Berlin—Pakistan and Germany on
Tuesday vowed to join hands in the fight against
terrorism and extremism besides agreeing on an
enhanced cooperation in trade, defence,
education and energy sectors.
Nicosia—President Mehmet Ali Talat of Turkish
Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) says his
community wants to find a federal solution to
the Cyprus issue. He was expressing his views in
an exclusive interview with Executive Editor of
Pakistan Observer in the backdrop of ongoing
efforts for a negotiated settlement of the
Cyprus problem.
Islamabad— Supreme Court will start hearing the
petitions against the National Reconciliation
Ordinance from Dec 7. The Chief Justice of
Pakistan Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry has
set up a larger bench of the apex court to hear
the pending petitions against NRO.
Peshawar—In a fresh wave of terrorism in Swat,
which was returning to normalcy after months of
continuous insurgency , bloodshed and
uncertainty, a ruling party MPA was killed while
his brother and ten other people were injured in
a suicide bomb blast in Tehsil Kabal on Tuesday
morning.
Washington—President Barack Obama will send
30,000 more troops to Afghanistan and deploy
them within six months, US officials have said.
Mr Obama was scheduled to make the
much-anticipated announcement as part of a
speech to the nation at West Point military
academy early Wednesday morning.
Islamabad—An American newsmagazine has revealed
a detailed report on the secretive activities of
Blackwater elements in Pakistan and claimed that
they were working on a plan to kill suspected
Taliban and Al-Qaeda operatives in Karachi.
