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Sunday, December 6th, 2015

 

Pakistan, Indian security advisers discuss terrorism, border peace

ISLAMABAD, Dec. 6 (DNA): Top Pakistani and Indian security advisers met in Bangkok on Sunday and discussed a wide range of issues including anti-terror cooperation, officials said in Islamabad.The meeting of the National Security Advisers was held days after Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi briefly met on the sidelines of the Climate Change Conference in Paris.


California shooting: Act of individual does not represent a country or religion, says Nisar

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ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan on Sunday referring to the recent shooting in California said that the act of an individual does not represent a country or religion and added that every Pakistani who has a heart and has some understanding will condemn the incident. Nisar termed the shooting as an attempt to malign Islam and Muslims and said that ‘such incidents are making life difficult for Pakistan and Muslim diaspora’. “The wrongdoing of an individual Muslim or Pakistani does not mean the entire country or religion isRead More


Rashid says CPEC to bring prosperity in Gilgit-Baltistan

ISLAMABAD, Dec 06 (DNA): Minister for Information and Broadcasting Pervaiz Rashid on Sunday stressed the need for working together to make the country safe and better place to live. Addressing a ceremony in connection with Independence Day of Gilgit-Baltistan in Islamabad, the Minister said the present government of PML (N) is paying attention towards the development of Gilgit-Baltistan. Talking about China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), Pervaiz Rashid said the Corridor project will start a new era of development in the area. The Minister said it will connect Gilgit-Baltistan with Gwadar,Read More


Pakistan proposes 8 world heritage sites to Unesco

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan will push for Unesco to include another eight sites, that are of universal value, in its lost of world heritage sites.“These sites are of national and cultural universal importance, and will attract tourists from across borders – that will help Pakistan generate income and improve its soft image,” Ministry of Heritage Joint Secretary Mirza Mashood Ahmed said at the closely ceremony of a workshop on the Tentative List of Cultural, Natural and Mixed Heritage Sites in Pakistan, suitable for inscription of the world heritage list of Unesco.


Indian soldier charged with spying for Pakistan

NEW DELHI: A former Indian soldier who had fought in the Kargil war in 1999 has been arrested on charges of spying for Pakistan in the Rajouri district of held Kashmir, television reports said on Saturday.The NDTV news channel reported from Srinagar that Munawwar Ahmad Mir was arrested on Friday in Rajouri after his name cropped up during investigations into an espionage case in which a Border Security Force official and a state government employee have already been arrested in Jammu and Kashmir.After his arrest by a joint team ofRead More