Boao—President Pervez Musharraf called on
Saturday for strengthening concerted
international and regional cooperation, protect
the environment, strive for conservation and
improvement of energy efficiency and free
transfer of technology to cut environmental
hazards. In a keynote address here at the Boao
Forum for Asia on “Green Asia: Moving towards
win-win through changes”the President said “the
challenge of sustaining economic development and
ensuring environmental protection is
overwhelming and beyond the capacity of most
individual countries in Asia.”
Peshawar—There appears to be no end to the
bloody sectarian clashes going on between the
rival groups for the last about few months in
restive Parachinaar Kurram agency as the fresh
fightings on Saturday left eight more people
dead and serious injuries to 10 others raising
the number of those killed in the short span of
one week to 35.
Karachi—Pakistan People’s Party Co-Chairman Asif
Ali Zardari and Muttahida Qaumi Movement Quaid
Altaf Hussain have agreed on bilateral
cooperation for integrity of country and
maintaining law and order in Sindh Province.
Larkana—Sindh Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah
says talks with MQM have been resumed after a
brief deadlock, aimed at maintenance of peace
and restoration of law and order situation in
province.
Kabul—Afghan security forces supported by
foreign military aircraft killed 24 Taliban
rebels in clashes in the southern province of
Zabul, authorities said Saturday.
Washington—Holding out the new government’s
commitment to foreign direct investment related
policies, Finance Minister Ishaq Dar has invited
American entrepreneurs to avail investment
opportunities Pakistan offers in various
sectors.
Boao—Chinese President Hu Jintao met with
Taiwan’s vice president-elect Saturday on
improving economic relations, the highest-level
political contact between the sides in more than
half a century.
US President George W. Bush has said that it
seems that if United Sates of America is
attacked once again like 9/11, it would be the
work of militants hiding inside Pakistan. He
stated this in an interview to a US TV channel.
Bush said he has no intention of attacking Iran,
in an interview in which he also gave some
advice to his successor on how to deal with the
Islamic Republic.
