FM Qureshi to meet Indian counterpart in New York
MULTAN: Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mehmood Qureshi expressed desire that his forthcoming meeting with his Indian counterpart in USA on the sidelines of UN General Assembly session should yield positive results pleading that it will benefit both the countries. Talking to media persons at Multan airport, he said that he does not attach high hopes [...]
WB ratifies $300mln aid package for Pakistan
WASHINGTON: World Bank has given approval of USD300 million aid package for Pakistan among which $200 million are meant for Benazir Income Support Program (BISP) while remaining $100 million will be utilized on a project to promote Higher Education in Pakistan, Geo news reported. According to sources, World Bank was awaiting for deal with IMF [...]
Pakistan rendered countless sacrifices in anti terror war: Haqqani
WASHINGTON: Pakistan has rendered countless sacrifices in fighting the scourge of terrorism and made the world a safer place with it relentless anti-terror endeavor, Pakistan’s ambassador to the United States Husain Haqqani told a gathering of scholars at the Center for Empowered Living and Learning in Denver. Haqqani highlighted Pakistan’s success in Swat operation in [...]
Capital Talk – 03 June 2009
With Lt Gen Asad Durrani, Fateh Muhammad Malik, Tariq Fatmi, Shamshad Ahmed discussing Barrak Obama’s middle east visit.