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Visa delay to affect aid efforts, US cautions Pak
Posted by: magpk on: December 18, 2009
At a briefing, the department’s Deputy Spokesman Robert A. Wood confirmed earlier reports that Pakistan had denied visa to hundreds of US officials and citizens. “Well, it is true. Hundreds of visa applications and renewals for US officials and contractors are awaiting issuance by the Pakistani government. The cause of the delays is unclear. But [...]
Swiss case back in public glare
Posted by: magpk on: December 18, 2009
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court verdict on NRO will bring the 11-year-old SGS corruption reference against President Asif Zardari and late Benazir Bhutto to public glare once again, legal circles say. In the reference, Ms Bhutto, Asif Zardari and their agent Jens Schlegelmilch were alleged to have received $60 million in kickbacks from SGS in exchange [...]
Govt under pressure over NRO ministers
Posted by: magpk on: December 18, 2009
A spokesman for the prime minister said on Thursday that the government had “started consulting legal experts for the implementation” of the verdict, while President Asif Ali Zardari convened a meeting of PPP’s Central Executive Committee (CEC) on Saturday to discuss the judgment’s fallout. Presidential spokesman Farhatullah Babar told journalists that President Zardari and MQM [...]
Defence minister barred from taking off for China
Posted by: magpk on: December 18, 2009
ISLAMABAD, Dec 17: After the Supreme Court verdict on the NRO, Defence Minister Ch Ahmed Mukhtar had to shelve his important China visit due to the inclusion of his name on the Exit Control List (ECL). The defence minister was scheduled to go to China along with Naval chief Admiral Nauman Bashir to participate in [...]
Haqqani rules out coup against Zardari
Posted by: magpk on: December 18, 2009
WASHINGTON: Pakistan’s ambassador in USA Hussain Haqqani said there is no coup being hatched in Pakistan against President Asif Ali Zardari and his government. Talking to journalist Wolf Blitzer on a US-based news channel by phone, he said he hoped there is no coup being cooked up in Pakistan, adding the past coups have turned [...]
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