Pakistan-US contacts should increase, says FM
Islamabad, Pakistan News :- Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi says that contacts between Pakistan and United States should increase, adding that many problems will surface if US doesn’t hold consultations on Afghan Policy.
In an interview with a British Broadcasting network, Qureshi maintained that Pak-US joint command wasn’t needed to launch offensive against Al-Qaeda and Taliban. He showed ignorance about Osama and Mullah Omer’s locations. “Everybody is guessing about them,” he said. FM demanded that US should give drone technology to Pakistan so that it could itself take action against terrorists.
Pakistan-US contacts should increase, says FM was first posted on December 1, 2009 at 12:54 pm.
PM Gilani Meets German President
BERLIN: Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani Tuesday held meeting with German President Horst Koehler to discuss bilateral ties and to boost cooperation in trade, investment and defence production. .
Gilani will also hold meetings with Chancellor Angela Merkel and other German leaders.
New investment agreements will also be signed during the prime minister’s stay in Germany.
The two leaders also discussed matters related to durable peace in Afghanistan.
PM Gilani Meets German President was first posted on December 1, 2009 at 2:25 pm.
First Batch of Hajj Pilgrims Returns
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan news: The first batch of 340 Hajj pilgrims returned to Islamabad from Jeddah by a PIA flight.
The relatives of the pilgrims and PIA officials received the pilgrims from PIA flight PK-742 at Islamabad airport.
PIA had transported 127,379 pilgrims to the holy land through 293 hajj flights and regular scheduled flights.
The security arrangements for return of the Hajj pilgrims have been completed at Islamabad airport.
First Batch of Hajj Pilgrims Returns was first posted on December 1, 2009 at 2:33 pm.
