The State Department wants to use about two-thirds of its proposed military equipment aid for Pakistan’s anti-terrorism programs to help the key U.S. ally upgrade its aging fleet of U.S.-made F-16 fighter planes.
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Pakistan is worried about increased access to nuclear fuel by India and has warned that it could lead to an atomic arms race between the two rivals.
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VIENNA, Austria | Pakistan has warned that a deal leading to increased Indian access to nuclear fuel could accelerate the atomic arms race between the rivals, according to a letter obtained Wednesday.
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The State Department has proposed shifting about two-thirds of its proposed aid to Pakistan’s anti-terrorism programs to help the key U.S. ally upgrade its aging fleet of U.S.-made F-16 fighter planes.
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ISLAMABAD: Agribusiness, a multi-billion-rupee project of the Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Livestock originally designed to benefit farming throu
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RawalpindiShopkeepers are earning huge but undue profit by selling household items in markets manufactured by unknown foreign companies, as th
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ISLAMABAD: Minister for Water and Power, Raja Pervez Ashraf Wednesday said the new political government would remove all bottlenecks to facilitate foreign investment in power sector as great opportunities exist in this vital area.He was talking to Ambassador of Japan to Pakistan, Seiji Kojima,who called on him here and discussed bilateral ties between the two countries and investment opportunities in power sector in Pakistan.Pakistan is facing great challenges today especially in power sector as the shortage of energy has badly affected its economy, he said and added foreign investment in the coal and hydel power generation would help meet country’’s future requirements.Ambassador Kojima assured full support of government of Japan in the fulfillment of its development agenda particularly in power sector.He expressed the hope that Japanese companies would take opportunity to participate in these projects to make investment particularly for Diamir Bhasha Dam.The delegation showed keen interest in investment in water and power sector in Pakistan and assured technical and financial assistance in this regard to meet the future electricity demand and water requirements for irrigation.Ministry of Water and Power and Representative of PPIB gave a detailed presentation to the delegation about the on-going power projects and briefed the delegation about the investor friendly policy of the government.
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HANGU: The Inter Services Public Rerations (ISPR) has announced that the army operation in Hangu has been completed. It says the provincial government and district administration must now decide if more operations are to be carried out in the area. The Hangu operation kicked off as militants beseiged a police station in Doaba, in Hangu, where police had detained 7 arrested Taliban men. As the army moved in to control the situation, the federal government claimed the provincial government had requested the army to take action. As helicopter gunships moved into the area, the army established checkposts in Hangu. Security forces cracked down on militants in the area, recovering arms and drugs from their possession. A strict curfew was imposed in the area, leaving residents without access to food or utilities. The operation forced Taliban militants to move out from their strongholds in Hangu. The Taliban claimed to have captured 29 government personnel. The Taliban issued repeated threats to the NWFP government, demanding an end to the Hangu operation, or promising dire consequences. The militants ruled out any possibility of agreements until the operation ceased. Tehrik-e-taliban chief Baitullah Mehsud issued a deadline - asking it to resign and end the Hangu operation. The deadline ended today at 2 pm, with the ANP led provincial government rejecting the ultimatum. And earlier this evening, ISPR announced that the operation had been concluded. It remains to be seen now whether the threat of militancy has been sufficiently countered by this operation.
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VIENNA, Austria (AP) — Pakistan has warned that a deal leading to increased Indian access to nuclear fuel could accelerate the atomic arms race between the rivals, according to a letter obtained Wednesday by The Associated Press.
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KARACHI: PML-Q President Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain has said that his party would raise the issue of manipulation at local bourses in parliament and per
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