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Pakistan rejects US conditions attached to sale of F-16s‏

Aizaz invites India for dialogue

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan needs modern F-16 fighter jets for its ongoing war against terrorism but rejects the conditions the United States has attached with their sale, said Foreign Secretary Aizaz Chaudhry on Saturday. Speaking to journalists, scholars and corporate leaders at a breakfast meeting in Islamabad, the foreign secretary said no conditions should be attached to the sale of F-16s because Pakistan plans to use the jets only for the purpose of fighting terrorists. The US State Department earlier this week said Pakistan will have to pay from its own fundsRead More


Court sends Balochistan finance secretary on 14-day remand

QUETTA: A local court on Saturday sent Balochistan Finance Secretary Mushtaq Ahmed Raisani on a remand for 14 days. Raisani was produced before the court by National Accountability Bureau. Raisani was handed over to NAB on a 14 day remand by Judicial Magistrate one Quetta Muhammad Hanif. Strict security measures were taken by the administration while producing the accused in court. NAB on Friday had recovered more than Rs730 million from the residence of Raisani, who was arrested earlier in the day. Raisani had been accused of embezzling billions ofRead More


Javed Malik launches drive to reach out to Pakistani community

MANAMA (DNA) -Javed Malik, Pakistan’s Ambassador to the Kingdom of Bahrain has launched a special initiative aimed at reaching out and engaging with the Pakistani community in Bahrain, building a positive relationship between them and the Embassy of Pakistan, and collectively working towards promoting a “Positive Pakistan”. Speaking about the initiative, Ambassador Javed Malik said that, “Positive Pakistan” initiative is aimed at further strengthening the bonds and connections between the expatriate Pakistani community and the their Embassy by holding regular community interactions and events that giving the community a senseRead More


My children are ready to face any commission: PM Nawaz

ISLAMABAD, 07 MAY (DNA) – Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said that his children were ready to face any commission that is formulated to probe allegations by the Panama Papers, however he would not let politics be played over under the garb of eliminating corruption.The prime minister on Saturday chaired a meeting with coalition parties to discuss the future political discourse over the Panama Leaks scandal.The prime minister took the coalition into confidence and discussed the Terms of Reference submitted by the opposition that lay down conditions for a probe onRead More