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Ireland has no strategy to tackle Pakistan spinner Saeed Ajmal

Tue, 21 May 2013 08:00:04 -0400

Irish all-rounder Kevin O'Brien, whose team will face Pakistan in the upcoming two ODI series at home, has said that Saeed Ajmal is a "tricky customer" as well as "one of the best spinners in the world", but admits his team has no specific plans on how to tackle Ajmal in the upcoming matches. The 29 year-old, who was also part of the side that knocked Pakistan out of the 2007 World Cup in the ...

Imran Khans PTI seeks pro-Taliban clerics help to initiate peace talks with outfit

Wed, 22 May 2013 05:40:02 -0400

The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has sought the help of an elderly pro-Taliban cleric to initiate peace talks with the militants, party officials have said. The political party approached Samiul Haq, also known as the "Father of the Taliban", after emerging from elections as the largest party in the troubled northwestern province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, reports The Express Tribune. Khyber ...

Chinese premier arrives in Pakistan

Wed, 22 May 2013 05:20:01 -0400

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang arrived here Wednesday for an official visit to Pakistan, aiming to deepen friendship between the two neighbouring countries. Li's plane was escorted by six fighter jets of the Pakistani air force when it entered the country's airspace, reported Xinhua. The Chinese premier was warmly welcomed at the airport by Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari and interim Prime ...

US drone strikes ineffective solution to combat terrorists in Pak says report

Wed, 22 May 2013 03:20:02 -0400

US drone strikes in Pakistan's tribal regions are an ineffective solution to the problems they try to address, according to a new report. The US has used drones since 2004 to target militants in Pakistan's Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), a restive semi-autonomous region on the country's border with Afghanistan. According to an Obama administration official, at least 20 of al Qaeda's ...

Pak all-rounder Hafeez says playing against India always special

Wed, 22 May 2013 01:50:03 -0400

Pakistan all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez, who is gearing up for the Champions Trophy clash against India, has said that any encounter between the rivals on the cricketing field is 'always very special'. The Daily Times quoted Hafeez, as saying that the players were eagerly awaiting the match against India, as it would also determine their chances of qualifying for the knockout stage of the ...

Pak batsman Mohd Yousuf rubbishes media reports of retirement from intl cricket

Wed, 22 May 2013 01:50:02 -0400

Pakistan batsman Mohammad Yousuf has rejected media reports which said that he has retired from international cricket. The 38-year-old cricketer said that he is already out of the Pakistan team and haven't played top class cricket for a while now, so there is no need for him to announce any retirement, reports the Daily Times. Yousuf last played for Pakistan in an ODI against South Africa in ...

Jimmy Shergill looking forward to work with Pakistan film industry

Wed, 22 May 2013 01:20:02 -0400

Jimmy Shergill has said that Hindi and Punjabi films have a huge audience from Pakistan - especially in Canada. It's been a super busy year for the Bollywood actor. With over 50 Hindi and Punjabi films under his belt, Shergill has proven himself as the versatile actor he always dreamt of being, even if it took him 17 years. While he loves to do Punjabi films, Shergill says that his bread and ...

Coke Ad Hawks Pop Peace to India Pakistan

Tue, 21 May 2013 18:15:04 -0400

Massive corporations like Coca-Cola have a primary goal: Sell their products to make money. Sometimes, if they're lucky, that goal aligns with another endeavor: Make peace. A new three-minute advertisement released by the beverage company this week aims to do both. Coca-Cola filmed the advertisement in two locations: Pakistan and India, South Asia's nuclear-armed neighbors mired in ...

Kashmiris in London protest against the killing of their leader in Pakistan

Tue, 21 May 2013 08:50:02 -0400

Protesters from the Kashmir National Party (KNP) demonstrated in front of the Pakistan High Commission in London against the recent killing of their leader Arif Shahid in Pakistan. "It was a targeted killing and the purpose was to get rid of Arif Shahid because of the struggle he was pursuing. He was a thorough nationalist and many people admire his struggle. He becomes a martyr in the freedom ...

Ex-PCB chairman Tauqir demands imposition of ad-hoc on board

Tue, 21 May 2013 07:30:03 -0400

Former chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), Lieutenant General (retired) Tauqir Zia, along a few former and current players and administrators, have serious reservations on the mechanism adopted by the PCB, and is demanding the imposition of ad-hoc on the board. The Daily Times quoted Tauqir as saying that ad-hoc for at least three months is the need of the hour to fix issues. Tauqir, ...

Talks with Taliban only option for Pakistan Nawaz Sharif

Tue, 21 May 2013 05:50:03 -0400

Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) chief Nawaz Sharif, has told newly elected lawmakers that Pakistan has no other option apart from negotiating with the Taliban in the interest of peace. The Express Tribune quoted Nawaz, as saying that the Taliban invitation for dialogue should be taken seriously. Nawaz said the bullet is not a solution, adding they want to use each and every option available ...

Chinas Premier Seeks Stronger Ties with Pakistan

Wed, 22 May 2013 05:52:37 -0400

A soldier walks near a bus as he helps to secure the area and clear the roads before the motorcade of Chinese Premier Li Keqiang passes by in Islamabad, May 22, ...

Chinese Premier In Islamabad To Boost Strategic Ties

Wed, 22 May 2013 05:47:35 -0400

Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang is in Pakistan for a two-day visit aimed at bolstering economic and strategic cooperation. Li arrived in Islamabad following a trip to India earlier in the week. The Chinese premier is being accompanied by cabinet ministers, other senior officials, and businessmen. Li is meeting with Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari and outgoing Prime Minister Mir ...

China-Pakistan have all-weather strategic ties

Wed, 22 May 2013 05:45:29 -0400

Islamabad, May 22 : Li Keqiang left India for Pakistan Wednesday, the second stop of his first overseas trip as China's premier. Xinhua described the Islamabad-Beijing ties as an "all-weather strategic ...

FSB liquidates group of terrorists from Russia trained in Pakistan

Wed, 22 May 2013 05:43:05 -0400

Late on Monday, May 20, Russia’s FSB officers carried out an anti-terrorist operation in Orekhovo-Zuevo outside Moscow, in which two gunmen were killed and one more was seized. The investigators believe all three were trained for a terrorist act in the Afghan-Pakistan region and intended to stage a blast at a public place in ...

Pakistan politician Imran Khan leaves hospital after fall during election campaign

Wed, 22 May 2013 05:35:29 -0400

Pakistan Imran Khan has left hospital two weeks after breaking bones in his back in a fall at a rally for Pakistan's general election, where his party scored a major breakthrough.The 60-year-old was ordered to remain immobile in bed after he fractured vertebrae and a rib in a dramatic tumble from a hoist lifting him to a stage just days before the May 11 general election.The former cricket ...

Chinese PM pledges stronger partnership with Pakistan

Wed, 22 May 2013 04:43:16 -0400

ISLAMABAD (AFP) - Chinese Premier Li Keqiang vowed to strengthen his country's partnership with Pakistan as he arrived Wednesday for a visit less than two weeks after the country's general election.The long-time allies will look to use the two-day trip to boost trade ties, and Li will meet prime minister-elect Nawaz Sharif -- who has not yet been sworn in -- as well as holding talks ...

UPDATE 1-Chinas Li offers to help end Pakistan energy crisis

Wed, 22 May 2013 04:42:47 -0400

Wed May 22, 2013 4:42am EDT (Adds China comment, security) By Nick Macfie ISLAMABAD May 22 (Reuters) - China and Pakistan should make cooperation on power generation a priority, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said, as Islamabad seeks to end an energy crisis that triggers power cuts of up to 20 hours a day, bringing the economy to a near standstill. Li arrived in the Pakistan capital under extra-tight ...

Chinese premier begins 2-day visit to Pakistan

Wed, 22 May 2013 04:40:44 -0400

A man walks next to huge portraits of Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, right, and Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari, left, displayed near the presidency in Islamabad, Pakistan. Keqiang will arrive in Islamabad on May 22 on a two day official visit to hold talks with Pakistani leadership to discuss international, regional issues and enhance co-operation in bilateral ties. (AP Photo/Anjum ...

Chinese Premier arrives in Pak on two-day visit

Wed, 22 May 2013 04:27:38 -0400

Li Keqiang was accorded a red carpet welcome as he arrived here today on a two-day maiden visit to "iron brother" Pakistan for talks on bilateral and regional issues focusing economic cooperation. ...

Premier Li arrives in Islamabad to solidify Pakistan friendship

Wed, 22 May 2013 04:20:04 -0400

(43 mins ago) Premier Li Keqiang vowed to strengthen Beijing’s partnership with Pakistan as he arrived today for a visit less than two weeks after elections in the country. The long-time allies will look to use the two-day trip to boost trade ties, and Li will meet prime minister-elect Nawaz Sharif – who has not yet been sworn in – as well as holding talks with senior ...

Imran Khan leaveas hospital back at his home in Pak city of Lahore

Wed, 22 May 2013 03:29:16 -0400

Cricket News: Imran Khan had fractured three vertebrae and a rib when he fell 15 feet from a forklift truck at a campaign event in Lahore on May ...

China-Pakistan relations of equality mutual trust stand weatherproof

Wed, 22 May 2013 03:27:03 -0400

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang left India for Pakistan Wednesday, the second stop of his first overseas trip as China's new head of government.It is worth noting that Li is the first foreign leader to visit Pakistan in the wake of the country's general elections.The two "firsts" testified to the "all-weather strategic partnership" between China and Pakistan, which was ...

Mobile services shut in Pakistan ahead of Chinese PMs visit

Wed, 22 May 2013 03:20:17 -0400

ISLAMABAD: Pakistani authorities on Wednesday shut mobile services in Islamabad and the nearby garrison city of Rawalpindi over security concerns on the arrival ...

India Ink Kashmir Pressing Delhi for Aid for Quake-Hit Victims

Wed, 22 May 2013 03:10:37 -0400

Patients were evacuated from a hospital in the town of Bhaderwah in Jammu and Kashmir after an earthquake struck the region on May 1. NEW DELHI —After an earthquake in Jammu and Kashmir state on May 1 left thousands of people homeless and caused 6 billion rupees in infrastructure damage, state officials said Tuesday that they are petitioning the central government for a special relief ...

Chinese PM on Pakistan visit

Wed, 22 May 2013 02:30:05 -0400

ISLAMABAD (AFP) - Chinese Premier Li Keqiang arrives in Pakistan Wednesday for a two-day visit where he will meet prime minister-elect Nawaz Sharif as the long-time allies look to boost trade ties.Sharif's Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N) party swept to victory in the May 11 general election on a promise to revitalise Pakistan's struggling economy and help from its giant neighbour to ...

Pakistani cricket star politician leaves hospital

Wed, 22 May 2013 02:27:32 -0400

Supporters of former Pakistani cricket star and chief of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party (PTI) Imran Khan attend a sit-in-protest to condemn the killing of Zohra Shahid, a senior member of PTI in Karachi, Monday, May 20, 2013 in Islamabad, Pakistan. Police said gunmen on a motorcycle shot and killed Shahid outside her home on Saturday. (AP Photo/B.K. ...

China PM looks to boost trade ties with Pakistan

Wed, 22 May 2013 01:55:57 -0400

ISLAMABAD: Chinese Premier Li Keqiang arrived in Pakistan on Wednesday for a two-day visit where he will meet Prime Minister-elect Nawaz Sharif as the long-time allies. Sharif's Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N) party swept to victory in the May 11 general election on a promise to revitalise Pakistan's struggling economy and help from its giant neighbour to the north will be important to ...

Chinese premier to be conferred Pakistans highest honour

Wed, 22 May 2013 00:06:47 -0400

Islamabad, May 21 : Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, who is paying a two-day official visit to Pakistan from Wednesday, will be conferred Nishan-e-Pakistan - the country's highest ...

32 killed over 200 injured during election day in Pakistan

Tue, 21 May 2013 23:25:54 -0400

At least 32 people were killed and 224 others injured in a number of attacks and violence incidents across Pakistan during the general election day on Saturday, local media reported. According to local Urdu TV channels, totally 43 violence incidents including bomb blasts, firing and rocket attacks were observed in different parts of the country that killed 32 besides leaving 224 others injured ...

Pakistan sets sights on India for growth

Tue, 21 May 2013 23:02:14 -0400

Noreen, 13, uses candlelight as she studies during a power outage in a slum in Islamabad April 29, 2013. Two Pakistani ministers in charge of water and power, Musadiq Malik and Sohail Wajahat Siddiqui, explained what can be done to end power cuts of up to 20 hours a day in parts of the country enduring temperatures of 40 degrees Celsius and above - absolutely nothing, it seems, except raise ...

Pakistans new era under Sharif

Tue, 21 May 2013 22:48:43 -0400

Good, bad or ugly, the 2013 elections are over; and now testing times are ahead for the new incumbents. It is the third coming for Nawaz Sharif, a remarkable turn of fortune for a leader who was ousted from power by the military at gunpoint in 1999 and convicted on treason charges. With the independents jumping on its bandwagon and support from allied parties the PML-N is now close to reaching ...

Pakistan ex-PM Nawaz Sharifs party leading in elections

Tue, 21 May 2013 22:16:35 -0400

ISLAMABAD, May 11 (Xinhua) -- Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML- N), led by former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, is leading in the general elections, the initial results suggested late Saturday night. The PML-N is in lead with 115 National Assembly seats than its arch rivals the Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf (PTI) and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP). Sharif's party is ahead mostly in Punjab, the ...

Chinese premier Li Keqiang due in Pakistan on Wednesday

Tue, 21 May 2013 21:42:50 -0400

Chinese premier Li Keqiang will pay an official visit to Pakistan from May 22-23, the Foreign Ministry said Tuesday.It is the first visit of Premier Li Keqiang to Pakistan after he became premier of the People's Republic of China."The visit takes place immediately after the democratic elections in Pakistan. It will provide an opportunity to Premier Li to meet the new political ...

Study Drone Strikes Unlikely To Destroy Islamist Networks

Tue, 21 May 2013 15:56:31 -0400

Drone strikes in Pakistan's northwestern tribal areas are unlikely to eliminate Islamist extremist networks, according to a new study. Brussels-based International Crisis Group, in a report released May 21, said the U.S. drone campaign may "disrupt" the abilities of Islamic militants in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas to launch attacks, but they cannot destroy their ...

Indian Leaders Offer More Aid To Visiting Karzai

Tue, 21 May 2013 15:56:30 -0400

India has offered more aid to Afghanistan after international forces withdraw next year. Indian President Pranab Mukherjee told his visiting Afghan counterpart, Hamid Karzai, on May 21 that New Delhi is proud to help his country. A statement from Mukherjee's office noted that "India is prepared to increase bilateral contribution to institution-building, training, and ...

Pakistan - In Pakistan cases filed against Baluch outlets journalists

Tue, 21 May 2013 15:49:59 -0400

Pakistani authorities should dismiss separate complaints filed against newspapers and journalists in Baluchistan for publishing statements made by banned militant groups, the Committee to Protect Journalists said on May 17, 2013.BBC ...

Self-proclaimed religious preacher arrested for raping four minor girls in Jammu and Kashmir

Tue, 21 May 2013 15:34:02 -0400

A self-styled religious preacher was arrested from Jammu and Kashmir's Badgam district for repeated sexual exploitation of four minor girls at an institute he ran, police said Tuesday."Police in Badgam district received a joint complaint by four minor girls who were reading in an institute claiming religious preaching headed by Gulzar Ahmed Bhat, son of Ghulam Qadir Bhat, resident of ...

UPDATE 1-Chevron nears sale of Egypt Pakistan downstream assets -sources

Tue, 21 May 2013 14:59:06 -0400

Tue May 21, 2013 2:59pm EDT By Dinesh Nair DUBAI May 21 (Reuters) - Chevron Corp is in advanced talks to sell most of its downstream assets in Egypt and Pakistan, three sources said, with the planned disposals seen raising around $300 million for the U.S. oil major. Chevron, the second-largest U.S. oil company, is conducting a separate sale process for its assets in both countries, the banking ...

Pakistans new leader offers talks to Taliban

Tue, 21 May 2013 14:40:09 -0400

By Wajahat S. Khan, Producer, NBC News ISLAMABAD -- Pakistan's prime minister designate Nawaz Sharif told a packed hall of his party stalwarts that talks with the Taliban -- who have been fighting the state for almost a decade -- are not off the table."All options should be tried, and guns and bullets are not a solution to all problems … Why shouldn't we sit and talk and ...

Karachis king over the water Altaf Hussain of the MQM

Tue, 21 May 2013 14:34:51 -0400

From an unassuming office in Edgware, the Pakistani metropolis is ruled by a party Imran Khan accuses of murdering his Movement for Justice colleague Zhara Shahid ...

Li Keqiang hails Pakistan as Chinas iron brother

Tue, 21 May 2013 14:09:13 -0400

Candid’ is not a good word in the understated lexicon of diplomatese. Manmohan Singh and Li Keqiang seem to have had a lot of candid ...

The HangOver Campaign - more on Indian hackers targeting Pakistan

Tue, 21 May 2013 13:18:04 -0400

Indian malware campaign targeting Pakistan uncovered A leading anti-malware company has uncovered a wide-ranging malware campaign that appears to originate in India and seems primarily to target Pakistan with data-stealing ...

Pakistan ambassador calls Lis visit milestone

Tue, 21 May 2013 13:12:50 -0400

/enpproperty--> BEIJING - Chinese Premier Li Keqiang's upcoming visit to Pakistan will prove to be a milestone in the relationship between the two "old friends," Pakistan's Ambassador to China Masood Khalid said in an interview. During his first overseas tour as the Chinese premier, Li's choice of Pakistan as one of his stops would "once again provide a great ...

REPORT Drones Alone Won’t Solve Militancy In Pakistan

Tue, 21 May 2013 13:09:10 -0400

Drones: Myths And Reality In Pakistan ,'; examining the ongoing war against militant groups located in Pakistan. The report calls on both the United States and Pakistan to come clean about ...

Chinese escape Karachi bomb ahead of Premier Lis arrival in Pakistan

Tue, 21 May 2013 12:54:40 -0400

1 of 3. Security officials collects the evidence at the site of a bomb blast in Karachi May 21, 2013. A roadside bomb exploded near the seafront in Karachi on Tuesday likely targeting a van full of Chinese port workers, police said, a day before Chinese Premier Li Keqiang arrives in the capital, ...

Karzai meets Indian leaders in push for military aid

Tue, 21 May 2013 12:17:00 -0400

NEW DELHI (AFP) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai held talks with Indian leaders Tuesday, hoping to secure more military aid as he looks to beef up his security forces after international troops pull out next year.An Indian foreign ministry source confirmed that Karzai had held talks late Tuesday with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh after a separate meeting earlier in the evening with his Indian ...

Socks Are Optional As Pakistan Grapples With Power Cuts

Tue, 21 May 2013 12:10:02 -0400

Protesters march against the prolonged power outages in Faisalabad, Pakistan, on April 11. The country faces power outages of more than 18 hours a day in some parts of the ...

Pakistans Ahmadis Face Rising Persecution Violence

Tue, 21 May 2013 10:00:23 -0400

report on religious freedom is the Ahmadiyya community, or the Ahmadis. The Ahmadis consider themselves Muslim, but that is a view rejected by mainstream Islamic sects. And in Pakistan, as RFE/RL correspondents Daud Khattak and Frud Bezhan report, Ahmadis have come under assault not only from extremist religious groups but also from the government. Pakistan’s minority Ahmadi sect has ...

Chinese premiers Pakistan trip expected to deepen all-weather partnership

Tue, 21 May 2013 09:56:46 -0400

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang's first visit to Pakistan since he took office in March is expected to cement the all-weather partnership between the two countries.Li is due to arrive in Islamabad Wednesday after he concludes an official visit to India in a four-country tour which will also take him to Switzerland and Germany.Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Song Tao said earlier that China hopes ...

Pakistan college offers tribute to Rabindranath Tagore

Tue, 21 May 2013 09:36:34 -0400

A leading college in Pakistan has organised a tribute to Rabindranath Tagore to mark the centenary of his winning the Nobel Prize for literature, with participants offering renditions of his poetry in song and recitation.The tribute was organised by the Department of History at Forman Christian College and the Ewing Literary Society on Monday.Tagore was the first non-European and first South ...

Pakistans new government must put development before debt repayment | Nick Dearden

Tue, 21 May 2013 09:30:39 -0400

Pakistan's people had voted for last week , the debt payments the country is scheduled to make in the next two years will largely decide that government's economic policy. That is, unless the government decides to put its people ahead of those repayments. Given the scale of ...

6 Pakistani fighter jets to escort Chinese PM’s aircraft

Tue, 21 May 2013 08:45:04 -0400

In order to ensure safety of visiting Chinese Prime Minister , six JF-17 fighter jets of Pakistan Air Force (PAF) will escort Chinese Premier Li Keqiang aircraft after it enters Pakistan air space on ...

Voices in Danger In Pakistan state brutality makes journalism a dangerous business

Tue, 21 May 2013 07:20:52 -0400

Umar, a 32-year-old reporter for the Pakistani paper The News, had been on his way home in Islamabad at 3am during Ramadan in September 2010 when two unmarked cars nearly drove him off the road. A dozen men in commando fatigues grabbed him, accused him of running over a pedestrian and forced him into one of the vehicles. They covered his face, handcuffed him and drove him around for an ...

New Pakistan govt may consider importing electricity from India

Tue, 21 May 2013 06:15:21 -0400

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's new government will seriously consider importing 1,000 MW of electricity from India as part of a short to medium-term strategy to end power outages, according to a media report today. ...

Pakistans Imran Khan to leave hospital

Tue, 21 May 2013 05:26:51 -0400

ISLAMABAD (AFP) - Pakistani politician Imran Khan is to leave hospital on Wednesday, his party and medics said Tuesday, two weeks after breaking bones in his back in a fall at an election rally.The 60-year-old was ordered by doctors to remain immobile in a hospital bed with fractured vertebrae and a broken rib after falling from a hoist raising him to the stage at a rally just days before the May ...

Analysis How to avoid a fourth year of serious flooding in Pakistan

Tue, 21 May 2013 05:18:23 -0400

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Pakistan PM-elect calls for Taliban talks

Tue, 21 May 2013 04:04:09 -0400

Pakistan's prime minister-elect Nawaz Sharif Monday called for peace talks with Pakistani Taliban militants at war with the government, potentially charting a course that could put him at odds with the country's powerful army. Speaking to the newly elected members of national and provincial assemblies belonging to Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), he said that Taliban offers to ...

Musharrafs UAE supporters prepare to fly to Pakistan for protests

Tue, 21 May 2013 03:14:06 -0400

Pervez Musharraf 's supporters in the UAE are preparing to fly to Pakistan to hold protests backing the former president. Talks between senior members of Mr Musharraf's All Pakistan Muslim League (APML) have taken place this weekend in Pakistan and included some based in the UAE. "We are currently trying to lay the groundwork to allow for Mr Musharraf's supporters in the UAE ...

Nawaz Sharif calls Pakistani Taliban for peace talks

Tue, 21 May 2013 00:44:19 -0400

Pakistan's presumptive prime minister Nawaz Sharif called for peace talks with Taliban militants at war with the government on Monday, potentially charting a course that could put him at odds with the country's powerful army.Nawaz Sharif said 'terrorism' was one of the most serious problems plaguing the country and any offer by the Pakistani Taliban to talk 'should be ...