The Likely Ramifications of Granting MFN Status to India
May 18, 2012 – 4:26 am | 2 Comments

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PKKH Exclusive | By Raja Amer Iqbal (Senior Vice President RCCI)
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‘Pak Wants US to Apologise for Salala’
May 21, 2012 – 12:20 am | No Comment

WASHINGTON: Hours before the start of Nato summit in Chicago on Sunday, Pakistan Ambassador in the US, Sherry Rehman called for the US administration to execute Pakistan’s five demands to salvage the relationship between the two countries.

In her write-up published today in foreign media, Sherry Rehman topped the five-point demand list with the tendering of apology by the US for Salala attacks that killed 24 Pakistan soldiers.

She said significant progress could be made towards resetting the bilateral relationship if the US tenders apology for Salala attacks, reimburses CSF, enhances sharing of intelligence, ceases the drone attacks and shifts to policy of trade not aid.

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Reopening of Ground Lines of Communication
May 21, 2012 – 12:15 am | No Comment
Reopening of Ground Lines of Communication

A nation being sold in the name of ‘National Interest.’

By Brig Asif Haroon Raja

Finding that Pak Army was not mending its ways and continuing to defy Washington’s commands that were against the interest of …

Pakistan: Traitors are within
May 21, 2012 – 12:09 am | No Comment
Pakistan: Traitors are within

Leaders who mislead the Nation.

By Mahboob A. Khawaja, PhD
“The war in Afghanistan is inherently related to the situation in Pakistan……….Pakistan will be more fractious, isolated, and dependent on international financial assistance.”[1] Further, it was predicted, …

Deaths of 400 Infants Send Shock Waves in Kashmir
May 19, 2012 – 11:08 pm | No Comment
Deaths of 400 Infants Send Shock Waves in Kashmir

The death of 400 infants since January this year has sent shock waves through the Himalayan Muslim majority Kashmir Valley already reeling under two decade old separatist violence.
The government admitted to the deaths at the …

NATO Supply Restoration: DPC to March From Karachi to Islamabad
May 19, 2012 – 10:54 pm | No Comment
NATO Supply Restoration: DPC to March From Karachi to Islamabad

LAHORE: The Difa-e-Pakistan Council (DPC) will march from Karachi towards Islamabad on May 27 against the government’s likely decision to reopen supply routes for Nato forces in Afghanistan.
The announcement came after a meeting of the …

Kayani’s Decision to Skip Summit Aimed at Distancing Army From Reopening NATO Routes Decision
May 19, 2012 – 10:03 pm | 5 Comments
Kayani’s Decision to Skip Summit Aimed at Distancing Army From Reopening NATO Routes Decision

Islamabad, May 18 (ANI): Amid talks between the U.S. and Pakistan to reopen the NATO supply routes, and confirmation of Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari’s participation in the Chicago Summit, questions have arisen regarding army …

The Politics of Kashmir Killings
May 19, 2012 – 9:58 pm | No Comment
The Politics of Kashmir Killings

by Jehangir Ali
On May 1, the Supreme Court of India asked the Ministry of Defence to take a call on whether the six army officers accused of carrying out the “cold blooded murder” of five innocent …

U.S. Agonizes Over Apology to Pakistan
May 18, 2012 – 9:47 pm | 4 Comments
U.S. Agonizes Over Apology to Pakistan

For nearly six months after U.S.-led forces accidentally killed two dozen Pakistani troops at the Afghanistan border, officials at the highest reaches of the Obama administration have been locked in a heated debate over what …

Taliban Attack on Nato Base in Afghanistan Kills Two
May 18, 2012 – 6:08 pm | No Comment
Taliban Attack on Nato Base in Afghanistan Kills Two

KABUL: A Taliban rocket attack on a Nato base in the eastern Afghan province of Kunar killed two international soldiers and wounded six, officials said.
It came a day after gunmen dressed in Afghan police uniforms …

The Likely Ramifications of Granting MFN Status to India
May 18, 2012 – 4:26 am | 2 Comments
The Likely Ramifications of Granting MFN Status to India

PKKH Exclusive | By Raja Amer Iqbal (Senior Vice President RCCI)
I personally have participated and represented Rawalpindi Chamber of Commerce and Industry, in the official meetings organized by Ministry of Industries & Production, and the …

Somalian Pirates and the Local Bandits
May 17, 2012 – 2:21 pm | 2 Comments
Somalian Pirates and the Local Bandits

PKKH Exclusive | by Aneela Shahzad
What a world we are living in, the severed developing-world, as if, we are in the midst of a blustery wind, the sand has entered our eyes and the blades …

US out to Disparage Pak Army And ISI
May 17, 2012 – 12:08 pm | 7 Comments
US out to Disparage Pak Army And ISI

Pak Army/ISI is a willfull Target of USA
By Brig Asif Haroon Raja
Gen Pervez Musharraf, declared a pariah by the western world because of his military coup against a democratically elected government of Nawaz Sharif excitedly …

Hafiz Saeed Serves Legal Notices on Journos; Seeks Rs 100 mn as Damages
May 17, 2012 – 1:49 am | No Comment
Hafiz Saeed Serves Legal Notices on Journos; Seeks Rs 100 mn as Damages

Lahore: Jamaat-ud-Daawa founder Hafiz Mohammad Saeed has served legal notices on two Pakistani journalists for allegedly concocting a report about his secret meeting with US Ambassador Cameron Munter, seeking Rs 100 million as damages.
The notices were …

Pakistan From Friend To A Foe
May 16, 2012 – 11:06 pm | 7 Comments
Pakistan From Friend To A Foe

By Brig Asif Haroon Raja
Pak-US Relations strained in the backdrop of Raymond Davis incident. After his release on 16 March 2011, CIA itched to teach a lesson to the leaderships of Pak Army and ISI …

DPC Oppose Move to Reopen NATO Route
May 16, 2012 – 6:51 pm | No Comment
DPC Oppose Move to Reopen NATO Route

ISLAMABAD, May 15: The Defence of Pakistan Council (DPC) has announced that it will resist any move to restore Nato supplies, saying the entire nation is united against such a decision.
The DPC has decided to …

First Promo of Youm-e-Takbeer-Special
May 16, 2012 – 6:27 pm | No Comment
First Promo of Youm-e-Takbeer-Special

PKKH pays tribute to our nuclear scientists on Youm-e-Takbeer. This is first promo in this series, and final video will be release soon in which we will cover detail of our nuclear assets.

Why Don’t They Leave Then?
May 16, 2012 – 6:09 pm | One Comment
Why Don’t They Leave Then?

By Aisha Aijaz
As if multitude of problems facing us; war, poverty, terrorism, unemployment, power cuts etc; was not enough, our buffoon leaders grasp every opportunity to embarrass the whole nation in front of the whole world. …

Move on?
May 16, 2012 – 5:56 pm | 10 Comments
Move on?

by Ahmed Quraishi
It is impossible to analyse the latest humiliating diplomatic bungle by Pakistan’s political and military leaderships simply because it defies logic. How can a legitimate and normal diplomatic exercise by a country turn …

NATO Invites Pakistan to Chicago Summit
May 15, 2012 – 6:46 pm | 7 Comments
NATO Invites Pakistan to Chicago Summit

BRUSSELS: Nato says it will invite Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari to the alliance’s summit in Chicago, after the country’s foreign minister proposed reopening its Afghan border to Nato military supplies.
Spokeswoman Oana Lungescu said Tuesday the …

Sister of ‘Salala’ Martyr Asks, as Pakistanis await another deceit of resuming ‘Nato Supply’
May 15, 2012 – 1:33 am | 7 Comments
Sister of ‘Salala’ Martyr Asks, as Pakistanis await another deceit of resuming ‘Nato Supply’

Our foreign minister Hina Rabbani Khar said, we cannot risk relations with 48 countries, I ask her, How will you answer the 24 martyrs of Salala ?

PKKH Exclusive || By – Ambreen Aijaz (Sister of …

Who Says No to National Anthem?
May 14, 2012 – 10:09 pm | 3 Comments
Who Says No to National Anthem?

PKKH Exclusive | by Aneela Shahzad
I remember when we were young, in school; we had the recitation of the Quran, the national anthem and then Iqbal’s ‘lab pey aatti hai dua’ …

Larger Than Life: The Story of Pakistani Bomb Disposal Squad
May 14, 2012 – 4:51 pm | One Comment
Larger Than Life: The Story of Pakistani Bomb Disposal Squad

While most people flee from the scene of a bomb attack, there are others — the unsung heroes of this seemingly unending battle with terrorists — who march unafraid into the lion’s maw. Sometimes armed …

Relatives of MV Albedo Crew Desperately Seek Funds to Save Loved Ones
May 14, 2012 – 1:55 pm | No Comment
Relatives of MV Albedo Crew Desperately Seek Funds to Save Loved Ones

Family members of the Pakistani hostages gathered at the Punjab
Chowrangi the raise the remaining $1.4 million. –Photo by Habib Khaskhely/Dawn.com
KARACHI: Family members of the crew aboard a ship hijacked by Somali pirates gathered at a …

Playing in The Hands of India
May 14, 2012 – 1:45 pm | 12 Comments
Playing in The Hands of India

by Khalid Khokhar
While a flurry of senior US officials started visiting Pakistan in an attempt to reduce the tension between the two countries that have been created after the assassination of Osama Bin Laden in …

Did This American General Lie To Pakistan?
May 14, 2012 – 1:37 pm | 4 Comments
Did This American General Lie To Pakistan?

If US military can’t guarantee it won’t violate Pakistani sovereignty, should we help transport the weapons it intends to use for future violations? And without fees at that?

by Ahmed Quraishi
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan—Our army headquarters hosted last …