Chiniot—Minister for Information and
Broadcasting Qamar Zaman Kaira on Sunday
affirmed that leaders of the Pakistan Peoples
Party were ready to face all corruption cases
exposed in National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO).
'We're entitled to it.'
This is by all means a queer logic by the Texas
oil magnate as his argument implies that the
United States is a victim of circumstances in
Iraq whereas it is there as an aggressor and not
as a protector of Iraqi people or their
interests. But his thinking indicates how the
responsible societies, business communities and
States build and present their case and advance
their strategic national interests.
New Delhi—Indian Prime Minister Dr Manmohan
Singh has said that there is no question of New
Delhi considering a proposal to redraw the
international boundary that separates the
Indian-held Kashmir and Pakistan’s Azad Kashmir.
Peshawar—The security forces Sunday gunned down
another five insurgents in South Waziristan
agency as the Operation code-named Rah-e-Nijat
entered 37th day. A soldier also sustained
bruises during clashes with the militants.
Islamabad—The first state-of-the-art JF-17
Thunder lightweight multi-role combat aircraft
indigenously built in Pakistan Aeronautical
Complex Kamra is being handed over to Pakistan
Air force (PAF) today (Monday).
Washington—An American woman has been charged
with a hate crime after she verbally attacked
and tugged at the hijab, or headscarf, of a
Muslim woman following the Fort Hood murders,
press reports said.
Kabul—Afghan President Hamid Karzai could invite
militants to attend a ‘Loya Jirga,’ or grand
council meeting, aiming to seek peace and
reconciliation with the Taliban, a spokesman
said on Sunday.