP) and Jaffar Khan Mandokhel from Pakistan Muslim League Quaid (PML-Q) was tabled by PPP
The joint resolution moved by Engineer Zamarak Khan from Awami National Party (ANP), Muhammad Ismail Gujjar from Pakistan People's Party (PPP) and Jaffar Khan Mandokhel from Pakistan Muslim League Quaid (PML-Q) was tabled by PPP
Zardari orders quick work on new dams
ISLAMABAD - President Asif Zardari on Friday advised the Ministry of Water and Power and the provincial governments to speed up work on the construction of new dams to meet the growing requirements of irrigation and drinking water and empower women by free distribution of state lands among them in the proposed dams' areas.
The president said this during a briefing given to him by WAPDA Chairman Shakil Durrani on the construction of small and medium dams. The meeting reviewed the
The president said this during a briefing given to him by WAPDA Chairman Shakil Durrani on the construction of small and medium dams. The meeting reviewed the
Zardari calls for Pak-Afghan move to resolve issues
ISLAMABAD - President Asif Ali Zardari on Thursday called for Pak-Afghan joint efforts to resolve all issues disturbing regional peace, security and stability, saying there was no outside solution to bring stability and peace to the region.
He expressed these views during his meeting with Afghan Foreign Minister Dr Zalmai Rassoul held at Aiwan-e-Sadr.
The president reiterated that Pakistan believed in the policy of neutrality and non-interference in the internal affairs of
He expressed these views during his meeting with Afghan Foreign Minister Dr Zalmai Rassoul held at Aiwan-e-Sadr.
The president reiterated that Pakistan believed in the policy of neutrality and non-interference in the internal affairs of
US must rescue Pakistan from economic crunch: Zardari
ISLAMABAD - The US must fulfil its pledges made to Pakistan as the country is passing through a difficult phase and needs to be pulled out of its economic crunch, President Asif Ali Zardari said on Friday. The president met US Ambassador to Pakistan Cameron Munter,
who called on him at the Presidency and discussed bilateral relations and issues related to strategic dialogue besides the war on terror and Zardari's visit to the US. According to sources, the president apprised
who called on him at the Presidency and discussed bilateral relations and issues related to strategic dialogue besides the war on terror and Zardari's visit to the US. According to sources, the president apprised
