Islamabad, July 30 : Essential diplomatic courtesies were ignored when Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani arrived in Washington on his maiden US visit and he was compelled to walk two-three minutes to a marquee where he was welcomed by an assistant secretary of state, a media report Wednesday said.Pakistani diplomats are unable to explain why Gilani and his entourage were treated almost with contempt when they arrived at the Andrews Air Force Base on Sunday afternoon, The News said in a dispatch from Washington.
Washington, July 29 : US Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama plans to spend some $20 million on a nationwide campaign to gain the support of Hispanic voters, his campaign announced Tuesday.
The money will serve to register and mobilize eligible Latino voters through television advertisements, internet outreach and visits by members of the Congress to key constituencies around the country, the Obama campaign said.
Islamabad, July 28 (Xinhua) Pakistan Monday received another batch of four F-16 fighter jets from the US, marking the completion of a package of US delivery since 2005.
Lt Gen Martin E. Dempsey, acting commander of the US Central Command, handed over the four F-16 fighter aircraft to Pakistan Air Chief Marshal Tanvir Mahmood Ahmed at the Mushaf airbase in Pakistans Punjab province.
WANA: At least six people were killed and unknown number of people were injured in South Waziristan of Pakistan when four missiles were fired from Afghanistan to Pakistan tribal area on Monday.
Ankara, July 28 : At least 13 people were killed and 70 injured Sunday in two bomb blasts in Turkeys Istanbul province, officials said. The first bomb exploded at 1645 GMT. It was placed in a rubbish bin near a crowded street in Gungoren suburb on the European side of Istanbul, the NTV television station reported.
July 27 : A series of 16 synchronised bombings ripped through Gujarats main city of Ahmedabad Saturday evening, a day after terror rocked Indias IT hub Bangalore, leaving at least 29 people dead and 88 injured, with the government sounding a nation-wide alert.
July 26 : A series of 17 synchronised bombings ripped through Gujarats main city of Ahmedabad Saturday evening, a day after terror rocked Indias IT hub Bangalore, leaving at least 15 people dead and over 100 injured, with the central government sounding a nation-wide alert.
Islamabad, July 25 : Pakistan could lose its restive North West Frontier Province (NWFP) to the Taliban because of Islamabads blind following of the US-led global war on terror, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has been warned by his coalition partners.
The US wants to shift about $226 million in aid for Pakistani counterterrorism effort to upgrade the country’s fleet of F-16s.
The money was originally allocated for counterterrorism activities in the lawless tribal regions of the country near the Afghan border, where the Taliban and Al Qaeda have sought refuge. But Pakistan has undergone economic turmoil and rising fuel prices and requested assistance for its US-built F-16s, State Department acting deputy spokesman Gonzalo Gallegos said Thursday.
UNITED NATIONS: Pakistan’s Ambassador to the United Nations, Munir Akram, on Wednesday described as an “exaggeration†a media report claiming that U.N. investigation into the assassination of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto would cost over $100 million.