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Ireland fell agonisingly short of a first-ever win over a Test-playing national in Dublin as the opening RSA Insurance one-day international against Pakistan ended in a tie.

Via Conference Call 12:03 P.M. EDT MS. HAYDEN:  Hi, guys.  Thanks for joining, and apologies for a slight delay.  We're here talking today about the speech the President is about to give at 2:00 p.m. at National Defense University on counterterrorism.  This call is on background, attributable to senior administration officials.  This call is embargoed until 2:00 p.m....

It’s an honor to return to the National Defense University. Here, at Fort McNair, Americans have served in uniform since 1791– standing guard in the early days of the Republic, and contemplating the future of warfare here in the 21st century. For over two centuries, the United States has been bound together by founding documents that defined who we are as Americans,...

According to a new U.N. atomic agency report, Iran is expanding its nuclear program by accelerating the installment of advanced uranium enrichment equipment at Natanz, a nuclear facility. Iran has installed 700 advanced IR2m centrifuges, an increase from 180 in February, although the new centrifuges are not yet operating. The report said there hasn't been a significant...

Brilliant century from Hafeez helps tourists post 266 for five, despite weather interruptions    

The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Thursday asked those candidates who have won more than one seat in general election to vacate additional seats by the 10th of next month. According to Election Commission‚ legal action will be taken against those who fail to vacate additional seats by the deadline. The Commission will issue notification about the success of...

The US has said it is too early to comment on Pakistani Taliban’s peace talks offer to Prime Minister-designate Nawaz Sharif. “It would be premature for us to comment on any potential negotiations,” a State Department spokesperson told PTI when asked about peace talks offered by the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan which is at war with the country’s government. “The...

Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) chief Mian Nawaz Sharif has formally nominated his younger brother Shahbaz Sharif for the post of Punjab chief minister, Dunya News reported on Thursday. Shahbaz Sharif had won seats from Lahore’s PP-159, PP-161 and Rajapur’s PP-247 constituency. The formal approval for provincial chief minister’s slot has been made prior to the...

Nawaz Sharif's call for peace talks made to the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) was welcomed by the proscribed militant organisation on Thursday. Talking to a private news channel, TTP spokesperson Ehsanullah Ehsan said that the offer for peace talks made by Prime Minister-elect Nawaz Sharif was a positive sign and that the militant organisation was devising a strategy...

Washington wants Spanish officials to agree to put Abu Dahdah on United Nations watch list

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) - The Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility on Thursday for a bomb that killed 11 security personnel and two civilians in the southwestern city of Quetta.

Chinese Prime Minister, Li Keqiang on Thursday reiterated his government’s stance to support Pakistan in all sectors and extend further cooperation, especially in strategic, energy, science & technology and agriculture domains. In his address to special session of the Senate here in Islamabad, the visiting Premier said that Pakistan’s support to China was vital...

Pakistan Muslim League- Nawaz (PML-N) chief Mian Nawaz Sharif held a meeting with visiting Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang in Islamabad on Thursday morning. Both the leaders held in-depth discussion on the ways to further strengthening of existing bilateral and strategic relations in various fields, sources said. Sources said the PML-N leaders Mian Shahbaz Sharif‚...

A bomb planted in a rickshaw tore through a vehicle used by security forces in southwest Pakistan on Thursday, killing at least 12 people, police said.    

"The China-Pakistan friendship has stood the test of hardship and is more precious than gold," Chinese PM Li Keqiang said.

At least two people were killed and more than a dozen wounded when a bomb tore through a vehicle used by security forces in Pakistan's troubled southwest on Thursday, police said.    

The Obama administration acknowledged for the first time on Wednesday that four American citizens have been killed in drone strikes in Pakistan and Yemen since 2009.    

He served in Operation Desert Storm and in Operation Iraqi Freedom. Now, after 20 years in the Army, he will again serve his country in Operation Starting Gun, in Moore, Okla.Cal Verdin, 41, is the Los Angeles resource manager for Team Rubicon, a disaster relief nonprofit made up primarily of military veterans. Founded in 2010 and headquartered in LA's Inglewood section,...

The province where the attacks took place, Baluchistan, has been the site of a separatist insurgency and violence by other militants.    

At least 12 killed in explosion targeting paramilitary personnel on the outskirts of Quetta in Balochistan.

QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) -- A car bomb targeting a police vehicle killed 11 policemen and one civilian Thursday in an area of southwest Pakistan wracked by a separatist insurgency and Islamic militancy, police said....

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - A roadside bomb killed 11 security personnel and two civilians on Thursday in southwestern Pakistan where separatist rebels have for decades been battling to control the region's natural gas and other resources.

Victory over major Test-playing nation is the target at Clontarf    

LAHORE -  The value-added textile sector as suggested the upcoming government of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) that getting Generalized System of Preferences Plus status for Pakistan should be its top priority, as it will help strengthen the country economically. The industry circles demanded the new government to hire competent lawyers to plead Pakistan’s...

LAHORE -  The value-added textile sector as suggested the upcoming government of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) that getting Generalized System of Preferences Plus status for Pakistan should be its top priority, as it will help strengthen the country economically. The industry circles demanded the new government to hire competent lawyers to plead Pakistan’s...

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan and China Wednesday vowed to further consolidate their time-tested ties and signed a number of accords and MoUs, including the one for establishing an economic corridor that would provide air, rail and road connectivity to bolster bilateral trade between the neighbouring countries. Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, on his first overseas trip since taking...

DUBLIN - Pakistan are keener than ever to get back on the field for the first of two one-day internationals against Ireland on Thursday after their second ODI against Scotland on the weekend was a wash-out. As Ireland are the strongest team outside the Full Members - they are five places below sixth ranked Pakistan - it promises to be a more searching examination for the...

ISLAMABAD - Former world squash champion and Pakistan's living legend Jahangir Khan has lashed out at Pakistan Squash Federation (PSF) for wasting precious time on selection of the squad for the World Squash Team Championship instead of concentrating on physical and mental fitness of the top available players. Jahangir, who is considered as the greatest ever player in...

QUETTA  - A senior National Party leader stated on Wednesday his party, the PML-N and PkMAP could easily form government in Balochistan, and hence there was no need to induct other parties into new government. “The name of chief minister would be finalized within a day,” Mir Tahir Bezinjo told a news conference here. Asked if National Party, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz...

ISLAMABAD - US Ambassador to Pakistan Richard Olson said holding of dialogue with Taliban is prerogative of the Pakistani government. Talking to media in Islamabad on Wednesday, Olson said any reservations regarding these proposed talks will depend on terms and conditions of the dialogue with Taliban. Terming recent general elections big success of the Pakistani nation...

ISLAMABAD  -  The Election Commission of Pakistan on Wednesday officially notified the returned candidates for 806 general seats for the national and provincial assemblies, following which their names are to be included in the official gazette. The names of the returned candidates for the 43 of the total 849 general seats are yet to be notified. The candidates were...

LAHORE - Punjab University administration is reluctant to relieve a powerful deputationist despite request made by his parent department—Pakistan Television Corporation, TheNation has learnt.  As per details, a Pakistan Television Engineer, Amir Mehmood Bajwa, of RBS-Kala Shah Kaku was appointed as Assistant Professor (BS-19) at PU Institute of Communication Studies...

LAHORE  - Interim Minister for Water and Power Dr Musaddiq Malik stated on Wednesday immediate resolution to continuing prolonged power cuts in the county lied in enhancing generation through providing fuel to those powerhouses which have not been working to their full capacity. In an exclusive talk with BBC in Islamabad, the minister said at present, Pakistan was generating...

Just a couple of hours after the U.S. Government acknowledged for the first time that it was responsible for a 2011 drone strike that killed American citizen Anwar Al-Awlaki in Yemen, a federal judge asked government lawyers to explain what impact the disclosure would have on a lawsuit in which Al-Awlaki's father contends the killing was unconstitutional. "No later than...

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Wednesday linked growth in his country’s restive west with that in sluggish Pakistan, saying the two sides wanted to create an “economic corridor” to boost development.    

"Pakistan will soon announce the most favoured nation (MFN) status to India," said Naeem Anwar, minister (trade) Pakistan high commission, while addressing a session on "Doing business with Pakistan" organised by Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) here on Wednesday.    

(Adds context) WASHINGTON, May 22 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will lay out the rationale for U.S. drone strikes in a speech on Thursday in an effort to be more transparent about his counterterrorism policy, a White House official said. Obama has been pressured from both the left and right to allow greater scrutiny of the secret...

The U.S. government officially acknowledged for the first time that at least four Americans have been killed in strikes.    

Pakistan and China on Wednesday signed 11 agreements‚ Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) and documents to strengthen and diversify cooperation in economy‚ science and technology‚ space and upper atmosphere communication and boundary management. As per details, the agreements were signed by officials of the two countries at a ceremony held at Aiwan-e-Sadr after talks...

Le Premier ministre chinois Li Keqiang a prôné mercredi la mise en place d'un "corridor économique" entre l'ouest de son pays et le Pakistan voisin pour développer et stabiliser les deux côtés de la frontière. M. Li est arrivé dans la matinée au Pakistan pour une visite de deux jours après être...

A long-standing jibe about the food preferences of different Pakistanis reveals a dangerous divide.    

China's premier signed economic agreements and praised Pakistan in glowing terms as he began a two-day visit today, underscoring the importance of the longstanding alliance to the two Asian allies.

Seit 2009 starben bei Drohnenangriffen gegen Terroristen in Pakistan und Jemen vier Amerikaner. Das hat die US-Regierung in einem offiziellen Brief des Justizministers eingeräumt. Das überraschende Eingeständnis kommt einen Tag vor Obamas geplanter Rede zu den umstrittenen Einsätzen.

Más de veinte despachos internacionales de abogados presentaron hoy en Nueva York una alianza con la que pretenden recuperar la confianza de los inversores en los mercados a través de nuevas regulaciones globales que protejan a los consumidores del fraude financiero. "Los abogados podemos aportar sentido común e ideas a la política internacional desde una posición...

The acknowledgment that the United States had killed American citizens in Yemen and Pakistan came one day before President Obama is due to deliver a major speech on national security.    

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government formally acknowledged on Wednesday for the first time that it had killed four Americans in counterterrorism operations in Yemen and Pakistan, where the United States has carried out regular drone strikes.

Rafsanjani, Mashaei banned from presidential bid in Iran Top news: A governing body of the Iranian government issued its list of approved presidential candidates and excluded two leading contenders -- Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani and Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei -- a decision that all but guarantees that the next Iranian president will be drawn from a conservatives...

Pakistan and China on Wednesday signed 11 agreements‚ Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) and documents to strengthen and diversify cooperation in economy‚ science and technology‚ space and upper atmosphere communication and boundary management. As per details, the agreements were signed by officials of the two countries at a ceremony held at Aiwan-e-Sadr after talks...

Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang has declared that his country will always remain a trustworthy partner and reliable brother of Pakistan.irrespective of the international situation. Speaking at a luncheon hosted in his honour by President Asif Ali Zardari in Islamabad Wednesday‚ he said his official visit to Pakistan gives a loud message to the international community...

Former cricketer Mr Khan fractured three vertebrae and a rib when he fell 15 feet from a forklift truck at a campaign event in Lahore on May 7. He is now recovering at his home in the eastern city of Lahore.

A Pakistani court on Wednesday refused bail to former military leader Pervez Musharraf over the detention of judges during his 1999-2008 rule, the state prosecutor said.

Pakistan will soon announce the Most Favoured Nation (MFN) status to India," shared Naeem Anwar, minister (trade) Pakistan High Commission    

Imran Khan has left hospital more than two weeks after he suffered serious injuries when he fell from a forklift at a Pakistan election campaign event.    

Zalora, a Zappos-style fashion e-commerce site in South East Asia backed by the Samwer brothers' Rocket Internet incubator in Germany, is today announcing its latest investment -- $100 million, led by Rocket Internet itself, along with regular Samwer investing partners Summit Partners, Investment AB Kinnevik, Verlinvest and Tengelmann Group. The is the largest investment...

Pakistani authorities on Wednesday shut mobile services in Islamabad and the nearby garrison city of Rawalpindi over security concerns on the arrival of Chinese Premier Li Keqiang here.    

Pakistani former cricket star will stay at home in Lahore so doctors can monitor him, says spokesmanThe Pakistani cricket-star-turned-politician Imran Khan has left hospital more than two weeks after he suffered serious back injuries in a fall from a forklift at a campaign event, a spokesman has said.Khan will remain at his home in the eastern city of Lahore for a while...

Li Keqiang to discuss trade ties with incoming government, including talks with prime minister-elect Nawaz Sharif.

Clontarf games will be broadcast through Cricket Ireland TV channel    

LAHORE  : Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Pakistan Association for Difficulties in Learning (PADIL) Ashba Kamran has demanded allocation of funds for the persons with Learning Disabilities (LDs) in the budget for the fiscal year 2013-14. She said it is an irony that the persons with LDs are clubbed with physically disabled persons. Not only this, she added, the federal...

LAHORE  : Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Pakistan Association for Difficulties in Learning (PADIL) Ashba Kamran has demanded allocation of funds for the persons with Learning Disabilities (LDs) in the budget for the fiscal year 2013-14. She said it is an irony that the persons with LDs are clubbed with physically disabled persons. Not only this, she added, the federal...

    islamabad   The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) is mulling for unfriendly taxation measures in the budget for the next financial year 2013-14 that included increase in general sales tax by one percent; increase GST on sugar and to impose federal excise duty on several commodities. Sources informed that newly-elected Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N)...

  LAHORE   Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) has decided to retain Akhtar Rasool-led team management till next year’s World Cup adding few professionals in the team management staff to boost the performance of the team. “Chief manager and coach Akhtar Rasool and coach Hanif Khan will continue till 2014 World Cup and we are thankful to Akhtar to show his willingness...

Simon Usborne Daniel Pearl had been held captive in Pakistan for more than a month when Mariane, his wife, learned he was dead. For weeks a small army of diplomats, police and journalists had gathered at the couple’s house in Karachi, determined to find him alive. Pearl refused to believe it was over, demanding proof from the officials delivering the news. “There...

LAHORE - Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chief Imran Khan is going to be discharged from Shaukat Khanum hospital today (Wednesday) but he will be visiting the doctors on a regular basis for physiotherapy. Khan was fitted with a specially designed spinal support, or brace on Tuesday morning after which he stood upright and unsupported for the first time since his injury two weeks...

LAHORE - A Punjab Assembly session has been summoned on May 29 to administer the oath to candidates elected in May 11 polls. Consultations among the Punjab governor, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz and caretaker government in this respect have already been completed. The Punjab Law Department has sent a summary to the governor for the approval. After elected candidates...

islamabad Pakistan spent a huge amount of $16 billion on food and oil imports during ten months (July to April) of the current fiscal year (2012-2013). According to the figures of Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS), the country spent $16 billion on importing food items and petroleum products during July 2012 to April 2013 period as compared to $16.749 billion of...

lahore Pakistan Business Council Chairman and Millat Tractor chief Sikandar Mustafa Khan has suggested the upcoming government of the PML-N to use its brotherly relationship with oil producing countries to get oil on easy conditions for short-term solution of energy crisis. By ensuring furnace oil to IPPs, the electricity loadshedding could be reduced as the total installed...

LAHORE  : Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Pakistan Association for Difficulties in Learning (PADIL) Ashba Kamran has demanded allocation of funds for the persons with Learning Disabilities (LDs) in the budget for the fiscal year 2013-14. She said it is an irony that the persons with LDs are clubbed with physically disabled persons. Not only this, she added, the federal...

Rawalpindi - Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi (PMAS-AAUR) and the Italian government would work together for promotion of olive farming in Pakistan, with an aim to first produce enough olive oil for domestic consumption and then for export to the other markets. This was decided in a meeting between PMAS-AAUR Vice Chancellor (VC) Prof Dr Rai Niaz...

The YouTube was banned in Pakistan in September 2012 after a blasphemous video titled “Innocence of Muslims” was uploaded on it, and Muslims all over the world protested against it. A petition was filed with the Lahore High Court challenging the ban on the YouTube. In a recent statement, the counsel for petitioner advocate Yasser Latif Hamdani said that the YouTube...

Experts say prime minister-elect can transform $2.4-billion bilateral trade relationship to almost $20-billion

China will try to sell small helicopters and airplanes to Pakistan during Li's visit, sources said.Pakistan has always been the ready testing ground for defence-related technologies from China.    

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Santa Claus has come early this year for Pakistan and India. And he's come in the unlikely avatar of Nawaz Sharif, who's been elected Pakistan's prime minister for the third time, in the first ever elections in that country which came after the previous government had completed its full term of office. So has Nawaz 'Santa' Sharif brought to Pakistan the double gifts of...

DUBAI, May 21 (Reuters) - Chevron Corp is in advanced talks to sell most of its downstream assets in Egypt and Pakistan, three sources said, with the planned disposals seen raising around $300...