Bridge, scrabble at NMSG granted national status
KARACHI: The competitions of bridge and scrabble in the upcoming National Mind Sports Games (NMSG), to be held here next month, have been accorded the
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Hussey puts faith in CA over Pakistan (The West Australian)
Australian batsman Michael Hussey says he has faith in Australian cricket officials to make the right decision about whether it’s safe to participate in September’s Champions Trophy in Pakistan.
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Pakistan News
Militants sign peace pact in Pakistan’s Khyber: officials (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Militants and authorities in a troubled northwest Pakistan tribal district signed a peace pact Wednesday after a 10-day military operation to clear the area of Islamic militants.
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As uncertainty grips country, leaders prefer to stay away
ISLAMABAD: At a time when everyone is genuinely disturbed by the prevailing political and economic uncertainty, the top political leadership of the co
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Pakistan’s top diplomat has rejected foreign troops on its soil (The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada News)
UNITED NATIONS - Pakistan’s top diplomat says his nation will permit only Pakistani troops to operate within its borders, rejecting a standing U.S. offer of military assistance.
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Pakistan hands over Thar coal project to Sindh (Khaleej Times)
ISLAMABAD - The Pakistan government has finally handed over the development of Thar coal project to the Sindh government, mainly to expedite the building of a 1000MW coal-fired power plant at a cost of $1.5 billion.
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Worsening Afghan security linked to Pakistan’s truce with rebels (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Afghan Foreign Minister Rangin Dadfar Spanta told the UN Security Council Wednesday that a key factor behind the worsening security in his country was “the de facto truce” in neighboring Pakistan’s tribal areas.
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Afghanistan, Pakistan exchange complaints at UN (AlertNet)
Source: Reuters By Claudia Parsons UNITED NATIONS, July 9 (Reuters) - Afghanistan and Pakistan urged each other on Wednesday to cooperate more in fighting terrorism, both complaining at the United Nations …
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Govt, tribal Jirga sign peace agreement
PESHAWAR: Militants and political administration signed a peace pact Wednesday after a 10-day operation to clear the area of militants.The agreement was signed by officials from the Khyber district administration and an 18-member group of tribal elders, who held talks with militant leader Mangal Bagh a day earlier.A 13-member peace committee of tribal elders and Khyber administration officials has been formed to ensure the implementation of the pact which was signed in Peshawar.It was assured to the government that Laskar-e-Islam has accepted the writ of the government in the area. All religious groups would remain peaceful and the display of weapons in the region’’s main town of Bara would be banned.The main market in Bara has been reopened since the agreement was signed and a curfew on the town lifted.
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PPP to protect local govt system: Governor
LAHOREPUNJAB Governor Salman Taseer Wednesday said the PPP would protect the local government system without considering its positive and nega
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