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The book, “Restructuring Pakistan,” came out in January 2002. Had 9/11 not intervened it was originally scheduled for launch around November 2001. The epilogue of the book with the heading, “Dealing with the Afghanistan-Pak Cauldron: the Global Perspective,” relates to a talk delivered at the...

Warid Telecom launched ‘Behtar Pakistan’ campaign, showcasing the beauty and culture of Pakistan and spreading the message of togetherness, awareness and education. Warid’s ‘Behtar Pakistan’ campaign aims to show Warid’s support for all Pakistanis at this crucial juncture in the country’s...

Water shortage in Pakistan will increase to 31% of people’s needs by 2025 and this underlines the need for some tangible steps, including water usage charges and building of storages, to cope with the problem. These were the views of speakers at a seminar arranged by the Department of...

Religious violence may be on the rise and the Taliban still a threat, but Pakistan is hoping a rich Buddhist heritage will help it boost international tourism to its troubled northwest. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, with its balmy climate in the mountains and its wealth of history on the...

Lack of Nationalism Why was Pakistan created? What was its genesis and what ideology was driving the Pakistan movement? These are the questions which have been debated ever since Pakistan came into existence. While everyone agrees that Pakistan should be modeled around Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad...

Pakistani Taliban seek Baloch insurgents’ help to target Musharraf Pakistani Taliban has set up a special death squad to target former Pakistani president General (retd) Pervez Musharraf upon his arrival, who is expected to land in Karachi on March 24, says a militant video released on...

Air Force chief calls on President Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Muhammad Tahir Rafique Butt Friday called on President Asif Ali Zardari at Aiwan-e-Sadr. Professional matters pertaining to Pakistan Air Force were discussed during the meeting. The Air Chief briefed the President about...

The Nestle Pakistan has announced the completion of its new milk powder drying facility plant with additional investment of $104 million at Nestle Sheikhupura factory. Nestlé Executive Vice President and Operations and Globe System In-charge Joze Lopez, who is on three three-day visit to...

Pakistan People's Party (PPP) has proposed the name of senior journalist Najam Sethi for the office of caretaker Chief Minister Punjab. In a letter to Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif‚ PPP's Raja Riaz said the names of Mian Amir and Riaz Randhawa‚ which were earlier proposed for the slot‚ have...

The United States is looking forward to timely, free and fair elections that will result in the first civilian democratic transition of power in country’s history. State Department spokesperson Victoria Nuland answering a question during news briefing Friday said the US would be looking to...

He he has power, despite PPP being in the government. :woot: Though Nawaz is the most ****** out of all.

Though Iran is under sanctions because of its alleged nuclear programme, basic items like food, medicines and medical services are exempted. Still, rice exporters of Pakistan are feeling the heat, not as a result of the sanctions, but due to absence of facilitation from government departments...

The Pak Suzuki Motor Company (PSMC) – the biggest auto company of the country by market share – has reported profit after tax of Rs980 million for the calendar year 2012 (CY12), up 23% if compared to Rs796 million reported for the preceding year. The earnings per share of the company increased...

The Gilgit – Baltistan (G-B) government has decided to give permanent jobs to policemen employed for the Karakoram Security Force (KSF). The KSF is responsible for providing security to Chinese officials working on the expansion of the Karakoram Highway (KKH). “The regional Inspector General...

PTI Jalsa: ‘The tsunami will be revived’ Pakistan Tehreek-Insaf (PTI) has finalised arrangements for its party gathering at Minar-i-Pakistan on March 23 (Saturday). Chairperson Imran Khan is slated to administer oath to newly elected party officials, kick-off the election campaign...

The Pakistan People’s Party Sindh has been pursuing a new and critical electoral strategy, in which influential personalities and feudal lords would be preferred to loyal workers and the general populace at large. Under this strategy, all those winnable or electable personalities would be given...

PPP leader Senator Mian Raza Rabbani has condemned the posting of serving military officers in the PIA. In a statement Thursday, Raza said the militarisation of commercial organisation, particularly PIA, has been tried in the past and has failed. This concept was followed by Musharraf and...

Ten years ago, when the Iraq War began, I was a producer in CNN’s Kuwait Bureau. For months leading up to that day, I had struggled to understand both - why George W Bush and his administration seemed so determined to fight the war and why they were so convinced it would go smoothly. The...

This seems to be all game to set Karzai to be anti-American and Pro-Afghan after American exit? :devil:

Why is the US funding higher education for its ‘Benedict Arnold ally’ Pakistan when the Pentagon is cutting tuition assistance for American troops? That’s the question Rep Ted Poe, R-Texas, asked as he prepared to introduce a bill Tuesday to give Pakistan aid the ‘sequester’ treatment -...