Islamabad—President Asif Ali Zardari has asked
Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani to review the
NRO beneficiaries list and remove all
discrepancies in it and remove the names of all
those who have been wrongly implicated in the
list.
Islamabad—The US-Taliban talks have been in
progress for the last six months, sources said
Monday. The indirect talks involve officials
from Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Britain, and top
Afghan Taliban leadership, including the
Harkat-ul-Mujahideen Chief and the son-in-law of
Osama Bin Laden’s former mentor.
Islamabad—Pakistan on Monday formally joined the
international community of fighter aircraft
manufacturers as JF 17 Thunder, the first ever
multi role state-of-the-art fighter aircraft
rolled out of Pakistan Aeronautical Complex at a
ceremony at Kamra on Monday and was included in
the fleet of Pakistan Air Force.
THE atmosphere was charged, the onlookers held
their breath and suddenly the silence was
shattered by a crescendo of “Allah-o-Akbar” as
the first JF-17 Thunder produced in Pakistan
Aeronautical Complex Kamra rolled out, marking a
historical moment of Pakistan joining the august
club of nations, which are capable of designing
and producing their own fighter aircraft.
Islamabad—Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani
Monday urged the media to give due attention to
highlight thousands of other beneficiaries of
National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO) as well
in addition to the politicians, who are just 34
in the list. Talking to newsmen here at Pakistan
Aeronautical Complex, Kamra, after attending the
ceremony of induction of first JF 17 Thunder in
PAF fleet, the Prime Minister said out of 8,041
NRO beneficiaries there are only 34 politicians.
Lahore—Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz on Monday
urged President Asif Ali Zardari to decide his
fate at his own after the inclusion of his name
in the list of NRO beneficiaries. A meeting of
the PML-N top leadership was held here on Monday
which apart from discussing country’s political
situation also discussed re-organisational
affairs of the party. Situation arising out
after release of list of NRO beneficiaries was
also discussed in detail.
