Lahore/Islamabad: On the eve of his India visit, President Asif Ali Zardari on Saturday said he did not expect the issue of Hafiz Saeed to be the focus of his meeting with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, amid growing pressure on Pakistan to prosecute the LeT founder for his role in the Mumbai attacks. "My stance on Saeed is not different from that of my government. My visit to India is...
08:23 PM, Apr 07, 2012
Jaipur: Sister of Sarabjit Singh, an Indian on death row in Pakistan following his conviction for alleged involvement in bomb attacks, on Friday said she will appeal to Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari during his Rajasthan visit to release his brother on humanitarian ground. Dalbir Kaur said she will try to meet Zardari during his private visit to Ajmer dargah on April 8. "Mercy petition of my brother is pending...
09:12 AM, Apr 07, 2012
Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said on Friday that any concrete evidence against LeT founder Hafiz Mohammad Saeed should be provided to this country to be examined by the country's courts. If anyone had any concrete evidence against Saeed, it should be provided to Pakistan as the country's courts are free and independent, Gilani said during an interaction with reporters at Hyderabad city in Sindh province. Gilani reiterated...
12:39 AM, Apr 07, 2012
Bangalore/Islamabad: Ahead of President Asif Ali Zardari's visit, India and Pakistan on Friday indulged in a war of words over Hafiz Saeed, the mastermind of 26/11, with Islamabad maintaining that they have not received any "concrete" proof against the JuD chief and New Delhi asserting that no amount of denial by them can exonerate him. The remarks also come days of the US announcement of a USD 10 million bounty...
05:23 PM, Apr 06, 2012
Islamabad: The case of Jamaat-ud-Dawah (JuD) chief Hafiz Mohammad Saeed is an "internal issue" and any evidence against him should be provided to Pakistan so that the courts can take action, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said on Thursday. Gilani made the remarks while responding to points raised by lawmakers during a joint session of the National Assembly and Senate about the $10 million bounty offered by the US for...
11:14 PM, Apr 05, 2012
Islamabad: A special aircraft carrying Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani and several federal ministers made an emergency landing today shortly after taking off from a military airbase in the Pakistani garrison city of Rawalpindi. The aircraft, which was going to Sukkur in Sindh province, returned to Chaklala airbase shortly after take-off and made an emergency landing as it had developed technical problems, TV news channels quoted officials as saying. All...
05:14 PM, Apr 03, 2012
Beijing: Trade can be a useful instrument to break free from the legacy of the past and to bring about regional harmony, Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said on Monday, apparently referring to his government's move to step up economic ties with India. "If we do not establish a regional harmony based on trade, investment and economic growth, we fear we will remain hostage to the past. We can...
05:32 AM, Apr 03, 2012
Islamabad: Leading rights activist Ansar Burney has asked the Pakistan government to immediately free three Indian prisoners who had either completed their jail terms or whose release has been ordered by court. Indian national Surjeet Singh alias Makhan Singh had completed his prison term on October 30, 2010 but he continues to be held in prison, Burney said in letters sent to President Asif Ali Zardari, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza...
05:33 PM, Apr 02, 2012
Beijing: Pakistan supports "peaceful use" of nuclear technology by Iran, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said, as he backed enhanced energy and trade ties with Tehran, which is facing international sanctions. Gilani said Pakistan is desirous of enhancing its bilateral relations with Iran, especially in energy and trade. He said realisation of Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline project will open new vistas of cooperation. Gilani said "Pakistan wants to enhance trade...
01:02 AM, Apr 02, 2012
Beijing: Pakistan supports "peaceful use" of nuclear technology by Iran, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said, as he backed enhanced energy and trade ties with Tehran, which is facing international sanctions. Gilani said Pakistan is desirous of enhancing its bilateral relations with Iran, especially in energy and trade. He said realisation of Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline project will open new vistas of cooperation. Gilani said "Pakistan wants to enhance trade...
05:57 PM, Apr 01, 2012
Islamabad: A Rs 7 billion ($77 million) 'drug quota allotment' scam allegedly involving Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani' son has surfaced in Pakistan, Geo News reported. A three-member Supreme Court bench headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry heard a case on Thursday against the health ministry illegally allotting a quota of a bronchodilator drug 'ephedrine' worth Rs 7 billion to two Multan-based companies. The case was filed by Anti-Narcotics...
09:31 PM, Mar 30, 2012
Lahore: Pakistan should buy electricity from India to overcome a crippling energy shortage if it is provided at an affordable rate, former Pakistan prime minister Nawaz Sharif said on Thursday. "We should take this offer if India is providing electricity at an affordable rate," Sharif, the head of the main opposition PML-N party, said while interacting with reporters at Khanewal in Punjab province. Sharif said the situation today was in...
05:57 PM, Mar 29, 2012
Islamabad: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh offered to provide Pakistan 5,000 MW of electricity during a meeting with Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on the sidelines of a nuclear security summit in Seoul, according to a Pakistani media report on Wednesday. Singh made the offer during a brief interaction with Gilani in the South Korean capital, The News daily quoted its sources as saying in a report on its website....
04:03 AM, Mar 29, 2012
Islamabad: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh offered to provide Pakistan 5,000 MW of electricity during a meeting with Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on the sidelines of a nuclear security summit in Seoul, according to a Pakistani media report on Wednesday. Singh made the offer during a brief interaction with Gilani in the South Korean capital, The News daily quoted its sources as saying in a report on its website....
11:35 PM, Mar 28, 2012
Seoul: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his Pakistani counterpart Yousuf Raza Gilani met on the sidelines of the Nuclear Security Summit in Seoul. Manmohan Singh thanked Gilani for conferring the Most Favoured Nation trading status to India. He also expressed willingness to visit Pakistan but only if 'strong and concrete' developments could be guaranteed. "I had a good meeting with him. I thanked him for the trade concessions that they...
08:01 AM, Mar 28, 2012
Seoul: Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his Pakistani counterpart Yousuf Raza Gilani met here Tuesday and said the two countries had charted the right path to resolve their issues and decided to intensify dialogue. The two leaders, who met on the sidelines of the Nuclear Security Summit in Seoul in an unscheduled informal meeting, reviewed their improving bilateral relations, said sources. This was the first meeting between the two...
01:09 PM, Mar 27, 2012
Seoul: The White House made clear on Monday that President Barack Obama would seek to put strained relations with Pakistan on a more even footing when he meets Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani at the end of a nuclear security summit in Seoul. The meeting on Tuesday will be the highest-level contact between the uneasy allies since US commandos killed al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden in a Pakistani...
11:26 AM, Mar 27, 2012
Seoul: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday said hello to his Pakistani counterpart Yousuf Raza Gilani when the two leaders saw each other prior to a dinner hosted for dignitaries attending the Nuclear Security Summit in Seoul. "Prime Minister said hello to Mr Gilani," Indian sources said, describing it as a "meet and greet" encounter. Earlier, both the Indian and Pakistani sides said that no formal meeting has been scheduled...
10:15 PM, Mar 26, 2012
Seoul: No structured meeting has been planned between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his Pakistani counterpart on the sidelines of the Nuclear Security Summit in Seoul, Pakistan's envoy to South Korea said on Sunday. "No structured meeting is planned, but a pull aside is always possible," Pakistani Ambassador Shaukat Mukadam said. "There are possibilities....there are various places to meet, they could meet in leaders' lounge," he said. Pakistan Prime Minister...
12:04 PM, Mar 25, 2012
Washington: US President Barack Obama would meet Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on the sidelines of the Nuclear Security Summit in South Korea next week, the White House said on Friday. The meeting scheduled for March 27 is the highest level interaction between the leaders of the two countries after the November 26 incident last year in which 24 Pak soldiers were killed due to a NATO cross border...
12:14 AM, Mar 24, 2012
